Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Every hot summer, the Dutch royal family likes to go to the Roh Palace on the northern edge of Apeldoorn in the Hederland province to escape the summer heat. From 1686 to 1869, it has been the favorite summer residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for 183 years.

The Baroque garden of the Palais Royal is known as the "Versailles of the North". It is a garden with fountains, pools, sculptures, terrain lawns, and English-style passages.

There is even a thick layer of plaster that was painted on during the Napoleon I era at the beginning of this century. This building has been known as the "White House in the Green Forest" for many years because of the plaster layer.

The palace is surrounded by a Baroque-style courtyard, completely surrounded by steps, carvings, pergolas and vases. The flowers and plants here are carefully cultivated, and the beautiful scenery presented every spring and summer is exactly the same as that enjoyed by the royal family during the 17th century AD. , the fountains and artificial waterfalls in the park also look like they were in the 17th century, and there are wonderful performances at any time.

Surrounded by forests and lakes, the Luo Palace has lost its royal mystery in the 21st century, allowing its original beauty and romance to be appreciated by civilians and entering into this beauty that originally belonged only to the European royal family of the Netherlands.

By the way, it was because William IV fainted for unknown reasons during a trip to the Netherlands in the 1930s that he traveled across the country and became the great-grandson of the emperor who summered here (in 1840, his grandfather William I) .

To be honest, the Royal Palace is actually the collection place of various treasures of the Dutch royal family. In the early years, the Dutch colonists brought them back when they were doing business and plundering in the Indian subcontinent, the ancient powers of the Far East, Japan and other countries. The Dutch East India Company can be said to I brought back all the people I could carry or walk with me.

Therefore, there are various cultural relics from the East and the West here. If these treasures are in later generations, they will definitely be cultural relics with sky-high prices. Even William IV believed that these items alone would be enough to sell for more than 10 billion US dollars.

It is a pity that later generations did not travel to Luo Palace. Apparently, according to a local Dutch tour guide at the time, it had been packed away by the Prussian invaders during World War I or World War II, but there is another theory, saying that Most of the cultural relics are in the British Museum. They were used by the Dutch royal family to flee to the UK after the war. No one knows whether they are true or false, but William IV believes that the latter possibility is more likely.

At that time, he was not worthy of the Dutch royal family for this.

Now that he has become the talker of the Dutch royal family, it is absolutely correct to say that these treasures are his. In order to prevent them from becoming someone else's, he had to keep Holland safe at all times, whether for the sake of the artifacts or for the safety of his own family. If it fails, the value of these things and the life safety of your family will be greatly reduced.

Currently, a villa, William Summer Palace, is being built in Melbourne, Australia, which will be the future Far Eastern palace of William IV.

The temperature in July in Europe has been on an upward trend in recent years. Because of this, William IV has accompanied his wife Queen Alexandra, son Prince Albert and daughter Princess Anna to escape the summer heat here in recent years.

Perhaps it was a habit brought over from his previous life. William IV liked to enjoy the shade under the big trees of Luogong, which accounted for more than 40% of the green environment. While drinking tea, he read newspapers from all over the world and enjoyed seeing the world from their own perspectives. A general view.

"Your Majesty, Earl Randy Alton would like to see you."

The loud voice of the captain of the guard, Tamrudo, ruined the family's happy atmosphere.

William IV looked at his wife, Queen Alexandra, Albert, and Anna, shrugged and waved his hands, and said: "Look, I want to be free, but people won't let me. I'm really working hard." "

The 4-year-old Prince Albert, who now holds the title of Prince of Orange and Grand Duke of Australia, stared blankly and said dissatisfied: "Father, father, please go ahead and work first, I will accompany you later."

After saying that, he sensibly ran over to tease the 2-year-old Princess Anna, whose title is now the Grand Duchess of Phu Quoc Island.

Seeing Alexandra's considerate smile, William IV ordered: "Bring him in. He is 80 years old. He is so old. Let's bring him in an extra chair."

"Randy Alton, as William's right-hand man, has controlled the extremely wealthy Dutch East India Company for you for more than ten years. It is hard work that does not count as credit, but His Majesty deserves to value him."

William IV smiled and said: "This man is very cunning, but the biggest advantage to me is that he is very knowledgeable."

Alexandra reminded: "You have said that he is cunning. Will this have a backlash on you? You know, Randy Blish, Secretary of State of the Confederate States of America, is his eldest son, and the Confederate States of America The Randy family, the largest consortium in the country, is their family business.

