Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

William IV smiled and stroked the head of his youngest daughter Princess Mary, then held her on his lap and said with a smile: "If you want to compete with Hermann Van Peron for the current affairs section of the European Times, it depends on you. Let’s talk about whether the strength is enough or not.”

After William IV sat down, several children gathered around him after performing noble etiquette on him.

Prince Albert asked: "Father, many people are currently saying that the Netherlands is implementing the aristocratic parliament system that was implemented after the Magna Carta. They say that you are my sole respecter in the Netherlands. They think that father, you should give more to the nobility." power"

William IV shook his head, "Child, who do they represent? Who are the voices speaking for? Are the voices of the lower Dutch, immigrants and bourgeoisie included?"

He looked at Prince Albert and the others, and finally smiled bitterly at Queen Alexandra: "This voice should come from the Dutch nobles."

Queen Alexandra nodded and said: "Your Majesty, you took charge of the Liberal Party, which supported the new aristocracy in the early years, and now you strongly support the Socialist Party. This makes the Christian Party very dissatisfied. The Christian Party belongs to the old aristocracy, so psychologically speaking, they will think that Your Majesty is intimidated. Be biased”

Prince Albert and others suddenly woke up after hearing this.

Prince Jacques said: "It took me a long time because of jealousy."

"The Magna Carta allowed the United Kingdom to formulate and promulgate statutory law, clearly and specifically writing general feudal principles into the articles, but more implicitly affirming and embodying the constitutional spirit of the supremacy of law and limited royal power."

William IV sneered: "As the years passed, people gradually ignored many of the original texts, but the law that the law is supreme and the king is under the law has been remembered for a long time, and the king's power fell aside."

Prince Albert said worriedly: "According to what my father said, in the future, is it possible that the power of our royal family will gradually be weakened in the future?"

"More than just weakening it," William IV said disdainfully: "If the British monarchy continues to act in accordance with the Magna Carta, then more new content will be added to it in the future and other explanations will be made based on political needs. There will also be The royal power declares the principle that citizens have the right to be consulted. It clearly stipulates that the king must convene a parliament composed of a number of nobles. These are all aimed at weakening the royal power."

William IV thought of the constitutional monarchy created by the Great Revolution in Europe after 1848, and provided a legal basis for the emerging European bourgeoisie to participate in the struggle of the aristocratic parliament.

William IV thought that in the 21st century, the power of the European royal family had already fallen by the wayside and became a thing of the past.

It is precisely because of this that this is also the reason why he moved his capital to the Far East Australian continent. Far away from the land of right and wrong in Europe, he can stand alone as a king in the Far East, surrounded by the sea, and feel at ease.

Looking at the Thai royal family, the Cambodian royal family, the East Timor royal family, etc. in the 21st century, it can be said that this generation has become the area where the monarch retains the greatest power.

On the contrary, the European royal family evolved with Europe, and finally the royal family became a mascot-like symbol.

The brothers and sisters all took a breath when they heard William IV's words.

William IV continued to give strong medicine: "Weakening the power of the royal family is to eliminate your hands and feet. This is very cruel. Therefore, the Netherlands must be at the vanguard of the times, but this vanguard is based on safeguarding the royal power as our ultimate goal." the goal of"

Prince Albert suddenly realized: "So my father supported the Socialist Party in the early days because he was unwilling to weaken the power of the royal family. Instead, while the royal power remained unchanged, he weakened the religious and old aristocratic power of the Christian Party, allowing the new aristocratic force of the Liberal Party to encroach. Divide the potential share of the old nobles?”

William IV nodded and said: "You are right. As a traditional force in the Netherlands, the Christian Party has been established in the Netherlands hundreds of years ago, especially the establishment of the Dutch East India Company. The combination of nobles and merchants made the Netherlands in the 18th century (Before the Napoleonic Wars) In fact, the king only became the largest noble. Other nobles and the East India Company accompanied the Dutch king to rule the Netherlands. The royal power had been squeezed by the shareholders of the East India Company. This was the masterpiece of the Christian Party in the early years."

Although Queen Alexandra knew some about the history of the Netherlands, she was not very clear about it. When she heard what her husband William IV said, she couldn't help but feel a little chilled.

You can imagine how pitiful the Dutch royal family looked when the East India Company ruled a country.

It's no wonder that her husband, William IV, was so enthusiastic about weakening the Christian Party.

Prince Jacques asked: "The Socialist Party is going to repeat its old tricks of encroaching on some areas of the Liberal Party, thereby weakening the other party?"

William IV nodded first, then shook his head and replied unexpectedly: "This is not necessarily correct."

Prince Jacques looked at him in confusion, as did everyone else.

William IV explained in detail to his second son: "Because the Christian Party and the Liberal Party are actually balanced bodies, and the emergence of the Socialist Party has weakened the share to a very small extent. The Socialist Party, in fact, is a profit in my hands - Just a knife"

He pointed out: "However, this sword is a double-edged sword. It can weaken the power of the two parties in the Netherlands, but it more importantly plays a role in connecting political parties abroad. The Socialist Party can actually be used by the Netherlands and other countries. Political parties from various countries build bridges to establish relations between the Netherlands and foreign countries, and it is also a super means for the Netherlands to mess up foreign domestic affairs. Therefore, the role of the Socialist Party is unique."

Alexandra said: "Currently the Socialist Party has taken the lead in political party diplomacy, and both the Christian Party and the Liberal Party are following the Socialist Party's lead. Will this squeeze the Socialist Party's space?"

William IV objected, "No, because many of the cards of the Socialist Party have not yet been put on the table. When these cards appear in front of the world, the Christian Party and the Liberal Party will pale in comparison."

"Okay, let's stop the political party issue." After William IV finished speaking, he interrupted everyone's thoughts and changed the topic: "What do you think of the current situation in South America?" His eyes glanced at Albert. On the prince.

Prince Albert naturally understood what this meant.

After thinking about it, he said slowly: "Brazil is watching the show; Argentina's diplomacy is chaotic but relatively stable under Miter's strong rule; Chile's civil war seems to continue; other South American countries continue to watch and do not participate."

"Germany and France in Europe must have a conspiracy to love Paraguay; America and Brazil seem to have an eye on each other, and it's hard to explain; the ambiguous relationship between the United Kingdom and Argentina makes the situation even more confusing," and the biggest change is that of his father. The Netherlands, the Netherlands has filled South America with more uncertainties. Therefore, if we really want to describe South America at the moment, it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a mess."

"If you were to guide me, how do you think the Netherlands should get the most benefit from this chaos in South America?"

After William IV asked, he also said to several others: "You also think about it, how can you get the benefits of becoming bigger if you sit in my position?"