Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 81 Envoys from Europe

Transvaal Republic, capital Pretoria.

Martinas Pretorius entered the hall, and just glanced at him lazily, closed his eyes again, but did not speak. However, a guy next to him who seemed to be his brain trust jumped out and yelled loudly. : "You are so bold, you meet the head of the Transvaal Republic and you don't show any courtesy?"

Venus, who had been waiting for a long time, saw the old god sitting high above Martinas, who was watching coldly. He couldn't help but sneered in his heart and said to himself: "Well, you Martinas, you are still pretending in front of me at this time." This is indifferent, I am here to put out the fire for you out of kindness, should you beg me, or am I begging you? You don’t even know the priorities, and you still want to wait for me to give you a big gift? Do you want Holland, who was once The Second Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of my motherland comes to salute you, the unrecognized head of state? Are you crazy?"

Although he was angry, he still managed to suppress his anger because the important matter was the most important thing. He put his hands on each other and greeted Martinas who was sitting high. After a greeting, he said in a calm and humble manner: "I am the second in command of local diplomacy." The minister, whose name is Venus, has come to meet the leader of the South African settlers in the Netherlands."

Martinas still didn't move at all, but the guy snorted again and asked with his nostrils turned upward: "It is said that the Kingdom of the Netherlands has never treated us as compatriots. Now we see that we have won many victories in the fight against the British. , but the Netherlands has been defeated by the British many times. Do the fellows in the Netherlands want to ask us for help? As for what Minister Nader said about helping the Transvaal Republic to tide over the difficulties, we are a little curious about the Netherlands, which cannot protect itself. The Kingdom, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which cannot stand up to the British, has no right to help us. Now it comes to visit us with ridiculous reasons to rescue us."

Seeing that this man looked down upon the mainland of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Venus was not angry. However, he knew that he was not here to quarrel with people like him. He suppressed his dissatisfaction, clenched his fists, and sighed deeply. After taking two breaths of the dry air in South Africa, I loudly said what I had planned in my heart.

"Do you know what your current position is?"

"I can't take it seriously. Now I am Nader, the Foreign Minister of the Transvaal Republic. My rank is half a level higher than yours. I am the chief and you are the deputy."

Venus said to Martinus: "The leader went forward to clear the country, and then sent a letter to the Orange Free State Republic to form an alliance to disperse the British garrison, which made this event unexpectedly successful. The First World War destroyed the Transvaal." The Republic has become famous all over the world. However, does the leader know that the Transvaal Republic is going to be in disaster? To be precise, you senior officials may be liquidated by the British."

After Venus finished speaking, Martinas opened his eyes. Although he didn't speak, he showed a little pride.Nader glanced outside with his mouth open and coughed lightly.Nader looked back at him, then looked at Venus quickly, and shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are talking nonsense like this. Although your Excellency is from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, if you speak rudely again, be careful that we will no longer welcome you." Visit.”

"The leader doesn't believe it?" Venus asked nonchalantly.

Martinas looked at him seriously, but then said nothing.

Venus didn't wait for the guy named Nader to speak, and said to herself:

"The British are huge and powerful. Their navy is unrivaled in the world. They are supplemented by the most developed economy in Europe. They also have many colonies that continuously provide resources to their homeland for their development. Their military and economy are the best in the world. To deal with Is it possible for a country like this, the Transvaal Republic, to be sure that it can continue to win like this?"

Before Venus finished speaking, Nader jumped out again and said dissatisfied: "Humph, so what? These people sent by the British are just a bunch of ragtag groups, they are all defeated by the South African countries, even if they are defeated again From our point of view, sent here is nothing more than a joke."

Seeing Martinas' face darken, the so-called foreign minister named Nader even shut up for a moment.

Obviously, despite his tough words, Venus has been under the shadow of British rule all year round. Venus took advantage of this and first pried open the hesitation hidden in the two people's hearts, and then slowly found what they wanted and started bargaining. , Therefore, once he completes his mission across the ocean from the Netherlands, success is imminent.

Sure enough, he was a local regular minister. Martinas glanced at Nader, who had followed him for many years, and thought to himself: Without formal training, he still lacks a lot, especially in terms of temperament. Qualifications required for the position.

Finally Martinas finally spoke, and he said slowly: "I wonder what the minister means by saying that?"

