Compared with the poor diplomacy of the United States in later generations, this can not help but show how old-fashioned the 'imperial skills' of this British gentleman, Viscount Palmerston, who said that the ancients were inferior to the modern people, look at the rulers of the United States, the hegemony of the later generations. Comparing the methods with those in power of the 19th century hegemony of the British Empire, you will know whose methods are better!
William IV even found it interesting to imagine that if Palmerston's first-class method was used, after the Gulf War, he would have signed a peace treaty with Saddam in a dominant position, and then the United States resumed trade with Iraq; The Arabs and Kuwait signed a treaty, thereby determining the right of the United States to garrison troops under the law in one fell swoop; seized this opportunity to suppress Israel's concessions, and realized the establishment and partition of Israel and Palestine in accordance with the joint guo resolution formulated by the United States itself. If the former is not at ease, then a formal treaty can be signed, allowing Mi to legalize the mutual defense treaty, and even arrange for Yi to enter the bei treaty.
In this way, everyone can look back and see that the Israeli-Palestinian dispute will be resolved peacefully, giving the United States the only chance to get rid of the burden of China, and reducing the waste of energy, money, and troops of the United States for many years.
If you follow these three moves correctly, Zhongdong may have all become the sphere of influence of the United States long ago. Why wait until after the rise of the e country and the rise of the country to wake up and waste years of time in vain, why is it so passive in future generations, in the end He was also embarrassed and shouted and boasted about his 'smart' evacuation policy, which made people around the world see a joke!
However, this is all his imagination. It can also be said that this is the method he thinks of himself after he has learned first-class diplomacy from Viscount Palmerston.
No matter how powerful the "imperial hand" is, it must be built on the basis of strength.
Henry John Tapper dared to launch a war in the Far East, not because the British Empire's Admiralty told him confidently, "As long as the British Empire has one battleship, it can wipe out all the navy in that country in one season."
Even in the peak Victorian era, there is a saying in the British Empire that is envied by all countries: "The plains of North America and Tsarist Russia are the barns that feed our stomachs, and Chicago and Odessa are the needs of our industrial development. Canada and northern Europe are planting trees for the timber we need for our fleet construction and heating, Australia is raising sheep for us, so that our woolen sweaters will not be in short supply, Argentina is raising cattle for us, increasing beef to improve the quality of life, and Peru giving us We send silver, the Cape of Good Hope attacks gold, the Indian subcontinent and kingdom grow tea and silk for us, the Mediterranean is our orchard, our cotton plantation is expanding from the south of the United States to all the rest of the earth warming the earth.”
When Queen Victoria died 40 years later, how many British people could realize that the heyday of the British Empire was about to pass with him in the 100th year of the British Empire, and he encountered the two terrible wars that he was about to come?
In fact, the reason for the prosperity of the Victorian Empire just proves the reason for its inevitable decline. The rise and fall of a great power can be forced by manpower in particular.
England's dominant manufacturing industry, England's indestructible maritime advantages and England's unparalleled financial system are enough to form the three pillars of the prosperity of the Victorian Empire. The British Empire in 1860 occupied 2 points of the world's population, but produced 53 points in the world. of steel and 50 points of coal, consumes 50 points of cotton in the world, and controls one-third of the world's maritime trade.
The energy consumption of the British Empire in one year is 4 times the population of the British Empire and 150 times that of the Russian Empire!
Industrial products now occupy 60% of Europe and 4.5% of the world, which can be described as an uncompromising world factory.
The strong production capacity and the unique geographical conditions of the British Empire have laid the foundation for the maritime hegemony of the British Empire. As an island country, the security of the British Empire does not require an overly powerful army that relies on land defense like other countries in the European continent. The crisis caused by Napoleon officially , so that the British Empire was frantically building naval warships, so that when the Napoleon crisis was lifted, they suddenly found that their navy far surpassed other countries.
Before the Crimean War that started in 1853, the Tsarist Russian Empire showed off its might and the British Empire entered the war. Fighting with the British Empire at will, so the British Empire has monopolized the sea power for the past ten years, especially before the opening of the Suez Canal, France was actually directly approached by the British Empire to 'take love with a horizontal knife', the two navies confronted each other, and finally Napoleon France of the Third King finally retreated unexpectedly and gave up the Suez Canal to the British Empire. This made the British Empire even more powerful. The consequence was that the British Empire was able to let go of expanding its colonies. Even in the past ten years, William IV has carefully calculated However, the overseas colonies of the British Empire are increasing in terror at a rate of 100,000 square kilometers every year, which is equivalent to the British Empire increasing the territory of the British Empire by one area every two years, which is terrifying!
