With the support of the British government, the Dutch could no longer make any new tricks. Faced with the muzzle of the Beiyang British Combined Fleet that was enough to handle the Dutch national navy, the Dutch chose to negotiate wisely. What if it would be possible without a talk? Do you plan to turn all the city of Batavia, which was smashed by one-third, into ruins? Fortunately, the British government privately told the Dutch government that the Qing Dynasty had no territorial requirements for the Dutch East India, which reassured the Dutch.

In the Dingyuan Ship Conference Hall, senior executives of the Beiyang Navy and representatives of the Dutch authorities sat on both sides of the negotiating table, while Major General Ferrimant, who was the middleman, listened on the side. The Dutch had agreed in principle to the four basic requirements of the Qing Dynasty (if you don’t agree, you can just use artillery shells to negotiate!) Then what is left is a matter of how much. The first content of the negotiation is naturally compensation, which is also the most concerned issue for all the Beiyang leaders. After all, this is related to the living standards of the Beiyang Navy in the next two years~~.

"We suggest that the Dutch government will divide the compensation for me into two aspects. First, the Dutch government must compensate me for the losses of Tsinghua and overseas Chinese, including the expenses and property losses caused by casualties. Second, the expenses and losses caused by our Beiyang Navy in suppressing the local indigenous rebellion must also be borne by the Dutch government." Ding Ruchang said seriously.

"Then I want to know what your compensation standard is." The Dutch representative said with a gloomy face.

"Look, because of the despicable behavior of the thugs, the entire Chinese community was almost razed to the ground. 156 Chinese people died, and most of the remaining ones were injured. In addition, the shops and warehouses and the goods inside, and this was only a small riot in Batavia City, Surabaya, Semarang and other places that day, causing a total loss of no less than 700,000 pounds." After Ding Ruchang said that, he took out two lists, handed one to Ferrimante and the other to the Dutch representative.

"This is unfair. This riot is said by the indigenous people and has nothing to do with the Dutch government. If the adults are willing, they can ask for compensation from the indigenous people. The Dutch government will never pay for the actions of the indigenous people!" said the Dutch representative.

"The Dutch government has no responsibility? If it weren't for the Dutch government's indulgence and support, how could the indigenous people obtain the equipment of the Dutch army to massacre the Chinese? If the Dutch government fulfilled the responsibilities that a civilized government should fulfill, why would my Qing people be massacred? The Dutch government is completely behind the incident. This is already well-known in public opinion in Europe. If we send your words to major European newspapers today, in just one day, the Dutch government will be equated with barbarism and cruelty!" Langweili slapped the table and pointed at the Dutch's nose and said.

"But it is wrong to let the Dutch government bear the full amount of these compensations. After all, although the Dutch government made some mistakes, the main responsibility is the indigenous people." The Dutch representative wiped his cold sweat and said in a low voice.

"I need to clarify that the actions of the Dutch government are already considered a crime. You use the word "error" to clearly mean that you are procrastinating. Moreover, the Dutch government is the only legal representative in the local area. In addition to such a big thing, does the Qing Dynasty not look for the Dutch government? Is there an indigenous government that has the same effect as the Dutch government? Xu Jie sneered.

"Well, this, of course, in the entire East India, only the Dutch government is the only authority." The Dutch said in a daze.

"Since that is the case, the Dutch government must come forward to raise these compensations. This is the responsibility and obligation of the Dutch government. At the same time, it is clear that this compensation list was approved by the Beiyang side, the Nanyang Chinese and the British insurance company, and it is very fair. If you have any objections, you can contact General Ferrimant, and the general will forward your opinions to the British company." Xu Jie said immediately without waiting for the Dutch to finish speaking, and at the same time signaled to Ferrimant.

"Then I want to know how to calculate the loss of the Beiyang Navy." Seeing that this situation was too entangled, it was meaningless, and the Dutch representative chose another topic and said.

"This is the list and price of all the supplies consumed by my Beiyang. At the same time, my Beiyang Water and Land Second Division still had 47 people killed and 252 injured. The pensions for these dead soldiers and the medical expenses of the injured should be borne by you. There are a total of about 160,000 pounds." Ding Ruchang took out two more lists and handed them over.

"1 million taels of silver, you are doing robbery!! Even if the Beiyang Fleet exhausts all the ammunition and burns all the coal, it is definitely not worth 1 million taels of silver!!" said the Dutch representative indignantly.

"I want to ask, in your eyes, how much is a life worth?" Xu Jie asked coldly.

"What do you mean?" asked the Dutch representative with guilt.

"Ammunition, fuel consumption, and various mechanical wear are indeed not worth so much money, but in this riot, our Beiyang Water and Land Second Division killed 47 people and injured 252 people. According to the old Nagasaki case in 1986, each officer was compensated at least 6,500 yuan, each soldier was killed 4,500 yuan, and the injured and disabled person was 2,500 yuan. In addition, the consumption of our Beiyang fleet staying in Nagasaki again, this 160,000 pounds is really not much." Xu Jie continued.

"Where are the losses and compensation for the colonial personnel? How much should the Beiyang Navy give?" asked the Dutch representative.

"Does the victims still have to compensate the murderer? The division of responsibilities for this matter is very clear. Everything is caused by the indulgence of the Dutch government. Even if some Dutch people are hurt, it has nothing to do with our Beiyang. My Beiyang operation is strictly carried out according to the note. A neutral person's full name participated and did not enter the Dutch area and other European diaspora gathering areas. On the other hand, the Dutch authorities not only did not stop it after the riot, but instead hindered the actions of our Beiyang Second Water and Land Division. Shouldn't this kind of action be responsible for the expansion of subsequent events?" Xu Jie said coldly.

"Since there are old rules, it's better to follow them. After all, no matter how much money you have, you can't buy back the life of the dead boy." Ferrimant said with a lip silence.

"We are now talking about the second point, regarding the punishment of the murderer of this riot. The direct executor, Beiyang has already captured most of the direct executors, and the rest have been portrayed by professionals under the identification of local residents, and must continue to be hunted down." Ding Ruchang looked at the Dutch representative who did not say a word and said. "In addition to the direct executors, the Dutch government must bring the manipulators and supporters behind the scenes to justice. Without the support and command of these people, this riot would not have happened."

"So you mean the Dutch government participated in planning this riot?" said the Dutch representative with a brow raised.

"Unless you can reasonably explain why Dutch military supplies can be owned by thugs, why after the riots, the local Dutch military police but the Beiyang naval officers and soldiers came to rescue them?" Lang Weili said.

"The Dutch government is indeed slow to respond in handling things, and we are responsible." The Dutch representative whispered.

"This is no longer a problem of slow reaction. If weapons outflow and indulging criminals are slow, this is probably not acceptable to any rational person. After all, this has never happened to European governments, and in the process of suppressing the riots, we actually discovered this, a list of local indigenous people receiving weapons from the Dutch arsenal. There is a signature of a certain officer on it." Langweili handed a broken document to Ferrimante.
Chapter completed!