Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Story of the Chaebol

"Dear Majesty, your most loyal subject Karl sends you greetings!"

"Alright, alright, you fat bastard, can you please stop doing these disgusting things?"

If someone else called Carl a fat bastard, Carl would definitely let him know what cruelty is.

But when this person is changed to Sun Tong, Karl will not be angry because Sun Tong calls him like that. Instead, he will be happy because of this name. After all, Sun Tong calling him like that means he is close to him.

Carl was once a fat man who was so poor that he almost starved to death on the streets. He relied on his own efforts to step by step reach his current position. Carl knew very well who brought him all this.

"Don't I miss you, Your Majesty?"

"You said you missed me, and I believe you. But that's not an excuse for you to disgust me. Tell me, what kind of response did the Netherlands give this time?"

Shortly after the founding of the Kingdom of South China, Karl, the kingdom's foreign minister, visited the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the name of Sun Tong.

In addition to discussing the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, South China also proposed trading the Netherlands' two colonies in Southeast Asia.

After the Netherlands completed the transaction with Sun Tong, their core colonies in Southeast Asia were indeed preserved, but Southeast Asia was too far away from their homeland. In addition, there was a powerful South China Kingdom next to these two colonies, which made the Kingdom of the Netherlands begin to worry about their colonies in Southeast Asia.

To be honest, Sun Tong could have sent troops directly to seize the other party's two colonies.

However, due to the friendly relations between the kings of both sides and considering the reputation of the Kingdom of Nanhua, Sun Tong decided to talk to the other party first.

"At first, they were a little hesitant, but the situation in Europe is not good right now. In order to cope with the increasingly tense situation in the Netherlands, they finally agreed to the deal. However, they said they don't want money for this deal. They hope we can pay with materials and weapons of equal value."

"What's the specific price?"

"Three hundred million dollars!"

"It's a bit expensive, but the price is barely acceptable. You will be directly responsible for the transaction from now on. I will just wait for the results. By the way, did they say when we can take over the two colonies?"

"They said they will officially hand over to us before June 6."

"Two months is not a short time. It seems that the other party wants to make another profit before leaving."

"Isn't this how it should be?"

"Forget it, let them scrape it. They can't take away the resources underground anyway."

"By the way, Your Majesty, I heard a piece of gossip while I was in Europe. I don't know how accurate this news is, so I can only tell you about it. You have to consider it yourself to make the specific judgment."

"what news?"

"I heard that Hans and Mao Xiong have reached an agreement in private to divide Bolan together. The two countries will launch an attack on Bolan in September."

"Where did you hear this news?"

"I heard it from a government official in the Netherlands. In fact, this news has spread among the top officials of the Dutch government. I am also unable to confirm the accuracy of this news because it has spread too widely."

"This should be true. The reason why the Hans didn't keep this news secret is probably because they wanted to disturb others."

"No way. The domestic situation in Hans is so good. Are they really willing to give up the current good situation?"

"So what if the situation is good? Don't forget that Hans is still paying huge sums of compensation every year."

"Since the Hans chose to take action in the second half of the year, what about the Japanese? As allies of the Hans, will they also launch the next round of expansion?"

"It's hard to say. Although the Northeast of Longguo has tied up nearly a million Japanese troops, the problem is that the Japanese population potential is still there. If the Japanese are really determined, they can still recruit a few million soldiers. With their madness, after having so many troops, it is very likely that they will cooperate with the Hans to provoke a large-scale war in Asia."

Can ordinary people understand the Japanese devils' thought process?

Sun Tong has always viewed the Japanese with the greatest malice, and he has indeed caused them a lot of trouble over the years. However, the Japanese are a country after all, and although the troubles that Sun Tong caused them caused them to suffer some losses, this alone would not affect their fundamental national policy.

"Your Majesty, should we also start preparing as soon as possible?"

"No rush. We can prepare after the colonial transaction is completed."