Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

The closeness of Prussia to the Lincoln administration of the Confederate States of America makes people think that the Dutch power in North America will shrink sharply as a result. It is not optimistic about how much Vice President and Superintendent of the Senate Andrew Johnson can do with the cooperation of President Lincoln and Secretary of State Seward. .

Even many people in the Netherlands have begun to worry about the situation of Dutch people in North America.

In Australia, Roy is a petty bourgeoisie who has just immigrated from the Netherlands. He is currently participating in the resettlement work in Australia. He has an engineering team under him to undertake housing construction projects. The number of people is about 50, including more than 10 Australian Aboriginals, 20 African Americans, the others are Swedish and Danish, as well as several Dutch clerical staff and purchasers.

His biggest hobby is reading newspapers, and he is familiar with world affairs without traveling far. In his opinion, this is the greatest pleasure in life.

However, he has recently been troubled by his identity. Why, because the Netherlands' foreign policy with obvious advantages in the past seems to have encountered difficulties.

The Netherlands actually came into conflict with the extremely powerful Prussia, and it seemed that Prussia's Prime Minister Bismarck was not a good person either. He was almost suppressing the Netherlands step by step, which made Roy very uncomfortable.

"Prussia has gone too far. It is not satisfied with having just annexed so many countries in Europe. It has extended its hateful evil hands to North America, intending to suppress the Netherlands, which does not compete with it in Europe, and has the ability to compete with the French Empire, Britain, and The Tsarist Empire and other countries are competing for each other, so why bother with the weaker Netherlands?"

Roy looked up and found that the person speaking was Sindeep, a clerk from Roy's engineering team. Roy smiled slightly, but he didn't expect this guy to enter the boss's office unknowingly.

Still, it's something Roy is used to, every morning at 9 a.m. Sindeep would almost appear on time. Roy would read the newspaper at this time every day, and Sindeep would become the object of discussion with him. To put it bluntly, two middle-class people would talk about national affairs in private and find fun.

Roy mocked: "Why, when did Dutch diplomacy become so weak and still need the sympathy of our citizens?"

Sindup shrugged, "The boss should know. I didn't mean it like that. It's just that Prussia's recent behavior towards the Netherlands is just infuriating."

Roy: "It's just a person trying to increase his presence. I don't think our cabinet government and the royal family, His Majesty William IV, will take it seriously. You know, this is what the Kingdom of the Netherlands has let the national polls slip for more than ten years. The reason for rising slowly is now a ceiling for countries around the world.”

Sindup: "But boss, the current situation of the Netherlands in North America is indeed not good. After all, the Irish and Germans are strong, and as long as they are willing to spit out some benefits, they can attract other ethnic groups to join their team. Then, when the time comes, the Dutch It will be difficult for the descendants to resist and stand up.”

Roy shook his head, "I don't think so. Although an ethnic group is a group, there are still groups with completely inconsistent interests. For example, Latinos, Brazilians and Argentines have different interests. Hispanics and The same is true for the French. Although this in turn can restrict the Dutch, it is not a way for the Dutch to break through the Germans and Irish. After all, many German immigrants actually had their own country before immigrating. For example, the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Kingdom of Saxony, etc., even have a longer history than Prussia, so the Germans are not monolithic. I believe that Vice President Andrew Johnson, a compatriot, will not compromise easily, and the Dutch government and royal family will not compromise easily. He is not a person who compromises easily, just watch, the good show may be yet to come."

Sindeep: "That's true, boss. Are you still placing orders for the recent construction materials from America?"

Roy: "Go, why not? I am optimistic about the future relationship between the Netherlands and the United States. I tell American suppliers that we hope that cooperation will continue. But you know, given the current tense situation, and the fact that the United States The demand for domestic industrial products is weak and the products are biased, so we have to re-discuss prices."

Sindup said with a wry smile: "Will this cause negative effects on the friendship between the Netherlands and America?"

Roy said: "That is what the Dutch royal family and the Dutch government want. Don't forget, I am just a capitalist. Compressing costs and increasing revenue and profits is the fundamental thing."

Sindeep looked at Roy, who looked worried about the country just now, and cursed secretly: Capitalists are indeed sanctimonious people, and profit-seeking is the fundamental thing.

April 1, 1868, April Fool's Day, was the first day of the month when the Dutch Privy Council meeting began.

Prussia triggered a step-by-step attack on the Netherlands in North America. The negative emotions among the Dutch people have already aroused the members of the Dutch Parliament and cabinet. William IV looked at the worried expressions of many people and looked at Prime Minister Tolbeck. William IV Shi nodded towards Tolbek.

So when a cabinet member raised concerns

Tolbeck said with great disdain: "The Netherlands' counterattack will be very hard to the flesh."

At this time, John Bonnen, President of the Dutch Senate, and Huntington, Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives, appeared at the Privy Council meeting.

After William IV made some arrangements, the members of the Privy Council of the Netherlands finally breathed a sigh of relief.

On March 30, 1868, the Parliament of the Kingdom of the Netherlands carried out reforms that made all European countries look at it.

The House of Representatives of the Kingdom of the Netherlands passed a proposal to establish a House of Representatives Committee. This committee has multiple functions, including reviewing bills and supervising the administrative department. Each member of the committee is formally appointed by the entire House of Representatives, but its candidates can be selected by political parties.

In an interview with the newspaper "European Times", Huntington, Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives, said: "Each political party will respect the preferences of members and give priority according to their seniority. The allocation of seats in committees for each political party will be determined by the overall seat share.

The largest committee of the Dutch House of Representatives is the Committee of the Whole House. This committee includes all members of the house. The Committee of the Whole House meets in the chamber of the House of Representatives. It can review and amend Dutch bills, but it does not have the right to final approval. The main debate procedures of our Committee of the Whole House are relatively complex. The House’s own debate process is more flexible. "

The Dutch House of Representatives has established 20 standing committees under the committee of the whole house for implementation. Each committee has jurisdiction over specific topics such as agriculture, finance, and international relations. Each standing committee reviews and amends relevant bills of the ministries under which it has jurisdiction. As with proclamations, standing committees have the additional power to block legislation from reaching the Senate floor.

The Standing Committee also has the power to supervise the administrative departments of the cabinet government and its officials. If an official is to be removed from office, the Standing Committee has the power to convene a hearing and subpoena witnesses and relevant evidence. The House of Representatives of the Netherlands will also establish a permanent committee of the Standing Committee, the Special Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands.

Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck and Secretary of State of the American Commonwealth Seward, who had been paying attention to the troubles in the Netherlands, suddenly changed their expressions.