Germany and Britain were secretly opposed in Europe at that time. At this time in 1879, Britain and France had the greatest influence in Asia, followed by the Netherlands and Spain, so Germany needed to support China to fight against Britain and France.

It is also necessary to sell weapons to China, mainly because we hope that China can hold back France and Britain's troops in Asia.

Let the British-French alliance shed blood in the confrontation with China, and clean up the mess in Europe.

Germany bought weapons for China at that time, which was equivalent to supporting an agent to help him fight against his opponents and making a profit. Why not do it?

Therefore, in terms of military purchases, like the Qing Dynasty in the original history, the first choice of Emperor Hua was also Germany.

"Okay, your majesty." Princess Katrina Kaif agreed.

"By the way, tell the Germans some details of our negotiations with Italy, and then tell the Italians the details of the negotiations with the Germans, and at the same time let them know that we have not completely given up on the idea of ​​buying warships from France and Britain." Emperor Hua said to Princess Katrina Kaif.

Princess Katrina Kaif smiled and said, "Okay, your majesty, this is a very simple truth. Let the wolf fight each other's meat, and the last thing they grab is bone."

"Not only that, it can also give Britain and France an illusion that we are really sincere in easing our relationship with them, even if they didn't blow me to death." The cute CEO smiled slightly.

Princess Katrina Kaifu looked at Emperor Hua's calm and confident expression, her eyes full of tenderness. She felt that Emperor Hua's growth became more and more personal and charming, and she became more and more generous in her work.

In the past, Emperor Hua liked to get angry first when encountering something, but now, no matter how difficult it is, he can easily face it. Only when he encounters something that humiliates China and has to swallow his anger for the time being, Emperor Hua will be a little unhappy.

In fact, Emperor Hua was humiliated along the way. Even the more enthusiastic Kingdom of Romania and Spain were also humiliated for Emperor Hua.

Because they treated China only as the monarch of a small country, this obviously did not conform to China's status in the world.

The train to the Netherlands that Emperor Hua took on in the early morning was too late to take away. The people from the Belgian Bureau of Statistics will help transport it to the Netherlands in the next two days, and some of the things will be shipped to Berlin, Germany in advance, which will be the terminal for Emperor Hua to visit Europe.

The railways in Europe were already very developed in this era, and Emperor Hua arrived in The Hague that morning.

As the political center of the Netherlands, the architecture of the city of The Hague highlights the royal style, grand, solemn and not ostentatious.

If Amsterdam is too noisy and chaotic and Rotterdam is too modern, then The Hague should represent a Dutch-style city.

The royal demeanor of The Hague should also be determined by the Dutch character. They advocate freedom and openness, but they do things rigorously and have strong planning.

In the 17th century, the Netherlands was the most powerful maritime overlord in the world at that time and was once known as the maritime coachman. The capital was located in Amsterdam, but its central government, the king's residence, all government agencies and foreign embassies, the Supreme Court and many organizations were in The Hague.

The Netherlands is a developed capitalist country, famous for its seawalls, windmills, tulips and tolerant social atmosphere.

In the ancient Roman period, the area on the south bank of the Rhine River first belonged to the "Gallic Gallic" province, and later to the "Germany Province". The northern part of this place was home to many Germanic tribes, and the southern part was the Gauls. These Gauls also merged with many Germanic tribes during their immigration period. Among them, the Salion Franks migrated from here to Gaul, and established the powerful Melovin dynasty in the fifth century AD, which later developed into the Charlemagne Empire.

During the Middle Ages, it was the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. By the beginning of the 16th century, due to the complex royal marriage, they were unified under the Habsburg dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire.

It officially became a country in 1463, and was in a state of feudal separatism for a long time before the 16th century. It was ruled by Spain in the early 16th century.

In 1556, the imperial emperor Carl V (reigned from 1519 to 1556), abdicated, and distributed Spain and the Lowlands (called the Northern Province) to his son Philip II, and distributed Austria and other regions, as well as the Habsburg dynasty orthodox to his younger brother Ferdinand I.

In this way, the Northern Province belongs to the Kingdom of Spain.

