Chapter 196: Report from the Dutch Admiral "In general, most of the members of the Ming Empire's envoys are a group of very ridiculous and ridiculous guys.
They are so arrogant and arrogant.
They regard their own face as far more important than the survival of the country, and are arrogant.
They despised and hated everything they saw in front of them, and were even hostile to the Australians who could decide their life and death.
They completely forgot that they were just representatives of a dying small country asking for help.
Of course, there were a few diplomats from the Ming Empire who were working hard to perform their duties and collect intelligence about the Australians, but instead they were scolded and ridiculed by their sabotaging colleagues.
Fan and I.
It is difficult for Delantron's senior businessmen to understand their strange logical thinking.
The attitude of the Australians towards these guys is also mainly cynicism.
It seems that it will be difficult for them to complete their mission this time.
However, the members of the Ming Empire's envoy didn't seem to care much about their mission.
It is said that even if their mission to seek help fails, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has no right to punish them in any way, so these guys have no sense of responsibility at all.
I think the emperor's situation must be very sad.
In stark contrast, the Japanese envoys lived in the room next to mine.
These short Japanese people hold what can be described as a fanatical reverence and pursuit of Australia and everything they see in the Australian capital, as if they were devout believers visiting a holy place.
Currently, Japan, the treasure island described by Marco Polo in his book, is also in the midst of a brutal civil war.
However, compared with the Ming Empire, which became extremely chaotic after entering the Three Thousand Years of Tyrants, the situation of Japan's civil war is relatively clear, that is, the king and emperor have been deprived of power for a long time and cannot handle government affairs.
The two most powerful nobles in Japan, the Maori family who ruled western Japan and the Tokugawa family who ruled eastern Japan, took the opportunity to rise up and attack each other to compete for the throne of Japan's shogun, which is roughly equivalent to the regency in our European political concept.
Bit.
It feels a bit similar to the War of the Red and White Roses in England, but it is also the same as the Civil War of the Holy Roman Empire currently breaking out in Germany.
It is mixed with many elements of religious wars.
The Maori family in the west has converted to Christ, while the Tokugawa family in the east represents The conservative pagan forces in Japan.
At the beginning of the civil war, the Tokugawa family in the east held the title of shogun and ruled most of Japan.
But after several years of fierce fighting, the Maori family in the west had initially reversed the situation, and even invaded the Japanese capital under the banner of the Crusades and established a new Christian regime.
The defeated Tokugawa family and the Japanese king retreated to their eastern base, united with Japan's conservative pagan forces, and continued to mount a tenacious resistance.
The Japanese envoy who lived in the room next to me came from the Maori family that ruled western Japan.
Their envoy was a very kind and talkative old man.
He had served as an interpreter at the company's commercial office in Nagasaki Port and could speak well. of Dutch.
What is surprising is that, according to him, the Maori family had contacted and formed an alliance with the Australians as early as ten years ago.
It was also under the influence of the Australians that the Maori family converted to Christianity.
If the Maori family wins the final victory in this civil war, then the island country of Japan will probably be able to bask in the glory of the Lord from now on.
Although neither the Company nor the United Provinces were keen on missionary affairs, and their relationship with the Holy See was very bad, as a Christian, seeing the glory of God covering more and more lands, after all, it was still a daunting task.
Something that makes people very happy.
Closer to home, in contrast to the arrogant Ming Dynasty envoys, the members of the envoys sent by the Japanese Christian government are all polite gentlemen.
They speak very politely and modestly, and their politeness is impeccable, except for their hairstyles.
Apart from being rather strange, there is simply nothing that can be criticized.
They showed amazing enthusiasm for the magnificent architecture, military power, culture and art of the Australians.
In just a few days, they had collected many Australian books, studying and reading them without sleep and food.
Several times when I woke up in the middle of the night, the lights were still on in the Japanese mission room, and the sounds of discussions and arguments could be heard.
At present, the Japanese Maori Christian army has occupied most areas, including the capital, but the resistance of Japan's old pagan forces is still very tenacious, and riots are spreading everywhere.
Moreover, the Tokugawa army, which has retreated to its eastern base, is also actively recruiting allies and planning a new counterattack.
Not long ago, the Maori army that conquered the eastern region suffered a tragic defeat in the birthplace of the Tokugawa family, a place called the "Land of Three Rivers", the Three Rivers Country, and the losses were quite serious.
For this reason, the Japanese mission representing the Maori family hopes that the Australians can provide more arms assistance, and preferably send fleets and legions to assist them in combat, in order to eliminate the old enemy Tokugawa family in the shortest possible time and restore order in Japan.
Regrettably, although the Australians agreed at the first opportunity to provide a large amount of cheap arms to their Japanese allies, they have now been shipped to Nagasaki Port under the control of the Maori family.
However, there is a fierce debate within the Australian government and military about sending troops to assist the war, and the prospects do not seem optimistic.
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The superficial reason is that the Australian army has just experienced two years of offensive operations in the Ming Empire.
The entire army is very tired and unwilling to enter a new battlefield immediately.
Behind the scenes, there seems to be a complicated struggle between the military and bureaucracy, as well as the central government and local governments.
In addition to the Ming Empire and Japan, I also saw envoys from some other small Asian countries here.
The first is a prince from the Ryukyu Kingdom.
His country is a small island, about the same size as the Malta Island where the Knights Hospitaller is stationed, located in the south of Japan.
