Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 820: The Aftermath of Polycom’s Visit to the Netherlands Too Long
1880 10 Month 1 Day.

Japanese-Japanese Foreign Minister Taitao Polydome arrived in Melbourne, the capital of the Australian mainland of the Netherlands, for a visit.

There, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a deputy minister level to greet the other party at the dock where the warship docked.

Because Foreign Minister Joseph Beit was still visiting the Kingdom of Siam, and Taitao Polydon was visiting as the special envoy of Japanese Prime Minister Saigo Takamori, Taitao Polydon met with Dutch Prime Minister Lin on October 1880, 10. The two held in-depth talks on behalf of their respective governments, the contents of which have not been announced yet.

On October 1880, 10, Taitai Polydichi was received by Prince Albert of the Netherlands at the Royal Palace of the Netherlands. Taitai Polytoms presented a Japanese letter written by Emperor Meiji of Japan to William IV. It comes with a Dutch translation.

In response, the 15-year-old Prince Albert entertained the other party on behalf of His Majesty William IV.

The two reached an agreement on starting exchanges between the royal families of the two countries.

On behalf of Emperor Meiji's royal family, Taiga Polycom invited Crown Prince Albert to visit Japan at the appropriate time, paving the way for William IV's future visit to Japan.

Even Toshimichi Amakubo enthusiastically stated that it would be best to visit next year.

To the surprise of the outside world, Prince Albert actually agreed to this invitation.

That seems to be why Prince Albert was invited to visit.

On the fifth day of Taitao Polyton's visit to Melbourne (i.e. October 10), negotiations between Dutch Prime Minister Linden and Taitao Polyton accelerated.

By October 10, after three days of negotiations, several agreements were finally reached.

When these agreements were announced, political leaders from the United Kingdom, France, the United States, the Qing Dynasty, Korea, and other countries suddenly changed their colors. Even Chulalongkorn of the Kingdom of Siam showed a surprised look.

Qing Dynasty, Jing-Ji, Zong-li-ya-men.
"The first one is that the Netherlands actually agreed to Japan's request, supported Japan's proposal for the independent status of Koryo, and supported Japan's assertion that it would safeguard its interests in the Koryo Peninsula. Is this a cold shot from the Netherlands? ?

You bastards, these red-haired ghosts, they actually went back on their word. They promised us to fight against Japan and the Anglo-French alliance, but now the Japanese Foreign Minister changed sides as soon as he arrived in Melbourne."

Ci-Xi was shocked and became really angry.

Even the usually amiable Empress Dowager Ci'an was furious.

And standing in front of them was Li Hongzhang, the chief minister of the General Manager's Yamen.

To be honest, Li Hongzhang was also angry at what the Netherlands did. He had clearly promised to fight against Britain, France and Japan together, but the Qing Dynasty had already prepared the whole country to fight against Britain, France and Japan. As soon as he used his strength to go out, he didn't expect to be lined up next to him. The helper actually wanted to fight with the other party, but the supporter started to say hello and make things normal.

This put the Qing Dynasty in an embarrassing position. The most embarrassing thing was him. After all, he had sworn that the Netherlands was reliable before, but now he was directly slapped in the face. He could not guarantee that his black gauze hat was not guaranteed in front of the two big shots. indefinite.

I can only secretly complain that the Netherlands is causing harm to people.

Of course, there was an indifferent look on his face, pretending to be calm.

Ci Xi sneered at Li Hongzhang and said, "Hey, I see Master Li's expression remains unchanged. Could it be that I have some calculations in my heart? I want to hear Master Li's magic trick."

Ci-an also stared at Li Hongzhang displeasedly.

In the past, her kindness did not involve national affairs, so she allowed Ci-Xi to interfere in many things without caring about them. This time she had to be directly involved.As a result, the pressure from the two queen mothers came directly to Li Hongzhang.

It must be a lie that Li Hongzhang is not panicking, but as a veteran who has been involved in politics for many years, he naturally knows how to adapt.

So he cupped his hands and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, please wait for me to explain in detail."

Ci-Xi didn't even frown and sneered, "You are"

Li Hongzhang did not hesitate to explain: "Actually, the Dutch ambassador in our country has informed our Prime Minister's Office not long ago."

Ci-Xi asked in disbelief: "Before the Japanese Foreign Minister Tao Polyton visited the Netherlands?"

"Yes," Li Hongzhang said matter-of-factly: "Yes, from him, we got the word from their Prime Minister Lin Deng."

Ci-an asked nervously: "What did you say?"

After Li Hongzhang's mind started working quickly, he said calmly: "In order to defeat the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Britain, France and Japan at a lower cost, the Netherlands took advantage of Japan's reluctance to offend the Netherlands and let the Netherlands intervene. It was Japan- Originally, I had doubts about the alliance between Britain, France and Japan, so as to break up the three countries. Among the 36 ancient strategies, we used one of the [-] strategies to cause civil strife."

Ci-an nodded and said with relief: "So, we can just pretend to turn a blind eye and ignore the Netherlands' acceptance of Japan's approach?"

Cixi looked at Li Hongzhang.

Li Hongzhang secretly said: "I am lying to you. If you really turn a blind eye, the Netherlands will really ignore us by then. Of course this won't work."

So Li Hongzhang quickly replied: "No, we made a secret agreement, but in the face of the 'betrayal' of our ally the Netherlands, we have the right to express our dissatisfaction with this, so that Japan can believe that we are not dissatisfied with it." The Netherlands is really in trouble because of this, and it also makes Japan believe that they have gained the trust of the Netherlands."

Cixi and Ci'an were both stunned after hearing this. Then they looked at Li Hongzhang with a serious face, and they immediately believed it.

Finally, Ci-an nodded towards Ci-xi, who then lowered his voice and said calmly: "In that case, then just follow the plan of you, the chief minister, and Prime Minister Lyndon. Remember, it is not allowed." Damage the interests of our country, otherwise, we will be executed without mercy.”

Li Hongzhang breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had escaped. As expected, being with you is like being with a tiger.

But if you have wine now, you will get drunk now, so what do you care about it?
So he said with absolute certainty: "Yes, I will serve the country even to the death."

On October 1880, 10, the Qing State summoned the Dutch Ambassador to the Qing Dynasty, General Dastad, to protest, expressing his dissatisfaction with the Netherlands' approach of getting closer to Japan. Li Hongzhang, the chief minister of the General Office, asked the Netherlands not to forget the Qing Dynasty at home. -A partnership agreement between Korea and Korea.

At the same time, Li Hongzhang also said that if the Netherlands was willing to support the Qing when the Qing and Japan were fighting, the Qing would be willing to negotiate trade openings with the Netherlands and reduce import tariffs to the Netherlands.

Japan was close to the Netherlands, and the news that the Qing Dynasty was unhappy suddenly appeared in European and American news newspapers. European countries were even more eager to try when they saw this.

Among them, the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire directly expressed their willingness to be close friends with the Qing Dynasty in Berlin and Vienna.

The German Ambassador to the Qing Dynasty and the Austrian-Hungarian Ambassador to the Qing Dynasty frequently visited the Prime Minister's Office of the Qing Dynasty, hoping to seek relief from the Qing Dynasty's trade restrictions on the two countries. Rumors even began to spread that the two countries were negotiating with Li During the Hong-Zhang negotiations, weapons and warships from the two countries will become the Qing Dynasty's weapons procurement choice.

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