v3 Chapter 293： Prime Minister Bismarck 1 has been "lowering the fire"

In stark contrast to the Tolbek cabinet of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was Bismarck, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia.

As early as April 5, before the sanctions were imposed, Prime Minister Bismarck had launched a shuttle diplomacy. He sent a special envoy to Paris, expressing that Prussia supported peace and did not want to see Europe's security and stability affected by the invasion of the French Empire.

After the International Court of Justice in The Hague, led by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, passed the sanction judgment, Prime Minister Bismarck sent special envoys to various countries. Bismarck still did not give up diplomatic efforts, hoping to try to ease relations between countries and end disputes.

When the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden met, the three countries directly claimed that Napoleon III was a "butcher", and after the three countries' parliaments passed the sanctions law, the French Empire ignored it, and even the four countries were still in the Netherlands. After the military-exercise with the border of the French Empire, after the tension escalated, Prime Minister Bismarck immediately stood up to "cool down". He stated that Prussia did not want to see war between the two countries, which were neighbors of Prussia, and advised the four countries not to rashly heat up the situation.

Thus, Prussia appears to be a neutral mediator.

On April 14, 1867, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden announced that they would form a joint fleet. In mid-May, they would conduct naval exercises with the Kingdom of Siam in the Far East Bangkok Bay, named "Bangkok Bay Storm".

This made the situation in the Far East an instant higher level.

The Far East of the French Empire invaded the Kingdom of Siam, and the three countries of Holland, Dan, and Rui had to conduct naval-exercise beside them. Is this emboldening the Kingdom of Siam? Or threaten the French Navy.

As a result, Paris formally protested to the three countries, asking them to cancel the exercise. Otherwise, Paris would not guarantee retaliation.

But the Three Kingdoms really ignored it, just as the Three Kingdoms asked France to withdraw from the Siam Kingdom invasion last time.

While everyone was speculating about when France's revenge would be, Olivier's cabinet announced on April 16 that the three countries would be prohibited from passing through the English Channel near the side of the French Empire. If the ships of the three countries passed, France would detain them.

This made the three countries of the Netherlands react violently. The three countries stated that the English Channel was not owned by France and that there was no transit problem, so they did not agree with the status of the French Empire.

The International Court of Justice in The Hague followed the statements of the three countries and made a ruling, agreeing that the English Channel belongs to all countries.

Even this time, even the pro-French Kingdom of Spain voted in favor of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

You must know that the channels of the English Channel are frequent, and the commercial and military ships in southern and northern Europe are densely connected. If France's self-delimitation of jurisdiction damages the navigation rights of various countries, then will it be like this in the future? The English Channel is yours.

Will all countries be blocked?

As a result, all countries were dissatisfied with the statement of the Olivier cabinet government of the French Empire, accused France, and expressed their disapproval of France's statement. In the end, even the British Creston government also stood up, indicating that the United Kingdom had no intention to block the English Channel, and Do not agree with the claim of sovereignty of the French Empire.

Even the United Kingdom said so. In the end, after Paris aroused public anger, the Olivier government had to slap itself, saying that the statement was incomplete and did not mean to prohibit countries from passing it.

At this point, the French Empire found that it was deeply caught in a diplomatic dilemma. On the contrary, the Netherlands has received more support from more countries, which further confirmed the identity of Napoleon III's diplomatic dwarf-dwarf.

Perhaps seeing the weak retreat of the French Empire, on April 25, 1867, Argentine President Mitre, Ecuadorian President Moreno, Venezuelan President Herrera, and Colombian President Mosquera jointly visited Amsterdam across the Atlantic Ocean, expressing the American The concerns of small and medium-sized countries, they warned that the French Empire's actions in Paraguay have confused them, and may not stop at the Siam Kingdom in the Far East, after all, the example of Mexico is there and will be played out in South America. All countries in the world = must do everything they can to help the Kingdom of Siam to overcome the crisis. Out of a sense of crisis, these four South American countries are fiercely opposed to the invasion of the Kingdom of Siam by the French Empire. They call on the International Court of Justice in The Hague to increase sanctions against the French Empire and call on the international community to jointly stop The French Empire was full of "trouble" crimes.

Shikoku's statement made the situation seem to be adding water to the boiling oil pan, and it became more vigorous.

While William IV received them, King Christian IX of Denmark and King Carl XV of Sweden visited Amsterdam again less than ten days later.

This made Britain, Prussia, Tsarist Russia Empire, Austria-Hungary Empire and other major powers faintly add a bit of strangeness, but the current target is the French Empire, they chose to sit on the wall and suppress their strange thoughts.

Napoleon III of France and Prime Minister Olivier were both uneasy. It seems that the situation is getting beyond their control. Isn't it an invasion of a small country in the Far East? How did it develop to the point of invasion? It seems that the French Empire has invaded countries all over the world, and it has become the object of criticism from various countries. You must know that the French Empire is one of the superpowers. This seems to be inconsistent with the treatment that the French Empire should have.

What is the Netherlands going to do?

Forget Denmark and Sweden in the past, and now there is a joint visit of the four South American countries. The circle of Dutch allies is getting bigger and bigger. This is not only the idea of ​​the French Empire, but also the idea of ​​Britain, Prussia and other countries.

Unconsciously, the Netherlands has made the major powers fearful Obviously, the Netherlands seems to have the power assigned to them, although it is not very obvious.

On April 26, 1867, seven countries, including the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador, announced in Amsterdam that the seven countries would hold an exercise around Australia in Australia. A new security organization will be established, and the seven countries will be obliged to help member states when they face military invasions by other countries.

The seven countries also expressed their position to establish a trade liberalization organization, and the seven countries have reached a trade community called the South American Trade Community, which can conduct free trade.

This is a market with a population difference of 30 million, and the potential is huge. Especially for developed countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark, the shortage of population market and resources will be alleviated. For Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia and other countries, they will receive huge investment, carry out domestic industrial development progress, and increase the employment market. Although it is inevitable that only raw materials will be exported, especially Argentine food, but it is undeniable that this is A stable market is a huge benefit for all countries.

Therefore, they are very satisfied with the establishment of this organization.

As for security, it goes without saying that in the end, the Netherlands and Sweden are allies with Argentina, not like France and the United Kingdom are just his protectors, so they are more willing to ally with these three countries.

In addition to the above, the four South American countries naturally stated that they would join the array of sanctions against the French Empire by the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden, so after several people returned to their respective countries, due to their respective strengths, they soon passed the parliamentary law. These four countries also It will start on May 1, joining the ranks of the three countries in sanctioning the French Empire.