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Nicholas Pearson, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, and Martinas, Deputy Minister of the Army (formerly the head of the Transvaal Republic of South Africa), jointly visited Berlin, the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia, on February 4, 1869. They both represented the Dutch cabinet. The visit of the government and the Dutch military, in particular, allowed Martinas to be immediately received by the Prussian Chief of Staff Moltke.

At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands announced that Nicholas Pearson would be received by Prime Minister Bismarck and Minister of Foreign Affairs on February 5, 1869, which made European countries pay attention before the two met.

You know, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Netherlands have to fight for influence in North America, but the quality and the Dutch finally won the final victory. The Prussians even involved the Germans and became the United States of America. Although the population is large, its influence mismatched pattern.

Now the Netherlands has taken the initiative to send people at the level of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Berlin. Especially this time, it is the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Deputy Minister of the Dutch Army who also participated in the visit, which shows many people's imagination. s things.

When the Netherlands was facing the three major powers of Britain, France and Prussia, it finally couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to retreat?

If this is the case, should the members of the International Hague Tribunal, which sanctioned the French Empire before, also dance with the Netherlands and withdraw from the sanctions against France?

Or are some people dissatisfied with France and continue to execute?

Many people speculated that the Spanish Queen Insabel II, who just visited Amsterdam, the Netherlands, had vowed to take a tougher policy towards France. If the Netherlands, Spain's ally, seems to back down, Spain's position will enter an embarrassing situation. The situation is a dilemma!

Many people have even heard that the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Spanish royal family have been contacting the Dutch embassies in various countries, intending to understand the thoughts of the Dutch government.

But the answer is no comment, but the Netherlands still has no intention of loosening the sanctions against France as always.

This is very curious.

On February 4, 1869, Parker, the spokesman for the army of the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, announced the itinerary of Martinas, the deputy minister of the Dutch army, on the first day of his visit to Berlin.

As the former leader of the Republic of Transvaal in South Africa, he had beaten the United Kingdom to pieces in South Africa. He defeated the world-dominant British Empire with an army that did not count as a country, and killed more than 150,000 British troops in total. It can be said that it shocked everyone. He even became the "evil-demon" well-known in the UK.

He actually visited Prussia, which made William I and Bismarck of the Kingdom of Prussia a little flustered. It's okay to not mess up, this is a killing god.

No one will think that Britain is too weak, because the British land war is weak, but the Transvaal Republic's 500,000 and 30,000 regular troops can't stand up to more than 150,000 British troops. At that time, the countries that were suppressed by Britain in Europe were full of surprises, and it was for this reason that, although it was not explicitly stated, William IV later recruited Martinas to the Netherlands and became the chief instructor of the field warfare of the Dutch army. Since then, for five or six years He almost disappeared, but this time he was sent to attend the bilateral foreign affairs + military deputy minister-level talks with Hope.

This made Bismarck and William I have to send a higher-ranking person to participate in the meeting in an instant.

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In the end, William I and Bismarck chose to let the chief of staff Mao Qi play directly.

Before the Dutch Deputy Foreign Minister Nicholas Pearson met with Bismarck, the Dutch military announced the results of the meeting between Martinas and Mauch.

"The Netherlands and Prussia held military talks at the first deputy minister level on Sunday. The Dutch Ministry of Defense stated that the two sides agreed to maintain the security and stability of the northern and eastern borders between the Netherlands and Prussia, and continue to maintain close communication and dialogue through diplomatic and military channels. Resolving many security issues between the two countries has reached a mutually acceptable solution.”

According to the spokesman of the Dutch Ministry of Defense Parker on February 5, 1869, the Dutch Deputy Minister Martinas, on behalf of the Chief of General Staff Mark Rudd, met and held practical talks with the Chief of General Staff of Mauch, and the two sides were in the security of the two countries. On a stable basis, discussions will continue in a constructive and forward-looking manner to advance the resolution of possible conflicts between the Netherlands and Prussia

The Dutch Ministry of Defense stated that the two sides, guided by the mutual trust and consensus established by the kings and prime ministers of the two countries, had a frank and in-depth exchange of views on resolving the remaining issues this morning. The two sides reiterated that resolving the remaining issues would help the Netherlands and Prussia recover. The stable border between the two countries will be able to promote the economic development and international cooperation of the two countries, and effectively promote the development of bilateral relations,

Hope Since the Prussian invasion of Schleswig and Holstein against Denmark in 1865, the relationship between the Netherlands and Prussia has turned downward. Even after the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden formed the Nordic Alliance, Prussia gradually supported France and the United Kingdom's move to put pressure on the Netherlands, which made the Netherlands seem to be squeezed by major powers in the three directions, so many people at this time It is believed that Prussia will take another shot at the Netherlands or Denmark after the annexation of the small German Confederation, in order to increase its prestige.

But at present, it seems that William I of Prussia and Prime Minister Bismarck are reluctant to do so.

Unlike the Netherlands and Prussia, since last year, Prussia has taken the initiative to maintain dialogue with Sweden at various coastal locations on both sides of the Baltic Sea. On January 15 this year, Sweden also had its first dialogue with Prussia, and high-level officials of the two countries also had many contacts.

With Nicholas Pearson and Bismarck meeting this year, Bismarck is holding talks, which represents a gradual increase in the engagement of the two cabinet governments.

Would Britain and France feel good about coming?

After all, the level and history of Martinas and Mauch are there, and the result of the meeting between the two is also a "surprise". Should Bismarck not disappoint the Netherlands?

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During the meeting, Nicholas Pearson and Bismarck had several newspapers on the table in front of their seats. Nicholas Pearson's eyelids jumped. Seeing this decoration, Bismarck had already pretended to be a new discovery, and he immediately understood in his heart. , which is a warning and a threat.

However, he naturally will not be timid and withdrawn.

Picking up the top copy of "European Times", the headlines on it were yesterday's portraits of Martinas and Mauch and news headlines. It's the front page, so it takes up the entire page.

"England and France are tense, the Netherlands and Prussia will solve their feud with a smile, and the international situation will usher in a big change"