And the old Randy Alton controls the Dutch East India Company, the largest conglomerate in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The two largest consortiums in the two major economic powers are in the hands of their father and son. They are a bomb waiting to explode at any time. They have to Be on guard"

Over the years, under the personal political training of William IV, Alexandra has become very familiar with the tricks of power, so she no longer only pays attention to superficial things about each character, but also pays attention to them. You will notice the impact of the connection between people and situations, and weaken and strengthen your own strength.

Therefore, facing Randy Alton, a man with global wealth, she had to remind William IV to be cautious and careful with him.

Slowly watching Alexandra grow up step by step to where she is now, I feel extremely happy.

"Don't have confidence in me?" William IV said confidently: "Don't worry, everything is under my control."

"Since you have such information, I feel relieved." After saying this, Queen Alexandra took her children away from here. She was obviously virtuous and understood that the topic between William IV and Randy Alton might be a bit complicated later. tight.

As soon as Alexandra and the others left, old Randy Alton arrived.

Although it has been 5 minutes since I heard the request and saw the person arriving now, and the distance is only 300 meters.

Apparently it was moved, not walked.

William IV sat casually pointing to the seat specially prepared for him.

“Please sit down, this was just added”

Randy Alton, however, abided by the rules and carefully sat down after paying homage to William IV. He even sat on half of the chair with his buttocks only, his old waist standing straight.

William IV narrowed his eyes and smiled. He was used to this, it had been this way for more than ten years.

This may be the saying that the older you get, the more cautious you are.

This person's success naturally has his own outstanding characteristics.

"Tell me, our lord, what do you want to see me for?"

Randy Alton, who had always lowered his head, raised his head slightly by 20 degrees, but still kept the angle of looking up, and said in a reporting manner: "Your Majesty, I just received it from Millijan that Blish passed to me. According to the news, black leaders in the South began to hold secret meetings. It is said that they will take the lead in resisting the rule of Robert Lee's government and use the increase of black power as an excuse to carry out large-scale resistance. The Confederate States of America may have obtained the intelligence and have now begun Troops are being deployed to prepare for the suppression of black people, and the government of President Andrew of the Northern American Commonwealth is said to be debating internally whether to support this activity of black people in the south, how to support it, and to what extent?

The U.S. Congress was divided into multiple factions for this reason, and the scene was very grand.”

After saying this, Randy Alton slightly raised his head and glanced at William IV, and said: "Your Majesty, the Commonwealth of America is our ally of the Netherlands. Therefore, Blish asked me through channels, and President Andrew asked us the Netherlands What’s the view on that?”

William IV chuckled and said: "You tell them directly that the Netherlands supports the American Commonwealth to send troops, but it only needs to open an opening on the border. There is no need for much movement. I think there will be movement from the United Kingdom. Yes, don’t forget, are you still dragging Britain with you when you go to Burma?”

Randy Alton understood and said: "Your Majesty wants to use the Commonwealth of America to slow down the British counterattack in Upper Burma?"

William IV shook his head, stared at Randy Alton and said: "No, why do you do this? I always think that Britain can fight a few more battles. That way the Netherlands will have more opportunities in the Far East. After all, the Far East has scarred Britain. This will make it more obvious that the contribution of the British people to the Far East is out of proportion to their income."

Randy Alton was immediately puzzled, but he was smart enough not to ask the question further: "Your Majesty, the British consortium's power in the Commonwealth of America has not increased, but Prussia has recently integrated Germans there. The strength. At present, the Rockefeller consortium seems to be attacking the French DuPont consortium and cannibalizing their industry after integrating other German-American forces.

Blish seemed to sense something different about this. Perhaps the Germans led by Prussia were planning some major plan, so he passed the news to me and asked me to tell His Majesty."

William IV was noncommittal, and of course he would not tell Randy Alton about Prussia's plan to attack the French Empire.

The Rockefeller Group, the second largest conglomerate in the United States, has an oil monopoly precisely because of the support of Germans. Only then will the status of the United States be consolidated step by step. You must know that even in the 21st century, Germans have 60 million people in the United States, making them the largest single ethnic group in the United States.

Moreover, most of the immigrants in the great wave of immigrants from Germany during World War I and World War II were advanced European technicians.

At present, the Germans in the Commonwealth of America have been suppressed by the Dutch because of Seward's high-profile behavior some time ago. It seems that after five years of recuperation, they are reborn again.

Obviously, Blaish and Andrew may be afraid that after the largest ethnic groups in the United States are completely integrated by Prussia, they will attack their status. You must know that this year is also the election year of the American Commonwealth, and the presidential election will end on November 20. There are only 3 months left. It's strange that people like Andrew are not in a hurry.

What they didn't know was that this was just a ploy by Prussian Bismarck and others to interrupt the French DuPont consortium's supply of nutrients to France.