Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 886 We do not support the separation of America, but

对于亚历山大二世在1881年3月25日在圣彼得堡遇刺身亡后，继德意志帝国、丹麦王国、美利坚联邦国、奥匈帝国、葡萄牙王国、西班牙王国、塞尔维亚王国、大英帝国、奥斯曼帝国、意大利王国、希腊王国、比利时王国（3月26日14点12分）之后，别的国家自然不甘于后了。

1881年3月26日14点35分，美利坚联盟国（南方13州独-立的国家，英国对抗华-盛顿而在1861年支持的）总统亚历山大.斯蒂芬斯对亚历山大二世去世表示哀悼，他特意在盟友英国在欧洲具有影响力的《泰晤士-报》写道：
"He devoted his life to the rise and power of the Russian Empire. His sense of responsibility for the Russian Empire is unparalleled in the modern world, just like our first president Jefferson Hamilton Davis from 1861 to 1868.

The same as General Robert Lee, the second president from 1869 to 1876.

I have served as President of the Confederate States of America since 1877. The first term was completed in 1880. This year is the beginning of the second presidential term. I hope that just like Alexander II during his lifetime, anything can be discussed while ruling the country. , we are willing to negotiate with the federal government of the United States in Washington in the north in Richmond, the capital, to maintain relaxed relations between the two regimes.

Yes, we are not only willing to negotiate with the Democratic Party, the current ruling party in the United States, but also willing to have good relations with the opposition Republican Party. Everything is for the sake of peace. "

In 1861, there were 13 southern states in the United States, including Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. After Missouri and Missouri declared the establishment of the Confederate States of America, they began to promote the rule of New York capitalists. These southern states expressed their support for the economic model of large plantation owners and would not prevent the sale of black people as plantation slaves.

So we had a falling out with the North.

In the past 20 years, due to the lack of international support, currently only a few countries such as the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Belgium support the Confederate States, few people care about this country that was de facto independent from the Confederate States of America. At this time, Alexander The death of the second generation was a good idea.

Sure enough, monsters, monsters and monsters appeared one after another.

However, as a way of mourning Alexander II, St. Peter could not object.

But the name is very troublesome. After all, the Commonwealth of America in the north is a major American country and an important diplomatic asset of the Tsarist Russian Empire. Naturally, the Tsarist Russian Empire will not offend the other party easily.

Finally, Prime Minister Gorchakov had an idea and thought of a countermeasure.

Even this air-to-air exchange can gain leverage against the federal government of Washington in the north in the future and increase the other party's bargaining chips in negotiations.

Thinking of this, Gorchakov hurriedly discussed with Crown Prince Alexandrovich and finally determined the target.

In Melbourne, Kingdom of the Netherlands, King William IV felt very strange after learning that the southern regime of the Confederate States of America actually stood up to fight against the enemy. He thought of a certain child of his previous life who was rebellious but returned home, and the same seemed to be true.

Prime Minister Lyndon sat respectfully facing William IV. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire immediately expressed its gratitude to the leaders of the 13 southern states of the United States in St. Petersburg. Yes, they are directly called the leaders of the 13 southern states. In this way, even Washington can't say it, and Tsarist Russia is willing to continue to support the United States. We have complete territorial sovereignty and do not recognize the 13 southern states as countries. However, the [-] states are not under your rule in Washington. This is a fact.

Seize this point, so St. Petersburg's approach is not wrong.

It's just that the Tsarist Empire has made a start, and Washington will become more passive in the future.

Because countries may follow the Tsarist Empire's call for the Confederate States of America, or even "

William IV glanced at him, and then said: "You want to say that other countries can even deal with the Richmond regime in the south as rulers, and whether it is political, they can bargain with Washington to gain the upper hand. Or economically, the agricultural products of the large plantations owned by the Richmond government in the south can provide huge economic benefits to the agricultural products business in various countries?"

Prime Minister Lyndon nodded first, and then said: "Yes, it has been the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Confederate States of America in the south, but the Washington regime in the north has not regained and unified it. This made us and the Russian Empire support the north. The approach was questioned, but Britain's support of it gave Britain a base there."

William IV agreed: "Yes, Britain forced the United States to split. Then the United States, a powerful country in North America, was supposed to threaten Britain and Canada. But now it is because of the independence of the thirteen southern states. In the end, it did not. It was Britain who threatened to place a sword in his back, which did not go deep but was placed on the surface of his body.

Even though the Commonwealth of the United States has made some achievements in business affairs in recent years, it is like being chemically castrated politically, making it difficult to achieve much. However, it is precisely because of this that we in the Netherlands will block American influence in the south. Moving south, it developed its influence in Latin America.

Even the Republic of Mexico, which used to attach great importance to the United States, is not currently relying on the South American Alliance we established. It even tries to please the Netherlands and becomes our most important ally in the Caribbean. "

"In short, apart from the United States itself, all other countries will be the beneficiaries of the split of the United States. Neither Europe nor the Netherlands are willing to see a strong America emerge in North America. In that case, America will become the world of the United States. , that is what we least want to see. After all, two-thirds of Latin America is under our allies. Naturally, we do not want to see such a good situation destroyed. The same is true for our opponent, the British Empire. It just so happens. The previous paragraph Didn’t Stephen Douglas, the ruling Democratic Party of the United States, declare that he was anti-Dutch? At this time, we can cool him down, give him a basin of cold water, and cool down the fire. By then, maybe there will be good results. indefinite"

Lyndon nodded in agreement.

Therefore, on March 1881, 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dutch Government announced that it supported the Russian Empire's interest in the name of the United States' breakaway Confederate States of America, stating that if the Dutch provinces were willing to deal with and do business with the southern American regime, the Royal Dutch Government It will not prevent local governments from having economic exchanges with the 26 southern states in the United States.

The Dutch approach caused an uproar.

It is said that the Stephen Douglas government in Washington held an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss countermeasures.

(End of this chapter)