v3 Chapter 290： Karl XV and Christian IX visit

When both the Ottoman Empire and the United Kingdom wanted to follow the international Hague pronunciation to sanction France, they themselves joined in and sanctioned the French Empire?

These things have affected the calm situation in the Mediterranean Sea.

After all, the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire control the Suez Canal. If the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire impose sanctions, then the French Empire is likely to face the Suez Canal banning the passage of French ships, or increasing the transit fee for French ships, etc. France needs to face adverse effects.

What's more, in the sanctions measures, the International Court of Justice in The Hague also clearly expressed its approval of the European arms purchase treaty proposed by the Kingdom of Siam in response to the French invasion.

This gave the countries of Europe a reason to sell their weapons to the Kingdom of Siam.

As a result, member states of the organization have provided assistance with military supplies. Among them, due to geographical reasons, Spain, which occupies the Far East, the Dutch East Indies and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Philippine Islands (although it is pro-French, pretended to abstain in the sanctions vote before, but made money from arms sales, Spain is not ambiguous) among the members of the organization Most of the weapons are sold.

The United Kingdom is not a member of the International Court of Justice. After all, the United Kingdom owns the Malayan Islands around the Kingdom of Siam and the lower Burma in the west.

In just April, the three countries signed arms sales of more than 900,000 pounds to the Kingdom of Siam. Among them, the Netherlands sold army weapons, firearms, and food and strategic materials, and the weapons shipped from Jakarta reached 500,000 pounds; the United Kingdom from India And Malacca-A and other directions also sold 250,000 pounds to the Kingdom of Siam, mainly naval battleships, etc. Spain sold 150,000 pounds of firearms.

You know, these are ready-made weapons and materials, and the Kingdom of Siam has reached these agreements with various countries in just one month, so that the arms sales of these countries will reach a record revenue this year. Many people speculate that, especially the British The contention for the status of the chief power of arms sales in the Netherlands is likely to enter into a battle for translocation.

In short, the Netherlands finally won the arms order again after the civil war was suspended in North America just after the first quarter. This allows the arms business chain in the Far East to continue to operate, and the employment of hundreds of thousands of people in the Netherlands continues.

On April 6, 1867, King Christian IX of Denmark and King Karl XV of Sweden and Denmark jointly visited Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and William IV received the two Dutch allies at the same time.

Christian IX is worthy of being his father-in-law. From the very beginning, he raised his vigilance against the sanctions against the French Act that might be pushed by the Netherlands, and reminded William IV to be careful to deal with the repression by the major powers.

This made William IV sigh, and as expected, they were father and daughter, and they thought of going with Queen Alexandra.

William IV said proudly: "It is unexpected that Napoleon III of the French Empire was killed, and the small and medium-sized countries in Europe reached an unprecedented agreement and chose to be wary of the French Empire.

Now the major countries should all realize that this is not just the Netherlands. This is not a Jedi reminder of the small country against the big country, implying that the small country will not sit by and watch the situation similar to the neighboring small countries around the French Empire seeing the strong prey to the situation. In order to protect themselves from the occupation of neighboring countries, they can't help but become the next target, so collectively fight back.

Although the Kingdom of Siam is far away from the European continent, it does not prevent countries from protecting this new member state that has joined the International Court of Justice in The Hague. After all, the Kingdom of Siam is also very keen on Europe.

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Almost all European countries have sent ambassadors and integrated into Europe. Therefore, both morally and strategically, France faces condemnation from all countries. "

When William IV said this, he said to the two: "As everyone knows, now the Tsarist Russia is launching wars around the Balkans and the Black Sea, which has made all countries vigilant, and now France is also the same, which makes a small and medium-sized country even more terrified. , coupled with the actions of the United Kingdom in North America and the Prussian Empire, whether by coercion or temptation, they are almost the same as those of the German Confederacy, the actions of these great powers are enough to make our other countries face a strategic crisis.”

Charles XV asked: "So when you proposed the establishment of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, from the very beginning, what you were fighting for was the formation of an international organization to check and balance major powers?"

When Christian IX heard the words, he also looked at his son-in-law, William IV. If this is the case, his own son-in-law who is quick to ride the dragon has a long-term plan.

William IV did not deny it, and said: "Yes, the two Your Majesty should know, although it sounds ugly, but we have to admit the fact that it is really difficult for us to be a single country alone to match any of these big countries. The population gap. It is a difficult threshold to cross, not to mention the economic gap.”

Carl XV's eyes flashed, and he glanced at William IV deeply: "Why didn't His Majesty William IV continue to form alliances with the Russian Empire to check and balance other great powers?"

Christian IX also looked at the Netherlands in puzzlement. In the past ten years, the Netherlands has been among the great powers, and they are better than each other. The Netherlands has long sleeves flying, and both economic and military strategies have developed rapidly. It has almost entered the top of the medium powers, and its status is now second only to the United Kingdom, the French Empire, the Tsarist Russia, the Kingdom of Prussia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, and it is similar to Spain. This is the role model and the envy of other small and medium-sized countries. Therefore, as a beneficiary, I do not understand why William IV seems to have made abnormal diplomatic actions, and seems unwilling to continue his previous position.

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William IV said with a wry smile: "The Netherlands has inextricably linked strategic partnerships with these great powers. Among them, the Tsarist Russia Empire and the Netherlands are counted in centuries. The history of war between Sweden and the Tsarist Russia Empire is almost always the Netherlands' role in it. mediator"

Carl XV nodded in agreement. Indeed, the Netherlands is the mediator of the century between Sweden and Russia.

The special strategic partnership between the Netherlands and Tsarist Russia for more than two hundred years is not comparable to the Kamal alliance between Sweden and Denmark. To this day, the Tsarist Russian Empire is still an important strategic partner of the Netherlands.

I also don't want to lie to the two of you. The Tsarist Russian Empire is at the strategic core of the Netherlands and is equally important as the alliances of the two countries. "

He said: "We have no major disputes with the Russian Empire, and we have common basic interests in the balance of interests and power in the strategic situation in Europe and Asia."

The frankness of my William IV made Karl XV and the two nods involuntarily. This is indeed a symbol of natural allies. It is no wonder that the friendship between the two countries has remained unchanged for hundreds of years, but it also makes them understand.

"As for the vigilance of the major powers against the Netherlands," William IV said, looking at the two of them.