Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

The development of the industrial revolution cannot be separated from the support of funds.

In the Netherlands, there are three main sources of capital for industry.

They are the self-accumulation of the industrial sector, the transformation of commercial capital into industrial capital and foreign investment.

But the third item is currently very unstable for the Netherlands, and the accumulation of the industrial sector is also very weak.

Therefore, although the Netherlands had followed the wave of the British Industrial Revolution, its economy had also developed rapidly.

But what he knows is that from preparation to now that the second revolution has arrived, if he wants to achieve a leading position, the transformation of commercial capital into industrial capital is particularly important.

With the development of the market and economy, commercial capital began to shift to direct control of commodity production, which meant that commercial capital began to gradually transform into industrial capital.

And this is also based on the purpose and premise of maximizing interests.

Among them, the Netherlands, like the UK, uses commercial means to control industrial production and raw material production in the textile industry, spices and other commodities.

The Netherlands began to order or purchase products from scattered small commodity traders from global coachmen, resell and process them and make a profit from them.

As the Dutch market and the European market for Dutch goods continue to expand, the handicraft workshops of a few people in the Netherlands have gradually turned into small factories composed of dozens of people, and even large factories with hundreds or thousands of people such as the William Group.

As a result, the Dutch economy has developed rapidly.

“I remember the report from 1861, the exchange rate at that time was 1 pound = 5 US dollars = 25 Dutch guilders.

In 1861, the population of the northern United States was 22 million, worth about 300 million pounds, and the average person per year was about 90 U.S. dollars, or 18 pounds.

The UK's GDP during the same period was 1.5 billion pounds, with a population of 30 million and a per capita figure of 50 pounds.

In the same period, the Netherlands had a population of 6 million, 6 billion Dutch guilders, 1.2 billion US dollars, 240 million pounds, and 40 pounds per capita. "

William IV looked at the latest economy compiled by Bill Charlie.

I saw that the economic aggregate and per capita of each country are listed above.

William IV compared.

"In this report from various countries in 1864, the economy of the northern United States declined by 5%, leaving only 240 million pounds, but the per capita did not change?"

He looked somewhat at McKay Sean.

McShane seemed to have known that there would be such a question, and said:

"Your Majesty, that's because the population of both the north and the south of the United States has been drastically reduced due to the war. At the same time, because of the war, some people who have immigrated to the United States in the past have chosen to leave and return to the European continent or the South during the more than three years of war. The Americas have developed, so their economies have declined and their populations have shrunk at the same rate, so their per capita output values ​​are not much different.

This government report given to us by Secretary of the Interior of the Confederate States of America Walburz is actually the real situation data.”

Hearing this, William IV fell silent.

According to the report at hand, compared with 1861, after three years of development, the British domestic industrial economy developed rapidly in 1864, and with the effects of governing overseas colonies such as the Indian subcontinent, South Africa's mining industry injected economic vitality into the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, it rose from 1.5 billion pounds to 2 billion pounds in three years, an increase of 20%.

The population is 32 million, a population increase of 6.6%.

The per capita income reached about 60 pounds, an increase of about 20%.

This allows the UK to continue to lead the world in terms of GDP.

However, although the Netherlands can only lag behind in terms of total volume.

However, the growth rate is the highest in Europe, with an increase of 46%, from the original 240 million pounds to 350.4 million pounds.

The population has grown from the original 6 million, and after growth, the return of the overseas population, and the surge in new births, the current Dutch population has reached 9 million, an increase of 50%.

The average price per person is still 40 pounds.

Seeing this, I was already very satisfied.

After all, with the population increasing by half to 3 million in three years, it’s a blessing that the economy has not declined.

Looking at the integration of East and West Germany in later generations, Germany's economic per capita GDP dropped sharply.

But these are the Dutch, other Far Eastern indigenous people and African blacks, etc., there is actually no comparison.

Things are better in the Far East. Under the guidance of William IV since 1857, Jakarta's central city has expanded in scale. Jakarta has become the largest commercial center in Southeast Asia and the largest distribution center for international trade goods in the Far East.

The transportation there is convenient, connecting the entire Pacific and Indian Oceans from north to south.

Therefore, the GDP of Jakarta, a city with only 700,000 people, is as high as 20 pounds per capita. Of course, this is driven by nearly half of the Dutch people there. 】

This population and economic scale are enough to compare with Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.

Instead, it made it the third largest city under the jurisdiction of the Netherlands.

Of course, with the rapid rise of Sydney, Melbourne and other almost purely Dutch cities in Australia.

In a few years, it is not surprising to believe that they will soon be replaced by them from the south.

However, although it is currently inferior to the United Kingdom and France in terms of scale and per capita, he thought that even Edison, the future leader of the electrical industry, was now in the Netherlands. Then, with the help of this invention king in the future, would the Netherlands What about counterattack?

