New Shun 1730

This was an organized, externally participated, and highly consistent action.

When petitions broke out in Groningen and other places, the Orange Manor in Friesland also received external news.

For them, this was good news.

However, Count Bentinck still cursed Liu Yu's shamelessness.

Two days ago, secret news came from the west, and the British first told the Orange faction the great news.

Prussia and Austria accepted the mediation of Britain. Austria will cede Silesia to Prussia, and Prussia will withdraw from the war and abandon the Franco-Prussian alliance of "no separate peace."

And Britain will give Austria a surprise: I will pay 1 million and 100,000 taels of silver, that is, 600,000 pounds, to go abroad to fight against France.

And promised that Britain will send a 20,000-man force to land in Hanover to fight against France together.

The situation really changed suddenly as the Dashun staff expected.

Austria, which was originally facing the fate of dismemberment, not only survived, but the battlefield situation was also extremely favorable to the Austrians.

Originally, the main Austrian field army led by Count Keffenschler was surrounded by the French, Prussian and Brazilian armies in Munich and was in danger.

Once this army was destroyed, the gates of Vienna would be wide open, with no soldiers available and no strategic locations to defend. In a short period of time, it would be impossible to recruit another army and there would be no time to transfer all the armies from Italy.

However, the Prussians accepted Silesia, betrayed their French allies, gave up Bohemia, and were about to retreat to Silesia.

This advance and retreat was not just a matter of a Prussian army and 20,000 or 30,000 people.

Rather, it meant that the flank of the French Prague Army was wide open, and it instantly became the besieged from the original encircler. Prussia gave up its flank, and the Austrian army could directly encircle the isolated French army in Prague.

The Austrian army could encircle Prague, and the French army stationed in the Austrian Netherlands could only move east with all its strength to rescue the French Prague Army.

The transfer of the French Netherlands Corps, which could have threatened the Netherlands and forced the Netherlands to be cautious and not to officially support Austria, gave the Netherlands enough confidence to support Austria.

If Prussia withdraws from the war, Britain will not have to worry about Hanover being occupied by Prussia. The British were already quite dissatisfied with the British blood and money shed for Hanover. But now, it is not about protecting Hanover, but about going to France, and the British Parliament will fully support it.

In short, the subsequent changes brought about by these two or three thousand people have completely reversed the situation.

There is no threat around the Netherlands anymore. Once Britain sends troops and gives money, France will be unable to support itself.

The Netherlands, which had to show goodwill to France before, should stand up and declare war on France at this time!

Whoever seizes the opportunity first will win the prestige, because now it seems that declaring war on France will win.

The British first quietly told the Orange faction this news, because the British are sure that the parliamentary faction also has brains. If they knew that Prussia was about to withdraw from the war, they would definitely raise the banner of "honesty, anti-France, and keep their promises" and declare war on France.

The petitions, marches, and incitement to dissatisfaction with the current parliamentary faction that broke out almost on the same day in the seven provinces are of course good things for the Orange faction.

But even if it is such a good thing, when they think that Liu Yu must be involved behind it, Earl Bentinck and other core figures feel sick as if they have eaten a fly.

Throwing the published newspapers heavily on the table, Earl Bentinck couldn't help but curse: "What is our Marquis doing again? Is he venting his grievances before leaving? Or is he trying to destroy us by taking advantage of Prussia's victory?"

There is an information gap between the two sides.

Earl Bentinck is sure that Liu Yu could not have known about the Prussian-Austrian peace agreement and accepted mediation earlier than them, because they just knew it, and Queen Theresa just gave in.

But he forgot to consider one thing, that is, Liu Yu now put on another bright face in Amsterdam. The core of that face is rationality, logic, reasoning, experience, induction, summary, in short, science and mathematics.

If an experienced farmer sees the fire clouds in the evening, he will always know that it will be sunny the next day; if an experienced child sees ants moving on the road, he will always know that it will rain heavily soon.

If a person who has read a lot of history books of the Celestial Empire, seen the alliances and internal struggles of the eighteen princes, and read the Spring Banner Warring States and Eastern Zhou events carefully, he will always know that Prussia will definitely not be a thug for France - kill Austria and replace France with a hand to completely extend its hand into the Holy Roman Empire.

Driving a tiger to swallow a wolf is a technical job. If you don't play it well, you will invite the wolf into the house. The Prussians know it.

Because Count Bentinck was sure that Liu Yu didn't know about the Prussian-Austrian secret agreement, Liu Yu's behavior was disgusting.

Dashun and France were allies, and the alliance was to the point that Dashun's military uniforms bought French woolen cloth at a high price. A few days ago, he praised Prussia again. It seems that Prussia and Dashun had good military exchanges.

After praising Prussia, he suddenly launched an attack, using the introduction of tribute and trade to stir up emotions. This is obviously revenge.

He is a person who will take revenge for the slightest grievance. He is taking revenge for the fact that Liu Yu came to the Orange Party to discuss coup and treason, but they ignored Liu Yu and left unhappily.

