Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

It was not for the reminder from Crown Prince William that the entire high-level leadership of the German Empire would not have thought that in just ten years from 1857 to 1866, more than 60,000 people from Prussia would immigrate to the Netherlands.

So when William I asked how much population was lost to the Netherlands in the third five-year period from 1867 to 1871, everyone focused on Crown Prince William.

"From 18567 to 1871, the number of people immigrating to the Netherlands from the German Empire reached 110,000." The shocking words of the grandson of the Crown Prince William immediately made the entire Berlin Palace audible.

"Are you curious that the Prussian Palace turned into the German Empire, and the German Empire actually lost more people?"

Prince William said what everyone was thinking, so Ron, the military minister, asked: "Yes, why?"

"The reason is simple, because between 1867 and 1871, the annexation of other countries in the German Confederation made the citizens of these countries dissatisfied with Prussia to the extreme."

Moltke: "The Crown Prince said that these countries were dissatisfied with Prussia and were unwilling to accept Prussian rule, so they looked around and found that the Netherlands was the most suitable, so the Netherlands became a good place for these people to immigrate."

"Yes, the British are too arrogant and look down on others, so immigrants were only second-class citizens in the past. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has been affected by the Prussian War, so Austria-Hungary will also be suspicious when facing them, fearing that they are our spies. Don’t dare to take them in on a large scale.”

Military Minister Ron asked: "Then France is not bad."

Prince William smiled and reminded: "Don't forget, under the rule of the Napoleon family, the French Empire was actually more exclusive. Napoleon III maintained his rule with the support of the existing nobles and capitalists. If he supported These people come to share their food. Napoleon III will face a boycott by these people. The consequences will be unimaginable. Napoleon III will not be so stupid."

"Bah bang bang." William I smiled and said, "Yes, William, you are right."

He said to Bismarck: "As early as three years ago, Prime Minister Bismarck and I belatedly guessed that William IV was using the wars in European countries to seize the population and make up for the population shortage of the Netherlands. But by that time, the Netherlands had already completed The population relies on immigration to make up for its best period, so both the Prime Minister and I regret it, but there is nothing we can do. William, you have thought of this problem. It seems that you are really paying attention to observation."

"110,000. Although I knew a lot before, I didn't expect the number to exceed 100,000. Before the Prussian-Austro-Prussian War, the Prussian-Danish War caused war-weary Prussians to flee Prussia. After the Austro-Prussian War, they originally supported fighting with Austria A part of the Prussians who remained friendly also left us. Most of the 110,000 people should be these, and the other half, probably Karl Benz and Dalem, were annexed by us such as the Kingdom of Hanover, The Kingdom of Bavaria and others. I am curious. From 1867 to 1871, the population loss exceeded 100,000 and reached 110,000.

What about 1872-1876? "

Although William I didn't seem to care, he did not hide the trembling in his voice this time. Also, the more the German Empire lost its population, it meant that confrontation with the Netherlands was harming itself and nourishing the enemy of the Netherlands.

Last five years it reached 110,000. How many will it be this time?

Far East, Sumatra Island, Kingdom of the Netherlands, inside the Medan City Hall.

William IV Damascus is sitting on the seat. To his left and right is Jane Simscock, the governor of the East Indies (later Indonesia-Dunesia). On his right is sitting, and on his left is Accompanying him on the trip were Interior Minister Jonler, Industry Minister Wem Kot, Director of the Royal Dutch Intelligence Service Bill Charlie, Director of the Dutch National Security Council and Atlantic Affairs Coordinator Cantur, Indian Ocean and Pacific Coordinator Akci .

Under the Governor of East India Province, Jane Simscock, sat the Speaker of the East India Provincial Council, Palu, the Mayor and Speaker of Medan City and other local officials.

"The population here is as His Majesty has requested over the years. The indigenous people from all over the country have been dispersed and concentrated in one place. The indigenous people from Africa and Australia have been populated here in a decentralized manner. The structure is 600,000 local indigenous people and 200,000 indigenous people from the Australian mainland. , 300,000 African indigenous people, 450,000 Dutch people among white people, and 50,000 people from European countries."

Jane Simscock reported the population structure of Sumatra to William IV in detail.

William IV first nodded to the indigenous structure, then frowned and asked: "50,000 white people from other European countries are here? Specifically from which countries?"

This was something that William IV would have a detailed understanding of every place he went to. For him, this was nothing to be careless about. Otherwise, there will be no way to deal with future troubles.

Jane Simscock did not expect William IV to ask this. He was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Sweden has the largest population, occupying 20,000 people, the German Empire has 16,000 people, and the remaining small countries on the Balkan Peninsula use 6,000 There are 3,000 people in Denmark, and there are also many from Spain and other southern European countries.”

Prussia actually reached 16,000 people? William IV couldn't help but frowned. When he heard this number, a shadow appeared in William IV's heart.

In the previous life of America, the Germans had the largest immigrant population. Although the United States lost World War I and World War II, the United States gained the most, but its population gradually changed from British to German. It can be said that in Europe, the British They won, but in America, the Germans won by infiltration.

Sumatra has a population of 1.6 million, and Germans account for 16,000, or about 1%. However, if the 1.1 million indigenous people are deducted, Germans account for 3% of the 500,000 white people. Germans become the white people of the island. The second largest race, but these Germans are currently strongly disgusted with Prussia, and therefore have no sense of belonging to the current German Empire.

But this is a big source of danger for the Netherlands.

But now in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Germans are quite powerful. If they are rashly treated in a discriminatory way, then William IV will be reluctant to let go of them first, because look at the Netherlands' multi-faceted means of coaxing, threatening, and seducing, and then "from the whole of Germany" "Capture" talents will all be top talents in the future. Not to mention Karl Benz and Dalem in the automotive group. There are countless other talents in scientific development. Just the list in the hands of William IV has a future. Become no less than 20 Nobel Prize winners in literature, physics, medicine, chemistry, etc. This does not include the German talents hidden in Dutch society and the Germans who are preparing to immigrate to the Netherlands.

"Building a reputation" that the Netherlands does not like too many German immigrants to the Netherlands will be a huge loss in the future.

However, what William IV did not know was that at this time, a "thorough investigation" into the plundering of his population was being carried out in the Berlin Palace, the capital of the German Empire, the hometown of the Germans he was concerned about. He did not know that his plundering of the German population was about to be confronted. Come on for a challenge.