In 1568, due to the centralization of the Spanish king and the persecution of the Protestant Calvinists, the Eighty Years of War in the Northern Province against Spain broke out for 80 years.

In 1579, seven provinces in the northern provinces (the regions of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) formed the Utrecht Union to jointly oppose Spanish rule. This is considered the beginning of modern Netherlands.

On July 26, 1581, representatives from the Dutch uprising cities solemnly announced in The Hague that the Spanish king's rule over the Dutch provinces were abolished, and the alliance officially declared independence and established the Dutch Republic (formally named the United Republic of the Netherlands).

The war continued until 1648 when King Philip IV of Spain signed the Treaty of Münster, recognizing the United Republic of the seven Lowlands and the seven provinces of the Netherlands.

In 1588, seven provinces united and announced the establishment of the Federal Republic of the Netherlands. This is a country that was unprecedented in human history. Many historians say it is the first country in the world to "give full political rights to the merchant class."

After gaining independence from Spain, the Netherlands developed into a nautical and trading power in the 17th century. The number of merchant ships in the Netherlands exceeded the total number of merchant ships in all European countries and was known as the "maritime coachman". The Netherlands established colonies and trade strongholds around the world. This period was called the "Golden Age" in the Netherlands.

In 1602, under the leadership of Oden Barnwirt, the Speaker of the Republic of the Republic, the Netherlands United East India Company was established.

In 1648, Spain officially recognized the independence of the Netherlands. The Netherlands had reached the pinnacle of commercial prosperity, became a maritime colonial power in the 17th century, and became the largest colonial country in the world after Spain.

The Netherlands was also one of the earliest great powers to come into contact with China. In 1656, the Dutch mission arrived in Beijing.

By the mid-17th century, the global commercial hegemony of the Federal Republic of the Netherlands had been firmly established. At this time, the Dutch East India Company had 15,000 branches, and its trade volume accounted for half of the world's total trade volume. More than 10,000 merchant ships flying the Dutch Tricolor Flag were cruising on the five oceans of the world: at that time, there were 20,000 ships in the world and 15,000 ships in the Netherlands. It was more than the total number of ships in Britain, France and Germany.

In September 1688, a huge fleet set sail from the port of Amsterdam. The ships carried the Dutch Supreme Consul William III and 20,000 Dutch soldiers. William III's trip was invited by the British Parliament to protect the "religious freedom and property" of the British people.

In the late 17th century, the Netherlands fought with Britain and France one after another. The Netherlands was defeated by Britain (Anglo-Dutch War) at sea and the Netherlands was defeated by France (French-Dutch War) on land, thus declining.

In 1795, the Netherlands was occupied by France, the Dutch Republic was destroyed, and the puppet government of the First French Republic was established.

In the late 18th century, the Dutch colonial system gradually collapsed.

In 1806, Louis Bonaparte, the younger brother of Napoleon, became king, and the Netherlands was named kingdom. In 1810, it was incorporated into France.

It left France in 1814, and the following year, the Netherlands and Belgium and Luxembourg established the Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1830, Belgium broke away from the Netherlands independence).

It became a constitutional monarchy in 1848.

Low and flat is the most prominent feature of the Netherlands' terrain. The entire territory is lowland, with one-quarter of the land less than 1 meter above sea level and one-quarter of the land lower than the sea surface. Except for some hills in the south and east, most of the terrain is very low.

The south is connected by the delta of the Rhine, Maas and Scheld.

"The Netherlands" is called the Netherlands in Germanic language, meaning "the country of lowlands". It is named after more than half of its territory is below or almost at sea level.

The Hague was founded in 1248 by William II, the crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire, the then Count of the Netherlands, King of Germany. He established a castle in the bushes beside the Dutch coast to hold a coronation ceremony. Before his crowning, he was killed in a battle, and the castle was not completed, but part of the castle still exists today and is called the Knights' Hall.

The "Knight's Hall" will still be used in political occasions. For example, the royal family's annual speech was delivered on the throne of the castle. After that, the Dutch nobles used The Hague as their administrative center.

