New Shun 1730

If the people were incited to ask William IV to rule for life and march towards Amsterdam at this time, there would be a lot of buffer time.

There is a lot of dissatisfaction among the people.

But when I think about it, France and Prussia are on the side, and the enemy is currently facing them. Although they are still eager for internal changes, they can give William IV some more time, and I feel that the war will be finished first. There are priorities.

Liu Yu's visit, aggressive diplomatic attitude, and clear demand for a statement all put the regents into a deadlock.

Both options are dead ends.

All this stems from the fact that those in power now are not from the Orange faction. If the Orangemen were now in power, this dead end would be against them.

Liu Yu was not a friend of the Orangemen, but he seemed to be guided by God to help the Orangemen. There seemed to be a... divine power in the dark. In Count Bentinck's view, it seemed superstitiously that this It is a harbinger of the revival of the Netherlands.

William IV understood that Count Bentinck was waiting for him to express his position. As long as he agreed, the entire Orangemen in the Frisian "court", in various cities, and in some key positions would be ready to take action. .

Everything will revolve around the crisis of Regent rule brought about by the Chinese diplomacy.

After a while of silence and hesitation, William IV finally nodded in agreement.

"Well, if the people ask me to become the leader, I will choose to march on Amsterdam. But not in the form of civil war."

These words were enough. After Earl Bentinck saluted William IV, he temporarily left to contact the personnel.

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At this time in Amsterdam, Liu Yugang had finished arguing with Anthony, the Grand Speaker of the Federation of Seven Provinces of the Netherlands, and was pretending to be angry.

"Your Majesty the Speaker, we have been talking for three days and have not even reached a basic consensus."

"You tell me about the East India Company and let me talk to the company; the shareholders of the East India Company came to the door and said that this involves the permission and decree of Parliament."

"You treat the problem like a ball and kick it around. Even the most basic consensus has not been reached."

"I have really run out of patience. If the response is still like this next time, I suggest extending the meeting time from once a day to once a week. If it doesn't work next time, then extend it to once every half month."

"But there is no point in delaying it like this. You have to choose one of the two options, sooner or later. What's the use of delaying it?"

Speaker Anthony also felt bitter.

I thought to myself that no matter which one I signed, I would be a traitor.

But if I don't sign, if serious consequences occur, I won't be a traitor, but I will become a bad politician who made mistakes in judgment.

Not much difference.

"Your Majesty, the national conditions of the Netherlands and your country are different. Meetings of the Federal Provincial Council will take time. I hope you can understand and give us more time."

"Or, you go to France, Britain, Russia, or Prussia or Austria first. Even if you increase the interval between meetings to one month, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach a unanimous opinion."

“Of course, if you don’t want to travel to other countries, you are also warmly welcome to rest in Amsterdam.”

Anthony thought to himself, let's continue to delay.

If his guess is correct, then Liu Yu will not go to other countries and will definitely open a breakthrough in the Netherlands on tariff issues and China-EU free trade issues.

Not only did Liu Yu need to be delayed, but the Dutch parliament had been meeting for several days. At this time, internally and externally trapped, only the word "delay" could be passed unanimously.

China needs to be delayed.

Austria, France, and the United Kingdom must also be delayed.

Only by procrastinating this will the most favorable outcome for the Netherlands be possible.

William IV of the Orangemen was the son-in-law of the King of England, but these regent oligarchs were not the sons-in-law of the King of England. On the contrary, oligarchs in various cities were very dissatisfied with the Navigation Regulations and the Anglo-Dutch Customs Agreement.

Although we also know that France is not a good bird, if France really occupies the lowland areas and borders France and the Netherlands, the Netherlands will face tremendous pressure from the French army. In this era, who is not afraid of the French army?

But for fear of returning, it is impossible to do things entirely from a British perspective.

As much as possible, we should pursue a situation where we can have both sides and neither side can offend.

News came from Austria that Queen Theresa had gone to Hungary, hoping that the Hungarian nobles could help her.

