Chapter 211 The British Crown Prince is the mastermind behind the scenes
If it hadn’t been for this war, few people in the world would have known that there was a place like Aceh in East India.
The old Sultan of the Aceh Sultanate was frightened to death shortly after the Dutch invasion.
Subsequently, the Acehnese elected the grandson of the old Sultan as the new Sultan, who continued to lead the Acehnese war against the Dutch.
Li Anguo's identity is not a problem. Since he is an East Indian, he naturally has the qualifications to become the new Sultan. Anyway, he is recommended. Who recommended him and how he was recommended are not the key to the problem.
The key is whether you have the strength to serve as Sultan.
Although Ivanov named himself Uma, with his red eyebrows and green eyes, he looked like a Rakshasa ghost. He was not an East Indian at all and could not convince the public.
There are many Chinese in the Sultanate of Aceh. Although Li Anguo recognizes his Chinese identity, he was born and raised in Aceh. His appearance is not much different from that of Acehnese. .
"Being a sultan is easy. I tell you how to do it, and you just do it."
Ivanov gave Li Anguo the feeling that being a sultan is like finding a job. almost.
In fact, there is no difference at all. They are just different social responsibilities. In essence, they have two shoulders and one head. Who is more noble than the other?
If there is a difference, then we can only talk about hemophilia.
"Can you please stop doing it? I still have a wife and children at home——"
Li Anguo doesn't want to wade into this muddy water. He just wants his wife and children to live a peaceful life.
“From now on, they are the queen and the prince!”
Ivanov's words made Li Anguo's heart skip a beat.
Be it a sultan?
It’s really not important.
It doesn’t matter whether the wife is a queen or not.
But Li Anguo was really moved when his son turned into a prince.
This is a feeling that only a parent can understand.
Then - give it a try?
Ivanov did not go back to find Uma. Instead, he led Li Anguo, Li Sha, to a tribe near Lansha to directly find the chief.
The previous sultan of the Aceh Sultanate was named Shah, so Li Anguo's name was pronounced Li Sha and written as Li Sha.
The chief looks like an old man several decades older, but is actually only in his thirties.
The chief was much smarter than Uma. After Li Sha informed him of his identity, the chief immediately came to visit him with a prostration.
Lisha sat on the main seat in a dignified manner, with Antonov and Ivanov on the left and right. In front of the chief, who was kneeling on the ground, there was a pile of Li Sha's rewards.
In fact, there are no good things, cans, wine, fans, hats, sunglasses and so on.
There is actually a scripture, so I am very well prepared.
“Take your men and follow me, we will drive the Dutch out of Aceh.”
Li Sha did not give the chief a chance to regret.
The chief's old body is skinny, and the wrinkles on his forehead can kill mosquitoes. He said with a sad face: "I'm old, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to war with the king-"
"-But the tribe The young people here can come with you, I just hope that the king will treat them well."
Lisha is very happy, this is what he wants.
George was unhappy, and the British and Dutch refused to let him go and insisted on confronting George.
"Noble? What noble? The British man was obviously an assassin. He drew a gun and attacked me. My guards had to kill him. I really want to ask, why did he attack me?"
George The answer made Giles want to applaud.
This is also a specific application of the broken windows theory.
If George admitted that it was manslaughter, the British would have something to say.
George insisted that he was an assassin, so the British would have to prove that it was a misunderstanding, otherwise there would be no explanation at all.
The Dutch problem is simpler.
“What Russians? I said they were British!”
“No way, they speak Russian——”
“I also speak English now, Does this prove that I am British? ”
George is not afraid of confrontation.
Even if the Dutch take prisoners, George is not afraid of confrontation.
What I sent? It was obviously this kid who deliberately framed me. Do you believe a prisoner, or do you believe me, a super duke?
As for why he knows me -
There are so many people who know me, I have to know them all.
I also know the British Crown Prince. Does this prove that the British Crown Prince is the ultimate mastermind?
The confrontation at Gatchina Palace ended with a burst of laughter.
Later later, the special envoy of the Queen of the Netherlands went to the Yekaterin Palace to see George.
This homework is so bad that even George lives in Oak Camp all year round and rarely returns to the Yekaterin Palace.
George directly sent a car to take Colonel Deckerhoff from the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Camp Oak.
Colonel Deckerhoff was surprised. He thought the car was powered by a steam engine, but it was not at all.
"This is a car jointly developed by Mr. Kuklev and Mr. Karpov. It is being produced at the Vladivostok Automobile Plant. If you want to buy it, please contact the Vladivostok Municipal Government."
By the way, George helped with advertising. The colonel should still be able to afford a car.
"Vladivostok? Not St. Petersburg?"
