Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

“The war between Mexico and the Austro-Hungarian Empire made European countries eager to try, Asian countries vigilant, and American countries shocked. At the same time, the attitude of the Kingdom of the Netherlands seemed to remind people of how important it was at this time.

As the most powerful ally behind Mexico, whether the Netherlands joins the war is the most critical deterrent to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Perhaps, if the Netherlands chooses to join, Austria-Hungary will withdraw. Of course, perhaps if the Netherlands joins, Britain and Germany will also enter the battlefield. In this case, the war may expand, and the world will There will be a world-level war for the first time, and it may even be fought in the four oceans at the same time. The Netherlands has so many allies, and other countries may be forced to join this war. In the end, Britain, France, and Germany will face off against the Netherlands, Mexico, and other Americans. Alliance member states.

As for allies elsewhere, it is not yet known whether they will directly participate.

With their addition, the Netherlands can almost compete with England, Germany and Austria.

However, if you want to defeat them, you must obtain the support of European countries such as Sweden, Denmark, and the Spanish Empire. However, these countries must have their own opponents. Spain has a bad relationship with the United Kingdom, but if they are too close, they are afraid of the British in Spain. The coastline was under siege, so they did not dare to provoke the British easily.

Christian IX of the Kingdom of Denmark was even more afraid that the war between Prussia and Austria that occupied Schleswig and Holstein in the 1860s would come to Danish territory again, so Denmark was really powerless and avoided it.

Although Sweden faces the German Empire on the Baltic Sea, and faces the United Kingdom on the Atlantic Ocean along with the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea, the British navy is the best in the world, and only the Netherlands can rival it. Other countries are still far behind, so they are also facing The situation with Spain.

Greece itself was afraid of encouraging the Austro-Hungarian Empire to go south on the Balkan Peninsula, so it naturally would not easily cause trouble. "

Therefore, Gorchakov said: "If things really happen to this point, then our Tsarist Empire can take the opportunity to carry out greater cannibalization activities in Europe. The Qing Dynasty has a good relationship with the Netherlands in the Far East. Don't move now, then Instead, we can shift our attention to Afghanistan. The UK is now focusing its attention on the Americas, and we can increase our presence in the southern part of Central Asia."

Alexander III nodded, confirming Gorchakov's idea.

So the monarchs and ministers began to plan for the Tsarist Russian Empire to find an entry point for the interests of the Tsarist Russian Empire in this chaotic global situation.

“As Britain and the Netherlands continue to stir up trouble around the world, the Tsarist Russian Empire can finally take a breather to recuperate and recuperate under the pressure of the British in the past few decades, and at the same time have more energy to take advantage of the opportunity. This is all thanks to the Netherlands. The opportunities we bring.”

Alexander III said excitedly.

"Perhaps soon our Tsarist Empire will shock the world."

The king and his ministers burst into laughter.

The person who made the final decision in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, while everyone was waiting for it, was leisurely reading the latest drama script in Melbourne, the capital of the Australian continent of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

This is the authentic work of Strindberg, the literary leader of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

"The Red Room", "Half a Sheet of Paper", "The Maid's Son", "The Funeral", "Miss Julie", "Utopia in Reality".

These original works were placed in front of William IV in a study dedicated to collecting cultural treasures. ,

Placed next to them are the representative works of Rembrandt, a famous figure in the Dutch painting world, "Samson Blinded", "The Painter and His Wife Shaskia", "Self-Portrait Embracing Shaskia", "The Dresden Gallery", "The Carpenter's Family", "Night Watch", "Three Trees", "The Return of the Prodigal Son", "Professor Nikolai Terp's Anatomy Lesson".

In addition to him, there are also Ferdinand Bohl's "Portrait of a Young Man" and "Bible Stories".

"Still Life with Watermelon", "Still Life with Hot Pot", and "Still Life" by William Caulf. However, hanging on the top of these walls is the portrait of Vincent William Van Gogh, the leader of the painting circle.

"Doctor Gachet", "Cafe at Night", "Starry Night", "Fifteen Sunflowers", "Wheatfield with Crows", "Wheatfield with Crows Flying", "Portrait of Joseph Rulin", "Iris" " and "Van Gogh's Wheat Field" are all hung on it.

The most popular ones in the previous life were "Starry Night", "Sunflowers", and "Wheatfield with Crows".

But William's favorites from that time to this day are still "Cafe at Night", "Irises" and "Van Gogh's Wheat Field".

"Van Gogh, as a pioneer of Post-Impressionism, I recently heard that you always associate with French people. You don't want to attract all the French people's paintings to the Netherlands."

There were three people sitting in front of William IV, namely August Strindberg, Vincent William Van Gogh, Mark Twain, and Edison.

If people from the outside world knew that this was the talent that Philip valued most about Dutch literary propaganda, it would definitely shock the world.

Strindberg was born in 1849, Van Gogh was born in 1853, Mark Twain was born in 1837, and Edison was born in 17847.

These four people seem to be wrong, but that is just what the outside world thinks.

No one knows that William IV began to carry out several secret missions many years ago. Not to mention the broadcast that appeared two years ago, it has now become popular in major cities around the world, and has even spread to towns in the Netherlands. , it has also spread to densely populated rural areas.

This strengthened the Netherlands' control over public opinion.

At the same time, the equipment needed for broadcasting has also led to the employment of a large number of factory workers, providing a large number of jobs for the Netherlands.

At the same time, after several years of struggle, Edison also began to create the movie that William IV had been waiting for.

Of course, like history, it is a silent film.

But even so, William IV was very happy.

This world is too boring. The emergence of movies will break the original boring world. When he thinks that watching movies has become a global fashion for more than a hundred years and into the 21st century, William IV feels full of accomplishment.

Of course, it’s not natural to summon them today just to sigh,

William IV also had arrangements for them.

"You guys have heard about the movie concept invented by Edison just now. Do you have any ideas?" William IV has always disliked doing everything by himself. He likes to be a hands-off shopkeeper, but this does not mean that he is willing to give up his goals because of his hands-off. The effect decreases.

Just like after Edison came out with the movie equipment this time, he needed to promote the production of movies.

(End of this chapter)