This is what Earl Bentinck thinks.

Why is this a vengeful grudge?

Because without knowing about the peace talks between Prussia and Austria, the position of consul is a big gunpowder barrel filled with gunpowder. It will explode if you sit on it.

Now that the emotions have been stirred up, and the people insist on pushing the Orange Party to power, then they have to take office. Otherwise, their prestige will be ruined, and they will have no chance to take office in the future.

Fortunately, Prussia and Austria have reached a peace talk, otherwise, wouldn't this be a trick to trick the Orange Party before leaving?

Count Bentinck thought to himself that Liu Yu was really a petty person. Just because he came to discuss the free trade of selling out the country before, and he didn't agree, the two sides parted unhappily, and he had to do this before leaving.

But on second thought, he couldn't help but sigh again.

As soon as he sighed, the people around him also sighed: "We should have been wary of him a long time ago. We should know his character, that he is the kind of person who will definitely take revenge if he has grievances."

"Just like what he did in Lingdingyang, just because George Anson did not lower the flag and showed disrespect to him. He supported the Stuart family with a warship and a batch of muskets for the North American Indians. We should have known it a long time ago."

"Britain is in chaos, and he can't get any benefits. But in his words, whoever makes him unhappy for a moment, he will make him unhappy for the rest of his life."

"His revenge is pure, detached from low-level interest disputes, completely emotional and without considering benefits."

From now on, some of Liu Yu's practices seem to be true, especially the revenge against Britain, just because it seems to be a trivial matter, it seems meaningless, because there is no conflict of interest between Dashun and Britain. The earliest conflict occurred in the previous dynasty more than a hundred years ago.

"I heard that at the scientific seminar he held, he said more than once that he would go to Versailles soon. The French side had prepared everything according to the cumbersome court etiquette and set a time for an audience. It was in mid-July."

"Obviously, he was leaving the Netherlands. So before leaving, he took malicious revenge on us because he didn't get what he wanted here - free trade."

"Without knowing about the Austro-Prussian Treaty, his actions were absolutely vicious."

"Grand Speaker Anthony insisted on the bottom line, insisted on the interests of the Republic, and did not accept free trade. So, he had to Before leaving, get rid of the Grand Speaker!"

"His Royal Highness William has insisted on the bottom line, the interests of the Republic, and refused to cooperate with him. Therefore, before leaving, he must put His Royal Highness William on the fire, incite the ignorant citizens, and force His Royal Highness William to accept the position of Consul. If Prussia and Austria have not reached a secret agreement, His Royal Highness William will not accept the position of Consul, which will make His Royal Highness William look bad. "

"The heart of this kind of person is even more vicious than a venomous snake!"

"The most vicious witch cannot compare with his dark, narrow and ugly heart."

After scolding, everyone present had cold sweat dripping from their faces.

This is because Prussia and Austria have reached a secret agreement, and the situation is completely different. The biggest foundation of these vicious strategies: the Franco-Prussian alliance, no longer exists.

But now think about it, what if the Prussian-Austrian alliance has not been reached?

What will the situation be like today?

Now, at this moment, His Royal Highness William can take advantage of the situation, accept the position of Consul, declare war on France, and fight this battle that must be won.

But if the secret agreement between Prussia and Austria fails, how will His Royal Highness William face those Dutch people who are full of expectations, fantasies, and incited?

When he founded the publication, no one cared. They thought that this was a wealthy man who used newspapers to promote Eastern culture. He was just idle and had money to spend, so he subsidized the price of the pamphlet so low.

On the whole, the content is both vulgar and elegant. Occasionally, there are a few "Dutch jokes" in each issue, which is harmless. This level of satire can be used as a joke in daily leisure time and as a pastime at aristocratic balls.

No one would have thought that this tabloid with often vulgar content was actually for... revenge.

Thinking back to the aftermath of coming to Europe and making a big news in St. Petersburg, this matter is simply full of malice. I'm afraid he came here with the consideration that if free trade cannot be achieved, the future of some people will be ruined.

After wiping off the cold sweat and panicking, the Orangemen finally burst into laughter and ridiculed Liu Yu's behavior in many ways.

A lot of things were said, but if it is summarized in Chinese, it is probably "Man proposes, God disposes. If God doesn't help, what's the use of all your wisdom?"

The seemingly perfect vicious revenge now seems to have become a joke.

Earl Bentinck raised his glass and smiled: "We should thank the Marquis. His revenge helped us. If it weren't for his deliberate revenge, how could the people expect His Royal Highness William to become the consul at this critical time?"

"Cheers to the vindictive Marquis! Cheers, the consul of the seven provinces, our Prince of Orange! Hoera!"

The Orangemen present raised their glasses and shouted together: "Hoera!"

The deformed and hunchbacked William tried to sit up straight with a smile on his face.

After his subordinates shouted long live three times, he was full of pride.

"March on Amsterdam!"