Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne Chapter 110

July 27, 1862.

A small cruise with great scenery is the best way to experience the charm of Amsterdam on the water by cruising by boat!

"It's no wonder that in the world, all the people who live in the palace will feel like they have just escaped from the cage the moment they walk out of the palace, or the air outside is fresher."

Today, it is rare for William IV to sneak out of his busy schedule and walk out of the Royal Palace of the Netherlands for a short trip in Amsterdam.

Bill Charlie, Director of Royal Dutch Intelligence, accompanied him, along with a number of hidden personal guards.

It was rare for Bill Charlie to accompany His Majesty the King out of the palace, and it was rare for him to show a pleasant expression on his face.

"Your Majesty, if you come to the Netherlands, if you don't come to Amsterdam to take a boat and wander through the major canals, it will be in vain."

William IV laughed, "Is there such a saying?"

"Well, there are countless literati and poets from European countries every year. They all admire the canal belt of the Netherlands. We must know that the canal belt in Amsterdam has a history of more than 300 years. The 75-kilometer-long canal network composed of multiple canals and 1281 bridges is a well-deserved 'water city'"

"This name, be careful to be heard by the Venetians who used to belong to the Austrian Empire and now belong to Italy, be careful to be scolded"

"Your Majesty, our structure is different from theirs, and the construction structure was different back then.

Our side is centered on the current central railway station of Amsterdam, and spreads out layer by layer through the arc-shaped Singel, the Grads Canal, the Kaiser Canal, the Prince's Cloud and the outermost Singel Canal, and its main attractions are concentrated at about 1.5 km radius canal belt”

"Now all countries, especially people from Scandinavia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and even Tsarist Russia, Prussia, Belgium, France and other countries, come back to Amsterdam for water sightseeing and appreciate the water charm of Amsterdam. Most of them will choose the best way, namely Take the canal sightseeing boat, through the top of the glass boat and the glass windows, you can enjoy the 17th century gable buildings lined up on both sides of the road. I was pleasantly surprised." Looking at the dazzling streets of Amsterdam with people coming and going, and seeing the pride on people's faces, it seems that at this moment in my heart, I feel that I am a king, and there is more to do than fight for hegemony. Things, such as developing the economy to improve people's lives, military-to-civilian technology to improve the competitiveness of Dutch folk technology in Shandong in the world.

The Netherlands can do more in this regard.

Many Amsterdam street floors in this era were made of slate cut in half.

Different from the market in the Far East, in Amsterdam, the mainstream is still mainly shops. There are occasional silk ceramics, but more glass products and other European industrial products, such as the latest rubber products in the Netherlands, plastic washbasins, plastic A range of plastic products such as barrels are the most purchased on the entire street.

"The scale of this plastic has grown so large?"

"You gentleman, you don't seem to be from out of town. You don't even know that plastic has developed into a part of our daily life? Are you an out-of-towner? But when I heard your words just now, you didn't look like an out-of-towner. , by the way, I heard that a few years ago, many people immigrated to America, which was at war in North America. You didn't escape from North America because of the war, right?”

"Wenterson, don't worry about other people's affairs, you forgot, you came with me today to buy goods and bring them back to Zindert City to sell at the center"

"How did the old man Sykes talk, what did he sell, and only you old fellow can think of such a tiring thing, and I won't do such a tiring job?"

What caught the eyes of William IV was a 6-year-old old man Sykes and a 10-year-old boy named Vincent.

It was the little boy who asked him just now. I saw that his eyebrows were beautiful and his eyes were full of agility. When he looked around, his eyes were bright and focused, but when he looked at other places, his eyes were like moving colors. Like a child, he is very clever.

This is a sensible but restless child!

As for the old man, William IV's eyes narrowed slightly, because he saw that the other party was different from ordinary old people, and he had a sense of vicissitudes after experiencing many tortures.

There must be many stories behind this man, which is the first feeling of William IV.

And Bill Charlie, who was behind him, warned in his ear: "Master, from that old man, I feel a sense of suffocation. He should have been a soldier before, or even the one with countless souls in his hands. Do you want to call me? people"

"Need not"

William IV stopped.

