Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 673

On May 1910, 5, Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace.

There are different opinions about the reasons for Edward VII's death, and some reasons are simply absurd, but this does not affect Edward VII's popularity.

Of course, the reason for this love is really unspeakable. The British royal family in recent years is really speechless. Edward VII’s own affairs have always been talked about by the government and the public, and other members of the royal family are not willing to be lonely. Contributed a lot of talk for the public.

The most speechless is Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of Edward VII. This prince was born frail and sickly, with intellectual development defects. His teachers could not teach him anything, and medical experts could not give a specific treatment plan.

The Prince was sent to Cambridge University at first, but his lecturers said he was so ambivalent and dull that he couldn't even read the word.

Then the prince was sent to the army, but he couldn't even understand the basic orders, and he couldn't adapt to the life of the army.

Although the prince is mentally handicapped, his instinct is very strong. He indulged excessively, contracted syphilis at the age of 20, and later had problems with his sexual orientation. In order to restore the first heir to the British throne, Edward VII chose a beautiful woman for the prince. The virtuous wife Mary hopes that the prince will return to normal after marriage.

This Mary is the prince's cousin, a descendant of King George III, but the prince died before getting married, so the prince's younger brother George became the first heir to the throne and married Mary in 1893.

This George is George V who ascended the throne after the death of Edward VII.

With such a big event happening in the UK, they naturally paid no attention to the troubles of the Dutch. The Dutch government's protests seemed to sink into the sea without any response.

When the king passed away, Governor-General Viscount Gladstone and Prime Minister Ade must have returned to England to attend the funeral of Edward VII. Before leaving, Viscount Gladstone and Ade specially called Rock to Pretoria.

"I don't know what happened in the East India. You all know that the Umbrella Company is a mercenary company. As long as you give enough money, you can accept anyone's employment. Maybe it's the natives in East India who hired the Umbrella Company to overthrow the Dutch. Maybe rule." Rock pushed it all out, although this reason is not convincing.

Viscount Gladstone and Ade obviously didn't expect Rock to come up with such a clumsy excuse, which was obviously too lazy to even explain it.

But from another point of view, this reason can actually be justified, and there is no problem in logic.

"Locke, the Netherlands is very important to us." Viscount Gladstone tried to convince Rocke.

Looking at the map, we know that if the English Channel is not considered, the location of the Netherlands is exactly between Germany and the United Kingdom.

But this is of little significance to the arms race. The Netherlands is weak and dare not express any opinions in the current international affairs. If Germany wants to attack the British mainland, it needs to cross the English Channel. Neither help, nor dare to help.

"Where is it important? Can the Netherlands help us involve the German dreadnoughts? Or can it help us share the pressure from the land?" Rock didn't believe this kind of nonsense. The Netherlands chose to be neutral in the First World War. During the war, the Netherlands' gold reserves increased. 4.5 times. At the end of World War I, the value of the Dutch gold reserves was nearly 2 times the total face value of the currency in circulation in the Netherlands and the colonies. So the Netherlands will help the United Kingdom?

This is just wishful thinking. Before the war broke out, both Britain and Germany wanted to win over the Netherlands, so the Dutch could have both sides.

"Locke, the Netherlands is an independent country after all, you must always pay attention to the influence." Ad also didn't believe Rock's nonsense, and Ade knew Rock better than Viscount Gladstone.

"Your Excellency the Governor, Your Excellency the Prime Minister——" Rock is polite and thoughtful, and he must give the face he deserves. The Ark, I won't take the trouble to go on an expedition—”

Since Viscount Gladstone and Ade didn't believe it, Roque stopped arguing and said directly: "You all know the situation in southern Africa. We are underpopulated and severely underpopulated. We have been willing to come to the south since 50 years ago. Immigrants in Africa reimburse their immigration expenses, help them settle down, give them farms, give them living materials, give them cattle and sheep, but what is the effect? ​​Still no one wants to come to our southern Africa. Up to now, the population of our southern Africa has not exceeded 1000 Wan, that's why I tried every means to immigrate from the Qing Dynasty - the Dutch entrenched in the East India, relying on squeezing the East India to maintain a luxurious domestic life, we are engaged in an arms race with Germany, we are trying to maintain the international laws that have always been, but What are the Dutch doing? They are holding us back and impounding our ships just for the personal benefit of some official, if the Netherlands is strong enough, but with the Netherlands now, hehe, please forgive me The current world is the law of the jungle. Only with strength can we have a matching status. Countries like the Netherlands will be eliminated by the world sooner or later. If the East India is controlled by us, it will play a greater role.”

