Red Alert 1895: Chapter 705 A marriage that beats around the bush 2

"William II changed the marriage partner. He didn't want my niece to marry, but hoped that his son could marry Wilhelmina's daughter?" Wang Guorui asked in surprise.

Wang Guorui really couldn't figure it out, did this William II lose his mind? Actually wanting to get married is not considering marrying the future Chinese princess, but marrying the daughter of Wang Guorui and Wilhelmina. The daughter of Wang Guorui and Wilhelmina is actually the princess of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the first heir to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. But she is only the princess of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, not the future princess of China. So William II wants his son to marry this daughter, is that interesting? It's not the royal family of China, so what's the point of such a marriage?

But Li Enfu suddenly exclaimed: "Master Wang, the person who advised William II is definitely a veteran of diplomacy. In fact, marrying Mr. Wang and this daughter of Queen Wilhelmina is better than marrying a Chinese princess. "

"Oh? Why?" Wang Guorui asked.

Li Enfu immediately pointed to the international map, and then said: "Everyone should see that the Netherlands and Germany are neighboring countries, and they are actually bordering countries. But the Netherlands has never had its own political attitude before, and it is impossible to show that it is Support Germany or support countries such as Britain and France. Germany lacks allies in Europe, and the Netherlands is a country bordering them, so they must hope to pull them over. And having the Netherlands has great benefits. According to Wang What the adults call the Schlieffen plan, Germany will use the Belgian railway network to attack France if there is no accident. And if the Netherlands can be pulled over, it means that it can add a layer of double insurance.”

"In addition, the Netherlands has a natural advantage. You can see a very huge advantage on the map of the Netherlands. If we simulate the rough plan of the German Navy, if they have a plan to attack the British capital through the navy London. And they have to take the navy from the north and then pass through the North Sea in the northeast of the Atlantic Ocean, and then make a big circle to reach London, the capital of the United Kingdom. But if they cooperate with the Dutch, they can directly anchor at the Dutch port of Rodan Fleet, and then as soon as there is a need to attack England as quickly as possible, and then attack London directly from the River Thame."

"If Germany hadn't cooperated with the Dutch before, it would be almost impossible to realize this plan. Because such a long distance is enough for the British navy to prepare. But if the navy can be stationed in Rodan Port, then the whole The distance to strike London is reduced by more than half. I am not a military strategist, so I don’t know the success rate. But I do know that in military terms, the distance is shorter. Then there will be fewer variables for the implementation of the plan. It can be said that if the navy can be dispatched from the Dutch port of Rodan, because the range of the navy is shortened, the success rate of attacking London will increase many times.”

"So marry the Dutch, let the German prince marry the Dutch princess, and he is also the first heir. That is naturally a very good choice. And, in this way, they can also hold us in China, so that they are equivalent to killing two birds with one stone. , It directly pulled us from China and the Netherlands. Therefore, the person who made the suggestion to William II must be a veteran in diplomatic situations, otherwise he would not have easily thought of this."

Wang Guorui asked: "But this Wilhelmina's daughter will not be our Chinese princess!"

"My lord, this is actually the difference between the thinking of the West and China. According to the thinking of the Dutch, the relationship between you and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands is that you are her husband, not that he is your wife. This is Dutch. Thinking. In China, there have always been so-called husbands and wives, and the so-called propaganda in the past that the Dutch were forced to marry the queen to make peace. This makes us Chinese people think that the Dutch queen is the concubine of the Chinese emperor. Even, maybe They will also have some people who can't see the international situation clearly and subconsciously think that the Dutch are our vassals."

"In fact, our relationship with the Netherlands is not close, and we don't have any status as a country. Mr. Wang, you are marrying the Queen of the Netherlands in your personal capacity, and there is even a bit of marriage in it. So the Netherlands will only recognize the Queen's own. Children, you will not recognize the children born to you and other concubines, Mr. Wang. Even, for those Dutch people, the children born to you and other women are actually in the category of illegitimate children. Even those concubines. It's all just an illegal lover status."

When Li Enfu said this, he immediately apologized to Zheng Hong and Kang Tongwei who were present and said, "Madam, I'm just talking about the facts, and I don't mean to belittle you!"

