Great time travel

Chapter 196, Report of the Admiral of the Netherlands

"...Generally speaking, 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, and they regard their own face as far more important than the survival of the country. And arrogantly despise and hate everything they see, even hostile to the Australians who can determine their life and death, completely forgetting that they are just representatives of a dying small country.

Of course, there were also a handful of one or two Ming Empire diplomats who were trying their best to fulfill their duties and gather information about Australians, but instead they were reviled and ridiculed by their sabotage colleagues, me and Fan.It is difficult for senior businessmen of De Lantron to understand their strange logical thinking.

The Australians' attitude towards these guys is also mainly cynicism. It seems that it is difficult for them to complete their mission this time.However, the members of the Ming Empire Mission didn't seem to care much about their mission at all.It is said that even if they failed to ask for help, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had no right to punish them, so these guys have no sense of responsibility at all.The situation of the emperor must be very sad.

In stark contrast, the Japanese embassy lived in the room next to mine.These diminutive Japanese have a fanatical reverence and admiration for the Australians and everything they see in the Australian capital, as if a devout believer has come to a holy place.

At present, Japan, the 'Treasure Island' described in Marco Polo's book, is also in a brutal civil war.However, compared with the extremely chaotic Ming Empire that entered the "Three Thousand Years of Tyrants", the situation of the Japanese Civil War is relatively clear, that is, the king (emperor) has been left power for a long time and cannot handle government affairs.The two most powerful aristocrats in Japan, the "Maori family" who ruled the west of Japan and the "Tokugawa family" who ruled the east of Japan took the opportunity to rise up and attack each other to compete for the throne of the Japanese shogun, which is roughly equivalent to our European political concept the position of regent.It feels a bit similar to the War of the Red and White Roses in England, but like the civil war of the Holy Roman Empire currently erupting in Germany, it is mixed with a lot of elements of religious wars-the Maori in the west have converted to Christ Jesus, while the Tokugawa in the east Home represents the old pagan power in Japan.

At the beginning of the civil war, the Tokugawa family in the east had the title of general and ruled most of Japan.But after several years of fierce fighting, the Maori family in the west has initially reversed the situation, and even invaded the capital of Japan under the banner of the Crusaders and established a new Christian regime.The defeated Tokugawa family withdrew the Japanese king to their eastern base, united with the conservative pagan forces in Japan, and continued to carry out tenacious resistance.

The Japanese envoy living in the room next to me is from the Maori family that ruled western Japan. Their envoy is a very kind and talkative old man who has worked as an interpreter in the company's business office in Nagasaki Port and can speak well. Dutch.Surprisingly, according to him, the Maori family had contacted and formed an alliance with the Australians as early as ten years ago, and 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 Japan, an island country, will probably be able to bathe in the glory of the Lord from now on.

Although the company and the federal republics are not keen on missionary affairs, and the relationship with the Holy See is even worse, as a Christian, seeing the glory of God covering more and more lands is still something that makes people feel sad. People are very happy.

Closer to home, in complete contrast to the arrogant Ming Dynasty envoys, the members of the envoys sent by the Japanese Christian government are all polite gentlemen who speak very politely and modestly, and their manners are impeccable, except for their hairstyles Aside from being rather strange, there is simply nothing that can be criticized.They showed astonishing enthusiasm for the magnificent architecture, military power, culture and art of the Australians. In just a few days, they had collected many Australian books, and they simply forgot to sleep and eat to study and read.Several times when I woke up in the middle of the night, the room of the Japanese mission was still lit, and there were voices of discussions and arguments.

At present, the Christian army of the Japanese Maori family has occupied most of the area including the capital, but the resistance of the old pagan forces in Japan is still very tenacious, and riots are spreading everywhere.Moreover, the Tokugawa army, which retreated to the eastern base area, is also actively wooing allies and planning a new counterattack.Not long ago, the Maori army who conquered the eastern region had just suffered a tragic defeat in a place called "Land of Three Rivers" (Three Rivers Country), the birthplace of the Tokugawa family, and the losses were quite serious.For this reason, the Japanese envoy representing the Maori family hopes that the Australians can provide more arms assistance, and it is best to 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 Japan's domestic order.

It is a pity that although the Australians agreed to provide a large amount of cheap arms to the Japanese allies at the first time, and they have now been shipped to Nagasaki Port under the control of the Maori family.But regarding the matter of sending troops to help the war, the Australian government and the military are arguing very fiercely, and the prospects seem not to be optimistic.The superficial reason is that the Australian army has just gone through two years of the Ming Empire's offensive, and the whole army is very tired and unwilling to step into a new battlefield immediately.And in the dark it seems to be mixed with the military and the bureaucracy, the complex struggle between the central government and the local government.

In addition to the Ming Empire and Japan, I also saw envoys from other small Asian countries here.First of all, there is a prince from the Ryukyu Kingdom. His country is a small island, about the same size as the island of Malta where the Hospitaller Knights are stationed, and it is located in the south of Japan.More than ten years ago, the Ryukyu Kingdom was once conquered by the Japanese, and members of the royal family became captives. Later, thanks to the help of the Australians, the Ryukyu Kingdom was successfully restored again.

