Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne - Vol 3 Chapter 490

Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

“According to the intelligence we have at hand”

Bill Charlie, Director of Royal Dutch Intelligence, said: “The Kingdom of Prussia seems to have decided to use force against the French Empire, and the war between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Siam will affect when and how Berlin will invade the French Empire, not whether it will invade the French Empire. .”

William IV implements a dual-track system of intelligence, Bill Charlie controls the Royal Netherlands Intelligence Service, and Mike Sean controls the Netherlands International Intelligence Service.

The intelligence of the two people is not connected, so please report it, William IV can completely fill the gap after analysis.

Of course, the Dutch National Adviser is the assistant who helped him analyze the intelligence. The existence of these four assistants means that Bill Charlie and McShane need to split their regional information to these four people, and finally the Dutch National Security Commission director and coordinator for Atlantic affairs Cantur summarized to William IV.

Bill Charles said, “Berlin may have learned from the war between the Siamese Kingdom and the French Empire. Although the French Empire far surpassed the Siamese Kingdom, the French Empire would not gain an overwhelming battlefield and achieve a quick and decisive victory. This has left the French Empire deep in the quagmire of the Far East, and its homeland is empty.”

Bill Charlie’s words were fully agreed by the twenty people present. Obviously, France’s current state is not good, making it hard to believe that he will win soon.

The director of the Netherlands International Intelligence Service, Mackay Sean, took over and pointed out that Napoleon III of the French Empire’s decision to invade the Kingdom of Siam was a strategic failure. This situation made the French people very uneasy, while the Prussian people were full of contempt for the French Empire.

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He said, “From what happened to the French Empire, William I of Prussia and Bismarck and others may have also learned that he must “dominate international opinion” and “do everything possible to support the economy against the possibility of sanctions from various countries.””

The Dutch-led international intelligence-gathering mogul has tempered speculation that Prussian Prime Minister Wilhelm Ischich and Bismarck might invade the French Empire by force in the first half of this year, but he believes that in the next year, “the time goes by” The higher the risk of Prussia’s invasion of the French Empire,” he said: “I would not underestimate the determination of Prime Minister Bismarck and William I to advocate using the French Empire as a foothold to gain imperial status and control France.”

“As for the Siamese-French war,” said Samuel, coordinator for Europe and Africa, one of William IV’s security advisers, “although Berlin is currently verbally supporting the French Empire’s position, dissatisfied with the Dutch leadership of the International Hague Tribunal to sanction the French Empire. , but they did not directly object, the British Empire, like us, did not believe that Berlin was providing military support to Paris,”

He added, “Prussia has increased its purchases of agricultural products from Paris, but appears to be cautious to avoid angering members of the Dutch-led International Hague Tribunal and becoming a new target of sanctions.”

As the three people spoke in turn, the entire Dutch Privy Council had understood from their = three people’s words that the surrounding area of ​​the Netherlands would enter a season of storms.

Prime Minister Tolbeck stood up at this time and said: “I know this guy Bismarck. Since he has made up his mind, he will definitely do it. Therefore, the Netherlands must prepare a plan to deal with it.”

He looked at William IV, who nodded, and Tolbek said in shocking words after receiving the approval: “If you can’t stop it, then you have to accept it and make changes. The Netherlands needs to develop, so follow the general trend to become a The direction that the Netherlands must seize, and with the consent of His Majesty, and after some deliberation, we have decided to take this opportunity to see if we can bring back the territory we once lost to the Netherlands.”

Lost territory?

Many people were at first at a loss, the lost territory of the Netherlands?

Suddenly, everyone looked at Tolbek in shock, as well as William IV who was as calm as ever.

Wherever the 29-year-old William IV looked, everyone bowed their heads.

Even Tolbek squinted slightly, and the majesty of the king was immediately revealed.

“Belgium is too far away from our kingdom of the Netherlands. It has been 30 years since my grandfather, great-grandfather, His Majesty William I, was forced to sign an agreement. It has been 30 years since 1839. If it started in 1831, when Britain, France, and Prussia recognized Belgium’s national status, now It has also been 38 years, two generations, and we have almost forgotten that this is the glorious mission of our kingdom of the Netherlands”

Speaking of this, William IV saw many people bow their heads in shame.

“If the Netherlands wants to establish its status as a great power, it is imperative to conquer Belgium,” William IV said firmly and beyond doubt.

Justice Secretary Ross couldn’t help asking: “Your Majesty, if we were to take Belgium, what method would we use?”

William IV did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at Mark Lude, the chief of staff of the military. ~www.mtlnovel.com~ My Excellency Chief of Staff, what method do you use? ”

Mark Lü Dekang said forcefully: “Dutch swords and guns are the best way, and of course, our invincible warships.”

Mark Rudd’s words made many people excited. His body was driven by the straightforwardness and forthrightness of his soldiers, and even the Ross Justice Minister, who was always known for his calmness, turned red.

William IV nodded, “The military is ready, what about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?”

Heisbert Von, the foreign minister, followed: “Nicholas Pearson came back and said that Bismarck has agreed to our request, provided that the Netherlands must support Prussia’s actions against France, and Nicholas Pearson and us As expected, it was sent to the Belgian port for the Prussian Navy to borrow”

William IV and Tolbek smiled after hearing this.

Some people saw this in their hearts and didn’t understand why William IV smiled after being asked for this.

What they didn’t know was that this was just a part of William IV’s plan.

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Kingdom of Prussia, Berlin.

The Dutch Deputy Foreign Minister Nicholas Pearson and the Dutch Deputy Defense Minister Martinas sat opposite each other, and next to them sat the Dutch ambassador to Pulau Wezemann.

Nicholas Pearson said: “After completing this mission, we will be quiet for a while.”

Martinas nodded and sighed: “In the past, when we lived a life of ups and downs in South Africa, it was really hard to see our compatriots living so hard. Now, after returning home, seeing their happy appearance, I am very heartbroken. Satisfaction, this is what His Majesty brought us.”

Weizeman watched the “chat” of the two from the side, and suddenly showed his sigh in a timely manner, which was very in harmony.