"I said this gentleman, you've been looking at these plastic products for a long time. Are you going to buy them? If you don't, I can pack them all and take them back to Zindert, where there are people in need."

William IV did not answer directly, but asked interestedly: "If I buy all the plastic products here, will you make a trip for nothing? After all, the distance between the two places will take you almost a day to be able to do it. go back and forth"

Vincent dissatisfied with William IV: "Sir, you didn't mean to embarrass me like this, but you won't be able to buy all the plastic products in this street."

"Do you really think so?" William IV didn't say anything, but Bill Charlie, who was beside him, walked over to the owner of the shop and whispered a few words in his ear. The owner was uneasy. He trotted over and said to William IV the etiquette when facing nobles, and said to Vincent and the 60-year-old old man: "These two, these plastic products, without the consent of this gentleman, I will sell you, please forgive me"

Hearing this, Vincent and the old man's expressions changed, and when they looked at the smiling William IV and the straight Bill Charlie beside him, they showed fear.

"Look, I've said it all, if you don't answer me, you'll run for nothing, you should believe it."

William IV said sincerely, but this means that the threat revealed has not weakened at all. On the contrary, because of his smile, Vincent and the two feel a little coercive, but it is the momentum brought by the superior.

Sikes bent his waist a little, the old man, he knew that the man in front of him was not to be offended.

He casually pulled Vincent next to him, and said with a kindly old face on his face: "I don't know, what is this gentleman asking?"

Although Vincent was dissatisfied, he did not refute it. Although he was small, he was smart and understood the importance of judging the situation.

Bill Charlie breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, but he was standing between William IV and the two of them, in order to prevent the two of them from accidentally offending, he could block in time.

"Just now, little brother, you said that these quantities of finished products are not sold by yourself, but I am curious, what are you going to do with them?"

Vincent showed a smile unique to a child, and said: "You naturally need a store to sell yourself, and the store fee is so expensive, we still need to spend a sum of money to buy them, but there are few stores in Zindert, and every inch of money is expensive. , we are taking too much risk, and other small stores have too little turnover. I think Mr. should not be an ordinary person. I understand that many times when opening a store, there will be some local gangsters who ask for protection/fees. There are taxes to the government, etc.”

William IV said indifferently: "As a citizen, isn't it normal to pay taxes to the government?"

"But we're just a small business."

"So you think" William IV suddenly became interested in the child in front of him. A 10-year-old child actually understands this. His family is either an unusual family. If it is an ordinary family, then this child is a business genius. .

For the genius, William IV, who is only 22 years old, does not think that it will be a confusing thing if he takes action to cultivate the other party.

He guessed some of the child's next thoughts, but if he really thinks so, then William IV feels that this child named Vincent is smart enough to cause him to cultivate.

Vincent paused, "After that, you really don't interfere with us anymore?"

"Naturally" William IV affirmed: "However, it depends on whether you are satisfied with your answer."

Still satisfied?

Vincent's face darkened, and he did not dare to vent his dissatisfaction to the two of William IV, so the object was changed to the old man Sykes.

"Actually, my purpose is to buy goods from here at low prices, and then bring them back to Zindert for high-priced bulk sales."

The old man Sykes suddenly said: "Good you Vincent, didn't you say that you want me to accompany you to buy the goods, and then go back and set up a stall and rent a store to sell it yourself?"

Vincent said proudly: "I won't lie to you, why are you willing to accompany me all the way to this wholesale street in Amsterdam?"

"You" Sykes almost straightened up in anger.

William IV looked at the group amusingly, especially the child.

"They will receive your goods?"

"Naturally," Vincent said confidently, "because before I came, I had already paid a deposit of 30% of their total price. If I go back on it, I will not return their deposit at all."

"I'm so **** off, Vincent, all the expenses you hold on the road are mine, and even the train tickets are crying at me, so I bought the round-trip two-way tickets for you. The deposit for the pen is actually my old man's.”

"This is what you owe our family, you are only a small part of the repayment"

Hearing this, Sexton kept his mouth shut, for fear that Vincent would say those unpleasant words again, so he chose to stare silently.

