v3 Chapter 127： 1 European war is inevitable

"God, almost except for the nearby Tsarist Russia, they have not yet dealt with, and other countries have been used by them in turn.

I even suspect that the current foreign policy of the British Viscount Palmerston is inspired by Kaunitz.

Austrian Prime Minister Kaunitz also became a famous European diplomat and the originator of European modern realism.

Because of his leadership, the Austrian Empire made several changes in European diplomatic relations in the 18th and 19th centuries, almost every time it was driven by Austria.

One of his heirs, Metternich, is the most famous.

From the beginning of the 19th century to the middle of the 19th century, he led Austria to become the most powerful country in European diplomacy.

Austria may not necessarily win every time an alliance is formed, but the superb diplomatic skills have enabled Austria to keep its total power evenly matched with other powers.

It is precisely because of its diplomatic turmoil that the Austrian Empire still sits firmly in the position of the five major powers in Europe despite the apparent lack of hard power. "

When Jason Ma stopped, the others also sighed very much. Austria's foreign policy has been so successful that people forget that they are now in a state of desperation and need to compete with Prussia for leadership in the German Confederation.

William IV also grieved for Austria.

It is the success and the failure of Xiao He!

Diplomatic skills cover up the fact that Austria is weak, but it does not help Austria become strong.

In the 19th century, the sense of honor and self-preservation made the German nation set off a vigorous unification movement. In order to preserve the remnants of the empire, the Austrian Empire resolutely stood on the opposite side of the German national unity.

In the end, when Britain, France and Russia were busy expanding their colonies, the North led by Prussia set off a nationalist righteousness, and Austria was no longer allowed to bargain. Under the strong persecution that Prussia had just defeated Denmark, Austria was also pulled in by Prussia to join the Northern German Confederation. Defeated in confrontation, diplomacy can no longer save the paper tiger.

In the 1866 Austro-Prussian War, Austria's fiasco, the Kingdom of Bavaria did not dare to stand up for Austria, and chose to acquiesce to the leadership of Prussia.

As a result, Austria was so tragic that it was directly kicked out of the national family of the German Confederation. After that, after Prussia defeated France, the countries finally accepted the merger into one country, and the German Confederation without Austria became the German Empire, Prussia. Formally annexed other countries.

Austria never had a chance to make a comeback.

Seeing that everyone was sighing at the current situation of the Austrian Empire, which once swayed Europe, William IV said: "What did the Continental Hegemony create? This is a question I asked everyone, and all students of the School of Foreign Affairs must write an essay on this. My own paper, Haysbet "Feng personally reviewed and scored"

The latter nodded, with a wry smile in his heart, His Majesty took revenge!

"Let me give you a little reminder that the tragic European hegemony did not cause life to be ruined. During this process, European military technology, production technology, and governance technology have all developed rapidly."

"The upheaval of society gave birth to the ideas of modern politics, humanism, citizenship, political ziyou, national self-determination, etc., the concept was born in the 18th century, and the first half of the 19th century.

How will the seeds of these ideas affect the Netherlands, Europe, and the world in the future, and will they ultimately change the face of global politics? "

"At the level of international relations, the five European powers that were victorious in the 18th century dominated the global order of the 19th century, and although we have to accept the reality that the Netherlands was kicked out of this ranks, reality is reality and we must bow our heads.

The rise of Prussia, the decline of the French and Austrian powers, and the expansion of British and Russian colonies on land and sea, etc.

Now that the German Confederation is too powerful, there is almost no diplomatic space for European powers to continue to play balanced diplomacy.

Our inferior countries can still be used, but the ultimate goal is to build up our own strength and grow stronger.

The international development of the Netherlands in this period of time is exactly the sense of urgency that I feel. Before the diplomatic space of the Netherlands is getting smaller and smaller, and even before it is closed, we need to obtain enough benefits so that we can develop independently and face any major power. , you don't need to rely on others, you can face each other directly.

Ladies and gentlemen, the local area of ​​the Netherlands is too small, so it is difficult to develop, and it is easy to suffer damage when it is calculated. After all, the Netherlands is a low-lying plain. Although such a place is fertile, it is difficult to defend, and there are many surrounding countries.

So, what I just wanted to say to you in this course of the China Foreign Affairs University is that the future plan of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and me is to run parallel to the European Far East, here is the European store, and there is the model of the Far East factory.

We will develop scientific and technological strength in the Far East, including weapon research and development, urban construction, military strength, etc. The Far East side is the most advanced, and the mainland side uses the Far East's secondary revenge capability to remind European countries not to have any problems with the Netherlands. The idea of ​​ambition, the alliance between France and Prussia is to establish a diplomatic relationship between the neighboring countries.

The alliance with Sweden in the north is to leave a way for the Netherlands to retreat to the north, and many people do not understand why we are making peace with the UK now. In the situation of rivals, if the two countries have ambitions for the Netherlands, then the British mainland is also a retreat stop for the Netherlands. "

In a word, Europe is the signboard of the Netherlands. In actual development, we still need the Far East, because there is enough strategic depth there.

Everyone is studying diplomacy. Compared with the current size of the Netherlands in the Far East, you can have a clear overview.

There, the East Indies, New Guinea, Hawaiian Islands, South Pacific Islands, etc., plus the newly added Australia, their area is more than 200 times the size of the Netherlands! "

Ignore the people in the audience who **** the air.

He continued: "In addition to Africa, which no one is paying attention to now, we are actually not weaker than the three countries such as Britain, Russia and France in size. Therefore, what the Netherlands needs now is not to expand new territories, but how to settle down to develop these existing countries. There are resources.

The population development can keep up, the economic scale and technology can keep up with the world trend, or even go a step further than them. These are all we need to push forward. This is the future direction of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The development of the Far East will be the key development direction of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the next 50 years, because according to the contradictions saved by various countries, a war in Europe is inevitable. Rising Opportunity"