Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

In North America, everyone is waiting to see the changes in the situation since the start of the Mexican War. Now Mexico is retreating, but the Austro-Hungarian advance speed is about 10 kilometers every day. Although this is a victory, I believe that Austria-Hungary's Emperor Franz Joseph I will not be satisfied. After all, until now, Austria-Hungary has invested a total of nearly 70,000 people and occupied less than 200,000 square kilometers of inhabited territory. The war has been started for nearly half a year.

Not to mention the long journey, the long journey through mountains and rivers, etc. You must know that when the British occupied Burma, it only took less than half a year, and it was the kind that occupied the entire territory. Looking at Mexico, the Austro-Hungarian Empire could not do anything without bowing to the British. Ah, that's efficiency.

William IV was not too worried about North America.

I read the history of Myanmar in the book very seriously.

What advantage did Burma have over the British? In the 1830s, the answer was no. =Although Burma had moral advantages as a defender, Burma had been separated from the people for a long time, which made the people at the bottom of Burma very resentful towards the royal court, and the British successfully instigated it. The anti-Burmese sentiments of various ethnic groups have greatly dampened the enthusiasm of other ethnic groups in Myanmar to protest. Although the Myanmar army is mostly veterans on the battlefield, its morale is not high in fighting the British.

In 1825, the British chose to feign an attack on the western front to attract Bandura's army to rescue Assam. Then, taking advantage of the emptiness on the southern front, they concentrated more than 10,000 colonial troops and went upstream, heading straight down to Yangon and other cities to wait for Bandura's 60,000 troops. When they returned to Yangon after a long trek, the British army, which was waiting for work, defeated the Burmese army with absolute superiority. In one move, 400 people were exchanged for more than 5,000 Burmese planes, General Bandura was killed, and Manipo and Manipur were occupied. Arakan, Mawlamyine and other areas, but the British army itself was not adapted to the climate of Myanmar's tropical mountain forest terrain, and many people were lost in non-combat operations.

Myanmar, like Southeast Asia, has a tropical rainforest climate. It is actually difficult for people in the temperate and subtropical zones to survive, especially in the wild. The United States suffered a lot in North and South Vietnam back then. The French colonization for hundreds of years still found it difficult to occupy there. It was just colonization. , did not become an overseas territory because the bones there were too difficult to chew. In the end, I had to give up. Unexpectedly, the United States also came up. Unfortunately, the place where the bite was still had been done by the French. As much as the meat was chewed, a few of his own teeth were lost.

In February 1826, the British army pressed hard on the capital Ava, and the Burmese government and the public were shocked and frightened. Only this time they realized that the British were as ferocious as tigers and wolves, and they were forced to sign the "Yang Dapo Treaty".

The treaty stipulates that Myanmar shall not interfere with the principalities of Assam, Cachar and Dezainj, Rakhine State, and the parts of Tanah Salim south of the Salween River (Swath, Myeik and Mawlamyine). ) was ceded to Britain. , paid a compensation of 1 million pounds in four installments, accepted the British permanent governor, signed a Burmese-British trade treaty, allowed British ships to sail freely in Burmese ports, Burmese accepted British representatives to be stationed in Burmese capital, and personnel from both sides could trade freely. Personal property and safety should be protected, even if this can ensure that Britain continues to increase its domestic penetration into Myanmar.

When William IV saw this, he no longer had to look at what was behind. He could sum it up in just one sentence: "Every dish is just a dish that is on someone's lips."

Generally speaking, this "Yangdapo Treaty" is still good compared to the later unequal treaties, because Britain also suffered a lot in this battle, which caused great resentment in the UK, and the opposition parties took the opportunity to stir up trouble, and The British Indian region happened to have another economic crisis and was temporarily unable to launch a new war to invade Burma. After Ping's request to Burma to release 1,000 Manipur and Assamese prisoners was rejected for some reason, King Meng of Burma asked the British to return Manipur and Mawlamyine but was also rejected by the British, only to return the Kabao Valley later. .

This war filled Burma with anti-British sentiments. In 1837, the newly succeeded Burmese king Meng Keng decided not to recognize or deny the Treaty of Yangtapo, and strengthened the policy of seclusion and severed diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom. The British envoy in the capital Ava was arrested. At this time, Karma was attacking the Afghan region and preparing to launch the Opium War against the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the plan to start a war with Burma was temporarily shelved.

Just as the Qing Dynasty was awakened by two crow wars and launched the Westernization Movement, Burma was only beaten once but still felt that it was superior to others and had an extraordinary destiny. It was unwilling to make enemies of the British. India sent envoys and at the same time brutally exploited and oppressed the country. People, Burma also tried to use barbarians to fight barbarians and concluded a secret political treaty with the French Empire, which gave Britain an excuse to launch another war.

The British saved this excuse for use in future wars. At the same time, they also publicized the bad news of the Burmese King in Myanmar, which made other ethnic groups in the famous shop start to alienate from the Burmese King.

In 1852, the British Governor-General in India, Mr. Dykes, used the excuse of the arrest of two British businessmen in Myanmar and ordered George Limbo to lead 6 warships to block the Yangon port and demand an apology from Myanmar for compensation or else attack. Myanmar paid a compensation of 1,000 pounds in accordance with the British request and dismissed the mayor of Yangon. However, the British had planned for this invasion for a long time and naturally would not withdraw easily. Instead, they blocked Yangon, Madama and other ports, and Seized the Burmese government ship Yenam Indah and raised the demand for compensation to 1 million pounds, giving the Burmese government until April 1, 1852 to provide a reply.

William IV understood that this was the British style. He would test you first to see your attitude. If you admit defeat and get rid of it, you will lose a lot.

The British follow a step-by-step model, figuring out the inner changes of their opponents, and then slicing them like flesh with one knife, causing you to collapse and finally surrender and become a slave.

Look, Myanmar has become a British colony now. After 40 years of planning, the British succeeded, and Burma became a British colony east of Bangladesh. Now the place that the British most wanted to conquer, William IV did not need to guess, knew that it was definitely not the Netherlands that had entered the territory, but the Kingdom of Siam in Southeast Asia. , as long as he is captured, Britain can connect Burma and Malaya, locking the door to the Dutch expansion in Indochina, and Britain's possession of the northern Indian Ocean is no longer a dream.

Therefore, William IV knew how Prince Edward persuaded Queen Victoria, and how the Gladstones and Disraeli were also moved. I have to say that after twenty years of amusing myself, Crown Prince Edward is much more mature and stable this time. I just don’t know if it will be the same as history. Queen Victoria of England passed away in 1901, Edward came to power, and then he was nine years old in 1910. He died in the year.

In short, all calculations are made, and if history remains unchanged, the mother and son only have 30 years left to live, and the queen has exactly 20 years, which is still a long time.