Chapter 245

With the end of the war, Napoleon III once again asked the French government to claim these two areas. Prussia did not agree at the beginning, and now there is no such idea. Therefore, Bismarck chose to publicize the idea that Prussia refused to cede territory and demanded the death of Napoleon III.

Even Bismarck exposed Napoleon III's original letter directly in the interview in order to prevent people from being accused of being framed.

This adds to his persuasiveness.

However, invisibly, Bismarck did this to completely annoy the French Empire, especially its ruler Napoleon III.

As a result, the atmosphere of France and Prussia was very solemn, and the flames of war without gunpowder seemed to permeate between the two countries.

And Napoleon III was the object of ridicule in European society because of such a round of calculations by Bismarck, especially when he was exposed to the "Letter Scandal", which made him the biggest victim of the "deal gate".

Prussians and Austrians hated him very much, and even the entire Germans hated him with the same hatred.

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"This guy Bismarck doesn't say anything else. This diverts attention and establishes an enemy to condense the internal ability of the agent. It really has to be amazing."

Dutch Prime Minister Tolbeck said with admiration.

"Yes, the French Empire originally had some influence in the duchies of the Southern German Confederation such as Württemberg and Baden, but now it is because of scruples and fear of being betrayed, so that no one dares to trust him."

Haysbert Feng also said.

"If this is not the case, how can his government win the next election, but I have to say that the restraint of this guy Bismarck is also extraordinary."

Chief of General Staff Mark Lü De admired: "It is said that the King William I of Prussia and his generals wanted to continue to attack Austria, but it was Bismarck who persuaded them to stop it.

If this is not the case, then Prussia will be exhausted if it exerts too much force. In the end, it will have to face France and the United Kingdom, who are afraid of them. Even the Tsarist Russian Empire does not know whether it will make a stumbling block behind it. Therefore, Bismarck can be said to have mastered the ability to send and receive freely. Self-control, which I really appreciate."

Not to mention, he deserves to be a person who can sit on the chief of the general staff. This theory is a set of sets, and it is really not a cover.

William IV nodded secretly.

"Now the contradictions between the Franco-Prussian and the Dutch have been made public. The original Franco-Prussian-Dutch alliance, the five-year covenant that began on February 17, 1862, is close to the next year."

Foreign Minister Heisbet Feng said: "According to the current relationship between the Kingdom of Prussia and the French Empire, it is very likely that the renewal of the contract agreed at the beginning will be unsustainable. Therefore, we need to make other plans."

William IV secretly said: "Yes, in history, the relationship between these two countries before the Prussian War was neither good nor bad. Anyway, the well water did not violate the river water, and they used each other to check and balance the opponents around them, but the Prussian War Afterwards, the French Empire faced the powerful and rising Prussia before facing up to the opponent as its opponent, while Austria, which had always been regarded as an opponent, was despised by Napoleon III because of the defeat of North Prussia.

So historically, starting from 1867, France's suspicion and Prussia's vigilance, the combination of these two finally slowly moved towards the war that began in 1870."

Thinking of this, William IV said: "This covenant, which exists and perishes, is now just a fig leaf. We really need to make corresponding preparations as soon as possible. Do you have any good suggestions?"

After a while, Haysbert Feng said, "Your Majesty, I think France can be a good friend for us, but this country likes to do things repeatedly. In the recent three-nation alliance collaboration, France has Always hiding behind, no effort.

This has exceeded the position of the three countries, so I think that compared with the French Empire, I am more optimistic about the relationship between Prussia and the Netherlands."

"In other words, do you think the Netherlands should form an alliance with Prussia in the future, not France?"

Hesbet Feng explained: "The ambition of Napoleon III of the French Empire is also not small. Compared with Prussia's current focus on governance within the German Confederation, France has always been expanding externally, especially around the world.

Some time ago, I took away several provinces in southern Belgium with us, and now, as it was revealed, they are eyeing those places within the German Confederation, wanting to take advantage of the opportunity.

These all show that although Napoleon III was unsuccessful, he had a lot of ideas. In the future, if the Netherlands faces such an ally, we not only need to face the opponent, but also need to face an ally who may have a stumbling block behind it, why is it necessary to hold an ally? "

"Having said that, but if you have a bad relationship with France, then it is not good for the Netherlands. You must know that the Netherlands borders the territory of France. As the north and south of Belgium are divided by us, the Netherlands and France have already bordered the Principality of Luxembourg and Limburg."

Mark Rudd said with fear.

Hesbert Feng: "But we have more borders with Prussia, not to mention Limburg and Luxembourg. The Duchy of Nassau is still in the territory of Prussia. The quality and Prussia won the Kingdom of Hanover.

The entire north and east of the Netherlands is the territory of Prussia, so what is the reason for us to choose France and give up Prussia in the face of such a neighbor?"

William IV also had a headache.

Mark Rude is thinking about the issue from a military point of view.

France's military is not weak, and it has been an empire for a long time, and France has always been the hegemon of Western Europe.

And Prussia is a new rising power. Moreover, it is very dangerous for the Netherlands to take advantage of the recent victories in the wars, because they are very likely to have a headache, thinking that the generals who want to get more victories will continue to charge and seize the governance rights of Prussia.

It is not uncommon for the military to suppress the government.

Therefore, it is understandable that Marc Ruud would rather be a neighbor of peaceful France, a civilized country, to be wary of Prussia.

Heisbet Feng, on the other hand, thought about the problem from a diplomatic perspective.

The French Empire has been domineering for a long time. It may see the threat of Prussia and at the same time, because the Netherlands also has scruples about Prussia, it is open to the lion, and wants to seek more concessions from the Netherlands.

Diplomacy does not go straight to the sword, but the means of concealing the front are also hard to resist.

Therefore, Hesbet Feng would rather face France, because it is easy to master, so he has some ostrich mentality.

Thinking of this~www.mtlnovel.com~ William IV said: "Since the two have different opinions. What about Prime Minister Tolbek?"

Heisbet Feng and Mark Rude heard the words and looked at the Dutch Prime Minister.

Tolbeck said: "You two, I don't think it is necessary for us to decide who to ally with and who to befriend? There is no need to set up a framework for ourselves, we can jump out and stand on a larger scale and think that since the covenant is about to disappear, The Netherlands needed it at the beginning, but now why the environment the Netherlands is facing has changed. Prussia no longer has too many scruples. I think we can give up our alliance with them, but keep a distance from them and befriend the countries around them. .

after all"

Tolbeck said: "If the Netherlands wants to emerge as a big country, then slowly establishing its own position will be respected by all countries, rather than relying on others in the future."

William IV was taken aback for a moment: Yes, the Netherlands is not weak now, but it needs to show its strength.

Tolbeck said: "Otherwise, Prussia and France thought the Netherlands would be easy to bully! After all, our 'fat meat' in the Far East has been remembered for a long time, maybe they all think it is like the South Africa that Britain took over us. Same, fantasize