Rise of Australia

Chapter 85 Diplomatic missions from the Kingdom of the Netherlands (please subscribe!)

Time passed, and soon came June of 1901.

After waiting hard for several months, Arthur thought that there was no hope of buying immigrants from the Netherlands.

But what is unexpected is that the fleet from the Netherlands arrived in Australian waters from the Dutch East Indies silently.

If it hadn't been for the Dutch fleet to use semaphore to indicate its intention to come early in the morning, the Australian Navy really thought it was the arrival of invaders.

The heads of the Dutch fleet were Herbert von, Dutch foreign minister, and Willem Rasborn, governor of the Dutch East Indies.Accompanied by a more distinguished guest, that is the mother of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Queen Emma of the late King Willem III.

The reason why Queen Emma's status is noble is that in addition to being the mother of the current Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, she was also the former regent of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Arthur was very surprised when he got the news, and ordered Prime Minister Evan to greet him immediately.

At the same time, someone prepared a welcome banquet, and invited his mother Princess Louise to participate, and used the same identity to entertain Queen Emma.

Soon, Prime Minister Evan invited Queen Mother Emma, ​​Minister Halbert and Governor William to the manor.

As the first official residence of Arthur and the royal family, this small manor has almost replaced all the functions of the palace. It can not only hold temporary cabinet meetings, but also hold banquets to entertain guests.

At the banquet, Arthur finally met Queen Mother Emma, ​​as well as Holland's Foreign Minister Halbert and Governor William.

It can be clearly seen that the long sea journey has brought the exhaustion of several people.Governor William is fine, Queen Emma is still Minister Halbert, and both of them are not in a good state of mind.

The banquet was divided into two main parts. Queen Emma and Princess Louise stayed aside, and Margaery and Patricia, two naughty ghosts, followed.

On the other side of the banquet, Minister Halbert and Governor William were discussing international affairs with Prime Minister Evan in a serious manner, and they did not forget their identities.

This also caused Arthur to be a little awkward sitting in the middle.His identity was a bit inappropriate to join in the conversations on both sides, so he had to find a suitable time to leave.

This also caused Arthur to be unclear about the conversation between the two sides. Prime Minister Evan's side is fine, and all important matters discussed need to be reported to Arthur.

But Princess Louise's side is different.The topic between women is not something that Arthur can participate in, and it is definitely not something that Arthur can know.

However, it can be seen from the expressions of the two after the conversation that the two are still very happy with each other's conversation, and the two who have somewhat similar identities and circumstances have some words, quite a feeling of confidant.

After the banquet, Queen Mother Emma was arranged to live in the manor, while Minister Halbert and Governor William lived in the best hotel in Australia.

Although it is just a hotel transformed from a few independent apartments to entertain important guests, because the reception objects are almost all princes and dignitaries, the decoration in the hotel is also very luxurious, and it also has hot springs, fountains, gardens and private meetings room, office.

After letting several people rest for a whole day, Arthur invited Minister Halbert and Governor William to attend the meeting in the afternoon of the next day.

After all, the fact that the Netherlands can send such a grand diplomatic mission means that there must be important things to discuss.

Although Prime Minister Evan, Minister Halbert, and Governor William seemed to have a good conversation at the banquet last night, these old political foxes would not reveal their true purpose at a small banquet.

In the conference room of the government affairs building, Arthur met Minister Halbert and Governor William again.

After a long rest, the mental state of the two improved significantly.Governor William, in particular, has swept away his previous fatigue and is in an excellent state of mind.

"His Royal Highness, the Duke of Australia!" The two immediately saluted Arthur respectfully when they saw Arthur.

Arthur was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect the two senior officials of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to respect him so much.But he still reacted quickly, and nodded to the two with a smile.

"Minister Halbert, Governor William. I don't know why your government sent you here? If it is for the immigration purchase plan we proposed before, you only need to send us an overseas telegram. There is no need to spend so much time. "At the conference table, Prime Minister Evan probed Minister Halbert and Governor William with a smile.

The diplomatic visit team composed of a cabinet minister and a border official, coupled with the blessing of the Queen Mother, is already equivalent to a formal diplomatic visit to any country.

But here lies the surprise.Although the Netherlands and Australia do not have any hatred and disputes, but the same, the Netherlands and Australia do not have any common interests and good relations.

Even Australia has a certain competitive relationship with the Netherlands in Southeast Asia. Although the relationship between the two countries is not bad, it is definitely not very friendly.

On this basis, the Netherlands quietly sent a very formal diplomatic visit team, the purpose of which made everyone confused.

"Your Highness, Prime Minister Evan, and my lords. Please rest assured that the purpose of Governor William and I is to reach a good cooperative relationship with Australia. After the government and Her Majesty the Queen learned of Australia's plan, they quickly agreed to your country's purchase Immigration plan. We are happy to assist Australia in buying immigrants, and we are happy to reach a treaty for this." Minister Halbert stood up and said very sincerely.

Seeing that Minister Halbert was very sincere, Arthur also fell silent.

Although it felt strange that the Kingdom of the Netherlands mobilized so many people for such a small matter, it was not harmful to Australia after all, so the meeting continued.

"In this case, Minister Halbert. I wonder how many immigrants your government is willing to sell to us every year? How much is the selling price of each immigrant? What about the arrest, transportation, and handling of international affairs of immigrants?" Prime Minister Evan Nodding his head, he continued to ask.

Buying immigration is not as simple as it sounds.Transporting migrants from the Dutch East Indies to Australia required not only painstaking arrests, but successful transport as quietly as possible.

The manpower and material resources consumed are not. For Australia, where soldiers and warships are very scarce, there is no extra force to capture those aborigines and then transport them to Australia.

"We are willing to undertake the work of capturing and transporting the aborigines." Minister Halbert said with a smile: "We can transport them to any port in Australia, and you only need to be responsible for receiving them."

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