Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I emphasized to citizens in Vienna that "the Austro-Hungarian Empire's occupation of Mexico has its legitimacy, because the Emperor of Mexico, Maximilian I, is my brother and also the Austro-Hungarian Empire." In this case, why can’t the Austro-Hungarian Empire avenge its own prince and govern the place where the Austro-Hungarian prince rules?”

The Austrian emperor publicly stated in Vienna: "Therefore, the war launched by the Austro-Hungarian Empire against Mexico is not a war of invasion, but a journey of revenge."

He also said, "Although Mexico is far away from the mainland of Austria-Hungary, Mexico is also far away from many big countries. The Austro-Hungarian army occasionally needs to cross the Atlantic to fight than the Netherlands to cross the Pacific for support. However, being surrounded by water on both sides also makes the Netherlands and It has become very difficult for its allies to support Mexico, and the continuous and immediate replenishment of weapons from the Netherlands will not be possible in Mexico."

"We are committed to initiating exchanges with the Netherlands, but we will not give up our power, because Mexico is very important to Austria-Hungary and will not compromise casually."

"We will increase our efforts to quickly capture more key areas and territories in Mexico, so that the war will soon become a thing of the past. Believe me, believe in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and believe in our army, they will win soon."

In this regard, Dutch Defense Minister Fox pointedly stated in a Dutch radio interview that the current war power of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is big enough to launch a war against Mexico, but it is not big enough to take over Mexico within one or two months or even half a year after starting the war. At this point, Mexico is also a populous country in this era. After all, it has more than 10 million people, which is no less than the Brazilian Empire. In the entire Americas, that is, second only to the Federal Republic of America in the north and the Confederate States of America in the south, it is in the same position as the Brazilian Empire. the third,

Moreover, the territory of Mexico is much larger than the European territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although the population of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is three times that of Mexico, in terms of war logistics, Mexico has the right time, place and people, so Austria-Hungary has the right people at this point. , but it is difficult to win, especially in the final battle. I would like to point out the erroneous statement made by Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, that is, Mexico did not lose in terms of people. After all, southern Mexico is one of the thirteen Latin American countries. Among the group members, Mexico has 20 million fewer people than Austria-Hungary, which is good, but except for the Netherlands, the other members of the Thirteen Latin American Group together do not have fewer people than Austria-Hungary. Moreover, these populations are located in southern Mexico, and support is much more convenient than Austria-Hungary's reinforcement of troops in Mexico.

The Dutch Defense Minister also emphasized that there is no comparability between Mexico and Europe's Balbakans disputes from the perspective of terrain and offensive and defensive aspects. There is a big difference.

He believes that the Mexican War is a combination of political, military, economic and psychological games. An Austria-Hungary country whose comprehensive power is much weaker than the Netherlands or even the Thirteen-Nation Group of Latin America cannot successfully solve the Mexican problem. Even if there is a confrontation between Britain, Germany and Austria. The Thirteen-Nation Group of Russia, Holland and America are even more entangled. Even if Mexico is eventually captured by Austria-Hungary, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will find itself at a disadvantage in strategic collision in Latin America. The possibility of being overturned at any time.

"However, despite this, all parties will not give in easily in the Mexican War," Defense Secretary Fox said. "The Netherlands does not have much room to give in, and the same goes for Vienna. After all, tens of thousands of people were killed and injured in the war, and Vienna will not be certain. A certain degree of victory will trigger a backlash from the local people, and the consequences will be serious.”

On the other side of the Pacific.

On January 5, 1882, according to the recent survey of the "Survey on Democratic Dynamics in Latin America" ​​released by the Luxembourg "European Times", the world's most popular newspaper, many Latin Americans today do not support democracy, accounting for more than 60% %, less than a quarter of the people are satisfied with the changes that democracy has brought to their country. The reason is believed to be related to the Spanish colonial history of the entire region.

Since 1870, the democratic wave initiated by the Kingdom of the Netherlands first shook the entire Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia and Nicolás, Paraguay and Peru. Later it also affected Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico.

Nowadays, the region seems to be in a democratic dilemma, and various political parties that have been in power for many years have become strong. Among them, Venezuela has become a model of democracy in Latin America. Elections are held every six years, and everything is in order. However, Argentina, which was originally democratic in Latin America, has become the least democratic country in Latin America.

So William IV had different plans for this.

And he also wants to use Argentina to break the evolution of Latin America's oligarchic politics.

At present, the three major parties in the Netherlands have completely transformed from the four major parties, successfully making the Netherlands the leader of the second democratization. This is a response to the constitutional monarchy in the 17th century when Britain became Europe's institutional leader. The leader, establishing the strongest foundation for the future’s hegemony for more than two hundred years.

Now the Netherlands has implemented a three-party and multi-party system since 1870. While it shocked the world, it also made the world's leading old European countries pay close attention to every move of the Netherlands. In particular, the Kingdom of the Netherlands moved its capital to Melbourne on the Far East Australian continent in 1870. It adds to the mixed flavors in Europe, making the Netherlands a place where Europe needs to crane its neck to observe.

The Netherlands' distance from the European turmoil gave the Netherlands a piece of pure land to escape the war. At first, democracy operated quite smoothly in Europe and Latin America. The economy grew at an unprecedented high speed, and the number of the middle class increased slightly. However, the good times did not last forever, and many people were voted in. The elected national leader expanded his military power, abolished the constitution, evaded judicial sanctions, prevented outsiders from reviewing his power, and continued to do so for decades. William IV needed to carry out targeted strategies in this regard.

As Henri Daly, a Dutch democratic fighter, Director General of the International Labor Federation, and a Dutch social reform thinker, said: At present, democracy in Europe, except for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is only a semi-finished democracy, and democracy has become The only fantasy creature created in Latin America.

The Quality and Christian Parties split into old and new parties, leaving the Netherlands with four major parties vying for the power to govern the cabinet, and other small parties vying for local councilors or government power. This caused competition for jobs everywhere in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but it caused many people in Europe and even Latin America to Shocked.

But it also made many countries jealous.

What to do if you are jealous, of course it is slander.

In particular, many countries with bad relations with the Netherlands have begun to tighten their own language and frame newspapers that are "friendly" to the Netherlands. Among them, the world's most popular "European Times" has been established for more than 25 years. Historical newspapers. ,

This attack came from the German Empire. Obviously, Bismarck did not attack from the front, but attacked from the side to avoid direct confrontation.