v3 Chapter 258： Textbook Political Calculations

February 25, 1869.

While the outside world is paying attention to the outcome of the negotiations between the Netherlands and the British diplomats in London, England, in various parts of Belgium, there are large-scale demonstrations of Dutch people against the rule of Leopold II in Brussels. They took to the streets to demand the United Kingdom and Belgium. The royal family supported Belgium's return to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and requested the Dutch government to send troops to Belgium.

A state, a town. Even in many streets, banners were displayed almost unanimously condemning Britain's meddling in Belgium's internal affairs. At the same time, there were also requests for the Leopold family to automatically withdraw from the status of the Belgian royal family.

According to a Dutch newspaper report, the number of people participating in the march in Belgium this time exceeded 60% of Belgium's total population of 2 million, or 1.2 million, covering all parts of Belgium.

At the same time, according to a data from the European Times, in Belgium, more than 70% of people currently expressed their willingness to return to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, another 20% expressed their willingness to maintain the status quo, and nearly 10% expressed their support for the The reign of Opold II.

Among them, the southern province of Walloon-Brabant most wants to maintain the status quo, while Brussels is the largest source of support for Leopold II.

The rest of the Dutch-speaking regions of the north hope to return to the Netherlands.

It was the appearance of this investigative report from "European Times" that completely helped Nicholas Pearson, who was negotiating in London. With the demonstrations all over Belgium, it also overwhelmed the desire of the government of Queen Victoria and Disraeli's cabinet. Continue to support the idea of ​​Leopold II ruling all of Belgium.

On March 2, 1869, the Dutch Deputy Foreign Minister Nicholas Pearson and the British Foreign Secretary Russell reached an agreement in London. The United Kingdom supported the "proposal" put forward by the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom agreed with the Netherlands to "recover" East Flanders and West Flanders. The three provinces of Germany and Flemish Brabant, while the Netherlands agrees to maintain the existence of the Kingdom of Belgium, and is willing to support Brussels and Walloon Brabant and the territories between them to be assigned to Belgium, so that the two places border.

The news, which was reported by the pro-British Whig parties "The Financialist" and "The Times" and the pro-Tory party "London Times" and "The Guardian", was republished by newspapers all over the world, causing the world to be stunned.

The forces of the Kingdom of Belgium were shaken for the first time.

'The UK actually made a deal with the Netherlands'

"No one thought that the United Kingdom would actually support the Dutch move, which makes people feel like what the British Foreign Office wants to do. Doesn't the United Kingdom know that this way, the majesty of the British maritime hegemony will gradually be lost? I don't know, really I don't understand"

"I am also more and more admired by the Netherlands. It has been a big deal many times. The United Kingdom has chosen to compromise every time. The Dutch diplomacy is arrogant."

"I'm curious. The French Empire, which had been strongly opposed before, and opposed again and again, chose to remain silent after the news was announced in the UK. Didn't Napoleon III know that this was also a slap in the face to him?"

"Yeah, there is no sound in France now compared to before."

As the international community reached an agreement with the UK and the Netherlands, it was puzzling. At the same time, many people began to ridicule the French ruled by Napoleon III in a mocking tone, which made many French people very aggrieved, but Napoleon The strong rule of the Third King made the French dare not speak out, which became a beautiful landscape of Paris.

Just as the focus shifted to mocking France, the seemingly unrelated Dutch Speaker of the House of Representatives Huntington, who was visiting Spain, announced his support for the Anglo-Dutch deal.

He even stated that he was not a strong anti-British conservative.

"I have to say that although many people think that I am an anti-British person, I am actually very dissatisfied with being labelled like this. What I want to say is that I am only the group of people who are most serious about safeguarding the interests of the Netherlands."

When Huntington was in Spain when asked if he would visit Gibraltar near British rule to show his support for Spain's sovereign policy, as previously stated in the newspaper "Spanish Herald", Huntington laughed: "We support Spain and the United Kingdom have a peaceful negotiation to resolve the territorial dispute between the two countries. I don't think a war between England and Spain is in the interests of the three countries. I think neither the British government nor the Spanish government will have the idea of ​​such a war, so This trip, in order to avoid becoming the fuse of the Anglo-Spanish war, I am willing to contribute to peace.”

What force? You don't have to guess to know that this is to prevent the British anger from provoking a war in Gibraltar, and the Spanish life will be ruined.

However, Huntington does not have his own position, which makes people feel that Huntington's approach is beautiful.

After all, in this way, while not directly resisting the British warning to avoid the renewed turbulence of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, it can also make the Spaniards maintain a good impression of him. A 30-year-old congressman, he is very clever.

It seems like this, the cloud-covered world that was about to come over Madrid was instantly clear.

But this is only the idea of ​​ordinary people. Only the high-level officials of various countries and current affairs experts from various countries understand that this is the action of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands combined with the current gains of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Everything seems to be premeditated. Many people speculate that Huntington may From the beginning to the present, it has been carried out according to the script in Amsterdam, contributing a wonderful performance to the expansion of the national territory of the Netherlands.

Even the United Kingdom was forced to become a supporting role, Spain took the initiative to dedicate its acting skills, and Huntington became one of the protagonists launched by the Netherlands.

Many countries are very keen on this, especially Italy, Portugal, Sweden, etc. whose status is similar to the Netherlands. UU Reading www.uukanshu. com seems to be a little excited.

"This time, the Dutch textbook-like political manipulation has allowed the world to experience the disputes between countries for the first time, and it can be played like this.

The Netherlands sent a Speaker of the House of Representatives to Spain to provoke a dispute between the United Kingdom and Spain, which made the conflict between England and Spain worse. The initiative has become the biggest variable, which puts both the UK and Spain in a situation of passive acceptance.

The Dutch structure in Belgium made the protests of the Dutch people instantly reduce the cost of the Netherlands' recovery there, and let the international community understand that the return of most of Belgium's territory to the Netherlands is the general trend, and the international community has thus produced a great sense of identity, and the United Kingdom seems to feel that It seemed to be of no avail when it came to its own opposition. Therefore, after the Netherlands used Belgium's local situation in favor of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and used Spain to put pressure on the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom finally compromised.

The Netherlands decided in one fell swoop and won back most of the Belgian area. These three provinces, plus Antwerp and Limburg, which were recovered in the last Belgian crisis, brought the return of the five provinces to increase the territory of the Netherlands by one-third, with an area of about 55,000 square kilometers. "

Berlin's Bismarck was calm on the outside, but he was also not calm on the inside.

He raised his head and said respectfully to William I: "Your Majesty, it seems that we can't let the Netherlands specialize in the past, and we have to start preparing."

William I looked hot, nodded and said, "Yes, it's time to start preparing." No one knew what they were talking about, but it was obvious that it must be a big event enough to shake Europe.

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