Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 785 Privy Council Treasury Report

On May 1880, 5, Baron Caslen (Christian Party), Speaker of the Privy Council and Speaker of the House of Commons of the Netherlands, summoned Dutch Prime Minister Theo Linden (Christian Party) and Chief Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Jules Danetang (Socialist Party) ), Foreign Minister Joseph Beit (Socialist Party), Home Secretary David Blanc (Christian Party), Defense Minister Fox (Christian Party), Industry Minister Joseph Lanka (Christian Party), Transport Minister Byers ( Christian Party), Education Minister Mari Philip (Socialist Party), and Energy Minister Hester (Socialist Party) held a Privy Council meeting.

In addition, King William IV of the Netherlands, Justice Robert Cook (Christian Party), and Lord Chancellor of the Seal and Speaker of the House of Lords, Marquis Andrew Smith (Christian Party), also attended.

“The world was in turmoil last year, and the economy was hit by both inflation and economic downturn. These negative factors will continue this year and may be easing. But on the other hand, the economic sovereignty of various countries in the world is reshaping the relationship between economic dynamics. As regional economic integration develops more powerfully, the map of the world economy changes at an accelerated pace and must be redrawn."

As the current leader of the Dutch economy, Chief Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Jules Danetang made a report on the world economic and political situation.

"The Anglo-Dutch game has contributed to the changes in the division of labor system, industrial chain and innovation chain around the world. The changes in the global economic pattern will further expand, and the industrial chain will also undergo drastic changes. The UK has relied on its steam industry for hundreds of years. A solid foundation has been a problem for us since the 1860s, and the effect has been obvious in the near future.

But before, the rise of the German Empire and the United States made it difficult for France to enter. These gave the Netherlands a chance to breathe. But now the United Kingdom is fully focused on us, so our pressure has increased sharply. "

"However, the Netherlands is at the core of the global industrial chain and has ranked among the top two in the world. It has even begun to comprehensively suppress the UK and aspire to be the first in global technological innovation. No one can deny that the Netherlands' scientific and technological strength has played a big role in boosting it."

"Our Dutch patent applications, with the global rise of the automobile industry in 1867, surpassed the United Kingdom for the first time, far surpassing the German Empire and the United States combined at No. 3 and No. 4, reaching the first place, the number of cited articles, and the intensity of research and development , the innovation index also ranks among the best.”

"And with our government's efforts, the proportion of international co-inventions in the Netherlands is increasing day by day, and the proportion of international joint publishing is also increasing."

"Due to the rapid rise of the Netherlands and the coercion of the United Kingdom, it is inevitable that the world economy will become divided into camps and supply chains. At present, the backward countries are keeping pace with the advanced countries in emerging industries and have gradually taken shape. The changes in economic weight continue to It has moved forward on the existing track and is irreversible. In these processes, regional cooperation has brought about the differentiation of the global pattern, which is an equally cutting force. The world economy is changing rapidly, and the map must be constantly redrawn. It is in line with the actual development situation.”

"Most of the UK's current sword-playing actions around the world are aimed at the Netherlands. Currently, both the UK and the Netherlands admit that bilateral trade has entered a continuous state of stagnation. Moreover, the status of both countries in world trade has entered a rising stage. The pattern of one drop. The UK is not willing to lose its share, and we are not willing to accept British pressure and be the second player for a thousand years. The German Empire and the United States are catching up behind the scenes, and France, Hungary, etc. are not willing to export goods. They suffer losses in trade, so they all believe that bilateral trade is very unbalanced. However, all parties have very different views on how to view bilateral trade and multilateral trade imbalances and countermeasures.

We tend to believe that the trade between the two countries is mutually beneficial. The Netherlands is increasingly possessing trade advantages. That is, more and more Dutch goods are bought into various countries. This does not mean that parties purchasing goods from the Netherlands have not purchased goods from bilateral and multilateral sources. Profit from trade.At least because a large number of cheap, high-quality and advanced technology Dutch products have entered the markets of various countries, it has stabilized prices in various countries for a long time, and also allowed countries that lag behind Dutch innovative technologies to obtain new sources of new technologies. "

"However, because the UK pretends to represent other countries that are losing money in trade, it insists that the trade deficit is unfair to all countries and requires the Netherlands to import more concentrated agricultural products and other goods from these countries. At the same time, it should follow the principles of balance, reciprocity and fair competition. .

We are opposed to Britain's hypocritical one-sided demands, but other countries want to benefit from the Anglo-Dutch struggle, so we in the Netherlands are also trying to be ineffective and have to deal with it reluctantly. But now the entire Western powers think that we in the Netherlands are frivolous and conceding. "

Danetang Juul said worriedly: "Not only has the relationship between the UK and the Netherlands declined, but in fact the trade relations between the Netherlands and other major trading countries have been deteriorating in the past few months as the UK has sowed discord. The UK has continued to The Netherlands has strangled the Netherlands, and the two sides have been silent. The trend of relations between Afghanistan and the Netherlands has been diverging. The Netherlands' trade with the United Kingdom and other major countries has dropped sharply in the past quarter. On the other hand, it has also forced the Netherlands to strengthen its national-system and pursue self-reliance while also accelerating its cooperation with itself. allies develop closer economies”

"The global economy is in a period of change and turmoil. Can there be a winner in the competition between Britain and the Netherlands? First of all, we must see that Britain's economic hegemony relies on the two pillars of London finance and the first industrialization. With the rise of the Netherlands and German America, its economic weight will The economic weight of emerging economies and developing countries such as the Netherlands, the German Empire, and the United States has exceeded that of the three major European powers such as the United Kingdom, France, and Austria-Hungary. Many people even speculate that in another five years , even if the Tsarist Empire is included, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States can all be comparable."

In 1870, the Netherlands and other three countries were still catching up with these three countries, but now these three countries have surpassed these old powers, and their economic and industrial strength has fed back into their political and military strength. The German Empire gained strength by standing on the French Empire. Verified, and now that the Netherlands is rising, it seems that it wants to step on the British Empire to rise to power, but is the UK willing to be a stepping stone for the Netherlands?
The proud Britain will naturally not be willing to do so, so now Britain is desperately suppressing the Netherlands, just to get rid of this fate. "

Danetang Jules finally said: "Since 1860, among the three countries of the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States, plus Britain, France, Austria, and Russia, the proportion of the first three countries has approached 30% from the original 15%, while the proportion of the other three countries has approached 15%. The natural proportion of the four countries dropped by 9 points, the Netherlands' proportion increased by 21 points to more than 20%, and the United Kingdom accounted for [-]% last year. The changes in the international economic pattern not only increased in the east and decreased in the west, but also rearranged the proportion of Western political power. a remarkable manifestation.”

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