Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Next was Queen Victoria, followed by Joseph I of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although he was a little dissatisfied, he still accepted that William I had squeezed out the position that should have belonged to him.

Then opposite him were Christian IX of the Netherlands and his Mec foreign minister.

William IV and Hesbert von were on the short side of the long oval table, opposite Karl XV.

This is how the status of the royal families of the Germanic countries began.

William IV secretly thought: No matter where you go, only those with strong fists will be respected by others.

King Karl XV pretended to cough twice, cleared his throat, and said: "First of all, thank you all for coming to Sweden. It is an honor for Sweden and me."

After King Karl XV finished speaking, he said with a solemn expression: "Today, the living environment of the Germans has undergone tremendous changes, especially the countries ruled by your Majesty here, all have large and small colonies or territories overseas."

When Joseph I heard this, he squinted at William I with dissatisfaction. Nigeria had been extorted in half by the Russian Empire, and Prussia "included the credit" for this.

"If Prussia had not started the war first and even occupied Galicia, giving the Russian Empire an opportunity to take advantage of it, the Austrian Empire would not be what it is now."

Thinking of this, his dissatisfaction with Prussia accumulated deeper and deeper.

However, he also understood that power is stronger than people. Now Prussia has achieved great power, but Austria has fallen. With the help of the Hungarians (also known as the Magyars), they agreed to merge and became a dual country (that is, two countries, two governments, and two governments). Parliament, a joint emperor, in fact, Sweden at this time was similar, but the Swedes conquered Norway by force, while Joseph I did it by drawing pie).

Karl 15 said: "Everyone, today's summit is about the rise and fall of the German nation. You can speak freely. How about this? Let's sort them by age, starting with the youngest, His Majesty William IV. Bar"

William IV glanced at Karl XV with a surprised look on his face. Everyone guessed that William IV obviously didn't know about this and was attacked by Karl XV.

In this regard, everyone is interested in the King of the Netherlands, who is only 26 years old.

Speaking of which, this is the first time that many people have met face to face and can "examine" William IV, who has been in the limelight in recent years.

Sweden's Foreign Minister Ladwig took a careful look at William IV and said to himself: We will find out later how many kilograms there are.

Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck: I heard that books can be ghostwritten, and works can also be plagiarized, but it is difficult to cover up weaknesses in this face-to-face chat. Let’s see later, where is William IV’s speaking style, emphasis and weaknesses. For the future of Prussia.

Denmark's Foreign Minister Meike also secretly stared at the "uncle" of the Danish royal family. Seeing Christian IX's hand holding the tea cup shaking slightly next to him, he also worried about William IV: I hope William IV Your Majesty may be able to overcome the "hard times".

Russell, who was next to Queen Victoria, squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was in a drowsy state, but it wasn't his naked eyes that made people dare not look down upon him. He was an old man who was more than 20 years older than Karl XV.

Who dares to ignore it!

William IV seemed unaware that he had become the center of attention, let alone his various personal thoughts.

With the vigor of a 26-year-old and the majesty of a five-year-old king, he said: "The rise and fall of the German nation is closely related to everyone here."

The beginning is quite satisfactory, which is considered normal.

“The Latins in Southern Europe are huge, needless to say the French Empire, the strength of the newly built Kingdom of Italy cannot be underestimated, and Emmanuel II’s ambitions are not small.

The Kingdom of Portugal, where his son-in-law Luis I lives, is one and the same as Brazil. Although Brazil opposes Spanish colonial rule in South America and is also afraid that Portugal will interfere too much in Brazil and is on guard against Portugal, none of this can stop the Brazilian Emperor Pedro. The fact is that the Second Emperor is a direct descendant of Portugal, and his alliance with Portugal continues. "

But when William IV said this, everyone present had other thoughts.

They have reason to suspect that William IV seems to want to introduce the situation in South America into this meeting and get all countries to agree with the Netherlands' support for Argentina."

Therefore, most people here did not take it seriously and had already made up their minds to find excuses to refuse when William IV proposed it. Especially Joseph I, who had given up the idea and directly denied it in his heart.

William IV continued this topic: "It is precisely because of the resonant relationship between Portugal and Brazil that no matter how many colonies Portugal has, all countries will turn a blind eye, obviously not wanting to offend each other.

Not to mention Spain, its footprints are all over the Americas, and there are even Philippine Islands in the Pacific. The four Latin countries are very threatening to us Germans. The Spanish Empire’s thoughts are incomparable to those of Napoleon I. Everyone’s memory of almost dominating the European continent is still fresh, so the Latins can be called the most powerful enemies of our Germanic people.”

William IV's words made them feel even more that William IV's purpose was to make other countries hostile to Brazil and Portugal, and ultimately the Netherlands would benefit.

However, is this really the case?

Speaking of this, William IV looked at Queen Victoria and William I with great solemnity, and then said in an astonishing way: "The Latins have developed long ago, and they can be said to be the most developed status area in Europe before. The most developed region in Europe, where the Roman Empire was born.

After all, we are the latecomers.

We must completely make the Latin people of Southern Europe unable to stand up, so that the Germans can completely dominate the European continent, and even other parts of the world."

"Let's talk about it"

William IV looked around at everyone and said: "The Netherlands' financial center status drove the development of the entire Germanic people in the 17th and 18th centuries. In particular, the Dutch East India Company elevated the entire Germanic countries. You won't deny this, right?"

William IV set his sights on Queen Victoria of England.

Queen Victoria said: "Naturally, Britain is very grateful to the Netherlands for driving Britain's industrial development, and for allowing Britain to learn precious financial technology from Amsterdam. The Netherlands' historical position is indelible."

Even Queen Victoria, the British Queen who defeated the Netherlands, said this, and other countries would not object to William IV's statement.

William IV continued with satisfaction, "Amsterdam has been powerful for a long time now, but London is rapidly rising as a top city. Berlin and Vienna are even comparable to Paris. These four cities have caused Europe's previous center of gravity in the Mediterranean to move northward.

To put it bluntly, our Germanic-dominated places are now the protagonists of Europe and the world.

But too rapid development will arouse jealousy. The United Kingdom was provoked by France in North America, with the help of Spain, and eventually the North American colonies became independent and became the United States of America. British power was greatly damaged. I believe Queen Victoria would not object to this."