Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

"Mexico's geographical location is very critical. Both the Netherlands and the Commonwealth of the United States are very concerned about China. This area is a strategic hub and is very important to the Netherlands in the Americas, especially in the context of the establishment of the Latin American Alliance to ensure the stability of Latin America." Our long-term economic and strategic interests are vital, and by adopting a pro-Mexico stance, we will continue to maintain a strong presence in the Americas and ensure that we remain a key player in the region's evolution.

The Dutch soundtrack acquiesces in the war's operational crisis and cannot be divorced from its extensive power system, especially the competition between the Netherlands and European powers, mainly Britain and Germany. Britain's hegemony in international relations positions itself as a powerful player in global geopolitics.

The Netherlands' rapidly developing economy requires the establishment of strong economic partnerships on a global scale. In the Americas, the Netherlands has a large number of investment and trade relations.

The position taken by the Netherlands is absolutely necessary to protect its own position, protect its own and its allies' economic and security interests, and ensure that bilateral and multilateral investments are not damaged or affected by other countries.

Therefore, the Netherlands plays a pivotal role in the matrix of American geopolitics, and Mexico plays a major role. The war actions between Austria-Hungary and Mexico provide a new background to evaluate Mexico's strategies and considerations, revealing its shocking The principle of restraint in planning still unites us against the threat posed by the German-Austrian alliance. "

Although the core ideology of Mexico is very different from ours, one thing you should pay attention to is that our interests in the Netherlands always come first in other countries. We are not philanthropists who do not ask for anything in return. We just sing for ourselves. They are just benefactors who give away a small amount of excess or even unnecessary things after eating and drinking.

Therefore, when you make plans, you should make them according to what we in the Netherlands need, not what Mexico wants and needs.

Mexico is not a weak country. Over the years, it has always been dissatisfied and wary of the Netherlands. This time it was because of Austria-Hungary's strong attitude that it came to our side. Then we can just use this crisis to turn it into an opportunity. Further penetrating Mexico is what the security services should do.

All other departments need to cooperate in this regard, rather than working independently, requiring multiple parties and wasting resources.

Also, using the Mexican War, Austria-Hungary happened to occupy the Yucata Peninsula, and the relationship between the Central American countries in the south and Mexico was blocked. Then can we use this gathering to attract the small countries of the Central American Federation over here? , it doesn’t matter if you threaten, force, profit or induce.All is fine, as long as we in the Netherlands expand our presence there, and the best thing is to get them to agree to our garrison and help them protect their territory.

Currently, the entire America is in panic because of the invasion of Mexico, a regional power, which has greatly affected their official policies in various countries. At this time, the approach of the Netherlands has invisibly greatly affected their broad strategic choices. In view of the political vacuum and political vacuum in various parts of Latin America. Is the economy vulnerable? The Netherlands will use the possible invasion of Europe, Britain, Germany, and Austria to adopt these countries' internal changes to be wary of the Netherlands and increase our influence. At this critical moment, we will benefit a lot. , if the government is disobedient, then it will use unconventional means to shake their status in the country, drive them out of office, and promote the people we have trained, so as to achieve the long-term goal of supporting the interests of the Netherlands. "

After the new government came to power, William IV appeared more and more at Privy Council meetings in the Netherlands, and William IV also participated more and more in them.

Many people privately speculate that it may be related to the recent international situation.

The Three Kingdoms Alliance of Britain, Germany and Austria also put tremendous pressure on His Majesty.

These three are all big powers, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is currently the least powerful, is only ranked behind Britain, Tsarist Russia, Germany, and France in Europe.

Imagine that three of the top five countries in Europe are currently forming an alliance to fight against the Netherlands. How much pressure this is.

If William IV had not made the decision to move the Dutch capital to Australia in the Far East a few years ago, the long distance and the fact that more than 80.00% of the Dutch power is currently in the Far East, Britain, Germany and Austria would have taken action against the Netherlands in Europe. .The Netherlands occupies more than 20.00% of the military and economic power in the Far East, while the UK is just the opposite. The UK only occupies more than [-]% of the military power from South Africa in the south of the Indian Ocean and the Indian subcontinent in the north, and its economic strength is not even [-]%.

Because of the Mexican War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire currently has nearly 7 military personnel in Mexico, and nearly one-sixth of its forces are in North America.

95% of Germany's power is in Europe. This proportion makes all countries worry that their overseas power is affected by the ambitions of the Netherlands.

This is what Britain, Germany and Austria are worried about. None of the three countries dare to take action against the Netherlands or even declare war on the Netherlands.

What's more, the Netherlands' alliance circle in Europe is not weak. Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Greece and the Russian Empire are all watching the actions of these three countries.

The four Holy Alliance countries were established before 1815 to defeat Napoleon I. After Tsarist Russia fell out with Britain, Germany and Austria, France began to take advantage of the opportunity to rise. Now there are countries such as Spain and the Netherlands that have formed alliances to help France block these countries from suppressing dissidents. Naturally, France will not Instead of siding with Britain, Germany and Austria, Napoleon III took the opportunity to agree to the Thiers regime in the south, preparing to unify France here and once again become the most powerful country in the world.

Therefore, Napoleon III has sent emissaries to the Netherlands many times to communicate, saying that he would not side with Britain, Germany, Austria and other countries.

The United States is now directly siding with the Netherlands, which obviously has a negative effect on the three countries of Britain, Germany and Austria.

1882 4 Month 8 Day.

The Netherlands has announced a new move to support Mexico. It will conduct fundraising activities across the country. All funds raised will be used to support the Mexican War, help the Mexican government purchase weapons and food, and support the frontline fight against the invaders Austro-Hungary. fighting.

With the news released by the Dutch Ministry of Interior, all provinces, cities and towns in the Netherlands quickly conveyed the news. At the same time, the news also appeared on the front page of the newspaper on the same day, and all these news pointed to one source, that It was King William IV of the Netherlands who took the lead in this fundraising event. King William IV said that he would personally donate 10 Dutch guilders (1 pounds).

His leadership triggered an upsurge in donations. Regardless of where he came from before immigrating, the Netherlands raised funds for Mexico in the name of fighting the invaders, and everyone in the Netherlands donated to one degree or another.

By the end of 1882-54.

The amount of donations actually reached 600 million Dutch guilders (60 pounds). After this news spread to Europe, the Austro-Hungarian government, which was at war, became darkened and began to prepare to ask their nationals to donate. Britain and Germany also wanted to ask their nationals to donate. But there were very few people who responded. After all, everyone knew that Austria-Hungary invaded Mexico. It was morally unacceptable for them to donate money to help the Austro-Hungarian Empire invade others.

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