Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

The voice of the interim Senate President Ben Jinming was so loud that it reached over President Lincoln and was heard by many people on the right.

The first position is Vice President Andrew on the stage, and the second position is the Swedish Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The third and fourth are Dutch Finance Minister James Speed ​​and Justice Minister Marty Gleis.

Marty Grace likes silence, James Speed ​​likes words.

"I heard that Speaker Benjamin likes fishing recently, and I'm also interested in it. How about we meet up with you tomorrow?"

Lincoln's eyes fell on the stage, but he narrowed his eyes when he heard the words, as if he didn't hear them.

Although Siward looked calm, his face was slightly gloomy, and it was clear that his heart was not what it seemed.

Edwin Stanton was worthy of being a soldier, and his joy and anger were evident on the surface. He looked at Benjamin nervously.

The fact that German and Dutch cabinet members do not deal with each other in the American Federation is almost a public matter. I believe that members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate are very aware of this.

Secretary Seward's wooing just now was an overture to the neutralists.

I thought that when the Irish people preferred the Germans, Benjamin would be aware of current affairs and turn to the Germans, but he was forcefully declined.

Now the Dutch-born Minister of Justice, Marty Grice, is sitting here. What Secretary of State Seward just said just now, will Benjamin reject it directly like he just rejected Seward? In other words, agree to his fishing invitation? Does this count as accepting the overtures of the Dutch?

Therefore, he stared at Benjamin nervously.

Benjamin didn't seem to know that he was now receiving the most attention in the entire Senate, second only to Vice President and Senate Speaker Andrew on the stage. His face darkened, he glared at Marty Grace, and laughed and cursed: "It is said that there will be a downturn in Washington tomorrow. It’s raining heavily. I don’t want to be drowned. Also, if you don’t listen carefully quickly, Vice President Andrew may get angry.”

What's the answer?

Several people weighed it up in their hearts.

Not to mention the inner Xiao Jiujiu of a few people.

Andrew on the stage continued his speech.

"After the Civil War, capitalism developed rapidly across the country. In order to adapt to the economic and political changes, I think the Commonwealth of America has also developed and spread accordingly."

Lincoln, Seward and others began to be confused when they heard this.

educate?

Why did Vice President Andrew bring this up?

Is this the direction to fight back against the Germans and Irish?

Because Andrew's speech was kept confidential throughout, few people knew the contents, and Lincoln and others knew nothing about it, which was why they were surprised.

Then, Andrew's speech began, and Lincoln's expressions changed drastically.

On December 13, 1867, in a speech in the Federal Republic of America, the President and Vice President of the Senate of the Commonwealth of America stated that the Senate would promote the Commonwealth of America to introduce advanced educational experience from the Netherlands and increase the number of public lieutenant colonels in the Commonwealth of America. , and proposed corresponding relevant bills including President Lincoln and members of the House of Representatives, which were passed by both houses and implemented.

"Before 1857, the leaders in education in Europe were the United Kingdom and the French Empire. After 1857, the Kingdom of the Netherlands emerged as a rising star. In just 10 years, the development of education in the Netherlands was rapidly spreading everywhere. Especially In 1862, primary education became the first to be popularized in the world, and Britain and France followed closely in 1863 and 1864.

Although the popularity of education in America has increased, most educational resources are concentrated in the northeastern New England region, while educational development in the south and west is slow."

Speaking of this, Andrew warned: "Although the Commonwealth of America is the most advanced educational country in America, we are weak compared to Europe. This is why many cabinet officials and education circles have a headache.

Recently, when I was talking to my colleagues in the Senate of the Netherlands, the Dutch Senate expressed its willingness to spread educational experience to the Federal Republic of America in education, especially the public middle schools that the Federal Republic of America currently lacks. The two Senates will discuss it in the cabinets of the two countries. In the case of days, you can pass it quickly as appropriate.”

The Senate has the power to ratify treaties, approve or reject ambassadors nominated by the president, Supreme Court justices, and other executive branch cabinet officials, and conduct trials when the president and his subordinate officials are impeached.

Andrew's speech was widely reported by the three major newspapers: the New York Post, the New York Times, and the Chicago Times, and attracted great attention in the Commonwealth of America.

"The New York Times" - "Although the Kingdom of the Netherlands is not as good as the UK in terms of top universities, it far surpasses the UK in terms of popularization of secondary schools. According to information collected by this newspaper, the Netherlands has implemented universal education in the country after all. , even the Australian continent in the Far East, the Dutch East Indies, New Guinea, America, etc. are all promoting the popularization of public schools.

Up to now, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has also begun to popularize primary schools in Africa, and has formulated a plan to promote the universalization of secondary schools starting in 1870.

