On the morning of January 27, 1869, William IV received Queen Insabel II of Spain at the Royal Palace of the Netherlands.

"Her Majesty the Queen can come to Amsterdam, obviously the Netherlands plays a very important role in Spain."

"Don't you know, William IV, that being close to Spain means that the French Empire will be confronted with enemies on both sides of the north and south. If in the past, simply sanctioning the French Empire could make France not care, then now the alliance of military advisers between the two countries will , especially the establishment of the Hague Security Council including Spain, that guy Napoleon III will not be relieved.”

William IV looked at the charming Yinsabel II in front of him, the mother of the future Alfonso I, who seemed to be rambunctious, but was actually an interesting and smart person.

He pouted and said with a charming smile: "His Majesty Napoleon I would not be so stingy."

Insabel II: "But at present the French Empire is not entirely up to him"

William IV frowned, the queen in front of him was not just talking about it casually. At present, with the anti-government actions of the French Empire caused by the workers' strike some time ago, the opposition leader Louis-Adolphe Thiers is currently organizing forces. , but began to block Napoleon III's support for the Olivier government.

Therefore, in France, factions are actually surging, so Napoleon III has no ability to do whatever he wants.

"Her Majesty the Queen seems to be determined to oppose the law at the moment?"

William IV looked at the middle-aged woman who was only 39 years old in front of him. Although he was ridiculed in history, it was only a situation where he had no support. In his previous life, it was because the widow in front of him in 1869 had no support. In the end, I could only approach Napoleon III to France, but I didn’t expect that Napoleon III’s wolf ambition wanted to exchange for a more obedient uncle. In the end, after she paid some power, the uncle also asked Bismarck of Prussia for support. Officially because of the threat posed by the rising Prussia, the last re-election of the king became the fuse of the war between France and Prussia.

In this life, it may be a chain reaction, or the French Empire has been weakened by the Netherlands in disguise during this period, but Spain led by Yinsabel II has made a practice of no longer being obedient to France. Going the way, approaching the Netherlands, eventually became the source of what is now deteriorating relations between France and Spain.

Insabel II: "Isn't the Netherlands also anti-French? Spain just chose the right path"

right way?

William IV's heart moved, and he seemed to ask casually: "If Her Majesty thinks the Netherlands is reliable, I think the relationship between Spain and the Netherlands is closer."

"One level closer?"

However, Yinsabel II's face suddenly changed to calm, "How can His Majesty William convince Spain that following the Netherlands can eat and drink spicy food? Only in this way can I promote the relationship between the two countries."

"I think the Netherlands and Spain can get closer in the Far East, as for the homeland, it's about strategic issues."

"What do you mean by that?" Yinsabel II asked incomprehensibly.

"There are too many great powers around the mainland. Every move of Spain and the Netherlands will become the target of all countries, but the Far East is different." William IV stared at Yinsabel II, who couldn't help but turn his eyes to the side under the dazzling light ,

"Spain seems to be powerful in Europe, but when Britain, France and other countries are extremely powerful, Spain's influence has priority. At present, Spain has been trapped in the Imberia Peninsula and West Africa."

"Instead of doing this, it is better to develop the Far East like the Netherlands. Spain currently has a population of 20 million. As long as 10 million people immigrate, plus the native population of the Philippines, as long as they are fully integrated, then Spain's strength will be greatly increased."

"Spain is strong, what can the Netherlands get?" Yinsabel II looked at William IV with bright eyes.

"First Evolution"

Sure would ask.

William IV seemed to have expected her to ask such a question.

Dao: "The Netherlands needs an all-weather ally. Looking around the world, Spain can be said to be the best ally of the Netherlands"

Yinsabel II smiled in disbelief: "Shouldn't it be Sweden and Denmark?"

William IV shook his head, "Sweden and Denmark are just like Portugal next to Spain. Will Spain regard him as its best ally?"

Yinsabel II was stunned for a moment. He really said that, Portugal has always been a younger brother in Spain's eyes. As for allies, only countries with equal identities will form alliances. William IV said so, but there are Those truths, however, she always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't find the problem for a while.

William IV sweated inwardly.

Forget Denmark, in fact, Sweden is really the best ally of the Netherlands at present, and it is still the kind of pure natural.

However, William IV's vision was long-term. Sweden could only cooperate with European allies. The support of a major Nordic country is enough to double the strength of any major country in Eastern Europe, Western Europe and Southern Europe, and it is even more powerful for the Netherlands in Europe.

What's more, Sweden's army in Europe has few international dares to provoke, which is definitely good for the influence of the Netherlands, but the ambition of the Netherlands will not be trapped in Europe in the world, and Sweden's current strength is only a small colony in Africa. There is no outside world, and overseas influence is limited. Therefore, Sweden is at best a regional ally of the Netherlands.

"The Commonwealth of Millikin should be more helpful to the Netherlands," Yinsabel II asked eagerly~lightnovelpub.net~ William IV laughed: "I don't think Her Majesty will bring it to her backyard. as someone else's home"

Yinsabel II: "It's too arrogant, be careful that those people in North America hear this word, Dutch people can't eat and walk around"

William IV asked with a smile: "But this word won't spread to the Ministry, will it?"

Yinsabel II paused, then pretended to be annoyed and said, "Don't come here. The influence of the Dutch in the United States makes people believe the same when I say it."

Speaking of this, Yinsabel II suddenly woke up.

William IV so urgently wanted Spain to increase the influence of the Philippines in the Far East. In fact, this was just trying to win over Spain to fight against Britain and France there.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel proud. Spain, once the maritime hegemon of Europe, although it has declined in recent years, its skinny camels are bigger than horses. Although the Netherlands claims to have surpassed Spain's in tonnage in the navy, in naval battles, It should still be incomparable to Spain, not because of her boasting. The world has rich experience in naval battles. In fact, only Britain and France can compare with Spain. The Netherlands still has some gaps.

Perhaps, the Netherlands now values ​​Spain in this regard, so it is only when Britain and France are at odds with Spain that they can befriend Spain.

William IV laughed secretly: "With Spain in the Philippines resisting Britain's entry into the Pacific Ocean, then the Netherlands can more firmly cultivate Pacific power, and even the Netherlands can use Spain in the Far East to check and balance Britain and France, trapping them on Malay Island. and the Southeast Asian peninsula.

As for Spain, huh, when next year's Franco-Prussian War breaks out and World War I fully breaks out, when Spain's European base camp is invaded, Spain's Philippines will become the fat that Spain cultivated for the Netherlands. "