1850 American Gold Baron

Chapter 417 Settlement of Accounts

In the view of the Dutch and Indian authorities, the colonies of the British Empire were already numerous and vast enough, and there was no need to compete with them for the island of Borneo.

However, the British Empire does not think so. The gentleman, aristocratic capitalists in London do not dislike the colonies too much.

On the way to the Governor's Palace in Batavia, Bonham carefully observed this city, the core city of the Dutch in the East Indies, which could also be said to be the center of rule.

The morale of the Dutch and Indian soldiers guarding the city was low, the sparse pedestrians on the streets were full of sad faces, and there were not enough goods for sale on the store shelves, and some stores even closed down.

The Dutch have always been mercantile, so it is unimaginable to see such a scene in the core city of the Dutch colony.

The entire city of Batavia made Wen Xian feel very depressed. You must know that when Pontianak City was surrounded by four thousand Dutch and Indian troops, he and Liang Yao could still enjoy tea and chat easily.

After seeing the situation in Batavia City, Bonham already had the answer in his mind as to who would be the final winner in the Dutch-Chinese War and gain control of Borneo Island.

"Sir Bonham, you are well." Tevez came to the door of the Governor's Palace to greet Bonham.

"You are well, Mr. Tevis." Wen Xian said with narrowed eyes, "I heard that your current situation is not very good. On my way to Batavia, I saw a lot of pirate ships."

Tevez said expressionlessly: "Your Excellency came all the way from Hong Kong to Batavia, didn't you come all the way just to see my jokes?"

"Of course not. This time I am visiting Batavia as a messenger." As he said that, Wenxian took out Liang Yao's letter and handed it to Tevez.

Tevez opened the letter, read it hastily, then put it away and said with a sneer.

"Liang Yao is so proud that you can be your messenger."

"If you are interested in peace talks, I would be willing to act as a mediator." Faced with Tevez's cynicism, Wen Xian did not take it too seriously.

The British are the ones who have no advantage and cannot afford to be early. Let the British mediate, but you have to pay a price.

Of course, this is also one of Tevez's unwillingness to negotiate peace with Liang Yao now.

Another reason why Tevez was unwilling to negotiate a peace was that he could not accept the peace conditions proposed by Liang Yao: the Dutch and Indian authorities would withdraw from West Borneo, pay a real compensation of 8 million US dollars, open the East Indies market and negotiate with Umbrella.

The company engages in free trade, and tariffs are negotiated by representatives of both parties. A piece of land of no less than 3 acres is set aside in Batavia City for Umbrella to set up an office in Batavia.

Any one of these peace terms would be enough to nail Tevez to the pillar of shame.

Unless you are at the end of your rope and have no other choice.

Otherwise, Tevez would not accept such harsh terms for peace talks.

"Excuse me, please go back and tell Liang Yao that I will accompany him to the end." Tevez straightened his back and said with full force.

"Then I'm afraid you will only lose more things." Wen Xian shook his head and said, "With all due respect, not only do you not understand Liang Yao, but you also underestimate Liang Yao."

Since the main force of the Dutch-Indian authorities on Borneo Island was completely wiped out and the senior general of the Dutch-Indian army Andersen was captured, the Dutch-Chinese War entered garbage time.

During this period, apart from sporadic conflicts between the two sides at sea, the war on land came to an end for the time being.

After Elvis easily captured the depleted Kendawangan, the stragglers of the Dutch and Indian troops huddled in the South Borneo area were in panic all day long and did not even dare to leave their strongholds.

Considering the cost of rule and the issue of military strength, Liang Yao's focus at this stage has shifted to consolidating the existing occupied areas instead of using core armed forces to continue to expand the occupied areas.

Liang Yao only has one core force of the Western Brigade under his command. If the occupied area continues to expand, he will also face a shortage of core forces and be unable to effectively control the new occupied area.

Furthermore, if the troops are too dispersed, it is easy for the Dutch and Indian authorities to take advantage of them.

However, although the main force of the Western Brigade no longer expands externally.

However, the resistance forces of the Chinese Resistance Company still advanced towards South Borneo after rearmament and short-term training, exerting pressure on the remaining Dutch and Indian soldiers in South Borneo and the pro-Dutch Sudanese Emirate.

By mid-May 1854, armed merchant ships recruited from California arrived in Pontianak one after another. Along with these armed merchant ships arrived in Pontianak a newly completed Bold-class steamship and three Loach-class steamships.

With the addition of these new forces, Liang Yao's confidence doubled, and he was not afraid of the East Indies Fleet of the Dutch and Indian authorities at sea.

Along with the armed merchant ships arriving in Pontianak were California port workers and investors.

These port workers are very experienced, and many have participated in the construction of Pearl Harbor, Los Angeles Port, and Jinshan Port.

Now, these port workers will be responsible for the construction and operation of Pontianak Port.

Since California was established as a state, only California has imported industrial workers from outside, and there is little precedent for exporting industrial workers abroad.

The last time Liang Yao exported industrial workers was during the construction of Pearl Harbor.

And this was already three years ago.

Investors in California are also keenly aware that Liang Yao wants to focus on the construction of Pontianak, otherwise he would not spend so much money.

Therefore, although the war has not yet ended, many investors still come to Pontianak with the mentality of seeking wealth and wealth, ready to give it a try.

The successful experience of their colleagues told them that as long as they followed Liang Yao's steps, even if they couldn't eat meat, they could at least have a sip of soup.

At this time, Pontianak was very lively, and public trials were held almost every day.

As the public trial progressed, Liang Yao's reputation among the Chinese in West Borneo also increased.

The main purpose of the public trial was to liquidate those who committed numerous crimes against the Chinese during the Dutch-Chinese War.

Some of these people were the management of Lanfang Company, some were traitors who resisted the company, there were also local chiefdom natives who acted as accomplices of the Dutch and Indian authorities, and even senior Dutch officers in the Dutch and Indian army.

During the public trial, the Chinese people throughout West Borneo were in high spirits.

After the trial of five majors, two lieutenant colonels, and one colonel of the Dutch Indian Army, there was a call for a public trial of Andersen.

However, due to practical considerations, Liang Yao does not plan to put Andersen on trial in public for the time being.

Andersen was one of the most senior generals of the Dutch Indian Army, and also had the title of viscount. As a bargaining chip, Andersen could play a far greater role than as a subject of public trial.

These voices did not frighten Andersen, who was desperate and wished for death, but they frightened the Sultan of Sanfa and the Sultan of Pontianak. According to such a public trial law, they would be the next to be hanged in public trial.

Sultan Akamuddin of Sanfa and Alkadri, Sultan of Pontianak, came to Liang Yao in mourning and kept admitting their mistakes to show their loyalty, which made Liang Yao feel dumbfounded.

Liang Yao told them with a playful smile that he wanted to show his loyalty and send troops to assist the Umbrella Company mercenary group in attacking the Sultanate of Brunei and the Sultanate of Sindang in the deep interior.

Liang Yao was just joking with them at first, but he never imagined that these two fools would actually set off after returning with the broken guns they had just captured from the Dutch and Indian troops.

But Liang Yao did not stop them. The Sanfa Sultanate and the Pontianak Sultanate would also do well to take care of the other neighboring Sudanese chiefdoms.

At this time, the chiefdoms who are not close to China and have no discernment should also spank them to let them know it hurts.

(End of chapter)