Chapter 352 Wonderful satire!
The arrival of Lord Dundaz's messenger has triggered a heated debate, especially for those countries that do not want to offend Britain too much, such as Sweden and Austria, but the three most powerful Western countries in the East, the Netherlands, Spain and France, are surprisingly consistent. Of course, it also includes Mei Changjiu, an officer representing the Chinese Federation.
"Gentlemen, do you still need to argue? The British are afraid now, but why are they afraid? Don't you know? That's because now that after we unite, we have the power to shake the British's dominance in the East. Van Persie, the chief adviser to the Governor-General of the Netherlands and a senior colonial diplomat, stood up as a representative.
"But now that we have abandoned these Indians, what will we get in return? Please think carefully with your wise mind.
"Mr. Van Persie, please remember that these Indian niggers do not have a good thing. They are very dissatisfied with our rule. After all, the British belong to the West. They belong to civilized people with us. Do we just watch so? In that case, we will completely anger Britain. This is not good for us. This is Laudrup, a Danish colonial official.
"It's ridiculous, dear Laudrup, do you think the British will be happy when we are doing it before and now?" Villa also stood up and began to attack the timid and cowardly Danish colonial official in his shrill voice. What do you think Lord Dundaz did this for? He just wants us to disagree. Arguing, or even turning against each other. And he is about to succeed. I don't like Indians either. I hate the bad smell on them, but please remember that we need them to grow spices and mine for us. If we push them hard, who can guarantee that they will turn to the arms of the British again? At that time, the British will be the final winner. Home, and we will become a group of idiots that the whole world can laugh at.
"Gentlemen, I ask you to think about it calmly. If we do this today, we will be in the same predicament of the British, even more serious than this. We came here to gain the dominance of this colony and obtain all the wealth that this land can produce for a long time, not just temporary plunder. Van Persie motioned Villa to stop the provocative conversation, stood up again, and said slowly in his calm and convincing tone.
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They were in the team. When they received the news from the front troops, they ordered the troops to camp temporarily, and they urgently held a very simple meeting on a hillside by the roadside. However, this simple meeting seems quite fierce, because these Western countries are only temporarily united by interests.
But now, Lord Dundaz sinisterly threw a fat bait, which made the unsteadfast elements in the coalition suddenly emerge. Compared with the strength of Britain, the Indians in this land are just a group of timid and cowardly pagans in the eyes of Westerners. It is really easy to deal with them. Much more.
Many of them hope to take over these colonies from the British in this "peaceful" way in the name of rescuing the British. After all, this is the consent of the British themselves, not the persecution of war.
However, this kind of meeting, which seems to be cooked, but in fact, quarrels for the interests of various countries, made Mei finally exhaust all her patience for a long time.
And finally, Mei Changlong ended the meeting with a simple sentence. If you don't want to get the colony that is about to belong to you now, please leave immediately. Those who stay will get more colonies.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you talk like that? Do you know that you are simply threatening a noble marquis." The Swiss pointed to Mei angrily and roared loudly for a long time.
Although they already know that this Mei has long-term representative of Liang Pengfei, the Chinese who is calling for the wind and rain in the Southern Ocean, in the eyes of these Westerners, they all feel that this guy is unpleasant, or that Liang Pengfei is usurping the rights of their Western colonists, as if there was originally a There are only a few family members eating the big cake, but now, there is an extra foreign guest, how can this not arouse their hostility? Since they know that the guest has a knife in his hand, even if they dare not blatantly stop at the table, resentment and dissatisfaction have been lingering in their hearts.
Mei Changjiu suddenly stood up, and his hungry wolf-like vicious eyes frightened the Swiss lord. I warn you, don't always think that you are more noble than others. Your title is useful to you Europeans, but not to me at all.
Mei took a long glance at the Western colonial officials and officers present and took a deep breath. I don't know what you are thinking, but I only want to say one thing. Please remember that this is the East, tens of thousands of miles away from your Europe. If you don't want to cooperate with us, you will be our enemy.
