Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

"Trust is an advanced form of monopoly organization. With the purpose of maximizing profits, it refers to companies that produce the same kind of goods, or companies that are more closely related in reproduction, unite to form a monopoly.

Since the Industrial Revolution in the last century, industry has developed rapidly. Britain and France took the lead in industrialization, followed by the Netherlands.

By the beginning of the 19th century, there were already signs of a separation between northern and southern America, with the latter dominated by plantations, and the north dominated by industrialization.

In 1804, during the period of Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809, preceded by Washington and Adams), the third president of the United States, industrialization accelerated in the north. By the 1920s, the scale of America's textile industry surpassed that of the United Kingdom, which was the world's largest, and imports turned into exports. The country's monopolies are the fastest growing in the Commonwealth of America.

Even on the pretext of attacking the British textile industry, they gradually gathered together and formed a trust monopoly, which was followed by countless American companies.

In this regard, the United Kingdom is not to be outdone. Domestic textile giants have formed chambers of commerce with the intention of overpowering the Commonwealth of America in terms of competitiveness.

Dumping is a price-lowering activity that, after overwhelming the other party, then raises prices to seek huge profits on the grounds of reduced supply, which makes the people miserable.

Trust organizations often abuse the privileged market to intervene and then monopolize, posing a serious threat to the people of the middle and lower classes of society and some small and medium-sized enterprises. In order to continue to survive, the middle class hopes to prohibit the arbitrary actions of trust organizations and return to the situation before the emergence of trusts. state, and so the social movement against pushing back on Lars began. "

In the Kingdom of the Netherlands, members of the Dutch Privy Council are listening to Prime Minister Tolbek explain the recent controversial antitrust law campaign.

He said: "Currently, in the Netherlands, due to the decomposition of the Wilhelm Group, other major monopoly consortiums in the Netherlands have followed suit. The situation in the Netherlands has gradually calmed down, but other parts of the world continue to make troubles. The most serious ones are the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom. France”

Speaking of this, he secretly glanced at William IV, who was standing next to him.

I saw that His Majesty William IV was very calm and seemed to always be so wise.

Seeing this, he exclaimed: "Your Majesty is indeed your Majesty, everything is according to your plan. I originally thought that the members of the International Hague Tribunal sanctioning the French Empire were the most powerful tactics, but now I realize that it is us who It's superficial, but His Majesty's actions are far from simple.

Who would have thought that the vigorous anti-trust movement in the Netherlands was actually deliberately promoted by Your Majesty. People such as France and the United Kingdom never expected that Your Majesty would use a weapon that would damage yourself by 800 and the enemy by 1,000. What a trick"

Finance Minister Jan. von Capellor also sighed and said: "Yes, Ambassador Napoleon III could not have imagined that the current demonstration of 2 million people in Paris was actually driven by us. The precarious situation in the Far East was originally in Paris. The turmoil was relieved.

This bought more time for Rama IV of the Kingdom of Siam, and also found more excuses for the anti-war people in the French Empire. After this incident, the war-weariness in the French Empire will rise sharply. I have It is a premonition that the French Empire will cease war in the Far East soon. "

Justice Minister Ross also nodded and said: "Napoleon III was very happy with his success. Originally, he was embarrassed because his invasion of the Kingdom of Siam failed to achieve the desired results. He regretted the invasion of the Far East. But now the chaos in the French Empire has become worse. It provided him with a legitimate reason to retreat. I feel that His Majesty gave Napoleon III a gift by doing this."

"Don't tell me, but it seems to be the case." Interior Minister Joan Leer said.

Everyone expressed their opinions and analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the French Empire. The analysis was very thorough.

Foreign Minister Hesbert Feng looked at the enthusiasm of his colleagues, but he followed his own thoughts. He raised his head and glanced at William IV. From beginning to end, His Majesty seemed to have no intention of interrupting.

He looked at Prime Minister Tolbeck and couldn't help but smile bitterly. How could the colleagues in front of me know that, in fact, although His Majesty's action this time was intended to target large enterprises in the French Empire and Britain, it was not a harvesting operation to suppress domestic power and threaten the power of the royal power and the Dutch cabinet government.

William IV said seriously at this time: "Since the restoration of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815, the domestic capital consortium has grown into a towering tree after half a century of development. Although the East Holland East India Company was annexed by the British in the last century, Core Technology was disbanded later, but the foundation is still there, and the seventeen-person board of directors structure is still there. That's why I suppressed and co-opted Parallel in 1857, and pulled them into the William Group, letting them put half of their worth in it. Come and absorb their nutrients and energy, which ultimately led to the rise of William Group, but it also interrupted their self-reliance. They could only take the dividends.

The same is true for other emerging consortiums in the Netherlands.

What I want is an obedient and controlled consortium that is beneficial to the development of the Netherlands and will not become a conglomerate tycoon that blocks the normal operation of the system. "

William IV's sharp eyes were directed at all the members of the Privy Council present, and those whom he glanced at bowed their heads.

"Many of you here have some relationship with major financial groups, and everyone understands what is going on. Capital is power, but power itself can sometimes be converted into capital. But this conversion process It may be illegal and even cause public dissatisfaction.

Of course, consortia are bound to exist, because industrialization requires consortiums as leaders to lead social progress, just like clenching five fingers to form a powerful fist.

The William Group is broken up, but their shareholders are still the people behind them. Likewise, antitrust is also necessary because it is a necessary tool for the country to check and balance monopoly consortiums.

William IV's words made everyone here agree that checks and balances are needed. If there are no checks and balances, the consortium will be lawless, and then the world will really be in chaos.

"The Netherlands is not as big as the United Kingdom, the French Empire, the Royal Palace of Prussia, the Russian Empire, etc., and even in the market it is not comparable to the Commonwealth of America and Spain. However, we can start with advanced management, just like the International Court of Justice in The Hague established previously. , the International Federation of Red Cross and the International Federation of Women's Associations, we can use the flexibility of institutional innovation to defeat each other and gain a more powerful advantage for us."

Institutional innovation? What does Your Majesty mean?

Everyone couldn't help but look at William IV.

Unknowingly, these top official managers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands have become dependent on William IV. Although this is not a good habit, for William IV, he does not want the innovative genius of administrative management, because in his head Filled with. What he needs is a serious and dedicated executor. Having this is enough

At least for now, that's the case.