Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne Chapter 420

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jane. Feng. When Capellor said this, his voice said with excitement: "With the establishment of the Netherlands' position in the second world industry, the Netherlands, by virtue of its own strength, has joined the Commonwealth of Millikin to press the Kingdom of Prussia and the Kingdom of Prussia. The UK, to be a leader in secondary industrial development."

William IV nodded, thinking of the United States.

Historically, Prussia was the pioneer of the second industrial development before the 1860s and 70s, but it was slowly surpassed by the United States. In the year of the war, the industrial output value was about 14 billion US dollars, surpassing the old colonial empires of Britain and France. Of course, this is because the United States took the lead in embracing the second industry - leather -ming, and electrification was widely used and directly realized After overtaking in a corner, a country similar to the United States and the emerging power Prussia (Germany), until later, the national fortune of the United States as we know it is getting better and better. The next opportunity to become a real world hegemony.

Thinking of it, William IV told the Minister of Industry, Wem. "What is the current status of industry in the Netherlands?" asked Kurt.

“Currently the Netherlands ranks fifth in the world in terms of industrial economy. In terms of industrial economy alone, the Netherlands has already kept pace with the United Kingdom. Especially in heavy industry, we are even stronger than the world. Prussia is the challenger; in light industry, our opponents are the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom. United States of America."

After nodding, he asked Gates, the Minister of Agriculture, about agriculture.

Gates said. In terms of agriculture, the main opponents are the North and South after the split of France and the United States. "In the eastern part of the Australian mainland and the mainland of the Netherlands, this is the core area of ​​Dutch agricultural production. The main agricultural products include corn, wheat, etc. These places are amazing. Agricultural production has been dubbed "the breadbasket of the world", and last year made the Netherlands one of the world's largest exporters of agricultural products. In the Dutch East Indies, sugar, tobacco, grass, and palm oil are the world's leading producers."

"Agriculture and food are the foundation of the country, and keeping the Dutch people's food and clothing is the most fundamental thing, so that more energy can be devoted to the industrial aspects of economic sublimation. Therefore, we must ensure that all Dutch people must have food for their own rice bowls. in my own hands"

Agriculture Secretary Bill Gates naturally nodded his head.

Seeing this, William IV also presented to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jane. Feng. Capellor asked about developments in the jurisdiction of the industrial economy and the Ministry of Finance.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jane. Feng. Capet said: "From 1857 to 1867, there was the first merger boom, and many large companies were born. Dutch Steel is composed of more than 300 large and small steel companies, accounting for more than 65% of the production in the United States. , Wilhelm Steel Company (another name for the Dutch East India Company Steel Company) is the world's largest company, accounting for the remaining 35% of the Dutch steel industry's output, is the world's largest steel company.

There are also General Electric Company, Holland Gunpowder Company, etc. that Edison has just established, each of which has become the largest company in the world in various fields, and many giants were born under the leadership of the Dutch East Sea India Company. The growth of all walks of life in the Netherlands It is a rapid growth, and one or two have become giants in the same industry in the world. .

The Netherlands currently has rich mineral resources, especially in the Far East, including the gold belt, oil, and iron ore in the upper and northern parts of the Australian continent. "

"Whether it is light industry or heavy industry, the Netherlands needs to develop, especially the electrical aspect, which will be the most important way for the future economic development of the Netherlands. We must firmly develop in this direction. We will not be left behind. Facts have proved that Prussia and The rise of the Commonwealth of America and the Netherlands is due to electrification. Therefore, in terms of industry, the research and development of electric motors and other things must fight a protracted war day by day, and we cannot relax a single cent.”

William IV told Prime Minister Tolbeck: "In this regard, I think a military-civilian-integration policy should be carried out."

Military-civilian integration?

Not only was Tolbek stunned, but even the people beside him were very puzzled, because the word was so unfamiliar that it had no effect at all.

William IV said: "Military-civilian integration does not exist in the world at present. This is a new term I invented. In my opinion, the Netherlands should establish a national defense technology system to promote "military-civilian integration" combined with civilian applications as a basis.

The military-civilian integration is mainly divided into two meanings. The first generation of military-to-civilian means that military technology is used in the private sector. In this regard, shipping cargo ships can use the military's advanced steam engines to get a glimpse.

It is the participation of the people in the army, that is, the participation of private entities in the military market.

This provides a solution to the dilemma of the Dutch Ministry of Defense to reduce major funding.

The Dutch Ministry of Defense only needs to formulate a direction or a field that needs to be broken through. The Dutch civilian military industry will invest in breakthroughs, and the Ministry of Defense will place an order to win the research and development results of the project and even manufacture finished products.

In this way, the funds of the Dutch Ministry of Defense can be used for other projects that are more cutting-edge. "

As William IV told the story, the entire Privy Council was shocked.

In this way, the pressure on the Dutch Ministry of Finance will be much less, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jane. Feng. Cape Luo suddenly looked excited.

Others in the military were even more excited.

If the Ministry of Finance reduces the pressure, the military will naturally be able to allocate more to the project.

It seems that the projects that were unimaginable in the past, after the quality of this moment and the words of William IV, are no longer restrained by funds.

"The military industry group has accumulated rich industrial resources in its long development~www.mtlnovel.com~civilian enterprises have the advantages of being more flexible and innovative. If the two sides are deeply integrated, they can achieve a win-win goal."

Prime Minister Tolbeck commented on William IV's "military-civil fusion" statement.

William IV said with a smile: "On the one hand, through the deep integration of the military and the people, the stock assets will be revitalized, and various channels will be attracted to support the security field in the Netherlands, so as to promote development and innovation, and speed up the upgrading of Dutch weapons and equipment. With regard to the efficiency of military industrial assets, building an operating system dominated by the Netherlands, driven by demand, market operation, and deep military-civilian integration can transform the original "blood transfusion" into "blood production", and promote the upgrading of the entire Netherlands' military industry.

I have data to estimate that if the military-civilian integration policy is successful, the project can save at least a quarter of the budget of the Dutch Ministry of Defense every year.

More than a quarter? 25%? The impact of this data is too great.

At present, the defense budget of the Netherlands is growing rapidly every year. Due to the need to increase the Australian mainland, the current Dutch military expenditure exceeds 10 million pounds. According to this statement, the savings can exceed more than 2.5 million pounds.

You must know that the construction cost of a steam battleship is only hundreds of thousands of pounds. There are almost a dozen or twenty battleships.

Thinking about it, the entire Privy Council was shocked.

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