Vol 3 Chapter 612 Pretending to be a low-key Spanish queen

On October 14, 1869, the Franco-Prussian War seemed to have chosen a two-day armistice for this wedding, which was considered to have saved the face of Britain and Greece.

The quiet mountain town is full of scorching brilliance, and people hold a grand dance under the lights of the Port of Athens all night. Even the actors of the Palace Theatre of the Greek Royal Palace in Athens came to add to the fun.

The Greek socialites dressed as gentlemen and the visits of various royal families and governments showed their style, but what people care most about is the final appearance of the two newlyweds who are about to tie the knot. Of course, many men present are also concerned about the present. With the appearance of the royal family and noble ladies who appeared late, who is more charming and who is more elegant?

In the Royal Palace of Greece, a banquet that only guests from various countries and senior Greek nobles can attend is also being held.

The whole dinner was magnificent and worthy of being the prosperous place of Eastern Rome.

William IV stared at all kinds of people in the entire venue, and everyone had a gentleman-like smile on their faces, but behind this smile, they were doing everything possible to plot others and plot for themselves.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Although William IV is the king of the Netherlands, he is also the eldest son of King William III of Greece. Today, he is married to his younger brother. He is half the host, and he helps William III to greet everyone.

And around him, his father-in-law, King Christian IX of Denmark, King Carl XV of Sweden, Queen Isabella II of Spain, and others, Nicholas Pearson, who came with him tonight, etc. People also attended the dinner as guests, but they were having courtesy talks with their counterparts from various countries.

Sweden (Southern Finland plus Norway) and Denmark belonged to the Kalmar Union for nearly 130 years from 1397 to 1524, and from the end of the 14th century to the beginning of the 16th century there was a Scandinavian Commonwealth of Denmark, Sweden and South Finland and Norway. The main federation, the three kingdoms jointly use a monarch, and each country surrenders its sovereignty, but does not damage their independent status and divergent interests.

At that time, this alliance was to deal with their then common enemy, the Hanseatic League on the south bank of the Baltic Sea and the German region’s economic influence on Scandinavia.

Because of this, although Denmark and Sweden fought for Norway before, the two countries once belonged to the same natural sense of closeness, which made them choose to stand together when facing things.

It is said that in the last Pudan war, Sweden was preparing to help Denmark, but there was a challenge from the bourgeoisie to the rule of the royal family Carl XV, so Carl XV had to support first. Because of this incident, Denmark almost turned against Sweden, but this indirectly enabled William IV’s Netherlands to get the general territory of western Greenland from Denmark and become a member of Northern Europe. .

“This time, Spain can become a partner country of the Nordic Alliance. I would like to thank the three of them for their help. I sincerely thank the three of them.”

Queen Isabella II of Spain, who was in full costume, looked at the three of them with peach blossoms on their faces. Isabella II, born in 1830, was the year when women were most in demand, because she was in Madrid Peach Blossom News She is flying all over the sky, so her reputation is not very good, but fortunately, she is a smarter person, and she takes advantage of her own advantages, which also allows Spain to develop gradually.

But she also knew that the youngest William IV in front of her was the most handsome, only 29 years old, but Christian IX sitting next to him was his father-in-law.

Although Isabella II likes mature men, Christian IX is 51 years old this year. She is not too old for her age, and she can eat as much as she can, but this smiling and harmless William IV made it. The son-in-law of Christian IX, the relationship between the two made it difficult for Isabel II to start, adding to the “feelings” between Spain and the Dutch or Danish royal families.

Looking at Karl XV, who is sitting on the opposite side as steady as the Alps, this guy is famous for his devotion. In 1851, he gave birth to the eldest Princess Louisa of Sweden, and in 1852, he gave birth to his eldest son, but died prematurely in 1854. After more than ten years of nothing, the strange thing is that he did not have any scandals and became a model student of the European royal family’s innocence and harmony. Faced with this existence that is the opposite of himself, Isabella II is too lazy to touch it. each other, because it’s a sheer waste of time.

So, from the beginning, she just went straight to the point.

At the center table is Queen Victoria and William III, who will become in-laws tomorrow.

William IV and the others were at a table beside them.

Therefore, as long as the sound of four people is not too loud, it is a good chat environment.

William IV smiled and said: “Spain is in the same situation as our three countries, with the existence of superpowers all around us. If we don’t share the same enemies and support each other, then we will become people’s rations sooner or later.”

