Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 711: You are already surrounded by troops, but you still want to conduct independent diplomacy?

In addition to Brazil, the traditional anti-Dutch forces in Argentina need to be slowly eliminated, especially those that have not yet emerged, and need to be lured out of their holes.

In the previous life in Europe, every time Germany and France approached Russia and the Far Eastern powers, under the mobilization of internal forces by the United States, these two countries in the West had to explain themselves internally and externally.

The president of France even wanted to share some of the pressure on Germany and persuaded the German president not to visit alone, but to visit the Far East together. However, the German leader refused, in order to declare Germany's independence and to show that it was not willing to cooperate with the Far East economically. The decoupling of major powers shows that he still has some political courage.

After returning, I still echoed some of the United States' positions to balance the visit.

But why not be more determined?hey-hey!
The answer must be US control.

Didn’t you see that Poland is claiming trillions of euros in war expenses from Germany?Many people would not think that this was Poland's own initiative. Who knows whether this is a way for the United States to secretly support Poland to suppress Germany and prevent Germany from independent diplomacy and move closer to the United States?
After World War II, Germany was labeled as a perpetrator and became a defeated country. It could only be manipulated by the victorious side. This was a historical consequence left by the Nazis. It was the same consequences that militarism left for a foreign country in the Far East. The United States took advantage of this The good opportunity exerted influence. On the one hand, through the Marshall Plan, it economically controlled Europe, which had a ruined economy in need of investment due to the war. On the other hand, it established the Northern Alliance through the military alliance and included all of Western Europe.

For a period of time, only the powerful French de Gaulle dared to say no, but after the 21st century, France has become less courageous. In other words, France has cultivated many forces within the United States, and the French rulers who resent the United States do not dare to Too disobedient to the United States.

Although the latter leaders also want to achieve European independence, it is a pity that the leaders behind France have high ambitions and low abilities, and cannot handle domestic affairs well, let alone exert influence in diplomacy. France itself cannot even handle the territory of Europe, let alone the global impact. force.

Similarly, Germany after World War II, like some countries in the Far East, was placed under the control of the United States and was no longer a normal country.

They have no choice but to immerse themselves in economic development. The two countries have emerged as economic powers one after another, but they must rely on the United States for security and defense. Therefore, it is impossible to be independent in diplomacy. The NATO Treaty is like a curse on Sun Wukong's head. , as soon as the United States chanted the tightening curse, everyone could not stand it and obeyed obediently.

William IV also knew that the European Union, as an economic whole, could form a decisive force in the world, but the economic giant was a political and military dwarf or dwarf. As long as the tight hoop on their heads is not lifted, it will be difficult for them to escape from the control of the Americans.

After Russia invaded its former little brother Ukraine, the U.S.'s tight spell became even more severe. Ukraine was further weaponized. Even Sweden and Finland, which had always adhered to the neutral line, also applied to join the Northern Alliance. military alliance

After the whole of Europe entered the "urn" of the United States, in fact, these so-called allies of the United States have become pawns in the geopolitical game. To use the popular terminology of later generations, = they have actually been "weaponized."

In the big chessboard of the NATO Alliance designed by the United States, every NATO member is a weapon of the United States. It is called collective defense, but in fact it has lost its autonomy. The NATO Alliance was first used behind the scenes of the Soviet Union in eastern Europe. Later, it was used to deal with the successor Russia and the Far Eastern powers. In Asia, a certain foreign country, a certain country, and some other small allies of the United States were also "weaponized" to serve the United States' Asian strategy.Thinking of this, William IV couldn't help but sigh. Before traveling, he was an ordinary citizen of a large country in the Far East, but he could only find out from newspapers and news that the motherland and the United States were fighting against each other in containment and counter-containment. In this situation, it is obvious that the motherland still has enough power to fight back, but it is difficult to know whether it can surpass the United States and become the world's most powerful country later, because it has traveled through time before entering the 21st century 30s.

Thinking about the situation at that time, he still had a lot of worries.

These Western countries have been weaponized by the United States, making the environment of the motherland very harsh.

Once a country is weaponized, it is difficult to turn around. This is the embarrassing situation of Germany in the 21st century. France is slightly better, but it is also suppressed by the United States in the West and is hard to move.

Germany is facing a new situation in the Russia-Ukraine war. The United States has mobilized the entire European weapons arsenal. Not only does Germany have to cooperate with the United States to deliver guns and tanks to Ukraine, it must also immediately increase its own defense spending and purchase the latest weapons from the United States. A fighter jet.At the same time, it must also cooperate with Europe as a whole to reduce its dependence on Russian energy. The final result is that Germany’s previous energy investment in Russia was wasted and all the money was lost. The change in its own energy route has made it domestically dependent on imported energy supplies. Due to the lack of supply, prices soared and even tripled in the end.

Had it not been for the booming export economy over the years and the accumulation of a lot of money, which led the German Parliament to pass a 2000 billion euro budget for financial subsidy proposals to help the country's citizens and companies reduce the pressure, otherwise there would have been numerous protests Got it

However, this large-scale investment made other poor countries in Europe feel dissatisfied and had a sour grapes mentality. Therefore, they criticized Germany for doing its own thing and not being a reliable ally, which suddenly made Germany appear isolated.

Germany's subsequent visits to major countries in the Far East have aroused a wave of criticism. It is believed that Germany has not learned lessons from relying on Russia's energy structure. If it continues to be closely linked to the major countries in the Far East economically, it will try the same bad results in the future.

The 21st century leader of Germany mustered up the greatest courage to visit a major country in the Far East, which shows that Germany has huge economic interests in the major country in the Far East. His denial of the theory of decoupling is also based on Germany's national interests. Originally, it was to further develop economic and trade relations with the major country in the Far East. , is completely in line with the interests of Germany and even the European and Far Eastern powers, but it conflicts with the generally rising sentiment against Russia and the Far Eastern powers in Europe at that time, driven by the United States. Therefore, Germany and France were semi-suppressed by the United States in the 21st century by the European powers. Brothers and sisters, although they want to come to Russia and the Far Eastern powers to balance the United States' pragmatic diplomatic will, sometimes they are unable to do so.

In the Far East, the same is true for China and South Korea. Although their economies are among the top ten in the world, like Germany, they are garrisoned by the United States with tens of thousands of troops. They cannot even have their own military and national defense. Why do they still want to have diplomatic independence?Isn't this just an idiot talking in his sleep?

This is the helplessness of an economically powerful country, and it is also the inevitable result of a country being weaponized. Regarding this American model, although William IV traveled through time to the mid-to-late 19th century, this should be an unforgettable lesson for him. Worth borrowing.

"The five-nation coalition was established in South America. Many people thought it was established by the Netherlands to deal with Argentina. In fact, how did they know that it was actually established to learn from the United States in later generations and control these member countries? Argentina's Mitre, in fact, is just cooperating with me to create an imaginary enemy, so that the Dutch army can legitimately use the military to intervene in South American affairs."

(End of this chapter)