Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne Chapter 114

After Davis said these words, Russell certainly would not doubt the intention of the other party. The Netherlands actually asked the United Kingdom to compensate the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the loss caused by the repelling of those Dutch descendants?

"Why did the Netherlands turn to the UK?

You must know that the Netherlands is in South Africa, and the Republic of the Orange Free State, which is almost a country of Dutch descent, has always been closely related to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Many Dutch people in the Transvaal Republic are also fond of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Our cabinet is very concerned about their living environment."

Davis said seriously.

However, this seriousness was used to strive for more compensation from the UK, so that the two Englishmen opposite him could not feel that his seriousness was a compliment.

Russell: "The Dutch mainland is too small, which is true, but the Netherlands has a large amount of territory overseas, the East India near the equator, the island of New Guinea to the south, the northern part of Australia that we just transferred to you, and even North America. The Alaska Peninsula at the northern end, etc., these huge overseas territories, not to mention the few forty or fifty thousand people, even if they are ten times larger, they can still be accommodated.”

Why should the UK cooperate with the Netherlands? To know that the UK is the most powerful country, there is no need to look at other countries, but the evolution of the European situation in the past six months has brought shame to the British diplomatic community under his leadership. It turns out that the UK really cannot control the navy alone. Europe, not only that, the UK also faces the challenges of a grouped Europe.

However, many people in the UK can clearly see that behind these groups, almost all of them are put together by the Netherlands. As long as they win over the Netherlands first and get in the necks of these European power teams, I believe that other countries, no matter how they plan, will not be able to. Will no longer dare to form an alliance of power against the UK alone.

However, of course Russell and Robert did not know the real situation. What Davis said was a reconciliation route for the Netherlands. The UK was too strong. Davis clearly knew that the current Netherlands is far from the UK. The adversary, although the Dutch navy is good, but nothing more.

However, if the United Kingdom wants to win the Netherlands, it will have to hurt. In that case, Britain's position of European maritime hegemony will definitely be shaken. After all, the Dutch navy is the eighth largest in the world, and its tonnage is more than one-third of the British surface navy. If you want to win the Netherlands, you will have to use the world. Only when the British fleets from all over the country gather in the North Sea can they win the Dutch Navy in one fell swoop, but in that case, the British colonial power in various places will be shaken by the loss of the British Navy's suppression.

What's more, he also knows that there is a navy hidden in the East India that has always been the Netherlands' no weaker than the mainland. If the mainland is invaded by the British, then the naval fleet in the East India will be dispatched to the northwest, plus there The more than 60,000 army troops of the United Kingdom in Malaya and even the Indian subcontinent will be the target of the Dutch attack there. At that time, the United Kingdom will definitely retreat quickly.

Davies: "It's quite big, but I've heard that these people are a bit picky. They like the land used by the British Empire, because it will be more intimate. After all, they get along with the British Empire for more than half in South Africa. century."

Russell also turned blue and red.

No way! Robert wanted to vomit.

Hearing this, Robert frowned, thinking to himself, what would he do if he were British Foreign Secretary Russell at this time.

"The Netherlands wants Australia's South and Western Australia?"

Inside Buckingham Palace, Queen Victoria sat on the king's seat with a displeased face.

Under her head are the calm British Prime Minister Viscount Palmerston and the British Foreign Secretary Russell with a wry smile. In addition, there is the British Crown Prince Edward.

Russell said with a wry smile: "Yes, the Dutch ambassador said that this is as compensation for those guys in the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic respectively."

"Compensation" Queen Victoria hadn't spoken yet, but Crown Prince Edward said angrily first: "How dare the Netherlands still ask for compensation? The corpses of nearly 50,000 British soldiers buried in South Africa are still blown up there, causing the British The international damage is so great, the culprit, the Netherlands sheltered them, the United Kingdom let them go, and I didn't expect that they would dare to ask us for territory. This is to think that the British gunboats and shells are misfires. Is it right?

Your Majesty, I think it is a wrong choice to win over the Netherlands to talk to these South African Dutch people. We should avenge the lost soldiers, so that we can restore the people's trust in the royal family and the cabinet. "

Prince Edward confessed that even he was moved to tears, but when he finished speaking, he found that no one spoke, and the Viscount Palmerston smiled without saying a word.

Russell calmly carried a slight respect, like encouragement and politeness, and he couldn't figure it out.

When his eyes fell on Queen Victoria, he got a mouth shape to shut his mouth, and then ignored him, Queen Victoria said coldly: "Does the Netherlands feel that Britain is too kind, so I always feel that British things are more Better to use?"

The smiling Viscount Palmerston said: "The Netherlands is paving the way"

"How do you say that?" Crown Prince Edward felt aggrieved and angered by being ignored just now, and felt that the Whig party was indeed hateful, if Disraeli was there. He definitely won't be as frustrated as you were just now.

So, I couldn't help but ask.

I saw Viscount Palmerston walking to the map that had already been placed on the map, pointing to the location on the map of Holland, and said: "Your Majesty, Crown Prince, please see, this is the location of the Dutch territory in Europe. On the left is us across the sea from them, on the south is the French Empire, on the east is the great kingdom of Prussia in the seemingly messy German Confederation, and on the north is the kingdom of Hanover.

