Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 774: Chaos in East Asia
On February 1880, 2, Japanese Prime Minister Saigo Takamori made an appointment with the ambassadors or consular representatives of Britain, France, Germany, the United States, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria (Austro-Hungary), Russia and other countries in Japan, and proposed to them In order to oppose the practice of garrisoning troops on the Korean Peninsula by the ancient powers in the Far East.

Eight countries including Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Russia, and the United States expressed their agreement with Japan's opinion. The eight countries demanded that the ancient Far Eastern powers withdraw their troops stationed in Goryeo.

The eight countries also called on conservative forces such as King Se-jong of the Goryeo Kingdom and the Min family to give up the wanted enlightenment faction Kim Ok-gyun and others, and let them return to high positions within the Goryeo government.

King Se-jong welcomed this, but the conservative forces such as the Min family strongly opposed it, and strongly sent gifts to the Empress Dowager Ci-xi and the Empress Dowager an, the de facto leaders of the ancient Far East country in the north, proposing that Goryeo recognize that the sovereign state was the Far East. A great ancient country, the vassal status of Goryeo.

After being given such face, Empress Dowager Cixi and Empress Dowager Cian immediately asked Emperor Guang_xu- to continue supporting the Goryeo Min family, and Emperor Guang-xu- agreed.

In this regard, eight countries including Britain and France expressed dissatisfaction with Japan and Ben.

However, the Netherlands has never expressed its stance.

On March 1880, 3, the French Napoleonic government suddenly broke out on the border between French North Vietnam and the ancient Far East country. France dispatched more than 1 troops, which shocked the entire ancient Far East country in the northern part of North Vietnam (French). They hurriedly deployed more than 5 troops.

The world was shocked when France suddenly pointed its sword at North Vietnam.

Did Napoleon III of France really dare to go to war with that ancient country with a population of 3 million?

Within the Netherlands, more than 50% of people did not believe that Napoleon III dared to do this.

After analysis, the biggest reason is that Napoleon III had too much time to take care of himself and there was no unity within France. No one would doubt that the Third Republic of Southern France with its capital in Lyon would not defeat the Third Republic of Northern France in Paris when they competed for dominance within France. Second Empire.

What's more, France will be thousands of miles away, and when facing the Siam Empire's dissatisfaction with France's occupation of their eastern Cambodia and northern Laos, they will fail to take the opportunity to "make trouble".

Even in Europe, many people thought that Napoleon III was bluffing and just showing off.

On March 1880, 3, the British also conducted military exercises in the northern part of colonial Burma, near the border of the ancient Far Eastern powers. The number of people was publicly claimed to be more than 5. Once the news came out, the world was shocked.

However, the ancient great country in the Far East was in panic. The French Empire, a world power, was about to make many people in France in the Far East uneasy. They all tried to dissuade Emperor Guangxu from protecting the Min family of Goryeo and King Sejong.

There are even more people who propose to abandon Goryeo and let it fend for itself. Among them is Mr. Li, the leader of the Western Wu faction.

However, many people directly opposed it, and some even shouted that those who abandoned Goryeo were traitors who betrayed the country.

On March 1880, 3, Britain and France announced a joint naval exercise in the southern waters of the ancient Far East country. The two countries will dispatch more than 7 warships, and Japan will be a guest and send 30 warships to participate.

Six other countries also attended the ceremony as observer states.

On March 1880, 3, Emperor Guangxu could not resist the pressure, and the government of the ancient Far East country recalled the troops stationed in the Kingdom of Koryo on the pretext of the threat from Britain and France in the south.

On March 1880, 3, Kim Ok-kyun, the leader of Goryeo's enlightened faction who defected to Japan, and others believed that it was the best time to use the forces of Japan, Britain and other countries to overthrow the conservative faction and seize Goryeo's power, so they began to fight against Japan. Ben started to make a fuss and attended various high-level evening parties. He also received interviews from the ambassadors of Britain, France, Germany and the United States to -ri, and received many promises.Takezoe Shinichiro, the Japanese ambassador to Korea, also took the opportunity to encourage political change and promised them Japan's full support in terms of funds, personnel and military.

