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Chapter 837 The Dutch Guilder Becomes a Global Currency

German Empire, Berlin.

The iron triangle composed of Emperor Wilhelm I, Prime Minister Bismarck and the old Chief of Staff Moltke was holding a secret meeting, with no one else around.

"Your Majesty, according to the intelligence collected so far, the Netherlands-Spain, Netherlands-Denmark, and Netherlands-Swedish island-circuit exercises in three major areas around the British Isles have made the atmosphere in the south, east, and north of the British island extremely tense this week. From north to south, Warships from the naval base left the port and set sail one after another, and the number of warships' domestic cruises doubled than usual. This situation is very rare in history, at least no less than the number of British cruisers' voyages during the Napoleon I era.

Many people around the military port smelled an unusual atmosphere. It was not until the Grice Cabinet in London publicized it everywhere that they realized that this was just an exercise conducted by several countries such as the Netherlands."

Bismarck said: "Generally speaking, the English people in the UK are relatively calm at present, but the Scots, who have always disliked being ruled by England, are already dissatisfied, while the Irish, who were only ruled by England at the beginning of this century, have become quite upset. "Some people have begun to instigate demonstrations against the British rule. If London does not handle it well, the final result will be unpredictable, but it will be enough for London to suffer a big loss."

William I nodded and said: "The current situation is extremely strange. The Netherlands actually dares to directly carry out exercises around the British Isles, completely disregarding the face of Britain, the naval overlord. I have to say that William IV is so bold, but hey, he is He is doing something that all the countries in the world want to do, and I have to say, I want to express my admiration for him."

He added: "However, if the Netherlands has such a big quarrel with the UK this time, will it cause the UK and the Netherlands to completely fall out? This is what we need to determine today."

Old Moltke worriedly said: "Yes, currently the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, and Denmark form the Nordic Alliance, which is very powerful. Looking at the entire Western Europe from south to north, there are Tsarist Russia, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, all of which are big countries. Under such circumstances, they dare to provoke the United Kingdom, the leader among major powers. If the United Kingdom finally lets go, it will increase the weight of this alliance. In the future, major countries will need to give sufficient status to this organization. , Your Majesty, Prime Minister, if one of them does not do well, we, the big countries, will give them the capital to bargain with us. From now on, the structure of Europe and the Atlantic will become more and more diluted because of the addition of this organization. The world’s interests are divided among more people.”

William I nodded and said: "Yes, it's not just us in Germany, I think other countries will also have opinions."

Bismarck: "Of course, Your Majesty, a South American Union has emerged in the Americas. It has emerged as the largest military and political force in the Americas. Even the economy is accelerating. Dutch capital has accelerated investment there, making it almost the economic territory of the Netherlands. It is undoubtedly the same as colonization, but it only uses capital to conquer the other country.

According to our intelligence clues, various parties in these countries are currently being infiltrated by the Dutch Liberals, Christian Party, Socialist Party, etc., and in the name of democracy, various parties in these countries are attracted to join the alliance of the three major parties in the Netherlands."

Bismarck said with great admiration: "I have to say that at the beginning I doubted why William IV didn't learn from the two-party system of Britain and the United States, which would be at least more stable. However, with the establishment of the joint cabinet system through Dutch legislation in 1870, After that, the third largest party, the Socialist Party, was successfully established, and the internal political structure of the Netherlands was completely disrupted. At the end of 1878, the Christian Party and the Socialist Party ran jointly and defeated the Liberal Party. After successfully taking office, the three Dutch parties began to carry out party-government diplomacy around the world. Countries around the world were unwilling to Offending the Netherlands, and even hoping that with the wooing of these ruling and opposition parties, countries around the world will begin to make choices among the three parties, it will become an excuse for the Netherlands to interfere in the internal affairs of countries around the world."

Bismarck exclaimed: “First it absorbed the moisture from countries around the world and was pinched out by the Dutch KKK like a sponge, and then it sucked in the attractions and elites of all countries around the world. Currently, there is a trend of social talents immigrating to the Netherlands in various parts of the world. In fact, This is because of the siphon power of the Netherlands.”

King William I shook his hand, raised his head, and said uneasily: "The number of European immigrants to the Netherlands every year has not decreased since we took the lead in preventing immigration last year. On the contrary, the more we prevent it, the more it arouses the immigration mentality of the people, and the more it increases." Old Moltke was also worried: "Originally, the population of the Netherlands could not support the status of a first-class country. However, William IV siphoned Dutch people from all over the world into the Netherlands, especially the Far East Australian continent. With the encouragement of childbirth, the population doubled in the past 18 years. More than double, almost 2000 million larger.

White Europeans and white American immigrants have also become the second largest ethnic group in the Netherlands, currently 600 million people. Together with the Far East indigenous people and African blacks, the number of Dutch people in the Far East currently exceeds 4000 million. The population is no less than ours, and The Netherlands also owns African territory. The number of Far Eastern natives who immigrated there plus the natives born there exceeds 1000 million, and the number of native African blacks exceeds 1500 million.

The Dutch rule has a population of more than 6500 million, second only to the United Kingdom and the Russian Empire in Europe. Coupled with the advanced industrial base and manufacturing system of the Netherlands, and the huge market, the rise of the Netherlands will definitely be a difficult opponent that Germany needs to face in the future. . "

"Yes" Bismarck: "The Netherlands also has the largest number of allies in the world, and it is precisely the technological industry of this ally that lags behind the Netherlands. Even the Commonwealth of America, which has advanced industries, is dominated by Dutch people. Obviously the Dutch economy The scope of hegemony involves the whole world. Relying on the huge markets of these allies, Dutch industrial products, clothing products, and plastic products will continuously earn the world's gold and silver.

At present, the Dutch guilder has replaced the British pound as the most widely used banknote in the world. The Netherlands has two of the top five financial capitals in the world: London, New York, Sydney, Amsterdam and Berlin.

With the support of two financial capitals, the Dutch guilder will have a solid foundation to become the world's strongest currency."

William I said: "Yes, I got secret information from Washington a few days ago. President Stephen of the Commonwealth of America has been frightened by the Netherlands' island-circuit exercise around the British Isles. When the news came, Stephen The guy signed the document and agreed to use Dutch guilders to trade import and export goods in New York. I think at this moment, William IV should be proud.

The Dutch guilder became a global currency and eventually became the most powerful currency in the world.

Old Moltke suddenly asked: "Didn't this happen that William IV had already planned to drag the United States into the water, and then slapped the United States in the face so hard that the Netherlands' originally distant allies gave in instantly and established the Dutch Guilder?"

William I and Bismarck looked at each other, and both saw the surprise in the other's eyes.

After a long time, William I solemnly said: "If this is true, William IV is so powerful, we have to re-evaluate the purpose of the Dutch joint exercise around the British Isles."

(End of this chapter)