Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 789: Use the world as a big chessboard

Kingdom of the Netherlands, Melbourne, Royal Palace of the Netherlands, where a family meeting of royal family members is being held.

The 40-year-old King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, His Majesty William IV sat at the head.

Sitting next to her are the Princess of Schleswig and Holstein-Zonderburg-Glücksburg, the Princess of Denmark, the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Her Majesty Queen Alexandra of the Netherlands, Her Majesty the Queen who was born in 1844 this year. 36 years old.

There were four sets of seats placed in front of them. The first one on the right sat the eldest son of William IV and Queen Alexandra, the Prince of Orange, the Duke of Nassau, the Archduke of Australia, and the 15-year-old Alejandro of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Prince Bert.

His target was Prince Jacques, the second son of William IV and Queen Alexandra, the Duke of Congo, who was born first in 1870.

Opposite Crown Prince Albert sat the eldest daughter of William IV and Queen Alexandra of the Dutch royal family, the Grand Duchess of Phu Quoc Island and Princess Anna, who was born in 1867.

Sitting next to her is Princess Mary, the Grand Duchess of Kenya, the fourth child of a twin born in 1870 and the second daughter of William IV and Queen Alexandra.

15 and 13 years old, the two twins are 10 years old. This is the age of the new members of the new Dutch royal family.

"At the end of 1875, my father visited London, England for the last time and presented a Go chess piece with 361 chess pieces made of Dutch agate to Queen Victoria of England. Why did you unexpectedly give the 56-year-old Queen Victoria a Go chess piece? What’s the point of it?”

As the Prince of Orange, the Duke of Nassau, and the Grand Duke of Australia, Albert's words made even Queen Alexandra look thoughtful, not to mention several other princes and princesses.

William IV was also slightly stunned by this question, but he was very satisfied in his heart.

So he explained seriously:

"In the context of the fierce competition between the British and the Dutch behind the scenes, the gift of national gifts can convey the final relevant information in a more silent way than the loud, and can make a very abstract diplomatic strategy concrete. It is not a good idea to use the hidden secrets in Go to reveal the secrets of the British and Dutch fighting. It means a lot.”

Albert nodded and said: "I have been studying Go recently, but it is profound and profound. When used in diplomacy, it can make people unpredictable."

She continued: "Hermann Van Peron, the world-famous current affairs commentator and the president of the University of Sydney, ranked second in the global university rankings, once made a relevant discussion at a global political seminar in Sydney:
The Netherlands may not only play a greater geopolitical role in the Americas, Africa, and the Far East, but also in the entire North America and Eurasian continent. In the Far East of the Eurasian continent, the Netherlands may become increasingly important unless the British The Netherlands and the Netherlands can successfully reach a consensus on geopolitics, otherwise the British Eurasian continent will lose its political footing.

Without the symbiosis concept in Go, that is, the Anglo-Dutch strategic coordination relationship, as the eastern pillar of Britain's participation in Far East affairs, the UK would not have an Eurasian-continental geostrategy. Without the Eurasian-Continental geostrategy, the UK would not have a The geopolitical strategy of the Eurasian continent, no matter what the situation is in Europe, no matter what changes occur in the Far East Pacific, maintaining the Anglo-Dutch peace is the single most significant source of chain reactions that will change the world.

Father, are you using the principles of Go to fight for world hegemony between the Netherlands and Britain? "

World hegemony?Go?The other Princesses Anna, Prince Jacques, and Princess Mary couldn't help but look at their eldest brother Prince Albert in shock, and then at William IV, but the latter had no objection.Several people understood that their brother's guess was right.

Queen Alexandra was secretly delighted: Albert had grown to this point. Sure enough, he looked like his father, and even his political talent was such a monster.

William IV also nodded secretly and looked at this little guy who was still half a year shy of turning 16. He felt like a child in his family had just grown up.

So, he said in detail with joy:

"Go is very influential in the Far East. This method of playing chess has the wisdom of looking at the overall situation. The world is a big chessboard, and geopolitical strategy is a big chessboard. On this vast chessboard, there are countless chess players with varying strengths. In the competition, the most important players are in the western part of the chessboard, mainly Britain, France and Germany in Europe, the Tsarist Russian Empire in the central and northern part of the Eurasian continent, the Qing Dynasty plus Japan in the east, and the southern part The Netherlands and North America are half of the United States."

As William IV came out one by one, a magnificent world map suddenly appeared in front of a few people's eyes. The images of chess players and countries holding Go pieces and preparing to play chess jumped in their minds. They were shocked and looked towards When William IV came, he showed even more admiration.

Because they know that the chess player of the Netherlands is the father with a calm face in front of them - William IV, who transformed the Netherlands from a middle-class European country to a world power in just 20 years, from a chess piece of a world power to a world chessboard. He is a chess player, but he is still one of the most important and powerful chess players.

William IV saw the adoring looks of his children and wives, smiled slightly, and said proudly: "The Netherlands is a giant offshore island country in Oceania. It controls the British India to the west, Chile, Peru, and South America to the east. Colombia, Ecuador, the Alaska Peninsula and the southern and central Pacific Islands control almost half of the Pacific Headquarters, the north and the south, leaving only the eastern and western Pacific. They have a strong relationship with the Kingdom of Siam, and they have strong ties with Denmark and Sweden. Alliance relations, checks and balances at both ends of the Eurasian continent, are the Netherlands’ inevitable and only strategic choice for its global status.”

Princess Anna asked: "Father, is it because Britain knows the potential of the Netherlands that it has been wary of us for a long time?"

William IV said: "Yes, it started before 1870, but I kept pushing this time back."

Prince Jacques asked in confusion: "Then why did you choose the end of 1875?"

William IV said: “Before 1875, the British domestic opposition party Tory Party always promoted the Netherlands as a domestic political attack opponent, trying to contain the Whig Party. However, the Whig Party had been in power for a long time, so the Tory Party The Leeds had no chance, but during that time in 1875, the Tories were in power, and Disraeli came to power after being elected in 1875. Queen Victoria seemed unwilling to suppress it, and seemed to want to test us, so, then One year later, I finally gave away the Go game I had been preparing for a long time."

Prince Albert: "Does father regret it?"

William IV shook his head and said with a high-spirited smile: "Putting it off means it will come sooner or later. It's hard to say whether you regret it or not. Besides,"

He looked at Albert and the others and said relaxedly: "Britain is not very good. Don't forget, using the next five years starting from 1870, the Netherlands has prepared for the east wind. Therefore, in the subsequent battle for the Strait of Malacca, we are not Was it a preemptive challenge to Britain’s position there, and was it successful?”

　Starting today, I will resume two chapters a day!
　　
　
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