"I wonder if your nation would be willing to accept such conditions. We hope this can help restore the friendly relations between Spain and the Netherlands," Dutch Ambassador William said with utmost sincerity.
Carlo looked at Ambassador William with a smile, not surprised by the ambassador's words.
Facing a more powerful Spain, the Dutch Government is likely to take the initiative to retreat. Since it wants to retreat, the first thing the Dutch Government must do is to clear its name in this conflict to avoid suffering greater losses.
Sure enough, in Ambassador William's words, a Dutch-led border invasion of Lanfang Republic turned into a native unrest caused by Dutch negligence.
Although the Dutch Government still bears some responsibility, Ambassador William's words made it very clear that they are willing to compensate Spain with the Kutai Sultanate and a certain amount of funds.
