Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

German Empire, Berlin.

William I looked at Bismarck with a very serious expression. The Iron Triangle of the German Empire was summoned to the Berlin Palace by William I. Even Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Prince William appeared in this conference room together.

William I came up, with Bismarck sitting on the left, and Moltke Sr. and Ron below him; on the right were Crown Prince Friedrich and Crown Prince William Jr.

“The Balkans Summit was convened with the participation of Prime Minister Gorchakov of the Tsarist Empire in person.

This is the first foreign visit of a senior official of the Tsarist Russian Empire since the death of Alexander II.

Therefore, the Russian Empire followed closely with the Netherlands and other countries to establish defense cooperation in the Balkan Peninsula. Obviously, his visit had a purpose.

No wonder Berlin and Vienna successively expressed their goodwill to the Netherlands.

The powerful army machine of the Tsarist Empire was absolutely the best in the 19th century.

The consideration of hundreds of millions of people and the largest country in the world cannot allow Germany and Austria to stabilize.

Therefore, the establishment of the Balkan Peninsula Defense Assistance Treaty between Serbia, Greece, the Netherlands, and Tsarist Russia can be said to be a landmark event in the recent major changes in the European and even global political landscape. Even before South America expanded into the G13.”

William I said with a cold face: "William I is indeed not a good person. We have just formed the German-Austrian Alliance and are using the British to check and balance them. Let the British push us to Latin America.

I thought everything was as we wished, but I didn't expect that the Netherlands would directly enter into a mutual defense assistance treaty on the Balkan Peninsula.

Franz Joseph I, the bastard, hurriedly made his position clear to the Netherlands before we even waited for our reaction, which ultimately made us very passive."

Speaking of this, his face became even colder.

Everyone in the entire conference room felt that the atmosphere had dropped a few degrees.

Old Moltke, Crown Prince Ron Friedrich, and young William instantly turned their attention to Bismarck.

Bismarck solemnly said: "Originally, according to our plan, in the name of the German-Austrian Alliance, in 1866 we used Prussia and Austria to jointly demand Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark to launch a war. While consuming Austria's strength, we will increase our territory. When the opponent's national strength is almost exhausted, we can support the opposition in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and those who are dissatisfied with Franz Joseph I, or directly instigate Hungary to rebel against Austria. The Hungarian Empire established itself as king.

When the time comes, let's use the trick of dividing France into north and south, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire will become the fat on the board of our German Empire that will be slowly divided and integrated in the future. It’s a pity that in the end, the Netherlands’ methods exceeded our expectations.”

Little William asked: "What does the Prime Minister mean by outside?"

He didn't know the overall plan, so he couldn't understand it, but one thing was clear, that was that the Netherlands had suffered a loss for the iron-blooded prime minister in front of him, which made him, the future initiator of World War I, extremely curious about William IV. .

Slowly, he has improved the status of the Netherlands a lot, although it is not as high as the United Kingdom under the jurisdiction of his maternal grandmother, Queen Victoria.

Bismarck followed: "Originally, I planned to use the Austro-Hungarian Empire's occupied position in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico in Latin America to let Austria-Hungary resist Mexico in the front. The Netherlands and the seven-nation coalition had an ambiguous relationship with Mexico, so they could only sit back and wait. Look at us, if Mexico loses the war with Austria-Hungary, then we can use this to march towards the Central American Federation. If the Dutch 7-nation coalition intervenes in Central America, then we will let Austria-Hungary be in front and we will be behind. All we had to do was take a stand on the policy of consuming the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the first place.

And we use this to be in the south.”

As William pricked up his ears and listened carefully, Bismarck said: "Our target is actually the entire territory of Uruguay."

What? Uruguay!

Little William looked at his grandfather William I in surprise, and the latter nodded.

Little William, who was born in 1859, was already 22 years old. He said: "This makes sense."

At this time, Mao Qi said: "Uruguay has a unique location, fertile land, and obvious port advantages. More importantly, Argentina, Brazil and even the small country Paraguay are ambitious for it, but these three countries are not clean. They restrict each other. other side.

In the early years, Argentina was associated with the Netherlands, which made us more afraid, but later they fell out and became associated with the United Kingdom. Now that Britain is wooing us, it has hinted that it will not interfere with us. As for Argentina, with the British letting it go and having a bad relationship with the Netherlands, it will naturally not fall out with us.

Paraguay faced the divided French Empire as its original priority, so it has turned its attention to us in recent years. To be honest, Paraguay is in a key position in the central region of South America, and it is also our goal after Uruguay.

But we have to wait for now. Although Brazil has a tougher attitude, Portugal is trying its best to win over Britain and us as Spain becomes more and more powerful. When the time comes, Brazil will be isolated and helpless, and the Brazilian Emperor Pedro II and Prime Minister Fonseca are in Brazil day and night. "Struggle for power in the political arena"

Therefore, as long as we follow the trend of our algorithm, it is not difficult for us to win Uruguay. It is even possible for us to win Paraguay within three to five years. "

Bismarck looked forward: "Uruguay is located in one of the most fertile planting areas of Argentina and Brazil, with abundant grain harvests. The two countries have a dominant population, with a combined population of nearly 20 million. The land in Uruguay and Paraguay is not as barren as in Africa. The land here is fertile, plus With a population of over one million, we will learn from the Dutch approach and immigrate Germans here to become one of our overseas provinces. With our military strength and industrial hands, we will become a country that specializes in absorbing the two countries of Argentina and Brazil. Blood is a powerful nutrient for the expansion of the German Empire. In addition, we occupied Paris in 1870 and obtained French Guiana in exchange for Napoleon III. One south and one north of Brazil are almost parallel to the longitude of the current Dutch power in western Latin America. At that time, we can use this to expand our influence in the Atlantic Ocean.”

He finally said: "Therefore, the 'Uruguay Plan' is very important. It is related to our ambitions throughout South America and even the world, and cannot be missed."

William suddenly said: "It is a pity that our agreement with the Netherlands reduces the fight for influence in the Commonwealth of America. Otherwise, it would allow the United States to join the Austro-Hungarian Empire, giving it more courage to undermine the current expansion of the 13-nation Group."

Bismarck and the successor William IV suddenly showed a sly smile in front of young William. His father, Crown Prince Frederick, said: "My son, the rules are strict, but the brain is flexible. We can find loopholes in the treaty."

Little William: "What did father say?"

Frederick said: "It's just like you thought."