I finally open your mouth. As long as you open your mouth, you will slowly enter my trap! "

Venus paused for a moment and saw Martinus opening his eyes and leaning slightly. Knowing that he was listening carefully, he smiled secretly in his heart and said directly: "After our assessment, the Transvaal Republic currently has an army of 2, plus the Orange Army 1, a total of 3 troops. The British originally had 1, but later only 1. Now they have been crippled and crippled. Now there are only 7 in Port Elizabeth alone and a total of 1 in East London. 5 Only 1 people. You are 2 more than the British army."

Seeing the proud expressions of the two of them, Venus said: "But I just got the news that the Queen of England has signed a new order to mobilize troops."

Ah!
Martinas stood up in shock when he heard this.

The man named Nader even opened his mouth wide and said in disbelief: "Again?"

"Yes, just two days ago, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom was disgraced because the South African military situation here was defeated twice. Therefore, the United Kingdom once again sent 5 troops, and the local situation is still gathering more troops to prepare for this. "The British intention is very obvious. If we don't capture you and take revenge, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in our hearts."

Venus didn't even look at the foreign minister whose face changed greatly, and continued: "I don't need to say more about Britain's strength. I think everyone knows that since it defeated our Kingdom of the Netherlands more than 100 years ago, Britain has been Almost all wars with other countries ended in victory.

However, the population is small and the stalls are too big, so they don’t pay much attention to it in some places, and South Africa is such a place.Now with your help, they can finally turn their attention back here. Then, just like poking a hornet's nest, the British army will send an endless stream of troops here.

There are more than 3000 million people in the UK, how many people are there in the Transvaal Republic, and how many people are there in the Orange Free State Republic?How many people are there in the Zulu Kingdom?

The British only need to create a game in which all people participate and play it one-on-one. No matter how great the Three Kingdoms are, how can the Three Kingdoms with less than 100 million people fight against the British, right?
What's more, after the previous two failures, Britain will not take risks again this time to seek credit and advance. I think if I were the commanding officer of the British army, I would lead the British army and may choose a strategy of encroaching step by step.

In addition, the Mozambique Channel and the offshore waters of southern Africa are completely blocked at sea, and all the land is fortified and cleared until they advance to the capitals of each country. By then, other countries in the Transvaal Republic will be short of food and because of the repair of firearms companies. There are no spare parts, and the ammunition is exhausted. At that time, I think everyone should know what the consequences will be."

When Venus finished speaking, the faces of the two people in front of them changed drastically. It must be said that Venus hit the mark on their deepest fears.

As leaders, they are naturally very familiar with the one-third of an acre of land in their hands.

What they said is right. They knew very well that blocking British rule would not work, especially Martinus. His father, Andres Pretorius, the founding leader of the Transvaal Republic, shook his head and smiled bitterly. He said that if he could not stop the British attack, he would choose to surrender, so that he could slowly plot for restoration in the future. The second way was to return to the Netherlands and hope that the Pretorius family would be rich and prosperous forever.

As if he had seen through Martinas's heart, Venus sincerely advised: "Now there is no room for maneuver in this situation. The British may let others go, but as the instigator, the heads of the three countries , as a smart person, I don’t think you will think that you and the family behind you will end well.”

"So what? Can the Netherlands still help me resist the British?"

Martinas looked at Venus with sarcasm.

But in Venus' view, it is a kind of expectation and desire.

"It's naturally impossible for the Netherlands alone, but what about France and Prussia?" Venus said enigmatically.

"Of course they can, but will these two countries risk falling out with the British and come to fight with us against the British?"

Nader interjected in disbelief.

Apparently his question asked what Martinas was thinking, so he smiled at him.

Venus said confidently: "Nothing is impossible in this world. Don't forget, you two, these two countries have fewer overseas colonies than the United Kingdom. However, the Transvaal Republic now has only two countries. What is the best opportunity for China to intervene in southern Africa?”

"What does the Transvaal Republic have to do with them?"

Nader asked confused.

"Have you two forgotten the ethnic composition of the Transvaal Republic?"

Martinas was stunned, and Nader was even more stunned.

Yup!

The Transvaal Republic has a population of 30, and the Orange Free State has a population of 10. However, compared to the Orange Free State, where 95% of the people are Dutch, countries where pure-bred Dutch form the cabinet are also pure-bred. Protestant.

The Transvaal Republic has too many ethnic components.

As for the Orange Free State Republic.
　Chapter 1 is here. Wait for 00; there is another chapter before 00.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)