Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

In the second half of the 18th century, Britain established 13 colonies on the Atlantic coast, each of which was ruled by a governor sent by Britain.

At this time, the colony had developed a large number of plantations and established various industries such as textiles, ironmaking, and mining, and the economy was relatively prosperous.

In order to increase fiscal revenue, the British government at that time continued to increase taxes on the colonies and excessively squeezed and exploited the colonies, which aroused great anger among the colonial people.

As a result, secret anti-British organizations such as the "Sons of Liberty" and "Committee of Correspondence" appeared in the local area one after another. Anti-British incidents also occurred in various places. Incidents such as boycotting British goods, driving away tax envoys, burning tax stamps, and armed resistance continued to occur. , and finally the Boston Tea Party became the trigger, successfully angering the British government.

If these were just locals, Britain would naturally not take it seriously. However, they were dissatisfied with Britain's dominance of North America and resented being driven away from Spain and France, so they finally took the opportunity to send a large amount of resources to help these colonial locals deliver material support. Military instructors were sent to strengthen their military training, and they even participated in the training plan to attack the British army in North America. Finally, with the support of France and Spain, Millikin was established.

After America became independent, France, compared with Spain, increased its support for America's army, providing it with arms and other war preparation materials.

On December 17, 1777, it even became the first European country to recognize America as its own country, and signed an alliance with America in February of the following year. France and America began to be firmly tied together to fight against Britain.

As a result, Britain was cut off from the idea of ​​monopolizing the North American continent, and it became a lost dream. The British hate France.

Of course, Spain's presence in Mexico also made Britain unhappy. In the end, the British Royal Navy directly snatched Gibraltar away in retaliation for Spain.

Even the unfinished Suez Canal, which France worked hard to develop and develop, was taken away by the British without any thanks.

So when William IV mentioned the "masterpiece" of the Latins in North America, Queen Victoria's face almost fell.

She said harshly: "Latin people are indeed not good people."

How would you describe Latin people?

Both William I and Bismarck couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Bismarck's plan came from his heart and started to work quickly: "Can Prussia benefit from Britain's anti-Latin people? However, William IV made the topic clear, and it seems that the Netherlands is also dissatisfied with the Latin people? If Prussia uses too much force, will it Will it bring the Netherlands too close to the UK?"

Between gain and loss, it is a dilemma.

Joseph I was silent about this, because speaking of it, Austria was only close to Italy in the south, and because of the alliance between Prussia and Italy, the Austrian Empire collapsed and Venice was ceded to Italy.

Therefore, Italy is not a good thing, and Prussia is not much better.

Therefore, as the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Joseph I came in the name of the king of the German Kingdom of Austria this time, which was somewhat "inconsistent with his identity."

So he stood aside from the start.

As for Christian IX, he is relieved now.

British Foreign Secretary Russell calmly watched William IV's "performance" and thought about his intentions.

William IV's eyes moved away from Queen Victoria and fell on Joseph I: "Your Majesty Joseph, what do Austria think?"

Joseph I glared at William IV with dissatisfaction: "I clearly agreed that the younger ones would come first, why is it my turn so quickly?"

"However, Latins are greedy"

William IV immediately felt a sense of ridicule in his heart, the Latins are greedy, and you Austria are not weak either.

William IV said: "Just now, His Majesty Karl XV and His Majesty William IV both talked about the greatness and prosperity of Germany. I think as a German, I should be happy. However, just like what I just heard, Germany is now The enemies faced are also very powerful.

Although the glory of the Roman Empire is no longer the Latins, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Among the most powerful naval countries in the world, these four countries are among the top ten. France is second, Spain is third, Portugal and Italy are A little weaker, but still among the top ten powers.

Looking at the Germans, the British Empire under Queen Victoria was the most exciting. The Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, and Prussia that followed were all on par with Italy and Portugal. Therefore, the balance of victory did not completely tip to the Germans.

It has an advantage in terms of population. France has about the same population as the United Kingdom, Italy has about the same population as Austria, and Spain is not much different from Sweden, the Netherlands, and Denmark.

Germany has a Prussia”

William IV continued: "Economically, France's industry is good, but it cannot compare with Britain, Spain cannot compare with Prussia, Italy cannot compare with Austria, and Portugal naturally cannot compare with the Netherlands, so economically We also won completely.”

William IV continued his analysis, but he analyzed the Latins and Germans thoroughly.

"Listen," Karl XV said, "Everyone, we won three to two, but I'm not happy."

Bismarck stared sharply at William IV, who was sitting opposite Karl XV, and he seemed to have guessed something.

Suddenly, he saw Russell opposite with a look like "I knew you wouldn't be simple." Then a sense of awe arose in my heart.

This old guy who has dominated British politics for more than 30 years like Viscount Palmerston is indeed a guy who hides his secrets. In the past, he was overshadowed by Viscount Palmerston's brilliant light. Now Palmerston With the Viscount gone, it was hard to conceal his glory.

William IV asked: "I wonder what Karl XV means?"

Following William IV's question, Bismarck understood, and Russell opposite him also smiled.

Carl XV gave the other party a like.

He said: "I'm not afraid of people saying that we seek revenge without avoiding ourselves. If the Latins follow the calculation just now, they may indeed not be our opponents, but don't think that this will defeat them.

There is an old saying that the enemy of your enemy is your friend. Don’t forget, Europe is not just about Germans and Latins? "

"Karl XV refers to the Slavs?"

The person who spoke was the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Austria, Meck. As the foreign minister of a country, he was favored by Joseph I. Meck was naturally not a fool. With these words of Karl XV, everyone guessed the Slavs. Who is Sweden's enemy?

That was the Tsarist Empire, the stronghold of the Slavs. Apart from that, only the Principality of Serbia under the rule of the Ottoman Empire belonged to the Slavs.

Karl XV: "Yes, the Tsarist Empire is ambitious. I think Joseph I has realized it."

The latter nodded in agreement.

Napoleon III of France was neither blind nor a fool.

Alexander II also had a unique vision.

I think that maybe the possibility of the Germans not having one opponent, but two, is not small.”