Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne Chapter 320

In the Palace of Versailles in the French Empire, Napoleon III threw the cigar he was smoking on the ground after hearing the news, and besides Prime Minister Olivier, there were also Foreign Minister Gray, Lloyd Lloyd, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Bedoud, the Minister of Commerce, Simon, the Chief of the General Staff, Chasd, the Minister of War, and Arsnow, the Minister of the Navy.

"Cough cough, Prime Minister, let's talk about it, cough cough"

Olivier was a little hesitant to speak, but in the end, especially seeing His Majesty's hunched back, he held back.

Perhaps, after the crown prince ascends the throne, it will be time for Britain to make a big move again. Napoleon III, born in 1808, is now 70 years old.

Age is the best embodiment of his body. Thinking of this, he can't help worrying about His Majesty's body.

Because, His Majesty's big -tobacco-addiction is killing and taking his own life.

Thinking of this, Olivier couldn't help but think of England. Before Queen Victoria, the famous British king, who smoked and overdosed. Although he has never published any medical records of the British king, but as the Prime Minister of the French Empire, anyway, he more or less I know some things, that is, the three British kings in front of this are very impressive The shock is that their deaths were all related to smoking.

It is said that although Crown Prince Edward, the heir of Queen Victoria of England, is only 26 years old, he has a tendency to be better than blue. Cigars almost never leave his hand, and he likes the type of tobacco-grass everywhere.

Similar to Napoleon III, he, like the three kings of England and Prince Edward, played an extremely important role in promoting smoking among the French aristocracy and making it a recognized aristocratic habit in the French Empire.

Even Napoleon III was even more crazy, because he made the cigar factories of the French Empire more types and produced products with unique tastes on the basis of a single cigar, and the cigars of the French Empire were more competitive in the international market. Pressing the UK, it occupies a huge market. It is said that in the global cigar market of more than 2 million pounds, the French Empire occupies more than 800,000 pounds, ranking first, and the United Kingdom only occupies 500,000 pounds.

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The rest were divided into the cakes by the Netherlands, Prussia, America and other countries.

Therefore, Napoleon III was called the "pioneer of smoking" in Europe, and smoking immediately after dinner had become his habit.

Not long ago, the author Magnus, who was still loading and unloading His Majesty's life, said, "The king has always had a cigar-garbage and two paper-cigarettes before breakfast since the beginning of the morning. An average of 12 thick cigars and 20 paper cigarettes are smoked every day.”

These have aroused widespread concern in society.

As a result, Napoleon III suffered from severe bronchitis when he was 40 years old. The doctors at Versailles advised him to cut down on smoking, but he ignored the doctor's words and ignored them. After the age of 60, it becomes difficult to breathe.

In the past ten years, when he participated in many noble hunting hunts in the hunting grounds, he could not personally fight the deer and the wilderness, proudly holding a gun and staring at the entourage to drive the prey to him.

Olivier has witnessed several consecutive bouts of bronchitis by His Majesty. The first statement is that the more and more times, the more difficult it will be for him to breathe.

Moreover, he smoked for many years, and he suffered from an incurable lung disease, and even the imperial doctor was helpless in these years.

In order to relieve his pain, he had to inject painkillers.

Alas, the senior French government, including Olivier, began to worry, and did not know whether he could accompany the crown prince born in 1856 to adulthood, after all, there are still 7 years left.

"Your Majesty, this matter was planned long ago. We originally estimated that their target was the Kingdom of Siam, but now, they were caught by surprise. It turned out to be the Pacific Ocean. They are really hard to guard against."

Olivier had to sigh at the broad thinking of the other party. Even when he received this information, he was thinking that if Britain had done this with him, then the French Empire would never have remained in the ground. The status of the most powerful country, the Eastern Mediterranean may have been won by the United Kingdom long ago, and the North Atlantic Ocean has also been grasped by the United Kingdom. The French Empire will never want to be so calm now.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, I think this is actually a bad thing." Admiral Arnoff's words made people read.

Seeing that the goal was achieved, he followed up and said: "May I ask, have we fought a war with the Netherlands over the years? No, we have not had any war with them, on the contrary, we have 5 years left. Covenant, although this is outdated this year.