“Many people are very afraid of people of color, and I believe that in this world, I may be the only one who can tap into their family’s finances.

They will become the protective shield of the Netherlands and help the Netherlands reach the top of the world."

"Your Majesty, will the current civil strife in the German Confederation cause their own civil strife, and then have an impact on France?"

Napoleon III and Olivier were also discussing the movements of their northern neighbors.

Napoleon III smiled and said: "The war in Mexico has been going smoothly recently. Thanks to the Northern Confederate States, they are the ones who have no time to care about our further advance in Mexico. Instead, they are trying to please us in order to deal with the North. This may be something Lincoln did not expect. "

Olivier also said excitedly: "As long as Mexico is captured, France's status in the entire Americas will definitely take on a completely new look.

Our position in America is enough to challenge Britain.

And the British now faced the western Netherlands in Canada on the Alaska Peninsula.

The southern leaders are being squeezed by the Lincoln government and others, and are obviously in an uncomfortable situation. Your Majesty, do you think Viscount Palmerston will take the risk, unite with the south, and send Canadian troops to help the Confederate States? "

When Napoleon III heard what Olivier said, he quickly ran to the map and his eyes fell on the map of North America. When he saw that Canada and the northern United States were thousands of kilometers apart, his heart moved.

Obviously, if he were Queen Victoria, it would be better to take advantage of this good opportunity to go south to the Northern Commonwealth and earn benefits.

But will this happen in the UK?

If not done, what is the purpose?

Napoleon III didn't know, but when he thought that if he were Queen Victoria, he would definitely let it go.

By the way, now that the civil war in the United States has broken out, it’s time to officially take advantage of it.

Napoleon III even wanted to replace him and do what the British should do in his opinion.

On April 25, 1865, the North and the South of North America fought in Richmond. The Northern Union Army led by Grant defeated the Confederate Army led by Robert Lee and drove the Confederacy out of the southern capital they established.

For a time, even Lincoln couldn't stay still.

The citizens of the Northern Confederacy were all rejoicing, while the South was generally depressed.

Is this an imbalance?

Many people don't know how to answer.

However, the United Kingdom told everyone very clearly that this violated Britain's balanced diplomacy towards the Americas, and therefore opposed the oppression of the North by the South.

On April 30, the United Kingdom officially announced that it would continue to sell firearms to the Confederate States. At the same time, the British army dispatched more than 3,000 brave British soldiers from the mainland to land in Texas to safeguard the sovereignty of the South from the invasion of the North. fan.

However, the British move was condemned by the North led by Lincoln.

And sternly warned the British troops that they must leave the south or face the consequences.

On April 18, 1865, the Prussian-Austrian Treaty was signed in Berlin by the prime ministers of Prussia and Austria.

The contract stipulated that Austria gained control of Schleswig and Prussia gained control of Holstein.

The two countries held a grand signing ceremony in Berlin. As everyone watched, triplicate copies of the contract were finally exchanged into their respective hands. The other copy was also deposited in the German Confederation Parliament.

With its signing, it represented the official end of the relationship with Schleswig and Holstein.

However, many people understand that this is just the beginning. There will definitely be more bloodshed surrounding these two places in the future.

Prime Minister Sacks Beust stood up against the document between the two countries. He said that this was unacceptable. As members of the German Confederation, the two countries should not try to bypass the German Confederation Parliament and go it alone. This is an insult to other countries. The disdain of the country of rice.

As Beust stood up, Hanover and Saxony expressed their dissatisfaction and declared that they would not recognize the two territories as belonging to Prussia and Austria, and demanded that a parliamentary meeting be convened for a general vote.

But how could Puao agree.

So the two countries began to think about their respective economic turfs and explained to each country that they would not give up their sovereignty.

In this way, both countries almost aroused dissatisfaction among the German allies.

Even the great southern country, the Kingdom of Bavaria, also expressed its willingness to contribute to the governance of Schleswig and Holstein.

Austria stood up to its most important ally, Bavaria, and was very surprised.

Obviously, the close relationship between the two countries has begun to be affected.

Next, Austria discovered that almost all the parliamentary bills they proposed would face opposition from various countries. He took a quick look and found that almost all the opponents were members of third-party forces.

But there are also many followers who used to follow Austria, but now they are rebelling?

Few people in Europe realized that the signing of this peace treaty represented the birth of a new history.

William IV speculated that Prussia might launch a unification war in the future, but the process of unifying the country would be much more difficult.

Because the Austrian opponent was defeated before, the other principalities could only choose to surrender.

Now Prussia needs to face a new enemy and an old enemy. This may be even more difficult for Prussia and Bismarck.