Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne Chapter 74

"The Netherlands dared to complete such a deal with the Russian Empire. This is already provoking the British Empire. We should send the First Fleet directly outside Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to bombard the country, so as to maintain the British Empire's power. Majesty and core interests are right"

"Yes, although the Netherlands has a good navy, it is only a good one, and the country currently does not have steam iron armored battleships, which is not a big threat to the United Kingdom. As long as we grasp the direction of the wind and attack that day, it will definitely give the Netherlands an unforgettable memory. lesson"

"Don't forget that the Netherlands and the Prussian family of France established an alliance called the Three-Power Pact not long ago. This alliance was used to deal with the British Empire. Now as the situation becomes clear, I guess that this may be the early days of the Netherlands. The prepared pit, now with the transaction between the Netherlands and Russia, this alliance seems to have become a guarantee. Don't forget, the three countries agreed to work together in the Indian Ocean,

Not long ago, the two countries assisted the United States in the Pacific Ocean against the threat of Britain, France and Spain to the United States, and won the favor of the United States. Did you not see that the United States, which has always been serious about the Monroe Doctrine, did not oppose the entry of the Netherlands into Alaska for the first time. It can be seen that the Netherlands Gaining the goodwill of the United States has succeeded.

Unconsciously, the Netherlands has become a strategic partner of various countries. Although the British navy is superior to other countries, it can still face a single opponent. However, in the face of the Dutch alliance that is now layer by layer, the United Kingdom may be able to cope with it. Somewhat exhausting.

Even, because of the war with the Netherlands, other countries might be able to reap the benefits of fishermen.

Coupled with the current cooperation with the Tsarist Russian Empire, the Netherlands seems to have become a trend, and Britain will have to pay a high price to deal with it. "

"But it is impossible for our British Empire not to give the Netherlands a little color to kill the chickens and show the monkeys. After all, as the Russian Empire settled in Kalimantan, the situation there will be unpredictable in the future. And it's very possible to be broken,"

"It is not very likely, but very likely. Sometimes I have to sigh that the Netherlands and the United Kingdom had disputes over many islands in the Pacific Ocean, but now they have added a move like Kalimantan. , Now, Britain and the Netherlands seem to be some enemies.

However, in this way, the Netherlands has revitalized the British super-monopoly structure in the Far East. This move is not too good to say, even if you are a British, you have to sigh that this is a coup.

I decided, Oxford University School of Political Science, to teach this event as a course."

"Yes, we, Cambridge University, will also follow up."

"The University of London will certainly not be left behind"

"The University of Edinburgh loves innovation the most"

"The University of St Andrews also agrees with this approach"

The Russell University Alliance was established in 1855 and consists of the top six first-class comprehensive universities in the British Empire.

The first organizer of this university alliance was the current British Foreign Secretary, John Russell.

Of course, it is also named for the research funding conference held every spring at the Russell Hotel in Russell Square, London.

This university alliance is called the British Empire National Brain, which represents the most intelligent source of brain potential in the UK. Queen Victoria and each cabinet attach great importance to it, so they participate in their meetings every year.

The Queen is also the trustee of these universities, because every year she provides 10% of the funding support of these universities.

The day the Union Round Table was held this year was March 2, 1862.

Present were Queen Victoria, Prime Minister Henry John Tapper (Viscount Palmerston), Foreign Secretary John Russell, and Chancellor of the Exchequer Clayston.

In order to show fairness and the impartiality of these domestic academics at the bipartisan level, Queen Victoria always invites both parties to attend each meeting. This time, the opposition Tory party was attended by the leader Edward Smith Stanley and the second party. Leader Benjamin Disraeli.

Hugh Smith, Chancellor of Cambridge University, Rowan Elson, University of Oxford, Tim Elliott, University of London, Lois Carroll, University of Edinburgh, John Hooker, University of Manchester, Andrew S. Wise.

Seeing the Queen's increasingly ugly face, John Russell interrupted several people:

"Several, what the Netherlands did, it can indeed make us a little bit stingy, but, just as Mr. Lois Carroll, the president of the University of Edinburgh just said, the Netherlands has committed against us. Therefore, we need to make Only by punishing can we maintain the majesty of the British Empire and maintain the inviolable red line of the interests of the British Empire in the world.”

