Good things happened in the end of May 1882

The victory of the first Red River Valley Cup World Architectural Designer Grand Prix came to an end. Red River Valley University recruited world-class experts and professors to start building world-class art and architecture departments, and was proud.

News of the victory of the Lucky Bay Intercept from the front line of Shangri-La Island was heard, and Queensland was filled with joy. The mouthpieces of newspapers and magazines, including the World Journal, published heroic deeds in succession, inspiring the Chinese people to rise to patriotism and love for their families.

This news also disturbed the Dutch and took the initiative to issue a request for peace talks. The Governor's Office of the British Empire's Straits took the initiative to mediate and placed the venue of the peace talks in Singapore.

Wu Mozhou and Secretary-General Fan Zhongzhai led a negotiation team including Secretary Tang Shaoyi to Singapore to participate in the first ever peace negotiation in the Red River Valley. The prospects are worth looking forward to.

The important thing to destroy the Dutch smuggling fleet this time was to eliminate the second and third-rank warships in the Dutch East Indies Royal Task Force, which made its strength plummet. The Queensland Combined Fleet completely controlled the entire region's sea control.

After receiving four new battleships from the Red River Valley in Moresby Water Police District, He Fang led the main formation back to the Sanmalinda Port of Borneo, and sent warships to block the Madura Strait and the Surabaya Strait, completely blocking the Dutch fleet headed by the "Seven Provinces" in the port.

As a result, under the deliberate guidance of the Red River Valley, a large number of Chinese immigrant ships arrived in Sanmalinda Port continuously, and began to immigrate on a large scale at a rate of 20,000 to 25,000 people per month.

The occupying troops led by Yuchi Shouzhuo were divided into two groups, occupying the surrounding towns of Sanmalinda with a sweeping force, and removing the Dutch defenders one by one, bringing a large tract of territory under his command, creating the established fact of occupation.

The Red River Valley gradually transported a large number of backbone militias to Port Sanmalinda and Port Moresby, further consolidating its local rule.

At the end of May, the Zhigong Party won a complete victory as expected, occupying more than 80% of the parliamentary seats. Li Fushou, as the head of the majority party, resigned from his position as speaker and Xin Changjun took over as the Queensland Speaker.

Xin Changjun resigned from the position of mayor of Red River Valley and was replaced by Fan Asheng. The Zhigong Party also obtained the position of mayor of Brisbane, and was replaced by the Earl's confidant He Shoutian.

As a result, the Zhigong Democratic League has taken more depth in control of Queensland. From the State Autonomous Office to municipal governments at all levels, a large number of Chinese promising people entered various government departments, firmly grasping the government's public power and important core departments such as justice, immigration, industry and commerce, taxation and public security.

Early June

Singapore

Singapore is the seat of the Governor's Office of the Straits, and governs several important ports including Penang, Singapore, Malacca and Labuan, as well as the Malayan Federation and Malaysian states. The Governor is the highest military, administrative and judicial official in the region appointed by Queen Victoria of the British Empire, and takes charge of all affairs.

Let's talk about it in detail

The Governor's Office of the Straits was upgraded from a secondary colony in 1867 and became a direct royal colony managed by the British Colonial Department. That is to say, the status has increased and its importance has been strengthened.

Wu Mozhou led a Queensland negotiating team to check in the Raffles Hotel, which is not far from the Governor's House, the Capitol, the Town Hall and the Supreme Court. It is adjacent to a neoclassical architectural style of praise Plaza, where the peace negotiations are located.

The Governor's Office of the Straits came forward as the mediator and chose the negotiation location in Singapore. It can be seen that the British are skillful in diplomatic techniques, considering the needs and identities of both sides very appropriately, and contain rich political wisdom.

One of the parties to the negotiations was the Governor's Office of the Dutch East Indies and the other was the Earl of Queensland. Neither of these were dialogues between countries, so the arrangements for peace negotiations should be too formal and the specifications should be too high-profile.

For example, cities like London and Paris seem too high-profile. It is not appropriate to choose any city in Australia or the Dutch East Indies. It is very suitable to choose the location of the Governor's Office like Singapore, and it is very suitable to take the right degree.

