Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 802 Japan, Tokyo, Fushimi Palace

Japan, Tokyo, Fushimi Palace.

Emperor Meiji: "Everyone must have understood the recent changes in the international situation. Britain's maritime hegemony has begun to fade. France's strength has been halved due to the division of north and south. It seems that our previous plan has changed. That’s it”

Prime Minister Saigo Takamori: "Your Majesty is right. No one thought that the Netherlands would be so strong. Europe is far away from our Far East. Now the German Empire has made it clear that it is sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers. The same is true for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The British and French forces are in the Far East. It is always limited, and it is still difficult to gain the upper hand against the Netherlands. Now the Netherlands has the Kingdom of Siam and the South American Union, and it has huge power. Spain has made it clear that it is on the side of the Netherlands and is not afraid of the UK. It seems that we are wrong in leaning towards the UK. "

Foreign Minister Tao Tao Litong added insult to injury by mocking: "The relationship between Japan and the Netherlands has always been friendly. Now because of the Prime Minister's previous pro-British policy, the Netherlands must be alienated from our country. Now even if they make friendly gestures to the Netherlands, they will The Netherlands may not appreciate it either.”

Speaker of the House of Representatives Kido Takayoshi and Shini's role highlighted: "Both of them serve His Majesty and Japan. Now, whether the Netherlands or the United Kingdom, they are countries we must make friends with. After more than ten years of reform politics in our country, Now that we have entered the ranks of rapidly developing countries, the ultimate goal is to use the power and technology of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to protect us.

So back to square one, at the moment we probably need to address improving the Dutch attitude towards us."

Saigo Takamori hesitated and worried: "Now that the relationship between the Netherlands and the United States has broken down, the United States has offended the Netherlands for publicly supporting us. Now if we send an ambiguous signal to the Netherlands, will the United States blame us for this? The United States has many of our country's technologies. source"

Kido Takayoshi denied: "Now President Stephen of the United States is almost losing his voice when facing the Netherlands. The Dutch are extremely powerful in the United States, and their capital even accounts for one-third of the United States. Some time ago, the two countries almost lost their voice. The fall-out even triggered rumors that Dutch capital was flowing out of the United States to Mexico and South American countries, causing panic in the United States. Countries in the Americas even showed their stupidity, as if they wanted to eat American capital alive. "

"What's more, there are many senior officials of Dutch origin in the Democratic Party, and the same goes for the Republican Party. Because our House of Representatives has connections with their members of Congress, we have learned that it is said that someone in the U.S. Congress is already brewing a rebellion against Stephen Chongtong. - Taiwan's impeachment action organization, the internal political arena of the United States is in chaos, so our approach will only play a role in promoting their internal push to overthrow Taiwan, and it will not cause a diplomatic turmoil."

Saigo Takamori: "But if the impeachment succeeds, President Stephen steps down, and someone else from the Democratic Party becomes president, what I am worried about is whether there will be retaliation against us."

Hearing this, Bao Litong and Kido Takayun didn't dare to pick up the topic. After all, this thing is really possible. They are all veterans who have studied Western politics for many years. The three of them are the same as Emperor Meiji. The four most important people during the Meiji Restoration.

Therefore, I am very clear about the political chakra of the West. It is common for you to come and go, you slap me, and I punch you back.

The United States feels embarrassed, so Japan needs to be prepared.

Emperor Meiji said at this time: "Since His Excellency Kido Takayoshi has contact with members of the American Congress, then it is up to you to solve the sequelae on the American side."

Kido Takayun's face turned bitter when he heard this, but he still responded respectfully.Emperor Meiji said to Saigo Takamori: "It's up to you to handle the British side. After all, Japan has become an excuse for him to intervene in East Asia. This excuse is also what we rely on and what we rely on to fight against the Qing Dynasty. , there is no room for error”

Xixiang Longsheng didn't dare to say no, so he should do the same.

Seeing Emperor Meiji's eyes fall on him, Toshimichi Amakubo smiled bitterly in his heart, and then said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I will go to the Netherlands. I am willing to serve as an envoy to Melbourne. , to ease our tense relations with the Netherlands.”

Emperor Mingzhi shook his head and said with great determination: "It's not about easing the relationship, it's about keeping the relationship close."

"After this contest, whether Britain is a strong foreign power or not, it seems to us that it is a bit disappointing. The toughness of the Netherlands and the chain of interests behind it have made everyone underestimate it. You should have seen it, even if The German Empire, which has always been called the second most powerful country in Europe, seems to have failed to reach the Dutch ability to mobilize its allies."

Emperor Meiji: "So, setting up such an enemy for yourself, isn't this looking for trouble? Our original reforms were based on the fact that Japan had good Western allies. Now Western countries, Although the number of Dutch allies is not the top one, there are indeed a lot of them in odd numbers. We have a tense relationship with them, and we may be forced to take sides in the West. This is not conducive to our maintenance of the New Deal, so we keep it too long. Lord Litong, get rid of it, Holland must be captured.”

Soon after, on August 1880, 8, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (i.e. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) announced that the chief official of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taitao Polydome, had accepted the invitation of the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and would be in August. The visit to the Netherlands began on the 13th.

As soon as the news came out, Britain and France were angry, and the United States was also angry, and they all issued angry "accountability" reports to Japan.

The Qing Dynasty and Korea were caught off guard, but they carefully sought confirmation from the heads of the Dutch embassies in the two countries and observed the attitude of the Netherlands.

In short, countries around the world are in chaos.

At the same time, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan published his own newspapers in major newspapers in the Netherlands, explaining the historical marriage between Japan and the Netherlands.

"The last feudal regime in Japanese history was the Edo shogunate regime, which was about the same period as the Qing Dynasty. Like the traditional eastern feudal countries of the Qing Dynasty and Goryeo, in order to avoid the impact of the outside world, Japan at that time Japan also adopted a policy of seclusion. From the time when the first seclusion order was issued in 1633 until 1854, when naval officer Perry led a fleet to close the country when the difficulties were over, Japan remained sequestered for more than 200 years.

Of course, Japan's trade relations with foreign countries are not completely terminated. Jinyun eats with special countries, including maritime trade with the Dutch on Nagasaki Dejima, and the Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty were also allowed to trade in Nagasaki. In addition, Tsushima, Goryeo, and Satsuma feudal lords had trade relations with Ryukyu, as well as Matsumae clan and Ezo (original people of Hokkaido).

Everyone here understands that the Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Koryo, Ryukyu and Ezo are neighboring countries of Japan. They have been dealing with each other for thousands of years. They know the basics. Of course, there is no need to completely block the country, but this There is an alternative, and that is the Netherlands. Why do so many countries in the West and our Japanese shogunate open up to the Dutch Internet? .
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