Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

March 2, 1866.

Under the mediation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Tsarist Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire signed the Amsterdam Agreement.

In this evil agreement, the Tsarist Empire returned eastern Galicia to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In order to compensate the Tsarist Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was willing to divide the African colony of Nigeria into two parts, including Benin City, Abuja, and Kano. The entire west was assigned to the Russian Empire.

And because Benin was originally occupied by Austria, it was connected with the original African colonies of Ghana and Burkina Faso, the original African colonies of the Russian Empire.

With the announcement of this agreement, European countries have expressed different opinions.

Among them, Sweden expressed concern because as a result, Sweden's colony Togo and part of Burkina Faso's colony were outside the Gulf of Guinea, and three sides of the land were occupied by the Russian Empire.

This time it was really sandwiched.

Inside the Royal Palace of the Netherlands.

"Many people throughout their lives believe in the principle of not asking for anything from others. This approach not only rejects the direct gift from the other party, but also misses the influence on others produced by the gift."

William IV said to Queen Alexandra.

"So the Netherlands has been building good relationships recently, but they are not lenient in taking the benefits?"

Queen Alexandra teased the little prince Albert, who was just over 3 months old, and raised her head to ask William IV.

“Yes, the greatest untapped resource in the world is no longer in the Far East, nor in the Americas, nor even under the ground in Africa. It lies in millions of unattended hearts.

The greatest crime of a manager running for the Prime Minister of the Netherlands is to leave a potential person who wants to do good things with nothing to do, and leaves the campaign headquarters dejectedly. "

William IV said loudly: "Let your career become the hope of others, and that hope will become an asset in their accounts, which is your chance of success. The more they invest in you, the more likely they are to succeed once Keep betting again”

Queen Alexandra was thoughtful. After a long time, she just finished breastfeeding Prince Albert and took off her clothes to cover up. This made William IV's eyes look straight.

Queen Alexandra saw this in her eyes, but did not tell the truth. She said: "Just like the International Women's Alliance that His Majesty asked me to organize this time, I will complain to all the women in the world who face power inequality, and then let them complain about it." This organization is full of hope, and hope rests on our alliance, but the Women's Alliance has no right to promote this hope."

“No, no, no, Alexandra, although no country will be uncooperative.

But Alexandra, we only need to give them hope, constantly update new hopes, and increase the welfare and human rights of your female compatriots, so that they can continuously support your organization. "

When William IV said this, he saw Queen Alexandra's face change slightly. He knew that although this answer hurt her, who also had a woman's heart, this was the reality.

Even in the 21st century, gender inequality remains serious.

It is difficult to adjust in a short period of time, and this "career" can make the Kingdom of the Netherlands grow old for a hundred or two hundred years.

Thinking of this, he comforted her and said: "Everything needs to be done step by step. It is impossible to do it all in one step. Many people are poor and cannot afford to eat, let alone other things."

Queen Alexandra felt relieved when she heard this.

Yes, if you don’t even care about food and clothing, how can you have the energy to care about other things?

William IV followed: "Because of this, I am going to ask Maddie to establish an organization called the International Red Cross to save lives and help the wounded around the world, and reduce the number of lives lost to war in various countries around the world."

"Mad is not the deputy director of the Dutch International Intelligence Organization? Would that be possible?" Queen Alexandra hesitated to speak.

William IV smiled and said: "How can there be such a good thing in the world? The Netherlands has paid a lot of money, so it naturally needs to be repaid. Mader has been the deputy director of international intelligence in the Netherlands for many years and is familiar with international intelligence affairs. For him to be in charge, firstly, he is professional, but also because he can bring more intelligence information to the Netherlands, it can be said that he serves multiple purposes with one stone."

William IV stepped forward to embrace Queen Alexandra and said: "My queen, the Netherlands will never do business at a loss, right?"

The two couples decided in the palace to form an international organization that would have great influence on the world in the future.

What William IV wants is to rely on the recent trend of the Netherlands becoming an international hot topic, especially the positive reviews, to continue to promote the Kingdom of the Netherlands' international status.

March 5, 1866.

Governments of various countries have received invitations from the Dutch government one after another. The Netherlands is preparing to establish a new international organization in the southern city of Rotterdam, called the International Red Cross, and invites all countries to join.

And the various terms of the organization were noted in it.

These include visiting detainees, organizing rescue operations, reuniting separated families and similar humanitarian activities during armed conflicts, and providing assistance to victims.

The invitation came to London via the English Channel.

Queen Victoria and Viscount Palmerston looked at each other and saw the doubt in each other's eyes.

"William IV has become more and more elusive. There used to be the International Women's League, with his queen, Queen Alexandra, as the director-general.

For the sake of face, all countries sent representatives to participate. Less than a month later, the Netherlands once again refused to stop, and now it has established an international Red Cross organization.

Moreover, looking at the above articles, I was so moved that I wanted to sign up. Mr. Prime Minister, what do you think we should do about the Netherlands’s disorderly and opaque approach? "

Queen Victoria laughed when she finished speaking.

Viscount Palmerston sighed: "I have to admit that William IV is becoming more and more sophisticated. If his actions in the past were traceable, his actions now are incomprehensible. .

Your Majesty, these actions of the Netherlands, regardless of what William IV thinks, are what we must all accept."

Queen Victoria was stunned, "Why?"

Viscount Palmerston sighed: "Because there are also groups in the UK that need this organization. Don't forget that there are also a lot of intestinal casualties in the recent battlefields in the UK."

After hearing this, Queen Victoria came to her senses and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "That's true. William IV is quite scheming. He is forcing us to join in."

"It is impossible that there are no suffering people in the world. It is also impossible that there are not people in the world who are honest about their living conditions. The International Red Cross? It has opened a door."

"Can't we build one on our own? So as not to be controlled by the Netherlands?" Queen Victoria asked.

Viscount Palmerston paused for a moment, but finally rejected it, saying: "Even if the UK establishes itself, but other countries join the organization established by the Netherlands, in the end, what will we do?"

Before Queen Victoria could answer, he continued: "Big countries are easily scrupulous about other countries. Let's not talk about other things. If Britain is established, will Prussia, France, Tsarist Russia and other countries join in?"

Queen Victoria: "Yes, the Netherlands is not a big country, and its position is crucial, but it can still convince the public."

The International Red Cross is causing great distress to big countries such as the United Kingdom, and while they are still hesitating whether to join, other small countries have no such scruples. Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Greece, and the Northern Commonwealth of America have taken the lead in choosing to join. After that, Spain, the Confederate States of Southern America, Portugal, and Italy also successively submitted applications to the Rotterdam headquarters in the Netherlands.

This was accomplished in just March 10, 1866.

While Britain, Prussia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Russian Empire, the French Empire and the Ottoman Empire were still hesitating, the next wave of enthusiasm for joining made them no longer calm.