Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne - Vol 3 Chapter 489

Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia.

“The alliance between Prussia and the Netherlands is imperative” William I stopped Crown Prince Frederick who wanted to defend, saying: “Because of the existence of the British Empire and the Tsarist Russia Empire, Prussia must do this”

Tsarist Empire?

Crown Prince Frederick suddenly woke up, yes, if the British Empire is unclear about the Netherlands, then the Tsarist Russian Empire has always been pro-Dutch.

The relationship between the two countries has been very strong for hundreds of years. This is also because after the Netherlands has been attacked by various countries, the Netherlands will maintain its European status with the support of the Russian Empire.

“The British Empire may not value the Netherlands as much strategically, but the Tsarist Empire is very concerned. It is precisely because of the existence of the Netherlands that the Tsarist Empire can obtain the most advanced technology in Europe. The Netherlands is the source of the Tsarist Empire’s access to European technology. .

Prussia’s use of troops against the Netherlands is a kind of damage to the Russian Empire by cutting off the technology supply chain of the Russian Empire. Therefore, the Russian Empire behind Prussia will be attacked by the Netherlands in front of it, and Prussia will face an incalculable risk.”

“So father and Prime Minister Bismarck and Chief of General Staff Moltke chose a peaceful approach to the Netherlands?”

“The plan I had to choose after assessing the situation.” William I looked at his son’s dissatisfied expression and said helplessly: “Prussia needs to deal with the French Empire, so the surrounding environment needs the best environment for Prussia, and the Netherlands can deal with the United Kingdom for us. At the top, Sweden and Denmark in the north are also very close to the Netherlands, and they can restrain them in disguise. This is one of the most important reasons for Prussia.”

“Father is afraid of Denmark?” Crown Prince Frederick asked with his eyes wide open.

William I nodded: “We took Holstein and Schleswig, which is an insult to Denmark. At this time, if the French Empire and Prussia fought, do you think Christian IX would Will not be incited by the people to make slogans and actions against Prussia to recover these two places”

No one would think that the occupation of territory is a matter of indifference, especially for Denmark, which is a very small country in continental Europe.

Moreover, the robbed territory was not long before Christian IX became king. At this time, the flaws revealed by Prussia are very tempting. At this time, Frederick felt that things were biased towards his original way of thinking, and he was a little confused for a while. , But he knew that with the combination of the previous history of the Russian Empire helping the Netherlands, he had a direction.

“Father, if we support the Netherlands, what can the Netherlands help us in attacking the French Empire?”

William I smiled bitterly: “Nicholas Pearson is a complete diplomatic sage, very shrewd, that’s why I let Prime Minister Bismarck go out, and Martinas defeated Britain in South Africa, and besides the face of the world, this man is also Not vegetarian.”

“So we have to treat the two of them seriously, and with Mao Qi and Bismarck in town, I’m relieved a lot.”

“I don’t seem to be very relieved from the appearance of my father,” Crown Prince Frederick asked incomprehensibly.

William I’s eyes showed a slight worry, “The Netherlands came prepared, but we were a little hasty in preparations, and it was inevitable that we would suffer a loss.”

Will it really suffer?

Crown Prince Frederick doesn’t quite believe it. After all, Bismarck and Mooch are well-known all over Europe. He doesn’t believe that these two deputy minister-level figures in the Netherlands can actually “beat” them. If that’s the case, the Dutch minister-level How awesome are the characters?

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Facing Nicholas Pearson’s confession, Wezeman’s heart jumped, and he couldn’t help but look at Bismarck to see how he reacted.

But the strange thing is that Bismarck, who has always kept his emotions and anger off his face, showed a sincere smile. Although he couldn’t tell whether it was a real or a fake smile, it was still quite majestic.

“What does the Netherlands want?” Bismarck mused: “Prussia ceded territory to the Netherlands in Somalia, Africa?”

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After he finished speaking, Bismarck shook his head and vetoed himself, “No, the Netherlands doesn’t need it. After all, the Netherlands has more territory and was colonized by us. According to the degree of fertility, it can’t be compared~www.mtlnovel.com~ At least Madagascar is. better than us”

“Could it be that you want Prussia to give up Qatar in the Arabian Gulf? That’s not right. It was purchased by the Netherlands and Prussia from the Ottoman Empire. If the Netherlands liked it, it could have taken it by itself, and there was no need to bring Prussia here. partner”

Bismarck vetoed again.

Nicholas Pearson was expressionless and did not speak.

Weizeman listened with a slightly wry smile, apparently seeing a Bismarck who was very different from the rumored one today.

“Is it?” Bismarck stared at Nicholas Pearson. “Is the Netherlands playing Belgian ideas?”

Weizeman was shocked, then looked at Bismarck with incredible eyes, and then hurriedly put his eyes on Nicholas Pearson. After listening to Bismarck’s words, the latter seemed to wake up from a deep sleep, with sharp blue eyes. of light.

After a while, it was back to normal.

Nicholas Pearson: “The Netherlands does have this idea, and this is what the Netherlands paid for helping Prussia”

Bismarck was shocked when he saw Nicholas Pearson happily admit his conjecture.

In 1830, the first battle of the late British Prime Minister Palmerston’s diplomatic fame was to secretly promote Belgium to secede from the Netherlands. Backed by the Russian Empire and other countries, the Netherlands reluctantly recognized Belgium as its own kingdom, and the Netherlands swallowed the bitter fruit.

Now the Netherlands is ready to conquer Belgium after a lapse of 30 years?

If this news spreads across Europe tomorrow, what kind of storm will it cause, he can’t imagine that it will not be related to calm.