"Are you threatening us?" The Swiss lord's expression was still very angry, but he did not dare to raise his finger in front of Mei for a long time.
"This is not a threat, just a warning. My troops are about to leave. As for you, wait until you discuss the results before making a decision. I don't want to waste my precious time on unwarted disputes. Mei glanced at the Westerners for a long time, walked straight down the hillside, jumped on his horse, and went to catch up with the Special Second Battalion in front of him under the escort of his guards.
"This damn guy, how can he be so arrogant and rude? Who does he think he is?" Over there, Laudrup looked at his back and cursed angrily.
"He is the commander of the elite force sent by His Excellency the Führer to assist in the war, and also the plenipotentiary representative of His Excellency the Führer, Mr. Laudrup. I hope you can understand what he said. This is the East. It is difficult for our Western countries to reach here, but they are close at hand. Therefore, I think They have reasons for arrogance and pride. Villa stood up and said, "So, I'm on their side. I'm sorry, gentlemen, I should also go back to my army and tell those excellent soldiers that it's time to act."
Van Persie cleared his throat and stood up. I agree with the envoy Villa. If we continue to discuss here, we will only let the opportunity slip away from our hands.
"As a law [***] official, I am eager to lead the soldiers to victory in the war. But now, the weak Indians are not our enemies on this continent. If you want to leave, we don't mind acting alone, but your colonial rights in the East will be divided by us. The serious and somewhat arrogant law [***] official De Seli made a wise decision.
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The three most powerful countries in the East, the Netherlands, France and Spain, all stood on the side of the young Eastern officer, which made the rest of the guys silent.
"Well, I agree. I just hope the decision I made is wise." Although the Swiss marquis was a little stupid, his ability to see the wind and rudder was not bad, and the representatives of other countries also stood up one after another, thinking that they should help the poor infidels deal with the damn and domineering British.
The coalition forces did not collapse as Lord Dundaas expected, which made Lord Dundaas crazy to the extreme. Such a big ** could not divide these greedy guys internally or agree to his own conditions.
Originally, Lord Dundaz hoped to eliminate the damn rebels with the help of this coalition. You know, if the British colonized Bangladesh for so long, how could it not have a card? The 2,000 troops that came to reinforce did not count. As long as Dundaz was given enough time, he could recruit another 3,000 soldiers in Bangladesh. .
And even if these guys came too quickly and drove away the Indians before the reinforcements, it was very simple. Naturally, they handed over the ruling power of Calcutta as promised. Of course, this is only temporary.
Because the British Empire's colonies in the east are not only India, but also the island of Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula. Lord Duntas can first evacuate India generously, and then try to provoke the infighting of the colonists of these Western countries, such as handing over the richest areas to them, but not the most powerful, and handing over the barren areas to more powerful.
According to the greedy surnames of these colonists, Lord Dundaas even believed that at that time, these guys would fight by themselves without even being provoked by the British.
This kind of political twork, although very simple, is very effective. At least for hundreds of years, Britain has relied on such a wrist to fight far and close, and vertically and horizontally, stirred the whole Europe into a pot of porridge, while Britain watched coldly and silently developed its own power to have today's British Empire. .
And don't forget that thousands of soldiers in the British Empire's fleet were sent to the east if they waited for their return. Lord Dundaz can use his strength to make these guys spit out the meat in his mouth.
But he never thought that these guys would not eat this, give up the easier-to-deal Indians, and directly target the powerful British.
"It doesn't matter. Our current concession is a wise choice. When our soldiers and fleet return here from the Qing Dynasty, we can completely retake our own by force, and we have a reason to get more." Lord Dundaz swore so viciously in his heart when he signed the letter of surrender submitted by a French official asking the British to unconditionally lay down his weapons.
However, two and a half months later, when he learned in Penang that the British Empire's fleet and soldiers had no hope of returning to India, Lord Dundaz swallowed a piece of opium. The head of the East India Company, which proposed to use the opium trade to reduce the British Empire's trade deficit with the Qing Dynasty, finally died. In opium's hands, this is a wonderful irony.
(to be continued)