Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 819 The Netherlands wants to support a new Japan

"Naturally, the Netherlands will not let the Kingdom of Siam suffer. We are willing to support the Kingdom of Siam in expanding its presence around the world. Before coming, Prime Minister Lyndon had already agreed, and His Majesty William IV had also nodded in agreement to put us in eastern Africa and the western Indian Ocean. Kenya in the middle was divided into two, packing up the north, and exchanging territory with the Kingdom of Siam for the territory of the Malay Peninsula in barter. After being measured by our surveyors, Kenya has about 58 square kilometers, and it has about 30 square kilometers. The area of ​​the country is equal except for Laos and Cambodia, so we divide the north and the south into two parts. Nearly 10 square kilometers are exchanged for [-] square kilometers of the Malay Peninsula part of your country. This should be regarded as the Netherlands’ explanation for the Kingdom of Siam.”

Kenya?
King Chulalongkorn of the Kingdom of Siam looked at the continent of Africa, to be precise, the territory pointed by Joseph Beit, the Dutch Foreign Minister.

In this sign, the territory of Kenya is drawn with a red line around it and its two halves are listed with a black line.

Chulalongkorn did not know much about Africa, but he knew that it had become a playground for European powers. Even the United States, an emerging power, did not seem to have obtained a colony there.

During the two years when he studied abroad at the University of Melbourne in mainland Australia, he heard that if there were no colonies in Africa, it would be called a European power.

Joseph Beit happened to say at this time: "The Austro-Hungarian Empire was very powerful back then. During the German-Austrian War, Nigeria was finally given to Germany. Now there are only a few small colonies left.

Even the Tsarist Empire, which was known for its hegemony on the Eurasian continent, only had Ghana and southwestern Burkina Faso in Africa. Yes, there were only these two small countries.Although the Kingdom of Siam exchanged 10 square kilometers of territory on the Malay Peninsula with us, this was forced by circumstances, but the Kingdom of Siam exchanged more than 29 square kilometers of territory and tripled the income.

Moreover, the Kingdom of Siam has entered Africa like a powerful country in one fell swoop, and the status of the Kingdom of Siam in the world will be completely changed.”

Seeing Chulalongkorn's breath becoming urgent, Joseph Beit admired His Majesty William IV even more. Yes, it was worship.

Before he came, he actually didn't expect to gain territory from the Kingdom of Siam. After all, he was taking advantage of others' danger, and he was also an important ally of the Netherlands.The special situation is that Britain and France are still eyeing the Qing Dynasty.

However, His Majesty insisted on claiming this place. He also analyzed Chulalongkorn's character, likes and dislikes, and one of them was down to the level of being very happy with merit, and putting face before anything else.

So there is three times the African territory in exchange for 1 times the tropical rain forest of the Malay Peninsula.

William IV even directly stated that he was interested in the traffic artery here. It is important to control the Strait of Malacca in his hands. At the same time, it can also intervene in the Gulf of Thailand (Gulf of Siam) and the larger Nanhai and the Western Pacific. important.

Sure enough, Chulalongkorn was moved when he came to northern Kenya in exchange for the territory of the Kingdom of Siam in the Malay Peninsula.

Seeing this, Joseph Beit attacked again: "Kenya is located in East Africa, with a key geographical location. The northern coast is Somalia, which is currently ruled by the German Empire. The German East African Naval Base is there. When Ethiopia was arrested, that was An indigenous kingdom, the Austrian Empire, the predecessor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, failed many times in the war. After Italy did not believe in evil, it also fought, and finally failed. Currently, this indigenous country has good relations with the Netherlands and Germany. They have learned to use us to check and balance Britain and Italy. So they are safe and sound.

In the future, if His Majesty is moved, he can actually launch a crusade from the south to their north, occupy the land, expand the territory and achieve great achievements. "

Chulalongkorn even moved his index fingers when he heard this.

Joseph Beit: "To the west is Uganda, where several ethnic groups live together, which is the territory of our Kingdom of the Netherlands. To the south is South Kenya, and then our other territory, Tanzania, and many other territories are connected together. Look here, they are connected. On the east and west sides of the entire central African continent, the Kingdom of Siam is an ally of the Netherlands. We are willing to take the Kingdom of Siam to play in the world. We hope that your Majesty will cherish the opportunity that our Majesty gives the Kingdom of Siam to show its strength in the world."

If Chulalongkorn was still hesitating about the gains and losses of territory before, then as Joseph Baite later talked about the "good intentions" of the Netherlands, although Chulalongkorn has always been calm, it depends on when. When you can become the first in the history of the Kingdom of Siam to establish its own territory in Africa, you will never be able to calm down.Even William IV guessed that even if Li Shimin opened a 1 square kilometer territory in Africa, it would have been celebrated by the Chinese people the year before last and praised for thousands of years.

This is still a citizen of a big country, let alone a monarch of a small country like Chulalongkorn.

Therefore, under the instigation of Joseph Bait's dog, it is not an exaggeration to say that there is no distinction between the north and the south.

Therefore, the final agreement was drafted quickly and signed by both parties. Joseph Beit Plenipotentiary signed it together with King Chulalongkorn on behalf of William IV.

When everything settled, both of them smiled.

"Your Majesty, you may be worrying about gains and losses now, but I can say for sure that you will not regret signing today," Joseph Beit said with a sincere face.

Chulalongkorn: "I hope so, but what I'm more curious about is how His Majesty William IV sees the status of the Kingdom of Siam in the eyes of the Netherlands. Or more directly, how will the Netherlands position Siam?" The Kingdom of Luo's position in the Dutch world chess game.

Don't look at me like that. I have never thought that the Netherlands is a natural ally of the Kingdom of Siam. We must have something that the Netherlands needs or values.Just like this time in the Malay Peninsula.”

Joseph Bait: "His Majesty values ​​the geographical location of the Malay Peninsula very well, but he values ​​the geographical location of the Kingdom of Siam even more."

"How to say" Chulalongkorn asked.

Joseph Beit: "That's because."

Netherlands, Melbourne.

"Father, why do you value the Kingdom of Siam so much?" Prince Albert asked. During this time, the Netherlands was starting to make arrangements around the Kingdom of Siam. Joseph Beit went to Bangkok. He didn't know before that his father had just William IV told him the purpose of where Foreign Minister Beit went this time.

This surprised him. He knew that it was important to bring the Malay Peninsula, but that was to win it and give up the long-established northern Kenya to the Kingdom of Siam. This seemed to be a bit of an equality, but also for transactions between big countries and small countries. Isn't it inconsistent to always take advantage?

"The British supported the Japanese in the Western Pacific, which originally disgusted us," William IV sneered: "Then why don't we repay them in kind by supporting a new Japanese-Siam Kingdom?"

　Chapter 3 to pay off the debt is presented.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)