Ludwig von Rens was once again in the spotlight after a few months. That's right, it's this little-known young man again.

In fact, the Count of Pillersdorfo had already made two preparations, and just now he had spoken to the delegates who were closer to the Austrian side.

For a while, no matter what outrageous words Ludwig von Lens said, it did not represent the attitude of the Austrian Empire, and the meaning was very clear: don't make fun of his stinky feet.

But the sudden appearance of the King of the Netherlands, coupled with a loud roar from Ludwig von Rens, was a bit overwhelming.

Moreover, the Dutch merchant ships encountered English pirates or something, which always gives the illusion of going back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

In fact, the representatives of the German Confederation states were also very confused about the singing and harmony on and off the stage, after all, most of the states did not even have territorial waters, and the last time they encountered pirates may have been Vikings.

Although the Count of Pilersdorf had already made peace with most of the states, there were a few surprises, such as the Prussian Foreign Minister Heinrich von Bülow, who felt that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to discredit Austria.

After all, there were not many countries in the entire German Confederation with naval formations, and on land the Austrians could coerce the members of the German states to fight for it, but what about at sea? Should those vassal states be allowed to build their navies in the Rhine and Danube?

So he stood up and applauded.

"The representative of Austria is right!"

Naturally, the small states of the same faction as Prussia would also echo the voice, and then those states that had no position saw that the "eldest brother" and "second brother" in the German Confederation had spoken out and expressed their indignation, demanding help to help the Dutch brothers get justice.

The main thing is that these countries do not have a navy, they don't even have territorial waters, and it is none of their business whether they fight or not, plus the successive victories that have increased the number of Great German nationalists by leaps and bounds, after all, everyone likes to be on the side of the winner.

The Bavarian representative, who is not a big deal about eating melons, shouted the most fiercely, and he wanted to go to Asia and kick the British in the ass right now.

The entire council hall suddenly became a pot of porridge, and the people looked like they were in turmoil.

In fact, King Wilhelm II of the Netherlands and his ministers were not sure before they came, but it was great to have the famous "Ludwig von Rens" here.

At this time, King Wilhelm II of the Netherlands felt that the time had come, and he ordered a few chests to be brought up, which were full of gold.

But compared to the sincerity of the old Kurdray, the merchant king was obviously more business-savvy, and he only said that he would donate the gold in the box to the German Confederation to contribute to "everyone".

However, he did not say anything about the value of the gold inside, which was in fact only worth five million florins.

That's not a small number, but it's not too much on average.

Even five million was not a small number at the time, and Wilhelm II was still very determined to come up with so much money.

After all, his lover Caroline told him that under normal circumstances, whether it was to obtain asylum from the German Confederation or to settle a maritime dispute with Britain, five million would not be enough.

Wilhelm II was naturally true to what the other party said, but he was not prepared to pay this money himself, but let those merchants and nobles in the country give some blood.

After all, the money they handed over to the royal family and the government was too small, but it caused so much trouble for the Netherlands.

In fact, the Dutch East India Company was just as corrupt, and like the British East India Company, its financial reports were always in the red.

For every million in profits, there are three million debts attached.

However, due to the increased management of the Dutch government in recent years, they do not dare to go too far.

The executives of the Dutch East India Company cleverly reported the incident to the government, in effect trying to throw the ball away.

But he did not expect that Wilhelm II would directly ask the Dutch East India Company to solve the matter, otherwise he would be dismissed from his post and investigated.

Naturally, the leaders of the Dutch East India Company would not resign and hand over their power, and they had no ability to solve the problem, so the British could only intercede with the king.

But Wilhelm II pretended not to talk about it, and the executives of the Dutch East India Company finally realized the seriousness of the problem, but in order to prevent these people from jumping off the wall, Caroline had already sent people to contact them.

In the history of Europe, it is not uncommon for kings to do nothing, and it is not uncommon for ministers to find mistresses for criticism.

So, these people found Caroline, who naturally opened his mouth widely, and then one party asked for a sky-high price, and the other party sat on the ground to pay back.

Willem II finally got 30 million guilders, and he was still happy, after all, this was the first time he had defeated those greedy villains.

Caroline was also very happy, because she withheld 20 million guilders.

But Caroline didn't get carried away, because the next day a letter was placed on the table in her bedroom. The letter detailed Carolin's income over the years and the reported figures.

At the same time, there is also a handwritten letter from Adjani, of course, the specific content is only clear to the two of them.

Franz knew that such a high-ranking spy did need to be beaten, but not too much. After all, it would not be so easy to install such a person next to the king of the Netherlands.

As for the money, the amount was indeed staggering, but Franz didn't care, he cared more about Austria's influence on the Netherlands.

The attitude of the Low Countries towards the UK will have a significant impact on the UK's future policy.

Historically, the reason why the British were able to sit back and relax was not the decline of the Netherlands, but Belgium was willing to be a pawn of the British.

But at this time, the world has undergone some changes, and France and the Netherlands, the two countries closest to the UK, have poor relations with them.

This makes the British have to think more about their own safety, and while wielding a big stick to "stir up", they must also be careful not to be pushed into the "tank".

Of course, Franz had no idea what was about to happen in Frankfurt at this time

On the other side, Frankfurt, the temporary headquarters of the German Confederation.

In fact, usually this kind of routine meeting, people of the monarch's status will not attend.

However, King Wilhelm II of the Netherlands chose to show his sincerity in person, and the atmosphere of nationalism and the large boxes of gold made the small states that followed Austria also moved.

After all, this kind of thing that has both face and lining, if you don't do it in vain, you won't do it.

Then all these pressures were put on the Count of Pillersdorf, the chairman of the council, who really wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide so that he could not see himself.

But it is a pity that the Count of Pilesdorf failed, and he must make a statement, and if he does not do so, then it will be tantamount to acquiescing in this result, and the Austrian Empire will still be tied to this chariot called nationalism.

But if the Count of Pilersdorf objected, he would make himself and Austria enemies of Germany.

(End of chapter)