Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

On December 1, 1882, history changed. Thomas Edison, who had immigrated from the United States to Australia in the Kingdom of the Netherlands for more than 20 years, designed the world's first outdoor wire lighting system, which immediately caused a sensation around the world.

This made the Netherlands once again confirm its leading position in the electrical age competition with the German Empire, the British Empire, the United States of America, etc.

And this invention of Edison and his team provided a solid foundation for thousands of households in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to enter the era of universal lighting. Before that, only people with middle-income could afford electricity.

On December 3, the Women's Association of the Kingdom of the Netherlands founded the "Women's Home Magazine" in Melbourne and published the first issue, and Queen Alexandra attended the first issue event.

On December 5, the world's first variety show theater was opened in Sydney, the Netherlands, and Strindberg, the general secretary of the Dutch Literary Association, attended in person.

On December 8, the Netherlands introduced compulsory health insurance, becoming the first country in the world to have such insurance. However, less than a month later, the German Empire also followed the Kingdom of the Netherlands and introduced such an insurance, which made all countries understand that Germany was indeed ready to challenge the Netherlands' position in the electrical revolution.

On December 15, the world's last quagga died in the Amsterdam Animal Park, the largest city in Europe, the Netherlands. For this reason, this matter was also reported in major Dutch news and even newspapers in many European countries.

On December 18, the first water company in the Qing Dynasty was established in Haicheng in the east.

On December 23, Alabama in the United States introduced the first state to introduce antitrust laws, and then other states began to compete for action.

Time quickly entered 1883. On January 8 of that year, an earthquake occurred in Ischia, the Kingdom of Italy, killing 2,000 people and affecting more than 500,000 people.

On January 20, seemingly influenced by the successful assassination of Alexander II, someone actually assassinated His Majesty William I who was out in Berlin, the capital of the German Empire. Fortunately, the guards protected him properly and William I dodged quickly, so he failed in the end.

This incident caused a huge shock. Kings in European countries began to feel insecure and were protected like dumplings inside and out when they went out.

The next day, January 21, the first public school for boys in the Netherlands, Sydney Boys' School, was established.

On the same day, the Boys' Brigade of Christ was established in Rotterdam, the second largest city in the Netherlands in Europe.

On February 1, Romania joined the Triple Alliance of Austria, the German Empire and Italy, making this circle larger, but the surrounding countries were shocked, especially Britain, France and Russia urgently summoned their government officials to understand the impact on their interests.

In early February, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the 1875 Civil Rights Act violated the Constitution, which allowed individuals or companies to discriminate on race.

For this reason, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is more certain that the United States is going to open up the diplomatic dilemma between the Qing Dynasty and the United States caused by the previous exclusion of Qing Dynasty students, and the relationship between the two countries will become closer.

On February 10, Peru and Chile, two allies of the Netherlands, signed a peace agreement to end the border dispute under the auspices of the Netherlands.

On February 13, the United States and the British Governor General of Canada signed the five North American time zones formulated by the railway, borrowing the chaotic situation of thousands of places at that time. It seems insignificant, but in fact, it shows that the United States intends to ease relations with Britain, especially on the border dispute between the United States and Canada in North America.

This makes the Netherlands more cautious. The Republican government of the United States seems to be pro-Dutch, but in fact, the interests of the United States are still prioritized.

Prime Minister's Office.

Jules Darneton was discussing the Netherlands' foreign relations with Foreign Minister Marie Philippe. Suddenly, Interior Minister Seta came in a hurry.

Looking at Seta's huge body weighing nearly 100 kilograms, the two of them couldn't help but frown.

Seta is not a professional politician. He is a real estate tycoon in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. However, he has a good relationship with the Socialists including Danedang. To be more direct, he is the big money behind Setas' Socialist Party.

This person has been directly on the side of the Socialist Party since its establishment.

Of course, people who know the inside story actually know that he is an economic expert brought out by His Majesty William IV. He is also a mouthpiece for His Majesty in the Socialist Party.

Other parties have such existence.

Danedang and the other two looked bad, and Seta naturally saw it, but Seta at this moment had no time to care, because he was shocked by the news he just received.

As soon as he sat down, he directly told the reason.

"You two, we are in trouble."

Seta didn't wait for the two to respond, and said directly: "A volcanic eruption occurred in the East Indies, and more than 10,000 people died."

After Seta finished speaking, Prime Minister Danedang's face changed wildly.

It seems that we have entered a time when earthquakes and volcanoes are frequent. The eruption of Krakatoa in the Dutch East Indies and the tsunami caused by the volcano killed 36,000 people.

On March 10, 1883, a news item published simultaneously by major Dutch newspapers immediately caused an uproar in the Netherlands and attracted everyone's attention.

Other countries, especially those that were not on good terms with the Netherlands, viewed the matter with a busybody mentality when they received the news.

Of course, the embassies of the allies naturally sent out condolences.

At this moment, William IV also looked at the casualty report with annoyance and felt distressed.

But there is no way, natural disasters and man-made disasters can be dealt with, but in the face of natural disasters, he is helpless.

On March 17, 1883, the eruptive cone of Krakatau volcano would become active again. The volcanic cloud reached 10 kilometers above Krakatau volcano, and the explosion could be heard in Batavia, 160 kilometers away. , the outbreak lasted for more than 10 days and stopped in early April. But just when everyone thought it had calmed down, it became active again on April 13, erupting from time to time like a fountain.

April 15 turned into bursts of eruptions, and even the first series of particularly strong explosions began at 1 p.m. that day. At 2 p.m., black clouds of volcanic ash rose to an altitude of more than 27 kilometers above the Krakatoa volcano.

It reached its most violent intensity at 10 a.m. on April 17, with a massive explosion that could be heard as far away as 3,500 kilometers away on the Australian continent, and volcanic ash spewed 80 kilometers into the sky.

Even the pressure of atmospheric pressure spread to all parts of the world and was recorded. The number of explosions gradually decreased during this day. It was not until April 18 that the volcano calmed down. After that, there were shakings and small eruptions from time to time.

This gave the Dutch cabinet government led by Danetang a headache. Countries with different attitudes expressed condolences to the Netherlands.