Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

William IV secretly thought: Compared to the French and Slavs, as expected, the future Kaiser in front of him ultimately valued German blood the most. It is precisely because of this importance that I want to unify all of Germany.

Germanic blood can be found throughout northern Europe and south to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the entire Germany, and Poland.

If they can unite and concentrate their strength, they will almost dominate Europe and the world.

But it's easier said than done.

Thinking of the future confrontation between Germany and Britain, William IV could only shake his head secretly. It took a hundred years for the internal fighting in Germany to officially end.

Unfortunately, at that time, the Slavs had already officially emerged as a global power. The areas where the Germanic peoples lived in Europe were in ruins due to the war. In the end, they could only maintain their global status in North America, and they were almost dependent on others.

William IV is now one of the leaders of the Germanic tribe and comes from Nassau.

And now the Principality of Nassau is surrounded by the Kingdom of Prussia ruled by William I. Therefore, with Prussia taking control of the land where his ancestors had risen, William IV did not want to fall out with William I.

So, I just directed the topic to the Germanic ethnic group.

William I's heart was also spinning rapidly.

William IV deliberately mentioned the great Germanic people, was he preparing to use Germanic blood to arouse Prussia's favor?

Thinking of this, he thought he had guessed what William IV was thinking.

Also, the ancestral homeland of the Germanic people is the southern peninsula of Scandinavia, which is now under the control of Sweden.

The Netherlands' recent alliance with Sweden has made other Germanic countries embarrassed to attack the Netherlands, for fear of triggering Swedish intervention.

Attacking the Netherlands may be similar to attacking other Germanic countries.

William I suddenly thought that the Dutch king in front of him also married a Danish princess who was also a Germanic country. The relationship with Denmark was not an alliance but an alliance.

If the Kingdom of Hanover had not been captured earlier, the Netherlands, Hanover, Denmark, and Sweden might have been connected. At that time, it was really difficult for Prussia to attack.

Coupled with Britain's assistance at sea behind it, Prussia would have no hope of territorial expansion into the Atlantic.

Fortunately, these countries did not form an alliance at that time, but Prussia took the opportunity to capture Hanover.

William IV: "The Germanic people are the greatest ethnic group in Europe. Your Majesty William I, you and Queen Victoria now rule the greatest country of our Germanic people, and under you, we, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark. We Countries need to unify their foreign policy."

William I was shocked all over and looked at William IV in disbelief.

William IV actually mentioned what he and Bismarck were thinking.

Even though he hid quickly, his flaws were still exposed.

William IV was overjoyed and secretly lamented that the patriotic education and national justice of his previous life were indeed true. It is still very useful to inspire the selfish monarchs in Europe in front of them.

He continued: "The whole of Central and Northern Europe belongs to us Germans, and if we unite, then which country in the world can touch the beard of our Germans and directly destroy it?"

William I quickly woke himself up from the world described by William IV.

He stared at William IV with some annoyance and amusement. He almost got pecked in the eye by the geese when he was hunting geese all day long.

Seeing that William I woke up, William IV said indifferently: "Moreover, your Majesty, don't forget. We are different from those Catholic countries such as Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, because we believe in Protestantism. The Ten Years' War is still fresh in our minds, and the Netherlands does not want the Germans to suffer such suffering again."

William I was shocked again. Looking at William IV, in the end, he didn't know what to say.

Moltke, Chief of General Staff, glanced at William IV, and finally, he fell silent.

Mark Rudd, who was next to him, was even more shocked than William I and the two, because he had never known that William IV was so "great". He thought to himself: Today I know that your Majesty did everything for Germany. It is really great.

Seeing that he had deceived a few people, William IV said seriously: "Your Majesty William I, I think the country established by the Germans should plant their flags all over the world. The Netherlands is now planting the Dutch flag in the Far East throughout the southern Pacific. , in Africa we also occupied the east, while Britain flanked the Suez, and southern Africa.

Prussia was in Namibia and Cameroon in southwest Africa and Somalia in the east. Compared with us, Prussia has too few overseas colonies. Therefore, we in the Netherlands also support Prussia's overseas development and expand the territory of the Germans.

To this end, the Dutch Garden supported Prussian development in the Far East, as well as at home."

William I stared at William IV seriously, and the latter responded without blinking. Not timid at all.

William I: "If His Majesty William IV performs a stage play, there will definitely be a large audience. To be honest, I almost believe it. Tell me, what is Holland's idea?"

William IV's face was full of praise, as if he had been seen through and his secret was revealed.

So William IV said awkwardly: "The Netherlands hopes that Germany can expand its presence in the world. Of course, it would be best if the expansion of presence and the development of the Netherlands can be combined to move forward together."

Seeing that William I was still staring at him, William IV shrugged and said frankly: "The Netherlands is now entering a stage of rapid development in the Far East, but many equipment and industrial products need markets.

Of course, a lot of resources have been exploited. Prussia is the resource market of the Netherlands, so the Netherlands is willing to sign a trade agreement with Prussia to promote trade exchanges between the two sides. In particular, we are willing to help him organize supplies for the Prussian army's Somali colony."

William I suddenly realized that after talking for a long time, the Netherlands wanted to use these Prussian overseas colonies and use Prussian consumption to provide economic development for those territories in the Netherlands.

This is a pretty good note.

However, this is not a big problem for Prussia. Besides, it is too far away from Prussia, so supply is a bit difficult.

However, you can't give it to the other party too easily.

Therefore, William I proposed what benefits Prussia would gain.

It was just a casual mention, but I, William IV, unexpectedly gave him a shocking "benefit". Even Moltke and Mark Rudd stood up immediately.

What did William IV say?

Go back 50 seconds in time,

I saw William IV saying: "The Netherlands is willing to develop a new fuel with Prussia, because the Netherlands knows a place with amazing storage."