Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Just as Frederick VII was about to make an inquiry, he saw Hesbert von, the Dutch Foreign Minister who had just talked at the banquet, walking in quickly. After looking at him, he spoke in William IV's ear. Say something softly.

He vaguely seemed to hear the word British, but it was not very clear, and it seemed to be related to South Africa.

This was about Britain and the Netherlands, which made him itchy. He wanted to know the whole truth, but because of his identity, he held back.

However, what was the news that Hesbert von brought? He observed that although William IV seemed to remain calm, the corners of his mouth curled up to show that the news was good news. This made him understand even more that the Dutch man King, you have gained again.

However, he finally did not have to wait long. William IV said to him directly: "As mentioned just now, Queen Victoria has agreed that we will carry out migration activities in the near future. South Africa and the Netherlands will recognize the British presence in South Africa." The territory of South Africa, at the same time, Britain will also recognize the Dutch colonial status in Africa, and Australia will also become the territory of the Netherlands."

ah!

That's it!

The UK is also very talkative!

The king of Denmark was stunned for a moment. Many people are fighting to death just for a piece of territory, but now the Netherlands has taken so much of it so quietly, and it also obtained it from the United Kingdom. While it was bold, it was also too accurate.

At this moment, Frederick VII finally made up his mind, believing that Denmark was more inclined to the Netherlands than the United Kingdom.

On the morning of July 29, 1862.

Dutch East Indies, northwest of Java Island, the capital is Jakarta. It is the administrative center of the Netherlands in the Far East and the seat of the Governor-General. Therefore, the elites of the Netherlands in the Far East are generally gathered here, but the elites are always in the minority. The Dutch are here. Most people are still at the bottom of society.

Accommodation is also mostly in the form of rented houses.

Herbert Sack, who had just gotten up, pressed his head hard and said, "Damn it, I drank too much again last night."

He put on his shoes and kicked away the Dutch beer bottle beside the bed, even though he had a meeting with the Far East manager of this beer company half a month ago.

"Nika, pour me a basin of hot water." Sack shook his head, "God, you are no longer a rich man in the Far East. You are now just a shabby guy who just went bankrupt."

"I just finished washing up and opened the door to go to the newspaper box to get today's newspaper. Unexpectedly, the door next door also opened at this time, and a middle-aged woman with a sad face walked out. She saw Sack and said hello, "Hi, good morning. , Sark, haven't you found a new job yet? Let me tell you, you were so comfortable in the previous Jakarta Mining Company, why go out and look for it?"

"Oh, I will definitely be able to find it today, landlady, God can prove that I will definitely pay you back last month's rent as soon as possible."

The landlady smiled and said: "Well, Sack, I just said hello to you. I didn't mean to rush you. You are always so direct in doing things, which makes me embarrassed."

Sack took down the newspaper he subscribed to, nodded to the landlady, and said nothing more. After entering the house and closing the door, he muttered in a low voice: "It's strange that you didn't mean that. Since the beginning of this month, After I didn't pay the rent, you waited for me almost every morning as if I had an appointment, saying hello every time. When I paid the rent on time before, I never saw you so kind."

However, he can also understand her position. If it were him, she might be more violent and uncivilized.

He shook his head, and while eating the extremely bad breakfast that he had never even looked at before, he opened the Far East Daily News, a local newspaper in the Dutch East Indies. He chewed half of the bread in his mouth and suddenly stopped chewing because today The information brought by the newspaper was too big for his impact, big enough to suffocate him. Sack only read the headline on the front page: Netherlands launches Australian development!

Seeing this title made him feel very strange. Although he admitted that many people used to think that there was gold in Northern Australia, but it used to be the territory of the British. Even if it now belongs to the Netherlands, everything seems to be still unknown, so they East Indies Many people have a wait-and-see attitude towards this.

But the current title seems to be repeating what was previously reported, and there is also large-scale development. The area is sparsely populated, and it is not as good as Sumatra, which has more developers. At least the routes there are important, and more Europeans stay there.

Of course, as for Queensland, he also recognized that it is a good place for farmers, otherwise there would not be so many people from East India immigrating there. According to newspaper reports a few days ago, people with Dutch nationality, these days More than 50,000 households immigrate there every month, and the number continues to increase. Many people predict that by the end of this year, there will be more than 200,000 Dutch immigrants there.

However, this will not impress the Sack immigrants. After all, the British Australians are living very comfortably in the south, because Sydney in the south is the place in Australia that is most similar to Europe. If it were there, he might still give up. Now familiar with Jakarta, after all, the potential for growth in Sydney is still good.

Look away from the title and look down at the content.

Oh my gosh, did the Netherlands take over another British Australian region? Fortunately, the newspaper did not whet his appetite. He continued to read and was shocked because, consistent with what was revealed in the headline, Britain actually transferred the entire southern part of Australia to the Netherlands, and South Africa, which has attracted much attention recently, However, under the persuasion of the Netherlands, the Dutch people in these two places chose to withdraw from the situation in South Africa, return to the embrace of the Netherlands, and travel north to Central Africa to assist the Netherlands’ foreign policy. Some people from these two places will immigrate to Australia. .

Moreover, it is clearly stated that Perth in the west, Adelaide and Melbourne in the south, Sydney in the southeast, and Brisbane in the east will be their immigration directions. The newspaper also called for both Dutch and Aboriginal people from the East Indies to immigrate to Australia.

Has all Australia become Dutch?

First he was stunned, and then his whole body trembled at this moment. He grabbed the newspaper hard and said loudly and cathartically: "God is my dad, and the opportunity is right in front of me. Sack, your opportunity has come, you will Will once again become one of the richest Dutch men in the Far East"

Sack threw the bit of bread on the ground, stopped eating breakfast, grabbed his coat and went out, but maybe the noise was a little loud, which aroused the suspicion of his wife Nika, but he didn't explain it, just He smiled gratefully at her and said, "Wait until I come back."

When he was leaving, the landlady was there again. When she saw him going out, she deliberately asked: "Hey, Mr. Sack, why are you in such a hurry?"

"I'm going to get the money"

"Do you want to go to the bank? I didn't expect you still have a deposit, but the bank always opens after 9 o'clock. It's just after 7 o'clock now. If you go early, I'm afraid you will have to wait for a long time."

"No, landlady, I'm going to borrow a sum of money. Don't worry, I will pay you back the rent first when I come back. Then I will take the money and go south to Australia. That is where I will rise in life."