Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

“The news of King William IV of the Netherlands’ visit to the British Empire has once again turned the world’s attention from the Commonwealth of America in North America back to London on the west side of the English Channel in Europe.

Nowadays, apart from President Lincoln, the most influential person in the Confederate States of America is Secretary of State Seward, and not Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. But now Vice President Andrew”

"First, Vice President Andrew now has the final say in the Senate, and together with Speaker of the House of Representatives Skylar Colfax, he has sidelined President Lincoln. He has arbitrary judicial power and legislative interpretation power.

Second, within the executive cabinet government, there are Treasury Secretary James Speed, Attorney General Marty Grice, Transportation Secretary Dudler, Commerce Secretary Rice and Energy Secretary Granholm, etc., supporting Deputy Andrew In the case of the president, President Lincoln also found it difficult to deploy. "

Third, "In the United States, because the Dutch account for half of the media industry of newspapers in the Commonwealth of America, they control the power of public opinion there, because they occupy a very advantageous position in shaping the Commonwealth of America's favorability towards the Netherlands."

"Fourth, in terms of capital operation, the Dutch occupies a very important position in the largest capital operation consortium in the Commonwealth of America. In the New England region north of New York, the influence of the Dutch is far ahead of that of Ireland. Descendants.”

William IV did not interrupt Foreign Minister Hesbert Feng's slow explanation of the situation in the Commonwealth of America. He listened carefully. This has always been his most commonly used method of obtaining certificates and analysis when he encounters difficulties. .

The United States is not the world hegemon of later generations. At most, it has only strengthened its regions. However, when compared with European countries, it is difficult to say whether it can enter the top five powers.

The separation of the South made the United States feel like it had lost an arm, and its strength and security were greatly reduced. However, Lincoln, the most important accelerator in the rise of the United States, overturned under the promotion of William IV.

Not to mention the failure of the United States to regain the south, even they are now divided internally. This led to the emergence of the concept of Seward's westward policy after Lincoln unified the United States. In just a few years, he purchased Alaska from Tsarist Russia and forcibly captured the Hawaiian Islands, establishing the United States' status as a Pacific power.

At the end of the 19th century, relying on the strategic position of the Hawaiian Islands, expansion accelerated, and finally took away the Philippines from the declining Western power Spain. , and thus extended its tentacles to the Western Pacific.

It only took 30 years for one generation to accomplish what European countries had done for several generations. The rise was dizzyingly fast.

Now that the Netherlands is disrupted, the rise of the United States has been divided into two, with its strength greatly reduced, internal dispersion, and lack of cohesion. Among the major Western countries, only the Netherlands has the deepest influence here, and this is what William IV wants most. What we see, the purpose, is naturally the Pacific Ocean of the Netherlands, not the Netherlands of the Pacific Ocean.

"What about the United Kingdom? Our influence in the Commonwealth of America has now reached its peak, and the United Kingdom is now mainly in the Southern Confederacy. But everyone knows that in fact, many plutocrats in the Commonwealth of America are from the United Kingdom, among which The Morgan consortium is of British origin, the DuPont consortium is of French origin, the New York consortium is of Dutch origin, the Chicago consortium is also of Dutch origin, and there are also many German and Italian consortiums.

I don’t think anyone dares to deny the influence of the Morgan Consortium. If you are looking for a consortium similar to him, I think the Wallenberg Consortium in Sweden. Of course, no one knows how many tools are hidden in the UK. "In the tool box"

Hesbert von: "No one can figure it out. If we include the consortium that was exposed as a British-sponsored consortium and was attacked and destroyed by the Lincoln administration during the Civil War, the impact of the British loss of at least seven New England states was power, the current influence there has died.”

Hesbert von: "With the rise of Prussia in the south and center, Britain's influence has declined even more. However, Britain has still not stood still against the American Confederate States' move to eliminate Britain. This has to be doubtful. There’s something weird about it.”

"My Foreign Secretary, it seems that we still need to wait any longer?"

"Yes, as the British power in the Confederate States of America has been unable to make a big splash, I feel that we should not continue to put our energy there and continue to fight against the British, because this may arouse the resentment of the British, you know, Prussia The Netherlands is definitely holding back its anger at the moment. If Britain moves closer to the other side, we will be attacked several times. Don’t forget, France’s invasion of the Far East is still in a stalemate.”

Your Majesty is good at everything, but he likes to provoke powerful enemies everywhere.

Not long after he succeeded to the throne in 1861, he provoked the British in South Africa. Later, he exchanged South Africa, where gold mines were discovered, for the Australian continent, which was vast but barren, and the two countries were able to calm down their hostility.

Later, His Majesty competed with Portugal for the Congo River Basin in Africa. Although he finally defeated the other party, from then on, King Louis I of Portugal began to collide with His Majesty William IV, and opposed the Netherlands in almost all matters in Africa and South America.

It was not until Portugal joined the International Court of Justice in The Hague that relations between the two countries eased, but they have never relaxed their guard against each other.

The subsequent sanctions against France for invading the Kingdom of Siam triggered a backlash from France. In the end, the Dutch ganged up to suppress Napoleon III. It was delayed until now and eased due to the deadlock. Both countries seemed to have deliberately forgotten the dispute. Europe The home frontier was peaceful and uneventful.

Afterwards, Prussia's suppression caused the Netherlands to rebound strongly. Under the strategizing of His Majesty William, the Commonwealth of America was finally used as the battlefield for the game. With the spectators of various European countries, Prussia was defeated in America, but the Netherlands won.

Easier said than done.

Hesbertvon knew how much digging, how much foreshadowing, and how many resources of Dutch Classic Investments were used behind the scenes to get the result.

"Listening to what you said, the Kingdom of the Netherlands currently has too many enemies," William IV murmured: "It seems that when I meet with the Queen later, I can give up the tough stance I prepared before and put my body down. "

Hesbert Feng was stunned. His Majesty was still preparing to confront Queen Victoria in the upcoming meeting.

So he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "My Majesty, you are not letting the Netherlands be a good neighbor."

William IV: "Remember, if you are not envied by others, you are mediocre! Have you ever seen a big country with truly harmonious neighbors?"