The convener of this peace negotiation is Sir Davidson, the Speaker of the Governor's Office of the British Straits. He is a British nobleman, but he has no real power under the command of a strong governor, so he is very suitable to accompany the negotiations between the two sides to play a tug-of-war.

The British had rich experience in negotiating with the Dutch, and knew that once these merchants sat on the negotiating table and bargaining, they would not be able to get the result in a short period of time.

Sure enough, under the auspices of Sir Davidson, the Dutch negotiator, Mr. Wenbeck, the deputy government affairs officer of the Netherlands, and Mr. Wu Mozhou, representing His Excellency Earl of Queensland, broke down in just over 10 minutes of the first formal peace negotiations held in Praise Square.

Both sides obtained their respective negotiation demands, and the demands of both sides went in a completely different way. The gap was so different that peaceful negotiations could not be carried out at all.

Li Fushou finally paid the price for his youth and lack of experience. He organized a heavy-duty negotiating delegation happily, but was poured with a basin of cold water on his head.

The Dutch delegation headed by Vinbeck requested;

1. The army forces of the Earl of Queensland invaded Borneo immediately stopped invading and expanded, and returned to Sanmalinda within one month. In the end, the withdrawal of troops from Borneo (including the army and the navy) must be completed within three months, and the Borneo territory will be completely returned to the Netherlands, and a public apology and compensation will be made for this...

2. The Earl of Queensland must compensate the ships and personnel damaged in the war and express sincere apology. The specific amount of compensation is to be determined.

3. Regarding the future status of Irian Island, the Dutch side said it could negotiate, but the island's sovereignty belongs to the Dutch side completely. This is undoubtedly the case. From the perspective of maintaining the relationship between the two sides, the Dutch side can define a certain special interest area for Queensland, and the specific scope is to be agreed.

4. Queensland must immediately stop all military operations, the Navy removes the military blockades in the Madura Strait and the Surabaya Strait, the Army stops all hostile military operations, and accepts supervision from delegations sent by the peace talks mediators.

5. Queensland must immediately stop immigration to Borneo, actively eliminate the bad impact of large-scale immigration, and make a formal public apology to the Netherlands.

6. The Netherlands recognizes the special interests of Queensland in Irian Island (Shangri-La Island), but Queensland must immediately return the Jayapra area. The Netherlands has sufficient evidence to prove that the area was first developed by Dutch colonists, justice and justice must be upheld, the rights and interests of the victims must be protected and public apology and compensation are accepted.

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Sixteen, the Earl of Queensland must make a sincere and public apology for the significant losses of Dutch personnel and property caused in this conflict, and ensure that it restrains its greedy desire for possession, and conducts economic and trade exchanges peacefully in line with the virtues of the nobles, thereby bringing lasting peace to the Dutch East Indies region.

Wu Mozhou was almost furious when he saw the other party's demand for the negotiation text. However, before coming, the Count repeatedly reminded him to attach great importance to this peaceful negotiation. He suppressed the vigorous anger in his heart and handed the negotiation text to his deputy~ Mr. Fan Zhongzhai, the Director of the Secretariat.

Before Fan Zhongzhai could carefully observe the negotiation text, the Dutchman opposite had already jumped up. Mr. Wenbik's face turned red and he waved the Queensland negotiation text in extreme anger and shouted loudly;

"Are you crazy? You actually made such an incredible request, which is the most shameless request I have ever seen since I entered politics. The face of the greedy invaders is fully exposed. I can answer you now. None of the requests in the negotiation text will be agreed. All you choose is disaster and destruction, and you must pay the price for the serious consequences of this..."

"Mr. Wenbeck, we also want to give the same words to you and the irrational Governor's House behind you. This is a negotiation that cannot be carried out."

"Yes, I declared the negotiations broke down."

"I agree with you."

"Hmph, you will definitely pay a heavy price for this."

"The same words are given to you intact. Please allow me to express my personal disappointment about the breakdown of the negotiations. This is something that the peace-loving Queenslanders do not want to see."

"You... are extremely shameless." Wenbeck's face turned red due to his anger and his emotions were extremely excited.

