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On September 28, 1867, in the telegram exchange between the Chief of the General Staff of the Netherlands, Mark Ruede, and the Chief of the General Staff of Prussia, Moltke, the two countries agreed in addition to the Dutch agreement that the Prussian fleet would be allowed to operate in the Dutch East. In addition to docking in Jakarta, India's largest port city, for supplies, the Netherlands also agreed to help Prussia strengthen its relationship with the Kingdom of Siam.

For this, Moltke expressed his gratitude to Mark Rudd.

Mark Rudd also expressed his position on the Dutch issue in the Kingdom of Siam. He pointed out that the total private capital investment of the Netherlands in the Kingdom of Siam exceeds 2 million pounds, with annual arms exports of 200,000 pounds, and industrial products and other types of export trade. Over a million pounds.

Therefore, he said that the Kingdom of Siam is a very important market for the Netherlands and one of the key interests of the Netherlands. The Netherlands will not allow its key market to be destroyed, thereby affecting the livelihood of the Dutch people, so this involves the core of the Netherlands. This is one of the interests of the Netherlands. This is also the reason why the Netherlands is prepared to deal with the situation. If the war issue in the Kingdom of Siam is not handled well, it will have a serious impact on the interests of the Netherlands. For this reason, the Netherlands will take some actions to safeguard national interests. As it should be, the Dutch army is resolute in safeguarding national interests. Our Majesty William IV has repeatedly asked the military to be oriented towards national interests and target enemies who threaten the interests of the Netherlands. We hope that Prussia will understand the situation of the Netherlands and agree with the Netherlands. way of doing.

According to information released by the Prussian military, Chief of General Staff Moltke said that Prussia fully agreed with the above statement of the Netherlands. Prussia is willing to promote the implementation of the friendly relations between the two countries and continue to develop the consensus reached between the two countries on the Far East issue. It will be implemented by Prussia. At the same time, Prussia will adopt a frank and open attitude and strengthen cooperation with the Netherlands in the military field in the Far East and Europe.

Chief of General Staff Moltke also said that the Kingdom of Prussia recognized the Netherlands' huge influence in the Far East, especially the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. Prussia also recognized the Netherlands' territorial dominance there and did not have any doubts about it.

He emphasized that Prussia will strengthen communication with the Netherlands in a participatory manner, and both parties will responsibly jointly manage competition and military risks in Europe and the Far East, and properly handle the differences and problems faced by the two countries in their relations with other countries.

The chiefs of general staff of the two countries also discussed a series of military-related issues such as the security exchanges between the two countries' navies and armies, the war in the Kingdom of Siam, the war in the Balkans, the risks of the war in Uruguay in South America, and cooperation in African colonies. They will discuss a series of military-related issues in the next article. Starting from September, quarterly meetings at the deputy minister level will be implemented to communicate regularly, coordinate positions, and reduce differences.

According to news released by the Dutch Ministry of Defense, Mark Rudd and Moltke also discussed issues such as the overall relationship between the two militaries, global and regional security issues, and armament technology exchanges between the two countries. These issues will also be included in the level of Dutch Deputy Minister of Military Affairs in the future. Among the content discussed in the meeting system.

The series of actions of the Netherlands are like a big net, which not only reaches the Pacific and Indian Oceans, but also demonstrates the Netherlands' flexible diplomatic relations to European and American powers.

Each time these actions are announced, the situation in various countries becomes more complicated.

It also proves a sentence: Diplomacy is ever-changing, and the shape of the cloud and dragon is ever-changing. A fixed national diplomacy is not called diplomacy, it is just called a policy.

Netherlands, Amsterdam, Royal Palace of the Netherlands.

The cool breeze in the autumn morning is slightly cold, and the sea breeze from the Atlantic Ocean is also blowing.

William IV enters the royal family's private offices.

The aura on his body was due to the fact that he was in the prime of life at the age of 27. Coupled with regular exercise, his body was extremely strong, and he was extremely satisfied with this.

"Recently on the Arabian Peninsula, although the Kingdom of Najd is weak, it still occupies the Kuwait and Saudi Arabian Al-Hasa areas where oil is most easily exploited in later generations. This is the most important fuel for the Netherlands to enter the second industrial revolution focused on electrification. , Australia, etc., although there are also coal mines, and the same is true in East India.

But it is difficult to exploit and the cost is too high. The easy extraction of oil in the Middle East solves this problem. After all, if the coal mines in East India and Australia are not exploited, they belong to us, but if the oil in the Middle East is not exploited, it may belong to others.

Therefore, making good friends with Abdur Rahman of the Nejd Kingdom is a good investment for the Netherlands, not to mention that the current weakness of the other party makes it the best time for the Netherlands to bargain. Even if the other party overturned in the end, once they got the contract agreement, they would not dare to object if they wanted to come to the Ottoman Empire. As for Mohammed bin Rashid, the leader of the Sherman tribe”

William IV narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly, "I hope Daoud will proceed as planned."

Thinking of this, he came to the area where the safe was placed. The cabinet with the words "Indian Ocean" written on it. After opening it, he saw that there were fewer books on it than other cabinets, less than ten small books, and each one had the words "Indian Ocean" written on it. A name, among which the top name is clearly the Daoud mentioned by William IV just now.

"Daoud was an Arab living in Jakarta in East India eight years ago when I was the Crown Prince of the Netherlands, but he was just a Sharma businessman, running between Jakarta and the Arabian Peninsula. At that time, it was just a temporary On a whim, he took the other party under his banner. Unexpectedly, this guy is quite good. He has come step by step and has become the most trusted think tank of Mohammed bin Rashid. With him, the Netherlands can expand in the Arabian Peninsula. layout"

Gentle and gentle, with a warm attitude.

William IV looked at the booklet and flipped it casually, wrote a few words on it with a pen, and then carefully put it back.

"This will make the situation there more interesting."

After William IV defeated the Middle East in eight games, he set his sights on the Kingdom of Siam and took out Anna's pamphlet from the safe in the Far East next to it.

Notes were also added one after another.

"Anna has been lurking there for many years. According to her, Rama IV's health has begun to deteriorate recently, and Chulalongkorn's position as crown prince is very stable, and he is also capable.

However, Anna guessed that Chulalongkorn was respectful to the Netherlands on the surface, but secretly he kept making small moves. Recently, he had frequent flirtations with the American Federation, and even sent many envoys to the French Empire with the intention of privately negotiating with the French Empire. Armistice agreement, and even for this purpose, the Governor of India was privately approached to act as an intermediary to ease relations with the French Empire. "

William IV had been wary of this for a long time. Because of this, he strengthened his relationship with Prussia and asked Mark Rudd and Moltke to have a semi-public telegram conversation. In fact, many of the contents had been agreed upon long ago. It's just a public form.

"Sure enough, national interests cannot be completely consistent. The interests of the Netherlands are not necessarily the interests of the Kingdom of Siam. The most important thing is to develop oneself. Allies? That is just a temporary necessity.

Thinking of this, William IV couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, "If the Netherlands wasn't currently strong enough, the Netherlands wouldn't rely so heavily on the alliance chain. It should choose to be more low-key. Alas, it's still too weak, so that's why He forms cliques. For this reason, he really envies Britain and the Russian Empire."