Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

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However, things seem to be completely beyond the expectations of everyone outside. The British government has surprisingly chosen not to make any comments, which has increased everyone's imagination: Britain, are you afraid? Or is it working in the shadows with energies that might burst out suddenly?

As the initiator of this action, the three countries of France and the Netherlands have surprisingly maintained a tacit understanding with the United Kingdom, and have not issued any statement on this to explain the reasons and goals for the joint fleet of this voyage.

This has caused discussions among the common people, and even politicians from various countries are paying attention, staring at the driving direction of this combined fleet, trying to determine the plans of the three countries.

The seat of the British Empire Cabinet, Downing Street.

Downing Street is located in Whitehall in central London, on the corner of the Parade Ground and St James's Park, just a few minutes from Westminster Palace.

Downing Street was built by Dr. George Downing, the first generation of Sir Downing from 1632 to 1689. The street was named after his surname. Downing himself was a soldier and a diplomat.

He worked for Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II successively. Later, Charles II gave Downing a piece of land close to St. James's Park. After construction, the land is now Downing Street.

Downing Street is now the official residence of the cabinet members, including the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

"Viscount, I think we are too indulgent to the Three Kingdoms. Judging from the fact that the Three Kingdoms chose to provocatively form a combined fleet this time, we should at least express our opposition. After all, the interests and status of the Empire in the Atlantic Ocean have always been It has always been to suppress all countries in an all-round way. Now, with the combination of the Three Kingdoms, the navy of the British Empire has the wrong feeling of being surpassed by the Three Kingdoms. The result can be drawn from the reaction of the Chinese people this time, not to mention them. Even I feel depressed."

Palmerston was noncommittal about the words of business secretary Richard Cobden.

Instead he said:

"If you find a few big men around you waiting for a fat piece of beef in your hand, you should fight them in two teams, and declare that the winner who is standing at the end will win. Half of the beef, when the last person still standing comes to you and asks for beef, we will go and bash each other head-on.

In essence, the British Empire is now in a situation similar to this protagonist with beef.

As the country with the most colonies in the world, it is a fortunate thing to be envied by others, and to be remembered by others, it proves how strong our national strength is.

Therefore, the existence of Britain's every move is itself a manifestation of its extensive influence on countries around the world, and countries around the world have envy and seduce other countries' strange eyes towards it. "

Especially in the era of the rapid rise of the world's emerging powers, let's not mention Prussia, and even the Russian Empire has only risen in the past century.

There is also the United States, and Italy has also established its foundation. We need to use special methods to maintain the position of our British Empire in the world. My predecessors did a good job, and we should also use these residual heat, and even add more fire. Establish our own continuing policy implementation.

Therefore, this time the Three Kingdoms seem to be targeting the UK, but in fact it is just a bold move.

France will not easily be willing to cooperate sincerely with others, only the binding of interests.

When they feel that the benefits are not big enough, when more benefits can be obtained by cooperating with another group of people, then this trilateral agreement will become a fake.

Hehe, now the Three Kingdoms are so happy, but in reality, the Three Kingdoms also have their own ghosts, and interests come first.

Since they want to show, as long as the fundamental interests of the UK are not involved, why not let them vent and then let them fight each other?

"But Prime Minister, are they likely to continue acting?"

Richard Cobden had stepped into the British Cabinet a few years ago. He used to have a team of his own in the Whig Party, and even in 1859, he was competing with Palmerston for the position of Prime Minister in the National Party. In the end, he lost to the other party, but the other party also invited him to take up the post of Minister of Commerce. Based on the principle of not confronting the general situation, he took a conciliatory attitude and did not reject the other party's good intentions, and accepted.

In terms of policy, however, he sometimes sticks to his own ideas, as he famously opposed the Corn Laws.

"But, why aren't we acting?"

"Then Prime Minister, what should we do next? Now that domestic public opinion is dissatisfied with our cabinet, if we do not take countermeasures, then in the next general election, the Tory Party will really turn over."

Palmerston Zhizhu said: "Since the Three Kingdoms are going to play such a game, so good, let's play with them too, and ask our people in South America to start propaganda and spread a message in South America, That is, the three-nation coalition army is ready to land in the southern part of the United States to support the southern part of the United States against the northern United States, and then the world will promote it simultaneously.”

