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Chapter 176 Your Majesty, you are your Majesty

Chapter 176 Your Majesty, you are your Majesty (first update, please subscribe)
  On March 3, the fleet finally arrived in Australia. Unlike the U.S. Marines who were welcomed by thousands of people when they came to Australia, the Australians did not react much at all to the arrival of the Chinese.

Well, the old white Australians are almost all racists at heart.

However, Australia is not the destination of the troops, it is just a docking place to replenish fuel and water on the way. While the fleet was replenishing oil and water, the officers and soldiers stayed in the camp near the port, which has been a U.S. military camp in the past few years.

After the troops were settled, Li Nian drove to visit a person, not an Australian official, but a king-King Brooke II of Sarawak.

Currently, the king is in exile in Australia.

"It's kind of interesting..."

On the way to the Sarawak Government-in-Exile upon invitation, Li Yi'an pondered in his mind the purpose of the king's invitation.

In fact, what Li Yi'an didn't know was that Brook II had been waiting for him, waiting to sell his country to him.

Although he is a king, life is not easy for Brooke II, Wayne Brooke, who is exiled in Australia.

Although Weiner Brooke took 20 pounds from the national treasury three years ago before the Japanese army occupied Sarawak, during the days of his exile in Australia, the 20 pounds was not only needed to maintain the livelihood of him and his family; Bear social expenses. Socializing is very expensive, especially sending people to London for social events.

Why go to London?
  As a king in exile, who wouldn't want to return to the kingdom.

So he needs to know the attitude of London - whether it supports his return to Sarawak.

However, with the signing of the Atlantic Charter, the United States in particular became increasingly tough on its colonial attitude, and the Labor Party repeatedly promised to allow colonial autonomy—actually, it was just the first step toward independence.

The hope of returning to Sarawak is getting slimmer.

And what’s more headache-inducing?
  At the end of last year, Brooke II found that he was going bankrupt, and the money he had taken out of the treasury had almost been spent.

Without money, he couldn't even pay the rent. The king slept on the street...it was exciting to think about it.

It was at this time that news came from London that the board of directors of the North Borneo Company had changed hands.

This news is not a big deal for London, but for Brook II, it allows him to see an opportunity.

“Instead of waiting until after the war, when we are driven away as colonizers by the locals or forced to leave by the Americans, it is better to sell Sarawak to the North Borneo Company.”

As king, Brooke II had a rather keen sense of smell. Just like in December 41, on the day the Japanese army appeared in North Borneo, he immediately emptied the treasury and fled Sarawak. This sense of smell prevented him from being like the North Borneo. Like the senior executives of the Borneo Company, they were imprisoned in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps and did not know whether they were alive or dead.

However, Brook II's idea was immediately opposed by his nephew Anthony Brook, because Weiner only had three daughters. Anthony, as the heir to the throne, had always been eager to inherit the throne.

"Uncle, we must not sell our country to the Chinese!"

"It was not sold to the Chinese, it was sold to the North Borneo Company, which was a British company."

Brooke II still plays with words.

"Your Majesty, let alone a British company, even if it is sold to the British government, it is our country. After the war is over, we will return to Kuching!"

Kuching is the capital of Sarawak, and since his exile, Anthony has been eager to return to that city and become the lofty crown prince again.

"Go back, dear cousin, where are we going back?"

Anna said from the side.

"Father has already said that we are destined to lose everything, so we need to protect our interests as much as possible when we lose the last chip."

Although she is the daughter of the king, Anna is not the crown prince because the natives cannot accept a woman inheriting the throne. Therefore, she and her sisters are more inclined to sell the country than to let her cousin inherit the throne.

"God, how can you sell our country? That is my country and I am the king's crown prince..."

Before he could finish speaking, Anna glanced at her father, then looked at her cousin and said.

"Dear cousin, I'm afraid you have forgotten one thing - you are no longer the crown prince a long time ago!"

Anthony was stunned by his cousin's counterattack. He was previously married to a commoner woman, causing Weiner Brooke to deprive him of his right to inherit the throne. Now he is not a crown prince at all.

Since he is no longer the crown prince, he naturally has no right to speak.

Thus, the last obstacle on the road to betrayal by the royal family of the Kingdom of Sarawak was removed.

Now that there are no obstacles. So what’s next? Naturally, he had to go to London to reach a traitorous agreement with the Borneo Company.

Just as Brooke II was preparing to send someone to London, news came that the North Borneo Guard and the company's chairman would be passing through Australia.

God bless!

Now I don’t even have to go to England.

It's definitely God's blessing. Otherwise, how could the road to betrayal be so smooth?
  So on the day Li Yi'an arrived in Australia, Brooke II sent out an invitation, inviting him to his home to discuss some matters of mutual interest.

A skinny camel may not be bigger than a horse, but no matter how poor a noble is, he will try his best to keep up his face. The king's banquet is as luxurious as in the past. Although there are not many guests, the king's praise must still be there. of.

In fact, both parties' minds were not on the banquet. After chatting with Brooke's daughters about some news about the European battlefield, they entered the smoking room at Weiner's invitation.

After a few compliments to each other, Weiner got straight to the point.

"Li, the biggest difference between us is that I don't have an army to support our return to Sarawak, and after going through this war, I want to understand a lot of things, and I am also fed up with the tropical climate in Southeast Asia. Compared with I prefer Australia because of the humid weather there, so I’ll give you a chance!”

It's like giving the other person a great gift, Weiner said.