"Okay. Let's continue, we don't mind!" Zheng Hong said generously.

"In the west, monogamy has always been practiced, while in the east we practice monogamy and multiple concubines, and the biggest difference between us is the 'concubine'. In China, although there are so-called concubines The difference between the younger ones. The sons born to the main wife are the sons, and the sons born to the concubines are the sons. But in China, we are more tolerant towards the sons, and we can give the sons a certain status. Although they have no inheritance rights, if the father has a high status, then he will It's not impossible to obtain some status and rewards. And our Eastern **** can be made public and have a legal status in law. Even if there is no legitimate son, or for some special reason, the first son dies, then the **** can also be given by the second son. to inherit."

"But it's different in the West. The West is absolutely monogamous, even the king is no exception. There is no concubine system in the West, and although many of them have mistresses, this mistress is not. It can be equivalent to our Chinese concubines. Chinese concubines still have certain legal protection of family rights, but there is no such regulation in the West. In the West, a man’s mistress is more free than a Chinese concubine. To be free, if he is not willing to follow a certain man, she can leave at her own discretion, as long as she is confident that she can escape that man's revenge. However, this is not without a price. That is their equal status in the family In nothingness. In the West, such things as mistresses cannot be made public at all, unlike our Chinese concubines who can be made public. The West cannot make it public, at least not legally. Those mistresses in the West There is no legal protection. Their children are all illegitimate children."

"The illegitimate children in the West are different from our bastards. In the West, illegitimate children are absolutely not allowed to enter the family tree. Absolutely! Throughout the entire West, there have been few times in history that illegitimate children were allowed to enter the family. And illegitimate children are absolutely, absolutely, no Inheritance, he doesn’t want to think that our Chinese **** have inheritance rights to a certain extent. Even if a certain noble in the West is completely extinct, the illegitimate children will not be able to come and inherit. This is the difference in thinking between the West and our East, and The positioning of these relevant personnel is different.”

Zheng Hong immediately asked: "Then does this have anything to do with us?"

"It's a big relationship. This King William II also took advantage of our different thinking between the East and the West to kill two birds with one stone. First of all, the daughter of Lord Wang and Queen Wilhelmina is the princess of the Netherlands and the number one heir of the Netherlands. He has nothing to do with us in China, and he will never get the title of Chinese princess in the future. So if the German prince can marry this daughter, it is tantamount to tying the Netherlands to the German chariot."

"But on the other hand, in our China, the daughter of Lord Wang and Queen Wilhelmina in Chinese thinking is our Chinese princess. Even if there is no title of princess, she is still a princess. In our Chinese consciousness, all males The emperor's daughter is also a princess, no matter whether she has been awarded the title of princess or not, no matter who her biological mother is, she is also a princess. Now Mr. Wang has not just said once that he will not give you and Queen Wilhelmina His daughter is titled princess, but who in the court regards her as a princess? This is the case in the entire court, and even ordinary people think so. Anyone who is directly related to Lord Wang is a princess, even if there is no title. So~www.mtlnovel.com~Once the entire country recognizes this, Lord Wang will have nothing to do. Even the entire government and the public will think that China and Germany are related by marriage, even if this princess who is not a princess has no title, then The same is true. This means that the thinking of the two Eastern and Western civilizations is different, and the laws and social systems for kinship are different. The Germans also took advantage of this approach and pulled us China and the Netherlands together with one stone. And Germany also They all value the geographical location of the Netherlands very much, which is of great help to their plans. Therefore, in general, if you marry the daughter of Mr. Wang and Queen Wilhelmina, it is better than marrying a princess of pure oriental blood Much more. Even, European blood is more recognized in Western society. Just as we do not recognize Western blood, why is it not the case in Europe? If possible, they are more willing to accept a princess with Western blood, so compared to our pure Eastern Princesses of blood are more acceptable to their people."

"Master Wang, I suggest that you agree to this approach, because this will not only effectively circumvent the rule that Chinese princesses do not marry outsiders, but also allow us, China, Germany and the Netherlands to unite more closely," Li Enfu said.

But Wang Guorui shook his head and said: "I can't decide this matter, I must ask Ming Na's opinion!" (To be continued.)