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Chapter 393 In fact, we are also colonists (fourth update, please subscribe)

Today, No. 10 Downing Street is home to Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the Labor Party and a former professor. After its Labor Party came to power, it was determined to start implementing the decolonization plan of the British Empire.

He personally destroyed the colonial empire that the British had spent three hundred years building. All he wanted was to end the British's days of poverty.

To this end, they can disband the army, scrap the Royal Navy warships, or... But in fact, in the fourth year after the war, the life of the British has not only not improved, but has even declined compared to during the war.

Once upon a time, raw materials distributed throughout the empire were continuously shipped to Britain. The British enjoyed the most abundant supplies in the world, and their territories around the world provided a unique trade market for their industrial products.

Now, all that is gone.

"For Attlee and others, what they need is not the mighty Royal Navy and the vast colonies, which will bring benefits to the British economic recovery in the future. What they need is just to let the British see, They even dismantled Royal Navy warships for the welfare of the British people."

Sitting in Attlee's office, listening to his speech where he talked about "decolonization" being the general trend of the world, Li Guoren remembered His Majesty's evaluation of this guy. Attlee was like this, and so were other Labor politicians. in this way.

Their concern was never with the British Empire but with personal power. In order to gain power, they do not hesitate to sacrifice the long-term interests of the country. These are so-called politicians. They have nothing in their eyes, and their immediate personal political interests are more important.

Even if the floods surge after my death. These are the people I'm talking about.

In connection with the request they made to the Netherlands when they "blackmailed" Borneo a few years ago, as its half-sovereign country, Attlee believed that it was necessary for Britain to intervene in this matter.

Impeccable!

"Nanyang and the Netherlands are both independent countries. Your Excellency, Minister, I believe that no matter what agreement we reach, interference from other countries will not prevent the treaty between us."

Just when he was about to leave his fate to the locals, Attlee remembered that there weren't many locals there at all.

The reason why Attlee said this is because according to reliable intelligence, after Li Guoren arrived in London, he had some contacts with the Dutch. After the United Nations passed a resolution requiring the Netherlands to withdraw its troops, the contacts between them became more frequent. .

He even thought of Churchill's disparagement of him:

"As a country with special interests in Southeast Asia, the UK has an obligation to remind relevant countries not to make changes that may cause consequences."

In the past few years, they have immigrated 2000 million people to Borneo, and as for the indigenous people, they are not even 10% of the total population - and even in this number, those indigenous statistics also include pre-war Chinese immigrants. .

"Just a typical mediocre person."

Then, Bevan said again.

Faced with Li Guoren's counterattack, before Attlee could think of a reply, Foreign Secretary Bevin said.

Li Guoren's answer made Attlee feel numb. He almost forgot - there are three countries in Borneo!

No, it’s two countries and one company!

There are only ordinary diplomatic relations between Britain and Nanyang! Even if you know that these three families are actually one family, so what, the other party has now turned into the foreign minister of Nanyang.

"Mr. Prime Minister, you keep saying that decolonization is an international trend, so why do you want to rudely interfere in Nanyang's internal affairs?"

Well, with the population, they have completely conquered Borneo. Well, this example can also be used in the speech in Parliament - if India is not independent, then Britain will be filled with Indians in the future, and even the British The prime minister will also be an Indian!

"So, we believe that you should follow the development of history and not have too many imaginations about the Dutch East Indies."

"Mr. Prime Minister, although the UK enjoys a special status in North Borneo and Sarawak, I think the UK's accusations about Nanyang's internal affairs have no basis and are unreasonable. The Nanyang Republic is an independent country and a member of the United Nations. A country has the right to sign any treaty with any country without interference from any other country!"

"...So, in the days to come, not only will we abandon the Straits Settlements, but we will also cancel the charter of the North Borneo Company and the treaty with Sarawak, we think..."

"Britain does not support any territorial expansion eastward in Nanyang, in any form."

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After receiving the secret message from Li Guoren from London, Li Yian was silent for a moment and then said.

"It seems that the British are not going anywhere!" In fact, this was already expected. That guy Attlee is definitely a "pioneer of decolonization." What Hitler failed to accomplish in six years, he only It took several years to get it done. If Churchill knew this was the result, would he still insist on not negotiating peace with Hitler?

Why did Britain fight World War II?

Isn't it just to preserve the British Empire and maintain its monopoly on the colonies?

The result was good, so much money was spent and so many people died, but it was all paid off by Attlee and the grandsons of the Labor Party in the name of the people.

How could such a guy who was more ruthless than Hitler in breaking up the British Empire help Borneo expand?

"So sir, what now?"

Xu Wenzhi asked.

"Just stick to the established plan. Notify General Manager Li, start comprehensive negotiations with the Dutch, and tell the Dutch our offer price."

Make an offer!

In order to buy Sulawesi to West Irian Island (New Guinea Island), Li Yian had already prepared a huge sum of money. Of course, the investment was definitely worth it.

"Sir, should we consider the concerns raised by the British? After all, it is no longer the pre-war world. Decolonization is also a world trend. If we go against the trend, will it have any impact on our country? negative effect?"

Xu Wenzhi's tactful reminder made Li Yian raise his eyebrows slightly. His attitude represented the views of some people in the country - he did not believe that the country should expand.

But on the issue of expansion, Li Yian's attitude is extremely firm.

"Because of this, territorial expansion is almost impossible, so if you don't seize the opportunity for expansion now, you will undoubtedly be committing a crime and committing a crime against the future of Nanyang!"

Looking at Xu Wenzhi, Li Yian walked to the map and said.

"Secretary Xu, look here, Sulawesi Island. There are now 112 million people on the island, of which 57 are Chinese. Among the natives, there are 30 Christians. As for many Javanese in the south, they are planters. The laborers recruited by the park from Java will go back there in the future. There are more than 30 of us in Maluku. In other words, in Sulawesi and everywhere, we make up the absolute majority! Even if According to the resolution of the United Nations - we are also the "locals" who have an absolute advantage!"

After formulating the basic strategy of annexing the eastern islands, a hole was deliberately left open in the negotiations with the Dutch - mining rights and immigration rights.

Since then, Li Nian has invested in mineral resources, nickel mines, copper mines and other mines in Sulawesi, Maluku Islands and West Irian through several mining companies. In the past three years, the company has invested in those Investment in the region surged to US$7000 million, and correspondingly, immigrants to the mines also increased significantly.

And those immigrants were Li Yi'an's last step of insurance - if the Dutch refused, then they would help the Dutch colonize in some way.

"Sir, if that's the case, why can't we decide their fate through local people? Wouldn't this save a lot of trouble?"

"But it will also add some trouble!"

Li Yian said helplessly.

"In a sense, we are also colonizers to a certain extent, so we need to continue a certain kind of legitimacy. We can save a lot of trouble through decolonization, but we may also get rid of ourselves!"

This is a very helpless situation. To a certain extent, Nanyang is a colonizer, but now the population has become absolutely mainstream, but this is also a factor of instability. Although the Americas, Australia and New Zealand are similar, they have already become mainstream. It has been a hundred years, while Nanyang has only been a few years.

In this case, rather than following the general trend and engaging in "decolonization", a safer way is to negotiate with the colonizers and ensure "legitimacy" by reaching consensus.

After Xu Wenzhi exited the office, Li Yian said to himself again.

"If you want to wear a crown, you must regain its weight. Whatever you gain, you must lose something..."

(End of this chapter)