Many European scholars claim that if the Netherlands succeeds in popularizing education in Africa, then the Dutch rule in these places will be extremely stable and it will be easier to integrate these countries. "

"Chicago Times" - "The Commonwealth of America should learn from the advanced educational experience of the Netherlands, because today's Netherlands is worth learning from. President Lincoln implemented the Emancipation Act, and there are a large number of Latinos in the Commonwealth of America. European immigrants are constantly coming across the Atlantic. There are many ethnic groups in the Commonwealth of America. At this time, the Dutch policy of unity is actually the best unity plan for the Commonwealth of America. Therefore, the people visited by this newspaper Many education experts and congressmen have said that Vice President Andrew’s call is indeed most in line with the current national conditions of the Commonwealth of America, and President Lincoln should agree with Vice President Andrew’s opinion.”

The benefits of working with the Netherlands are all obvious, and the analysis is so clear that every person in the American Commonwealth can't help but agree with it as long as they read it.

So when the Dutch members of the House of Representatives proposed the proposal, few people were willing to block it. After all, this was a national welfare, and anyone who blocked it would be the enemy of his hometown. After all, congressmen are elected by their hometowns to work for the welfare of their hometowns, not to prevent welfare from coming.

Even the representatives of states with a large number of German and Irish Americans did not dare to stand up and object, so the House of Representatives passed it, and the Senate was even more reluctant to say it. It was quickly passed, and the final bill was sent to President Lincoln's desk. Wait for his approval to take effect.

"Bang bang bang bang"

In the White House office, this huge movement can be heard even through the wall.

Everyone knows why.

After Secretary of State Seward waited for Lincoln to vent his anger, he ignored the debris on the ground and worried: "This has set a precedent. In the future, Andrew will no longer worry about you, President, and choose to use coercion to ask you to approve the Senate's approval. bill?"

"He dared"

Lincoln looked ferocious and shouted: "Benjamin Wade is also a useless thing. He usually looks pretty smart, but at the critical moment he is useless."

Seward's face changed, and he asked carefully and tentatively: "The president has a way to restrict Andrew?"

Lincoln closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After about five seconds, he opened his eyes and said fiercely: "Senators have no power to propose proposals. Dutch senators occupy 20 members of almost 10 states in the 35 states of the United States. Nearly half.

German and Irish MPs are mainly on the east coast. There are only 20 MPs. The remaining 30 are divided among other ethnic groups. Among them, the Dutch allies Sweden and Denmark account for more than 10 people. The remaining people are Hispanics. attracted many people.

But the House of Representatives is different. The number of seats there is based on the number of people in the country. Some states have quotas. Unlike the senators, who have two per state, Germans and Irish account for 40% of the shares. There is not much difference in the House of Representatives.

My Excellency, Secretary of State, it seems that our cooperation can begin in the House of Representatives. "

"President, this is a good idea."

Both seemed to see a future in which they would work together to suppress Dutch in the House of Representatives.

After Seward left, Lincoln looked at Postmaster General Larry O'Brien who was hesitant to speak. Lincoln smiled at his friend and partner Washburn, and then asked the former: "What's the matter? ".

Larry O'Brien: "If we fall out with the Netherlands like this, will the Irish become passive? The president should know that unlike other Europeans, we Irish have our own motherland background. It seems that we should be more It’s better to be careful and avoid offending either party. The Netherlands’ national power is growing rapidly. If we offend the other party at this time, it seems that the gains outweigh the losses for us Irish people.”

"Is that your opinion?" Lincoln walked up and picked up a piece of material he had just thrown on the ground. He even took a breath, patted it clean and put it back where it was.

Larry O'Brien: "I don't think we should continue to maintain close relations with the Netherlands, at least we should not be enemies. After all, we just signed an economic cooperation agreement with the Netherlands in the Pacific region some time ago to jointly help each other develop the north and south. On both sides, it was obviously a proposal that was good for both countries before it was signed.

This is still at the national level. From the perspective of the Irish, we should be more friendly with the Netherlands. After all, our relationship with the Germans is more alienated than that of the Dutch. Prussia’s annexation of the German Confederation was shocking. Throughout Europe, all countries are inexplicably wary of Prussia. It is debatable whether we will be exploited by cooperating with Germans to get on the European Prussian chariot."

Lincoln nodded with satisfaction, "Your concerns are indeed good, but my Secretary of the Interior, please answer the questions of our compatriots."

Washburn responded: "Actually, the president is not worried about the United States, but the situation of our compatriots on the island of Ireland is worth worrying about, because the Netherlands is still too small, and Prime Minister Bismarck took a fancy to this. We are willing to launch a campaign to support the rights of Irish people in Europe while we support Germans, and ask the UK to protect the rights of Irish people.”

"Is this true?" Larry O'Brien looked at Washburn and Lincoln in disbelief.

Lincoln nodded: "That's indeed the case. You know, European countries are afraid of the power of Britain and dare not directly touch the issue of Irish people in the British Isles. After all, this involves the issue of England's invasion of Ireland. Bismarck painted It’s okay if I don’t eat this big cake.”

Larry O'Brien: "In other words, we are just cooperating with the Germans

Washburn: "Yes, and also with the Dutch people knowing about it?"

Seeing that President Lincoln nodded affirmatively, Larry O'Brien was stunned.