Karl XV smiled and said: “Yes, the Russian Empire, France, Prussia, the British Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, etc., these behemoths all pose a threat to us. Because of this, Sweden formed an alliance with the Netherlands and Denmark in order to It’s the fact that these countries are throwing their hats, the army of Sweden, the navy of Denmark, the navy and army of the Netherlands, and the high-tech and advanced economy of the United Kingdom, all these have laid the foundation for our alliance, but”

Isabella II asked unconsciously, “But what?”

Karl XV looked at you, William IV, and saw that the latter didn’t care, he smiled: “But the small population of our three countries is a shortcoming. Although Sweden’s economy has developed well in recent years, it has retained a lot of people. However, there are still quite a lot of people lost overseas. At present, Sweden has a population of 8 million, Denmark has 3.5 million, and the Netherlands has a white population of 13 million.

On the contrary, Spain has the largest population, reaching 21 million. If Spain can become our like-minded partner, then the shortcomings of our three countries in terms of population will be instantly enriched. Don’t be afraid of other countries”

Christian IX also laughed: “Yes, if Spain can make up for the shortcoming of the population allies we need.”

After speaking, he looked at William IV and said, “William, what do you think?”

William IV’s face changed slightly, but he seemed to hold back, the gentleman smiled and said: “Yes, Spain is indeed a good ally, but unfortunately Spain has no territory in northern Europe, otherwise, it can become a member of the Nordic Alliance, not a member of the Nordic Alliance. partner country”

King Carl XV shook his head and seemed to hesitate for a while before saying: “Actually, I was about to tell you that when Greenland was divided from east to west, the west was returned to the Netherlands, and the east was returned to Sweden. Now we Sweden are unable to handle Greenland’s territorial governance. , so we are preparing to sell half of the border between Greenland and the Netherlands, and in the Swedish parliament there is a lot of support for a sale to Spain.”

After speaking, William IV’s gloomy face, he and Christian IX looked at each other, both showed firmness, Karl XV said to Isabella II: “If Spain is willing to buy it, then it will also be owned in Northern Europe. Territory, at that time we supported Spain as a member, but it was unreasonable, at that time, even the British and Russian states did not express their opinions, William, right?”

“Ah” William IV showed a stiff smile, nodded as if nothing had happened, and said, “Yes, this is a good method.”

After speaking, William IV smiled at Isabella II: “Spain is enough, I support Spain as a new member of the Nordic Union”

Karl XV and Christian IX were relieved to hear the words, and then looked at Isabella II expectantly.

“This” After thinking about it, Isabella II said, “Spain’s budget is not very large, I’m afraid”

Carl XV: “£100,000 is enough”

Isabella II: “But the area is so big, even a quarter of Greenland seems to be bigger than Spain.”

Carl XV: “The area is a bit larger, but it is icy and snowy and relatively barren. This price is enough for you and me to explain to our respective citizens.”

Isabella II finally said embarrassedly: “Okay, I will start the purchase policy when I go back.”

The two got a satisfactory answer, and it didn’t take long for Karl XV and Christian IX to leave to communicate at other tables.

After seeing the two leave, Isabella II still had the embarrassment on her face, but she showed a fox-like smile~www.readmtl.com~ She greeted William IV, who was savoring the gentleman with a glass of wine. Shidao: “I said William, I found that you are more and more good at pretending. If I hadn’t known the inside story, I would have been deceived by you just now.”

William IV looked at Karl XV and Christian IX, who were four or five tables away from each other, and seemed to be chatting: “I was also deceived by you. A lot of people think you are the Queen of Wind-Flowers, but they know that they are just poor worms you play with, this world is really wonderful.”

Isabella II: “Don’t talk about philosophy, I don’t understand, I just know now, you don’t seem to be in a good situation”

William IV straightened his body and smiled indifferently: “How do you say it?”

Isabella II: “The actions of the two just now clearly showed that they did not want to let the Netherlands become the dominant force of the three countries, and they did not want to be kidnapped by the Netherlands, otherwise, they would not have drawn Spain. Am I right?”

William IV: “So what?”

Isabelle II: “Aren’t you worried about the separation of two important Dutch allies in Europe?”

William IV smiled slightly: “You said that this is an ally of Europe. You also know about the development of the Netherlands in the Far East, where it is the most important territory of the Netherlands.”

“You” Isabella II really couldn’t do anything about seeing William IV like a dead pig not afraid of being scalded by boiling water.

“Okay, I’ll just say it straight, you actually support Prussia on the issue of the French Empire and the Prussian war, and you’re not worried about France’s retaliation.”

William IV looked at Isabella II curiously, only to see the hair on the latter’s body before asking, “Isn’t Spain also disdainful of France?”

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