Under the protection of sea power, the British Isles have become a safe haven in Europe. Developed industries and vast colonies provide ideal investment places. The parliament has formulated laws to protect the rights and interests of investors.
Since the British Empire won the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War at the end of the last century, London's financial industry has replaced Amsterdam as the new strongest global financial center. With the unprecedented development of the British Empire, it has also entered an unprecedented period of prosperity. Therefore, the British Empire has become the center of manufacturing, trade, and capital flow in Europe. From here, it can be seen that these three advantages complement each other and form a virtuous cycle that supports the sun that has just been called the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets. .
But William IV knew that just like the sun every day, there are times when the mountains set. In the 1880s, after the global depression, the three pillars of the British Empire would quickly shake their foundations. The virtuous circle was not stable. Its speed and seemingly It also followed the establishment of the German Empire by Prussia in 1871. The United States surpassed the British Empire and became the world's largest GDP power. Come.
At this time, the dominance of the mighty British Empire began to follow her GDP. It began to decline, the hegemonic sunset began, and power began to slowly cede to other rising powers.
If the Netherlands wants to develop, it must be at the right time. The Great Depression of 1887 is an entry point, not like World War I or World War II as many others think, and William IV can't wait that long. After all, fifty or sixty Years, how could it take so long!
But even in 1887, it was 25 years from now. At that time, Wilhelm IV was already forty-six, and the future famous German Emperor Wilhelm II, who was only two years old last year, was also 27 years old. It was during that period. In time, Bismarck was also ousted from power, and since then the German Empire has slowly gone astray in diplomacy, getting deeper and deeper.
Therefore, the Netherlands needs to make reasonable use of these 25 years to develop itself, attack adults, balance diplomacy, and calculate everything from the British Empire, Tsarist France, Prussia, Austria, etc., to weaken their national strength. What the Netherlands needs to do most.
He ascends and descends, why not do it!
Although the Kingdom of the Netherlands appears to have entered the top ten in the world in terms of naval power, and even secretly added the hidden strength of the East India naval base, it reached 180,000 tons and reached the top three, but the top three are still the top three, and the relationship between France and the British Empire is currently delicate. Most of the competition is because the two countries do not feel the threat of other countries. If the Netherlands, a country next to the two countries, emerges at this time, William IV does not have to think about it, and he will know that these two countries will also directly attack the Netherlands. Or dark and powerful repression, Britain and France can dominate, but other countries must go through their common 'baptism of war' to gain recognition.
This is also the reason why Prussia is clinging to Tsarist Russia and alliance with Austria, in order to guard against these two countries. And the Netherlands is now close to Prussia.
The apparent strength of the Netherlands is currently not enough to arouse the vigilance of other countries. This is helpless, and it is also an insurance. It is very good that it has not caused the jealousy of other countries. It is lucky in the helpless.
William IV thought so much, but it only happened in a flash.
"Your Majesty, on the Belgian side, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has analyzed that it needs to take more action to cooperate with the fox hunting operation planned last week."
Foreign Minister Haysbert Feng said here, and then said: "Because, Leopold I has recently become more intimate with the British, and according to the information obtained by our intelligence personnel, Leopold I seems to be preparing to let the British The Imperial Navy is stationed in Blankenberge to add to Belgium's sense of security. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com"
William IV frowned and said, "Then let's start a secret chess game, but be careful, the British Empire is not yet the object of our direct resistance."
Seeing the helplessness of the other people, he said strangely: "However, I think we don't have to fight hard, but some countries can."
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Hesbet Feng realized it immediately, and couldn't help but say, "But would Napoleon III be reluctant to intervene because he cared about the British Empire?"
Yes, this is a port close to the Netherlands = this side, and not in a direction close to France. Perhaps it was the British who saw this and did so. What they wanted was that France knew the current affairs and didn’t want to do more. As a matter of fact, the Netherlands alone did not dare to confront the British Empire and meddle in the internal affairs of Belgium.
It's really meticulous!
However, is that really the case?
William IV Zhizhu said: "Don't forget, who is Napoleon I most important now? Who is the leader of the faction who needs to be appeased the most to maintain his rule?"
"Emile Olivier!"
The current Minister of Justice and Prime Minister of the French Empire, it is said that this person has always disliked the British Empire.
"Now Napoleon III is facing many people in the country questioning his foreign policy, so he attracted Olivier, just to use him as a cover, and precisely, he is the most staunch supporter of the opposition to the establishment of the Belgian state, if you know the British The plans of the Empire and Belgium, presumably, we don’t need to do anything, we can do it once and for all, but, in order to have an extra guarantee, we still need our first seed in Belgium.”
"Yes!" Hesbet Feng nodded in response.
1st seed dark chess? Who will it be? Everyone can guess, there are surprises!
