Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

The presidential palace in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, the Rose Palace, was built in 1873 and is the residence of the president. The atmosphere is gloomy at this time.

"Father, what should we do now? The Netherlands openly supports the rebels in the north. This is obviously beyond your expectations. If we don't make a response plan in time, we will soon face a situation of unrest around us."

Selos is the current mayor of Buenos Aires. He is Mitre's second son.

The eldest son died not long ago. This incident made Mitre sad for a long time, but it was just sadness.

The second son, Selos, was soon pushed by him to take over his brother's position as mayor of Buenos Aires, continuing to maintain the influence of the Mitre family in Argentina and keeping the capital in his family's hands.

Many people don't know that Mitre's rise in the early years relied on his close relationship with the Netherlands. It was with the support of the Netherlands that he rose in the chaotic Argentine period.

But after becoming president in the 1960s, he no longer wanted to be a puppet, so he secretly interacted with Britain, the rival of the Netherlands, with the intention of balancing the strong influence of the Netherlands in Argentina.

Mitre was just balancing the influence of the Netherlands, and never thought of falling out with the Netherlands.

In 1876, the Netherlands supported the Chilean opposition to overthrow the then pro-British government of Chile supported by Britain. Mitre felt that it was time to test the bottom line of the Netherlands, so he asked the Netherlands to hand over Chile to Argentina for control.

Unfortunately, this test has made him regret it until now.

The Netherlands resolutely refused, and turned his face directly.

Mitre had consolidated his strong position in Argentina after two terms as president. His request was rejected. The benefits were small, but the face was big.

However, many things are so easy to get out of control.

Mitre could never have dreamed that the Netherlands would turn against him without any care, and even thought of a reason, which was Argentina.

So in order to maintain his dignity, he was so angry that he even pointed at the Netherlands and broke up completely.

He took the opportunity to get close to Britain, which had been defeated in Chile. In the past seven years, Britain and Argentina have had a close relationship, but many people in the country do not agree with this relationship.

Because Britain is more important to Argentina than the Netherlands.

But those who dared to say this to his face disappeared in front of him many years ago.

But this is just the surface. Now the five northern provinces are rebelling against his rule, and the Netherlands is blatantly involved. Obviously, this idea has been suppressed for a long time and it still broke out.

Mitre seemed calm in front of his son, but he was actually panicking.

Britain is notoriously selfish, and even allies can be abandoned at will. After all, the Kingdom of Hanover was an example.

You must know that the Kingdom of Hanover is a fortress of Britain in Europe, but it was directly occupied by the Kingdom of Prussia led by William I, Bismarck and Moltke the Elder. Britain is just talking about it.

It is said that Queen Victoria did not even mention Hanover when she visited Berlin at the end.

This made many of Britain's friends and even allies feel disappointed.

After all, their overseas allies can be abandoned just like that, so what else can't be abandoned?

As a strong figure who rose during the chaotic period of Argentina, Mitre has experienced countless wars and political events of all sizes, and naturally knows how to distinguish between favorable and altruistic situations.

Britain can be used, but not relied on.

In fact, the Netherlands is similar, but the Netherlands is more gentlemanly in comparison, but it is not a good bird, just a hypocrite.

Look at the expansion of the Netherlands around the world in recent years, and the infiltration of the Netherlands in allied countries every year. Even the powerful United States and the United States did not escape the fate of Dutch infiltration. Argentina was naturally the target of Dutch infiltration in 1876.

The reason why Mitre persuaded the government cabinet, the military and the heads of various provinces was because he took out a piece of intelligence that showed that Argentina was infiltrated by the Netherlands. This blocked the mouths of those pro-Dutch forces and made them dare not act rashly.

But I didn't expect that these forces have been lurking for all these years and have begun to erupt now.

The five provinces that rebelled this time are all inferior to the northern language areas.

They don't speak the same language as the capital, and there are even more differences in communication.

It can be said that it is difficult for the Argentine central government to govern the area, and even the army there is the guards of each province.

Argentina is divided into five regions, which also represent five languages.

The northern language in the northwest.

The Guarani dialect in the east. The La Plata dialect used in the capital and the south, and the Cuyo dialect in the central region and the Andes.

Therefore, these dialects in Argentina are actually the boundaries of the various internal forces to divide the region.

Among the several major territories in Argentina, the La Plata dialect area controlled by Mitre is the largest, most populous and most prosperous area, and the grain planting area controls all the regions.

If it weren't for his identity as president and the need to take care of the whole country, in fact, even the La Plata region can occupy a pivotal position in the world as a developed country.

You should know that during the years when Argentina was an ally of the Netherlands, it was the Netherlands' food supplier, and almost 90% of the food supply came from the La Plata region. This made Argentina's per capita GDP rank tenth in the world in those years.

It can be said that if it were not for these backward areas. The separation of poor areas, the territory controlled by him would be a truly wealthy country.

However, in order to expand his territory in recent years, he used the finances of his territory to support those backward areas, which made him shunned by his fellow countrymen in his hometown, and made him neither inside nor outside.

Now the provinces have begun to rise up against his rule, which makes him embarrassed.

The development of the current situation makes him feel very uncomfortable.

He has just tasted the bitter fruit of the fallout with the Netherlands.

The Netherlands will indeed retaliate against him, but it is a little late.

It took 7 years to come, which is really Dutch.

But it is useless to blame himself now, solving the problem is the fundamental.

"Tell our people to be alert and fully respond to the Dutch provocation. The rebels may attack us at any time. Let our army be prepared to counterattack. Hold a cabinet meeting in the afternoon and discuss the joint policy to deal with the Netherlands and the rebels."

Watching his second son leave, the worry on Mitre's face suddenly disappeared, and he showed an unfathomable look instead.

Muttered: "Your Majesty William IV, are you really ready?"