Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

British Empire, London.

Queen Victoria sits on the throne, and next to her are her eldest son, Prince Edward, and her second daughter, Princess Alice.

Crown Prince Edward was born in 1841 and is just 40 years old this year.

The second daughter, Princess Alice, was born in 1843. At the age of 38, she was at her most attractive period as a woman.

One is the future successor to the king of England, and the other is Queen Victoria's personal secretary of state.

Arguably the most important member of the British royal family.

What the three mothers and sons are currently talking about is the dangerous international situation that Britain is currently facing.

Crown Prince Edward said with a proud face: "Mother, now the Netherlands is paying less and less attention to us, England. This time, mother, you are making moves on the Greek side. William IV must be very angry about that activation."

Although it has been many years, if Crown Prince Edward wants to say who is the most hated person in Europe, it must be King William IV of the Netherlands. Every time I see how the current Queen Alexandra of the Netherlands is reported in the newspapers. He was jealous of how amazing she was, how dedicated she was to managing international women's organizations, and how well she received praise from all over the world.

If that guy William IV hadn't snatched Alexandra as Queen of the Netherlands, then she would have been his, and she would have been the British Crown Princess long ago.

The more he thought about it, he said angrily: "Mother, I think we can actually conduct more exercises in the southern part of the Indian Ocean, so that the Netherlands will know the pain of our British Isles being besieged."

Queen Victoria said calmly but sharply: "Now Britain is conducting exercises in the coastal areas of Greece. There are whispers from Austria-Hungary, coupling with the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria to support the participation, but it is changed to the Indian Ocean. My son, do you think these countries or other How many countries dare to come with us to show off their power off the coast of the Australian continent in the Netherlands?"

"What's more, our exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean has just ended. How do you know that the Netherlands has not retaliated?"

Queen Victoria said in an educational tone: "Child, you will be at the helm of Britain in the future, but the helmsman needs to see the overall situation. Now it seems that you are still a little behind. At this point, William IV is one year older than you. But you are on your own, you still need to work hard."

Crown Prince Edward did not dare to refute when he heard this, but he clenched his hands with such strength that green roots sprouted out.

At this moment, Princess Alice intervened.

Princess Alice said: "I remember that the main content of the Smithsonian Agreement was to increase the official price of gold from 35 to 40 guilders per ounce. The Dutch guilder devalued by more than 10%. The currencies of the Netherlands' allies were against the Dutch guilders. With varying degrees of appreciation, the fluctuation range of each country's currency against the British currency has expanded from 1% up and down to 2.25, but the basic spirit of the agreement is still to maintain the Bray Woods system. This has greatly maintained the Netherlands' currency status in the ally circle.

Second, most of the currencies of other countries have appreciated to varying degrees, except Spain, which continues to float.

Third, an institution called the International Monetary Organization was established in Sydney to set the upper and lower limits of the exchange rate to expand by 1% to 2.25% from the upper and lower levels, with a total fluctuation range of 4.5%.

Fourth, in order to win over these countries to support the Netherlands’ currency dominance, the Netherlands began to abolish import surcharges and investment taxes. "

Queen Victoria said with great solemnity: "Now the power of the Dutch international currency is getting bigger and bigger. The status of the British pound was established after the British and Dutch victories in the four naval battles. London, the United Kingdom, replaced Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as the capital base of Europe. Now it has launched Sydney and Amsterdam went hand in hand to seize London's financial status. The increase in monetary power established the Dutch guilder as a strong international currency.

The Netherlands' international trade ranks first in the world, which helps the Dutch guilder gain quantitative and qualitative power in international transactions.

In addition, the United Kingdom was unknowingly isolated by the Netherlands. Many industrial products of the British and Dutch allies were replaced by the Netherlands. At the same time, the Netherlands also completely banned the British status among the Dutch allies in the arms dealers. This caused these countries to fully side with the Netherlands in the Anglo-Dutch dispute."

She said displeasedly: "Currently, the Dutch guilder has become the object of currency transactions in various countries, and gold and silver from various countries have been brought to the Australian continent in the form of trucks and ships.

The Netherlands used paper money to obtain the world's gold and silver, but our pound has gradually become an object abandoned by various countries. Perhaps many years later, our pound can only be used in the British Isles and British colonies and territories."

Crown Prince Edward looked surprised when he heard this, and then he felt a little panicked.

"If I follow what my mother said, then the status of the Netherlands will be even higher and our British Empire will sink."

Edward and Princess Alice had the best relationship among Queen Victoria's children, so when Alice saw Edward's unhappy expression, she immediately had an idea.

Princess Alice said: "Edward, I don't think we need to be so pessimistic. The so-called blessings and misfortunes will coexist. Now it seems that we in the UK are at a disadvantage. In fact, isn't this our opportunity?"

Crown Prince Edward looked at Princess Alice in confusion: "As expected of me, please tell me what you think, Alice." Unsurprisingly, Queen Victoria next to her just looked at her calmly. Apparently, this seemed to be a sign of concern. She expected it.

Queen Victoria looked at Princess Alice, and even couldn't help but think of her fourth daughter, Princess Louise, who was married to the Kingdom of Greece: "If Louise were here, maybe that girl would be more determined and better able to figure me out. It’s a pity that she is too ambitious. If she stays in London, I’m afraid Edward won’t be able to control her after my death.”

I saw Princess Alice saying: "At present, the Netherlands is no longer

Western Australia, Northern Australia, New Guinea and the Maluku Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, and Zambia (the northern part of Zimbabwe and Malawi are added to the territory). The natives of the province are dominant.

Dutch East Indies, Wilhelm (Victoria), New Wales, South Australia, Queensland, New Guinea and the Maluku Islands, Tasmania, South Pacific Islands (the capital is Fiji) 12 provinces including Madagascar, Northern Mozambique and Congo are dominated by white people.

Provinces such as Guyana in South America, the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East, and the Alaska Peninsula in North America are directly under the jurisdiction of the royal family of William IV. It’s considered a private territory, (just like Australia, Canada and New Zealand in previous lives).”