Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne Chapter 26

Louis Bell did not smile casually this time, but solemnly said: "Our new submarine in the Netherlands uses a 33-watt (45-horsepower) gasoline engine powerplant on the water surface, with a speed of 7 knots (1 knot = 1 nautical mile = 1.843 kilometers), the endurance reaches 1,000 nautical miles, the underwater motor is used as power, the speed is 5 knots and the endurance is 50 nautical miles. This is the submarine dual propulsion system invented by His Majesty, which is the first in the world.

Hearing this, everyone looked at William IV in shock.

But is it less shocking to think about these years?

Thinking of this, the original heartbeat suddenly slowed down.

Isn't such a king what they have been longing for?

However, Louis Bell seems to have to take everyone's shock a few times today before letting them go.

"In the past, the main weapon of other submarines was to have time-detonated explosives or mines on the submarine's hull, but our new submarine in the Netherlands has a relative weapon, made of a weapon called a torpedo. At the same time, it is installed on the submarine. Torpedo tubes, both above and under water"

"what!"

This time it was not close to Jan Peter, including the Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of Army Staff and other people from both the Navy and the Army could not help but take a breath of air. At the same time, other civilian officials also learned after being told by military officials. , is also added to the eye dew incredible.

"Your Majesty, is this true?" Chief of Staff Mark Rudd, born in 1813, is nearly 50 years old. He has experienced many European battles and served in East India, where he obtained the With military merit, he gradually became the highest-ranking naval officer in East India. At the same time, he was subdued by Crown Prince William in 1858, and in 1860 he became the chief of naval and land staff of the Netherlands, second only to the king in the military.

This is impossible for someone who is not the king's confidant. Even so, what is he doing in the Far East with Theo von Linden, who directly belonged to William IV?

I don't even know who made those mysterious armaments.

Especially in recent years, when the Dutch East Indies have been brought under direct management, as Tolbeck told him, 'King William IV revealed that the East Indies is too big, plus the island of New Guinea, etc. , which has already been used by any country in Europe except Tsarist Russia. The local area is still large. We need to develop, and we must go into all aspects. Therefore, East India needs administrative regions to divide the administrative leaders. Simply, His Majesty means, East India will be divided into many counties and provinces to facilitate management and prevent the emergence of zhuan rights in the future, threatening the dominance of the royal family and the management ability of the Dutch cabinet. '

A cruising range of 1,000 nautical miles and an underwater endurance of 50 nautical miles has created a miracle, because its endurance has greatly increased the threat to surface ships, and the endurance speed is not low at 7 knots on the surface and 5 knots underwater. This is the highest level among its peers. The most important thing is that, with a veteran in the army like Mark Lude, with this endurance, it has been out of the scope of frontal confrontation with surface warships, but has achieved the ability to...

He secretly glanced at William IV with deep meaning. He felt that the choices made over the years were extremely correct, and that the Dutch revival is hopeful!

"All right"

"Don't be so happy, everyone." William IV said with a wry smile when he watched everyone look over: "Because, so far, we have only assembled five finished submarines in total."

Louis Bell's face suddenly heated up. Just now, he was triumphantly exaggerating the atmosphere that was once high, but now William IV said, he just realized that he was pulling the atmosphere a little too far.

He secretly glanced at Chief of Naval Staff Pete De Jong and Admiral Jan Peter. Fortunately, the other party hadn't looked at them, and he felt relieved.

He didn't know that someone had already put him on the blacklist just now.

"But you don't have to be more afraid. Change your mind. Why should we fight more with less?"

William IV thoughtfully.

"If you don't hit the front, do you still attack from the side? But the speed of the submarine is too slow. In the case of the front, unless there are important people on it, you have to dispatch the submarine to take risks, otherwise, it will be annihilated by others. Danger."

It was Chief of Naval Staff Pete De Jong who was speaking. He suddenly did not wait for William IV to answer, and exclaimed with a look of surprise on his face: "No, Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"Yes." William IV nodded to confirm his guess.

"Sneak attack on the naval port of the enemy's naval gathering place, and achieve some shocking actions of destroying the opponent's base camp in one fell swoop. This is the goal of our current submarine development, but if there are enough naval bases to supply supplies at the port of the route, we can use submarines to attack the route passing through. ships, whether they be British Empire naval battleships or their merchant freighters."

When William IV said the word "ship", everyone present felt that the temperature dropped several degrees in an instant.