"Although I don't want to repeat your words again, I still have to return the same words to you and the Shameless Governor's Office behind you. It's a waste of our time." Wu Mozhou also expressed great indignation. Seeing Wenbeck leading a group of Dutch negotiators away, he really felt the extremely difficult negotiations, which were far beyond imagination.

At this time, Sir Davidson walked in from outside leisurely, and saw the negotiating delegation led by Wu Mozhou in anger, and said with a smile;

"Wu, don't you think today is a good start? At least both sides of your dispute have expressed their respective demands. Both sides have a willingness to be peaceful. The rest is nothing more than tug-of-war negotiations. We will spend a long time together in this beautiful city of Singapore, so I would like to invite you guys to attend a private banquet held at the manor, so we can talk about some happy things."

"Thank you, Sir Davidson, I am very grateful for this, but we must send the Dutch negotiation text back first and ask the Earl to make a decision."

"Ok, of course."

Faced with Davidson's calmness and calmness, Wu Mozhou deeply felt the immaturity of the negotiating delegation. This immaturity is reflected in all aspects, including the Count's excessive expectations for the negotiations, and the emotional anger of every member of the negotiating delegation...

Wenbeck and his party left Praise Square and returned to their residence, a two-story white Victorian building, which belongs to the private property of the wealthy Dutch merchants. The negotiating delegation stayed here.

Back to the room

Wenbeck did not show excitement at the negotiation site, and a very heavy look appeared on his face. He was very unfavorable about the prospects of this difficult negotiation. The Governor was still too optimistic. Queenslanders' appetite was much bigger than they thought.

The specific requirements will not be listed in detail. The three main aspects are almost all involved in territorial and compensation.

First, Shangri-La's private territory, which belongs to the Earl of Queensland, cannot be negotiated, divided, or violated. It must be formally guaranteed and respected from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Second, it is recommended that the Borneo region be divided into existing occupied areas to achieve a military ceasefire as soon as possible, and the two sides jointly promote the prosperity, stability and order of Borneo.

Queensland expressed regret for the displacement of people and property losses caused by the war, which is also an important reason that prompted Queensland to take the initiative to sign a contract. The war cannot continue. It hopes that the two sides will hold constructive talks for the purpose of peace to bring lasting peace and prosperity to the region.

Third, in response to the unjust war of aggression by the Dutch East Indies, the Earl of Queensland expressed strong condemnation. The Dutch side must make a public apology and compensation for all casualties and major economic losses caused, and compensate for the war losses of 7.2 million pounds. The Dutch ceded Sanmalinda and its surrounding areas, and the scope is to be determined.

There are 21 items listed in the negotiation requirements. Some have requested an apology, some have various special interests, some have requested a commercial port in Batavia, some have requested transit trade in Batavia and Surabaya ports, some have requested apology and compensation, some have requested apology and reduction of military power, anyway, it is a lot of bizarre demands.

This is not a double harm to the arrogant Dutch. He feels extremely shame and aggrievance in his heart, and has the idea of ​​venting wildly, but no one dares to act rashly on the British territory. That is purely a big shit!

None of these 21 requirements was allowed to agree, and he could only send all the negotiation texts submitted by the other party back to the Governor-General of Batavia. He would probably send them back to the Prime Minister's Office in Amsterdam through interstate cable telegrams as soon as possible, and finally report them to His Majesty William III, King of the Netherlands.

It is completely conceivable that it would be a storm of anger that would hit the head and face...

Well, this is far from what Venbek can do. Nearly 10,000 people were killed or injured in this war. The existing military power of the Dutch East Indies was completely unable to control the situation. The Aceh War had just stabilized and the coffin board was a little uncontrollable. There were also the Hindus rulers in Bali who were ready to move. A fierce attack on Dutch officials occurred in Lombok. The oppressed Ez* in some other ghost places held uprisings one after another. Today, the Dutch East Indies are full of beacons.

The Governor's Mansion felt like sitting on the crater. If you were not careful, you would die. A wisp of fragrant soul floated to hell...

Wenbeck didn't know why the situation deteriorated so quickly, but when he thought about it, he knew that there must be Queenslanders in this place, and he definitely didn't run away.

I believe that Queenslanders will do whatever they can cause trouble to the Governor's Office and will never tire of it.

Damn it all terrible!
Chapter completed!