Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Chapter 887: The divided America can be hyped

In the time and space of history, the United States is a country that likes to use dissidents within countries to divide countries. Now that the time has returned to the late 19th century, the United States is actually the victim of this era.

Perhaps, it is because of the distortion of people's hearts that when they have been hurt, they must let others and other countries suffer the same hurt before they can feel satisfied in their hearts.

The resurrection of William IV naturally allowed the old opponents of the motherland in his previous life to enjoy many of their proud achievements, including supporting domestic opponents in various countries to expand disputes. Then, next, the Netherlands still took advantage of the different interests of capital congressmen to intervene in the United States. Internal affairs.

In short, during the reign of William IV, he would not let the Confederate States of America become powerful in North America.

At the same time, the British government in London also announced that it would send more officials to communicate with the Richmond government. "We will not oppose Washington's rule, but we will not support Richmond to fight back against the North. We We support both parties in resolving their disputes through peaceful negotiations, and we can also act as an intermediary to provide a venue for negotiations between the two parties."

Britain's stance is moving in a direction that Washington does not want to see.

However, this is not what Washington fears most.

Because, while the countries behind them issued condolences, they also publicly expressed their views on the international status of the Commonwealth of America and the Confederate States of America. This made the Stephen Douglas government furious.

Telegraphs and telephones allowed information to be delivered quickly. In a short period of time, the statements of Britain, the Netherlands and other countries that were recognized after the United States split were placed on the desks of various countries.

At 15:00 on March 26, 1881, Venezuelan President Herrera expressed his sincere condolences to Crown Prince Alexandrovich and his family as well as the people of Tsarist Russia, saying: "Alexander II was a close friend of Venezuela, a beloved and beloved person. Dear leader, he ruled the country with majesty, decisiveness, geniality and tireless service for a long time.

Venezuela is willing to have the same position as the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the outcome of the American Civil War. We are not willing to offend either side, and we support their peace negotiations. "

Venezuela has made a start, and other countries have joined.

Ecuadorian President Moreno published a condolence message at 15:55 pm on March 26, in which he stated: "We in Ecuador do not have any hostility towards the United States. On the contrary, we have goodwill towards the United States.

We will carry out certain exchanges with the southern United States, but at the same time we will maintain diplomatic relations and economic relations with the north. Of course, again, we will not deliberately favor any party."

March 26, 1881, 16:00 local time.

The royal family of the Kingdom of Siam in Southeast Asia issued a statement expressing deep condolences for the death of Alexander II. King Chula-Longkorn V appreciated that when Alexander II faced the French Empire's invasion of the Cambodian-Pambou region in eastern Siam in the Kingdom of Siam, Supporting the Netherlands' move to safeguard the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Siam, "His actions touched the entire Kingdom of Siam. We will never forget those who helped us in difficult times."

He also said, “In order to thank Alexander II for his support for the national security of the Kingdom of Siam, from now on, the Kingdom of Siam will mourn the death of Alexander II for three days like the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

At the same time, King Chulalongkorn V also expressed his views on the status of the southern United States in Bangkok, saying: "We support the reunification and territorial integrity of the United States, but we are not interested in those who dominate the southern United States at any time. This position will not be conclusive because foreign countries should not interfere with each other. Based on this position, the Kingdom of Siam will maintain this position in political and economic exchanges with the Netherlands starting from next month."

The Kingdom of Siam's statement seems to have sublimated the Dutch allies' more detailed description of the issues left over from the American Civil War. This has made many political elites in Washington feel tight-chested, but they have nowhere to vent. Yes, after all, what people have said is very clear, they will not make a choice on the status of the country, and they support the United States one by one, but they are not unified yet.

This is actually in line with what the Confederate States of America has unanimously declared to the outside world. The South is just a territory they have not yet recovered. Other countries should not support the South. The Confederate States of America is an independent country and two American countries. It is more in line with their requirements for all countries. Do not admit that the southern regime was a state act.

It can be said that although the Kingdom of Siam's statement made Washington a little dissatisfied with the Kingdom of Siam's statement that it would start economic exchanges with the South, the other side did not recognize that the South and the North were one country, which still made Washington relaxed. One mouthful. However, is this really the case?

London, England.

Queen Victoria said to Prime Minister Gladstone: "King William IV of the Netherlands is really good at looking for opportunities. With Gorchakov's just statement, he of the Netherlands took advantage of every opportunity and took advantage of it."

Gladstone smiled bitterly and said: "Our British Empire has always been responsible for dividing the United States. At that time, the United States showed its ambitions towards Canada with great force, and finally lost its overseas territory of British Columbia on the Pacific side of Canada" to the other party. Therefore, we later learned from the painful experience and fully supported the thirteen southern states of the United States, so that the northern government that had the opportunity to agree with the United States did not dare to attack the south with all its strength. Relying on this, the North and the South of the United States have been in confrontation for 20 years, and our military strength and defense measures in Canada have been stable. Come down.

Now the Tsarist Empire Gorchakov’s magical operation has invisibly relieved us. However, I always feel that Gorchakov will not be that simple. After all, this guy has no influence on the Tsarist Russian Empire. The stubbornness to develop and grow is no less than Bismarck's in the German Empire. I'm afraid there are many calculations in it that we don't know about."

Queen Victoria took a deep breath, and then said with a steady face: "Gorchakov did this just after Alexander II died, which is obviously disrespectful to the deceased. However, isn't that guy Alexander Stephens of the Confederate States of America a little bit disrespectful? You're floating, you actually stirred up the wind and clouds without us passing by at this time. You think you feel that your wings have grown hard and you can fly?"

The Queen snorted displeased: "Knock him and let him know that the British Empire can give him what he wants or deprive him of what he has already obtained."

Gladstone actually didn't resent Alexander Stephens' actions as president of the thirteen southern states of the United States. On the contrary, he supported it very much, but the other party didn't seem to pay attention. Newspapers all over the world were full of stories about the Queen of England and the Tsarist Russia. The first love of Alexander II of the Empire was in 1836. The two of them broke up that year, and their deep love and righteousness were naturally not to be mentioned. It is strange that the queen would be happy if Alexander II took over the operation at this time.

He couldn't help but secretly thought: "What a shameless guy."