Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 662 New Governor

  Batavia (Jakarta)

Located in a luxurious mansion in the old town, people from the upper class are gathering, and a grand banquet is being held to welcome the new Governor Van Helsma Viscount Buffon and his wife, as well as the Governor’s close assistant, Professor Wilders, who will be Dutch The supreme ruler of the East Indies for the next few years.

  The magnificent hall is accompanied by beautiful waltz, and gentlemen and ladies dance lightly.

  Administrator Wen Baker stood aside with a gloomy look, holding a crystal wine glass full of French champagne in his hand, sipping a sip from time to time, looking at the joyous dancing guests on the dance floor with uninterested eyes.

  Beside him stood the majestic Chinese Sir Kapitan Sheng Yeyun. This man no longer had the desolation he had just returned to Batavia. His face was white and rich, and he was wearing an expensive tuxedo. He raised his hands and feet to show the grace of aristocracy.

"Dear Sir Sheng, I'm really fed up with all this. The new governor is just an out-and-out idiot. Now he is eager to take the power in his own hands and make a big profit, and Professor Wilders, who doesn’t know anything, will soon take the place of my administrative officer. He keeps saying that he wants to restore the glory of the Orange family. It’s a ridiculous frog at the bottom of the well. I don’t know that the South Pacific is no longer the Dutch. Forget it."

  "Dear Mr. Wenbeck, in fact we can't do much."

"Of course I know, so I think about whether I should return to Amsterdam and start again. My savings are enough to maintain a decent life. The outgoing Lord Fergutz is willing to help me get an errand at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He may not be as prominent as in the colonies, but It's always a safe place."

  "You have been here for more than 20 years, can you let go of all this?"

"What do you do if you don’t want to let go. The new governor already thinks I’m getting in the way. He is an old nobleman who finds it difficult to listen to others’ opinions. He is conservative and rigid, arrogant and arrogant. Province is extremely dissatisfied. In his opinion, this is an out-and-out act of cowardice."

"Dear Mr. Wenbek, we all know that this is a wise decision to completely decouple the territory of the Dutch Viceroy’s Mansion from the territories of the Ocean Kingdom, in exchange for up to 8 years of peace and stability. As long as we adhere to this good-neighborly and friendly policy, I believe I can win more peaceful time."

   "You can't dissuade a man who is dead, and neither can I." Wenbeck said frustratedly.

  Talking about this topic, Sheng Yeyun closed his mouth wisely, and a strong sense of powerlessness surged in his heart.

  One-term governor-one-term policy.

Faced with the tough stance of the new governor, Viscount Van Helsma Buffon, and his undisguised dislike of the ethnic Chinese who control the lifeblood of Batavia’s economy, Sheng Yeyun felt that the storm was approaching. This came from his keenness. Sixth sense.

  After experiencing Mozambique's near death, Sir Sheng Yeyun has undergone a great transformation inside. He no longer follows the Dutch with all his heart, but considers family interests and the future more.

  With the identity of Kapitan, in this Dutch-ruled colony, Sir Sheng Yeyun easily regained the wealth he had lost, and his momentum was stronger than before.

  Now facing the new owner, he can deal with it calmly.

  Relying on the status of an official business, the Sheng family quickly rose after a short period of silence. It has already bought many properties in Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and other places, including shops, buildings, mines and tea gardens, which accounted for almost 40% of the family's property.

  It was the arrangement of the Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit, so that he would not be confused, but he made a decision quickly in his heart; Batavia may be the center of the storm in the future, and the family property must be transferred as soon as possible in order to be safe.

  Whether they are Dutch or Spanish, they are as greedy and **** when harvesting Chinese wealth, and they are all the same.

  At the other end of the grand reception

The former governor, Lord Ferguz, who has left the post, has a flushed face and a refreshing spirit. He obviously has high expectations for returning to the Dutch mainland to take office as a senior government official. He may be able to secure an important position in the next cabinet. His bargaining chip is to serve two consecutive terms as the governor. The country’s Guotai Min’an, with good weather, has paid a lot of taxes for the Netherlands and a large number of primary agricultural products, including palm oil, coffee, delicious, tobacco, spices, and a huge number of minerals such as aluminum, copper and tin, with outstanding political achievements.

  The fiasco of the first East Indies War was carried out by the former governor. It has nothing to do with Fergus. His only shortcoming during his tenure is probably that he voluntarily withdrew from West Kalimantan Province, leaving a bad stain.

  But this pot has to be carried by the cabinet of the previous Dutch government, and he has no right to give up such a large site.

  Looking back now, the original decision is undoubtedly very wise.

  In the ruled area of ​​the Dutch East Indies, Java and Sumatra are the quintessence of the wealth of the population, occupying more than 90% of the colony of the entire East Indies, which is where the real interest lies.