Regarding the relationship with the Netherlands, I think from our side, it is definitely not an exaggeration to describe him as complicated. We are worried that the Netherlands is too powerful to be contained, but the relief of interests makes it seem more in line with us to choose to be friends with them. interests, but there are still concerns in our hearts. Since this is the case, why don't we use this opportunity to let us see how the Netherlands, which has not had a war between the two countries for decades, has a fighting strength that can help us fight against the Netherlands. an assessment of the overall military"

The confident look of Admiral Arnoff made everyone unwillingly infected by him. After seeing the optometry appreciated by others, Olivier was secretly proud that his choice was right, this is his student.

Napoleon III also seemed to be persuaded, so, just like this, the French Empire began to show toughness to the Netherlands, which became the consensus of the French high-level.

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Bismarck said: "If we are defeated by the French Empire at once, I think our Prussian kingdom can tear up the covenant with them. If the Netherlands wins this round on the Siam Kingdom issue, I think our two countries will The relationship is closer, in short, the battle for the Kingdom of Siam is the best testing ground for us to see the organizational ability of the Netherlands and the military strength of the French Empire, and even”

Bismarck said with deep meaning: "This will benefit Prussia's future strategy a lot"

"However, don't forget, our interests are also above. If the French Empire expands its power there rapidly, for us, it is not as simple as knowing the strategic threat, and the French mainland will also grow and have more resources. It's not impossible for the Netherlands to even fail because of this. I hope it needs to be considered in more detail.”

Prince Frederick's words were obviously aimed at Bismarck. Everyone knows the relationship between the two. Bismarck sat on the mountain and watched tigers fight, while Crown Prince Frederick was afraid of letting the fire burn and threatening himself.

The relationship between the two is well known.

One is pro-British and the other is anti-British.

An Eagle and a Moderate.

Prince Frederick's advice to reduce the defense budget also annoyed Prime Minister Bismarck. The British government is well-known, and William I of course understood it, but from the beginning to the end, he should not know it.

And this time it was the same, I didn't hear Crown Prince Frederick's tone.

Despite the crown prince's provocation, Bismarck's face did not change, and the old **** was still there, and I saw him say: "Don't forget, we can also appear as mediators, and William IV of the Netherlands did not refuse Prussia's involvement in the Far East before. Is there any business? Maybe the French Empire can help us this time? At that time, Prussia, which has no place in the Far East, can take the opportunity to take advantage of it and break the gap of our influence there. That is what we need most. of"

Bismarck looked at Crown Prince Frederick and said earnestly: "Prussia needs to be on par with Britain and France to become a global power, and today, we are not as international colonies as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Spain, or even Portugal. Therefore, The establishment of a Prussian colony in the Far East is what we need most."

The others were moved, their faces were silent, and they obviously agreed with Bismarck's statement.

September 28, 1867 ~www.mtlnovel.com~ The Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom of Prussia, Mao Qi, after the incident in the Kingdom of Siam, the first communication between the highest levels of the military of the two countries, and it is the two Telegram dialogue with the top military commander.

In the telegram, the Dutch chief of staff, Mark Rudd, shouted to Mao Qi that the Netherlands asked the French Empire to stop military operations in the Kingdom of Siam, stop damaging the huge Dutch investment there, and not use war to threaten the Netherlands in the Far East Kingdom of Siam. influence, for which the Netherlands will coordinate with Prussia.

According to the news materials released by the Dutch government, Mark Ruede telegraphed this time at the invitation of the Chief of General Staff of the Kingdom of Prussia.

Mark Ryder said that the two countries should seriously consider the status of the Kingdom of Siam, and take care of the interests of the countries there, respect each other, coexist peacefully, and avoid confrontation between the interests of European countries, and the French Empire should take care of the concerns of the Netherlands and Prussia, Don't harm the interests of the Netherlands and Prussia, this is what the Paris government should do.

The Netherlands hopes to establish stable and healthy relations with Prussia and France, just like the friendly relations with allies a few years ago. Although the Netherlands is looking forward to this with a friendly attitude, the Netherlands will also prepare for the worst and will defend the National interests and dignity, the French Empire should not underestimate the determination and competence of the Netherlands.

He also said that the French Empire needs to enhance mutual trust with neighboring countries including the Netherlands, strengthen dialogue and exchanges, manage risks and crises, and carry out practical cooperation to ensure the normal and stable development of relations between the French Empire and other countries.

The two countries will maintain smooth communication channels in the international situation and contribute their own strength to the stable development of the world.

The two countries announced at the same time that Prussian warships were allowed to dock in the Jakarta port in the Far East, which brought benefits to Prussia's voyages in the Far East.

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