Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Chapter 1027. The secret plan of the political kingmaker

“From 1879 to the present, the Socialist Party currently controls 11 of the 38 provinces and 1 city (capital Melbourne) of the Netherlands, the Christian Party controls 15 provinces, and the opposition Liberal Party controls the remaining 12 provinces and the capital city of Melbourne.

As for the senators in this term, the Socialist Party and independents are likely to win more than 20 of the 39 senators running for election. In addition to the 9 senators in the hands of the original Socialist Party and the 2 independent senators, the total number will be 31 name, reaching nearly 40%, exceeding either the Liberal Party or the Christian Party. Of course, this is just a prediction.

Currently, De Vries of the Liberal Party and Linden of the Christian Party are working hard to reshape their party's territory and are trying to gain sole power in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. "

Jules Danetang frowned slightly and said: "Teacher, it is already 18:00 on December 28, 1881, and there is still one day tomorrow. How do you think we can win this election?"

He asked the Minister of Education, Mari Philip, for advice.

Since 1859, Jules Danetant has been his disciple. Now, more than 22 years have passed. He has gone from a small figure of Dutch descent in Belgium to a minister of a Belgian province, and later to a powerful Belgian minister. Prime Minister, his power even suppressed King Leopold I of Belgium to a certain extent. After he died of anger, his successor Leopold II could only pretend to be a grandson in front of him.

Before returning to the Netherlands in 1870, he began to lead the returning Dutch to seek ways to survive, and finally decided to establish the third political party in the Netherlands in 1871. He originally thought this would be a difficult thing, after all, it would break the two major structures of the Netherlands. , which has a huge impact on the stability of the Netherlands.

But he never thought that his idea would be solved after meeting His Majesty William IV.

His Majesty was very fond of this idea and even decided to help him promote the rise of a third political party to check the Liberal Party, which has been in power for three consecutive terms in the Netherlands, and the conservative Christian Party.

In the House of Representatives, the Christian and Liberal parties previously had more than 450 members, while the rest were held by the Socialists and other independents.

At present, the world is almost divided into three parts, so no one of the three parties dares to say who will win.

"Whoever controls the House of Representatives can block the other party's legislation. And whoever is in the Senate can control the approval of cabinet members nominated by the prime minister, as well as the power to review legislation proposed by the House of Representatives."

Mari Philip said: "This time our priority in the general election is to put the Prime Minister first, the Senate second, and the House of Representatives third."

Minister of Mines and Energy Hester said: "Well, if our foundation is not too low and the time to build the party is too short, we can definitely be more confident in this election. 10 years is still too short."

Foreign Minister Joseph Beit shook his head: "Even so, we don't need to be too pessimistic."

Jules Danetant and Philip looked over immediately, and Beit said with a smile: "Everyone knows that my teacher is Mr. Tolbeck, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1862 to 1870. He once taught me that in all countries in the world, In the political arena, nothing that is happening happens independently. He once told me that just like the return of Northern Belgium to the Netherlands, the reason behind it is that the Dutch government trained us many years ago and laid the foundation for success."

As the kingmaker of Belgium's political scene at that time, Mari Philippe stared at Beit and asked, "I wonder how Mr. Beit thinks we can break our current understanding?"

Jules Dunedin's secret teacher was Bill Charlie, which was incredible. Bill Charlie was a close minister of William IV when he was still the crown prince. After taking power in December 1861, the first batch of people appointed, except Thor In addition to the members of Baker's cabinet, there is Bill Charlie, who will resign from the palace and be appointed to the very sensitive position of director of the Royal Intelligence Service.

Then, under the warning of Prime Minister Tolbeck, for the sake of balance, the Dutch International Intelligence Service was established, and the director appointed Mike Sean, an old man selected from the royal intelligence by William IV.

Over the past 20 years, Beit's Prime Minister Tolbeck has been out of office for more than ten years, but Bill Charlie, Jules Danetant's top minister, is still in control of the most powerful intelligence agency in the Netherlands.

Even so, Tolbeck, who is still alive, is still a veteran-level presence in Dutch politics. This time, it is said that William IV also invited him to become the chairman of the electoral council. Unfortunately, Tolbeck refused, on the grounds that he wanted to avoid suspicion. , after all, although he belongs to the Liberal Party, he may help his disciples run for elections. They are not human inside or out.

However, no one here would think that Beit, who used to be the Speaker of the Kingdom of Belgium and is now the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and has a very strict position, would say something without any ending.

"I think we can use some means to change the situation." Beit followed: "How to operate it specifically depends on everyone working together."

After Jules Danetang took a deep breath, he said: "My teacher told me that dealing with foreign countries is actually the same as dealing with domestic opponents. You need to use shady means to deal with some difficult things. This time the civil war Polls and other polls are all predictions made openly, but many times, polls fluctuate and can change. If we are higher, our opponents will be lower."

Hester: "Mr. Juul means that we can use shady means to manipulate this Dutch election? To make the final result bias towards us?"

Jules Danetang asked: "Is there any other way?"

Hester shook his head: "No"

Jules Danetang: "Isn't that the end? To achieve the goal, we should do whatever it takes. This is a quote from a translated book that His Majesty gave to us in the Qing Dynasty. I think it is very useful. Now, it is time for us to do whatever it takes." The time has come.

After saying that, he looked at Mari Philip and said, "Teacher, will I leave the specific matters to you?"

Mari Philip nodded without hesitation: "Okay."

The answer was crisp and clear. Baite and Hester looked at each other and immediately understood the reason why Jules Danetang and Baite competed for the Belgian Prime Minister election when they were in Belgium and finally lost.

Cooperation, boldness, carefulness and trust!

Joseph Beit was envious of the team formed by these two people. On the contrary, it was himself and Hester. The latter was just like a follower. Although they were equally loyal, they could not get along well. The principle of one plus one is greater than one. It was reflected very well in both of them.

Just like this behind-the-scenes operation, once I mentioned it, others accepted it and formulated a strategy on the spot. Even the executor says hello without fear. This is the best gospel for leaders.

In less than ten minutes, Mari Philip began to pass on the secret plan he had written for tomorrow to several people. After several people read it, they were all shocked.

Bait even said something in his heart: "This guy is worthy of being the kingmaker in the political arena. He is really having fun."