Richard Cobden was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of shock, and then rejoiced: "High, it's too high."

When other cabinet members heard the remarks, their eyes were also bright. One stance towards the United States completely exposed the differences between the three countries to the world.

......

On April 8, 1862, the U.S. "Southern Herald" first reported the news that the marching direction of the combined navy of the Netherlands, France and Prussia had been determined to land in Florida, the United States, which would help the South resist the invasion of the North.

For a time, the entire South of the United States fell into cheers, and even some people from the Southern Alliance of the United States stood up to express their appreciation for the support of the three countries, and at the same time expressed a lot of gratitude.

Even the commander-in-chief of the South, Robert Edward Lee, came forward.

"Thank you very much for the support of the three countries. We sincerely thank them. They are very helpful to us. It is said that the three countries will provide more than 10,000 army support this time, and naval support is our most urgent. To this end, we will carry out The most delicious dinner, ready to entertain them when they arrive."

With the determination of the number one figure in the southern military, they all looked at the north of the United States with strange eyes.

Europe!

Amsterdam.

When William IV heard the news, he felt very strange.

This is nothing. The combined fleet has not yet started, and it has been instructed by others. The three countries set sail, but the purpose is to be grasped by others?

Needless to say, he also knew that the initiator behind this time was the United Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, should we refute each other externally?"

Hesbet Feng said worriedly: "Britain is really ruthless this time, but as long as we refute each other openly, we can greatly embarrass them.

It is said that public opinion in the UK has already fermented, and there is a risk of attacking their cabinet at any time. If we refute, it is possible that their public opinion will be even more dangerous, and this government may step down.”

William IV did not answer, but instead looked at Dutch Prime Minister Tolbeck. "How does the Prime Minister feel about this?"

"No," Tolbeck objected: "Your Majesty, I don't think we should refute it. Instead, we should immediately contact France and Prussia to silence the matter, and at the same time order the fleet to change its direction. The direction is exactly the Florida in this public opinion.”

Tolbek spoke amazingly.

To the surprise of all the members of the Privy Council present.

William IV asked with interest: "Why?"

"Your Majesty and everyone, have you ever thought about it? Recently, we have had several conflicts with the North American countries. Although the tension between the two countries seems to have eased temporarily because of British reasons, the fundamental contradiction has not been completely resolved.

In the past, I was thinking about how the Netherlands would complete its dissolving relationship with the United States and how to deal with this emerging power. After all, the Netherlands is too small, but it is somewhat impossible to start.

The UK's move this time directly reflects the attitude of the three countries towards the United States, although it clearly makes clear the differences between the three countries, and directly punishes them.

But is it not an opportunity for the Netherlands to ease up with the United States.

Your Majesty, the population of the Netherlands needs to grow recently, but the United States has 600,000 Dutch people. If we can step up the withdrawal of these Dutch people because of this, it will be just like in South Africa during this period. uukanshu. com then the last beneficiary, the Netherlands is definitely one of the countries with the most.

When others think that the Netherlands is competing for territory with other countries, what they don't know is that His Majesty's actions these days are all to unite the Dutch people in the world.

As long as more than one million people return, the Dutch population policy will continue.

Even, we can put these millions of people directly into overseas territories, such as Alaska, such as East India.

For example, Madagascar and Tanzania, which His Majesty is ready to take, and Queensland and the Northern Territory in northern Australia, which are ready to be traded.

Especially Australia, according to the data of the UK, the population is only about 1 million, and the New Zealand Island is only tens of thousands. If we step up the layout of population policy, then according to the long-term goal set by His Majesty to win Australia, the speed will increase. faster. "

The Privy Council was quiet, and at the same time there was hope.

William IV looked around the crowd and said: "The current location of the Netherlands, you don't need me to tell you what the situation is. This is the land of four battles, there is no danger to defend, it can be a granary, but it can also be said that it was harvested by others. battlefield.

For the Netherlands to grow, it needs an environment that can develop stably. At the second level, Madagascar, the sphere of influence is Tanzania, the Kingdom of Congo and Angola, which we had an alliance with us a hundred years ago, which is the development direction I chose.

But our goal is the Australian mainland. As long as we win it, it will be a leap-forward development for us. Think about it, when the time comes to link to the Dutch East Indies, what is the area of ​​the Netherlands, and there is room for development how extensive...

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