Abandoning large tracts of barren undeveloped land, retaining the core essence of the Dutch East Indies, getting rid of the **** war with the aggressive ocean kingdoms, ushering in as many as 8 years of peaceful development, no matter how you look at it, it is profitable of.

  As for the loss of 10% of the benefits, it is enough to levy a little more on Java and Sumatra. The persimmons have to be picked up. The Governor's Office has done a good job in this aspect, and has received many commendations from the Netherlands.

these years

After the end of the first East Indies War, the Dutch colonial army turned around to deal with the rebels on Sumatra Island. They used **** and cruel means to suppress the uprising and created a large-scale no-man’s land. The effect was very significant. .

  Everyone is gone, why are you resisting?

"I want to congratulate you, dear Lord Fergutz, I will soon leave this sultry and humid ghost place, and return to the dreamlike Netherlands. I think you can quickly smell the cold and fishy homeland. The salty sea breeze, seeing the beautiful tulips and huge Dutch windmills all over the mountains and plains, makes people feel deeply jealous and enviable.” The new governor, Viscount Van Helsma Buffon, showed himself in an exaggerated tone that is almost aria. good mood.

He is a traditional German nobleman who is nearly 50 years old. He comes from a declining old nobleman in North Brabant province. It is estimated that in order to compete for the important governorship of this colony, he has almost gone bankrupt, so he is impatient for big Get a handful.

  To be honest, there is no demeanor that a nobleman should have at all.

  Vs. Van Helsma-Buffon is very old, and the resume of this governor may be the end of his official career. Therefore, he has no scruples in exposing his greedy appearance and does not care about his future outlook.

  Lord Fergutz still has a bright future. He can't be guilty of dealing with such aristocratic old bureaucrats, so he resisted his inner contempt and said; "I have been away from home for a long time, I really miss it!"

"Your Excellency Lord Fergutz, before coming here, Sir Braun once had a deep talk with me. In his words, he praised your performance as Governor of the East Indies, thinking that your outstanding talents have safeguarded the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Interest, on this parting day, I would like to hear your advice on governing this tropical colony."

   "My advice is only one thing, don't provoke the Ocean Kingdom."

   "Oh... can you elaborate on it?"

"From my observation, His Majesty Li Fushou, the king who established the Ocean Kingdom with one hand, is a true Chineseist. Under his leadership, this new kingdom has a strong tendency to expand and has an almost persistent desire to possess land. This has resulted in the people of the Ocean Kingdom also being very aggressive. Such enemies will try their best not to provoke them. Therefore, it is appropriate to maintain a cautious and friendly attitude."

"Wow... It's really unbelievable. I always thought that the Dutch were the masters of the East Indies. We have been occupying and operating this place for more than 300 years. I can't accept the group of Orientals with long braids. Dominating the absurd reality here, they can only be fat sheep raised in captivity. Other than that, I can't think of other better uses." The words of Viscount Van Helsma Buffon were full of ignorance and arrogance.

  Lord Fergutz had no intention of arguing with him, after all, the gray-haired stereotyped nobleman in front of him was the new governor.

After leaving office, even if the East Indies were turned upside down, Lord Ferguz had nothing to do with Lord Fergutz. He shrugged his shoulders with a reserved expression; "I will leave here soon. To be honest, I don’t care about everything that is about to happen here, the Netherlands. The East Indies used to be under my control, now it is yours."

  After speaking, he turned and left without hesitation.

Lord Ferguz's contemptuous look of disdain to be with him completely angered the new governor, Viscount Van Helsma Buffon. He looked at the back of the other party with a gloomy expression, and his gray-blue eyes flashed inexplicably. Flames.

Professor Wilders came over, looked at the back of the former governor and said, "Your Excellency, please do not affect your mood because of the humid and sultry weather. Tens of millions of people in the East Indies need your help. Guidance, I think this is the most important thing."

These words dispelled the anger between Governor Van Helsma Buffon’s eyebrows. He took up the champagne in his hand and drank it, then put the crystal glass on the long table next to him and said; "Poor Ferguz, money After killing his fighting spirit, he has forgotten the glory and courage of the Netherlands, who once crossed the Seven Seas, and even fears a small number of Orientals. It seems that the most suitable position for him is to return to the mainland to provide for the elderly."

  "Your Excellency, are you referring to Li Fushou?"

   "Yes, who else is there besides him? I heard that this Easterner is very active, and the majestic king went to visit the mainland with great honor. I don't know how our British friends think about this?"

  "It’s not hard to guess...I just received the grace of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and immediately flickered with the homeland. I don’t think anyone would like such a grateful guy. I will exchange views with the Straits Governor’s House on this to test the attitude of the British."

"Very well, Wilders, go to find out what the British think. By the way, there are also French and Spanish. I think a strong Chinese power is not in the interests of Western colonists. If it can achieve certain aspects This consensus is beneficial to us without any harm."

  "Your will is the command, your honorable Governor."

  (End of this chapter)