Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

"There are many ways to cause chaos in a country. One is war between countries, and the other is to disintegrate their country from the inside and let them kill each other. Then we act as good guys. Remember, we can get A good guy with good things, not a bad guy.”

William IV looked down at them and said: "At present, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has acquired talents from the Commonwealth of America in this field, as well as talents from Sweden, Denmark, the Balkans, Belgium, and the Russian Empire. The next step is for the Netherlands to make good friends. Targets such as Spain and Italy will be the targets of our talent hunt. Of course, there are also talents from the French Empire that we are currently using the resources of various countries to sanction. As one of the top talent resource treasure troves in Europe, the French Empire, if there are many If we can take away a small part of the talent, it will also bring huge benefits to the Netherlands."

Interior Minister Joan Leer said in disbelief: "The French have always been arrogant, so they would come all the way to us?"

William IV smiled and said: "It's not here, it's over there in Australia. As for the reason, everyone will know it in less than a year."

Many members of the Privy Council vaguely know some of the situation. William IV needs to keep it secret, so currently, only a few people in the Privy Council know some of the situation. They see that William IV is so sure, and the time is still certain. Within a year, this shocked them deeply.

Several people couldn't help exchanging glances. Finally, Samuel, the European and African coordinator, stood up and changed the subject: "Mr. Akci's soft power is very good, and the effect is obviously as he said just now, it is very good. but"

But the two words were very powerful, and everyone knew that this was a turning point, so they couldn't help but look at Samuel, wanting to hear his "refutation".

The University of Groningen has always attached great importance to economics, so it is also the cradle of the Dutch economic community. Many economic giants in the Netherlands even graduated from the school.

It is precisely because of this that Samuel attaches great importance to substantial things.

"Soft power is somewhat illusory. It is a pity that the Netherlands uses this to gain social favor from other countries, but at the same time it needs to have long guns and short guns to maintain deterrence in the face of bullies or people who have ill intentions towards the Netherlands."

Samuel said: "Currently, traditional hard power still dominates international relations. The Netherlands needs to be able to dominate international relations. I think the Dutch government can make good use of this advantage."

"In the Netherlands and internationally, some people believe that the Netherlands should not raise its voice on international issues, especially security issues directly or indirectly related to the British Empire and the French Empire. This idea is actually a mistake that lags behind the times. This view only makes sense when it is still a weak country. However, the Netherlands is no longer a small shrimp, nor is it a dolphin that needs to skillfully dodge in the competition between the six major European countries such as Britain, France, Russia, and the Double Olympics. "The Netherlands has grown into one of the 'whales' that can lead issues affecting Europe and the world." Of course, it may be more difficult to fight alone, but if you fight side by side with other partners, you can definitely do it.

This is not to encourage the Netherlands to confront major powers unnecessarily. No matter the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Russian Empire or the Ottoman Empire, no one was willing to do this. Countries such as the British Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, and even the French Empire, whose relations with the Netherlands have recently deteriorated, are extremely wary of the Netherlands and do not want an all-out war with the Netherlands. Therefore, the Netherlands should not worry about other major powers taking the initiative to launch attacks on the Netherlands.

However, if the Netherlands can take a strong stance in protecting national interests and strengthening cooperation with alliances and partner countries, it will gain more respect in the international community. The various global and regional alliance organizations that the Netherlands participates in and organizes will be the Netherlands' Having more international influence will greatly help the Netherlands to deal with enemies and increase partners. Therefore, with my support, the Netherlands can take more substantive diplomatic and military actions, which is very beneficial to the Netherlands. Of course, the Netherlands can make more bold moves in the economic alliance, which is very helpful to the Netherlands in establishing its economic power. . "

As a security consultant in Europe and Africa, Samuel is the Rector of the University of Groningen. He is also the Dean of the School of European and International Studies at King's College in the Netherlands, a researcher at the Amsterdam Peace Institute, a top think tank in the Netherlands, a visiting professor at the University of Amsterdam, and Served as a full-time advisor to the Netherlands Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Nordic Alliance William IV.

Therefore, he promoted the strength of the Netherlands, which shocked everyone present.

As the European base camp, this local full-time consultant’s statement represents some of William IV’s thoughts to a certain extent, because seriously speaking, the position of security consultant is actually almost the same as secretary.

Having been with William IV for many years and providing advice, the views of him and Akaci made everyone realize only in hindsight that whether it is soft power or hard power, this is a kind of Aggressive performance.

This means that William IV will end this period of stability in the coming time and accelerate the pace of "attack" externally. However, he just doesn't know where the attack is headed?

William IV looked at McShane next to him. After the latter got the signal, he stood up and said: "Everyone, the current international situation is very serious. The international situation is changing rapidly. Time will not wait for me. We all need to be prepared. To meet the latest challenge, according to the information received by our International Intelligence Bureau, the British Empire currently has different attitudes towards the Netherlands. Disraeli prefers dissatisfaction and repression towards the Netherlands, while Russell and Queen Victoria of the Whigs prefer Contact and win over the Netherlands to side with the UK. So, in the UK, a lot of people are talking about a topic.”

What topic?

Seeing that McShane, the director of the Dutch International Intelligence Agency, paid so much attention, and William IV also showed solemnity, it was obvious that things were a bit tricky.

I saw McShane saying: "Many people in the nobility are opposed to Queen Victoria marrying Princess Louise to our Prince Frederik of the Netherlands, now the Crown Prince of Greece. They think that the prince is His Majesty's biological brother. This is very important to the Netherlands and the If the relationship with the UK is not good, then there should be no marriage.”

"But Foreign Secretary Russell opposed it. He believed that Princess Louise could improve the relationship between Britain and the Netherlands, and even win over Greece in the Mediterranean for his own use, thereby deepening his influence in Europe. Currently, the two factions are engaged in a big debate about this."

"Does Queen Victoria's attitude hope to marry the Netherlands?" asked Prime Minister Tolbeck.