A journey into the second dimension starting from Azur Lane

Chapter 140

The United Provinces Republic includes all of the Netherlands and the northern part of Belgium. The head of government is elected by the parliament, but the real power lies in the parliament.

Hood and Su Bai soon set sail for the Netherlands. This is an armed merchant ship common in this era. Hood and Su Bai stood on the deck, looking at the endless sea in the distance.

Hood said with some concern:"Dear, why do you have to mention the Netherlands? They are just a group of mercenary businessmen. Although they have a huge fleet, they have always only valued interests and nothing else."

Su Bai smiled slightly,"It is precisely because this is a group of pure businessmen that I came here. Merchants, as long as there is interest, they can make deals!"

Hood was a little puzzled,"Then what benefits can we provide?"

"We can help them become the coachman of the sea!"

Hood thought about it and soon understood. She sincerely admired Su Bai. This guy was actually quite good except for his greed, lust, cruelty and ruthlessness. In particular, his judgment of the situation was absolutely amazing.

In Amsterdam, the governor of the United Provinces Republic, the nominal head, met with Su Bai and Hood.

"Welcome Earl Hood and Viscount Subai!"Although the governor did not understand where Atlans was, he did not doubt Subai's noble status. After all, they came on behalf of the Kingdom of England.

"Dear Mr. Van Bolant, we are here for the benefit of both countries. I hope to have a direct dialogue with the distinguished members of parliament in the parliament.

Van Bolant was not angry. He was originally a figurehead, and he was very accurate in his positioning.

"That's no problem. I've arranged the best accommodation for you. You can take a look at the tulip garden and feel the local customs and culture of our country. We'll talk business tomorrow."

The dinner was very sumptuous. Hood, wearing a 923 evening dress, was stunning and attracted countless men's greedy eyes, which made Su Bai a little unhappy. He took off his clothes and put them on Hood.

"Honey, the night wind is still a little chilly, put it on quickly!"

Hood smiled,"Honey, is this really what you want, or are you just jealous?"

"Oh, my goddess, I am just jealous. Seeing the greedy eyes of those guys, I want to dig out their eyeballs. My wife, I don’t want to show it to them!"

Hood pursed his lips and chuckled,"That’s great!"

"What's good about it!"

"You will be jealous of me, I feel my charm and value."

Su Bai was speechless, it's already this time, you are actually thinking about this!

At this time, a short and fat businessman came over,"This beautiful lady, can I ask you to dance?"

Hood smiled elegantly. She noticed that Su Bai's expression was almost unable to hold back, and she replied softly:"Oh, sorry, I'm not feeling well these days, I need to rest!"

The fat businessman left awkwardly.

Hood whispered to Su Bai's ear,"Dear, I know the culture of Oriental people. It's okay to take advantage of other people's wives, but it's absolutely not okay for others to take advantage of your own wife, right?"

Su Bai snorted,"This is not an Oriental problem, the whole world is like this, even monkeys are the same."

Hood pulled Su Bai into the dance floor,"Tonight, you are my only dance partner, will you accompany me?"

Su Bai smiled,"It's my honor, Miss Hood!"

The two danced together on the dance floor. The piano played melodious music. The bright candlelight lit up the dance floor. Countless nobles and businessmen danced here.

Su Bai danced with Hood awkwardly. Hood frowned slightly,"Honey, how many times are you going to step on me?"

Su Bai smiled helplessly,"Honey, I'm sorry to make a fool of myself. This is my first time dancing with a lady?"

Hood turned from anger to joy,"Really? Am I, am I your first time?"

Su Bai said with certainty:"Yes!"

Hood forgot the unpleasantness of being stepped on,"This is the most common classical dance. You don't have to think too much. Follow my rhythm. When I walk, you walk, and when I stop, you stop! Hold my waist with your hands, it's that simple!"

Su Bai quickly became familiar with this simple classical social dance. That night, Hood became Su Bai's exclusive dance partner. She rejected all invitations and just accompanied Su Bai into the dance floor again and again. The two of them were like a pair of butterflies, flapping their wings and flying together.

It turns out that dancing is not boring! Su Bai looked at Hood's beautiful blue eyes, full of love, and he was also intoxicated.

It seems that this awakening task is not so bad. The time here is irrelevant to the time outside. Even if you spend half a year here, it is only half a day outside!

In this case, why not accompany Hood well and enjoy a normal married life in her hometown?

Such an opportunity may only come once in a lifetime!

Hood said apologetically:"Dear, you have been occupying me. Those Dutch businessmen may be angry. Some of them may still be parliamentarians. Is this okay?"

