Queen Helena of the Netherlands has always been troubled. Although she is the Queen of the Netherlands, she has no absolute freedom.
Her mother Princess Emma, Liberal Party Chairman Kadzahenfi, and Socialist Party Chairman Ronaldo are the real three political giants in the Netherlands. She seems to be just a puppet.
But she takes power very lightly, and has never wanted to compete with them. As long as she can be happy and live freely, she will be satisfied. But it seems that this kind of peace will not last long, because the three giants of the Netherlands
They are arranging a political wedding for her. She is about to marry a British aristocrat in his thirties.
Since the 18th century, the Netherlands has gradually and completely stepped down from its status as the world's maritime colonial hegemon. The Netherlands has a small land area, so its resources are poor. Before, it was only after the older generation of Dutch navigators went out that the Netherlands gradually became
The largest businessman in the world, which is why the Netherlands is where it is today.
The Netherlands currently does not have many colonies around the world, mainly because its land area is small and its population is small, so it cannot control too many overseas colonies. Therefore, it understands its shortcomings and does not aspire to become a colonial empire, but to build an economic empire.
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As we all know, the current world's first empire, Britain, is also an island country, and maritime hegemony is a very sensitive and crucial matter for Britain.
Since the 19th century, maritime power has not only meant national security, but more importantly, colonies, countless resources, wealth and the scope of power itself.
Since 1805, the British navy has defeated the combined fleets of France and Spain, and finally won the status of the world's maritime hegemony. Subsequently, Britain did not allow any country to threaten its maritime hegemony. Therefore, any country on the European continent
The British Empire regarded the construction and expansion of its navy as a challenge to its maritime supremacy, and at the same time could not tolerate it, even the German royal family, which had a close blood relationship with the British royal family.
National interests are always greater than family relations. With the rise of the German navy in Europe, it naturally caused great uneasiness in the British Empire. On the one hand, the British deliberately planned to eliminate it, while on the other hand, they continued to cooperate with each other to suppress it. Therefore, Germany and the United Kingdom finally began a ten-year war.
Several years of naval arms race were also one of the reasons for the outbreak of World War I.
The Dutch Empire in the seventeenth century was also a colonial empire. Not only did its overseas business do well, but it also had colonies everywhere.
However, since the development direction changed in the 18th century, the Netherlands has gradually become an economic country. Step by step into the 19th century, the importance of maritime military power has gradually emerged. Without strong military power, there is no good economic foundation.
convoy.
The Far East Group relied on the economy as a basis to vigorously develop its maritime military power. In just a few decades, it became one of the world's giants. Now even the old Tsarist Empire in Eurasia has its capital city.
At the foot of the Far East, the Dutch authorities had to reconsider this issue.
When it comes to economic strength, the Netherlands ranks among the top three in the world. In other words, if you want to rebuild a maritime military power, you only need to spend some time and money to do it, so we have determined a new
In terms of development planning, the Dutch authorities set their sights on Britain and Germany, hoping to use the strength of their two countries to build a new Dutch empire.
Li Ningyu had been using his peripheral vision to watch Louise who followed him into the bathroom. After understanding her series of actions, Li Ningyu's hanging heart was instantly relieved.
It turned out that Princess Louise followed him into the bathroom, not as he imagined, but to give Li Ningyu a massage.
As a German royal palace, Sanssouci Palace naturally has maids, but Li Ningyu doesn't like his private space to be disturbed, so there are not many maids left on the side where he and Louis live. After getting along for a period of time, Louis now
It seems that their relationship with Li Ningyu is improving little by little.
When Princess Louise massaged him, Li Ningyu felt very good, but the process was a bit jerky.
"Li, do you think my cousin is beautiful?" Lewis's little hand was currently on Li Ningyu's shoulder, making orderly movements.
"Why do you ask that?" Li Ningyu replied casually.
"It's nothing, I just asked you casually!" Li Ningyu's words seemed to make Princess Louise unable to respond. In the end, she had to think about it and said it, but all this could not be hidden from the quick-thinking Li Ningyu.
"Actually, how should I put it? If we compare you with Helena, your beauty comes from the heart, but hers is a beauty that comes from temperament!" Although he didn't know why Louis asked this, Li Ningyu still thought about it and replied.
After hearing what Li Ningyu said, Louis seemed to have found the answer in his heart, so he did not continue to chat on this issue. After randomly asking Li Ningyu about two irrelevant topics, Louis said goodbye and left.
In the bathroom, after tidying up my clothes, I went to a side hall of Sanssouci Palace, where Queen Helena of the Netherlands lived.
The body that had been massaged by Louis seemed to have completely relaxed. Li Ningyu seemed to fall asleep in the bathtub out of habit, until he was woken up by Louis.
In the morning of Sanssouci Palace, the solemn bells rang, and facing the warm sunshine, a group of vehicles drove out of Sanssouci Palace. At this time, Li Ningyu, who was wearing a white suit, was in the car in the center of the motorcade with William beside him.
The second talked about some things about the Balkans.
"Your Majesty William, how was the negotiation with the Bulgarian side last night?" Li Ningyu asked with a smirk on his face.
"Haha, Li! It's not like you don't know about this matter in the Balkans. It's very tricky!" William II seemed to feel that there was nothing to hide from Li Ningyu about this matter, so he frowned and said.
When the topic reached this point, Li Ningyu simply expressed his opinion to William II: "Actually, Bulgaria is also a victim in this matter. If you really want to help them, you should start directly from the Ottoman Empire. This is considered worthy.
them!".
"Oh, what should I say?" William II seemed to be very interested in Li Ningyu's suggestion.
"The issues in the Balkans are very sensitive. Originally I didn't want to get involved, but you are my father-in-law, so you can help Bulgaria gain some benefits as a bargaining chip in our negotiations with the Ottoman Empire, so that they will be grateful to you.
!" Li Ningyu slowly revealed his plan, but William II didn't know that Li Ningyu actually wanted to delay the outbreak of World War I.
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