Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Chapter 545 The Two-Party System in the Netherlands

William IV said to Prime Minister Tolbeck:

"The last one is the issue of the civil service system. With the increase of overseas territories in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the management of the cabinet government seems to be becoming increasingly inefficient. Several successive governments have dispersed their energy on trivial matters such as interest distribution and political struggles, especially It’s the Dutch Parliament, and it seems that it’s all because of the disputes over the interests of the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch Far East Group that many Dutch people have to admit that the entire Dutch bureaucracy needs a huge revolution.”

Tolbeck's face turned pale when he heard this. Although William IV's voice was gentle, saying it in front of so many people made him and many of his cabinet members look a little hot.

William IV: "With the development of Dutch society and the growth of territory, the current number of Dutch government officials has increased from 51,000 before I inherited the throne in 1861 to 257,000 at the end of 1868. The expansion of institutions should assume more functions , and its management should also have more professionalism, but in fact the bloated and complex personnel only bring a lot of corruption and waste."

The more he spoke, the hotter his face became.

William IV: "Would you like me to give you an example?"

Without waiting for their answer, William IV said mockingly:

"I heard an interesting thing not long ago. When a local current affairs commentator in Rotterdam described the scene at the customs in Rotterdam, the commentator said that it was full of 'bribing businessmen, clerks and errands and shameless people. Corrupt clerks seeking high prices'"

William IV took a deep breath and said: "If the Netherlands becomes world-famous for this, I think it may be easy for the Netherlands to become a great power, because it would be enough to just 'bribe' the great powers. Why are we still fighting?, We, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, took a deep breath and said Prime Minister, please tell me whether you agree with this statement?"

William IV did not wait for Torbeck to intervene, and continued to press forward: "Although almost everyone sees that the reform of the civil service system is imperative, every politician is looking for various reasons to evade responsibility and refuse to hand over their power in hand.

Both liberals and Christians symbolically include civil service reform in their political platforms. In fact, once reformers actually propose a professional and correct management system, the two groups often ignore them. Both groups defend those who are randomly placed and are simply incompetent. The staff defended themselves, believing that they were a group of staff who had worked for the election and were tolerant and loyal to the government. Regarding the current reforms, some Dutch politicians have shown no intention of taking practical action. "

At this point, William IV stopped.

Seeing that William IV no longer continued to "find fault", even the always wily Tolbeck seemed to be relieved. This made the foreign minister Hesbert von and the finance minister Kapelo and others secretly surprised, because after so many years Come on, this is the first time I have seen Torbeck in such a mess.

But it also allowed them to see how powerful William IV was.

Therefore, several people could not help but lower their heads, silently worrying about Tolbeck.

William IV's eyes fell on Tolbeck, who just looked up. The latter seemed to be stimulated and said: "What do you think we should do?"

He seemed a little angry, but he also seemed to be bowing his head to William IV.

If the latter is the majority, then it means that Tolbeck, who was very powerful during the period of former King William III, was finally conquered by William III's son. This is definitely a very significant change in the Dutch political scene, at least in the Netherlands. This is how people at the bottom of society see it.

"Compared with many hypocritical and clumsy white Dutch politicians, I think the indigenous forces in the Far East and Africa are more suitable for liberals. Therefore, I think the future direction of liberals can be as the indigenous people of the Netherlands compete to enter the world. political party, and the Christians can serve as white conservatives. In that case, the Netherlands will be more able to control international affairs.”

Tolbeck and the rest of the Privy Council were stunned.

His Majesty William IV actually suggested that the liberals should reform again and absorb Turkish elements as the party's new strength. At the same time, William IV meant that in the future, this would be used to promote the reform of the power distribution between the two parties in the Netherlands, and the Christian faction would Become a character in which the white Dutch take the high ground.

They were able to be approved by William IV to become members of the Privy Council, the highest-ranking member of Dutch politics. Their status was higher than that of members of the Prime Minister's Cabinet, so naturally there would be no fools.

After a while, they understood the intention of William IV's request.

Among them, Ross, as the Minister of Justice of the Netherlands, is currently in the limelight internationally because he dominates the International Hague Tribunal. Therefore, he has become more politically proficient with experience.

He couldn't help but take the lead and said: "What your Majesty means is that in the future, the liberals will use the minority groups as the foundation of the sect, while the conservative Christian sect will discriminate or attack the existence of the minority groups. In this way, one black face and one white face can be controlled Your Majesty, both the natives of the Far East and the natives of Africa will be taken under the Dutch banner, but His Majesty puts these natives in the pocket of the liberals, not the conservatives on the other side?"

Rose suddenly showed admiration on his face and said: "In this way, the liberals will control the indigenous people, while the conservatives will put a rope around their necks and control the proud white people."

Were William IV's thoughts made public?

While everyone was shocked by William IV's bold approach, they were also deeply attracted by such a grand plan. I have to say that His Majesty's plan seems to be perfect.

If we really want to talk about the shortcomings, it is only the question of whether the liberals are safe among minority groups. After all, this may be a disaster for the royal family in the event of rebellion.

However, everyone here knows how powerful William IV currently is. The two parties in the Netherlands are just running errands.

So the plan was seamless.

Tolbeck said: "If your Majesty does this, will it cause other countries such as the United Kingdom to follow suit or pay attention?"

William IV asked back: "Are you afraid that the Commonwealth of America will follow suit?"

Tolback said seriously: "The United States is currently experiencing a civil war, and people's hearts are floating. During the Lincoln period, he specifically aimed to bring the black people from the north and the south under his banner, and high-level mediation removed the shackles on the black people - 'liberating the black slaves.' . Almost bringing these black slaves under the banner of the Republican Party has made the Democratic Party breathless.

Therefore, I am afraid that the Netherlands will play the same way with the natives, and the United States will follow suit and even do it more sophisticatedly than us."

William IV waved his hand and said: "Millennium currently does not have this foundation."

Tolbeck asked, "Why?"

William IV thought for a moment and then said: "Because, in the western development of America, the Indians will not compromise easily. I am afraid that the Democratic Party will recruit black people to fight against the Republican Party and will also follow suit and recruit Indians." . Hehe, don’t forget, the Republican Party is the executioner who massacred the Indians.”