"However, given the current severe situation in the country, I'm afraid Congress will not go to war with the Netherlands." Fremont said, holding his chin and beard.

"Did I say I would go to war with the Netherlands?" Liang Yao said clearly.

"This is a war between two companies, the Dutch East India Company and the Umbrella Company, not a war between the United States and the Netherlands."

The United States will not easily go to war with the Netherlands, and the Netherlands will not easily go to war with the United States. This is Liang Yao's judgment.

Mercantilism is prevalent in the Netherlands, and most of its domestic politicians are composed of businessmen.

Businessmen tend to care about gains and losses. This is sometimes an advantage, but sometimes it is a disadvantage.

The bottom line for the Dutch is Sumatra and Java, two islands that have been painstakingly managed for two hundred years, especially Java.

These two islands are the core interests of the Dutch in Southeast Asia, and the island of Borneo is only the peripheral interest of the Dutch in Southeast Asia.

As long as Liang Yao does not immediately touch Sumatra and Java Islands, the Dutch will not waste all their wealth in Southeast Asia with Liang Yao regardless of gain or loss.

In this way, Liang Yao was able to control the war within a certain scale and make it a colonial company war between the Dutch East India Company and the Umbrella Company, rather than a war between countries.

Of course, Liang Yao wouldn't mind if he brought down the entire country of the United States. At most, he would not be able to monopolize the strategic fulcrum of Borneo Island after the war and would have to share a piece of the pie with the American government.

Fremont sat on the sofa, took out a Havana cigar from his coat pocket and played with it in his hand. As the cigar turned in his hand, Fremont's thoughts also started to revolve: "If it is a company and a company,

There is nothing better than a war between the two countries. As long as it can be won, California will have a new strategic support in Southeast Asia.

It’s just that although the Netherlands has declined, the Dutch East India Company has two hundred years of accumulation and strong financial resources. Are you sure you can win this war?

I believe in your military talents, but the Netherlands is not Japan. This is a modern country after all."

"I have prepared a gold reserve of 11 million US dollars for this war. I will mobilize local dignitaries in California to join in and let them buy shares in Umbrella and become shareholders of the company." Liang Yao said.

The reason why Liang Yao has been leaving the gold mined by Umbrella Company in Australia is just for today.

He now has enough financial resources and strength to carry out a war of medium intensity and limited scale.

In order to successfully enter the gold mining industry in Australia, Liang Yao transferred 10% of the company's shares to Australian dignitaries and 10% of the shares to a British consortium headed by the Baring family.

Later, Liang Yao gradually recovered some shares, increasing his shareholding ratio from 80% to 85%.

Liang Yao is willing to transfer some shares to the local politicians and plutocrats in California, making Umbrella a colonial company for Californians.

As for letting Australian dignitaries and British consortiums hold some shares, this is not a bad thing for him.

Furthermore, Liang Yao could afford to lose this war. If he lost, he would just go back to California and continue farming. It would just be a loss of some personal prestige.

The Dutch and Indian authorities can afford to lose. After all, the Dutch and Indian authorities only partially control the island of Borneo, and the island of Borneo is not yet their core interest.

So since both Liang Yao and the Dutch and Indian authorities can afford to lose, are there any forces in this war that cannot afford to lose?

Of course there is, and the Chinese resistance company on the island of Borneo is the only force that cannot afford to lose.

If they lose, not only will their property and interests in West Borneo not be saved, but their lives may not be saved either.
Chapter completed!