Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

On the German side, no matter how great the pressure on Bismarck is, it is still Germany's business and has nothing to do with the Netherlands.

William IV was currently receiving a man named Josenna.

To be precise, it was from where he wanted to obtain the latest innovation index report from the World Intellectual Property Organization (which was formed internally in the Netherlands and has not yet been made public globally).

The Netherlands now ranks first in the world on the Global Innovation Index.

This report shows that the Netherlands also ranks first in the world in investment in innovation.

In particular, the system is the most outstanding, with multiple indicators including political environment, regulatory environment and business environment ranking first in the world.

The Global Innovation Index uses 30 indicators in two major aspects: innovation input and innovation output to evaluate the Netherlands and dozens of other countries around the world.

Innovation input is subdivided into five major economic factors, namely institutions, human capital and research, infrastructure, market maturity and business maturity; innovation output is divided into knowledge and technology output, and creative output.

The United States moved up two places to third in this year's Global Innovation Index rankings.

After lagging behind the United Kingdom, Germany, and France for two consecutive years, the United States actually surpassed France and the United Kingdom this year, becoming second only to the Netherlands and Germany, and continues to fear the top spot in the Americas.

The Dutch version of the World Intellectual Property Organization's 1882 Global Innovation Index report, which was prepared by King William IV of the Netherlands 10 years ago (founded after moving the capital to the Netherlands in 1871), only started to come out yesterday.

In it, the Netherlands has been the world's most innovative economy for 10 consecutive years.

Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France followed closely behind, ranking second to fifth.

The Netherlands' allies Spain ranked sixth and Denmark ranked eighth.

The organization’s director general, Joe Senna, told William IV: “The United States, like the Netherlands and Germany, continues to rise in the Global Innovation Index rankings, which shows that attention to the innovation ecosystem can bring about change, on a global scale. Despite rising geopolitical risks such as those between the Netherlands and the UK, and particularly a decline in cross-border consortium investment there, the 1881 Global Innovation Index should provide evidence that innovation activity remains strong. Innovation activities should also continue to shift from quantity to quality.”

William IV: "The United States has risen too fast. Let's analyze it."

Jonathan nodded and said: "The reason why the United States has risen so quickly is not only because of their own innovative activities, but also because immigrants from Europe continue to bring their new discoveries there, especially immigrants from Germany and Austria-Hungary. Quickly turn German technology into results in the United States.”

"In Europe, in terms of rankings, the United Kingdom has occupied the first place for many years. However, it was surpassed by the Netherlands ten years ago, by the German Empire in 1880, and by the United States this year. The United Kingdom fell back to fourth, and the United States ranked third in the innovation rankings three."

William IV nodded.

The Netherlands ranks first in the world in terms of innovation investment, especially its excellent institutions. It ranks first in multiple indicators including political environment, supervisory environment and business environment.

In addition, the Netherlands ranks first in the world in terms of human resource costs, research, and infrastructure.

The United States has improved in these areas, advancing two places to fourth and three places to fifth.

On the other hand, the United States has performed well in new indicators for cultivating emerging enterprises, including the Rockefeller Group (German), the Morgan Group (British), the DuPont Group (French), the Cleveland Group, and the Mellon Group (British). The five major emerging consortiums have become the newly emerging capital consortium in the United States, causing a certain degree of trouble to the largest consortium of Dutch-controlled old consortiums, including the Randy Consortium, the Citigroup, and the Boston Consortium.

However, the Cleveland Consortium is closely related to the Dutch economy and is also a consortium of Dutch origin. It is a representative of the emerging pro-Dutch consortium.

However, the support of the Democratic Party has put a constraint on the Republic, which is controlled by these three major consortiums.

This is also the reason for the recent changes in American politics.

These eight major consortiums account for more than 70% of the capital operations in the United States.

Among them, the four major Dutch consortiums account for more than 50% of American capital operations. It can be said that they are very important.

The World Intellectual Property Organization is an emerging organization that William IV personally ordered to be established 11 years ago. It is currently not well-known, but it is very critical to the observation of the Dutch economy.

So the Netherlands looked at the key to innovation around the world, and Jonathan was the first person to serve as Director General.

The leader of the Dutch Intellectual Property Group, which is directly under the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, said that the Royal Academy of Sciences is encouraged that the Netherlands continues to rank first in the global and regional rankings. “This proves that the government is working with the business community and the private sector to become a business-friendly country.” It’s the right thing to do with creators to create a culture and environment where they can thrive.”

The top ten countries this year have not changed much from last year, except for the ranking changes. Among them, the United States has received the most attention from the Netherlands. The Netherlands' ally Spain has moved up one place, surpassing Austria-Hungary to reach eighth place, and another ally Sweden has ranked tenth for the first time. , while Denmark jumped to eleventh place just behind Sweden.

"Why did Sweden rise so quickly?" asked William IV.

Jonathan respectfully said to William IV: "It's mainly because of the existence of the Wallenberg family."

It's them?

William IV actually remembered it.

With his support in the early years, the Wallenberg family became a hegemonic presence in Sweden.

However, in order to check and balance the Wallenberg family, he supported the Nobel family.

At present, in addition to the royal family, Sweden's two most important families have close relations with the Netherlands.

"Andre Wallenberg still has some ability," William IV sighed.

As William IV's direct subordinate to control the world remotely from the Netherlands, Jonathan naturally understood what His Majesty meant.

"Andre has a great perspective on the overall situation. More than 30% of Sweden's private listed companies have been infiltrated by shares or invested capital. Although he has not become a major shareholder, he has become a member of the general meeting of shareholders. It can be said that nearly half of Sweden's private listed companies have been infiltrated by investors or invested capital. Every move of the company is under supervision.”

William IV: "Where is Alfred Nobel of the Nobel family?"

Jonathan: "He started with explosives and now controls 80% of Sweden's explosives production. At the same time, he has also entered the arms business. He is currently competing with Andre Wallenberg for dominance in the Swedish steel industry. He has also penetrated Sweden. 25% of large-scale companies.”

"The remainder is in the hands of the Swedish royal family?" asked William IV.

"Yes," Jonathan said: "Sweden currently has a three-legged situation at the economic level: the Swedish royal family, the Wallenberg family, and the Nobel family."

"What about Denmark?"