Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Denmark, Copenhagen, Yellow Palace.

King Christian IX of Denmark is talking with his friends Andersen and Crown Prince Frederik.

When Andersen said that Britain's use of maritime interactions with the Paris government in the English Channel was already hinting to Prussia not to invade the Second French Empire in northern France, Christian IX couldn't help but frown.

Christian IX reminded: "The ambitions of William I and Bismarck are known to everyone in Europe. Is the British reminder effective? Don't forget that the Kingdom of Hanover was one of the two major allies of the United Kingdom on the European continent (the other was Belgium). ), it’s not like Bismarck and the others have swallowed all the bones.

What's more, now that Britain has too much time to keep up with Burma in the Far East, do you think Prussia will give up such a good opportunity and let the spring breeze of Paris come back? "

Andersen shook his head, "I think your Majesty may have misunderstood that there are also strange ideas in London."

When Crown Prince Frederik heard this, his father Christian IX asked: "What did the teacher mean?"

Before Andersen could answer, Christian IX asked in surprise:

"The division of the French Empire will be a great event for both Prussia and Britain?"

Andersen nodded heavily, "I think not only Britain and Prussia, but also countries like Italy and Spain wouldn't like it?"

Crown Prince Frederik suddenly asked with great joy: "What about the Kingdom of the Netherlands?"

Christian IX and William I were embarrassed after hearing this. The trilateral relationship between Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands has recently been deliberately alienated from the Netherlands because of his closeness to Sweden in the trilateral relationship. Especially in conjunction with Sweden's efforts to attract Spain to join the Nordic Alliance, now the Netherlands and Denmark Their relationship is no longer as good as it was when they first got married.

So faced with the problem of his eldest son Frederick, Christian IX hesitated.

Although Andersen was dissatisfied with Christian IX's move to belong to the Netherlands, he had to help him at this time.

"William IV can't see his intentions at the moment. It seems that the Netherlands is not helping the north and south of France when it comes to the French issue. But to be honest, his mind is unclear and it is difficult to understand his thoughts."

Crown Prince Frederic asked in surprise: "His Majesty William IV is also a student of the teacher, and even the teacher cannot see his 'true face'. It seems that my brother-in-law is indeed as mysterious as what is being circulated in Europe now." ah"

Christian IX glanced at Andersen apologetically, and then sighed to Crown Prince Frederik: "The Nordic Alliance was originally rock solid. Originally, Karl XV and I had no objections to William IV's dominance. However, as the Netherlands focuses its main efforts on the Far East, the Nordic Alliance has weakened as the Netherlands' strength in Europe has weakened."

Christian IX seemed to be explaining to Crown Prince Frederik, but in fact he was explaining to Andersen: "Faced with the increasingly powerful Prussian and Russian empires, we can only draw Spain into the field to fill the vacancy left after the Netherlands transferred its strength. "

When Andersen heard this, he sighed secretly in his heart. From the very beginning, after knowing that William IV had acquired the island of New Guinea and the Australian continent, he already knew that William IV was interested in the Far East. There were too many powerful countries in Europe, and the Netherlands The geographical location is doomed to the limitations of its own development. Anyone who knows a little bit about geography, history and politics knows that the Netherlands can only be squeezed by relying on the European mainland, because he also understands William IV's approach very well.

The Netherlands must move to the Far East, focus on the Far East, stay away from the central vortex of the struggle for European power and hegemony, and hide in the Far East to develop secretly.

Therefore, Andersen, the master of fairy tales, had to secretly say: "If Christian IX of Denmark and Karl XV of Sweden had thought from the beginning that the Netherlands would silently endure the rise and prosperity of neighboring powers in Europe while their own regimes swayed, Swing, that would be naive.”

Therefore, Andersen chose to remain silent after hearing Christian IX's explanation.

I hope that William IV can remember the love of Denmark as a marriage country at some time in the future. Please help.

On December 18, 1869, the French defense government of the Third Republic sent heavyweight officials to Berlin to visit Bismarck. They were warmly received by the Prussian Prime Minister. At the same time, it is said that William I personally wrote a letter and asked him to forward it to France. Adolphe Thiers, President of the Third Republic.

For this reason, the French Second Empire in Paris expressed great indignation.

"We don't think Berlin's approach is a shrewd approach, because the southern republicans' approach has touched the interests of the European royal family. An emperor in charge of an empire has just been captured by Prussia. The captured French emperor of Prussia actually came out openly a few days later. He met with the rebels and enthusiastically gave these rebels extraordinary encouragement in a reciprocal manner."

Prime Minister Charles of the Second French Empire in Paris criticized the actions of William I and Bismarck in the European Times. He even publicly criticized: "The French Emperor was held hostage by Prussia, and Prussia was meeting openly with the rebels of the French Empire. Now I have to ask all citizens of the French Empire sincerely: do you think that your southern official who just shook hands with the enemy who killed and injured hundreds of thousands of people is a qualified French patriot? Is he still a Frenchman without fear of France?

I think everyone should think about it the other way around. This is not a rebellion against the Paris authorities. This is a sinner of the French people, a sinner who lives with the enemy."

Prime Minister Charles's vigorous words shocked the whole of France. Many people couldn't help but think of the South's current approach of actively approaching the Kingdom of Prussia. It seemed that it was almost surrendering to the enemy. The proud Gauls seemed to have seen France The contemptuous eyes of the surrounding countries gathered, how could they endure such contempt.

As a result, Northern France was united around Paris like never before. This time Queen Eugénie called on the French to actively join the army to protect their country and it took just three days to achieve results.

100,000 new soldiers joined the army.

Even in the South, in the Third French Republic, many people began to ask Adolphe Thiers to keep his distance from Prussia, at least not to launch any attacks on the North during the war with Prussia, including diplomacy.

However, Adolphe Thiers was not a good person, and Bismarck would not easily let the Second French Empire stand up. When everyone was watching the French Second Empire's Prime Minister Charles's essay-like article that earned Paris points of sympathy, Adolphe Thiers and Bismarck actually completed the war between Prussia and the Third French Republic (the southern part of France).

I have something to do today, so there is only one chapter. I will fill in the missing chapter tomorrow and update three chapters in total.