My Italian

"His Excellency Bakona, this time, on behalf of the Dutch government, I protest your country's gross interference in the Dutch colonies. Dutch Borneo is the sacred and inviolable territory of the Netherlands. The actions of your colonial government, we have reason to doubt whether your country wants to become a Southeast Asian country. destroyer."

Inside the Foreign Office in Rome, the Dutch ambassador to Rome, Frank Ferrico, was protesting to Foreign Minister Bakona.

What makes the Dutch ambassador so strong, the British ambassador who accompanied him can explain the problem.

In the face of the Dutch protests, Bakona, the foreign minister, said immediately. "What did your Excellency protest against me, I also want to protest against your country. If your country's colonial government is not binding, it will not cause our businessmen to lose tens of millions of lire in Dutch Borneo. And your country's colonial government The refusal to pay compensation obviously angered the Borneo government of our country, which is why it had to express its attitude through extreme behavior."

Anyway, according to Foreign Minister Bakona, it was the fault of the Dutch colonial government that caused such a situation. It was their brutality against Italian businessmen that brought about the current situation.

Although all the people present were experts in diplomacy, Dutch Ambassador Ferrico was still a little annoyed in the face of Bakona's shameless words. "Your Excellency, shouldn't our country suppress the rebellion?"

"No, I just said that your country did not bind the colonial army, which caused the loss of our merchants."

It seemed that Bacona was going to resign, but then his voice changed. "Of course, if your country has to think this way, then there's nothing we can do."

Yes, Bacona's words completely represent Italy's bullying. Although Italy is not as good as other powers, it is not something that the little Dutch can resist.

Although the Dutch are richer than Italians, the difference between the two is nearly ten times the population gap, but the gap in national strength. Like the Celestial Dynasty in later generations, although it is not ranked in the per capita income, it is one of the most powerful countries in the world because of its large number of people. Although Italy did not reach that level, it was considered a great power in front of the Dutch.

And Bakona's attitude made the British ambassador Hawley Mandison, who came with him, a little dissatisfied.

"Your Excellency Bakona, your country's attitude is not conducive to solving the problem. Although the Dutch are a little rough in handling the rebellion, this cannot be a condition for your country to intimidate."

Facing the British ambassador, who had come forward to clearly favor the Dutch, Bakona looked at the other party and asked. "Is this what your Excellency means, or is it London's?"

What Bakona meant by this was obviously to ask the ambassador in front of him if he represented the official opinion. Personal opinion differs greatly from official opinion in some respects.

As a senior diplomat, Hawley Mandison naturally understood what Bakona said.

"Sorry, this is my personal opinion. Although it does not represent the London side, it is also the opinion of the majority of my colleagues in our country."

Bacona naturally knows what Ambassador Mandison is saying, although it has not been raised to the level of the government. But if the situation continues to deteriorate, that doesn't mean London won't end up in person.

In fact, within London, the incidents made by Italy in Southeast Asia are also swaying. Although the British Empire was dissatisfied with the troubled Italy in Southeast Asia, the two countries were in a cooperative relationship in many places, such as besieging Russia and restricting France.

Although this kind of cooperation with confrontation is the normal state of various countries, the attitude of the other party must also be considered, and it is the most important thing not to cause the relationship between the two countries to become deadlocked. That's why Ambassador Mandison says it's his own opinion.

"My country still respects the opinions of your country, but I also hope that individuals and most of my colleagues can also listen to Italy's opinions. Our country is very concerned about the businessmen who have suffered losses in Dutch Borneo. This is not only the intention of the Borneo government. , and the will of all Italians.”

Bakona's remarks are clear, Italy is only interested in Dutch Borneo, and will not endanger other Dutch colonies. In addition to Borneo, Italy does not help to expand its sphere of influence in Southeast Asia.

Although Bakona said so, but everyone is playing diplomacy, and they are very slippery in person and behind, so Ambassador Mandison said later. "Your Excellency Bakona, this time we came to protest against your country. Naturally, other people will pay attention to your country's purpose. Of course, our country does not want conflicts or wars in Southeast Asia. I hope your Excellency can be clear about our posture."

After Ambassador Mandison finished speaking, he glanced at Dutch Ambassador Ferrico. "I think that's what Ambassador Ferrico said, too."

In the face of the invitation to come to support Ambassador Mandison, how could Ferrico refute, this is the time to show the strong friendship between the UK and the Netherlands.

"Ambassador Mandison's words are also my country's attitude. There should be no conflicts and wars in Southeast Asia."

Facing the words of the Anglo-Dutch ambassador, Bacona nodded slightly to indicate that he understood. "I already know what the two ambassadors mean, but here I have a question, how should the losses suffered by our country be counted?"

Having said that, Bakona looked at the Dutch ambassador. "Your Excellency Ferrico, although our country is also reluctant to see conflict and war in Borneo, there is a premise that your country will compensate for this loss. This is the premise for your country to sit down and negotiate with peace of mind. I hope your government will cherish this premise."

In the face of Bakona's insistent compensation, Ferico, the Dutch ambassador, was just about to speak when he saw Mandison speak first. "Your country's request, I think this also needs to be discussed, so please wait patiently for your country."

"There is no problem with this, and our country does not want to be rough with a European country, so seven days should be enough, and our country will let the colonial government wait for seven days."

Facing the seven days given by Bakona, the two ambassadors knew that this was a preliminary goal. After looking at each other, they said. "Please wait for our good news."

"Then I'll wait for your good news."

After sending off the two ambassadors, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Bakona picked up the phone and dialed it. "Prime Minister, it's me Bakona... The Dutch and British ambassadors have just come to visit me... yes... from talking to them, we were right in our earlier judgment that the British are not going to stand up for the Dutch. Especially since we are only looking for Borneo When it comes to European interests, the British are a little hesitant...OK...I know what to do."

After Bacona hung up, DePretis put down a document in his hand and muttered to himself. "It seems that the British really won't come forward to help the Dutch."

The help that Depretis said was to intervene in Italy's actions with military force, not necessarily and not directly sending troops, which is clearly seen by Italian high-level officials. Because the British are not currently focusing on Italy, the Russians who have broken through are their main targets, followed by the French who are second in the navy. To put it badly, Austria-Hungary has a higher priority than Italy. In fact, this is also the strength of Italy. Of course, it has a lot to do with Italy's way of doing things. Apart from its own territory and colonies, Italy rarely participates in international disputes, and stays at ease on its own one-third of an acre of land. It makes Italy less conspicuous, but the advantage is to let the powers know that Italy does not want to compete with them.

Of course, after next year, whether this view is still the case, it is unknown. But the views of various countries have not changed yet, have they?