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The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a country located on the coast of the North Sea in western Europe, and is also known as a lowland country because of its low altitude. During the Age of Discovery, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was also a powerful country in the world. It's just that after the rise of the Industrial Revolution, Britain and France developed rapidly, while the Netherlands matured rapidly, and the original colony was only left in Dutch Indonesia!

The underdevelopment of Dutch industry made the wealth that the Dutch Kingdom extracted from the Dutch Indonesian colonies every year an extremely important part of the Dutch Kingdom's annual income. If the last colony is lost, the Kingdom of the Netherlands will probably collapse completely!

The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy consisting of several kingdoms, with the Prime Minister in charge of the affairs of the Kingdom. But the king also wielded no small amount of power, and was not just a symbolic head of state. After the defeat of Napoleon and the liberation of the Netherlands from French control, the Orange-Nassau dynasty began to rule the Netherlands, and the king of the Netherlands became the monarch of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The current king is Queen Wilhelmina!

Wilhelmina, the only daughter of Queen Emma of King William III and his second wife, Waldecker Pyrmont, had a close childhood relationship with her parents, especially her father, who was 63 years old when she was born. King William III and his first wife, Queen Sophie, had three sons, but all died young, the last of which was 4 years old when Wilhelmina died. On 23 November 1890, William III died and was succeeded by the ten-year-old Wilhelmina, who was regent by his mother, Queen Emma, until her 18th birthday in 1898.

He was officially enthroned in Amsterdam on September 6, 1898, becoming the first of the other Dutch kings. Eighteen-year-old Queen Wilhelmina, who respected the constitutional monarchy and parliamentary system, did not interfere in the affairs of the kingdom. On the contrary, she did her best to help the development of the country, which made her deeply loved by the people. And now, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is about to lose its last colony, and in such a critical situation, Queen Wilhelmina resolutely decides to visit Germany and ask for help from Germany.

A small country like the Netherlands, sandwiched between big powers, is very dangerous if it is not protected by a big country. Especially in the case of the two major military and political groups in Europe, which are strictly opposed. Even more so. Previously, the Kingdom of the Netherlands had a relatively close relationship with Germany, but at the same time did not alienate Britain. However, after the Allies and the Entente entered into confrontation, the Kingdom of the Netherlands remained neutral. But in a certain way, it has drifted away from Britain. After all, the Netherlands shares a border with Germany, and if it continues to fall to the British, Germany only needs to send a powerful army westward to be able to annex the Kingdom of the Netherlands!

On July 17, 1906, Queen Wilhelmina arrived in Potsdam. Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany personally greeted the queen at the train station. The whole of Germany expressed a warm welcome to this beautiful queen. It's just that on the way to Sanssouci Palace. When Queen Wilhelmina asked Crown Prince William for his views on the Chinese invasion of Dutch Indonesia, Crown Prince Wilhelm was at a loss and did not express any opinion. This made Queen Wilhelmina's heart continue to sink, she realized. I'm afraid this trip to Germany won't have the results he expects!

After Queen Wilhelmina arrives at Sanssouci Palace. First of all, she was arranged to rest in a palace, where Crown Prince Wilhelm would send her, and in the evening Kaiser Wilhelm II would hold a welcome banquet for the queen at the palace. After that, Crown Prince Wilhelm rushed to the office of Wilhelm II.

When Crown Prince Wilhelm entered the office of Kaiser Wilhelm II, a group of important German ministers had already gathered here!

"Friedrich, is the Queen settled?" Kaiser Wilhelm II asked when he saw Crown Prince Wilhelm come in.

"Father, it's settled! However, Her Majesty the Queen seems to be in a bad mood! Crown Prince William said!

Kaiser Wilhelm II nodded, did not answer, and instead asked everyone: "Everyone knows the intention of Queen Wilhelmina. So, what position will we, the German Reich, take in this matter? Let's all share our opinions! ”

"Father, I think we should help the Netherlands. The geographical position of the Netherlands is very important, if we can draw the Netherlands into the Central Powers, we will be able to threaten France directly from the north! Crown Prince William said first. Although the Netherlands had always been neutral, it would be a great help to Germany if the Netherlands could join the Allies. Of course, this is not the point, the point is that Crown Prince William does not want to see China take advantage of another big advantage. Dutch Indonesia is undoubtedly a vast land, the Dutch government can get tens of millions of pounds of income from Dutch Indonesia every year, if the Chinese occupy Dutch Indonesia, it will undoubtedly become more powerful, which makes Prince William very red!