Compared with the poor diplomacy of the United States in later generations, this can not help but show how old-fashioned the 'imperial skills' of this British gentleman, Viscount Palmerston, who said that the ancients were inferior to the modern people, look at the rulers of the United States, the hegemony of the later generations. Comparing the methods with those in power of the 19th century hegemony of the British Empire, you will know whose methods are better!
William IV even found it interesting to imagine that if Palmerston's first-class method was used, after the Gulf War, he would have signed a peace treaty with Saddam in a dominant position, and then the United States resumed trade with Iraq; The Arabs and Kuwait signed a treaty, thereby determining the right of the United States to garrison troops under the law in one fell swoop; seized this opportunity to suppress Israel's concessions, and realized the establishment and partition of Israel and Palestine in accordance with the joint guo resolution formulated by the United States itself. If the former is not at ease, then a formal treaty can be signed, allowing Mi to legalize the mutual defense treaty, and even arrange for Yi to enter the bei treaty.
In this way, everyone can look back and see that the Israeli-Palestinian dispute will be resolved peacefully, giving the United States the only chance to get rid of the burden of China, and reducing the waste of energy, money, and troops of the United States for many years.
If you follow these three moves correctly, Zhongdong may have all become the sphere of influence of the United States long ago. Why wait until after the rise of the e country and the rise of the country to wake up and waste years of time in vain, why is it so passive in future generations, in the end He was also embarrassed and shouted and boasted about his 'smart' evacuation policy, which made people around the world see a joke!
However, this is all his imagination. It can also be said that this is the method he thinks of himself after he has learned first-class diplomacy from Viscount Palmerston.
No matter how powerful the "imperial hand" is, it must be built on the basis of strength.
Henry John Tapper dared to launch a war in the Far East, not because the British Empire's Admiralty told him confidently, "As long as the British Empire has one battleship, it can wipe out all the navy in that country in one season."
Even in the peak Victorian era, there is a saying in the British Empire that is envied by all countries: "The plains of North America and Tsarist Russia are the barns that feed our stomachs, and Chicago and Odessa are the needs of our industrial development. Canada and northern Europe are planting trees for the timber we need for our fleet construction and heating, Australia is raising sheep for us, so that our woolen sweaters will not be in short supply, Argentina is raising cattle for us, increasing beef to improve the quality of life, and Peru giving us We send silver, the Cape of Good Hope attacks gold, the Indian subcontinent and kingdom grow tea and silk for us, the Mediterranean is our orchard, our cotton plantation is expanding from the south of the United States to all the rest of the earth warming the earth.”
When Queen Victoria died 40 years later, how many British people could realize that the heyday of the British Empire was about to pass with him in the 100th year of the British Empire, and he encountered the two terrible wars that he was about to come?
In fact, the reason for the prosperity of the Victorian Empire just proves the reason for its inevitable decline. The rise and fall of a great power can be forced by manpower in particular.
England's dominant manufacturing industry, England's indestructible maritime advantages and England's unparalleled financial system are enough to form the three pillars of the prosperity of the Victorian Empire. The British Empire in 1860 occupied 2 points of the world's population, but produced 53 points in the world. of steel and 50 points of coal, consumes 50 points of cotton in the world, and controls one-third of the world's maritime trade.
The energy consumption of the British Empire in one year is 4 times the population of the British Empire and 150 times that of the Russian Empire!
Industrial products now occupy 60% of Europe and 4.5% of the world, which can be described as an uncompromising world factory.
The strong production capacity and the unique geographical conditions of the British Empire have laid the foundation for the maritime hegemony of the British Empire. As an island country, the security of the British Empire does not require an overly powerful army that relies on land defense like other countries in the European continent. The crisis caused by Napoleon officially , so that the British Empire was frantically building naval warships, so that when the Napoleon crisis was lifted, they suddenly found that their navy far surpassed other countries.
Before the Crimean War that started in 1853, the Tsarist Russian Empire showed off its might and the British Empire entered the war. Fighting with the British Empire at will, so the British Empire has monopolized the sea power for the past ten years, especially before the opening of the Suez Canal, France was actually directly approached by the British Empire to 'take love with a horizontal knife', the two navies confronted each other, and finally Napoleon France of the Third King finally retreated unexpectedly and gave up the Suez Canal to the British Empire. This made the British Empire even more powerful. The consequence was that the British Empire was able to let go of expanding its colonies. Even in the past ten years, William IV has carefully calculated However, the overseas colonies of the British Empire are increasing in terror at a rate of 100,000 square kilometers every year, which is equivalent to the British Empire increasing the territory of the British Empire by one area every two years, which is terrifying!