Although her grandfather was cruel enough to the Hungarian nobility, her uncle was not gentle either. Not only did he ban many of the powers of the Hungarian nobility, he also suppressed the long-lasting Hungarian independence movement and even sent the Viceroy and Vice-President to supervise Hungary.

Although Theresa was crowned Queen of Hungary, it is still unknown whether the local nobles in Hungary will support her. If Hungary does not support it, it is absolutely impossible for the Netherlands to foolishly and immediately express its firm support for Queen Theresa.

What will happen to the Austrian army once Prince Eugen dies? In the past two years, they united with Russia to attack Türkiye, but they were beaten violently by Türkiye. If the Hungarian nobles continue to not support it, what can a dry Austrian king do?

In terms of status, the status of the Elector of Bavaria currently supported by France is not bad either.

The wife of the Elector of Bavaria is Princess Theresa's cousin. The two share the same grandfather, and they both served as Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. Queen Theresa's uncle, the father-in-law of the Elector of Bavaria, also served as Austrian Emperor. King of Leeds, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, Emperor of the Shinra. You Teresa can inherit, why can’t my wife?

Fortunately, Teresa's grandfather and uncle "bullied" the Hungarian people too harshly. If Teresa could understand the principle of "one piece of civil and military law" and the truth that the predecessors were strict and the later generations were lenient, Grandpa Song Yisong would be able to live in Hungary. Maybe even the Hungarian nobles would support the noose around their necks.

Moreover, the anti-Austrian alliance is fighting too smoothly, and the crisis is close at hand.

This kind of story of "Eighteen Route Princes" is placed here in Dashun. As soon as this word appears, it is probably known that business has not been completed, and internal trouble may start.

It's the same thing in Europe.

Frederick II wanted Silesia, but France supported Bavaria. If France really extended its claws to Bavaria and Bohemia, wouldn't Prussia also face a huge threat from France?

For the sake of Silesia, defeat Austria, and then replace him with a stronger France?

The Dutch have disarmed and abandoned warships in recent years, relying on long-term diplomacy. Now the news coming from Austria has undoubtedly given the Dutch hope again...

Maybe, soon, Frederick II will be able to reach a reconciliation with Queen Theresa, hand over Silesia through British mediation, and then Prussia will rebel, and everyone will happily fight France together.

Anyway, France is so strong that they can't be defeated for a while. By the end of the fight, both sides are exhausted and a balanced situation reappears. Wouldn't the Netherlands be able to relax for a while?

By then, France would be weak, and Dashun's bargaining chip to negotiate with Britain would be gone.

At that time, the Netherlands can reach a private agreement with the United Kingdom and firmly oppose an equal trade and tariff agreement with China.

As long as Britain and the Netherlands are united on trade issues, Dashun will not be able to find any gaps in Europe. How can we talk about equal trade then? Shouldn't we just maintain the status quo in despair?

Who can Dashun count on? The French, who expected the East India Company to go bankrupt, would help Dashun do business?

The Swedes' little deal is nothing to be afraid of. As long as Britain and the Netherlands work together to stifle the trade issue with China, the Swedes can't do much.

Therefore, dragging it on seems to be doing nothing, but in fact it seems to be the optimal solution.

This is the only optimal solution, which is the same as Count Bentinck's idea of ​​the Dutch revival. It requires everything to proceed according to this routine, including internal strife among the eighteen princes, France's betrayal by its allies, etc.

But other than that, there is no better way.

Anthony wanted to delay for the sake of Holland.

But he didn't know that Liu Yu actually wanted to delay it and didn't want to settle the matter so early.

Liu Yu's views on the situation in Europe, especially the future of the Netherlands, are not as optimistic as the Dutch.

If Prussia wants to be strong, it must get Silesia. In order to get Silesia, it has to betray its trust, rebel at any time, or even sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. But in short, it is impossible to unite in Austria to fight France.

