Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 28: How about giving him a kick?

Just when the British Empire was undergoing a temporary change of generals and enemies that might put him in trouble, William IV was delivering a graduation speech for the first time in his life.

Yes, he was invited by Hesbert von, the dean and foreign minister of the Foreign Affairs College established by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1860, to give a speech of encouragement to the first graduates at the graduation ceremony.

Originally he was not planning to come, but as Hesbert Feng said, this college was originally established by William IV in the name of the Crown Prince of the Netherlands.

Most of the students here signed up because of his name and were his admirers. Moreover, they went through many hardships and went through layers of screening before finally entering the 50 first-class quotas. According to the According to the previous life, they are all the disciples of the future emperor.

Having said so, William IV could only attend.

"Beginning in the 16th century, the economic center of Europe began to shift from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. Countries along the Atlantic coast, such as the Netherlands, France, and Great Britain, gradually emerged. In 1566, uprisings against Spanish rule broke out in the Netherlands, and as you can see now , the Netherlands won, in 1609.

After the victory, the Netherlands began to develop its internal economy and pursue expansionist policies externally. It competed with the British Empire, Spain, France, etc. for overseas colonies, and once dominated Western Europe. At the same time, the Netherlands' navigation industry was developed, and industry and commerce went hand in hand, and even the tonnage of commercial ships At the beginning of the 17th century, they occupied 75% of Europe, so they had the title of Dutch sea coachmen that we are now familiar with. "

William IV looked at so many young faces like him in the audience, and he felt proud in his heart. These will be the elites of the Dutch diplomatic community under his rule in the future, and they will also be the talents who serve the Kingdom of the Netherlands and him.

Thinking of this, he said earnestly: "But later France rose. At the end of the 17th century, the Netherlands could not compete with France on land.

At sea, because our former king was also in charge of the British Empire and was respected by both countries, financially, the British Empire, as the United Kingdom of the two countries, obtained a large number of Dutch secrets including finance, navy and so on for free. In the end, the British Empire surpassed us in every aspect.

France did not want to see such a powerful enemy, so it provoked the relationship between the British Empire and the Netherlands. Therefore, under such circumstances, the Netherlands declined and eventually became what everyone sees now, a second-rate country in Europe, although it is still a top second-rate country. One of the powerful countries. "

Looking at the angry faces, William IV seemed to have seen the history of his motherland being invaded by other countries when he was a netizen in his previous life. He was also very tragic and angry, and even posted many posts to vent about it. He comforted himself with his own dissatisfaction.

"Human beings are the animals that are most adaptable to changes in the living environment! So everyone is angry about what happened to the Netherlands in history. I only think it is a weak patriotic sentiment, but I don't think it is a perfect patriotic act." William IV forced /The way the grid suddenly rises.

A student raised his hand, and after receiving the consent of William IV, he stood up and asked: "Your Majesty, regarding history, I think we need such a glorious history to cultivate our patriotism, so that we can respond when the country is in trouble. They stood up and fought and sacrificed their lives for the country, so the atmosphere itself, I think, should be a power of love supporting them in doing so."

William IV looked at the youthful and handsome young man in front of him and nodded to him with a smile, but he said unceremoniously: "You may be right about patriotism, but what I want to say is that today you The position is that of the graduates of this college, standing at the graduation ceremony of the China Foreign Affairs University, and the theme is that as a diplomat, how should you control your emotions to deal with the foreign colleagues you need to face now? Seize the energy that is most needed for the Netherlands. If you enter the negotiation area with your opponent with full of patriotic feelings, you may be controlled by the opponent and your mood changes will fluctuate and you will fall into passivity. Therefore, when you are a diplomat At that time, patriotism must be collected deep in the heart, locked up firmly, stand in front of people from all walks of life, think about things from their standpoint, and fight for the interests of the country. This is the first lesson I want to teach you before graduation. "

Before Hesbert Feng could take the lead, dozens of students, including the student who stood up to ask a question, couldn't help but applaud, their faces full of enthusiasm.

This made Haysbet feel helpless: You are so bad, and you won't let me perform well in front of His Majesty!
“The philosophical foundation of diplomatic thinking lies in nature and human nature!
In my opinion, the difference between humans and animals is that humans are rational and social animals. The characteristic of humans is that they need social interaction and a peaceful and rational life. Therefore, all animals are born to only seek their own interests. The words are also applicable to us humans. As long as you understand the human characteristics of others you need to face, then you will know yourself and the enemy in disguise, and you will never be in danger."

"But these are too high-level. To put it simply, let's talk about what work and positioning you need to do to set up your future diplomatic roles.

Everyone here is going to be a diplomat in the future, so let me first tell you my views on this position.

Regarding the functions of envoys, many people have seen in newspapers how envoys requested orders and sacrificed their lives for the country, and saw their glorious side.

However, many of you have not seen that before they become ambassadors, they need to do many risky things for the sake of the country, even at the cost of their lives.

