Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

On May 10, 1868, the "order" issued by the Rothschild family to the Dutch East India Company brought a dark cloud over Europe and the United States.

According to the French newspaper "Le Figaro", Edmund Rothschild, the heir to the country's financial overlord James Rothschild, echoed his cousin Lionel Rothschild in London by shouting in Paris The Dutch East India Company must "learn a lesson" and not allow the Dutch East India Company to do any disrespectful behavior towards the Rothschild family.

In Le Figaro, he criticized the Dutch East India Company's business expansion in the Commonwealth of America, talked about the threat of the Dutch East India Company, and incited European countries to continue to "resist the Netherlands" along with the Rothschild family. , said: "The actions of Amsterdam or the American Commonwealth on the other side of the Atlantic and the expansion actions in South America are very important to the future of European countries."

Emond Rothschild’s remarks are not surprising. "Le Figaro" pointed out that as early as a week ago, although the French Empire's war in the Far East attracted the attention of many people in Western countries, the Rothschild family made frequent moves in London, Paris, Vienna, Milan and Frankfurt. Already attracting more people's attention, the Rothschild family used its financial and capital influence in various countries to mobilize parliamentarians from various countries to initiate actions in parliaments to accuse the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch government.

This time, it is directly operated by James Rothschild, the financial giant of the French Empire and the heir to the French Rothschild family. Obviously, this may be to give his son a chance to exercise. At the same time, perhaps James is avoiding direct confrontation with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. , there is room for choice to change the final position.

But despite this, it seems that James does not restrict any of his son's speech.

The Rothschild family was so influential in Paris that even Napoleon III did not want to block their actions.

On May 12, 1868, Emond Rothschild was invited to deliver a speech on Dutch policy at the French Parliament in Paris. In his speech on Dutch policy, he openly determined that the Netherlands posed a threat to the French Empire. He believed that the Netherlands had posed a threat to the French Empire in recent years. It poses the most serious long-term challenge to the current European order.

Meanwhile, in London, Lionel Rothschild was like his cousin Emond. He accepted the invitation of the British Parliament to give a speech in the Parliament in London. In his speech, he declared that the Netherlands is the only middle country that has the ambition of a great power and the intention to reshape the international order, and has more and more economic, diplomatic, and Middle countries have the military and technological power to do this. He believed that the British Empire should adopt a strategy of "attention, competition and surveillance", in which competition means that the British Empire must compete with the Netherlands in economy, technology and military technology. In addition, Lionel Rothschild MPs from the British Empire are also asked to push the government not to rule out the idea of ​​using pressure to "force" the Netherlands to "comply with European financial and economic rules."

Therefore, Emond Rothschild's statement in Paris continued Lionel Rothschild's ideas. Obviously, in this action against the Dutch East India Company and involving the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Rothschild family The leader is Lionel, the third generation leader of the Rothschild family.

Emond Rothschild first desperately advocated the Dutch threat on the Belgian issue in the Paris Parliament, and then said that the difficulties faced by France in the Kingdom of Siam in the Far East were due to the Dutch role in it. He said: "Instantly the Netherlands Even before the emergence of the United States and the emergence of the president of the United States of America, the Netherlands had already challenged the security, economic, and strategic value interests of other European countries in the Far East and South America."

Emond Rothschild also cited the example of King Leopold II of Belgium being ostracized by the Dutch to demonstrate that the Kingdom of the Netherlands was intending to "coerce" small European countries into becoming "captives" of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He said: "After all, everyone knows that the king of the Kingdom of Greece is currently the father of William IV, the former king of the Netherlands."

Then, he began to win over other European countries, saying that he was happy to see the existing cooperative links between the Rothschild family and European countries. The Rothschild family was seeking to coordinate their actions in the financial field with various countries. As for the specifics, Emond Rothschild added that at a time when the Dutch East India Company has become so big that it threatens the interests of various countries in the Far East and America, “We, the Rothschild family, are focused on helping the economic development of various countries and fighting against the influence of the Netherlands. The Threat Issue of the East India Company"

Despite his tough stance, like Lionel Rothschild in London, Emond Rothschild also declared, “We do not want a conflict with the Netherlands” and “The Rothschild family and other countries are more "The Rothschild family has no intention of engaging in a trade war or a hot military war with the Kingdom of the Netherlands" and "The Rothschild family has no intention of engaging in financial and economic confrontation with the Netherlands."

However, he also added: "But we cannot expect Amsterdam to make changes on its own to seriously restrict the expansion of the Dutch East India Company."

Emond Rothschild also repeated his previous remarks when he called for the Dutch East India Company to "learn a lesson", saying that the Rothschild family threatened the Dutch East India Company's expansionary relationship, especially in the Far East and America. The interests of the Rothschild family have always been wary. If the Dutch East India Company continues to harm the interests of the Rothschild there, it may have to "bear the consequences."

He said: "Frankly speaking, I think the Commonwealth of America will receive the attention of European countries for a long time, especially since the current situation of Dutch rule seems to be difficult to change, I am not sure whether the Netherlands will benefit from it. "

Whether it is Emond Rothschild, the financial prince in Paris, France, or Lionel Rothschild, who has inherited the position of British financial hegemon in London, England, as representatives of the third generation of the Rothschild family, their Every move has attracted European attention. After Meyer Rothschild Sr. died in 1812, his third son Nathan died in 1836. His other eldest son was Amschel of Frankfurt (Prussia), his second son Solomon of Vienna (Austro-Hungary), and his fourth son of Naples ( Italy) both died in 1855.

Now, among the second generation of the Rothschild family, only the youngest son James Rothschild from Paris, France, is left, and it is said that he is also in physical condition and may not die soon.

Therefore, many people speculate that the current Rothschild family may be setting up the Dutch East India Company as a rival to allow the third generation heirs to hone their abilities and become the third generation heirs of the Rothschild family in their growing careers. The final stepping stone.