After Kim Ok-kyun and others returned to Goryeo, they did not keep a low profile. They often secretly came to the Japanese-Ben embassy in Goryeo and secretly discussed the coup plan with the Japanese embassy secretary-ji Guanjio Murakami, and finally decided to use April 4 Hong Yingzhi, a member of the Enlightenment faction and the general manager of the Post Office, hosted a banquet to celebrate the completion of the Post Office. He sent people to set fire to it, and then took advantage of the chaos to kill the conservative ministers attending the banquet and seize the political power of Goryeo.

Melbourne, Australia.

"Your Majesty, the above are the recent events surrounding the situation on the Koryo Peninsula that our Dutch International Intelligence Agency has collected."

McKay Sean, director of the Dutch International Intelligence Agency, reported.

William IV asked Wright, the director of Dutch MI[-] next to him: "Tell me about the gains of your MI[-]."

Wright: "The news we have received is that the Creston government in the UK is currently very concerned about helping Japan and Ben, intending to enhance its military strength to help the UK check and balance our presence in the North Pacific."

"So this time Queen Victoria greeted Napoleon III of France in advance to help France put pressure on the ancient power in the Far East and make that power step back on the southern Xinjiang issue. Napoleon III wanted to use this to expand his colonies in the Far East. , relying on the momentum and the support promised by Britain, they want to launch a unification war against the French Third Republic in the south of France in the near future. This is why Napoleon III is so active."

William IV: "So the British exercises in Myanmar are just to provide confidence to France from the side, and are they not just a bluff?"

"What about Germany? What is Bismarck's attitude?" William IV asked Bill Charlie, director of the Royal Dutch Intelligence Service, one of the three major intelligence organizations in the Netherlands.

Bill Charlie: "Berlin is very ambiguous about this at the moment. They know what Britain is doing, but they still accept the British-led eight-nation pressure on the Kingdom of Korea and the Far Eastern powers. Therefore, both the Junker nobles and the German government where Bismarck is located want to start from this time. Get a piece of the action”

William IV: "Yes, the German Empire has no foundation in the Far East. Queen Victoria and Gladstone saw Germany's ambitions, so they threw out a bone. Even if there was less meat, Bismarck would still accept it. , Sure enough, Her Majesty the Queen has indeed been the King of the United Kingdom for 41 years, but the situation is still different."

He asked McKay Sean: "What's going on in America?"

McKay Sean: "Although President Stephen Douglas of the United States is of Dutch descent, he likes balance and tries to reduce the opposition to his ideas by Germans within the Democratic Party, especially German members of Congress, so these few It had a close relationship with Bismarck's German government in [-]. Although the Republican Party is more pro-Dutch than the Democratic Party, because we have a large number of Dutch immigrants to Australia, the influence of the Dutch in the United States in these years has been However, the strength of other ethnic groups has dropped a lot, but other ethnic groups are trying to balance it. Therefore, we may no longer insist on establishing an alliance with us in the face of the United States, but Germany has become their second choice ally."

William IV sighed: "So there are gains and losses. The Dutch in the Netherlands need to expand their ratio, so in recent years they have been trying their best to absorb Dutch people from overseas countries to return to the country for development. This is also a long-term plan and cannot be discontinued. Who will let The Dutch population is already small.”

The three intelligence directors naturally understood this truth.

William IV: "However, the United States cannot afford to lose anything. Let's mobilize our capital power in the United States. If quantity is not enough, let's win with quality. Tell Bright that they can deepen their relationship with Irish and Latinos and give them more Let’s drink the soup and win over allies to maintain it.”

The three of them responded at the same time: "Yes"

Watching the three people leave, William IV narrowed his eyes. The intelligence of the three people was repeated. The duplication of resources seemed to be a waste. In fact, it was a kind of mutual checks and balances. William IV came from a later generation and naturally understood that intelligence had an important impact on war, politics, and the economy. The development of intelligence is important, so he has vigorously developed intelligence from the beginning, and now the results are gratifying,
"However, the UK's recent ups and downs are a bit annoying. It's time to suppress it. However, it is best to control the suppression in Dongya."

(End of this chapter)