Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 566 Chapter 566 The first fire is burning in North America

The situation in Europe that favored the natives did not last long.

On July 1869, 7, because the British people were opposed to France's participation in the Burma War, conservative forces re-emerged. In addition, the war and diplomatic quarrel between Britain and France continued to escalate and diverted the attention of conservatives. Even though Britain was once known for its moderate diplomacy The Whig Party also followed the trend, and no one in the UK cared about Canadian Indians anymore. Even the international community was distracted by the Burma War, leaving the Indians in North America isolated and helpless in fighting for their rights. The British Overseas Territories The rights of Canada's Indians were at risk.

For the conservative Tories and racists, it is urgent to seize the rights of the Indians, because only in this way can the white British take the lead in all foreign policies, unlike the Netherlands, which has its own Due to the disadvantage of a small population, the strength had to rely on the indigenous labor force under the Dutch banner.

In fact, many important ministers in the Netherlands also advised William IV, including Hesbert von, the foreign minister. His position was indeed correct, because the Netherlands' practice of accepting indigenous people as Dutch nationals had deviated somewhat from the white European supremacy. This position makes the Netherlands almost the same as the Commonwealth of America.

Hesbert von was afraid that the Netherlands would eventually become an alternative among European countries and be isolated.

William IV sighed with pity: "What a pity they don't know is that time will not wait for me, and the Netherlands must rise quickly. No matter how hard the Netherlands in Europe struggles, surrounded by the four major powers of Britain, France, Prussia, and Sweden, Expansion is limited.

Therefore, the mainland only needs to maintain its existence, but it cannot be the foundation for the rise of the Netherlands.

After many calculations, I finally have to admit that with the Thousand Island Kingdom being formed in the Far East of the Netherlands, as long as the Netherlands completes its defense, the rise of the Netherlands will be unstoppable.

At present, the Netherlands is competing for hegemony in the Far East, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The biggest opponent is the United Kingdom, because the United Kingdom has obvious advantages in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. And in the Pacific, if the Netherlands wants to establish its own secure base, then a secure rear area will be inevitable in the future."

Thinking of this, William IV couldn't help but marvel at Queen Victoria's methods. He opened the map and stared at the southern part of the Pacific Ocean intently.

"Back then, the Boers frightened Britain in South Africa. The whole country was in a state of excitement. Under this pressure, they gave Australia to me, but left the New Zealand Islands alone. After many negotiations, Queen Victoria was indifferent. Come to think of it, Back then, Queen Victoria thought of today’s Anglo-Dutch struggle for hegemony in the Far East.”

Open the world map and you will see that New Zealand is located at the southernmost edge of the Pacific Ocean. It has the advantage of being an obstacle on the way to the intersection of routes in the South Pacific and the South Indian Ocean.If the Atlantic Ocean passes through the Strait of Magellan and the Drake Strait in South America and reaches the developed southeastern part of the Australian continent, passing through the New Zealand Islands has become the shortest way.

William IV murmured: "New Zealand must seize the hands of the Netherlands from the United Kingdom as soon as possible. If not, in the face of the powerful British navy, the Netherlands will need to deal with South Africa, New Zealand, the Malayan Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, etc. against the Dutch East Indies at any time. The encirclement formed by the islands and the Australian mainland is very disadvantageous for the Netherlands."

“Prussia’s victory in the Franco-Prussian War led to the establishment of the German Empire, which will definitely bring unprecedented pressure to the Netherlands and other surrounding countries, and the United Kingdom will feel like a thorn in the throat, making it difficult to swallow.

What Bismarck didn't know was that the Netherlands was moving closer to Prussia at this time. That was because I expected Prussia to win in advance. The Dutch investment return rate was 100%. This may be called a wise man who knows the current affairs.

Maybe Bismarck thinks that the Dutch investment is just to get the Bahrain Islands and East Oman. In fact, he knows that my goal is actually the United Kingdom.

The Netherlands' approach to getting closer to Germany will make the UK more frightened. With the UK's approach of doing big things without sacrificing its own life, perhaps in order to weaken the alliance between Prussia and the Netherlands, when the German Empire is established, it will win over the Netherlands. At that time, I will be better off with New Zealand. At that time, the British Isles were threatened by the German Empire and the threat to Britain's interests in the Far East after the Far East Netherlands took over the New Zealand Islands. Queen Victoria would probably know which was more important. "

When New Zealand fell into the hands of the Netherlands, the Netherlands really had the greatest influence in the South Indian Ocean and the South Pacific.

Prussia defeated France and replaced it with the German Empire, becoming the new hegemon of Central and Western Europe. Europe would usher in decades of peace. Therefore, this time may be the last chance for the Netherlands to get New Zealand in the next few decades. If you miss it, you will be We have to wait for the battle more than 40 years later.In the decades before that, Dutch security will continue to be restricted by Britain.

So, at any rate, New Zealand must fall into Dutch hands within these two years.