"Wait, our Foreign Secretary, Your Excellency Russell, although I agree that your statement is correct, but the relationship between the Netherlands and other major powers is not weak now. If the British Empire rashly attacks the Netherlands, not to mention other countries, Tsarist Russia The Empire will definitely not be able to survive. At that time, it may take revenge on the British Empire. At that time, the Kenneng Union may lead to war because of this. I don't think France next to the British Empire will mediate, but I think they will go to the theater. from the point of view of seeing everything that is happening in its favor.”

The speaker was Benjamin Disraeli.

"Hmph, Disraeli is nice and worried, but Disraeli thinks that if Britain doesn't retaliate, then our majesty will be gone. If we take care of Russia, we must If we are scruples, then we will be afraid of Tsarist Russia in front of the outside world, so if we are in China and the Indian subcontinent, should we let Tsarist Russia go all the way south to cut off our interests there."

The speaker was that Disraeli was born to be a mortal enemy, and the current Chancellor of the Exchequer of the British Empire, Christon, retorted.

When the people at the conference table saw the two of them battling each other, they all shook their heads with a wry smile, but they were also stopped.

The two of them were friends at the beginning.

Because before 1859, the Tories had two outstanding successors, namely Disraeli and Clayston, both of whom were elected in 1853 when George Hamilton Gordon was elected to form the cabinet, Disraeli. is the Home Secretary and Creston is the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Both were strong contenders for the Tory successor, but slowly, with the serious deterioration of the Tory competition, especially when Cranston discovered that the Tories were different from the free trade he advocated, after several After the twists and turns of the two, and found that many people in the Tory party had secretly determined Disraeli's first successor, he received an invitation from the combination of the Tory party opponents, the Viscount Palmerston and Russell, so he was there. In 1859, he even led his own team in the Tory party, all of them left the Tory party and chose to join the Whig party, and directly became the chancellor of the Viscount Palmerston of the Whig party.

As a result, the Tories thought that Creston was a traitor, and Disraeli criticized Creston for being ungrateful, forgetting that their family had been a Tory tradition for generations.

But Clayston was dissatisfied with the Tories' attack on him, so he refuted and fought back many times.

So for the past two or three years, these two successors from the two parties in the British Empire have now staged a head-to-head battle here, and others have become accustomed to it.

Especially a few people in the political arena, but it's hard for the presidents of a few universities. What they are most afraid of is to set the fire on them and set the fire on them.

Faced with Clayston's provocation, Disraeli was indifferent, and instead asked Queen Victoria: "Your Majesty, now that the Netherlands has damaged the majesty of the British Empire, it stands to reason that the Netherlands should directly bear the wrath of Britain. But I have a doubt, that is, have you noticed a problem?"

Seeing everyone, including Queen Victoria and the leaders of both parties, attracted everyone, even Clayston.

He was satisfied, but said with worry on his face: "After careful research, the Netherlands, led by William IV of the Netherlands, seems to have escaped the constraints of their consortium and business capitalists, especially after careful and serious investigation~www. mtlnovel.com~ I found out that when he was the crown prince, he began to integrate himself into the ranks of capitalists and became the biggest existence of this team, and he was present in every industry."

As he told the story, the faces of those who were doing it changed drastically, even the presidents of the universities. They understood that this meant that what the Crown Prince of the Netherlands wanted was that he would no longer receive these emerging interests after he ascended the throne. Constraints of power, but the Queen is constrained in the UK, so this gesture shows that the strength of the Netherlands controlled by William IV is definitely not comparable to the Queen.

Seeing that everyone understood what he was going to say, he made another heavy statement: "And the important thing to say is that every time William IV does his work, he will do a lot of preparatory work."

"What do you want to say?" Queen Victoria and the others were shocked. Disraeli was not an ordinary person. He helped the former Prime Minister of the Tory Party to form a cabinet because of his illness. The current number two figure in the Liberal Party, his suspicions are naturally taken seriously by the Queen.

Palmerston's old face also nodded to Russell solemnly. After he was relieved of William IV, he understood what a genius statesman was. Therefore, he felt the same about Disraeli's concerns.

"I think he may already have a plan to deal with the wrath of the British Empire," Disraeli said: "Even, I suspect that everything that is happening now is based on his calculations."

Hearing this, Palmerston was shocked because he thought of a question, could it be that the situation in Belgium has changed? William IV wanted to use Belgium to blackmail Britain?

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