Chapter 69

However, he was known for being cautious all his life, but he couldn't get rid of such melancholy, so he was going to London recently to have a good talk with his niece.

However, before that, the predicament that Belgium is currently encountering should be carefully sorted out.

If I don't show off my arrogance, do you really think I'm a sick cat?

Up to now, he has not really sought the support of the United Kingdom to fight against France and the Netherlands, but now it has reached such a point that the intervention of the United Kingdom will definitely have an impact on the security situation in Belgium and Western Europe. The prime minister's election, which is underway and fiercely contested by all parties, is the focus.

However, there are advantages and disadvantages. Before the Netherlands and France intervened, Belgium and the United Kingdom could condemn each other.

Once the United Kingdom itself joins in, then the referee, the whistleblower, will be relocated, and a lot of moral losses will be lost.

So that's why he and I, Queen Victoria and Viscount Palmerston, have always been cautious.

Now that the United Kingdom has joined in, it just gives the Netherlands and France an excuse to increase their participation.

At that time, Belgium has truly entered the Three Kingdoms, using the general election as the battlefield, and each elected agent will conduct the general election campaign in Belgium.

Think about how confusing it is.

I also feel sad for the small country.

At the same time, there was also a deep worry.

The clear cooperation between several parties will not only intensify the situation in Belgium, but also increase the confrontation between Britain, France, and the Netherlands, which have conflicting relations.

However, in this game, the United Kingdom seemed to be caught off guard by the successful surprise attack of the tripartite agreement between France, Holland and Prussia.

Moreover, it may increase the price and bargaining chips of the three countries to the United Kingdom. In particular, it will strengthen the influence of the two middle and upper-class countries, the Netherlands and Prussia, in Western Europe. This attacked the prestige of the British and increased the leadership of Napoleon III of France.

This is one of the consequences of the three parties' challenge to the United Kingdom, which, of course, also includes the Belgian territory to obtain the "fat" that the three countries want.

February 26, 1862 at 16:00.

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom signed a special military spending bill, announcing the purchase of 5 additional naval steam iron battleships for the United Kingdom's own defense. pound contract.

At the same time, it was announced that Belgium, a friendly ally of the British Empire, would sell two first-class sailing battleships about to be retired at a 50% discount, with a total contract value of 100,000 pounds.

At the same time, with the amount of this military spending bill passed to Queen Victoria, there is also a warning from the British Foreign Office on the recent formation of the anti-British organization, the French-Hope-Put Tripartite Agreement Alliance.

The Foreign Office of the British Empire emphasized that it regards the intentional alliance formed by the Franco-Hope-Prussian agreement as its main competitor, which involves the concern that the British influence in parts of Western Europe on the European continent will be eroded;

Concerned about future cooperation in the Indian Ocean in the three-nation statement;

And they are worried about the possible black-box operations of the three countries in Belgium, and the concerted efforts to press Belgium and the United Kingdom's influence there.

To this end, the British Foreign Office has made responses including:

Strengthen the military cooperation between the United Kingdom and Belgium, assist Belgium to develop a considerable scale, and form an asymmetric combat power with a certain degree of power to neighboring countries, so as to ensure that Belgium can use this to deal with short-term threats at sea before the arrival of the United Kingdom.

At the same time ensure that the United Kingdom makes the Belgian navy a retaliatory navy, so that if you want to attack Belgium, you need to consider the consequences of intimidation.

At the same time, the United Kingdom can invite Belgium to participate in the development of overseas colonies at an appropriate time, thereby showing the British people's friendliness to Belgium.

However, this powerful diplomatic report also makes it clear that Queen Victoria and the British government cabinet are indeed worried about whether there may be a conflict in Belgium at present.

Benjamin Disraeli, a member of the Armed Services Committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom and the leader of the Tory Party, said that the United Kingdom is facing the threat of a close-knit rival (chai) between the three countries of the law and Hop.

He said that the reason why he led the Tories to agree to the bill proposed by the Whig party was to see the tools the British military needed to deal with threats. , which provides the basis for the legal basis,

As for other points of disagreement between the two parties, Disraeli said it would be up to the ruling party's executive branch and the Queen to have the final say.

Take the example of inviting Belgium to participate in overseas colonies. The British House of Commons has proposed this proposal for several years, but the battle between the two parties in Parliament has finally failed to pass these proposals.

Many people even speculated that the reason why the Tories cooperated this time was to please Queen Victoria. After all, Belgium is where the Queen's only uncle is.

On the one hand, the passage of this proposal is a warning from the British to the three countries of France and the Netherlands, warning not to bully Belgium excessively. Yes, not to mention the support of the royal family, it is better to only seek the neutrality of the royal family, including Queen Victoria, than to be too pro-Whig.

Putting the Tory party in power is a distant possibility.

With the passage of the British House of Commons, the passage of the "Special Military Expenditure Proposal" signed by the Queen, and the warning from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the huge influence of the United Kingdom in Belgium that existed before China Unicom was established. What effect will it play?

It's unknown in front of you, but when the UK has passed the bill, at least many people have guessed that the three countries of France, Prussia and Holland dare not directly invade Belgium, because they may face the anger of the UK, which you are not willing to bear. situation.

At the same time, the passage of these bills also acted as a brake on Pfizer.

Hermann van Rompuy, a European strategist in the European Times, assessed:

As long as the Belgian soldiers can form a certain loyalty, or can be loyal to Belgium instead of France or the Netherlands or Prussia, with the support of the United Kingdom, it is possible that Belgium has an army of 50,000. uukanshu.com will be as powerful as the Dutch Army of the South and as strong as the French Army of the North.

However, the premise is that the Belgian soldiers can use the equipment sold in the United Kingdom in place, and they really dare to point guns at their compatriots.

However, Herman van Rompuy is not optimistic about Belgium, because of the ethnic differences there, the confrontation between the north and the south, and the king is not one of the ethnic groups to unite a single party, there is no way to match enough people's loyalty.

Even, it is very likely that the firearms in the hands of Belgium will soon be in the hands of countries such as France and the Netherlands.

In short, Herman van Rompuy does not think that the British arms sales will change the situation of sandwich sandwiches in Belgium.

Belgium should have self-awareness, the chess piece should never be delusional as a flag-bearer. The United Kingdom can quickly establish a resistance against the three-nation agreement, and even plan to test the participation of Austria and other countries that have no territorial disputes behind it, so as to check and balance the country of France Hopp.

In the end, Van Peron warned Belgium: Britain was able to resist the Three Kingdoms because it had a solid foundation and sufficient capital, but Belgium could not act rashly and speed up its own misfortune.

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