"Is the war between Britain and Upper Burma in Burma the first opportunity? Britain's restraining Prussia and wooing the Netherlands may be the second opportunity.

In addition to the above two, it is also necessary to create third and fourth opportunities for more backup plans. "William IV suddenly thought of something and said in surprise: "Perhaps, the United States, which had long been unified by Lincoln in its previous life, and now the independent Southern Militare Confederacy, is also an opportunity for the Netherlands to coerce the United Kingdom to give up New Zealand. "

On July 1869, 7, when the world was paying attention to the Anglo-Burmese War and the diplomatic struggle between Britain and France, the originally forgotten issue of claims for the rights of North American Indians and the issue of the reduction and claim of rights by the British in North America was once again put aside. In front of everyone, but this time the person who reduced power was the British senior executive of the American Alliance.

The place that attracted people's attention was the House of Representatives in Richmond, the capital of the Confederate States of America.

It turned out that the Confederate States of America in the south of the United States, which had been divided since 1861, saw that the British Canadian government's ruthless policies towards the Indians were condemned internationally, but in the end it was nothing more than thunder and rain.

Therefore, the Confederate States of America in the south succeeded the founding president Davis, and the new president Robert E. Lee, ally and speaker of the House of Representatives, Carter, in his strong style, changed from the way that the Confederate States of the United States followed the northern Confederate States during the Davis period and gave the indigenous and black people Black people have the right to vote, but on July 7, at the Congress in Richmond, the capital of the South, they asked the state where the Southern Democratic Party of the Confederate States of America where they were located to deprive black people of the right to vote, or proposed that some The state's voting locations are set up far away from black people's residential areas, or fake votes are used to replace real votes, or even violence and intimidation are used to prevent black people from voting normally.

In response, President Robert Lee publicly expressed support for House Speaker Carter's approach.

In order to resist the Southern Democratic Party, organizations such as the Black Knights of Labor and the All-State-owned Colored Farmers Alliance emerged in the black community. However, due to the disparity in strength between the two sides, the final winner was still the ruler of the state government.So in this case, some black people in the southern Confederate States adopted passive resistance and moved to the northern Confederate States or other states that were relatively friendly to blacks. But in fact, no matter where they were, , the lives and conditions of black people in the Southern Confederate States have not been improved.

Facing the resistance of black people, the white people represented by Robert Lee took crazy retaliatory actions. At the Mississippi Constitutional Convention, Robert Lee's Democratic Party proposed a constitutional amendment that stipulates that voters To register, you must pay a $2 head tax and pass a literacy test.

This move alone deprived 123000 black people of their right to vote. This proposal only cost white people 9800 people to lose the chance to vote. In this way, white people took advantage of the loopholes in the amendment to the Confederate Constitution to deprive black people of their right to vote. After that, other Confederate states followed suit.

The actions of the American Federation completely angered the Northern Federal States, especially the 200 million black people in the Northern Federal States who already had the country's nationality and voting rights.

Even the indigenous Indians in the western part of the northern federal state expressed dissatisfaction.

"We are very concerned about the very inhumane practices of Robert E. Lee's rebel government in the South. Their actions will only make the black people living on this land more dissatisfied and prove that the rebels in the South are acting perversely."

Johnson Andrew, President of the Northern Commonwealth of America, promptly continued to condemn in Washington: "The Commonwealth supports black people to obtain the right to vote. This has been deeply marked in the constitution of our Commonwealth of America and cannot be changed. We call on The southern regime supports the constitution, rather than a random adaptation of it. At the same time, we call on our black compatriots in the south to continue fighting for your rights. We in the north are your firm backing. The north welcomes you back to our country."

Facing President Andrew’s “confession” to black people and criticism of Robert E. Lee.

However, the South knew that it was in the wrong and no longer paid attention to Andrew's provocation. Instead, it intensified.

On July 1869, 7, while the British army and the Upper Burmese were fighting for Dispur south of the Brahmaputra River in Bengal, the relevant laws of South Carolina in the Confederate States of America became more stringent.In response to Robert Lee's call, the state's white leaders introduced that in order to obtain the right to vote, one must obtain Mississippi's amended constitution, plus two years of residence and $14.

At the same time, the state of Louisiana ingeniously proposed the "Grandfather Clause", which stipulates that adult men and their descendants who enjoyed the right to vote before 1849 (that is, 20 years ago) are exempt from the privileges of education, property and taxation, and continue to enjoy the right to vote. rights, others do not have the right to vote.In fact, before 1849, blacks did not have the right to vote in the state at all.So this is tantamount to disenfranchising black people in the state.

As these three states took the lead, the remaining 10 states in the Southern Confederate States of America enacted legislation in this way to restrict the voting rights of black people.

Confederate Robert E. Lee's call was fully implemented, shocking almost the entire Europe. At the same time, Robert E. Lee's government also completely angered civil rights activists around the world and indigenous nations around the world.

In less than half a month, William IV took action decisively, and the fire was not small and burned the flanks protected by the British.

(End of this chapter)