Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Speaking of this, William IV couldn't help but lament that balance of power diplomacy really penetrated into the souls of the leaders of British diplomacy in various eras.

It turns out that it has existed since ancient times.

It was not without reason that the Indian subcontinent was divided into India and India in later generations. This was a foreshadowing set by the British for a comeback before leaving. In the end, although they did not succeed in returning there again, the various pits left behind made this area The subcontinent is riddled with holes, and there are constant wars even in the 21st century. However, there are high and low races in India. This solidified "legacy" deliberately left by the British has harmed India even more.

This is great balance of power diplomacy.

Of course it doesn't stop there.

Among the countries in the Middle East, the disputes between various factions are also traps set by the British during their early rule. If they want to get out of the trap, it depends on how they break it.

Having read a lot about the various "plots" set by Britain around the world, William IV never thought that it was right for Queen Victoria to be called the European grandmother who was used by later generations to improve her image, because she signed various Such documents and treaties made her controversial.

If the signing pen in her hand is a butcher's knife, then the number of souls written by her pen must not be less than ten million.

With one stroke of the pen, millions of heads fall to the ground. Is there any woman in the world who can do it?

Even Wu Zetian, whom William IV was familiar with, could hardly compare with Queen Victoria in terms of influence.

"New Zealand aside, there are more mountains and less flat land. The number of immigrants who want to come to the UK will not only increase, but will even decrease. Don't forget, after exchanging the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State Republic with the UK, the UK has already Having fully mastered South Africa and having learned this painful lesson, Your Majesty and colleagues, I think Queen Victoria and the British government will put immigration on the agenda, and after the war, the people of the British Isles have lived a safe and worry-free life. I no longer have that desire.

The 400,000 British people from Australia who migrated to New Zealand are the best target immigrants.”

Venus analyzed.

William IV nodded and said: "Yes, so in the past few years, Britain should be like us and develop mining in South Africa to increase local resources. This is the main purpose. And we must seize this strategic opportunity and develop ourselves. In this period of stability, Among the opportunities, the most important thing is to quickly establish a foothold in Australia and establish a solid rule."

"The Pacific Railway built by the United States is said to have a construction period of seven years and will employ labor from poor countries around the world. So, Your Majesty, if we want to save the cost of incoming energy, we must also recruit external labor?" Tom asked .

He had to ask, because before coming with William IV this time, he had been told that he would talk to the former Governor of the Dutch East Indies, Jan Simskerk, Chief of Army Staff Jop Il, and Minister of Industry. Wem Cote, Vice Minister of the Navy Theo Linden, and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Venus formed the deputy cabinet of the Far East.

This is a team that William IV will personally form. The purpose is to continue to serve as a symbol of the continued existence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the event of any unexpected events in the Far East and Europe.

"No, why hire those people? Recruit from East India. After all, there is a large population there. Also, you can just hire Burmese and other Siamese (later known as Thais), but you must pay attention to the balance of population. , so that they can check and balance each other and not become dominant.”

William IV said with sharp eyes.

"Burmese?"

Wem Cote asked puzzledly: "Now after the first Anglo-Burmese War in 1826 and the second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852, Burma was divided into Upper Burma and Lower Burma. Are we recruiting people from Upper Burma, ruled by the Konbaung dynasty, or from Lower Burma, occupied by the British?”

William IV did not answer, but asked McKay Sean: "How is Anna's current situation with the royal family of Siam (later Thailand, and now also includes the countries of Laos and Cambodia)?"

“She has a good relationship with King Rama IV and now serves as the tutor for more than a dozen princes and princesses of King Rama IV.

Some time ago, she and Rama IV went from conflict to reconciliation, and then developed a good impression of each other. The two are now in a super friendly relationship, and are also called the second queen by the Siamese people.

She is now very influential in the Siam Empire."

Following the introduction of McKay Sean, director of the Dutch International Intelligence Agency, everyone here realized that William IV had such a deep layout.

It has actually penetrated into Siam, a medium-sized country in the Far East that is also well-known in Europe.

It turns out that starting in 1858, Anna, a Dutch East Indian widow who was affiliated with the Dutch International Intelligence Service, came to the Kingdom of Siam, because at this time, the Kingdom of Siam began to learn from the West to develop its economy and military.

Therefore, Anna's beautiful face and knowledge quickly made her famous in Bangkok, and finally alarmed the Bangkok royal family, so she was interviewed by the then King Rama IV and hired to become the royal family's tutor of Western culture.

During this period, there was a dispute because of different ideas, especially Anna's secret instillation of the warm charm of the Netherlands, which ran counter to the culture of the great countries of Britain and France that Rama IV wanted his children to learn from. However, In the end, Anna was convinced. From conflict to reconciliation, the two actually fell in love with each other with an age gap of nearly 20 years.

Through Anna, Rama IV also learned the essence and connotation of modern Western culture and civilization, and at the same time developed a good impression of the Netherlands.

Therefore, in the recent large-scale transactions, Rama IV preferred to trade with the Dutch East Indies. After nearly four years of development, the economy between the two places has become a close economic and personnel exchange relationship.

The founding king of this dynasty of the Bangkok Dynasty of the Kingdom of Siam was King Chakuri, known as Rama I. He ruled in Siam from 1782 to 1809 for a total of 27 years.

His first move after taking the throne was to move the capital of the royal family from Thonburi, the recently disappeared Thonburi dynasty, to Bangkok on the other side of the river. Therefore, it was called the Bangkok dynasty, and he established a brand new Bangkok dynasty palace.

After Rama I died in 1809, his son Rama II continued to focus on the construction of Bangkok as the most important work during the 15 years from 809 to 1824 when he ruled the country.

After King Rama III completed the construction of Bangkok from 1824 to 1851.

I found that the huge neighboring country to the north had begun to fall into decline and was frequently challenged by Western powers. In the 17th century, the Kingdom of Siam was invaded by Western Portugal, the Netherlands, Britain, and France, so I knew the power of the firearms of these Western countries.

So in order to work hard to develop the Kingdom of Siam, he started to contact Western civilization again, got in touch with various countries, and sent out missions or representative offices in various countries, in order to learn Western culture,

Speaking of which, Siam is the first country in the East that wants to learn Western culture and technology. Unfortunately, the effect and intensity are still far behind the latecomers Japan.