v2 Chapter 89： A new member of the European powerhouse club?

Prussia.

"Sweden doesn't seem to be able to bear it anymore. William IV is playing with fire." Bismarck's speech was incomprehensible, so that the butler of the Prime Minister's Office next to him could not understand.

Austrian Empire.

"The little guy in the Netherlands is playing tricks again." Emperor Franz Joseph I of the Austrian Empire looked at the telegram in a low voice, full of envy for the current development model of the Netherlands.

Since his right-hand man, Schwarzenberg, died in 1852, and because Metternich was unwilling to go into politics and he no longer trusted others, he stopped appointing the prime minister and assumed power alone.

Unfortunately, without the help of professionals, he often went the wrong way.

What he regrets most is that in the Crimean War launched by Tsarist Russia in 1853, he was wise but was mistaken. He himself disregarded the consistent support of the Tsarist Russian Empire in the past, and mobilized the troops stationed in Galicia to the border of Tsarist Russia, forcing The withdrawal of Tsar Nicholas I from the front along the Danube created a permanent rift between the two kingdoms, the Tsarist Empire, the strongest bastion of the Holy League, and the Austrian Empire.

Even Tsar Nicholas I wrote an open letter himself, lamenting Austria's betrayal, "I am the biggest fool in the world, expecting others to reciprocate."

It would be fine if he was rewarded for helping the Western European countries, but the Western European countries, because he did not directly declare war on the Tsarist Russia Empire, regarded him as a treacherous figure who was trying to reap the benefits of fishermen for nothing.

And because of the complicated financial distribution of the ethnic composition in the country, he ignored the opposition of the military and decided to cut military spending, which made the army shrink.

However, the Italian Kingdom, where the Austrian army was reduced, fell into the trick of the Italian King and Prime Minister Cavour. He couldn't help but want to declare war on the Italian Kingdom, but he didn't expect to catch the mouse and bring out the elephant. Napoleon III of France unexpectedly looked like before With his peaceful appearance, as he declared war, he instantly changed his face and turned a book even faster. Without warning, he suddenly drew his sword to help the weak Italy.

It was the first time in the history of preparations that 100,000 French soldiers were quickly sent to the battlefield of the Kingdom of Italy by rail. The expected punitive battle that the border guard can handle has become the main confrontation between the great powers. It was useless for the German Confederation, including Prussia, to help Austria, because France was too powerful.

The three countries are both Catholic countries, but they did become hostile in the end, which made him feel confused.

Although he personally rushed to the front line, it was useless. Those generals commanded disorganized, so he finally realized how ridiculous the reduction of military spending.

In the end, Austria was defeated in Solferino. Its failure seriously damaged the military reputation of the Austrian Empire. In the end, in order to quickly end it, he accepted the "Freedom Town Contract" and ceded Lombardy to the Kingdom of Italy, which he looked down on. France got Savoy and Nice from Italy. At this moment, he knew that, in the eyes of Napoleon's three young masters, perhaps religion was not as good as the interests.

Paris, France.

"The Netherlands is betting on multiple sides, Your Majesty, it seems that not only us, but our neighbors to the north are not one of the legendary loyalists."

Napoleon III sneered and said: "I have never heard of the honesty between kings and politicians since ancient times. If there is, and they can get along, then in addition to this country's failure, this country exists in other worlds."

A comfortable official British cruise ship in the English Channel.

"Sure enough, he is the master of peace. It is hard to imagine that he is only 22 years old. My health is getting worse and worse. I just don't know whether Clayston and Disraeli will be able to check and balance the future England after Russell also leaves. Got Holland. If not"

Palmerston's kind expression slowly faded, replaced by a cold, ruthless one.

"If we can't talk to the outside world, then we can only use the military to get the Netherlands to talk. I'm going to remove the unstable factor of the Netherlands before I die."

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Inside the Royal Palace in Oslo, Kingdom of Norway.

"Victor Emmanuel II is an amazing person, especially one year after he ascended the throne, the sharp-minded and resourceful Cavour became his prime minister to take care of everything for him, which is a lucky surprise The kind that explodes. Italy is able to have the current scale, and Cavour is mostly credited with it.”

After King Carl XV held a grand royal family banquet for William IV, he instructed his younger brother, Prince Oscar, the third son of former King Oscar I, to accompany William IV throughout the journey.

The two of them didn't care about their respective identities. Thanks to Prince Oscar's erudition, he was able to use Dutch, which saved the middleman of translation.

So in the temporary office of William IV, there were only the two of them.

