Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 1161: Holland's volcanic eruption shakes the world

On December 1882, 12, history changed. Thomas Edison, who had immigrated to Australia from the United States more than 1 years ago, designed the world's first outdoor electric wire lighting system, which immediately caused a sensation around the world.

This once again confirmed that the Netherlands was far ahead in the competition in the electrical age with the German Empire, the British Empire, the United States and other countries.

This invention by Edison and his team provided a solid foundation for thousands of households in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to enter the era of universal lighting. Before this, only middle-income people could afford electricity.

On December 12, the Women's Association of the Kingdom of the Netherlands founded the Ladies' Home Magazine in Melbourne and published its first issue, with Queen Alexandra attending the launch event.

On December 12, the world's first variety show theater opened in Sydney, the Netherlands, and Strindberg, Secretary General of the Netherlands Literature Association, attended the event in person.

On December 12, the Netherlands introduced compulsory health insurance, becoming the first country in the world to have such insurance. However, less than a month later, the German Empire followed the example of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and introduced such an insurance policy, which made all countries understand that Germany was indeed ready to challenge the Netherlands' position in the electrical revolution.

On December 12, the last quagga in the world died in the Amsterdam Zoological Park in the Netherlands, the largest city in Europe. For this reason, this matter was reported in major news in the Netherlands and even in newspapers in many European countries.

On December 12, the first water supply company in the Qing Dynasty was established in Haicheng in the east.

On December 12, Alabama became the first state in the United States to introduce antitrust laws, and other states followed suit.

Time quickly entered 1883. On January 1 of that year, an earthquake occurred in Ischia, the Kingdom of Italy, killing 8 people and affecting more than 2000 people.

On January 1, apparently influenced by the successful assassination of Alexander II, someone attempted to assassinate His Majesty William I who was out in Berlin, the capital of the German Empire. Fortunately, the guards protected him well and William I dodged quickly, so the attempt failed in the end.

This incident caused a huge shock. The kings of European countries began to feel insecure and were protected like dumplings inside and out when they went out.

The next day, January 1, the first public school for boys in the Netherlands, Sydney Boys' School, was established.

On the same day, the Boys' Brigade was established in Rotterdam, the second largest city in the Netherlands, Europe.

On February 2, Romania joined the Triple Alliance of Austria, the German Empire and Italy, making this circle larger, but the surrounding countries were shocked, especially Britain, France and Russia, which urgently summoned their senior government officials to understand the impact on their own interests.

In early February, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the 2 Civil Rights Act, which allows individuals or businesses to discriminate on the basis of race, was unconstitutional.

For this reason, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is more certain that the United States is trying to resolve the diplomatic dilemma between the Qing Dynasty and the United States caused by its previous exclusion of Qing students, and the relationship between the two countries will become closer as a result.

On February 2, Peru and Chile, two allies of the Netherlands, signed a peace agreement under the auspices of the Netherlands to end their border dispute.

On February 2, the United States and the British Governor General of Canada signed the five North American time zones set by the railways, which took advantage of the chaotic situation in thousands of places at the time. It seemed insignificant, but in fact it showed that the United States was willing to ease relations with Britain, especially on the border dispute between the United States and Canada in North America.

This makes the Netherlands watch more cautiously. Although the current Republican government in the United States seems to be pro-Dutch, in fact, the interests of the United States are still prioritized.

Prime Minister's Office.

Jules Darnettan was discussing the Netherlands' foreign relations with Foreign Minister Marie Philippe when suddenly, Interior Minister Seta arrived in a hurry.

Looking at the nearly 100-kilogram Seta's huge body, the two couldn't help but frown. Seta is not a political professional, he is a real estate tycoon in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but he has a good relationship with the Socialists including Danedang. To be more direct, he is the big money behind Setas' Socialist Party.

This person has been directly on the side of the Socialist Party since its founding.

Of course, those who know the inside story actually know that he is an economic expert brought up by His Majesty William IV. He is also a mouthpiece for His Majesty in the Socialist Party.

This exists in other political parties.

Danetang and the other man looked unhappy, and Seta naturally noticed it. However, at the moment, Seta had no time to pay attention to it, because he was shocked by the news he had just received.

As soon as he sat down, he told the reason directly.

"You two, we are in trouble."

Without waiting for the two to respond, Seta said directly: "A volcano erupted in the East Indies, killing over 10,000 people."

After Seta finished speaking, Prime Minister Danedang's face changed drastically.

It seems that we have entered a time when earthquakes and volcanoes are frequent. The eruption of Krakatoa volcano in the Dutch East Indies and the tsunami caused by the volcano killed 36000 people.

On March 1883, 3, a piece of news published simultaneously by major Dutch newspapers immediately caused an uproar across the Netherlands and attracted everyone's attention.

Other countries, especially those that are not on good terms with the Netherlands, viewed the matter with a nosy attitude when they received the news.

Of course, the embassies of the allied countries naturally sent out signals of condolences.

At this moment, William IV was looking at the casualty report with regret and felt very distressed.

But there was no way. Natural disasters and man-made disasters could be dealt with, but he was helpless in the face of natural disasters.

On March 1883, 3, the eruption cone of Krakatoa volcano became active again. The volcanic cloud reached 17 kilometers above Krakatoa volcano. The explosion could be heard in Batavia, 10 kilometers away. It erupted for more than 160 days and stopped in early April. But just when everyone thought it had calmed down, it became active again on April 10, erupting from time to time like a fountain.

4月15日变成了阵阵喷发，甚至当天今下午1点开始发生首波串联特别强的爆炸，下午2点火山灰的黑云串升到了喀拉喀托火山27公里以上的高空。

It reached its most violent level at 4 a.m. on April 17, with multiple huge explosions that could be heard as far away as the Australian continent 10 kilometers away. Volcanic ash was sprayed to an altitude of 3500 kilometers.

Even the atmospheric pressure was recorded all over the world. The number of explosions gradually decreased during the day. On April 4, the volcano calmed down. Since then, it has been shaking from time to time and there have been small eruptions from time to time.

This caused a lot of headaches for the Dutch cabinet government led by Danedan, and various countries expressed their condolences to the Netherlands with different attitudes.

(End of this chapter)