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Chapter 238 9 Far East Provinces

"The International Court of Justice in The Hague is just a smokescreen. Although it is useful, it is not pragmatic. Development of oneself is fundamental."

When all countries were praising the Netherlands for its efforts for world peace or the political leaders of various countries were appreciating William IV for stirring up countries around the world to make profits for the Netherlands, William IV was in his own office, receiving a report from the Far East who had just returned from the Far East. Deputy Prime Minister Flos Arahn von Hall.

"Your Majesty, the island of New Guinea is changing with each passing day, and huge changes are taking place every day. Although it is not comparable to Europe, the economic development in Paradise Island and Port Moresby is not bad. Now the entire province of New Guinea has a population of There are more than 80 people, of which Dutch whites account for 43%, which can be said to be gradually approaching the majority."

William IV did not express his satisfaction or dissatisfaction to him. Instead, he said: "The dominance of the Dutch white people must be implemented in place. People who are not my race must have different minds. I think you have heard this sentence."

Deputy Prime Minister Flos Arane von Hall nodded and said: "In the Qing Empire in the Far East, everyone from children to adults is said to say this, especially those among the largest ethnic groups who fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty. people"

William IV nodded, but said: "The Qing Empire is more complicated, but another example is clearer, that is, the country of Japan. They are almost all of the same ethnic group, so it is difficult for outsiders to follow By defeating them internally, this country is united and is a huge threat to our Far East.”

Flos Arane von Hall was stunned, hesitated, and said uncertainly: "The population of that country is said to be more than 4000 million, but it is relatively poor. Before 1830, it had a close silver trade with our Kingdom of the Netherlands, but since In order to put pressure on the Netherlands to abandon Belgium, the British Viscount Palmerston refused to trade with us in the Far East and East India. He also threatened that his country would not be able to conduct silver transactions with us and blocked our financial income. In the end, the ri Ben began to alienate us and defected to the more powerful Britain. Now it is Britain's ally in the Far East.

Your Majesty, it is said that their Meiji Emperor used silver trading as the foundation, used British technology to comprehensively promote the country's industrialization process, and launched the slogan of Meiji Restoration in the country. In their Cabinet Senate, they are preparing legislation and learning The Western system directly makes the Meiji Restoration part of the constitution, and it is very likely that it will be implemented nationwide next year. If so, it may be a huge market for the industrial products of various European countries including the Netherlands."

The more William IV listened, the darker his face became.

"Co-authored, you all in the Far East think so."

After hearing this, Flos Arran von Hall finally nodded and said: "The Far East is too far away from Europe. If the Far East wants to develop rapidly, its industrial products must find a market. The Indian subcontinent in the north is occupied by the British. , don’t even think about it. Over in Pacific North America, southern Britain has also occupied the market. Although the output of the Lincoln government’s own industrial products in the federal state has decreased due to the war, the remaining market share is not large.

The market of more than 700 million people in Siam can satisfy us, but now Britain and France are also eyeing it, so several people there are very eager for the Japanese market."

When William IV heard this, he couldn't pursue it any further.

Yes, if the Far East needs to industrialize, it must find a market. The population of 2000 million in the Far East, including East India, seems to be a lot, but the consumption is still low. After all, the Indian subcontinent controlled by the British has a population of over [-] million, plus the local population. With more than [-] million people, coupled with the gunboat industrial product dumping markets around the world, the British industrial product market is terrifyingly large.

France even claims to be second in this aspect, but it is less than half that of Britain.The third place is Prussia, which has reached one-third, and the Commonwealth of America is fourth, which is only one-quarter of the United Kingdom.

Now that the Confederate States has been established in the South, it seems that the Lincoln government will find it difficult to unify the entire United States. In this case, the future potential of the future Commonwealth of America will be reduced by at least one level.

At most, it was not much different from the German Confederation, but the unique external environment in the previous life was no longer there, and the North American continent even split into four major countries.British Canada, Commonwealth of America, Confederate States of America, Mexico.Among them, the Federal State is the strongest, but the two ends are colonies and countries supported by the United Kingdom, and Mexico in the south is supported by the French Empire, so the Federal State is also in a disadvantageous situation.But this is what is good for the Netherlands.

Only with a unified North America and the emergence of a hegemonic United States would threaten the Netherlands' position in the Pacific.

Now the Federal State is almost allied with the Netherlands, and the Netherlands is allied with Argentina in the south.

If we look at Europe, it seems that there is no threat to any country.

But if we look at the East Indies, the Australian home of the Netherlands in the Far East, and the South Pacific Islands,

Such an iron triangle would be very strong for the Netherlands, the Commonwealth of America and Argentina.

Therefore, the development of the Far East must be completed quickly, but Japan needs to be included in the development market of the Netherlands.

Nowadays, the nine major provinces in the Far East need development. Forget it, Japan is just about to develop, and it will take decades, and the time is still long.After they developed, I don’t know what the Netherlands in the Far East will develop into.

Nowadays, among the senior officials of various provinces in the Far East, except for Theo von Linden, the senior official of New Guinea Province, and the senior official of East India Province, Simscock, the remaining seven have all served as prime ministers of the Netherlands. Such a team, However, it is equivalent to seven prime ministers managing their respective provinces. Among them, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Far East, Flos Arran von Hall, is in charge of the deputy capital of Wilhelm Province (Victoria, Australia).

As for Theo von Linden, a senior official in the New Guinea Province, and Simskok, a senior official in the East India Province, the former was the Dutch Vice Minister of the Navy for the Far East, and the latter was the Governor of the Far East. It can be said that they have been princes for nearly ten years. .

These nine people are all among the most powerful people under William IV. They are overqualified to govern a province. Therefore, regarding the development of the Far East, he does not think that Japan will overtake their Netherlands.

William IV reminded: "Ri's country has a large population. If it develops, it may be a threat. Britain is not afraid of staying away from them, but we are all on the edge of the Western Pacific. Therefore, we need to be careful and take precautions." "

Although Flos Arran von Hall didn't understand why His Majesty was so worried about that poor country, he still kept this matter in mind due to the caution he had developed over the years, and planned to convene the nine senior officials of the Far East in Melbourne after returning to the Far East. Small cabinet meeting to promote the will of His Majesty William IV.

William IV followed the inquiry to the Far East industry, and Hall answered fluently. This made William IV instantly feel that it was right to promote him as deputy prime minister to control the Far East for him.

"How is the navy developing there now?"

(End of this chapter)