Xinshun 1730

Chapter 765 Dutch Disaster Year ([-])
But Earl Bentinck thinks so, and it is a bit too difficult.

In the current situation, as a monarch and consul, it is useless to replace anyone.

Besides, what William IV said was also very reasonable.Can Britain let the Scottish rebels march straight into London for the sake of the Netherlands?

Unless Holland is the parent of England, there is no such selflessness.

Although it is only a rumor that the usurper of the small throne landed in Scotland, it has not yet been implemented.

However, the Scots still support the Stuart family, regardless of whether they are Catholics or Scottish nobles who pretend to believe in Protestantism. If they really land in Scotland, they can really pull out a team of thousands or even tens of thousands. of.

After Dashun went off the field, this complete set of perfect combination punches, in fact, the Netherlands had no way to survive.

The only turning point is that Prussia rebounded again and Russia received money from Britain to help Austria.

It's just this turnaround point, which now seems far away.

The last time it mediated, Prussia withdrew from the war.Only two or three years later, war was declared again, and Prussia's reputation made it impossible for the Netherlands to see the possibility of Prussia's withdrawal from the war again.

Liu Yu and the French ambassador staged a coup in Russia, making it difficult to guess Russia's diplomatic attitude. It is hard to say whether the Russian Empress will choose to be neutral because of the favor between China and France.

There is no need to stand on the side of France. As long as you choose neutrality, Britain and the Netherlands will feel very uncomfortable.

Because all the allies that can be drawn have been drawn, after Dashun also ended in Southeast Asia, European countries are now evenly matched, and the only one that can change the direction of the war is Russia in the north.

However, due to the series of activities of Liu Yu and the French ambassador in Russia, Russia's attitude is quite unclear at this time.

In fact, William IV had already made plans to run away to England. After only two or three years as the consul, he felt that his interest was declining, which is unprecedented.

"His Royal Highness, you should cheer up now. In the current situation, let the British not withdraw the garrison in the Netherlands. Even if they can't, there is still a second solution."

Seeing William IV's lack of interest, Earl Bentinck still tried his best to find a way.

"The only way to deal with France is to concentrate the forces of the Netherlands, Austria, and England. But now, the Austrian army is busy dealing with the treacherous Frederick."

"Now the Chinese have attacked Southeast Asia, and the Netherlands is in serious difficulty. In this case, we can explain our difficulties to Austria."

"At the same time, if the French continue to march forward, Hannover will also be threatened. Britain tried to mediate last time, and this time it will definitely find a way to mediate, allowing Austria to cede Silesia."

"If we can work together with the United Kingdom to put pressure on Austria, forcing it to cede Silesia and feed Prussia, so that Prussia can withdraw from the war, relying on the strength of Britain and Austria, the Netherlands can still be preserved."

This can be regarded as a very clever and operable diplomatic method, which is different from the wishful thinking of the Netherlands' previous diplomatic and peaceful vision.

Britain's enemy is France.

Austria's interests can be sold.

The reason why Prussia went to war without declaring it this time was obviously because the land ceded was not enough.Wouldn't Prussia be satisfied with a little more cut?Anyway, what was cut was neither British land nor Dutch land.

If Austria is unwilling and insists on continuing to fight, then the aid will be cut off directly.Without the money from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and without the United Kingdom and the Netherlands holding back the French army in the Netherlands, why do you fight the Franco-Prussian League in Austria?

If Puao can cease the war, then the situation in France will be ugly in an instant.It fell into the situation before the "strategic counter-offensive" again, with enemies on all sides.

Whether Dashun, a very powerful ally, participated in the war in an all-round way is not mentioned.Even if they joined the war, it would be powerless. Spain could not transport [-] soldiers to Daming, and Dashun could not transport [-] soldiers to Europe.

If this is the case, at least the Netherlands can be preserved, and Hanover will have no threat.

The King of England is very concerned about Hanover, he is the Elector of Hanover first, and then the King of England, not the other way around.After all, George II's father, as the King of England, couldn't even speak English, and he didn't even bother to learn it.

I have been the king of England for more than ten years, but I still can't speak English. This can't be explained by simple stupidity or the fact that my mother tongue is German.

Wars definitely cost money.

The way Austria is governed, it is not easy to borrow national debt, and it is about to lose, who is willing to borrow money?

Now Austria is fully supported by financial assistance from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Earl Bentinck believes that as long as the United Kingdom can be persuaded to make up its mind, this is still entirely possible.

Besides, the Netherlands is really in a mess right now, and if you continue to send money out, the people will really explode.

Just when William IV felt that Earl Bentinck had a good idea, someone hurried in from outside and told William IV a very terrible news.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! A riot broke out in Friesland against the proportional tax of the seven provinces! In Groningen and Zeeland, a 'rebellion' broke out against the tax contractors!"

The person who reported the letter had a look of panic.

William IV, who had just ignited a glimmer of hope, instantly languished in his newly cheered up spirit.

The external matter has not been resolved, and the internal incident has occurred again.

In fact, it is not just the riots and rebellions against the tax contractors. In fact, in the southern Netherlands and the Austrian Netherlands, there have been large-scale "Robin Hood"-style bandits gathering in the mountains and forests.

