Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 952 Radio communication equipment comes out in Melbourne
German Empire, Berlin Palace.

Military Minister Ron said: "The Tsarist Russian Empire has begun to be shocked by the rise of the Netherlands. Coupled with the Dutch industrial technology, economic strength, military growth, etc., the Tsarist Russian Empire has to face reality when facing such a Netherlands. Tsarist Russia is more powerful than the Netherlands. Starting from the Netherlands, I find that I need the latter's support even more now."

Ron: "The Netherlands is currently experiencing a huge technological explosion. Last week, long-distance power transmission, thermal power stations, color photos, etc. appeared one after another, which all indicate that the Netherlands will become a true hegemon in the global electric age.

Even our German Empire is still far inferior to the other party in this aspect. "

William I said dissatisfied: "Those of us at the Royal Academy of Sciences of the German Empire are just a bunch of losers. Every year we invest so much money, but the harvest is so poor. On the other hand, in the Netherlands, the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Netherlands is also established, but every year there are A large number of new inventions have appeared. Edison alone has invented hundreds of patents in the past ten years, and the company he founded, Holland General Electric, has obtained thousands of patent rights, which is more than that of our German Empire alone. He has more patents. Almost one person can create as many inventions as a country."

William I was dissatisfied, but in fact several others said it was understandable.

Seeing the advent of the electrical age, as one of the three strongest countries in the current electrical age, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States, the Netherlands is making rapid progress, and the United States is also catching up, but Germany is crawling at a snail's pace.How could this not make them anxious?

Even Bismarck was filled with resentment.

The same people are the same. It has been nearly 1872 years since Germany established the Royal Academy of Sciences in 10, imitating the Netherlands, but there have been very few inventions.If these finances were put elsewhere, they might have borne fruit long ago.

But Bismarck just thought this way, because he knew that doing this would undoubtedly break the foundation of the industrial development of the German Empire and was absolutely undesirable.

However, just as he was thinking this, a piece of news came, breaking the silence of the entire German conference room, and several people even exclaimed.I saw the conference room secretary guarding the door knocking on the door and coming in with a telegram that was still hot in his hand.

"Your Majesty, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences has announced the latest invention."

Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences?Another invention announcement?

William I and Bismarck couldn't help but have a bad feeling in their hearts.

William I quickly received the telegram from the secretary. After reading it, veins almost appeared on his face, and he said fiercely: "It seems that our Royal Academy of Sciences of the German Empire needs to really rectify it. What's the use of raising a bunch of rubbish?" "

At the same time, Bismarck and others received the backup telegram from the secretary and saw the contents of the telegram. After reading it, they were really heartbroken.

On August 1881, 8, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences held a press conference to announce that Dutch mechanical engineer Staley designed and invented a new bicycle style from the perspective of mechanics and kinematics, equipped with a forklift brake, and the front and rear wheels were the same size to maintain balance. , and used steel tubes to make a diamond-shaped frame, using rubber tires invented before the Netherlands, and he also manufactured many bicycle parts machine tools, which laid the foundation for mass production of bicycles. The Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences has even recognized Stanley as the bicycle The inventor with the greatest contribution.At the same time, King William IV of the Netherlands directly gave the other party the title "Father of Bicycles". In a telegram of praise sent by William IV to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, he stated that this is the most modern bicycle model, and the title Stanley is well-deserved.

The Netherlands is the world's largest bicycle producer. In the past 15 years, the Netherlands' production bases around the world are said to have produced 1000 million bicycles, with an average annual output of 70 bicycles. Since the price is not low, internationally, private Those who own bicycles are people with small assets.

Not counting the Netherlands as the most developed country, there are 400 million bicycles in the Netherlands itself. With a population of 2400 million, it is equivalent to one in 6 people owning a bicycle. This calculation is not accurate, because many times it is based on family units. Counting six people in a family, each family has exactly one bicycle.

Four million bicycles are used in the Netherlands itself, while the remaining six million are sold worldwide.

Among them, governments purchased no less than [-]%.

Especially during the Chilean Civil War in 1878, the flexibility of the bicycle army formed by the Netherlands was verified on the battlefield. The rapid response resulted in the southern Chilean army falling apart before they could react. British warships were originally launched from land. Undefended artillery sank a lot, which shocked the world.

Therefore, since 1878, various countries have begun to purchase bicycles from the Netherlands and build their own rapid response forces of varying sizes.

This has allowed the Dutch United Group, where the Dutch bicycle company is located, to make a lot of money, and it has also allowed the Dutch Socialist Party, the third largest party in the Netherlands, to increase its diplomatic influence.

With Stanley's new invention, bicycles have become more perfect, and the emergence of machine tools has brought greater mass productivity. It is foreseeable that the Netherlands' bicycle manufacturing capabilities will reach a higher level, and the Dutch Far East Group will become a truly multinational manufacturer. Industry giant.

In addition to Stanley, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences also announced that Dutch scientist Hertz (German origin) discovered electromagnetic waves.Hertz used electromagnetic waves to create radio communication equipment with his good friend Marconi, an Italian. This technology has been acquired by the Dutch Far East Group, and the two became the group's inventors. The Far East Group has announced on the spot that it will plan to use it on the Australian mainland. Build signal receiving base stations between New Zealand and the Australian mainland and Jakarta in the East Indies. If radio communication equipment is successfully used to send telegrams, they will be built on a large scale in the territories ruled by the Netherlands, and eventually promoted to the world.

The Far East Group announced that it expects to invest more than 1 million Dutch guilders (400 million pounds) in the early stage to support this project. This is what it means to be wealthy. After all, the Kingdom of Siam’s defense expenditure last year was only this amount.

Telegrams in the hands of several people in Bismarck showed that when William IV congratulated the invention, he expressed his full support for the practicality of the invention. Whether it is military or civilian use, it will bring earth-shaking effects to the Netherlands. He also stated in the congratulatory message that he The Huileleng government gave the green light and administratively supported the plan.

"The development of telecommunications has provided the most effective way for information transmission and dissemination. Radio dissemination has also reduced costs and increased safety. The Netherlands should be at the forefront of this technology."

(End of this chapter)