Colonel Deckerhoff was surprised. The Vladivostok in his impression was not as good as East India.
At least there are people in East India.
"What are you looking for me for?" George went straight to the point.
“Then I have to ask what you want——”
Dyckhoff did not beat around the bush and asked George directly about his purpose.
Dyckhoff did not come to St. Petersburg to quarrel, but to negotiate with George.
This is of course also a scoring situation.
If Dyckhoff can pass the imperial official, force George to admit defeat.
Of course everyone is happy.
If not.
Then Deckerhoff will negotiate with George.
"I need the right to operate a plantation in East India."
Since it was a private occasion, George stopped talking nonsense. Anyway, it is impossible for Dyckerhoff to have electronic equipment on him these days.
Even if there is, George is not afraid.
"It's impossible. The kingdom spent hundreds of millions of dongs to conquer Aceh. It's impossible to gain nothing."
Dyckhoff did not understand what George meant.
"I mean, I need the right to operate plantations in East India."
George's explanation made Dyckerhoff change his color.
"You still have administrative power, you still have judicial power, and you can still collect taxes, but you don't have to worry about what crops are grown on the plantations and where they are sold."
Conscience of heaven and earth, George I really just need industrial raw materials, and I really have no interest in other aspects.
“You mean, the whole of East India?”
Dyckerhoff never expected that George's appetite would be so big.
“Yes, Aceh is too small to meet my needs.”
The entire East India, except for those islands that are not suitable for human habitation, fifty percent of the area is Covered in forest, there are actually not many places suitable for development into plantations.
“This is impossible, absolutely impossible!”
Dyckhoff was shocked and angry. The conditions proposed by George were completely unacceptable to him.
"There is nothing impossible about this. At least Russian planters will not evade taxes, let alone subvert the rule of the local government. On the contrary, Russian planters will help the local government maintain the ruling order - you should always believe in Russia The combat effectiveness of the army."
George's disdain for the Dutch army annoyed Deckerhoff.
But Deckerhoff had to admit that George was right.
"Aceh - if the Russian plantation owners can quell the resistance in Aceh, then the plantations in Aceh can be handed over to Russian plantation owners."
Dai Kerkhoff bargained, the Dutch government had learned that there was a new Sultan whose sphere of influence was expanding rapidly, and it would be too late if he didn't take action.
The Dutch are still very cunning. The Aceh Sultanate was betrayed by traitors, which led to the capital being breached by the Dutch.
After the death of the Sultan of Aceh, the Dutch changed their approach, using "soft" methods to weaken the fighting spirit of the Aceh people, and bribed the unsteady chiefs to divide and win over the Aceh forces, which achieved good results.
If George had not intervened, Aceh's massive resistance would have lasted until 1904.
Sporadic resistance continued until 1912.
The Netherlands has spent more than 100 million dong to conquer Aceh. Now that the Russian Empire has intervened, it is basically impossible to completely conquer Aceh.
In this case, it is better to settle for the next best thing. At the very least, this can give a decent explanation to Congress and the people.
"Then let's discuss this issue again later."
George is not in a hurry, it is the Dutch who are anxious now.
As time goes by, Li Sha's strength is increasing every day.
When Lisa unifies Aceh and eliminates all resistance forces, it will no longer be a matter of the plantation. Whether the Netherlands can stay in East India will have to be debated.
Dyckhoff was not in a hurry, he was waiting for the progress of the Dutch colonial government.
The Dutch colonial government is preparing to attack Lansha. Reinforcements have already departed from the Netherlands for East Indies. When the reinforcements arrive, the Dutch colonial army will launch a full-scale attack on Aceh.
Then wait.
Yuri from Wei Island is also waiting, waiting for nightfall.
The shelling of Dutch warships completely destroyed Port Wei.
The Dutch then sent a new landing force ashore to search.
Regrettably, the landing force failed to find the captured Dutch officers and soldiers, nor the so-called pirates who attacked the port.
There are corpses, but they are all the corpses of the first batch of Dutch officers and soldiers to land.
“What will we do if they withdraw?”
Van Beurden is worried that there will be no place to sleep at night.
"This island is more than a hundred square kilometers, what's there to worry about?"
Yuri has not been idle these past ten days. He found a quite large cave in the center of the island. Let's talk about hundreds of people, even if there are one or two thousand people living there, it's no problem.
Don’t worry about food. There are abundant aquatic products around Wei Island, and you won’t starve to death just by picking up crabs and shells.
As for fresh water.
Preparing fresh water from sea water is a basic skill for people like Yuri. It may not be enough for bathing, but if it is just for drinking, it is absolutely fine.
Wei Island itself also has fresh water resources, otherwise the Dutch would not choose Wei Island to build a port.
(End of this chapter)