Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

The factional struggle between the Republican cabinet continued to unfold in the White House, but William IV in Amsterdam soon found out.

“Currently, in the cabinet government of the Commonwealth of America, the Irish-Americans are headed by President Lincoln, assisted by Secretary of the Interior Elihu B. Washburn, Secretary of Agriculture Galante, and Secretary of Postal Service Larry O’Brien. As the most powerful faction.

The second one is the Dutch, headed by Vice President Andrew Johnson, assisted by Treasury Secretary James Speed ​​and Attorney General Marty Grice.

The third group was German, headed by Secretary of State Seward, assisted by Secretary of War (later changed to Secretary of Defense) Edwin Stanton and Secretary of Education Galante.

The fourth is the Hispanic Industry Secretary Mayorkas and the Italian Energy Minister Granholm.

My Prime Minister, looking at this list in front of you, what do you think of? "

William IV looked at Dutch Prime Minister Tolbeck with wise eyes.

The latter paused, and then he looked up at William IV. He didn't know when, but he saw that His Majesty, who had just inherited the throne a few years ago and was unfamiliar with the methods of governing the country, and still needed his own assistance, had transformed from his youthful nature, and actually had the skills. Compared to the five major European countries he had seen before, Queen Victoria, Alexander II, Napoleon III, Franz Joseph I, and William I, the majesty of the king of a big country seemed to be no less impressive. He felt a sense of relief in his heart. This was him. Auxiliary Ming Zhu, what more can I ask for?

He then replied boldly: "Is Your Majesty interested in President Lincoln's ability to control the cabinet that he mentioned before? He can balance the interests of all parties and use them for his own use?"

William IV shook his head and looked at him silently, as if waiting for his next answer.

The newly aroused pride was extinguished by the rejection.

Tolbeck glanced calmly at William IV, who was calm.

After a while, Tolbeck's heart moved, and he seemed to have some idea. He said: "Your Majesty wants to break the balance of the Lincoln Cabinet Government so that the Lincoln Cabinet Government has no time to take care of other things? Isn't that right?"

Prime Minister Tolbeck exclaimed: "Does His Majesty want to use us to learn the results of the Lincoln Cabinet meeting last week to prepare to block the American Federation's intention to purchase the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far northeastern Pacific from the Russian Empire?"

William IV was shocked when he heard that the American Confederacy actually wanted to purchase the Kamchatka Peninsula in the west of the Bering Sea. This was the final decision made by Lincoln himself after the last Lincoln cabinet government meeting.

As expected, he was ranked number one in the list of the greatest figures of the hegemonic country, the American Empire, for many years in a row. During this cabinet meeting, he used a Dutchman as a knife to slash the German Secretary of State Seward. Prevent his radical westward march into the Pacific, prepare for conflict and then provide opportunities for American arms dealers in foreign policy.

At the same time, Lincoln used Germans to deal with Dutch. Although Vice President Andrew Johnson said nothing, no one would think that Treasury Secretary James Speed ​​and Attorney General Marty Grice were no longer his. direct allies.

However, he took advantage of Seward's anger and transferred it to the Netherlands. In the end, Seward prevented the Commonwealth of America from joining the South American Union to sanction the French Empire. In the name of it, he used Finance Minister James Speed. His original words were that the United States of America had just gone through several wars and was not suitable for triggering another war with other countries. Therefore, the United States of America should not follow the Netherlands and other South American countries to offend the French Empire, a major European power.

After the effect was achieved, Lincoln deliberately brought in the neutral Spanish Minister of Energy Granholm and the Hispanic Minister of Industry Mayorkas to express their stance. In the end, the two of them needless to say, they always watch what is said, and Lincoln's attitude is already clear. .

Therefore, they did not agree that it was against the French Empire now, so Secretary Seward seemed to have regained a victory, but the biggest winner was President Lincoln, because all the bills did not seem to deviate from his plan.

Seeing that William IV did not admit his right or wrong, Tolbik asked again: "Secretary of State Seward actually proposed to the president to make friends with Japan to counter the Kingdom of the Netherlands' presence in the Pacific? Therefore, we must unite with the United States." Are the Dutch in the country suppressing the Germans?”

William IV smiled brightly, "Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister, I think we should stop this guy. After all, we cannot just watch the diplomatic department of the Commonwealth of America under his leadership and our Kingdom of the Netherlands. allies turn into enemies, this should never happen.”

Just when Tolbeck thought that William IV's answer was this, William IV suddenly said: "However, Siward is of secondary importance these days. He is just a representative of the arms dealer of the American Commonwealth. A new one will be launched at any time. People go up"

Wrong again?

Tolbeck was ready to curse. He re-examined William IV again and found that in recent years, he had really begun to misjudge the opponent's ability as king. Obviously, His Majesty William III was right to abdicate, but the Netherlands was not. It takes such a king to lead. He is looking forward to it. What will the Netherlands look like after becoming stronger? He had a pretty good guess that this day was far away.

"Is the Secretary of State nothing more than a representative of the arms dealers?"

Tolbek suddenly thought of something. His hands trembled and he raised his head suddenly, looking at William IV in disbelief.

No, how could His Majesty think that way? If it were true, just a little bit of information would cause an uproar and even lead to crusade from various countries.

After all, the Commonwealth of America is a gathering of immigrants from all over the world. Although these immigrants usually look like the abandoned people and abandoned children of all countries, that is what ordinary people think. Only after they become high-level leaders in Europe like him can they You will understand what kind of wonderful effects the immigrants there are.

Not to mention the rise of the Kingdom of Prussia, many people do not know that without the help of the 2 million Germans in the Commonwealth of America, Prussian industrial technology would have been difficult to achieve without the defense of Britain and France. , absorbing British and French technology from the American Commonwealth and then returning to Berlin. This is the reason for the rise of the Kingdom of Prussia.

Therefore, if the Netherlands just regards those rules as nothing and destroys the cakes of other countries, then the fate of the Netherlands will definitely be bad to a certain extent, at least it will not be better than the fate of the United Kingdom in North America when European countries supported the Millennium confrontation. How many.

It was precisely because of knowing this that he felt palpitated by his speculation. He even hoped that he was just guessing, and His Majesty William IV would not do this.