Su Bai said disdainfully:"I tell you, the easiest thing to deal with in the world is businessmen. As long as you give them enough benefits, they can sell you ropes to hang themselves!"

Hood looked at Su Bai in surprise,"My dear, it seems that I have always wronged you. It turns out that in addition to being greedy, lustful, cruel and mean, you are actually a great philosopher!"

Su Bai was speechless,"Is this a compliment to me? What do the first four words mean? Humph, I will let you know how lustful I am tonight."

Hood looked at him provocatively,"Oh, someone is very confident, I want to see if you can get out of bed by yourself tomorrow."

Su Bai looked at Hood aggressively, and then admitted his weakness in a second,"Ahem, we have important things to do tomorrow, we should be more restrained at night."

Hood suppressed his laughter and leaned close to his ear,"Don't you have a proverb in your Donghuang country? There is no field that is ruined by plowing, only cows that are exhausted to death! My dear Aniu, are you okay?""

No, I am not feeling well! Su Bai was speechless. Who did you learn these tiger and wolf words from! Are you still the elegant royal lady Hood?

"There is no doubt that I am the elegant royal lady, but I know that you men prefer the all-round wife who can handle the affairs of the parlor, the kitchen and the boudoir. Am I one of them?"

"Of course! But I don't want your delicate hands to be stained with grease, so let me do the cooking!"

Are you kidding? The delicacies of the British Empire? Forget it.

Su Bai got up early in the morning. Hood was gentle and considerate last night, and did not torment him for too long.

In order to avoid the torture of enjoying the royal dark cuisine and not wanting to wait for the master to prepare breakfast for him, Su Bai got up early and cooked his own breakfast.

The breakfast prepared by Su Bai was very simple, fried bread, fried eggs, vegetable salad, rice porridge, a small amount of pickles, and a plate of broccoli fried with bacon.

When Su Bai filled the table with breakfast, Hood just got up. She faced the sun and stretched lazily. She liked to sleep naked, and she showed her most perfect curves to Su Bai.

In the morning light, Hood was as beautiful as a perfect work of art. Venus and Mona Lisa, in front of Hood at this moment, they were all sisters among sisters. Su Bai looked at Hood stupidly, with saliva dripping from his lips.

Hood smiled lightly,"Dear Demon King, are you going to eat breakfast first or eat me first?"

Su Bai swallowed hard,"There is no conflict at all, dear Constantine, you are my most delicious breakfast!"

He threw his shirt aside and pounced on her.

It was already ten o'clock in the morning when Su Bai and Hood walked into the parliament with red faces.

The parliamentarians arrived at the parliament one after another, ready to have a good debate with this guy from England.

It's so abominable. You occupied the most beautiful woman in the audience last night and didn't let go for a second. I will never let you get away with it easily today!

Hood sat aside and watched Su Bai's performance quietly. Su Bai glanced at her, full of confidence. These parliamentarians are just a group of greedy pigs. I have fought with so many bigwigs in the White Eagle Country's Congress, so why should I be afraid of you guys!

Su Bai was full of confidence, strode to the podium, and waved for everyone to be quiet

"Dear members of the United Provinces, I am Viscount Suber of Atlans from the Kingdom of England. I have been entrusted by the great Queen Elizabeth to express goodwill to your country and to negotiate a win-win deal with you!"

"Humph! Viscount Su Bai, you have a clever mouth. I think you are not here to discuss business, but to ask for help. I think you will eventually ask our United Provinces Republic to send reinforcements to save you!"

The parliamentarians in the audience laughed, as if they were all ridiculing this arrogant British guy.

Su Bai smiled and looked at the hundreds of parliamentarians in the audience, quietly waiting for them to laugh enough, and then said lightly:"This gentleman, if I am not mistaken, it should be Mr. Van Reina, the president of the Amsterdam Reina Chamber of Commerce, right?"

This fat businessman Van Reina was the first guy who invited Hood to dance last night and was rejected. He snorted,"That's right!"

Su Bai sneered,"Mr. Reina, I know a little about your reputation. Your company has always been killing the chicken to get the eggs in business. I don't want to say more about this. After all, this is your own business style. But I remember very clearly that when your country resisted Spain, you repeatedly proposed not to care about Belgium, thinking that they were a burden!"

Su Bai shrugged,"But the fact is not so. The United Provinces is neither the Netherlands nor Belgium, but a united country. If you two countries do not unite, how can you repel the Spanish army? There is a famous saying in the East, called the lips and teeth are cold, I think the truth here is not difficult to understand!"