"The functions of an envoy mainly include maintaining effective communication between the two countries, delivering letters from the leaders of their countries and soliciting responses, as well as achieving their leaders' goals and safeguarding their interests, but this is in writing, and most importantly, In fact, loyalty is the most basic requirement for an envoy.

There was once a king who recalled two of his envoys to the country and threw them into prison because the two men accepted medals from the king of their country without permission. In response, their king said after arresting the two men: A holy woman should only look up to her husband; and in addition to being loyal to the monarch assigned to him by God, a minister should not privy to other sovereigns. What do you think of this king's views and handling methods? ? "There was silence in the classroom. These are among the higher education. Before coming to this foreign education college, they were all graduates from other universities. It can be said that they are all with high education. This was also the strict requirement of William IV. If you want to enter this door, you must obtain a diploma from another university!

"If you don't raise your opinion, I will assume that you agree with this point of view. Well, in fact, I also think that this is what should be done. I even think that as a monarch, just to have doubts about it needs to be at least enough Recall these two envoys and terminate their current positions, as well as their subsequent legal responsibilities.”

"Well, back to the topic just now, in addition to being an ambassador, we can also privately call it a glorious mission, because the actual function of an envoy is, on the one hand, to be a peace envoy, but at the same time, it is also to fight for the interests of one's own country and serve He is responsible for repaying the people who entrusted him with business trips and repaying his boss, because he not only needs a reliable source of intelligence, but also needs to act in accordance with the instructions of his boss. Envoys use bribery methods to find out the reality of other countries and obtain their secrets. This function is also very important. Therefore, , this title is a point of view that all insiders have to agree with.

Finally, I would like to remind you that if you want to be a glorious envoy, you must understand his hostage qualifications and conditions.

I believe that the most important qualities an envoy should possess are prudence and moderation, where prudence includes carefulness, responsiveness, silence, and indirectness.The art of being an envoy is that when you are eager for something, you have to be calm on the surface. When you push yourself like a rowing boat, you have to work hard from behind. I believe everyone knows this. Control your emotions. changes, including the most error-prone patriotism"

"The last thing I want to say is the issue of negotiation. God has given people different talents, so people should carefully examine their temperament and temperament before choosing their own career and designing themselves."

William IV felt a little tired. He looked at the wall clock and saw that this lecture had lasted for more than 2 hours. He was standing, while the students below were sitting, especially Hesbert Vonn. The guy was still holding a tea cup and drinking tea leisurely, secretly remembering this scene.

So, he felt that it was almost done. It was time to summarize the last part and said:

“An excellent negotiator should have an agile mind, be attentive, not take things personally, have the ability to understand people’s thoughts, have a wealth of ideas that can easily eliminate obstacles, be able to respond quickly and confidently, and always maintain a sense of humor. Quiet and virginal patience, always open, gentle, polite and appropriate speech, easy to get along with and lovable attitude.

In addition, he must be prudent, calm, and non-argumentative. He must not answer casually without careful consideration. However, he must also not be too mysterious, cautious, and keep everything secret. This will make it difficult to gain the trust of others. A good Negotiators should know what to keep confidential and what to reveal to gain the trust of others.”

This graduation ceremony was tiring, but very fulfilling, because it was not only the first time he gave lectures and motivation to others, but it was also a self-explanation of his diplomatic philosophy and a process of clear self-understanding. As he talked, he seemed to be Looking down at it all, it seems like I have more control than before.

At the same time, I believe that after this speech, his "cooperation" with Hesbert Feng and others will be more pleasant.

But this is all for the future. At present, he has been surprised by the changes in the people in London dealing with the Belgian incident. However, when he thinks of the previous life, this Crown Prince Edward was dissatisfied with the British Empire in the hands of Queen Victoria and Palmer. His pro-Prussian pro-Prussian and future German Empire made him circle the German Empire on the European continent, making dozens of circles in more than ten years. He can be called the most annoying figure for the Germans. This is also the reason why the two countries later The occurrence of the First World War laid the fuse.

"Your Majesty, how should we face this Crown Prince Edward? It is said that this person is very confident and is still dissatisfied with the current pro-Prussian policy. Will this cause France to push back? After all, the Tories have always had close relations with France. , rather than being pro-Russian and pro-Prussian like the Whigs.”

"Back off?" William IV was sitting on the chair of the dean of Hesbert Feng of the Foreign Affairs College. His expression turned slightly cold in front of Hesbert Feng and said: "He can retreat if he wants to. It's not that simple. Ah, how about we first bring Napoleon III of France together to give us, the upstarts in London politics, a show of strength?"

Haysbet Feng felt anxious and asked hurriedly: "I don't know, what does your Majesty mean?"

William IV looked majestic and had the noble and elegant temperament of a superior, but what came out of his mouth were harsh words, "Since London is so untraceable, I will make this water even more turbid, so everyone can touch it." Let’s touch it and see who gets the bigger and fatter fish!”

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