Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

On the evening of February 19, 1869, although the British fleet in the same area tried its best to obstruct and threaten them, in order to avoid a direct naval battle with the Netherlands, at the last moment, the Dutch fleet finally defeated the Dutch fleet on the Dutch ship Rotterdam. Escorted by a fleet of battleships, they officially landed in the port city of Gijon in northern Spain.

As the news broke, Europe was shaken.

The navies of Britain, France, Spain and the Netherlands are still lingering in the area. Obviously, they are all waiting to see Huntington's statement after landing in Spain, and then make the next move after receiving domestic orders from each country.

At the same time, Swedish Justice Prime Minister Count Louis Sr. visited Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and made it clear that Sweden agreed with the Netherlands’ diplomatic stance and did not believe that Huntington’s visit to Spain would cause any harm to the United Kingdom because it was in line with the normal overseas visits of a sovereign country. .I don’t think there is any problem with Speaker Huntington’s visit, because this great Dutch speaker also visited Stockholm, Sweden last year. We warmly welcomed him in the Swedish House of Representatives. He is a very great politician.”

On the same day, the Spanish government held a welcoming ceremony for Huntington. The Speaker of the Spanish House of Representatives, Julian, personally went to the port of Gijon to welcome Huntington. The two held talks that night, but no one knew the contents of the talks, which inevitably caused a lot of confusion. speculation.

In addition, the French Empire seemed to be stimulated and launched more violent attacks in the Cambodian region of the Siamese Empire in the Far East. Currently, more than two-thirds of the territory in Cambodia has fallen into French hands.

As for the Laos region in the northern part of the Kingdom of Siam, France also attacked westward in the direction of North Vietnam. Almost one-third of the territory of Laos was invaded and occupied by France. This makes people feel that France seems to be moving faster and faster in the direction of victory. It seems that the balance is increasingly tilted towards the French Empire.

"We strongly condemn the UK's hesitation in supporting the Kingdom of Siam. In recent months, the UK's position has regressed and it no longer provides the strong support to the Kingdom of Siam from the Malay Peninsula. This makes us We are very disappointed. Obviously, as a world power, the UK seems to have regressed on humanitarian issues. This is an insult to a big country that shouts that balancing tactics are for world peace and European peace every day. We call on the UK to stand on the side of One side of the history team, not the other way around.

The International Red Cross firmly supports the rescue work of the victim's country, the Kingdom of Siam. We have received financial support from all over the world to maintain the operation of the organization and save lives and heal the wounded. Again, we also call on Napoleon III to stop invading other countries because the Far East There is a popular saying here, called today’s cause, tomorrow’s effect. The aggression imposed by the French Empire today will, according to Buddhism, come to itself sooner or later. "

ElBaradei, the first Director-General of the International Red Cross Society, said: "Peace is hard-won, and I hope Napoleon III will cherish it."

Bismarck and other senior leaders of the Kingdom of Prussia, who were far away in Berlin, had strange expressions. They changed after hearing ElBaradei's appeal.

In this case, Bismarck accepted an interview from "European Times".

In the end, when Bismarck was asked this question by a reporter, and even more so when he was asked to comment on ElBaradei's statement, he could only say meaningfully: "This International Red Cross speaker spoke very vividly. Prussia Very interested, but to be honest, what he said aroused the recognition of many Prussians. We in Prussia also think that the French’s actions in the Far East are a bit excessive, but we will not impose economic sanctions on France, not like the Netherlands. , because we are a big country, and when it comes to the way big countries do things, we need to take into account Prussia’s national interests instead of being hasty and quick-tongued.”

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Bismarck: "However, we are very interested in the visit of Huntington, the Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives, to Spain."

Reporter: "What is your opinion on this, Prime Minister?"

Bismarck: "I think my point of view is similar to that of Swedish Prime Minister Old Count Louis. We do not think that the Dutch move is an offense to Britain, because at present, it seems that Huntington has not done anything that harms British interests. Of course, if there is , that’s another matter.”

Reporter: "Does this mean the Prime Minister supports his visit to Spain?"

Bismarck: "I think this is a shoddy concept, because from the very beginning this proposition was that there was nothing wrong with the Dutch Speaker of the House of Representatives visiting Spain. The British were afraid of Huntington's past support for Spain's position on Gibraltar, so they opposed the visit, right?" Therefore, I think the interview itself is not the problem, the problem is the content published after the interview.”

Reporter: "It means that His Excellency Bismarck felt that Prussia was observing whether he would provoke Britain next, and that was the right thing to do?"

Bismarck: "Yes, I think London and Paris both had this idea, which is why the British fleet finally gave up on blocking the landing of President Huntington outside the port of Gijon."

Reporter: "What does the Prime Minister think of the relationship between Prussia and the Netherlands?"

Bismarck: "Eat what you need to eat and drink what you need to drink. This is our evaluation."

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Bismarck: "To put it simply, Prussia has been friendly to the Netherlands from the beginning. We used to have close relations, but we also experienced a period of resentment. Now everything seems to be back on track, so the current relationship between the two countries cannot be discussed." "We are very close, but not hostile."

Reporter: "Is the rivalry between Prussia and the Netherlands still going on in North America?"

Bismarck: "The world is struggling for competitiveness every day. I conclude that man's destruction of nature in order to survive is just like pulling weeds to cultivate the land. It is also an injustice to the grass. It is a healthy competition between Prussia. In fact, it is all understandable. As you know, the relationship between Britain and France is currently on the decline. Britain and France are still competing for the English Channel area. Of course, the two countries still have a lot of cooperation. For example, it is said that Britain and France are currently working on a project in Spain. and started having many conversations.”

Reporter: “Can you talk about the detailed cooperation?”

Bismarck: "Sorry, it involves confidentiality, so I can't tell you."

Reporter: "Is there any possibility of cooperation between the Netherlands and Prussia at present? What we are interested in is, to what extent does the relationship between Prussia and the Netherlands still exist?"

Bismarck: "The Netherlands is our friend. We were allies in 1862, at least on the African issue. We cooperate happily. As for relations? All I can tell you is that the relationship between Berlin and Amsterdam does not include you. It’s as bad as everyone thinks, and we often talk to each other’s ambassadors about cooperation.”

Reporter: "Cooperation? Recently? Can you talk about what kind of cooperation you have?"

How would Prime Minister Bismarck respond to reporters' questions about cooperation between the Netherlands and Prussia?