It is the first layer, and the land neighbors on the second layer are the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Principality of Württemberg, the Austrian Empire, the Kingdom of Denmark, Sweden, and the Tsarist Russia Empire. An invincible opponent.

Therefore, if the Netherlands wants to rise, it can only find a place for development overseas. Originally, South Africa was good, but it became our overseas colony after the Vienna Peace Conference. "

"Where's the East Indies?" Prince Edward asked again.

"There are also four battles there. Kalimantan was originally big enough, but we occupied Malaya in the north. This is definitely a natural fear for them who have been threatened by the surrounding powers.

So, with Northern Australia and the Northern Territory in their hands, it is now clear to us that we want Western Australia to the south and South Australia, William IV of the Netherlands."

"The Netherlands actually wants the entire Australian continent? Delusional" Crown Prince Edward sneered.

But to his surprise, Queen Victoria removed the previous ruthlessness and replaced it with calmness. "Do you think the Netherlands is sure to take the remaining Australia from us?"

Unlike her son, Crown Prince Edward, who used to spend all day drinking and drinking, Queen Victoria was very familiar with the Viscount Palmerston and knew that he would never shoot empty guns. Since he brought it up, it definitely made him feel prickly. .

Seeing this, Crown Prince Edward hated the Viscount Palmerston deeply. Of course, he only feared and dared not harbor hatred for Victoria, the mother who had been strict with him since childhood.

"Yeah, I have recently become emotionally interested in the Netherlands, so I took out the history of the Netherlands' recent exchanges with other countries, and an astonishing discovery was that they actually followed a hidden thread and implemented foreign policies. Various foreign policies, especially after William IV succeeded to the throne of the Netherlands, formed an alliance with Fapu, then exchanged territory with Tsarist Russia, fought against our influence in Belgium, and finally divided Belgium.

In order to be safe and sound, afraid of British retaliation, the war in South Africa was lit.

So that the United Kingdom did not have time to care about it, and the threat to the Netherlands landed safely.

What a beautiful move.

Your Majesty, the Netherlands has a well-developed industry. With the rise of plastics, the Netherlands has occupied half of the country, and all kinds of products derived from it are supported by the global market. ,

In this case, the British hostile to it may thus damage the foundation established by the British ancestors over the centuries.

So I think it's better to make peace with the Netherlands than to have a bad relationship with it like this. As I said last time, a Netherlands that has eased relations with the UK can build a security wall for the UK on the Atlantic coast of Europe, so that the UK can Added free guardians in central and northern Europe. "

"Then what the Prime Minister means, we need to bow to the Netherlands?" Edward asked disdainfully.

It's not that he has no brains, but that he recently got into trouble with William IV because of one thing, so he really doesn't want the United Kingdom to reconcile with the Netherlands. In that case, he will face some competition and get enough support.

"Okay, Edward, you are here to listen to politics and study, not to ask you to discuss national affairs together. Your current strength is not worthy of it."

Queen Victoria made the final decision. After criticizing Edward, she said, "The Netherlands just wants Australia to develop its own strength that is not threatened by European countries?"

"Yes, they are afraid that in the face of the possibility of European countries launching a war against the Netherlands, the Netherlands can retain its strength in the Far East and fight back, just like a cat, adding a life to live,"

"In this way, we think we can cooperate with the Netherlands. After all, it is far away from us. For us, it is a good opportunity to lose the opponent."

Edward saw them say so, and understood that nothing could be worse for him.

Queen Victoria frowned and asked: "However, South Australia and Western Australia are so big, is it too much for the Netherlands to evacuate South Africa in exchange for such a large place?"

Cough cough!

Russell stood up and said amazingly: "Your Majesty, that Davis said that if Her Majesty agrees with Holland, Holland can tell Britain the secret of the huge gold treasure in South Africa, but in that case, it will also Ask the British Empire to send the rest of Australia to the Netherlands"

"What kind of gold treasure? And Lord Russell, are you sure you sent it?" Edward didn't want to bring shame on himself, but he couldn't help sneering.

But this time, UU reading www.uukanshu.com was surprised. His mother, Queen Victoria, tacitly agreed, which excited him inexplicably.

Therefore, at his age, he could not help but raise his head higher.

"According to Davies, there is more gold there than all the gold in the Netherlands now"

Suck suck!

Is there really so much air that the three of them could not help breathing in?

Why didn't the Netherlands take it? This is one of their doubts, but the Netherlands is much earlier in South Africa than the United Kingdom, and it is not impossible to know some secret information.

"If it's true, then, I agree to the deal"

"Mother" Edward wanted to speak.

But it was stopped by Queen Victoria, she said seriously: "Governing the country, everything can't be done on a whim, and you have to keep it firmly in mind."

Afterwards, she said to the Viscount Palmerston and Russell: "If the Netherlands can prove it is true, I agree that Australia will give it to the Netherlands, but only if it is a joint issue."

Chapter end