In the Netherland region, which is known as the wealthiest in Europe, there have been hundreds of bandits who robbed houses, which in itself has already shown that it is almost collapsed.

In fact, various contradictions within the Netherlands have been suppressed and have not been resolved.

As early as when Liu Yu came to Amsterdam, he knew that this kind of armed resistance would happen sooner or later through chats and inquiries with the people at the bottom, members of the guild, and the self-defense regiment of the city guild with its own armed forces.

The first is the provincial proportional tax system.Friesland was an agricultural province back then. When everyone was farming, the agricultural province naturally had to contribute relatively high taxes.

For example, the taxes of Dashun, Henan and Shandong are an important tax source for Dashun.

But since the proportions of the provinces were set 150 years ago, they have not changed for so many years.

Now the Netherlands has established a five-nation alliance treaty with Britain, Saxony, Poland, and Austria to fight against France and Prussia.

Wars cost money.

Money depends on paying taxes.

The proportion of the provinces remains the same, and the taxes paid are more than before, which makes the farmers of Friesland a little unbearable.

In the past, everyone either farmed the land or caught cod, and those who farmed the land were not necessarily worse than those who caught fish.But now, in the commercial age, Friesland is still farming, and still has to pay a proportional tax that is only lower than that of the Dutch province.

Although Liu Yu has left, but things like inciting emotions have been kept.

Proportional tax issue, the people are dissatisfied.

Not to mention the tax package system.

Taxation is an anti-human tax collection method.

Spending wallet taxes is not for the people, but for making money.Spend 20 yuan in tax, but don’t earn [-] yuan. I’m sorry for the high return on investment in the Netherlands.

The armed resistance of the Dutch people to the tax package was not because they were instigated and bewitched by Dashun, nor did it mean that the Dutch people cooperated with Dashun and France so obediently.

Rather, this matter itself has been suppressed for a long time, and it is completely "natural" to explode at this time.

Do Dutch people oppose the tax package system?

Of course against.

Do Dutch people have a spirit of resistance?

Of course there was, but back then it relied on "building every city into a bastion and causing the Spaniards to suffer heavy casualties in every city" in exchange for independence.

Why didn't you resist with arms before, and why did you have to wait until now to resist?So much so that it looks like it was funded and bewitched by foreign forces such as Dashun and France?

Because... the Orange family.

The Dutch people still have an unrealistic fantasy about the Orange family.

Since William III fell to his death in 1702, the Orange family has not been in power for 43 years, and the Netherlands has no consul.

It is all the oligarchs, the regents, the parliamentarians who preside over the policy of Holland.

At the beginning, life in the Netherlands was not difficult.

There is a saying that a lean camel is bigger than a horse, although the whole world knows that the Netherlands has continued to decline since the end of the golden age.

However, the previous foundation was too strong. Even if it declines, it will take decades or more than ten years for other countries to catch up.

The foundation is solid, and the tax package is tolerable.

However, as the Netherlands continued to decline, by the time Liu Yu visited Amsterdam, many people were already dissatisfied with the tax subsidy system.

But there is still hope for the Dutch people.

Because, for more than 40 years, the Orange family has not been in power, but the oligarchs.

Therefore, many people would imagine that if the Orange family came to power, would everything be fine?

It's like the proverb in Ceylon: Throw the ginger, and here comes the chilli.

However, just like Ceylon, before experiencing the rule of the Netherlands, who knew that the Dutch would be more carefree than the Portuguese?
Before the "pepper" really came, everyone thought that if the ginger was thrown away, sweet dates would come.

And what is the status of the Orange family in the Netherlands?

When the Spaniards ravaged the Netherlands, who stood up and led the Dutch people to rebel?

Who in The Hague shouted "Everyone knows that God commands the prince to cherish his subjects as a shepherd tends his flock. When the prince fails this duty, when he oppresses his subjects, tramples on their rights and liberties and treats them as if slave, then he is not a prince but a tyrant" slogan?

It was the Orange family.

When the French attacked the Netherlands, the Netherlands was in jeopardy and had to dig the embankment to stop the French; when the Netherlands was about to be destroyed, someone came forward to mediate and persuade the Netherlands to surrender and give up everything.

And who stood up and shouted "My country is very dangerous, but I will not watch him fail, because I will die in the last trench of the United Provinces", leading the Dutch people to fight to the end?

It was the Orange family.

When the British fleet was cruising on the seas of the Netherlands, every merchant ship and every fishing boat in the Netherlands was threatened by the British.

Who played a powerful diplomatic talent, lobbied the British Parliament with a lot of money, aroused the fear of Catholicism in the UK, broke up the Anglo-French alliance in one fell swoop, and made Britain and the Netherlands stand together against France?
It was the Orange family.

Of course, in addition to the military, the same goes for political economy.

When Britain was in crisis due to perennial wars, who gave full play to their economic talents, established the Bank of England, attracted Dutch loans, appointed Newton as the director of the mint, stabilized Britain's domestic finance, and allowed Britain's national power to rise rapidly?
Or the Orange family.

It's just that this is as the king of England, but it's not bad. If you can manage the UK well, you can also manage the Netherlands well.

When the Orange family came to power, everything would be fine;
People generally thought so before.

(End of this chapter)