This is the ruthlessness of the emperor. For the sake of hegemony, he will not hesitate to sacrifice more and more. What's more, he is still a foreign citizen. What does it have to do with the Netherlands? Who will be pitiful when he was pressed and robbed by the British Empire at sea. The Dutch who died tragically during the Dutch hegemony.

"Okay, the submarine matter will be handed over after the Privy Council meeting of the Minister of Armaments, and it will be completed quickly."

"Your Majesty, will there be war between us and the British Empire in the near future?" It was Jan Peter who spoke, and he was the only one who said it directly.

However, his question attracted everyone's attention, because William IV's answer is directly related to the factors that everyone here will need to face when they are going to execute the administration.

William IV paused before saying: "Not recently, at least not for half a year, because on the 20th of this month, I will hold a European royal marriage meeting. At that time, the two princesses of the British Empire, Alice and Helena and others will participate, and according to the reply I received from Her Majesty Queen Victoria, she will send

For the first time, William IV's face showed a solemn look in front of everyone, saying: "Viscount Palmerston, the Prime Minister of the British Empire, is going to visit the Netherlands and is going to hold talks with us, and at the same time promote the development of friendly relations between the two countries, and I have already I agreed to the Queen's request, this marriage meeting will give priority to meeting with Alice and others, providing priority opportunities"

"Your Majesty, will this attract the infiltration of the forces of the British Empire? After all, if the marriage is successful, the centripetal force that we finally gathered in the Netherlands will turn into a possibility that your Majesty has become one of the heirs of the British Empire. Because of the lack of hostility towards the UK by the people, this operation was a waste of all previous successes."

Foreign Secretary Hesbet Fung said worriedly.

In fact, there have been many such marriages in Europe. It was originally a powerful marriage, but in the end, it was swallowed or killed by the other party. One party absorbed the nutrients and became stronger, while the other party was sucked dry and became weaker and smaller. .

Therefore, his worry is also the worry of many people. Many people in the Netherlands are opposed to marriage with the British Empire, especially the occurrence of hemophilia, which is terrifying. It is the shackle of the European royal family.

William IV waved his hand and said, "I have my own way. Everyone, after the military has finished speaking, then we will start talking about the cabinet government."

"The management of the Netherlands is not perfect now, so you need to work together. The management platform in the East India is loose. Although Jane Simscock's ability is good, one person is always limited, and with the Pacific Ocean Territorial growth, this management can no longer keep up, so after I discussed with the Prime Minister, I decided to administratively re-divide East India and New Guinea and various island groups in the Pacific Ocean, so as to increase our consolidation of territorial integrity there, Also, I remind again that the Netherlands does not need colonies now, only territories, remember, this is our national policy, because this will increase the centripetal force and prevent people from taking it lightly~www.mtlnovel.com~Yes"

"Prime Minister, please tell everyone about the specific division."

Tolbek took out the materials that had been prepared for a long time, and circulated it to everyone, saying: "The specific division is: Sumatra is divided into 1 North Sumatra and 2 South Sumatra, and the dividing line is North Bagai Island. , Taban, Mulabange, and Kuala Tongkarliane Islands belong to South Sumatra Province, and Mentawai Islands belong to North Sumatra Province.”

"Because of the large population of Java Island, it can be 3 Java Provinces, the rest of East Timor to the west of Nusa Tenggara Islands, 4 Nusa Tenggara Provinces, and the northern Sulawesi Island is 5 Sulawesi Provinces.

As for our part of Kalimantan Island, it is divided into 4 provinces, namely 6 West Kalimantan Province, 7 Middle Kalimantan Province, 8 East Kalimantan Province, 9 South Kalimantan Province, see the specific division on the data.

The Maluku Islands directly become 10 Maluku Provinces.

The island of New Guinea is divided into 11 East New Guinea Provinces and 12 West New Guinea Provinces, the latter including the Solomon Islands, New Britain, and Micronesia under its rule. In addition, 13 Fiji Provinces were established in the Fiji Islands to administer the South Pacific including the New Hebrides, Tonga Islands and so on.

Creation of 14 Provinces of Guyana”

William Four World said: "That is to say, we will set up 14 new provinces overseas. This is the status of 14 provinces equivalent to 13 domestic provinces, and there will also be a domestic system, but in the early stage, it is still based on delegation. We will carry out elections linked to the homeland when the indoctrination has reached a certain level.

In this regard, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Education must keep up to prevent unsettled tails, sao chaos and other anomalies. "

"Yes." Education Minister Rude Bells and Home Secretary Jonrell responded quickly.

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