February 19, 1862, 8:00 a.m.

The Netherlands, Amsterdam, inside the Dutch royal palace.

Accompanied by Thorbek and Hesbet and Fon, William IV was meeting a group of guests from the Tsarist Russian Empire.

"Your Majesty, this is my younger brother, and the second son of my father, Alexander Alessandrovich.

This is the Foreign Minister of our Tsarist Russian Empire, Alexander Gorchakov."

William IV followed the two of them with a smile on their faces, although they felt disgusting, but they needed a habitual face-to-face gift.

"It is my honor and the honor of the Dutch royal palace, I just don't know if you are still used to living there?"

William IV greeted.

Crown Prince Nicholas narrowed his eyes and said with a pointing point: "Habit is a habit, which is the direction of the Netherlands. The direction is too chaotic, which makes us a little confused and cannot find a place to guide the direction of the wind."

"Oh?" William IV said in a pretentious manner: "Some parts of the Netherlands are indeed below sea level, so the sea breeze is more likely to hit with the waves, and hedge against the hills next to it. The wind direction is unstable. Who said that the environment in the Netherlands is like this? There is no way, so I am tired and I have to spend a few days with unknown wind directions with us."

Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Nicholas smiled slightly, as if he couldn't understand.

Prince Alexander was a little more impatient, but he also chose to endure. However, who was William IV? He did not let go of this small detail and felt aroused.

Gorchakov suddenly said: "In theory, the European royal family held a marriage event in Amsterdam, which also involved His Majesty's marriage. The former king, who is now the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, should come back to preside over the meeting."

William IV was stunned, he seemed to look at him meaningfully.

A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Crown Prince Nicholas's eyes, but he did not stand up and refute the other party directly.

Prince Alexander couldn't help but show some excitement.

But Gorchakov didn't care. He worked in embassies of Western European countries for more than 20 years. Among these countries, he met many kings and princes of various countries, so he was not very interested in William IV.

Of course, this is also related to his promotion in the past decade, and also to the recent alliance between the Netherlands and Prussia and France.

Especially his amazing and beautiful diplomatic skills. In 1850, he met Bismarck for the first time in his first contest between Prussia and Austria for the leadership of the German Confederacy. Seeing that the other party had super abilities, he was worried that Prussia would become bigger because of this. So he was even more dissatisfied and chose to support Austrian Prime Minister Felix Schwarchenberg, suppressing Prussia and accepting the shame of Ormitz. He also became the most annoying person in the Prussian Kingdom.

During the Crimean War between Tsarist Russia and Ottoman Turkey in 1853, as the ambassador to the Austrian Empire, he foresaw the British Empire and France that they would join the war, so he advised Nicholas I in advance not to make unnecessary sacrifices, but the former did not even throw him away and did not accept it.

Three years after the Crimean War, Nicholas I died in hatred and in 1855. In the same year, Alexander II succeeded to the throne. In 1856, Nichello resigned as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In June of the same year, he became the Foreign Minister of New Tsarist Russia, opening up his era of Foreign Minister.

He immediately took the attention and confirmed that his status as the Tsarist Russian Empire was recognized by Europe and the world, and at the same time he strived to establish friendly relations with France and the Kingdom of Prussia.

Although Tsarist Russia and France have always caused dissatisfaction with France many times due to Poland and failed to maintain friendly relations between Tsarist Russia and France, they have effectively conducted diplomacy with other European countries and have been publicly recognized by Prussia for Tsarist Russia's actions in the Polish region.

This is very dangerous for him now, because his relationship with Prussia is definitely not easily resolved.

So it also affected the Netherlands.

William IV has some knowledge of this person due to the information in his hands.

At the same time, he also understands where his hostility comes from.

When he was young, Gorchakov, who believed that he was not satisfied with his talent, was unsuccessful for many years when he was in the Pevchesky Bridge Building, a special building for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tsarist Russia.

So he finally confirmed that the foreign ministry of the Tsarist Russian Empire was filled with too many officials of Prussian descent, so many that they squeezed out their posts, and reached a point where it was difficult to promote even if they could not be promoted in one step.

Among them, Nicholas I's queen was the daughter of the former Prussian king Frederick William III, and was also the sister of Frederick William IV of Prussia at that time and the sister of William I of Prussia today.

With this relationship, many Prussian diplomats were hired to the Tsarist Russian Empire, forming cliques with each other, and controlling the Pevchesky Bridge Building, the symbol of the Foreign Ministry of the Tsarist Russian Empire.

