Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 1177 Are you ready for war?
The atmosphere in the presidential palace, Casa Rosada, located in Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, which was built in 1873 as the presidential residence, is gloomy at this moment.

"Father, what should we do now? The Netherlands has openly supported the rebels in the north. This is obviously beyond your expectations. If we don't come up with a response plan in time, people will soon become uneasy around us."

Celos is the current mayor of Buenos Aires and is Mitre's second son.

The eldest son died not long ago, which made Mitre sad for a long time, but he was just sad.

He soon pushed his second son, Celos, to succeed his brother as mayor of Buenos Aires, continuing to maintain the Mitre family's influence in Argentina and keeping the capital city under the control of his family.

Many people don’t know that Mitre’s rise in its early years was based on its close relationship with the Netherlands. It was with the support of the Netherlands that it rose during the chaotic period in Argentina.

However, after becoming president in the 60s, he no longer wanted to be a puppet, so he secretly interacted with Britain, the Netherlands' rival, with the intention of balancing the Netherlands' strong influence in Argentina.

Mitre was only trying to balance the influence of the Netherlands and never thought of falling out with the Netherlands.

In 1876, the Netherlands supported the Chilean opposition to overthrow the pro-British government of Chile supported by Britain. Mitre felt that it was time to test the bottom line of the Netherlands, so he asked the Netherlands to hand over Chile to Argentina for control.

Unfortunately, this temptation has made him regret till now.

The Netherlands flatly refused and turned hostile.

After two terms as president, Mitre had consolidated his strong position in Argentina. His request was rejected. The benefit was small, but the face was great.

However, many things can easily get out of control.

Mitre never dreamed that the Netherlands would turn against them without caring about anything, and even thought of a reason, which was Argentina.
Therefore, in order to maintain his own dignity, he was so angry that he even had a complete falling out with the Dutch and targeted Maimang.

In a fit of rage, he took the opportunity to get closer to Britain, which had been defeated in Chile. Britain and Argentina have had close relations over the past seven years, but many people in the country do not agree with this relationship.

Because compared with the UK, the Netherlands is more important to Argentina.

However, anyone who dared to say this to his face disappeared in front of him many years ago.

But this is just on the surface. Now that the five northern provinces have rebelled against his rule and the Netherlands is openly involved, it is obvious that this idea has been suppressed for too long and has finally erupted.

Mitre appeared calm in front of his son, but he was actually very panicked.

Britain is a notoriously selfish country that can even abandon its allies at will. After all, the Kingdom of Hanover was a good example of this.

You have to know that the Kingdom of Hanover was a fortress of Britain in Europe, but it was directly occupied by the Kingdom of Prussia led by William I, Bismarck and Moltke the Elder. Britain just talked about it.

Even during her last visit to Berlin, Queen Victoria is said not to have mentioned Hanover at all.

This has disheartened many of Britain's friends and even allies.

After all, if their overseas allies can be abandoned at will, then there is nothing else they cannot give up.

As a powerful figure who rose to prominence during Argentina's chaotic period, Mitre has experienced countless wars and political events, both large and small, and naturally knows how to distinguish between favorable and altruistic situations.

Britain can use it, but cannot rely on it.

In fact, the Netherlands is similar, but in comparison, the Netherlands is more gentlemanly, but it is not a good bird, just a hypocrite. Look at the expansion of the Netherlands around the world in recent years, the infiltration of the Netherlands in its allies every year, even the once powerful United States and the United States did not escape the fate of the Dutch infiltration, and Argentina was naturally also the target of the Dutch infiltration in 1876.

The reason why Mitre was able to convince the government cabinet, the military and the provincial leaders was because he produced a piece of intelligence that showed a lot of information that Argentina had been infiltrated by the Netherlands. This shut up those pro-Dutch forces and prevented them from acting rashly.

But I didn't expect that these forces had been lurking all these years and have now begun to erupt.

The five provinces that rebelled this time all lost to the northern language areas.

There is a language barrier between us and the capital, and there is a huge difference in communication.

It can be said that it is an area that is difficult for the Argentine central government to govern, and even the troops there are guards from the provinces.

Argentina is divided into five regions, representing five languages.

Northern languages ​​of the Northwest Territories.

The Guarani dialect is spoken in the east, the La Plata dialect is spoken in the capital and the south, and the Cuyo dialect is spoken in the central region and the Andes.

Therefore, these dialects in Argentina are actually the territorial boundaries that divide the regions among various internal forces.

Among the major territories in Argentina, the La Plata dialect area controlled by Mitre is the largest, most populous and most prosperous area, and the grain-growing area controls the entire region.

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If it weren't for his position as president, which required him to take care of the entire country, even the La Plata region could occupy an important position in the world as a developed country.

You have to know that during the years when Argentina was an ally of the Netherlands, it was a food supplier to the Netherlands, and almost 90% of the food supply came from the La Plata region. This made Argentina's per capita GDP rank tenth in the world during those years.

It can be said that if it were not for the separation of these backward and poor areas, the territory under their control would be a truly wealthy country.

However, in recent years, in order to expand his territory, he used the finances of his territory to support those backward areas, causing him to be shunned by the folks in his hometown and become a nobody.

Now the provinces began to rise up against his rule, which embarrassed him.

The current development of the situation makes him feel very uncomfortable.

He had just tasted the bitter fruit of the fallout with the Netherlands.

The Netherlands will indeed take revenge on him, but it will be a little late.

It took 7 years to tell you about this, it's really very Dutch.

But there is no point in blaming myself now, solving the problem is the fundamental thing.

"Tell our people to pay attention and fully respond to the Dutch provocations. The rebels may attack us at any time. Prepare our army to fight back. Hold a cabinet meeting in the afternoon. We will discuss a joint policy to deal with the Netherlands and the rebels."

Watching his second son leave, the worry on Mitre's face suddenly disappeared, and instead he showed a mysterious look.

Murmuring, "Your Majesty William IV, are you really ready?"

(End of this chapter)