"I heard that France wants to hold the World's Fair again. This time there are art and industrial products on display, and they claim that they will have the opportunity to gather for everyone. Unfortunately, the travel fee is a bit expensive."

"Your Majesty, didn't you say that the travel expenses for this trip are all covered by Napoleon III?"

"Hahaha, I said that the brother of your dignified King Carl XV of the Kingdom of Sweden, will he still quarrel with Napoleon III over this small travel expense?

If it is true, the Kingdom of the Netherlands will definitely be on your side.

The more he said, the brighter the smile and the louder the voice of William IV.

The person in front of him is the younger brother of King Carl XV of Sweden, and the favorite son of the former King Osman I, but he is the third oldest in the line of succession. The second Prince Gustav was born in the 1940s. Because he died of a cold in Norway, the third is Prince Oscar, and the fourth is Prince August, but his talents are mediocre, but he is not in front of others.

This person has won the trust of Charles XV. As it is now, he is even brought to almost all meetings. This trust has surpassed brotherhood. There are many people in Sweden who are dissatisfied, but because Karl XV was left with a boy and a girl in 1852, but it was the prince who died prematurely in 1854, and he didn't do anything, so many people were nervous about it, so After Oscar I married in 1858, he had three sons in a row in just four years, so a whirlwind of his succession to the throne had already swept over Stockholm.

Especially if Karl XV didn't stop it. As a result, Prince Oscar has the way to the power of the crown prince.

William IV remembered that it seemed that after the sudden death of Karl XV in 1872, Prince Oscar succeeded him as Oscar II, but at that time Karl XV's daughter Louisa had married to Denmark in 1869. Crown Princess, his succession to the throne is understandable, but what if the daughter of Karl XV didn't marry off?

William IV quickly calculated, if his younger brother "came to the door" to become Sweden's son-in-law, would it make the Netherlands even more kissable? After all, the wife of Karl XV, the current queen of Sweden, would But his aunt was the young daughter of his grandfather William II.

It is precisely because of this relationship that the two countries will proceed logically, but if the one in front of him succeeds, his wife is from the Duchy of Nassau in the German Confederation.

That is, the home of the Dutch royal family. Will this cause contradictions?

It is said that the queen of Karl XV has a bad relationship with the princess of the prince.

If you think about it, the Duchy of Nassau has always been respected by the Dutch royal family. Sophie gave birth to three.

Alas, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read.

However, the relationship between the Netherlands and Sweden must be solid. For this reason, William IV will not be soft-hearted, even if the other party is the same Orange Nassau family.

In particular, he suspected that Charles XV died suddenly and suddenly in 1872, and the reasons were spread around and could not be true.

Some people say that he died of illness, but conspiracy theorists say it is the moving hand in front of him.

Specifically, William IV doesn't know, but his suspicion is the biggest, after all, don't forget it.

The only son of Charles XV, the Duke of Southmanland, also passed away at a few years old. It is said that he died suddenly.

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Just when everyone thought that Sweden and the Netherlands had just signed a customs union, it was already huge news, the next day, April 19, 1862 The two countries once again attracted the world's attention, because The Netherlands and Sweden took a crucial step today.

The foreign ministers of the two countries, Heisbert Von and Radwig, announced that Sweden and the Netherlands will hold the 33 strategy in turn starting from July 1 this year in Sweden and January in the Netherlands.

Refers to the meeting of the foreign ministers, chiefs of staff, and finance ministers of the two countries, which is held every six months.

What the two countries are most concerned about is that they have finally taken a step towards alliance in military cooperation.

In the presence of reporters at the press conference, the foreign ministers of the two countries signed an agreement to jointly develop the next generation of naval warships.

The signing of this document brought the entire press conference to **.

Because it marked their newspaper headlines with one more message that the Netherlands and Sweden had formed a military alliance.

It is even further than the alliance, because other countries help fight the war when the war occurs, and the Netherlands and Sweden obviously incorporate the weapon research and development of the war into the alliance system. For other major alliance systems, it is a The unprecedented level shows how high the trust between the two countries is.

In addition, they also announced that the two sides have previously reached an agreement to cooperate in the field of integration of the services while conducting research and development in the next generation of army equipment.

With the emergence of this news, Europe and even the United States have changed color suddenly, in addition to the British Empire, the French Empire, the Austrian Empire, the Tsarist Russia Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, which has stepped into one foot, with the emergence of the combined teams of these two countries, Will there be new members outside the five countries in the club of European powers?

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