Under the protection of sea power, the British Isles have become a safe haven in Europe. Developed industries and vast colonies provide ideal investment places. The parliament has formulated laws to protect the rights and interests of investors.
Since the British Empire won the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War at the end of the last century, London's financial industry has replaced Amsterdam as the new strongest global financial center. With the unprecedented development of the British Empire, it has also entered an unprecedented period of prosperity. Therefore, the British Empire has become the center of manufacturing, trade, and capital flow in Europe. From here, it can be seen that these three advantages complement each other and form a virtuous cycle that supports the sun that has just been called the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets. .
But William IV knew that just like the sun every day, there are times when the mountains set. In the 1880s, after the global depression, the three pillars of the British Empire would quickly shake their foundations. The virtuous circle was not stable. Its speed and seemingly It also followed the establishment of the German Empire by Prussia in 1871. The United States surpassed the British Empire and became the world's largest GDP power. Come.
At this time, the dominance of the mighty British Empire began to follow her GDP. It began to decline, the hegemonic sunset began, and power began to slowly cede to other rising powers.
If the Netherlands wants to develop, it must be at the right time. The Great Depression of 1887 is an entry point, not like World War I or World War II as many others think, and William IV can't wait that long. After all, fifty or sixty Years, how could it take so long!
But even in 1887, it was 25 years from now. At that time, Wilhelm IV was already forty-six, and the future famous German Emperor Wilhelm II, who was only two years old last year, was also 27 years old. It was during that period. In time, Bismarck was also ousted from power, and since then the German Empire has slowly gone astray in diplomacy, getting deeper and deeper.
Therefore, the Netherlands needs to make reasonable use of these 25 years to develop itself, attack adults, balance diplomacy, and calculate everything from the British Empire, Tsarist France, Prussia, Austria, etc., to weaken their national strength. What the Netherlands needs to do most.
He ascends and descends, why not do it!
Although the Kingdom of the Netherlands appears to have entered the top ten in the world in terms of naval power, and even secretly added the hidden strength of the East India naval base, it reached 180,000 tons and reached the top three, but the top three are still the top three, and the relationship between France and the British Empire is currently delicate. Most of the competition is because the two countries do not feel the threat of other countries. If the Netherlands, a country next to the two countries, emerges at this time, William IV does not have to think about it, and he will know that these two countries will also directly attack the Netherlands. Or dark and powerful repression, Britain and France can dominate, but other countries must go through their common 'baptism of war' to gain recognition.
This is also the reason why Prussia is clinging to Tsarist Russia and alliance with Austria, in order to guard against these two countries. And the Netherlands is now close to Prussia.
The apparent strength of the Netherlands is currently not enough to arouse the vigilance of other countries. This is helpless, and it is also an insurance. It is very good that it has not caused the jealousy of other countries. It is lucky in the helpless.
William IV thought so much, but it only happened in a flash.
"Your Majesty, on the Belgian side, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has analyzed that it needs to take more action to cooperate with the fox hunting operation planned last week."
Foreign Minister Haysbert Feng said here, and then said: "Because, Leopold I has recently become more intimate with the British, and according to the information obtained by our intelligence personnel, Leopold I seems to be preparing to let the British The Imperial Navy is stationed in Blankenberge to add to Belgium's sense of security. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com"
William IV frowned and said, "Then let's start a secret chess game, but be careful, the British Empire is not yet the object of our direct resistance."
Seeing the helplessness of the other people, he said strangely: "However, I think we don't have to fight hard, but some countries can."
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Hesbet Feng realized it immediately, and couldn't help but say, "But would Napoleon III be reluctant to intervene because he cared about the British Empire?"
Yes, this is a port close to the Netherlands = this side, and not in a direction close to France. Perhaps it was the British who saw this and did so. What they wanted was that France knew the current affairs and didn’t want to do more. As a matter of fact, the Netherlands alone did not dare to confront the British Empire and meddle in the internal affairs of Belgium.
It's really meticulous!
However, is that really the case?
William IV Zhizhu said: "Don't forget, who is Napoleon I most important now? Who is the leader of the faction who needs to be appeased the most to maintain his rule?"
"Emile Olivier!"
The current Minister of Justice and Prime Minister of the French Empire, it is said that this person has always disliked the British Empire.
"Now Napoleon III is facing many people in the country questioning his foreign policy, so he attracted Olivier, just to use him as a cover, and precisely, he is the most staunch supporter of the opposition to the establishment of the Belgian state, if you know the British The plans of the Empire and Belgium, presumably, we don’t need to do anything, we can do it once and for all, but, in order to have an extra guarantee, we still need our first seed in Belgium.”
"Yes!" Hesbet Feng nodded in response.
1st seed dark chess? Who will it be? Everyone can guess, there are surprises!