France's national power is now at its peak. As long as Prussia stays put, Russia and Sweden are at war, and Britain and Spain are fighting happily, wouldn't it be easy for France to take care of Austria and the Netherlands?

After Russia attacked Sweden, it had to recuperate for a while; after the coup, it still had to recuperate for a while. If Russia did not come to an end, France could continue to fight.

For Liu Yu, he has plenty of time, and what he wants is to ensure that the Netherlands eagerly wants to take advantage and declare war on France. There is also the need to gain voice and buy time for the "yellow and pornographic tabloids" published here.

He was also afraid that the Netherlands would not be able to get this "big deal".

Because he didn't even think about negotiating with the British. What's there to talk about with the British? The British East India Company took the initiative to cooperate with Dashun and monopolize the Dashun specialty trade in Europe, but he would not agree.

Besides, he doesn't believe that European countries can relax tariffs and trade with Dashun. Therefore, we can only choose to find opportunities to penetrate into Europe with our power.

This is not a world imagined by later generations. As long as China, which has been closed off intermittently since the Ming Dynasty, takes the initiative to trade, European countries will sing and dance and warmly welcome it. As long as you take the initiative to trade, others will be willing to be your market.

This is the real world. China has taken the initiative to trade. European countries are worried that their handicraft industries will be destroyed and the outflow of gold and silver will double, so they take strict precautions and resolutely oppose it.

Have no illusions about Europe.

Now seeing the Dutch taking the initiative to delay, Liu Yu thought to himself, just delay. The initiative is in my hands. I can force you to express your stance whenever I want. I still have an "ultimatum or embargo" card that I haven't played yet. Do you really think that I am a good-luck boy?

I was happy in my heart, but my mouth was full of dissatisfaction, and I cursed a few times in Chinese.

Speaker Anthony couldn't understand the national curse, but guessing from Liu Yu's tone and comfortable pronunciation, he knew that it must be some dirty words. He didn't care about these dirty words, thinking that it would be a good thing if it can be delayed. If you force me to express my position now, I can only choose to explore trade.

Without waiting for the translator to translate these dirty words, Anthony took the initiative to say some farewell words, and Liu Yu also left the negotiation venue angrily.

As soon as Liu Yu returned to his residence and was surrounded by his own people, he immediately beamed with joy and muttered: "I'm not leaving this time. I'm staying in Shajiabang! I'm going to buy a house or rent a manor. I'll leave in the future." If it can be used as a liaison office, it may be upgraded to an embassy one day.”

Kang Busao on the side was startled and thought, isn't this Amsterdam? Why is it called "Sakabang"?

Fortunately, Liu Yu would occasionally make some strange remarks on weekdays, but he always had to explain them thoroughly and make them seem reasonable.

After getting along with each other for more than ten years, now there is no need for Liu Yu to take the initiative to explain, Kang Buluo can make up some solid things on his own.

After being slightly startled, he immediately figured out the meaning, nodded secretly and said, "This translation is really wonderful."

"Amsterdam is a transliteration. The original meaning in Dutch is land on a swamp full of water."

""Daya·Pupil" says: The eagle is in the sand, and the male corpse comes to feast and rest. The sand is the land next to the water."

"Bang refers to a place with no harbor and no hope. It is called a "bang", which means it is a swamp and the water is boundless."

"Those who add will be given through human power."

"If you translate it freely, sakabang, sakabang, it means the artificially piled land on the swamp. It not only expresses the original meaning of its name, but also shows that the Netherlands is good at surrounding water to create fields, especially the many windmills used to lift water from the polders. , so that the lowlands can be turned into fields and the swamps can be turned into cities, which is just right..."

"Especially this extra word, it is the finishing touch. It is in line with the idea that the young master often said that 'man can conquer nature'. Human power can change the appearance of the sea. Yesterday, the port was ruined, and today it is prosperous. The power of people adds soil to the world. Ze, how wonderful it is to change the appearance of the river!"