"An opportunity to expand the territory of the North Borneo Company to the southwest, I decided to sell the Kingdom of Sarawak to your company!"    Oh!
  It turns out that you invited me here to talk about treason!

Although it is very rare for someone to actively betray the country like this, but... this is just what he wants.

Someone is so proactive and willing to sell out the country. Of course Li Yian is also willing to buy it. The only problem is the price.

"Your Majesty, you should know that after the war, we all need to face the problem of reconstruction, which will inevitably cost a lot of money. My group has estimated that the reconstruction of the North Borneo Company alone will require at least [-] million pounds. ! I think the reconstruction of Sarawak should be far better than this..."

After glancing at Weiner, Li Yian said.

"After all, war will destroy everything. Well, when we fight in Europe, we will destroy everything. After all, compared to buildings and ports, the most important thing is the lives of soldiers. What do you think? Your Majesty."

What seemed like a light sentence was actually a threat, telling the other party that he would guarantee to destroy everything in Sarawak. After all, the task of recovering Borneo had fallen on him.

If you don't sell it, what you get back will definitely be ruins.

Of course, Weiner understood the potential threat in the words. Weiner, who had already made up his mind to betray the country, glanced at the other party and said.

"Five million pounds, Lee!"

Although Weiner had already made an offer, Li Yian ignored him at all and continued:

"It will cost at least 1 million pounds to rebuild Sarawak. If it cannot be reconstructed, it will inevitably cause local unrest, and post-war decolonization is also imperative. Your Majesty, in this case, what should we choose? Woolen cloth?"

Why did Weiner want to sell Sarawak? To put it bluntly, it was because of the dilemma - on the one hand, he had no money for reconstruction, and on the other hand, the colony's uncertain fate was not due to uncertainty, so even if he could raise money When it comes to reconstruction funds, he will not waste a single pound. After all, the uncertain future means that he may lose Sarawak at any time.

Faced with Li Yian's rhetorical question, Weiner suddenly fell into silence, while Li Yian did not speak. Now the situation Weiner faced was not much better than that of the North Borneo Company's senior executives, and they had no choice.

The reason is nothing more than one word - poor!

And what is the core?
  They all want to protect their immediate interests as much as possible. The uncertain future makes them pay more attention to their immediate interests. The most important thing is to put the interests in their pockets as much as possible.

After thinking for a while, Weiner said.

"400 million pounds! Can be paid in installments."

Faced with this bid, Li Yian thought for a moment and said.

"For £100 million, you and your daughters can get a lifetime pension of £5 per year."

£5 per year!
  It can be said with certainty that in 45 years, the exchange rate of the pound will still be very valuable, but next year, it will double in value.

But even so, Li Yi'an's bid was still far lower than Weiner's price. After all, his price was at least 330 million pounds. Just as Weiner was thinking about it in his mind, he heard Li Yian say.

"I can pay you £100 million in cash at any time if you do the same, and I mean cash!"

cash!

Weiner's eyes couldn't help but light up. What does cash mean?
  That means you don’t have to pay any taxes, damn Australians, even foreigners need to pay taxes on the gains they make here.

"120 million pounds in cash, the contract only states the lifetime pension for me and my daughters. No matter who of them or I is alive, as long as one of them is alive, we must pay this pension!"

After thinking about it, Weiner added specifically.

"This lifetime pension must be secured by North Borneo shares floating on the London Stock Exchange."

Obviously for Weiner, he didn't believe in any simple treaty. He still needed some collateral. Li Yian just smiled and agreed without thinking.

120 million pounds in cash... Bernhard managed to reduce the number of banknotes by 10%.

Soon, Li Nian signed the Treaty of Canberra on behalf of the North Borneo Company with Weiner Brooke, Brooke III of the Kingdom of Sarawak. In the treaty, it was agreed that Weiner Brooke would formally transfer his kingdom to North Borneo. The North Borneo Company paid him and his three daughters a lifetime pension of £[-] per annum.

As for the 120 million pounds, it was a private and secret transaction. After receiving the 120 million pounds, Weiner, who was on the verge of bankruptcy, was able to continue his life in Australia and even spent [-] pounds to buy a manor outside Canberra.

After the treaty was signed, Li Yian said,
  "Your Majesty, you have to believe that you made a very good deal."

Weiner, the former king of the Kingdom of Sarawak, was silent for a while and then said,

"No, I am no longer Your Majesty, Your Majesty, now you are the King of the Kingdom of Sarawak, my Majesty!"

what?
  Hearing this, Li Yian couldn't help but be stunned... What's going on?

I actually became a king, why didn’t I know?
  Although Li Yi'an was dismissive of the so-called throne, after the news of the deal came out, it aroused heated discussions from all walks of life in Australia. Naturally, it was also opposed by Anthony. Even Anthony, the former crown prince, expressed his absolute dissatisfaction to the outside world. He admitted that the deal was "ridiculous" and said he would write to the Colonial Office to overturn the deal. And claimed that he also had "the unquestionable right to inherit the throne of Sarawak."

But the former crown prince obviously forgot one thing - this world is entirely based on strength. Not to mention that Anthony is just a deposed former crown prince, so what if he is the crown prince?

The Crown Prince...how many divisions does he have!

Li Yi'an has at least three divisions in his hands, and this force will even go to Borneo to regain Borneo, which is under Japanese occupation.

"Okay, now, we are going home..."

For Li Yi'an, who had just bought a country, all he cared about now was returning to Borneo. When the fleet set off again, Li Yian said to himself while looking at the vast Pacific Ocean.

"It's a small day, here we come..."

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