Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

At the Royal Palace of the Netherlands, William IV was in the garden, sipping red wine and teaching his eldest son, Prince Albert.

“Father, the results of the senatorial election have begun to be revealed one after another, and the Socialist Party is leading the way.

There are 39 senators. Among the 27 currently announced, the Socialist Party won nearly half of 14, the Liberal Party won 7, the New Christian Party won 4, and the Old Christian Party won the remaining 2."

"It can be said that this time the Socialist Party has achieved its greatest victory since the founding of the party."

Prince Albert asked: "How can the Socialist Party achieve such good results?"

After clinking the glasses with Albert, William IV slowly said:

“The difference between the Socialist Party and the Liberal Party and the Christian Party lies not in ideology, but in the structure of the electorate.”

Prince Albert "???"

"The reason why the Socialist Party rarely uses flanking tactics is not only because of its weak funds, but also because of the low influence of traditional media and newspapers. The more important reason is that the leader of the party, Jules Danetant, has some rare candidates. His human qualities are enough to personally support his own image and the image of the Socialist Party."

Seeing that Albert seemed to understand, William IV looked at his eldest son lovingly, and then said:

"You can go back and take a look at the current Dutch election process. In almost all the Socialist Party's publicity campaigns, Jules Danetang rarely reads manuscripts, but can freely express and talk about different issues."

William IV exclaimed:

“He is an excellent lecturer who has unique insights into various policy issues at home and abroad in the Netherlands and is good at presenting them to the public in an analytical manner in the form of lectures.

This image is very easy to attract voters who are both rational and idealistic, and it is also the reason why young, highly educated men have the strongest support for the Socialist Party. "

The appearance of William IV made Albert even more interested in Jules Danetang. Now the ability of the Dutch deputy prime minister and finance minister made his father, the most powerful king in the history of the Netherlands, interested in him. Take it very seriously.

"Although Jules Danetang can accurately grasp the causes of social problems in the Netherlands, as a single person, he cannot provide appropriate policy solutions. This is caused by the Christian Party as the largest force in the coalition cabinet."

William IV pointed out its shortcomings and had some interesting points.

"So, if the Socialist Party succeeds this time, then it will be like a wild horse running wild, with thousands of horses galloping, and it will be unstoppable."

William IV felt a surge of emotion in his heart when he said this.

He has changed a lot since traveling back in 1857, but in Dutch politics, to be honest, William IV has not made much change. For 25 years, he has made reasonable arrangements for them based on history. Even Tolbeck, the prime minister who historically fought with his father William III in the ring until his father collapsed, William IV used benevolent governance to take advantage of him. other side.

Twenty-five years later, the Netherlands is no longer the era when it was necessary to watch the balance between the Liberal Party and the Christian Party to maintain royal power.

And he, William IV, as the fourth-generation king after the 67th anniversary of the restoration of the Netherlands in 1815, has also put the Netherlands firmly in his hands.

Including Tolbeck, a man who has served as prime minister three times and has been in charge of the cabinet for 12 years, when he sees himself, he also needs to lower his head and submit.

Therefore, in 1870, William IV pushed the coalition cabinet system through Congress and the constitution was established.

By supporting the Socialist Party, breaking the two-party system in the Netherlands and getting the Netherlands off the old track, the Socialist Party became a knife in its own hand.

Wherever it points, the Socialist Party will strike.

"Children, when they touch on many issues and express many opinions, will inevitably arouse some justice and criticism, which will have an impact on the expansion of their film selection outside of the young group. In addition, covering too many issues may distract from the focus. The voters lack core propositions, and on some complex issues, Jules Danetant’s personal understanding may not be perfect.”

William IV: "Jules Danetang is a wonderful man, you will know it in the future"

"Father, you always remind me to pay attention to things that are too big to lose. Will the Socialist Party become a challenge to our royal family in the future?"

William IV smiled confidently: "That depends on your control ability. If you practice your skills well, then no one will dare to touch your cheese, but if you can't protect yourself well, then it will be in vain to blame others, my child. If you don’t have the ability in the end, then the great Kingdom of the Netherlands will be just me making wedding clothes for others.”

Prince Albert understood that William IV was reminding him to learn more about governing the country and prevent the kingdoms built by the royal family from becoming someone else's!

“Although the Socialist Party is singing songs all the way, the challenges and crises are not small.”

"Why did father say that?"

"Results of Generational Change in Voter Structure"

"Have you noticed that in a recent poll, there was a high degree of substitutability in the competition between the Socialist Party and the Liberal Party. Although there is a transfer of money from the middle voters, the choice of the Christian conservative group in the past is the more important reason."

Taking the old Christian Party as an example, the exodus of voters made it impossible for the prime minister to be elected, and the support for the party was less than 10% at the end.

"At present, the Christian Party is divided within itself, with people running away to form their own Old Christian Party. As a result, Prime Minister Lyndon and others cannot exceed 10% in the polls and even once dropped below 8%."

“The Liberal Party and the Socialist Party took the opportunity to write letters in Dutch newspapers to further seize the opportunity and seize the conservative vote base.

For a while, the Christian Party failed to react in time, became a marginalized person, and was eliminated early.”

William IV said calmly: "Son, politicians can never be trusted, you know?

They can make many promises for votes that they don't even know whether they can fulfill. It's like making a wish. It is a vision and a vision that suits the voters.

When you finally discover that these promises cannot be fulfilled, voters will turn from supporters to haters. "

"But politicians are very smart. They will develop another group of people. Yes, they will develop people from another era to become their source of votes."

Prince Albert: "So, what does father mean?"

"So, we can let them fight with a few gray rhinos first. As long as they don't hurt their muscles and bones, we can check and balance them. But we must be careful about the size and don't hurt the country."

"The Netherlands does not need a political party that is too strong, threatening our royal family. The Liberal Party has been in power for 16 consecutive years, which is the result of the Christian Party being useless. Therefore, the Socialist Party and the Liberal Party confront each other, and the new and old Christian Parties become weights in our hands. Understand Yet?"