Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 123 The Dutch Diplomatic Feast

Netherlands, Amsterdam, on the podium of the Foreign Affairs University, William IV is already a frequent visitor here, because he is the honorary tutor here. Every month, there will be a general meeting of teachers and students to promote his diplomatic philosophy.

This was because Foreign Minister Hesbert Feng had begged him. He actually agreed to it for some unknown reason, but now he can't get away from it.

As he became familiar with it, he no longer resisted, but felt that it was very beneficial to his rule.

During this period, other departments also established the same directly affiliated colleges to cultivate professional talents. Among them, the Industrial College, the Agricultural College, the Finance College, the Business College, the R&D Institute, etc., have become the most popular colleges for college graduates in the Kingdom of the Netherlands today. A longing place.

At 9 a.m. on the last Friday of each month at the China Foreign Affairs University, he gives lectures to all teachers and students in the lobby of the Institute of Political Science and Technology of the China Foreign Affairs University. But today is a bit special, because many people came to the China Foreign Affairs University today, to be precise. What's more, almost everyone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassadors abroad of the Netherlands attended.

In the last month of each quarter, we will return to Amsterdam to conduct face-to-face reports on the situation in the country where we are located, so that the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs can accurately grasp the dynamics of each country and implement the most powerful and beneficial foreign policy for the Netherlands.

Therefore, in the audience today, in addition to Foreign Minister Hesbert von, there are also Prime Minister Tolbeck, Deputy Foreign Minister Venus, Ambassador to the United Kingdom Mike Davis, and Ambassador to the French Empire Jefferson Breen. , Ambassador to the Russian Empire Calvin Colin, Ambassador to Prussia Nicholas Pearson, Ambassador to the Austrian Empire Jason Ma, Ambassador to the United States Al Gore, Ambassador to Belgium John Carr, Ambassador to Spain Keynes, Ambassador to Portugal In addition to Kingdom Weiss Weir, there are also other staff from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The number of people in today's conference is about 300.

"Since the 18th century, Europe has been bombarded with artillery fire. Does anyone know what European wars took place?"

Every time William IV lectures, there will be an interactive plot, and this plot talks about feelings, but he has to ask questions.

And it's not just a show. In the past, he was the one who asked the questions, and other staff members designated the answerers. He was not very satisfied with this, so now, he directly faces the people sitting below, and then directly Ask questions.

This is a sophisticated method to test whether the other party has learned the college life lessons.

This time William IV did not look at the area where the students were going, but his eyes fell on the area where the ambassadors had come back to report on their duties. This made the students of the Foreign Affairs University, who were already envious, very excited, especially some female students. He showed an ambiguous look, because there was the famous Ambassador to Prussia, Pierson, who was only 27 years old and unmarried.

There is also Davis, the ambassador to the UK who is most expected to be promoted. Although he is 32 years old, due to the recent falling outs between Britain and the Netherlands, Davis, as the most direct communication object between the two countries, has no role. People will deny it.

In short, these students who have not yet left the college and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seem to have seen their future right in front of them, and they are working hard.

William IV ignored the students' scorching gazes, because he had seen it too many times in his previous life. It was like a crowd of fans meeting their idol.

However, this made him a little excited. Although Europe has begun to develop well in drama, these are all internal developments of each country, and there are no transnational drama idols. If the Netherlands has made achievements in this area, then the Netherlands will have a better image in the world. However, it is in this era that China, like the United States, has occupied a positive image in the world to increase its soft power diplomacy.

The thought process was completed in an instant, and he finally said to Jefferson Breen, the oldest ambassador to France in the foreign missions: "Ambassador Breen, you have worked hard in France these years. Everyone here, you are more or less You should know that Ambassador Breen is in front of you. He is the oldest envoy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. He is 54 years old this year. He has contributed more than 30 years of youth to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. Shouldn't everyone think of such a person? Applause”

clap clap clap!

Everyone, including Tolbeck, stood up and applauded Brin.

"Thank you, thank you, colleagues and future colleagues. Your Majesty, when you say this, you feel like you are digging a hole for me. After putting a high hat on me, you are going to use questions to stump me so that I can't get off the stage."

Brinja's words with a serious tone made everyone quiet down and they were all in a daze.

William IV, on the other hand, smiled at him like a gentleman and waited for the next step.

"However, I like your Majesty like this, because I like difficult challenges" "Hahaha"

Brin's cold jokes made the atmosphere on the scene aroused by him, which made many people have to sigh that Brin is indeed a veteran of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Apart from anything else, just mobilizing the atmosphere made many young people envious. .

"Your Majesty, since the 18th century, Europe has been plagued by disasters, but mostly man-made disasters. In chronological order, the well-known European wars include the Anti-Spanish War of the Quadruple Alliance composed of Britain, the Netherlands, France and Austria, the War of the Spanish Succession, the Northern War, and the War of the Austrian Succession. , Seven Years' War, Anglo-Dutch War, Anti-French Alliance, Crimean War, etc."

In the 18th century, Europe was bombarded with artillery fire. In chronological order, the well-known European wars include the War of Spanish Succession, the Northern War, the War of Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, and the First Anti-French Alliance. "

William IV spread his hands to express his innocence and did not mean to frame him, but this action made people laugh.

"Very good. These frequent wars stimulate the rapid advancement of military technology. It also means that there are more and more troops and more and more money is being burned."

William IV said seriously to the audience: "In the mid-18th century, more than 150 million troops and 400 main warships were deployed on the land of Europe. In order to survive in the brutal competition, the major European powers must have two brushes."

"Hahaha"

“Your Majesty’s words are so apt.”

"Yes, even though His Majesty is young, the lessons he taught were easy to understand and not philosophical, and we all benefited a lot."

In the ambassadorial area, Jason Ma, the Dutch Ambassador to the Austrian Empire, smiled at Nicholas Pierson, the Dutch Ambassador to Prussia next to him: "It seems that in recent years, His Majesty has become more and more majestic as a king."

Pearson asked rhetorically: "Isn't your Majesty always like this?"

"I'm talking about you two, you must have been infected by those two hostile countries for a long time. Why are you bringing the atmosphere of hatred between the two countries back to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

The speaker was Davis, the ambassador to the UK.

"I said Davis, you are nosy yourself. We two brothers are joking around. You should look at Wes Weir next to you. I guess he is thinking about how to communicate with you recently to make exchanges. Now I am worried about the Anglo-Portuguese War, which is on the verge of war."

The speaker was Jason Ma.

Hearing Jason Ma talk about himself, Wes Weir smiled bitterly and said: "People in Lisbon are a little confused now. Therefore, for the convenience of reporting, many countries' embassies in Portugal were built in the coastal areas, but now everyone is here Consider whether to evacuate the embassy”

On the stage.

"So, how did the various powerful countries in Europe develop?"

William IV said: "Just now I asked Mr. Breen, the ambassador to France, and now I want to ask him, how was France cultivated?"

(End of this chapter)