Su Bai stared at Mr. Reiner,"Mr. Reiner, no matter what attitude your country holds, our country will defeat the Spanish Invincible Armada, there is no doubt about that! But if your country does not participate, then all the benefits will belong to England alone.... "

Reiner was speechless, after all, it was his bad idea to propose to reject Belgium.

At this time, another congressman stood up and said lightly,"Mr. Su Bai, what you said is a bit of a substitution of concepts. The Netherlands and Belgium are neighbors. Of course, we will help each other. It is the common enemy that brought us together. But now we have signed a peace agreement with Spain. Why should we confront the powerful British Empire for the benefit of your country?"

Su Bai nodded slightly,"This person should be Mr. Ambro from Flanders. If someone else said this, I would not be surprised at all! But Mr. Ambro is the most outstanding wise man in the United Provinces Republic. Can you only see this far?"

Su Bai's words, which were openly praising but actually criticizing, made Ambro a little embarrassed,"Mr. Su Bai, you don't need to play these words, just get to the point!"

"Very good, it is easy to talk to smart people. Then I will say it directly, your country and our country will join forces, there are only benefits and no harm!"There was all kinds of noise and clamor in the audience! Su Bai waved his hand to signal, but the noise continued. Finally, the speaker could not stand it anymore, he stood up and asked the audience to be quiet.

""Dear gentlemen, you are now representing the face of the country. Please note that you are not representing individuals!"

The whole audience was silent.

Su Bai smiled slightly,"It's very simple, we can analyze it according to the situation. First of all, under the premise that your country does not participate in the war, there are two situations. The first is that our country is defeated, and the second is that our country wins. If our country loses, I don't think Spain will want our territory. They will only want one thing, the right of military passage through the strait!"

The faces of the congressmen in the audience changed. Everyone knew what this right of military passage was for.

Su Bai added a weight to the matter,"This right of military passage, I said it is not aimed at your country, do you believe it? Your country's independence is a slap in the face of Spain, the empire on which the sun never sets!"

Su Bai slammed the table,"The first conclusion, if our country loses, your country can only face the wrath of Spain and its 50,000 troops alone. Do you agree with this?"

The whole audience was silent. After a while, the congressmen expressed their agreement. The advantage of businessmen is that they give in quickly, and the disadvantage is that they give in very quickly. Businessmen have no stance, only interests, especially in this era dominated by monarchy, when businessmen have not yet truly become a class. Although the Federal Republic is the first capitalist republic, they are still in the exploratory stage.

Therefore, Su Bai is not dealing with a powerful capitalist republic now, but just a group of businessmen.

He continued:"Okay, let's discuss the second result. Our country fights alone and wins! Don't doubt it, I can tell you the reason why our country won."

Su Bai slightly modified the process of his analysis to Queen Elizabeth and repeated it. He talked about the specialties and personalities of the various Spanish naval commanders, the strength of the Spanish fleet, and the firepower configuration of each warship. This strong self- confidence quickly infected everyone present. Everyone even began to feel that it was not impossible for England to defeat Spain alone, and it was even a high probability that it could be achieved.

The attitudes of the parliamentarians changed, and they began to discuss in a low voice the possibility of participating in the war and the scope of benefits to be gained.

Su Bai waved his hand again for everyone to be quiet.

"Now let's continue to discuss the third possibility, your country's participation in the war. There is no need to discuss this. With your country's participation in the war, we will definitely win a great victory."

At this time, the Speaker stood up. He was the real person in charge of this country.

"Mr. Su Bai, your speech is very wonderful, but I have two questions. First, if your country defeats Spain alone, which I think is very likely to happen, then our United Provinces Republic will not have to pay anything and can get the most benefits."

"Second, if our country joins the war, how can we ensure that the benefits we gain are greater than those of sitting back and watching?"

Hood's face changed slightly. Yes, the United Provinces Republic can just watch. Unless England is defeated, they will not suffer any loss. And Su Bai has just analyzed that England will not be defeated. What should we do now? It's hard to explain. How could Su Bai make such a mistake? It's all my fault for squeezing him too hard last night!

Su Bai laughed,"Dear Speaker Van Hummel, I���I've been waiting for you to say this! I admire your wisdom very much. I will reveal the answer to this mystery for you now."

"First, we can defeat the Spanish Armada alone, but we cannot destroy them. You should understand this. Moreover, we only need to defeat Spain. If your country does not participate in the war, then our approach is to defeat the Spanish Armada, show our strength and determination, and then help the Armada complete its supply and repair, and watch them all the way east.".

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