The Dutch real name of The Hague literally means "the hedge of the Count" or "the private paddock of the Count". At that time, some influential cities in the Netherlands, such as Leiden, Deft and Dordrecht, rejected the plan to use The Hague as the administrative center because of its small and low influence at that time. This policy has never changed, so The Hague is still a government center without a capital name to this day.

In order to maintain the small scale of the Hague, it was not granted the city authority and was not allowed to build the city wall. In the 1500s, the requirement to build the city wall was finally approved, but the residents of the city decided to raise funds to build the city hall to replace the plan to build the city wall. This decision was proved completely wrong in the subsequent Eighty Years' War - because there was no wall relationship and extremely low defense capabilities, which allowed the Spanish army to easily occupy the Hague.

It was not until 1806 that The Hague was upgraded to a city by the French rulers at that time.

Because the development of The Hague has been full of twists and turns, it has a long history as it has in its neighboring cities (such as Leiden and Deft).

After 1850, when the central government played a more important role in Dutch society, The Hague developed rapidly. Most of the old districts in the current The Hague were built in the 19th century.

The king of the Netherlands at this time was William III, another old king who was older than the cute president's grandfather Xuan Zonglu.

William III had a peaceful foreign policy, always maintained neutrality, and did not participate in wars. This was also the place where Emperor Hua had a good impression of William III. The Netherlands was not so weak that it was powerless to expand abroad in this era.

Just like the United States is only a little bit of strength at this time, and every time she is embarrassed to follow the great powers to the Qing Dynasty to make money.

"Welcome, Your Majesty, welcome to the Netherlands." William III stood on the platform and smiled at Emperor China.

"Thank you, dear Your Majesty, I feel your friendship and enthusiasm." The cute CEO was also very enthusiastic and immediately went over to give the old man a hug. He did not expect that if he temporarily decided to come to the Netherlands in advance, the old man would actually pick him up in person? No matter whether he was false or false, on the surface, Emperor Hua is very good at doing things, and he doesn't spend money, and Emperor Hua's skin has been very thick-skinned.

According to the normal plan, it will take another two days for Emperor Hua to arrive in the Netherlands.

Princess Jane, Princess Katrina Kaf, Lee Tae-hee, Katherine, Zhao Qingluo and others also felt the enthusiasm of the Dutch king. Everyone had noble women coming to offer flowers to them.

This is probably the best welcome that Emperor Hua has received so far this time.

William III's full name is William Alexander Paul Frederick Ludwik, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

William III was the eldest son of the last Dutch king William II. He married Matilda Zophie, daughter of William I of King Wurtemburg in 1839 and had three sons. He inherited the throne in 1849. He opposed the many restrictions on the royal power of the 1848 Constitution, so he took great pains to rule, but he still appointed the constitutional maker John Thorbeck to lead the new government in representative system.

Between 1862 and 1868, he was able to rule through his cabinet. In 1867, he tried to sell the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. This action caused a war between Prussia and France, and eventually made Luxembourg a completely independent country. Since then, his influence on parliament has become smaller. In 1877, Sophie died and many years of palace wars came to an end.

In 1879, William decided to marry Princess Emma, ​​a small German principality, Valdek Pyrmont. Some politicians were quite angry because she was more than forty years old and several years younger than Princess Catrina Kaif and Gege.

When William received parliament permission, William III and Queen Emma married soon.

Emperor Hua kissed Queen Emma's hand, "Hello, Your Highness."

"Hello, dear Emperor Hua, you are the same as the legendary one. You are really a genius. You can rule a great empire in less than ten years old and make the country develop very quickly and well. The newspapers in the Netherlands say that you are a miracle figure in the 19th century." Queen Emma obviously had a naive and lively personality, chattering excitedly.

"The Queen is too awarded, your beauty makes me fascinated." The cute CEO was sweating, but he looked at Emma with a smile. Queen Emma was not very beautiful. Among the European women that Emperor Hua had seen, Catherine was very beautiful. There were really not many beauties in the royal family. Emperor Hua believed that the three daughters of the Queen of England were ranked first, while the eldest princess Louis ranked first. Queen Emma was slightly inferior to Louis, but she was already considered a great beauty. No wonder the old king in his sixties tried his best to marry her.
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