February 25, 1869.

The two delegations of the Dutch diplomacy have received attention at home and abroad. People in the Netherlands have also seen the respective purpose of the two teams in the newspapers, so they are all talking about it.

One is the Speaker of the House of Representatives Huntington, who is visiting Madrid, Spain, while the other team is led by Dutch Deputy Foreign Minister Nicholas Pearson, who is visiting London, England to negotiate the status of Belgium.

"Our great Dutch government is too smart. The former visited Spain, I thought it was for some reason and went to Madrid to provoke others, but now I found out that it was all to cooperate with the latter's pressure in London. It's great. , the visit of the Dutch diplomatic team to London for the ongoing negotiations, I think it has already increased our conditions in disguise, and the UK has now felt the pressure from the Netherlands.”

"This is not bad, but I am more interested in why Prussia will stand up at this time to support our claim to Belgium's sovereignty. You must know that Prussia fought with us in North America before, and now it supports us in the Netherlands. , and it was said by Bismarck, the Prussian Prime Minister himself, that this weight and credibility cannot be questioned.”

"I think so too. Prussia's attitude is too weird and unpredictable. I don't think it's just us. These folks don't know. Except for the people who participated in the government of Prussia and the Netherlands, Britain, France and other countries must also I'm confused, but no matter what, the support of Prussia will definitely make Britain and France become more cautious in their attitudes, which is definitely beneficial to our Dutch negotiating team in London."

"I agree with this point of view, but I would like to point out that what is the deal between Prussia and the Netherlands, I believe that no one will think that Prussia is showing affection for no reason, and I believe that people in Prussia are also very confused, but this is not for the time being. The worry is what we have to pay to 'please move' the Bismarck platform."

"Yes, Bismarck has always been unprofitable. The conditions given by the Netherlands will definitely be tempting. Otherwise, Bismarck will not stand up for the first time. At present, Britain and France should be trying to understand the internal , so I don't think the UK will make much of a move"

"In any case, Belgium is a piece of meat that the UK dug out of the Netherlands, which makes the whole Kingdom of the Netherlands very painful, so no matter what the government does, I think we should support it."

"I think so too, but at the moment, the most important thing we need to pay attention to is the response of London and what the Deputy Foreign Minister Nicholas Pearson, who is negotiating there, has won for the Netherlands."

"Nicholas Pearson is our newly rising diplomatic trump card in the Netherlands. His rise as ambassador to Prussia made him a well-known figure in the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and his ability has been affirmed by everyone. Therefore, the government has I sent him there, I think we should wait and see, the result will be the best."

......

Paris France.

Napoleon III walked around the palace uneasy, but the Prime Minister Olivier next to him also showed an uneasy color.

"Tell me, at this time, the Netherlands even raised the issue of Belgium's ownership. They dared to do so when they knew that the United Kingdom would object. Is this some kind of conspiracy?"

Napoleon III said in horror: "In those days, when Britain and the Netherlands competed on the South African issue, the British suffered countless casualties, and finally reached the Anglo-Dutch deal quickly. The British whispered that in order to protect the Boers from the Netherlands, they were evacuated from northern South Africa. The United Kingdom sold the Australian mainland at a low price. In the end, both countries were on the same level. I admired William IV, and even put pressure on Britain many times, and it was successful.

This is the case in South Africa, and it is also the case in North America. It seems that William IV can always grasp the pain point of the United Kingdom, so that the United Kingdom chooses to make concessions every time to achieve the purpose of the establishment of the Netherlands.

Look at us again, a small kingdom of Siam, that eastern native country, we are so tired that we have almost exhausted the strength of the French Empire, and it is difficult to occupy one-third of the country's territory. Almost lost"

Olivier suddenly smiled bitterly when he heard the words.

But he did not interrupt Napoleon III to complain.

Napoleon III doesn't seem to stop complaining either.

"Look at the Netherlands, the hands are so easy again and again, I feel that the French Empire is the second most powerful country in the world, or is the Netherlands, my Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Feeling Napoleon III's piercing eyes, Olivier's face showed a look of fear, and hesitantly said: "Your Majesty, the Netherlands has used its unscrupulous strength to become an existence tolerated by all parties. The Netherlands is small and narrow, so the British and French Commonwealth and other countries have never felt threatened by themselves, so this is the reason why the Netherlands relies on the growth of the three countries under the mutual checks and balances, so this is something that France is difficult to do in some things.”

His subtext is that it's not that we don't want to do it, but that France is too big and strong, and the UK and Prussia will let the Netherlands find a chance to develop itself, so don't blame us for not being able to do what the Netherlands does. , I really want to blame the reason why France is too strong.

When Napoleon III heard the words, his face suddenly eased slightly.

He seemed to agree with Olivier's statement, yes, France is too powerful, he comforted himself: "If you want to blame France for being too powerful, even after the defeat of Napoleon I, the four countries of the Holy Alliance suppressed France in many ways. Lower France is still developing into the second largest power in Europe after the United Kingdom, how can such a France not make England and Austria and Hungary jealous, can it be that the big country is also jealous of the small country, the Netherlands?"

Thinking of this, the anger in Napoleon III's heart dissipated immediately.

This made Olivier, who was next to him like a tiger, breathed a sigh of relief.

Secretly said: "It's dangerous, we've passed another level"

Napoleon III: "France's diplomacy has been getting worse and worse recently, we need to improve it, look at the establishment of one organization after another in the Netherlands, and almost all countries in the international community have been captured by him. If this continues, we will always be alone. Alone, that's what we should learn"

Olivier quickly said: "Your Majesty, we are already preparing, and we are currently organizing, but there are still some more specific investigations that need to be carried out. After that, an international organization can be established."

"Is it reliable?" Napoleon III questioned.

Olivier: "I'm confident"

Napoleon III smiled when he saw this, and was about to speak, but his captain of the guard knocked on the door and came in.

He said solemnly: "London emergency news..."

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