v3 Chapter 581： Bismarck asks for help

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In the Dutch royal palace, the Bismarck that William IV is facing at this moment is facing the pressure brought by William IV for the first time.

Bismarck thought to himself: For so many years, apart from looking up to Metternich, Prime Minister of the Austrian Empire, and Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister of the British Empire, William IV in front of him made him feel the pressure of reunion after a long absence.

At this moment, Bismarck has put the status of William IV to the position of Metternich and Palmerston.

Bismarck exclaimed with admiration: "In the past, someone made Britain face military or diplomatic difficulties, but His Majesty William took a different approach. Now that Britain is faced with unprecedented diplomatic and internal difficulties, it can be said to be a clever method."

Even now, Bismarck has to admit that William IV is on the right track, step by step, and the Netherlands has therefore embarked on the road to rise.

William IV complimented the exchanges: "The use of Prime Minister Bismarck's means is even more mysterious. Before the Seven Weeks War, few people would have thought that His Excellency Bismarck would be the Austrian Empire at present, let alone His Excellency Bismarck. It will succeed. Austria kicked out the German Confederation. When I reminded Tolbek, the latter did not believe it. It was not until Austria really left the German Confederation as a loner that he believed that Prussia really won under the leadership of Your Excellency. ."

Don't think that flattering me will make me relax my vigilance. Who dares to take it lightly for you, the iron-blooded prime minister.

Bismarck changed the conversation and said: "In Prussia, no one thought that the Netherlands would get the most benefit on the South African issue, but in the end, both France and Prussia became foils, and the Netherlands took the Australian mainland from the United Kingdom, and finally had a The rear with a great depth. The Netherlands can be said to have soared into the sky with this, and the rise of the Netherlands to the status of a great power can no longer be stopped.”

Bismarck couldn't help but think that if Prussia also had overseas territories like the Netherlands in the Far East, maybe he would not try his best to let Prussia expand the mainland. After all, there are too many strong neighbors here. Everyone knows the truth that tigers and monkeys are called kings, so Bismarck is envious of the luck of the Netherlands.

William IV immediately smiled and said: "Prussia has won all the territories outside Austria, which is the maximum territorial expansion in the mainland, and the depth is doubled all at once. Prussia's current war potential and comprehensive strength are already at the top. With all due respect, Prussia’s strength has already overwhelmed the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which merged with the Austrian Empire and Hungary. Its strength is not weaker than the Tsarist Russia Empire, and even faintly comparable to France. Only the British Empire can overwhelm Prussia.”

The rise of Prussia was unstoppable, and William IV knew that there was a destiny called fate. As the protagonists of World War I and World War II, the fate of Britain and Germany is unavoidable. Even if Prussia wants to avoid the British Empire, your Prussian mainland is huge. There are more scruples, so if the relationship is not damaged, in the international battle, when the eldest brother and the second brother and the third brother are fighting for the position of the eldest brother, the brothers after the other fourth brother are free to be the fodder or choose the favored one. I chose to stand on the side of my own interests, but the few in front were not.

Bismarck once again offered a high hat to William IV: "The Netherlands seems to be weak in Europe, but its military cannot be underestimated, especially the alliance between Sweden and Denmark, which makes it difficult for major European powers to ignore, Sweden's powerful army and Denmark's occupation The top ten navies in the world, these are huge boosts for the Dutch army and navy. To be honest, the Prussian army may be able to defeat the Netherlands and Denmark after strong losses, but will face the harassment of attacks from the sea. , which is absolutely unbearable for Prussian strategy."

A good Bismarck, with a thick skin, in that case, I will accompany him to the end.

William IV: "Prussia's strategic dilemma lies in its unwillingness to see Prussia's powerful Tsarist Russia and Austria-Hungary empires also facing the looting of the French Empire, the hegemon of Central and Western Europe. For countries such as the Netherlands, it may be understandable to have a calm strategy. , but the Netherlands will never put its own destiny on the pity of others, and I don’t think the Netherlands should trust any country.”

Bismarck asked with a half-smile: "Even allies are not worth believing?"

William IV asked back: "Isn't Prussia without allies?"

The two looked at each other for a long time, then smiled and said nothing.

However, in this round of confrontation, it seemed that there was no winner, but in fact, as a guest, Bismarck still fell into the disadvantage.

Bismarck also realized this, so he said frankly: "The strong eat the weak is the only mainstream in this cruel and realistic era. People's hearts are unpredictable. When a person's appetite is spoiled, when his desires are opened, he Not only will the quest not stop, but it will become more and more intense with the passage of time and connivance. Dou Mien, bear Mi Chou!

Since the British Empire has established maritime hegemony in the Napoleonic Wars, I don't think London will let the Netherlands develop its navy in the Far East. After all, British naval hegemony is global, not the Atlantic Ocean. The Netherlands challenged the United Kingdom in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The monopoly position of the British Empire, a British Empire with a view of maritime hegemony, is now facing the rise of the Netherlands to share its power, and part of the British hegemony also originated from the Netherlands, His Majesty William may think that I am troubled But, you should admit, the Netherlands has become a British target."

Bismarck really is still Bismarck, Yangmou uses it upright, but it is a three-pointer.

I have to admit that although the conflict between the Dutch indigenous people and the white people was provoked in Africa this time, it has been passed through the channels in London that it was caused by the self-initiated opinion of Crown Prince Edward, and has nothing to do with Disraeli and Queen Victoria. Moreover, when the British Foreign Office was asked the question, it also stated that the marriage of Princess Louise and her brother Frederick, the Greek crown prince, proceeded as usual in October. Obviously, the British Foreign Office is suggesting that Queen Victoria is not prepared to deteriorate the United Kingdom relations with the Netherlands.

However, William IV did not think that Anglo-Dutch relations had really not deteriorated, so William IV fought back against Britain.

And the Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck in front of him saw this, and then revealed the current nature of the Anglo-Dutch relationship in front of him.

William IV: "Although Your Excellency has some discrepancies, it is still inseparable. But even so, I think there is still room for improvement in the relationship between the UK and the Netherlands. It is Prussia."

He pointed out: "It is ready now, but the arrow has to be fired, but the United Kingdom has recovered almost from the losses in South Africa, the injuries in North America and the Balkans, and the target of Prussia's next war weapons is. Be careful to cause a strong backlash in the UK, and it will fall short in the end"

Bismarck's face was straight, "Because of this, all our King William I came down in line, and it was to ask the Netherlands for help."

William IV did not refuse: "How to support the law? What can the Netherlands get from it?"