Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 1082 The transfer of power between the old and new Dutch cabinets begins
On the morning of February 1882, 2, William IV received intelligence from Europe.

The five governments of Britain, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, and Italy jointly tried to put pressure on the Rothschild family, requiring Roche to increase investment in various countries and increase employment.

The five countries jointly requested Roche to increase support for the manufacturing industry. In particular, the United Kingdom also requested that investment in Rothschild's British branch should not be less than 100 million pounds a year and that new jobs should not be less than 5.

With the UK taking the lead, the other four governments have joined the request.

A dark cloud of financial confrontation seems to have suddenly appeared over Europe.

This is just a secret communication between the five countries and Roche, and it is far from the stage of a major outbreak. However, this time the five countries are exerting pressure together, apparently preparing to kick the Netherlands out of the scope of Roche's investment, but it will bring about consequences for William IV. Got some interesting ideas.

However, William IV can only put this issue aside for now.

Because today, the new Dutch cabinet government formed by Jules Danetang will officially take office.

This is the fourth prime minister that William IV has worked with since taking charge of the Netherlands, and the sixth term as prime minister.

Fast forward 20 years, and he has to attend the ceremony of the new cabinet government again.

As we all know, for the Netherlands and other countries around the world, every prime minister's power handover ceremony symbolizes a historic transition of power.

Therefore, the many procedures related to the handover of power between the old and new Dutch cabinet governments have been attracting attention from the outside world.

According to the Dutch constitution, an orderly transfer of power must be carried out after the election of the prime minister to ensure that the Dutch people always have an effectively functioning government.

This is also a legal provision enacted by William IV in 1865, passed by Congress in the same year, and implemented in the Netherlands for 16 years.

So, how does the transfer of power to the prime minister in the Netherlands proceed?What procedures does it require?

It is reported that if there is no objection to the result after the election, the Dutch campaign will sign to confirm the candidate prime minister and hand over a sum of Dutch government funds of up to 100 million Dutch guilders (£10) and the personal information of local officials to his transition team (campaign team). Contact information.

The campaign team of the prime minister-elect should also start planning the transition of the new government two days ago.

In addition, the new prime minister must take appropriate actions to ensure the establishment of the new cabinet government and coordinate the relevant work of the administrative agencies.

This fundamentally avoids the chaotic government transition caused by the disagreement between the old and new prime ministers.

According to the Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, obviously both the prime minister and his wife and the prime minister-elect and his wife need to go to the palace to see the king and his wife on this day. During this period, the king and his wife also need to entertain the two prime ministers and their wives to express their gratitude to the two prime ministers for their loyalty to the kingdom. and contribution.

The two prime ministers and their spouses will also be required to take an oath of allegiance to the royal family before the dinner.

This is also a way for the Dutch royal family to ease the tension between the two prime ministers. After all, it is not good for the former and former prime ministers to make discord jokes during the handover.

In fact, every day of the transition period for the Dutch Prime Minister to hand over power is important.

As Prime Minister of the Cabinet Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands must shoulder important responsibilities from the first day of his term.As the most powerful person in the Netherlands second only to the king, the prime minister is also responsible for tens of millions of Dutch citizens.

Although it does not have direct jurisdiction over the military, the military's food supply and defense expenditures are provided by the cabinet government. Therefore, the military actually relies on the performance of the cabinet government in disguise to survive, so the transfer of power is also a top priority.

During the transition period, the elected prime minister will receive a handbook of more than 500 pages of "Policy and Auxiliary Positions in the Dutch Government".This manual clearly stipulates the relevant unit positions that may require reappointment by the Prime Minister, which are the main organizational departments of the new Dutch government.

At present, William IV knows that thousands of positions in the Dutch government departments and 720 positions in the Senate and House of Representatives require the appointment of the Prime Minister.

It can be seen that being the Prime Minister of the Netherlands is not an easy task. After all, the workload in a day is too much. What's more, not only he is the king, but ordinary people will also look at his performance.

With the development of science and technology in later generations, the prime minister's staff has become more and more abundant. It can be said that there is not much problem in handling daily chores.

But this is the 19th century, and after more than 100 years of regression, these trivial matters are definitely a heavy burden for the cabinet government.

Therefore, William IV attaches great importance to Jules Danetant. The most important reason is that he did a great job while experiencing his hometown in Belgium. Such experience and energy are definitely what the Netherlands needs most at the moment.

In addition to the fact that he is only 51 years old, it is actually very possible for him to work for another ten or twenty years. Considering that both Viscount Palmerston and Bismarck left their jobs at the age of eighty, it is still possible for him to persist for another 20 years.

Twenty years later will be the beginning of the 20th century. Queen Victoria of England passed away in 20. In 1901, less than 1910 years after taking office, Crown Prince Edward also went to see Queen Victoria, avoiding the First World War a few years later.

Therefore, when Jules Dunedon was in his seventies at that time, he happened to see Britain enter a real period of decline. If he had survived until July 1914, he would have been lucky enough to monitor the grand scenes of the war in Europe and even the world, and it would not be in vain. Take a walk in this world.

The premise is that Giulda Netang can live to be 83 years old.

By that time, William IV would be 74 years old.

August 1882, 2 at 20 am.

Witnessed by William IV, the elected Prime Minister Jules Danetang of the Socialist Party of the Netherlands took the oath of office in front of the Dutch Parliament Building. After the oath, the security guard of the Dutch Prime Minister's Office who was originally responsible for protecting the former Prime Minister Linden of the Christian Party switched to Jules. After Danetang's death, he took on the task of protecting the new Prime Minister.

This obvious change is reflected in the ceremony of the transfer of power in the Netherlands.

After the farewell ceremony, former Prime Minister Linden and his family took the "Dutch Lander II" (Royal King No. [-], Prime Minister No. [-]) car and left the Prime Minister's Office for the Prime Minister's Office to meet with friends waiting there. After the meeting, "Dutch Lander II" "No. [-]" fully escorted the outgoing Prime Minister back to his hometown.

At the same time, former Prime Minister Lyndon did not take away any tools or gifts from the public Prime Minister's Office, and most of the furniture they had in the Prime Minister's Office was borrowed. This is a continuation of the clean government style of several prime ministers after William IV took office.

With the completion of the handover ceremony, the staff of the Prime Minister's Office also underwent a new round of replacement.Some staff members of the Linden government have handed over various materials, and the new Prime Minister arrived at the Prime Minister's Office after lunch today. A new page in the history of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will also begin.

The whole process was carried out in an orderly manner. William IV observed the whole process and sighed in his heart. In his previous life in the 21st century, he felt nothing when watching other countries' handovers. However, now he presides over the handover ceremony with a strong sense of mission and responsibility.Perhaps, this is the so-called worry about things that don't concern you, but you will have deep feelings when the things happen.

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