Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 353 The Netherlands and Prussia fight in the air
On February 1868, 2, the president was impeached for the first time in the history of the American Commonwealth. The House of Representatives passed the impeachment. When the news came out, it immediately triggered a huge political tsunami. Rulers around the world turned their attention, panic in Latin America, and unrest in Asia. Understanding, the confusion of Africa, the shock of Europe.

What would the American Congress do if Lincoln was voted out?Lincoln refused to admit it, and civil strife resumed?Or did Lincoln admit that Vice President Andrew successfully succeeded to the throne?
Or maybe the opposition Democratic Party will take the opportunity to propose another election and let the American Federation enter the election period?
Each of these results are different.

If it is the former, then it is possible that the United States Congress will split again and become several countries, and the war that just stopped will resume.If it is the second one, then the power will change. In the ethnic power struggle within the American Federation, Irish and Germans lost, while Dutch and Swedish, Danish, Latino, Hispanic, Italian, and even French and British, etc. The formed coalition is victorious, and these "miscellaneous troops" will drive out the Irish and Germans and seek their interests.

If it is third, then the future of the American Federation is difficult to predict, and countries will need to make multiple preparations for the best and worst.

As a result, the forces within the American Federation have shown their strength, hoping to obtain the greatest benefits from it.Among them, Germans and Dutch are the most obvious.

Today the Prussian ambassador to the United States met with the Swedish ambassador and hinted that he asked the other party to support Germany. The Dutch ambassador to the United States will immediately meet with the British ambassador to the United States to express the Netherlands' support for Britain's interests in the Americas.

The Prussian ambassador to America then met with the French ambassador, hinting that Prussia was willing to form a good partner with France. However, the Netherlands then met with the French ambassador, and the Netherlands expressed its willingness to ease relations with the French Empire.

Everyone couldn't help but secretly curse the shamelessness of the Netherlands. Some time ago, they wanted to punish the French Empire, but now for their own benefit, they chose to "let go" France at this time, and they also expressed their stance publicly.

When many people learned about this, they showed contempt, but Bismarck's face was more solemn than ever. As expected, not long after, Napoleon III actually said that the Netherlands was a good neighbor of France, and the French expressed their willingness to cooperate with the Dutch in North America.

The Germans were naturally unwilling to give in, so they planned to seek cooperation from the Italians. However, what was surprising was that the Kingdom of Italy announced that it would conduct joint naval-military exercises with the Netherlands in the Red Sea at the end of February 1868. After that, the two sides would also It will dock off the coast of Kenya, where a half-month exercise will begin in March.

After the news came out from Milan, Europe was shocked.

When did the Netherlands become so close to Italy?
Later, news came out that it was King William III of the Kingdom of Greece who led the way. Emmanuel II and William IV reached an agreement on joint cruises in the Indian Ocean.

Even after the two countries publicly acknowledged it, they also stated that the two countries had also signed a common strategic agreement between the two countries in the Americas, indicating that the two countries would conduct strategic cooperation in the Americas to safeguard the interests of each other.

The eager Prussia extended a "friendly hand" to Louis I of Portugal, the rival of William IV of the Netherlands. Bismarck wanted to use this to check and balance the Netherlands.

But what puzzled him was that Louis I of Portugal chose not to help each other. Obviously Portugal was unwilling to get involved in North America. Of course, no one knew how much contribution Emmanuel II, the father-in-law of Louis I, had in it. Know.

It is not a gentleman to come back but not go back. William IV was not a person who accepted the attack and did not fight back.

"Does Bismarck, the old fox, think that the Netherlands really only has a defensive role? In this case, the Netherlands is going to be more violent."

On February 1868, 2, the Dutch royal family announced that William IV officially invited Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary to visit Amsterdam, and the latter had accepted the invitation.

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a manuscript that the two countries will conduct inter-governmental consultations after the meeting, covering economic, financial, investment, arms transactions and military exchanges, covering almost all areas of exchange.

As soon as this list came out, Europe immediately understood that the Netherlands was stabbing Prussia with a sword, and everyone was looking forward to Prussia's response.

Even Britain's Queen Victoria and Prime Minister Disraeli, as well as Prime Minister Napoleon III Olivier of the French Empire, etc., seemed to be full of expectations.Queen Victoria asked with great interest: "How will William I and Bismarck respond to the Dutch provocation?"

Prime Minister Disraeli: "It must be exciting, but we in the UK need to pay attention to the possibility of spillover effects affecting the UK."

Napoleon III looked north and seemed to see that the battle between Prussia and the Netherlands had begun. He smiled and said: "How many pounds does Prussia have? The Netherlands may help us weigh it."

Prime Minister Olivier: "That's true. I just don't know if Prussia dares to accept the card dealt by the Netherlands. If it doesn't, the show will end before it starts. If it is tough enough, then our French Empire will use the Netherlands as its Look in the mirror and see if Prussia is an angel or a devil."

The confrontation between Prussia and the Netherlands set the whole of Europe up to speed.

Everyone was very curious about Prussia's reaction.

How would Bismarck and William I's Prussia deal with the Netherlands, which was actually close to Prussia's old rival, the Austro-Hungarian Empire?Do you choose to turn a blind eye?
1868年2月18日普鲁士王国宣布同奥斯曼帝国达成交易，普鲁士将会向奥斯曼帝国提供超过2万支普鲁士现役枪械以及20门火炮。

The Ottoman Empire will allow Prussian warships to temporarily dock at Ottoman Empire ports.

Europe is stunned now, and then happy.

You, the Netherlands, are colluding with our rival, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Simply put, I will make an alliance-like deal with Austria-Hungary’s rival, the Ottoman Empire.

It made Austria-Hungary feel sick and made other countries be more cautious when approaching the Netherlands.

"Bismarck is indeed Bismarck, and he deserves to be called the iron-blooded prime minister of the German Empire. However, the best is yet to come."

On February 1868, 2, the Dutch envoys met with the envoys of the Persian Empire (Iran) in the Dutch overseas territory of the United Arab Emirates. The two countries expressed that they would cooperate in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Gulf in the future.

As soon as this news came out, it shocked the world.

Persian Empire!

That hermit country!

The Netherlands actually contacted the Persian Empire without saying a word. Now, Queen Victoria and Prime Minister Disraeli of the British Empire, who had always been in a theater mentality, couldn't help it and hurriedly sent envoys to Amsterdam to inform William IV of the Netherlands. The world and the Dutch government are aware of the situation.

Why is the UK so anxious?The answer is that the eastern part of the Persian Empire is the largest overseas colony of the British Empire, and it is also the most fertile overseas colony, India. How can this reassure the two British rulers?
After the visit of the British envoy, everyone felt that Britain was vaguely on the side of the Netherlands. This made it clear that the Netherlands seemed to have the upper hand in this round.

(End of this chapter)