Therefore, today's Ryukyu royal family has become a loyal subject of Australians. The Ryukyu prince in the State Guest House has also studied in Australian schools for several years. He has shaved short Australian hair and is wearing Australian clothes. , words and deeds are almost the same as the Australians.

Next, North Korea, which is located in the north of Japan, is rumored to be a very mysterious "Oriental Hermit Country", and this time it also sent envoys to Australia.However, the mission of this 'Eastern Hermit Country' was surprisingly small, with only two people in total—the Korean envoy and his servant.

The North Korean envoy is a middle-aged man who looks sad all day long, and just arrived in the Australian capital, he fell ill and was admitted to the hospital because of acclimatization, so I haven't had a serious conversation with him yet, I feel Really some hermit demeanor.

Then, according to my chat with the Japanese envoy, the Australian occupied area and the allied forces have surrounded North Korea on three sides, so even North Korea, a country of oriental hermits that has always been extremely slow in diplomacy, had to send troops to the Australians. Messenger, test the attitude of the other party.More importantly, according to the cognition of the Japanese envoy, this North Korean envoy should not be an important person in their country, and he may even be a relegated criminal official, who was just sent by a North Korean local official to sniff out his words. There's no point in dealing with him.

The Portuguese from Macau and missionaries from the Jesuits also sent envoys, but one can tell at a glance that they are nothing more than worthless people who come here to gain knowledge and eat and drink, and their attitude towards the company is also different. Not great - after all, we are business competitors.

Finally, there are several barbarian tribal chiefs from the northernmost part of Asia in the state guesthouse, all dressed in rough fur clothing, and one of them has a strange tattoo on his face.There is little to be concerned about these people except that they like to drink and get drunk all day long.

However, there is a piece of news from them that may be of some value to the company: according to their statement and the interpretation of the Australian translator, the expedition sent by the Russian tsar to the east has been in the northernmost part of China's traditional territory not long ago , On the edge of the grassland where the Mongols were bred, several small colonial strongholds were established, and small-scale contacts and trades were carried out with the Australians.

What kind of impact this change will have on the company's interests, I have no way of inferring for the time being, but I just want to remind you a little here.

In addition, Mr. Governor, in order to increase my understanding of Australian culture, I have also entrusted the service staff of the State Guest House to purchase some Australian books and prepare to return to Batavia on the 'Magdeburg' I'll bring it to you sometime.Among them is an epic masterpiece "A Song of Ice and Fire", which is very worth reading.I took the time to read it in the past few days. This is a novel between myths and historical legends. 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 world!
Well, it's already ten o'clock in the middle of the night, and it's almost time for me to rest.Dear Mr. Governor, I must ensure adequate sleep tonight and get enough energy to prepare for the inauguration ceremony of the first supreme leader of the Australian Republic, Mr. Wen Desi, tomorrow morning.I'll stop here. "

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After putting down the penholder, Admiral Anthony Van Diemen rubbed his eyes, then spread out the letterhead on the table, and pressed it down with a heavy object, waiting for the ink to dry completely.Then he stretched himself out of the desk, went into the bathroom to wash up, and then took off his clothes and prepared to go to bed.

According to the admiral's plan, after attending the inauguration ceremony of Chairman Wen Desi, he sent the expedition ship 'Magdeburg' back to Batavia, and brought back his letters to the governor and the recently collected books.And he himself plans to stay in the capital of the Australians for a period of time, try to collect more valuable information, and at the same time see if there is any chance to leave the capital and visit other cities in the Australian mainland...in order to understand the Australians To conduct a more accurate assessment of the real strength of the country and the actual territory of its rule.

However, his head had just touched the pillow, and before his muscles had time to relax, he was suddenly startled by a rush of bells and jumped up!

"...Damn it! Damn it! What's that sound? Oh...it's a phone..."

After groping around in a dark room, Admiral Anthony Van Diemen finally found the switch, reached out his hand to light up the electric light on the roof, and followed the crisp ringtone, grabbed the phone Then I heard a young man say in fluent Dutch, "...Hi, is this General Anthony Van Diemen? This is the White House Office, sorry to disturb your rest."

Yo!You also know it disturbs my sleep?Don't even look at what time it is?

The admiral in pajamas rolled his eyes in displeasure, but the famous title of "White House Office" still made him barely suppress his anger—through this period of inquiring, he already knew The "White Palace" is the official residence of the supreme leader of the Australian Republic, and this "White House Office" is probably the institution where Chairman Wen Desi arranges his staff and favorite ministers. Naturally, it must not be easily offended.

"...Well, that's me, what's the matter? I'm going to attend Mr. Wen's inauguration tomorrow morning!"

"...It's like this. After tomorrow's inauguration ceremony, Chairman Wen is going to lead government officials and foreign envoys to the northern desert to pay homage to the relics of the old empire in order to show that we will not forget the history. Are you interested? Shall we go and have a look together?"

Admiral Anthony Van Diemen, who originally planned to travel around Australia, blinked his eyes in disbelief for a moment, and then his heart was seized by great excitement. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and quickly opened his mouth. Answered, "...with pleasure, sir."