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you can't say that. The Netherlands' accession to the Allies can certainly increase the strength of the Allies, but in terms of the national strength of the Netherlands, this is not important to Germany, and we have no need to offend China because of the Netherlands! The benefits that a strong China can bring to Germany are far greater than those that the Netherlands can match. In addition, this time the Chinese entered Indonesia in the name of 'protecting overseas Chinese', and we have no reason to let the Chinese leave! Prime Minister Bernhard von Bülllow said. The relationship between China and Germany has finally begun to warm up, and if the relationship between China and Germany becomes tense again because of the relationship between the Netherlands, it will be more than worth the loss!

"Humph! The so-called 'protection of overseas Chinese' is not just a pretense. It's hard to figure out that this time the Indonesian indigenous riots were provoked by the Chinese themselves, and the Chinese have huge ambitions for Dutch Indonesia, and this is not a matter of one or two days! Crown Prince William said disdainfully.

"Friedrich! In that case, I don't want to hear it a second time! One way or another, China is now our ally! As an honest German, you can't denigrate our allies behind your back like this! Kaiser Wilhelm II said in a deep voice!

"Yes, Father, I see!" Crown Prince William hurriedly admitted his mistake.

"I also don't think we should let the relationship with China be strained again because of the relationship with the Netherlands. In last year's Moroccan crisis, China stood firmly on our side. It is reasonable that we should not play against China on the Indonesian issue! Secretary of the Navy Alfred von Tirpitz said. The four Helgoland-class battleships built by China for Germany have already been delivered to Germany, which has allowed the German Navy to regain its disadvantage. Therefore, the German Navy could not be ungrateful from top to bottom!

"Your Majesty, the situation in Europe is getting more and more tense right now. After the Moroccan crisis, peace was once again achieved in Europe. However, countries have accelerated their preparations for war. The pace of war is getting closer and closer, Germany needs China, and we cannot grudge with China at this time! The Chief of the General Staff, Count Alfred von Schlieffen, also expressed his opinion.

Kaiser Wilhelm II nodded, and after listening to everyone's opinions, he already had an idea in his mind. If it were another country, he might not have been stingy in helping the Kingdom of the Netherlands. But now that it is China that wants to swallow Indonesia, then Wilhelm II will have to think more. Judging from the current international situation, the possibility of a worldwide war breaking out is already very great, and it is almost inevitable. At this time, Germany needs the help of China, otherwise it will be left alone. Therefore, it is very necessary to win over China at the expense of the interests of the Netherlands!

"Well, then, this matter is settled! The mistakes of the Dutch in Indonesia caused the Chinese in Indonesia to be seriously hurt, and if China took the opportunity to annex Indonesia, there was no way to do it. At the banquet in the evening, I will personally express my German opinion to Queen Wilhelmina! Kaiser Wilhelm II said.

"Your Majesty, I think Germany can also act as a bridge between the Netherlands and China, so that the two countries can reach an agreement as soon as possible." Prime Minister Bernhard von Büllo said.

Wilhelm II nodded, he also believed that Germany should actively play the role of mediator in this conflict between China and the Netherlands, which is very helpful to improve Germany's international status!

In the evening, Wilhelm II held a banquet to welcome the visit of Queen Wilhelmina at Sanssouci Palace. The banquet was attended by the upper classes of Germany, who paid their respects to Queen Wilhelmina. However, some German dignitaries looked at Queen Wilhelmina with a hint of sympathy. A small country like the Netherlands provokes China, and obviously has no chance of winning. Obviously, they are no longer optimistic about whether the Netherlands can keep the Netherlands in Indonesia. Compared to China, the Netherlands is too weak. In the case of being caught by the Chinese, the Netherlands has almost no chance of winning!

Queen Wilhelmina first expressed her gratitude to Germany and Kaiser Wilhelm II, and at the same time reaffirmed the good relations between the Netherlands and Germany, and hoped that Germany would stand up for justice! It's just that no one echoed her last request.

After the banquet began, the atmosphere in the palace was very cheerful, but Queen Wilhelmina was indeed sad. After refusing an invitation to dance, Queen Wilhelmina came to Kaiser Wilhelm II.

"His Majesty the Kaiser, now the situation of the Netherlands is very threatening, if Indonesia is lost, the Netherlands will be dealt a fatal blow, I hope Germany can help the Netherlands!" Queen Wilhelmina pleaded.

"Alas! Her Majesty the Queen. The Netherlands should give up Indonesia! Kaiser Wilhelm II said!