Since he knew the reason, William IV said calmly: "My father is doing a big thing in Luxembourg. As for what it is, I will talk to you later."

After saying that, William IV said to Crown Prince Nicholas: "I believe that the arrival of the few here has proved the Netherlands' status in the hearts of the Tsarist Russian Empire. You and I have been in good relations for generations and are the most successful example of partnership in Europe. For hundreds of years, you and I have supported each other. You should not deny this, right?"

Crown Prince Nicholas nodded and said, "Yes, the Netherlands is indeed an ally of Tsarist Russia in Western Europe. This is what our king Alexander II told me before coming here."

After saying that, he shot Gorchakov with a firm look in his eyes. The facts were warning him not to be presumptuous.

"Speaking of this, I should also call Nicholas and Alexander a cousin!"

When the three of them heard this, they were stunned.

"What, have you forgotten, who is my grandmother?" William IV teased.

Seeing the two of them looking over, Gorchakov, who was shocked at first, also reacted instantly. So he looked at William IV and Thorbek next to him with a profound meaning, and then answered the questions of the two princes with respect:

"I forgot that the old empress in the Kingdom of Holland is His Highness Princess Anna Pavlovna! She is His Majesty Paul I's sixth child, and she is also the sister of His Highness's grandfather Alexander I and the sister of your grandfather Nicholas I."

Then he thought of the many historical origins between the Netherlands and Russia. At this moment, even Prince Alexander and Foreign Minister Gorchakov dared not deny this, because this was the national policy of the Tsarist Russian Empire for hundreds of years and no one had changed it.

"My grandmother was very excited to hear that you were coming to Amsterdam. She was about to see you a long time ago. I'll ask you two to come with me to see her later."

Nicholas and the other two dared not hesitate and nodded in response.

Just kidding, this is their father's aunt. Do they dare not go?

Seeing this, William IV said with a smile on his face: "The interaction between Tsarist Russia and the Netherlands can be traced back to more than 300 years ago, when Dutch merchants appeared in the Tsarist Russian city Arkhangelsk and became the first person outside to come to Tsarist Russia.

Therefore, the Dutch purchased grain there and started business dealings between Tsarist Russia and the Netherlands, improved the original development mode of Tsarist Russia, and promoted and accelerated the entry into Europe. The Netherlands became the guide during the rise of Tsarist Russia...

After the 16th century, with the rise of the Ottoman Empire, the traditional trade routes between the East and the West were cut off, and the Dutch began to try to find a trade route from the land where the Tsarist Russian Empire was located to the Far East. Although it was not successful in the end, it also promoted the exchanges between the two countries.

The economies of the two places are getting closer.

After the 17th century, Tsarist Russia traded with the Netherlands with a variety of goods, and various grain blanket products from Tsarist Russia were continuously delivered to other European countries by Dutch merchants.

In 1601, the Netherlands sent its first special envoy, Azama Masa, to recognize the existence of Tsarist Russia to the world for the first time.

In 1613, Mikhail Fiodorovich, the founding emperor of the Romanov dynasty, submitted a letter of state to Prince Orange, announcing his ascension to the throne as the king of Tsarist Russia, and requested the Netherlands to request assistance for the conflict between Tsarist Russia and Poland.

The Netherlands, which attached great importance to Tsarist Russia, in 1615 when Poland and Ruidian attacked Tsarist Russia, made diplomatic relations for Tsarist Russia, and eventually led to a reconciliation between Tsarist Russia and Sweden. The Dutch were more respected in Tsarist Russia.

In 1676, John Fon and Keller remained in Moscow after being grounded by King Feodor III of Tsarist Russia, becoming the de facto first representative of the Netherlands to Tsarist Russia and the third permanent diplomatic representative of the Netherlands to other countries. This previewed the arrival of the era of great development of bilateral relations.

In 1696, Tsar Peter began to visit the Netherlands and learn about the Netherlands' advanced economic development model.

The Netherlands responded.

In order to win over Tsarist Russia, the Netherlands also taught knowledge and techniques such as navigation, guns and ship manufacturing to young Tsarist Russian elites.

In 1699, Tsarist Russia established a permanent diplomatic mission in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the headquarters of the chief executive of Tsarist Russia's envoys in various European countries.

After that, Tsarist Russia wanted to integrate into Europe, so the Netherlands became the best choice, because the Netherlands was the most familiar Western European country to Tsarist Russia and became the guide for Tsarist Russia to enter Western Europe.

