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In 1845, when Karl XV was appointed Vice-King of Norway by King Oscar I of Sweden, Swedish capitalists began to rise. By the time he inherited the throne of Sweden in 1857, Sweden's local capitalists had grown, but the royalists were still in power. It was suppressed to such an extent that it affected the authority of King Carl XV of Sweden. Think about what Oscar I regretted most before his death.

This has also happened in the Netherlands. You must know that the Dutch East India Company is famous all over the world. After being partially absorbed by the defeated Britain at the end of the last century, the remnants of the Dutch East India Company even threatened it. The early reigns of grandfather William II and father William III were finally subdued by William IV in 1857, and the William Group was established.

Halfdao: "The Nobel family and the Wallenberg family are the two largest capitalist families in Sweden. They are involved in military and industrial capital operations and have affected Sweden's national rule. Moreover, many of their factories in Norway are oriented to the United Kingdom. Well, therefore, they all opposed the proposal of Karl XV.”

The Nobel family?

William IV's face changed drastically. If the most famous sign behind him was, it would naturally be the Nobel Prize.

This is a movable type signboard. This is the company that uses science and morality most proficiently.

Suddenly, William IV thought that the Nobel Prize was hosted in Sweden in the early 20th century. The Swedish Parliament presided over the selection and promulgation of the physics, chemistry, literature and medicine awards, while the Norwegian Parliament promulgated the Peace Prize.

William IV asked: "The Nobel family has significant interests in Norway?"

Halfdao: "The Nobel family is Sweden's largest supplier of gunpowder and owns the patent for nitroglycerin explosives. They produce glycerin gunpowder and explosives in Norway. In addition to supplying Sweden and abroad, they have set up factories in Norway specifically for the United Kingdom. In the Kingdom of Prussia, Kluber of Hamburg sets up a gunpowder company to supply Prussian explosives.”

“It’s a multinational company.”

William IV said: "That means he has a lot of influence in Norway?"

No wonder the Peace Prize was later placed in Norway. William IV speculated that Nobel might have wanted to preserve the power of the Nobel family in Norway. After all, historically, Norway would be separated from Swedish control in 1905. However, the Nobel Peace Prize is retained and continues to be held in the Norwegian Parliament.

Harv nodded and said: "There, they are second only to the Nativists and the Wallenberg family."

"The Wallenberg Family"

William IV couldn't remember this family at the moment, but it was somewhat familiar. He was sure he had heard of it, but he just couldn't think of it.

Harf said: "The Wallenberg family is very powerful in Sweden. Let's put it this way. The founder, Wallenberg Jacob, changed his name from Warburg to Wallenberg. With his promotion, Wallenberg became Wallenberg became a small wealthy family at the beginning of this century, but after Wallenberg Andre took over, in 1852 he used his family's connections in the parliament and the money in his hands to win over many members of the Swedish Parliament. And he happened to meet Oscar I who wanted to industrialize Sweden, so he got support and established the first private bank in Swedish history - Stockholm Private Bank."

William IV suddenly had a memory flash in his mind.

In his previous life, he had attended a class about the world's top ten conglomerate families. Among them, the one that impressed him most was that in addition to the North American families that people were familiar with, there was also the Nordic Wahba family, which is now connected. It should be this Wallenberg family.

If it was really her, then Carl XV was not unjustly suppressed this time. This family was the invisible king of Sweden until the 1st century, because at that time, almost half of the companies in Sweden and Norway were owned by them. If they had shares of.

Not just small businesses, they are all well-known. The furniture empire run by IKEA as the largest shareholder; Ericsson, one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, ABB (the world's top power and automation technology giant), pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca, Atlas Copco, and the Stockholm Stock Exchange , Saab (kitchenware, the world's first refrigerator invention, etc.), Scania (truck and bus manufacturer), Scandinavian Bank, Huswarner (the world's largest construction machinery manufacturer), Scandinavian Airlines, Iraq Lex (the world's largest manufacturer of commercial appliances), a series of appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, stoves, chain saws, lawnmowers, household microwave ovens, etc., have consolidated Electrolux's dominance, and they were the first to invent commercial applications. of).

There is also the SKF bearing company. It is said that because of its existence, the Swedish royal family originally led Sweden to support Germany in World War II. After Germany's defeat, Sweden, except for taking out Germany's gold reserves, turned out to be safe and sound. No punishment was imposed because the store controlled more than 90% of the world's bearing production and patents at that time.

In order to win over Sweden, the United States and the Soviet Union were afraid that Sweden would sell the bearings needed for all industrial machinery such as aircraft, artillery, rockets, cars, etc., to the Soviet Union or the United States. In the end, the Soviet Union and the United States both "opened the door" to Sweden. Passed by in one stroke.

Although in the 21st century the United States has developed its own supply chain in order to prevent Sweden from continuing to dominate this field, it is still far behind Sweden.

SKF is the leader in the world's ball bearing industry. It operates all over the world and has business in 130 countries. It produces more than 500 million pairs of bearings every year and has a sales network all over the world.

What impressed William IV the most was that this company had no habit of resting on its laurels. From its establishment to the time before time travel, a new patent came out in an average of two days, which was terrifying.

You must know that this company was established in 1905.

These are all well-known large Swedish companies, and there are countless other small companies.

Just now Harv mentioned that nearly half of the companies are owned by the Wallenberg family. This is closely related to what the teacher said when he was attending the class, because Wallenberg relies on his own private bank to provide loans to the companies he likes. When the time comes, When a company faces bankruptcy or lacks cash flow, it will take over part of its stock in the name of helping it survive the crisis, gradually cannibalizing high-quality companies.

He had admired this family so much in his previous life, but he never imagined that he would come to Sweden in the way he did now, and from a condescending perspective.

Many well-known companies in Sweden have not yet been born, but in the future, the Netherlands can do a lot of things in Sweden.

As Huff described more of the domestic situation in Sweden, William IV finally got a general idea of ​​Sweden. After waiting at the Swedish palace to meet with the leaders of various countries, he began to make plans and prepare a new plan. Planning concept.

"Look, that is His Majesty King Christian IX of Denmark. He is already over 50 years old, but he has only inherited the throne for three years. He is the new king, but he is so majestic."

"Christian IX is nothing. Don't even look at him. Behind him is His Majesty William IV of the Netherlands."

"Isn't His Majesty William IV the son-in-law of Christian IX?"

"According to what you say, then William IV is still the eldest son of King William III of Greece, so does that mean the country's status is low?"