Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Chapter 948 Japan’s top diplomat is in high spirits in London

William I sighed: "Inflation in Brazil constitutes the background of this Brazilian election. The Brazilian economy has declined due to the earthquake. The first round of the election only received such a low number of votes, which shows that there is huge public dissatisfaction."

But this man knows how to use public dissatisfaction into his own strength, which ultimately became the secret of his success."

Bismarck believed: "Fonseca's victory in Brazil was mainly due to his successful manipulation of nationalist sentiments and religious beliefs. His opponents were the agents of the old puppet group who wanted to introduce these former colonists to rule Brazil. The Brazilians were frightened, and in the second choice, Colerchi was built as an agent to support those former colonizers, while he was a national hero who safeguarded Brazil's sovereignty and independence.

Therefore, although many nobles and some people represented by Pedro II are dissatisfied with Fonseca's authoritarian style, more Brazilians are worried that British and German colonists will once again rule Brazil and colonize them, so they hope Fonseca can maintain the unity of Brazil and protect the current life and beliefs of Brazil. "

Bismarck: "I have to say that this Fonseca has been able to rule Brazil for twenty years. His ability is absolutely top-notch."

But Bismarck suddenly realized that he himself had ruled this regime for twenty years from Prussia to the present German Empire. Isn't this self-praising?

Sure enough, seeing the weird looks in the other people's eyes, he pretended to cough a few times, and then said seriously: "But this Fonseca is determined to side with the Netherlands, which is very detrimental to our plans in America."

Bismarck said with dazzling eyes: "We need the Netherlands to pull away from Brazil, so we can come up."

William I: "Agree"

Old Maoqi: "Agree"

Ron: "Agree"

As a result, the top four most important and powerful figures in the German Empire unanimously supported it. The German Empire was going to intervene in Brazil and win Fonseca away from the embrace of the Netherlands.

William IV, who was far away in Australia, didn't know yet.

He was visiting Adelaide at this time, and accompanying him was the leader of the opposition party, Gerrit de Vries.

The United Kingdom has launched public opinion attacks against the Netherlands.

“The Anglo-Dutch dispute may have accelerated the trend of military spending and more determined military development in the Americas and countries, but now our growing strength and outward-looking strategy continue to organize the strategic climate, which is a long-term challenge to the existing international order, especially in America and Europe.

The first Global Political Dialogue was held in London. The British Institute for Global Strategy released an assessment report on various regions around the world on the same day. The content of the report will also be a topic discussed at this security dialogue.

The British Institute for Global Strategic Studies released the "1881 Global Regional Security Assessment" report during the first security conference. The report mentioned that the British military and the Dutch military have not had contact for more than three years. This is a problem for the world. It is very rare for two big countries. It is hoped that the United Kingdom and the Netherlands can sit down and communicate to reduce the risk of interest rate increases.

The report also mentioned that the Netherlands' political expansion across the world in recent years has threatened the interests of vested interests in other major countries. The Netherlands should better handle such relationships to prevent the Netherlands from becoming a public enemy of global powers.

At the same time, this report also mentioned that the Netherlands has intervened in the internal affairs of the United States and has now begun to use its usual methods in Brazil's internal affairs. This is very dangerous for Brazil and a threat to the Netherlands. A double-sided sword.

The report also mentioned that the Netherlands should be more concerned about the Malacca Strait dispute in Southeast Asia. , let Holland sit on it. Therefore, whether it is the Prime Minister's Office at No. 10 Downing Street or the British royal family at Buckingham Palace, no one can bear the consequences of agreeing to the Netherlands in this way.

Therefore, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom may use force in recent years, and the possibility has increased to 50%.

Of course, this report also makes it clear that this is not based on conclusive intelligence, but on when the Netherlands will have the number and quality of maritime surface warships that can truly compete with Britain in the world. assessment of military capabilities.

This time, in addition to the British, many politicians from all over the world participated in the British Global Strategic Security Assessment "1881 Global Regional Security Assessment" in London.

Japan's Foreign Minister Okuma Shigenobu agreed that looking at the strategic balance and stability of IE and the world, the Netherlands needs to sit down with the United Kingdom to negotiate and resolve disputes between the two countries, instead of each acting like a quarreling couple and ignoring each other. .

The late Crown Prince of the German Empire, Frederick, agreed with the Japanese Foreign Minister, "We must maintain the balance of Europe and the world. The Netherlands must remain transparent, stable and predictable, and let other countries around the world know what the Netherlands' intentions are." Where, otherwise, all countries will be worried and afraid, and war will easily break out."

King Louis I of Portugal even went to London in person to shout to the Netherlands: "Portugal has no ill will towards the Netherlands, but we need the Netherlands not to harm Portugal's interests. Only in this way will we support the development of closer relations with the Netherlands. But it is difficult to do that now." to this point”

This report also said that the Austro-Hungarian Empire paid more and more attention to the strategic challenge from the Netherlands in the Balkans, and combined the challenges of the four-way alliance between the Kingdom of Greece and the Dutch Albanian Province, Tsarist Russia, and Serbia, which closely linked Germany and Austria, Italy and The Ottoman Empire has also begun to prepare for the Netherlands, which means that the Balkans may accelerate military expenditures and increase military power to deal with the huge pressure brought by the addition of the Netherlands to the Balkans.

Because of this, many European countries have re-examined their approach to dealing with the Netherlands in the Balkans and Latin America.

British Foreign Secretary Greville said that more and more people are beginning to discuss the possibility of using force, and some European middle powers such as Italy and the Ottomans are increasing the speed of shipbuilding and purchasing warship weapons in order to deal with major naval powers. Amid expansion in the Mediterranean, they both revealed their concerns about a lack of transparency about the actual size of the Dutch presence in the Balkans

Okuma Shigenobu believes that in dealing with Dutch security issues, the UK and the Netherlands should communicate. As for how to promote cooperation between the UK and the Netherlands in this regard, he said: "The Netherlands should have a dialogue with the UK and other major countries to understand the other party's problems and how to deal with them."

The top Japanese diplomat was invited as a guest speaker in London and pointed out with high spirits: "Japan can even be in Tokyo, as a mediator, hoping to help the UK and the Netherlands ease tensions."