During the Succession War in Ollidi, England and the Netherlands became allies and fought against France and Prussia, but Tsarist Russia indirectly provided military support to England through the Netherlands.

Later, during Katerina I, trade with the Netherlands surged, and even formed a neutral alliance with the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden.

In 1795, France invaded the Netherlands, Tsarist Russia and Britain, Austria formed an alliance against France, and Tsarist Russia even sent Cossack soldiers to help the Netherlands. However, because the Netherlands was too close to France, it was still unable to save it and became the vassal of the latter.

In 1814, Alexander I finally defeated Napoleon I and visited Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and received cheers from the locals.

It was also his firm support for the resumption of the Netherlands during the Vienna negotiations that the Netherlands established the New Netherlands Kingdom.

In 1815, Alexander I even proposed to betroth his sister Anna Pavlovna to William, the founding crown prince of the Netherlands, my grandfather, the future Dutch king William II.

The Tsarist Russian Empire and the Netherlands achieved a dynasty marriage, which also became a symbol of the alliance between the two countries. The queen of William II gave birth to four sons and one daughter, and the eldest son was William IV's father, William III.

In this way, Paul I was the father of William IV's grandmother Anna Pavlovna, and Alexander I was the eldest brother of his grandmother Anna Pavlovna, and his grandmother Anna Pavlovna's younger brother Nicholas I took over the throne because Alexander I had no descendants.

Alexander II was the cousin of the same generation as his father William III, while William IV was the same descendant of the same generation as the two Tsarist Russian princes in front of him?

Everyone thought so, and the whole scene was no longer as cold as before.

In the Napoleonic War in the early 19th century, the victory over Napoleon I raised the international status of the Tsarist Russian Empire to an unprecedented level, and eventually became one of the top European powers. At the same time, the Netherlands lost its position as a maritime trade hegemon. The status of the two countries reversed, and the Netherlands began to rely on the strength of Tsarist Russia to endorse it in Western Europe.

The #life of Belgium occurred in 1830. Belgium was inspired by the British Empire, so it resisted the decision to be forcibly incorporated into the Netherlands at the Vienna Conference, and strived for Belgium to become independent. Finally, it was not until the Netherlands agreed in 1839 that Tsarist Russia nodded, and other countries, including the British Empire, France, publicly confirmed that Belgium became a country.

In 1851, during the demarcation dispute between France and the Netherlands in Guyana, South America, Tsarist Russia also came forward to help the Netherlands mediate, so France did not take excessive action.

In short, from the beginning of the 19th century to the previous years, another major feature of the relationship between Tsarist Russia and the Netherlands was that as the Dutch ambitions faded, the relationship between the Netherlands and Tsarist Russia turned to the economic field.

In 1846, a commercial and maritime treaty between Tsarist Russia and the Netherlands was signed, which established the principle of most-favored-nation treatment in the business relationship between the two countries. At that time, the Netherlands was the third largest partner of Tsarist Russia in Prussia and the British Empire.

The Tsarist Russian Empire also stored some of its gold in the Netherlands, worth more than 80 million Dutch guilds.

William IV said affectionately: "For the Netherlands, looking back on the relationship between Tsarist Russia and the Netherlands for more than 300 years, I only saw love but not kill each other. It is rare for superpowers like the Tsarist Russian Empire. It is also the most sincere partner for the Netherlands.

Perhaps everyone is involved in the interests of the people. For example, the Netherlands is the bridge between the Tsarist Russian Empire in Western Europe, communicating with Tsarist Russia and bringing Tsarist Russia closer to the Xigou world.

For the Netherlands, Tsarist Russia is a difficult market that no one cares about other countries, but the Dutch have not abandoned it for more than 300 years. The Dutch helped Tsarist Russia's development and developed the most firm traditional friendship along the way with the establishment and rise of Tsarist Russia.

To sum it up in one sentence, the two countries are both at the right time when they say that they are "you" and this is why I am the first to meet you today.

I just hope that the friendship between Dutch and Russia will continue to spread for tens of millions of years and will not be cut off in our hands."

Crown Prince Nikolai and Gorchaskov looked at each other and said to himself: The king in front of him seems that they will not be allowed to continue acting.

"The natural friendship between the Netherlands and the Tsarist Russian Empire has lasted for a long time." After receiving Gorchaskov's approval, Crown Prince Nikolai said, "I don't know how your Majesty is going to promote the two countries to continue to move forward?"

William IV only said three words, but they were both surprised and happy, and they all lost their composure, because William IV's three words were...
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