Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Britain's participation in the Germanic Summit angered the three major Mediterranean countries of Italy, France and Spain.

Because in the past, Britain focused on balanced diplomacy, but with the establishment of Germanic national institutions, Britain has fallen into a dilemma.

There is a contradiction between identity recognition and the actual offshore checks and balances on the European continent.

The three countries of France, Italy and Spain in the Mediterranean will definitely be wary of Britain, and the Ottoman Empire no longer submits and cooperates with Britain as it did in the past.

Many people in London couldn't help but lament that this meeting brought British diplomacy into a dead end with two forks, making it the first difficult decision in hundreds of years.

By this time, it seemed that the war in the Balkans no longer made sense. There had been an overwhelming response in London, demanding that the British government and army quickly prepare to withdraw from the war and reduce British soldier casualties.

On June 10, 1866, four days after the Germanic Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, Paramaribo, the capital of the Dutch province of Suriname in South America, "leaked" a piece of information that instantly attracted the attention of South America, and even Europe and North America. They all set their sights on Suriname.

It turned out that under the auspices of Dutch Prime Minister Tolbeck, President Miter of Argentina, the second largest power in South America, President Moreno of Ecuador, President Herrera of Venezuela, and President Mosquera of Colombia officially announced the establishment of the South American Union in Suriname.

Five countries established a South American Union Commission with its headquarters in Suriname.

The alliance charter was established, mainly for political consultation. The five countries reached free trade, energy, transportation and port integration, and formulated a common defense mutual assistance policy. The Netherlands provided funds and technology to create a South American education center in Suriname and established a number of Suriname universities. Teach advanced technology and industry to the other four countries and safeguard the interests of alliance members in South America.

The charter states that the four countries will strengthen political dialogue among member states, focusing on economic, financial, social development, South American culture, South American grain production and marketing, and energy and mineral development. The five countries will carry out integrated trade construction, with special remarks that the Netherlands It is written in the charter that various kinds of help will be provided to the economies of the four South American countries.

The establishment of this alliance has attracted the attention of various countries because it is the first time that a major country has formed an alliance team in South America, and it was originally opposed to the introduction of the Spanish colonial pioneer countries Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina.

If Brazil is the largest country in South America and Argentina is the second largest country, then Colombia and Venezuela combined are the third largest power in South America.

And when these two countries unite, even Brazil is wary of it.

What's more, the other party is still in alliance with Argentina, and there is also a brokerage from the Netherlands and Ecuador.

This force covers the entire northern part of South America, with Argentina in the south and north, posing a threat to Brazil and other countries.

So Peru, Bolivia, Chile and even Paraguay, after Brazil, expressed serious concerns about this newly formed alliance.

To the west of Suriname is the British colony of British Guiana and to the east is French Guiana. Therefore, the British and French foreign ministries have expressed dissatisfaction with the development of the Netherlands in South America and demanded that the Netherlands make its relations with the five countries more transparent.

Seemingly isolated, the Davis government of the Confederate States expressed dissatisfaction with Dutch penetration of South America.

"We continue to support Monroe's diplomacy and demand that the Netherlands withdraw from South America and give South America more free air."

The Southern Confederates were mobilized, and the attitude of the North attracted a lot of attention.

Many people in the UK speculate that the Lincoln government will strongly oppose it, even more strongly than the South. After all, both the north and the south are now competing for the legitimacy of America. The Monroe Doctrine can be said to be the essence of America's diplomacy, lasting more than 40 years. Diplomacy, so there is no reason why the North should not implement it.

There are many people in France who think the same way.

After all, France's initial penetration in Mexico almost ushered in the dispatch of troops from the United States. In the end, had it not been for the outbreak of the Civil War, France would not have to face the wrath of the United States.

Therefore, Ron in the Paris political circle also speculated that Millijan would definitely issue a stern warning to the Netherlands, and would even send a battleship to Suriname to demonstrate in an overseas voyage to express its opposition to the expansion of the Dutch power in South America and express dissatisfaction.

Even when they originally wanted to send troops to Brazil on the southern border of Suriname to conduct exercises to vent their dissatisfaction, they were suppressed because Portugal was appeasing and did not want to be the first to do so.

Even in the Netherlands and the Far East, many people do not understand that the Dutch government has spent so much time on South America, and its open alliance in South America has caused a lot of confusion.

After all, if you really think about it, the Netherlands has now acquired a territory as large as Australia. Although the fertile land in the eastern states is lacking and there is no food harvest like in mainland Europe, it is not a problem for the owners to feed the more than 10 million people of the Netherlands in the Far East. The native lowlands are among the most fertile planting areas in Western Europe.

Therefore, there is no shortage of food in the Netherlands. If this is the case, then why does the Dutch government still want to cause trouble?

I don’t understand, it’s really confusing, so many people have complained about the government.

On June 13, 1866, the Lincoln administration, which had attracted much attention, seemed to be belatedly arriving. Under the expectations of all parties, it took a stand.

Secretary of State Seward unexpectedly expressed his willingness to cooperate with the Netherlands and strengthen relations with Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina and Ecuador.

When these expressions appeared, the entire scene almost went crazy.

When you are getting ready to eat, you realize that there is no rice cooked today, but only a bowl of vegetable soup. And it's still saltless and tasteless.

“Before I appeared at this venue, our President had sent a special envoy to the Union of South America, headed by our country’s Minister of Finance, Washburn, to the headquarters of the Union of South America in Suriname, the Netherlands, to formally submit an application. Prepare to join the Union of South America and become the sixth member country."

"Would this conflict with the policies of former President Monroe of your country?"

"Although there are some differences, please don't forget that the ideas of President Monroe and President Lincoln are not much different. They are just expressing their respective views for the development of South America. The changes in the international situation before and after the 40s and 50s are absolutely not the same. Same.

The original intention of both presidents is to hope that the people of South America will live better and be freer. We have seen the alliance agreements between the Netherlands and Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, and they are not afraid of threats.

On the contrary, we feel that it coincides with President Monroe and President Lincoln's desire to help South America.

Therefore, the Commonwealth of Northern America has made the decision that everyone has seen now, we have decided to support the Five-Nation Alliance and are willing to become the sixth country of the alliance."