After listening to Rock's words, Viscount Gladstone and Ade looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.

Everyone understands the truth of the law of the jungle, but no one discusses it publicly.

Roque's words tore through the warm veil of international law. What kind of colonial system, what kind of alliance of three emperors, are all for Hongguoguo's interests. Is Britain really indifferent to seeing the Netherlands occupying East India?

Don't be funny, the United Kingdom is only drawn by Germany for most of its energy, and has no spare energy to deal with the Dutch. The Cape was originally a colony of the Netherlands, and the Boers are descendants of the Dutch. As a result, the Cape is now the Cape of the Federal Government of Southern Africa states, the Boers are now British nationals, so relations between the UK and the Netherlands will be fine?

If this was said, both Viscount Gladstone and Ade would blush.

"The actions of the Umbrella Company are not actions of the state, but private actions of enterprises. If the Dutch have the ability, then they can completely defeat the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company to regain lost ground. I will never use a single soldier of the federal government to participate in the war. But if the Dutch can't defeat the mercenaries of the umbrella company, then they deserve it. An independent country, if it can't even defeat a company, then this country shouldn't exist." Rock is indifferent, so he doesn't care about the Dutch life and death.

This sounds reasonable, but in fact, many things in this era are really ridiculous. The power of enterprises in this era is frightening. Is the East India Company strong?Was the West India Company powerful?Rhodesia once belonged to a South African company. Do you know how big Rhodesia is?

114 million square kilometers!

At the time, the Dutch East India Company accounted for about half of the world's trade volume.

As for the British East India Company, India was once controlled by the British East India Company, and the Opium War was provoked by the British East India Company.

Therefore, although the Umbrella Company is only an enterprise in name, no one regards the Umbrella Company as an ordinary enterprise. Can a commercial enterprise maintain tens of thousands of mercenaries all year round?

The total number of the Dutch army does not necessarily add up to [-].

This statement should be a bit exaggerated, but what is certain is that the Dutch army is definitely not the opponent of the mercenaries of the umbrella company, otherwise the Germans would be the first to quit.

"Lock, what do you want to achieve?" Ade finally asked this question, and it is estimated that this is what the Dutch are most concerned about now.

"I want the entire Sumatra Island. Incidents like the seizure of the Ark are absolutely not allowed to happen again." Rock Lion said loudly. Sumatra Island covers an area of ​​47.3 square kilometers and is the sixth largest island in the world and the largest island in East India.

As for Kalimantan Island, which covers an area of ​​74 square kilometers, the ownership is still in dispute. British Malaya also claims sovereignty over Kalimantan Island.

Compared with the area, what is more important is the geographical location of Sumatra Island. The Lion City is on the opposite bank of Sumatra Island. If East India loses Sumatra Island, then East India will lose control of the Strait of Malacca. This is absolutely unacceptable to the Dutch of.

"It's impossible for the Dutch to accept—" was the remark of Viscount Gladstone.

"That's okay, I know the Dutch won't accept it, but the Dutch will face the reality sooner or later, but when the umbrella company controls the entire Sumatra island, the umbrella company's requirements will no longer be limited to Sumatra island." Rock is ambitious. A Sumatra island is definitely not enough to satisfy Rock's greed for land. In this time and space, Rock will never allow some disgusting things to happen.

After hearing Roque's words, Viscount Gladstone and Ade couldn't help but look at each other. Neither of them thought that Roque's ambition was so big. Originally, Viscount Gladstone and Ade thought that Roque only wanted the promise from the Dutch, and In terms of monetary compensation, I didn't expect Roque to kill the Dutchman.

"Lock, you have to think carefully, this is facing a country." Ade actually knew that once Rock made up his mind, he could not be shaken, but he still had to say what had to be said.

"Hehe, don't worry, my two lords. No matter how difficult the Dutch are to deal with, can they be more difficult to deal with than the Germans?" Rock is not afraid. The servants of the East India are not the opponents of the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company, and if the Netherlands wants to support the East India, Then it is necessary to reinforce East India through the Suez Canal or bypass Africa.

If you want to bypass Africa, Cape Town is a hurdle that you can't get around anyway, otherwise you can refer to the Russian fleet during the Russo-Japanese War.

To put it better through the Suez Canal, remember Socotra?

Socotra Island guards the mouth of the Red Sea.

(End of this chapter)