Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Arabian Peninsula, south of the Iraqi region of the Ottoman Empire, with Kuwait, the new capital of the Kingdom of Najd.

King Abd al-Rahman of the Kingdom of Najd also looked at the Arabian Peninsula on the map, his eyes full of anger, as the king of the Kingdom of Najd.

He had never thought that before 1865, he, who was only the youngest son of his father Faisal, would inherit his father's position as king.

The brothers rebelled against each other and separated their forces throughout the Saudi Emirate. Originally, he had consolidated his position in Riyadh because of the support of the elders. However, unexpectedly, the originally very low-key Sharma tribe in the southeast took the opportunity to rise and he was driven away. , came to today's northeastern Kuwait, and restored the Kingdom of Najd. Looking around, it seemed that there was no weak person facing him. .

It even took the Sharma tribe less than a year to complete the occupation of the south south of Medina. The brothers were killed and they were driven out to Kuwait. This sworn hatred made Abdul Rahman furious.

"Your Majesty the Sultan, someone is asking to see you." Just when he wanted to continue his good life and was forced to flee Riyadh, his close confidants interrupted him at this time.

"Who, tell me." The Ottoman Empire, which it relied on recently, suffered defeats in the Balkans and the Caucasus. The Ottoman Empire was like a frightened bird. It was unwilling to waste energy on the Sharma tribe, so it paid more attention to the Ottoman Empire. Dissatisfied, but now seeking asylum, I can only do things with the mentality of relying on others.

Now he is free because of this. Regardless of who he is, let's meet him and talk about it later. After all, it must be extraordinary to be able to make his cronies think it is worth reporting.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look to the south, where Rashid, the leader of the Sharma tribe, must have been having a lot of headaches recently. After all, although the Ottoman Empire was unwilling to help him, it laid a large number of troops for Rashid. trap.

Abdul Rahman smiled happily when he thought about the land acquired by those European powers in the southern part of Rashid's territory.

Come to think of it, Rashid now has a headache, or he must be very frightened when facing those ambitious Europeans.

The Ottoman Empire directly brought the Europeans to deal with Rashid, which is a good method, but I don't know whether this will attract wolves into the house. It is difficult to say for the time being.

However, this is not enough for him to share the threat posed by the strong strength of Rashid.

Thinking of this and looking to the southeast, he couldn't help but sigh. The Hasa region has always been his sphere of influence. It was entrusted to him by his father Feisal. He continued to run it until he was succeeded as the king. , he just started to want to start the expansion of the Saudi Emirate. What he wanted most was to build the Saudi Emirate into a coastal power and a naval power. Therefore, building a military port group in the Persian Gulf was what he wanted most.

His bases, Kuwait and Dammam, were the top priorities. He had also thought about trading the Qatar Peninsula, the UAE and Oman to the Ottoman Empire after stabilizing the situation. The reason was well thought out, which was to help the Ottoman Empire deal with the Persian Empire. , reducing the pressure on the Ottoman Empire. Even the transaction method is that they are willing to give up the fertile land of the Silhan Valley area in the northwest.

But before it even started, Prussia and the Netherlands preemptively proposed it. What surprised him even more was that the Ottoman Empire actually agreed.

This made him annoyed, and he felt that his hesitation had delayed the transaction. However, the subsequent participation of countries such as Britain, France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal made him stunned.

All the big European countries are coming here to beat the autumn wind?

This made him very glad that he did not get involved, otherwise it would not be a good thing to be noticed by various countries.

For this reason, when Al-Hasa retreated from Kuwait, he was followed by the Sharma tribe and occupied the south. The port of Dammam fell to the Sharma tribe, which was a huge blow to him.

As various countries have entered the Arabian Peninsula, his dream of becoming a naval power has become nothing more than a dream, not even an empty shell.

The presence of European countries has made the situation on the Arabian Peninsula confusing and difficult to see clearly.

The entire peninsula was enveloped by the forces of various countries. Even the Ottoman Empire did not dare to make any objections. After losing the south, the remaining population was just over one million, which was less than the 1.2 million people in the south. How dare he compete with other European countries? Challenge.

Time is fate, could it be that their Nejd Kingdom has really fallen? And it's still in his own hands?

"Your Majesty the Sultan, the guest is here." He was interrupted again by the words of his confidant. He raised his head. To his surprise, this face turned out to be a unique appearance of a Westerner. This made him think about the guest he just mentioned. At that time, he thought it was another envoy from the Ottoman Empire who wanted to persuade them to surrender more to the Ottoman Empire, because he had seen them several times this month, but now, he saw them It's not them, but Westerners? It has to be said that this surprise is really quite big.

“I don’t know where this guest is from”

I saw the man's open-mouthed smile and said: "Amsterdam"

Amsterdam!

Abdul Rahman's whole body was shocked and he looked at him in disbelief. The Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Netherlands that has recently caused turmoil in the world in the West and even the East?

Then, he thought of something else, and a strong spark of hope suddenly burst out in his eyes.

On September 20, 1867, the United States and the Netherlands signed three agreements that publicly shocked the world.

The first agreement is the "Steam Battleship Arms Purchase". The Kingdom of the Netherlands announced the signing of an arms purchase agreement with the city of Adelaide, a naval arms manufacturing center in southern Australia of the Commonwealth of America. Mark Rudd, Chief of the General Staff of the Netherlands, and Edwin, Minister of War of the Commonwealth of America .Stanton attended the signing ceremony.

This arms purchase order will see the Netherlands deliver a first-class steam battleship to the Commonwealth of America every three years in the next nine years, for a total of three ships.

At the same time, the two countries signed another agreement - the "Pacific Peace and Mutual Assistance Draft". This agreement stipulates that the two countries will safeguard their common interests in the Pacific and prevent the interests of both countries from being damaged.

In the agreement, the Commonwealth of America recognized the Netherlands' presence in the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Islands in the North Pacific, and also recognized the Hawaiian Islands and the South Pacific Islands as territories belonging to the Netherlands.

The Netherlands recognizes the interests of the Federal Republic of America in the Eastern Pacific, and also recognizes that the Kamchatka Peninsula, which has just been signed by the Russian Empire and the Federal Republic of America, belongs to the Federal Republic of America.

The third agreement is economic. It is called "Economic Mutual Assistance". The content is that the Netherlands supports the development of the western part of the Federal Republic of America, while the Federal Republic of America supports the economic development of the Netherlands in the Far East. The two countries agree that in the next 20 years Within this year, in addition to economic cooperation in the Atlantic Ocean, economic cooperation will be carried out in the Pacific in the Far East and North America to jointly develop the economy.

The three agreements will come into effect as long as they are passed by the Dutch Parliament and the Federal Assembly of the United States of America.