William IV gave Sykes a meaningful look, and then asked: "Well, it's really good to get a deposit, not to mention it has reached 30%, but how do you know that the price here will be higher than that of Zindert City? The price is low or can you make a lot of money after removing your shipping?"

After that, not only William IV, but also Sikes and Bill Charlie from the other side looked at him curiously.

No one will ever feel that making money is superfluous. It is people's favorite to listen to the methods of people who have made a lot of money.

After the 10-year-old boy in front of him, after what he said just now, these people have already made a hook on him and making money, but the other two are making money, and William IV is concerned about this child's potential. .

Vincent: "I said Sykes, you old man forgot, the newspaper you gave me on July 20, the Dutch Business Daily, has a price list about celluloid products. Don't you know if you don't make money?"

Hearing this, Sykes suddenly boasted and smiled wryly.

Bill Charlie looked at the boy more seriously. He knew that from now on, the boy had fallen into the eyes of King William IV, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he had a bright future.

William IV lamented that genius is also based on actual situations.

"Charlie, this little boy is very clever. I think you should accept him."

accepted me?

Looking at Bill Charlie with a strong body in front of him, what is the male body of the two of them? Although he was young, he also knew the dirty things in some churches in Europe. He couldn't help shivering a little, so he was about to refuse, but found that "Mr." had gone far, and when Bill Charlie came over, When I was about to refuse,

"My name is Bill Charlie, a member of the Dutch Privy Council. My position is the Director of Intelligence of the Netherlands. The one just now is His Majesty King William IV of the Netherlands. You have also heard that. His Majesty is very optimistic about you and thinks you are a good seedling. , so I want to focus on training you and ask me to accept you as an apprentice"

"The Privy Council? What kind of institution is this?"

"Director of Royal Dutch Intelligence? Is this position high?"

"And the one just now, it turned out to be His Majesty the King of the Netherlands. Is he great?"

"And accept me as an apprentice? Then what benefits do I accept?"

With this series of questions, Bill Charlie suddenly had the urge to scold people. It was nothing. Compared to this, it was better than the first apprentice Jules Danetang he received.

But what His Majesty ordered, just like Dannetang back then, he could only do it seriously.

"Perhaps, this kid really has a talent that I don't know about and was seen by His Majesty but I don't know?"

Thinking of this, Bill Charlie quickly made a decision, so he spread the knowledge of these aspects to the other party,

However, when Bill Charlie lowered his head, Sikes, who was next to him, had a different expression. When he finished speaking, he smiled at Sikes and said. "Please send him back, Vincent, after a while, I will go back to Zindert for business, and then I will go there to find you. During this time, you must hurry up your studies, and don't let me and you Your senior brother is embarrassed, let alone disappoint His Majesty William.”

"Senior brother? Teacher, my senior brother doesn't know who it is"

Vincent would like to ask how this senior is doing. If it doesn't work, then the apprenticeship will be a big loss this time. Even though the name explained by the other party just now made him confused, he recognized this teacher. Now Some regrets.

Sykes also looked at Bill Charlie with interest.

"Your senior brother," Charlie said proudly: "He is now the Prime Minister of Belgium. You should have heard of him. His name is Jules Danetang."

It's him!

It was him!

Vincent's heart almost jumped out, and then hurriedly said: "Teacher, my full name is Van Gogh William Vincent, remember, only my close people, I told him~www.mtlnovel .com~ If you are as close as you, you can call me Van Gogh"

"what about me?"

Hearing the words, the three of them turned around and found that William IV was staring at Vincent with gleaming eyes, no, the little boy who should be called Van Gogh at this moment.

William IV exclaimed: "It turned out to be the great painter Van Gogh, the pioneer of post-impressionist expressionism in the Netherlands? I seem to have picked up a treasure this time."

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In fact, Chapter 76 is to make Van Gogh his appearance and make a little foreshadowing. His role will be a mainstay in William IV's future cultural Dutch strategy.

And the Netherlands wants to dominate the world in terms of technology, and William IV will also choose a boy who does not have many children with him in his age group. You might as well guess who he will be? )

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