Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Berlin, Germany.

Kaiser Wilhelm I, Prime Minister Bismarck and Moltke Sr. have recently focused all their external energy on the global competition between Britain and the Netherlands.

Bismarck said solemnly: "Behind the Dutch arsenal and the power of the Dutch leadership alliance have long been the Dutch economy, technology industry and military strength. Behind the power is the continuous innovation of the Netherlands."

"First, the Netherlands has a large number of arsenals in South America, and also has weapons manufacturing plants for that country in the Kingdom of Siam. In Europe, in addition to the Netherlands' own territory, it also has allies in Sweden, Denmark, Greece and even Spain. Own weapons manufacturing factory."

Old Moltke nodded and said: "William IV once said when moving the capital to Melbourne, Australia in 1871: We must become the great weapons arsenal of the Dutch Alliance. For us, this is a serious emergency related to the war itself. We must We carry out our mission with the same determination, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice. Ten years later, the Netherlands seems to have fulfilled the promise made by William IV and deployed around the world. It has acquired weapons and military power. It has even become the arsenal of democracy.”

Kaiser Wilhelm I said at this time: "The economic sanctions imposed by the Netherlands and the Allied Powers on France when it was colonizing the Kingdom of Siam have now begun to be applied to the United Kingdom. Although the economic sanctions are not fatal, they are slowly affecting the United Kingdom. Huge losses to the economy.

The financial industry in London, England, which previously ranked first in the world, was sanctioned after the deterioration of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in 1878. Until now, although London's financial industry has not been shaky in the past three years, it is no longer stable.

In the first few months of economic sanctions, British imports declined, and exports were even more halved. Although the United Kingdom shifted some products from its allies in the Netherlands to countries such as Argentina and the United States, and even Japan became The distribution centers and markets for industrial products in the UK are only two-thirds of what they were before. They have shrunk very seriously, and it will be even more difficult to reach the previous level."

William I said with envy: "In 1880, the United Kingdom experienced massive financial pressure just because of its deficit. The growth of the British industrial sector has entered an era of negative growth. Inflation has worsened in some product types, and real wages have dropped to 90%. These are all harmful to the United Kingdom. The economic sanctions show that only the economic and political union of the Netherlands in the world imposes economic sanctions that can have a significant impact."

Bismarck said: "Your Majesty is right, the great power of the Netherlands before us is also reflected in the voluntary participation of Dutch citizens.

It is said that the Netherlands' globally dominant Plastics Industry Commodity Association has promised to build a factory with an investment of at least more than 10 million Dutch guilders (£400,000) in all the Netherlands' allied countries around the world, and recruit local workers to participate in factory construction and manufacturing products;

The three major arms manufacturers, including the Dutch East India Group, the Far East Arms Group, and the United Netherlands Group, are actively deploying armed sales networks and factory construction in Dutch allies around the world. They are actively cooperating with the foreign policy formulated with the Dutch government to deal with the United Kingdom, and sell more to the United Kingdom. The presence of hostile state weapons.

It is said that the Dutch private chamber of commerce actively opposes the United Kingdom and uses channel information to reveal the lists of British security agency personnel in various countries around the world;

It is even said that the Dutch internal ambassadors in France, Germany, Russia and other countries often hold secret meetings with the ambassadors of the Allied Powers there to share the intelligence they have collected and conduct comparisons.

Some good people joked that even Dutch restaurants in various countries have provided millions of meals to refugees from all over the world in order to maintain the reputation of the Netherlands.

This has won the goodwill of the lower classes in various countries towards the Netherlands.

Dutch universities recruit foreign students from various countries. Currently, there are more than 20,000 foreign students studying in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This has greatly promoted the development of relations between the Netherlands and these countries. These foreign students who were students more than ten years ago are already in their thirties. Become a backbone figure in various countries after returning home."

Following Bismarck's reminder, William I and Moltke Sr. immediately frowned.

Bismarck continued to say worriedly: "In this way, the Netherlands will gain a lot of points in its future foreign diplomacy by taking advantage of these people's favorable impression of the Netherlands. Moreover, if the Netherlands has disputes with other countries, these people will almost They will all support the Dutch side.”

"Sigh, the Netherlands is the only country in the world that is so capable of developing such a large-scale foreign policy that binds other countries, and provides help that ordinary countries cannot provide."

Bismarck said: "Second, the alliance led by the Netherlands is currently besieging Britain politically and economically. The Netherlands is the only country in the world that can launch such a large-scale coalition against other countries. It is also the only country that dares to directly face the superpower Britain. A country where big powers challenge without hesitation.

Since 1876, the Netherlands has used the issue of sovereignty over the Strait of Malacca to challenge the United Kingdom and made its attitude clear at the first opportunity. Obviously, this time the Kingdom of the Netherlands is not playing tricks but is serious."

"The Dutch's firm stance united its allies to unite against the British and became an important reason why Shen Zhijun dared to take a step towards defeating the British in terms of economic and political casualties."

"The Netherlands leads the alliance, and with the voluntary participation of its allies, the success of the alliance in suppressing the French Empire proved to be an important means of threatening sanctions. This is also the reason why the Netherlands now dares to use the power of the alliance when it dares to face the British."

William I: "It's a pity that when we agreed to the German Confederation, the tactics we used were so bloody that Austria hurriedly formed the Austro-Hungarian Empire with Hungary, and the surrounding Denmark and Sweden were taken advantage of by the Netherlands to form the Nordic Alliance. , Alexander II of the Shahe Empire is more wary of us.

Even the Lyon government in southern France, which we support in France, is more wary of us, so our current foreign policy is still very difficult, a bit like being trapped in Central and Western Europe, struggling."

He sighed: "If we had a geographical location like France or Spain, we wouldn't have enemies on all sides like we do now."

Old Moltke: "William IV should be grateful to the United Kingdom for the great gift it has given to the Netherlands over the years, which has shown the power of the Netherlands to the world. The United Kingdom has always advocated a policy of balancing the European continent alone in the British Isles, and opposed the establishment of a powerful country in the European continent. Therefore, he repeatedly intervened in the surrounding environment of the European superpowers and established an alliance between the superpowers. In that year, he used this mentality to defeat the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the sea coachman, Spain, the maritime overlord, and the French Empire established by Napoleon. He even used Kerry The Mia War defeated the Tsarist Russian Empire, which emerged as a superpower."

Bismarck: "This duel between Britain and the Netherlands will prove who is the truly strongest superpower in the world. Perhaps, the world will enter the prevailing law of the jungle as a result."