More than ten years ago, the Ryukyu Kingdom was conquered by the Japanese and the royal family became prisoners.
Later, it was only with the help of the Australians that the Ryukyu Kingdom was successfully restored again.
Therefore, today's Ryukyu royal family has become a loyal subject of the Australians.
The Ryukyu prince in the state guesthouse has also studied in an Australian school for several years.
He has shaved his short Australian hair and is wearing Australian clothes. , their words and deeds are almost the same as those of Australians.
Next, North Korea, located in the north of Japan, a rumored and mysterious Eastern hermit country, also sent an envoy to Australia this time.
However, the mission of this Eastern hermit country is surprisingly small, with only two people in total, the North Korean envoy and his servant.
The North Korean envoy is a middle-aged man who looks sad all day long.
He fell ill and was admitted to the hospital due to acclimatization as soon as he arrived in the Australian capital.
So I haven't had a serious conversation with him yet.
It feels like There really is something of a hermit about him.
Then, according to my chat with the Japanese envoy, the Australian occupation zone and the Allied Forces have surrounded North Korea on three sides.
Therefore, even North Korea, an Eastern hermit country that has always been extremely slow in diplomacy, has to send troops to the Australians.
Messenger, test the other party's attitude.
More importantly, according to the Japanese envoy's understanding, this North Korean envoy should not be an important figure in their country.
He may even be a demoted criminal clerk who was just sent out by a North Korean local official to find out what was going on.
There's no point in dealing with him.
The Portuguese and Jesuit missionaries in Macau also sent envoys over, but at first glance it was clear that they were just insignificant people who came just to gain knowledge and eat and drink, and their attitude towards the company was also very different.
After all, we are business competitors.
Finally, there were several barbarian tribe chiefs from the northernmost part of Asia in the state hotel, all wearing rough fur clothing, and one of them had strange tattoos on his face.
These people basically have nothing worth paying attention to except that they like to drink and get drunk all day long.
However, there is a piece of news from their mouths that may be of certain value to the company: According to their statement and the explanation of the Australian translator, the expedition sent by the Russian Czar to the East has not long ago reached the northernmost part of China's traditional territory. , on the edge of the grassland that gave birth to the Mongols, several small colonial strongholds were established, and small-scale contact and trade were carried out with the Australians.
What impact this change will have on the company's interests, I have no way of inferring at the moment, but I just want to give a little reminder here.
In addition, Dear Mr.
Governor, in order to increase my understanding of Australian culture, I have also entrusted the service staff of the State Guesthouse to purchase some Australian books in the past few days to prepare for the Magdeburg's return to Batavia.
Bring them to you together.
Among them is the epic tome A Song of Ice and Fire, which is well worth reading.
I took the time to read it in the past few days.
This is a novel between myth and historical legend.
The author obviously has a lot of research on European history and culture.
It is hard to imagine that the person who wrote this book actually lived on the other side of the earth Okay, it's already ten o'clock in the night, and it's almost time for me to rest.
Dear Mr.
Governor, I must ensure adequate sleep tonight and be mentally prepared to attend the inauguration ceremony of Mr.
Bonaventure, the first supreme leader of the Australian Republic, tomorrow morning.
Stop writing here. " After putting down the pen holder, Admiral Anthony Van Diemen rubbed his eyes, spread the letter paper on the table, pressed it with a heavy object, and waited for the ink to dry completely.
Then he stretched himself out of the desk, walked into the bathroom to wash up, then took off his clothes and got ready for bed.
According to the admiral's plan, after attending the inauguration ceremony of Chairman Wends, he sent the expedition ship Magdeburg back to Batavia, bringing back the letters he wrote to the governor and the recently collected books.
And he himself plans to stay in the Australian capital for a while, trying to collect more valuable intelligence, and at the same time see if there is an opportunity to leave the capital and visit other Australian cities in order to have a true understanding of the Australians.
A more accurate assessment of the strength and territorial scope of actual rule.
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However, just as his head touched the pillow and before his muscles could relax, he was suddenly startled by a rapid ringing sound and jumped up.
"What the hell is that sound?
It's a phone."
After stumbling around for a long time in the dark room, Admiral Anthony Van Diemen finally found the switch, reached out to light the electric light on the roof, and then followed the crisp ringing sound and grabbed the receiver of the phone.
Then I heard a young man say in fluent Dutch, "Hello, is this General Anthony Van Diemen?
This is the White House Office.
I'm sorry to disturb your rest."
Yo you know this will disturb my sleep and I don't even know what time it is.
The admiral in pajamas rolled his eyes in a very unhappy mood, but the resounding name of "White House Office" still allowed him to barely suppress his anger.
Through this period of inquiring, he already knew that "white "Palace" is the official residence of the supreme leader of the Australian Republic, and this "White House Office" is probably the organization where Chairman Wen Desi arranges his staff and favors.
Naturally, he must not be offended easily.
"Well, I'm just, what can I do?
I have to attend Mr.
Wen's inauguration ceremony tomorrow morning."
"It's like this.
After tomorrow's inauguration ceremony, Chairman Moon is going to lead government officials and foreign envoys to the northern desert to pay homage to the relics of the old empire to show that history is not forgotten.
Are you interested in going there with us?
Take a look?"
Admiral Anthony Van Diemen, who had originally planned to travel around Australia, blinked in disbelief for a moment, and then his heart was seized by huge excitement.
He swallowed hard and quickly answered. , "With pleasure, sir." oshow7: