Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Olivier only saw the place pointed by Napoleon III, which was a small island near Kalimantan.

It is located in the Balabac Strait, with the Sulu Sea to the east, the huge Qingnan Sea to the west, and across the sea is South Vietnam, which is now occupied by France.

This position is very important to France, but it is also a disposable place for Spain.

"Spain is no longer confident in the United Kingdom, so by handing over this island to us, it can hand over the matter of facing Kalimantan directly to us, which will help them a lot."

Olivier said: "Your Majesty is right."

"Our relationship with Spain is rock solid and our identification with the Spanish royal family has never changed.

The relationship between our two countries is the strongest cornerstone of peace in the Iberian Peninsula and cannot be shaken by anyone. This is the purpose of our two countries.

Here in France we call on Spain and all relevant parties to stop attacking the Queen of Spain and give Spain a peaceful national environment."

December 27, 1862.

In Paris, French Prime Minister Olivier condemned Spanish rumormongers for seriously injuring the Spanish royal family and pledged his support for the Spanish royal family and government cabinet.

Followed closely by the Netherlands, Tsarist Russia and even Prussia, the foreign ministries of various countries also made moves to support the Spanish royal family.

Seeing the support from so many countries, the Spanish domestic government slowly suppressed its restlessness and gradually restored calm.

But what the people at the bottom don't know is that because of this incident, the queen, nobles and cabinet at the top have paid a heavy price.

The French Empire got Balabac Island in the Far East at a low price, Tsarist Russia also bought the Tawi-Tawi Islands in the Sulu Islands at a low price, Prussia also bought the Tapul Islands nearby, and the Netherlands took the southern part of Mindanao. Sarangani Islands.

The Philippines is so far away from Spain that ordinary Spaniards do not notice any changes.

The three countries of France, Hope, and Portugal benefited. Not to mention, other countries soon knew about it. The United Kingdom, Portugal, and even Italy were very dissatisfied and worked hard. In the end, others benefited, but they themselves harmed their relations with Spain. .

That's it for Britain, at least they won't take that colony seriously.

But Portugal and Italy are different, especially Italy's Emmanuel II, it was heartbreaking to see.

Portugal at least has a large number of overseas colonies. Not to mention African colonies such as Mozambique and Angola, even the largest country in South America used to be theirs.

Although it is not under direct control now, there is no doubt that Brazil is close to Portugal. After all, the Brazilian emperor is still directly related to the Portuguese royal family within three generations.

I originally wanted to make Spain unhappy, but with the intervention of France and the support of other countries, a royal crisis in Spain ended.

Fortunately, before that, he had already taken advantage of the royal crisis in Spain and sent Italian troops south. With the approval of Britain, he sent 20,000 Italian soldiers through the Suez Canal and landed in Eritrea, preparing to attack Egypt. Serbia carries out colonial invasion.

This is an act of stealing the sky and changing the day!

It was thought that Joseph I's Austrian Empire had to prepare an army of 50,000 men, and at this time the army had not yet raised half of its troops.

Emmanuel II was very proud of this.

But what he didn't know was that with the discord between Portugal and Spain, Emmanuel II made preemptive moves in Ethiopia.

But it triggered a war between the powerful powers in various European regions in Africa, turning Africa into a powder keg.

Even Britain's Queen Victoria and Prime Minister Viscount Palmerston, who thought everything was under control, were unexpected.

The capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.

King Tewodros II has been a little troubled recently. He now feels very stressed.

Because he suddenly discovered that the major European powers have laid a dragnet around Ethiopia, causing the indigenous neighbors around Ethiopia to fall and become colonies of these powers.

Eastern Somalia became a Prussian colony.

The Netherlands in Kenya to the south, Britain in Sudan to the west, Italy to the Red Sea in the north and Eritrea to the northwest.

These countries are all staring at Ethiopia with eager eyes, as if we have become fat in their eyes.

"Saler, how do I feel? It was better in the past few years. Although there were constant wars at that time, they were all civil wars in Ethiopia. At least at that time, Ethiopia was still a forgotten country in the world. In the corner, where is it like now? The world is starting to pay attention to us."

His son, Ethiopian Crown Prince Salmariam, is silent.

In the first half of this century, Ethiopia was an easily forgotten corner. Many warlords and feudal lords in the country were fighting constantly. They relied on the foothill terrain to maintain this place, and the surrounding areas were occupied by Muslim forces. Encirclement and control are close to connecting all parts of the world and isolating them by sea.

Against this background, his father Tewodros II made his debut in 1855 at the age of 37.

According to Ethiopian domestic standards, he is a well-educated aristocratic son. He is not only familiar with his country, writing and Christian affairs, but also has dabbled in the history of various countries in the world. His father even knows a little about Shakespeare's plays. .

But his father will not become merciful because of this. He is still very realistic. His father Tewodros II passed the war and won for himself a country that did not belong to him.

Coupled with the tragic situation of the teenager and his father, the whole person has become eccentric and tempered, and his temper has become increasingly violent.

Especially after winning a war with neighboring warlords, he would kill the soldiers of these countries, making the neighboring countries fear him.

Therefore, Saler was also very afraid of this father.

“Although we can rely on military means to control the country, now I am overwhelmed by the bad geographical situation in the Sudan region in the north.

It was an Egyptian colony earlier and the Cairo authorities who believed in Islam continued to unite with the Ottoman Empire from Constantinople and tried to go south along the Nile River and the Red Sea coast.

I was very troubled by this at the time. After all, I was suppressed by the Muslim forces, and I was unable to stop the development of the Islamic tribes in the coastal areas.

To this end, I sent a large number of people to seek help from Western countries, and successively visited the five major Western countries: Britain, France, Tsarist Russia, Prussia and Austria.

But from the perspective of the European powers at that time, it seemed that Ethiopia was a place with no strategic value. Compared with the Ottomans and Egypt, the interior of East Africa was indeed barren.

We do not have the excellent ports of Somalia, Arabia and Kenya.

Therefore, it is ridiculous that the cabinet of Queen Victoria and Viscount Palmerston did not respond to our request for help.

Other countries are even more unwilling to offend the Ottoman Empire and make risky investments. After all, this will anger the UK and offend the Ottoman Empire and Egypt."

Tewodros II mocked: "Times have changed. You see, the world has changed. Such a barren place in Africa has become a hotbed of European countries, even the Marina Desert in the west.

Children, let me tell you, Europeans are the most cunning. They have a set of procedures for colonizing various places.

I know the methods used by European governments when they want to annex an Eastern country.

They will first send missionaries to conduct missions and infiltrate the hearts of the people, then send consuls to support the missionaries' missions, and then ask the army to back up the consuls. "

He told Salle: "I told the consuls of the French Empire, Britain and other countries in Ethiopia that we understood their operation methods. I told them that I was not the king of Hindustan. People will be fooled like this. I would rather deal directly with the invader army locally.

That's exactly it"

I am not a native king of Hindustan and will not be fooled like this. I'd rather deal directly with the army! "

Just when Tewodros II was about to teach his son again, an emergency military report appeared.

"Your Majesty, a large-scale Italian army has landed in Eritrea. It is said that the size is not less than 20,000."

Before Tewodros II could say anything, Crown Prince Saler looked at General Sack, the head of the Ethiopian military in front of him, in shock.

Tewodros II calmly said: "Distribution?"

"Your Majesty, in addition to the original 5,000 people in Asmara, Italy landed more than 10,000 people there this time. Assab in the east originally had only 2,000 people, but now 10,000 people have landed there."

"Twenty-seven thousand people?"

Tewodros II closed his eyes. After a long time, he opened them. The great emperor who unified Ethiopia revealed his majestic figure and said proudly to his son Salmariam:

"Saller, let's go, let me show you how I defeated those Italian bastards, and let you take over Ethiopia and baptize it in the future."

"Father, please give me your instructions." Saler looked at his proud father and immediately responded.

"You go to the south of Kenya and look for George, the person in charge of the Netherlands there, who was the original leader of the Orange Free State in South Africa. Tell him that we in Ethiopia are willing to help them defend their northern borders and support the Netherlands. dominance in Kenya.

At the same time, we are willing to transfer the territory to the west of Lake Chauwu and south of Amino to the Netherlands. The Netherlands has always been interested in Lake Turkana. I know that we are seeking arms support from the Netherlands and we are willing to buy it.

At the same time, people were sent to eastern Somalia to communicate with Prince Frederick Karl of Prussia.

Requesting Prussia to support us in military training, we are willing to transfer the eastern territory from Kurmis in the north to the Alamo in the south to Prussia, provided that the two countries sign a 20-year alliance. "

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