Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Unlike the ancient big country in the Far East that divided hundreds of princes into kings with the same surname and eventually broke out into civil war, in Europe it is actually rare for a royal family to have a war like this within a family.

It is precisely because of this fine tradition of European royal families that William IV came up with the idea of ​​making his children kings of various remote countries.

William IV: "If Jacques grows up to become the king of the Congo, the Netherlands will secure almost half of its territory in Africa."

He couldn't help but think of Australia and Canada in Britain in his previous life.

He now plans to use his second son, Prince Jacques, to rule Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Zambia.

And Mary, the Grand Duchess of Kenya, may become the Queen of Kenya, Tanzania and Northern Mozambique if her plan goes as planned.

Even William IV has already thought about it. If there are new members later, he will divide it. After all, the United Arab Emirates and the upcoming East Oman are a large territory.

In short, in the future he will use his bloodline to maintain the Dutch royal family's current rule over these territories to control them.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but help Alexandra, who was already a little surprised by him.

He smiled and said, "Okay, lie down quickly. I'm still going to wait for you to take good care of yourself and give birth to a pair of twins?"

Alexandra suddenly glared at him angrily.

However, William IV did not succeed in diverting her attention.

She worriedly said: "If a few children are allowed to rule those places, will it cause the strength of the Netherlands to decline due to division? Also, the territory in the Far East is so large, who should inherit it? What about the mainland of Europe? Ai If Bert inherits here, will the Far East be equally out of reach?"

"Who said Albert would be here?"

William IV ignored Alexandra's surprised look, "I plan to make Anna the local queen, and as Albert, I will transfer to the Australian continent to rule the Far East."

"Ah" Alexandra exclaimed: "It's actually Anna?"

William IV thought ahead and thought: If there are many heirs, it would be fine. If the situation remains unchanged, he will let Anna use the title of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the future, and the Dutch headquarters will be transferred to the Australian continent in the Far East, thus forming a Netherlands. The United Kingdom, plus other countries without royal rule, is also known as the Dutch Commonwealth.

This is better than the non-binding and cohesive group that was the last Commonwealth of Britain in the previous life.

Some people may think that William IV is making a fuss out of a fuss, but only he understands that if no preparations are made now, the Netherlands will face the disintegration of overseas colonies of Britain, France and other countries in the future, and finally become a face-saving project, one by one to maintain face. It's just an organization.

This was absolutely unacceptable to William IV.

Alexandra reacted immediately after being surprised just now.

"Since His Majesty has decided, let's implement it this way. However, many things still need to be improved. For example, the population ratio of those African countries will form a constraint on the future rule of Jacques and Marie. How about"

William IV was shocked, and his eyes fell on the somewhat ruthless Alexandra. The latter said fearlessly: "Their population proportion must be reduced, so I suggest that your Majesty carry out some shady policies to clean up the indigenous people. "

Sure enough, all mothers in this world are the same. For the sake of their children, they will not hesitate to change themselves from an extremely kind woman to a ruthless person who can betray their conscience.

Alexandra cannot escape this set of rules.

However, William IV couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought that Alexandra was the "result" of his hard work.

"Okay, you should have a good rest. If you want them to feel more relaxed, then the best way to take good care of their health is to give them some brothers and sisters to share their burdens."

William IV's words naturally attracted Queen Alexandra's eyes.

Seeing the palace turning completely white with the falling snow, William IV couldn't help but lament that it was still too cold in Europe in February.

Not only William IV thought so, but also the Parisians in the southern Netherlands now felt the same way.

Because on February 14, 1870, Prussia actually sent diplomatic missions to various countries, which confused the countries and meant that when Prussia was preparing to negotiate, Prussia actually chose to launch an attack on Paris on this morning.

The Prussian First Army and the Second Army pressed against Army Group Laval and Army Group North east of Paris in France from the directions of Reims and Troyes. The two armies were defeated by the main force of the Prussian army. Since Napoleon III of Reims brought more than 80,000 troops to surrender, the French government in Paris had a May Day organization for defense, and the Paris government conducted secret armistice negotiations under the deliberate guidance of Bismarck. Therefore, Paris was starving and starving at this time because of the cold weather. In less than half a month, the people of Paris revolted again on February 15, 1870, but they were suppressed again.

On February 16, 1870, the Loire Army launched a counter-offensive. In 1870, it fought with the Prussian First Army in Creil, north of Paris. The Loire Army of the Paris government defeated the Prussian First Army and held Creil. At the same time, they also counterattacked and occupied Noyon north of Crey. However, on February 18, they were counterattacked by the Prussian First Army and were ordered to withdraw from Noyon and returned to the defense of Crey again. The northern gate of Paris.

On February 19, 1870, the Army of the East east of Paris suffered a defeat near Soissons, the French frontline position west of Reims. The Army of the East also suffered a defeat at Sezana west of Chalon, controlled by the Prussian army. The Paris government The war is getting worse and worse, and the situation is difficult and dangerous.

At this time, all the surrounding Pan-Prussian countries reacted, but it was too late, because after mid-February 1870, there was a heavy snowstorm. As a result, the deployment of troops by various countries has stalled.

Therefore, Paris is now facing a situation where it is difficult for "friendly countries" to help.

On February 25, 1870, after capturing Sezana, the Prussian Second Army marched straight to the east of Paris on the same day. Prussia used 502 heavy artillery pieces to bombard Paris, and Paris immediately fell under artillery fire.

Perhaps influenced by the fall of Sezana in the south, Creil in the north also fell on February 27, 1870. So the Prussian First Army also sent troops directly to the northern end of Paris.

More than 300 heavy artillery pieces were also set up for bombardment. Paris was suddenly bombarded by Prussian troops from the east and north.

When William IV learned about the predicament Paris was in, he just shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Paris, it seems, still needs to be occupied by Bismarck for a while."