Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

The Netherlands and Tsarist Russia are getting closer and closer to forming an alliance, making other countries in the world nervous.

However, the closer the alliance between Britain, Germany and Austria seems to be, the more other countries in the world are becoming alarmed.

If these two sets of covenants are really successful, then the world will be divided into two camps in the future. If other countries are in these two camps, will it be difficult to maintain their positions?

However, so far, no news of the alliance has been released, which makes other countries regard it as good news.

Even within the countries of both camps, Queen Victoria, William I, Franz Joseph I, William IV, and Alexander III may have breathed a sigh of relief. But other countries, such as Brazilian Emperor Pedro II and American President Stephen Douglas, must be unspeakably disappointed.

Therefore, Stephen Douglas said in a newspaper interview that the Mexican War showed that the penetration of European powers in the south of the United States was a reaction, causing serious rifts in the Americas. The United States hopes that the Americas will unite and oppose the intervention of European powers in the United States. affairs.

For Pedro II, the situation between England, Germany and Austria against the Netherlands and Russia could not be better for his dominance in Brazil. Because then Portugal can truly support him in dealing with Fonseca, the Brazilian Prime Minister.

The two of them said hypocritically: "This is a devastating strategic failure in almost all aspects such as economy, military, and geopolitics. Therefore, both the United States and Brazil need to unite other countries in the Americas and make their own decisions independently." Owner"

Alexander III never dared to underestimate William IV. The two were similar in age, but he had been in power for 20 years, and he had just become a novice in governing the Russian Empire. "What result do they want? How will they do it? Then they hope that we, the Russian Empire, will Did it fail to that extent with the Netherlands? It’s hard to say. I don’t want to speculate on this, but I think we haven’t seen the final intention of the other party.”

From the perspective of William IV, a man who was familiar with the history of his previous life, he naturally did not want the Tsarist Russian Empire to suffer internal strife and see division. See bleeding. Alexander III will definitely encounter severe challenges in the near future, but when the Russian Empire is on the verge of survival, Tsarist Russia is an irreplaceable global partner in helping the Netherlands.

Now that the Netherlands is facing a swarm of attacks from Britain, Germany and Austria, it will naturally form cliques to deal with it. Tsarist Russia is a heavyweight helper. If a big country suddenly falls like that in previous lives, it will be really cheap for Britain and Germany.

William IV would not let such a thing happen casually, which meant that he would not let the British, German, Austrian and other countries benefit without losing their blood. Everything has just begun. There's still drama to come, Queen Victoria, just wait.

In the view of William IV, Britain's participation in the overthrow of the Russian royal family was indispensable. At least no one would think that Britain was not involved in the civil strife in Tsarist Russia to consume Tsarist Russia's strength.

William IV said conclusively: "Not much else to say, Tsarist Russia is the most important global partner of the Netherlands. This is the diplomatic principle that the Netherlands believes in."

In 1881, the British Financial Times suddenly broke the bombshell news that Melbourne, the capital of the Dutch Australian continent, had a gold mine no less powerful than San Francisco, California, in the Commonwealth of the United States. According to many British mining experts, although there were gold mines in Melbourne in the past, the gold mine reserves were small and far inferior to San Francisco in the United States. However, the latest discovery shows that they have underestimated the reserves. The value of this Melbourne gold mine is more than £100 million.

After the news came out, Melbourne, a place that was not originally famous, immediately attracted the attention of the world.

"Before 1835, Melbourne was basically uninhabited. In 1840, Melbourne's population was only 10,000. In 1851, the British rulers discovered gold mines in Melbourne, so a large number of people came from all over the world, mainly Americans. Melburnians were digging for gold, including a large number of Qing workers. Due to the gold rush, Melbourne's population grew rapidly and it gradually became a wealthy city.

According to the Financial Times, which obtained information from the British Home Office, in 1836, Melbourne's population was only 177. By 1851, the population was 29,000. By 1854, it had reached 123,000, making the gold rich extremely wealthy. San Francisco (San Francisco) in the United States was eclipsed, so Melbourne was called Xingjinshan by many Qing people. This resulted in the local schools, shops, and companies run by Qing people bearing the name Xinjinshan. "

Alexander III looked at William IV with a smile, "The smoke bombs released by Britain this time are quite unpredictable."

William IV shook his head, as if I was not in a hurry, and said:

"Melbourne was named by the British. The residents and population there at that time were naturally better than ours. It was originally a colonial stronghold of the Netherlands and was later taken over by the British. After the failure of the Anglo-Dutch War, it was occupied by the British army.

Melbourne was not the first place where gold was discovered on the Pacific coast, but the real gold rush in San Francisco, California, took place there. In January 1848, when a carpenter was building a sawmill, he discovered gold in the water flowing along his truck. Gold, the news spread like wildfire, eventually triggering a gold rush around the world.

The population of San Francisco has surged by 25,000 in just three months. Many people from all over the world have been tricked into doing hard labor there and sold here to dig gold mines and build railways, so they have to endure hardships."

Alexander III continued to listen carefully, but he slowly swallowed the tea in his mouth.

William IV: "Britain is asking the Netherlands to divert the attention of other countries from greed and provide further proof of legitimacy for Mexico."

"Your Majesty William, this matter is not easy to handle. The three countries of Britain, Germany and Austria are too powerful. The Atlantic Ocean has always been Britain's traditional sphere of influence. For decades or hundreds of years, other countries have been unable to challenge it."

William IV was sitting opposite Alexander III, and he punched the table with dissatisfaction.

"Your Majesty William, what do you think should be done? The three countries seem to be moving towards an alliance. They are like a hedgehog. They have nowhere to go if they want to. Do you want to find another way?"

"Yes, the alliance of the three countries is indeed daunting to most countries in the world, even the Netherlands. British maritime hegemony and the German-Austrian Alliance are hegemon-level existences on sea and land." William IV glanced at Alexander III, Then he said: "If we don't really fall out, no one would be willing to confront them all."

Afterwards, William IV said again: "However, they will also be very scrupulous about us."