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William IV said: "Third, what happened in Chile and other South American countries such as Argentina, Peru, Bolivia and other countries are worried about being restored. At this time, South American countries will also consciously isolate Chile. Chile needs to get out of isolation in the future. As a South American country, The Netherlands is an ally, and holding the Netherlands closer is what Arturo Lauzon needs most in the future."

Prince Albert looked at William IV in admiration. At such a young age, he understood that everything seemed to be under William IV's control.

On August 18, 1878, 13 people in Chile launched a political coup, and the world was shocked.

The Creston Cabinet Government of the British Empire first stood up.

Prime Minister Creston even announced at No. 10 Downing Street that he would not recognize the government of Arturo Lauzon because they believed that the new Chilean government did not comply with the law.

Creston even asked the International Court of Justice in The Hague to organize a conference of member states to discuss what happened in Chile and recommended that Chile be expelled from its membership.

"I think Arturo Lauzon's regime violates international rules, and there are some people behind this regime. What I want to tell them is that this kind of play is very dangerous. This has set a precedent and is harmful to all countries in the world. The impact is very big. I think if everyone ignores what happened in Chile, then this bad luck is likely to fall on the country that owns the International Court of Justice in The Hague in the future. At that time, perhaps the country that all member countries believe in will There will be a disaster, well, just like the current humanitarian disaster in Chile.”

Creston's statement was naturally refuted by Arturo Lauzon.

"I don't know why the British Prime Minister Claxton said such shocking words, but I must be very sure that the great Prime Minister Claxton has become the British Prime Minister for the third time. He represents the Whigs. The Party, one of the two major parties in the UK, I don’t think a person who has been prime minister three times, a veteran of British politics, and a politician who has lived his whole life fighting for power and profit with the Tories, what he said has to be said by several people. Believe, of course, that the British may be the only audience.

But what I want to tell him is that internationally, the British Prime Minister's words are dismissed by most people, because the British colonial policy in the world makes people furious. A man who colonizes other countries is evil. The country actually talks about humanitarianism and legal issues with Chile and the world. Don’t you think this is even more incredible?

In addition, the United Kingdom has fallen into yesterday's twilight situation in South America. Chile had an unequal status relationship with the United Kingdom during the previous government. Chile was on the exploited side. President Mascaiano had many unequal relationships with the United Kingdom. Treaty, so Chile is getting poorer and more enslaved. We naturally do not allow this to continue, because we resisted and resisted President Mascaiano and his government. In the end, we succeeded. We are currently sorting out the secret treaty between President Mascaiano and the United Kingdom. Don’t worry, when it is sorted out, we will open it to the outside world. The so-called British Empire that is good for Chile and cares about Chile is actually in Chile. played a big role in the growing decline. "

Well, I have to admit that this new powerful figure in Chile is not only smart in his methods, but also has a very powerful mouth.

However, the Netherlands will naturally not miss the opportunity to mock Britain.

“The Netherlands believes that what is happening in Chile is not just because of what everyone sees, but also the main reasons why Chile is in the situation it is today.

According to news from Santiago, Chile, almost all the minerals in Chile in recent years have been operated by British companies. However, the local people who helped mine were only given subsistence wages, while the British companies made a lot of money. It has to be said that the British Empire Company's approach is inhumane. Isn't this killing the goose that lays the egg?

Therefore, in my opinion, although these local monopoly mining companies in the UK have recruited hundreds of thousands of people to mine, they have reduced the labor force to the extreme. This is very dangerous and undesirable. Rabbits will bite people when pushed. , let alone living human beings.

So, everything that happened in Chile, to be honest, I think it has something to do with the British Empire."

Dutch Prime Minister Gerrit de Vries finally said: “I think that currently countries should not interfere too much in Chile’s internal political issues. I think that since the UK supports the country’s humanitarianism, it is better for the British government to spend 100 yuan from its huge finances. Hundreds of thousands of pounds support Chile in improving the lives of civilians at the bottom of society. That seems to be a more moral high ground. Hehe, but perhaps as Chile's current president Arturo Lauzon said, Britain is the world's least friendly to colonies. country, it seems that Prime Minister Creston currently has difficulty convincing the UK to complete such a feat."

Gerrit de Vries helped Chile's new president Arturo Lauzon tell the world that this had escalated to a struggle between Britain and the Netherlands.

Countries that were originally led by Creston to worry about the political-bian igniting their own, especially South American countries, have put down their guard and shown themselves to be impartial and unhelpful.

Obviously, the Dutch intervention helped the new Chilean government resolve its diplomatic difficulties and greatly benefited Chile's integration into the international community.

At the same time, the intervention of the Netherlands, which proved that the Netherlands was about to take the original position of the British in Chile, would eliminate the remaining influence of the British in the Pacific.

In the future, the Netherlands will be even stronger in the Pacific.

On August 18, 1878, the Dutch government announced that it would provide 5 million guilders (£200,000) to support Chilean society in returning to normal life.

In addition to supporting 5 million Dutch guilders, the Dutch government also announced that it has received applications from the three top Dutch capital consortiums, the Dutch East India Company, the Dutch Far East Group, and the Dutch United Industries Group, and will soon launch mineral mining, smelting, and other mining operations in Chile. Investment, the three companies expect a total investment of more than N100 million (£4 million) over the next 10 years.

As soon as the news came out, it shocked the international community.

You must know that the investment in many countries is very low. Even Italy, etc., the annual investment is only around this figure. Now the Netherlands actually puts the amount of Italian industrial investment in the small country of Chile. This is very important to all countries. Generally speaking, this is a major and extremely risky bet-zhu.

However, the British side is very angry about this, because only the British Empire, which monopolizes Chilean mining industry, supports it. The Netherlands wants to drive Britain out of Chilean mining industry, and maybe directly take over the British mining industry. However, until now, the British government and companies No one has said that they will withdraw from Chilean mining. Now such a large investment from the Netherlands has made the British government and British mining companies frightened.

On August 20, 1878, the Chilean government of Arturo Lauzon announced the abolition of all mineral mining rights and smelting rights of British companies in Chile. Due to the emergence of a large number of unequal treaties between the former government and the British, the new Chilean government did not recognize the British. The treaty with the previous government was valid, so the new government decided to cancel all contracts with the British government and companies.

Arturo Lauzon's government also announced the opening of the country's mining industry to the Netherlands and other countries, and welcomed the latest move by the Dutch government.