Finance Minister Jan. von Capellor said this with excitement in his voice: "As the Netherlands' position in the second world industrial revolution has been established, the Netherlands has already become the equal of the Federal Republic of America by virtue of its own strength.

Together we will overpower the Kingdom of Prussia and the United Kingdom and become the leader in the second industrial development."

William IV nodded, thinking of the United States.

Historically, Prussia was the pioneer of the second industrial development before the 1860s and 1870s, but was slowly surpassed by the United States in the end. Historically, the United States became the world's first industrialized country in 1894, that is, A-wu-

In the year of the war, the industrial output value was approximately US$14 billion, surpassing the old colonial empires of Britain and France. Of course, this was because the United States was the first to embrace the second industrial revolution, and electrification was widely used and directly realized

Overtaking at a corner, countries similar to the United States include Prussia (Germany), an emerging power. Until later, the United States, as we know it, has been getting better and better. It made a fortune in World War I and World War II, and at the same time, it also relied on these few

Opportunity to become a true world hegemon.

Thinking of this, William IV asked Industry Minister Wem Kot: "What is the current industrial status of the Netherlands?"

"Currently, the Dutch industrial economy ranks fifth in the world. In terms of industrial economy alone, the Netherlands is already on par with the United Kingdom. Especially in heavy industry, we are even better than the rest of the world. Prussia is the challenger. In terms of light industry, our opponents are the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom.

Commonwealth of America."

Nodding, he asked Agriculture Secretary Gates about the situation of agriculture.

Gates said that the main opponents in agriculture are France and the United States after the division of the North and the South. "In the eastern part of the Australian continent and the Netherlands, this is the core area of ​​Dutch agricultural production. The main agricultural products include corn, wheat, etc.

The astonishing agricultural output in these places has been hailed as the "breadbasket of the world". Last year, the Netherlands became one of the world's largest exporters of agricultural products. In the Dutch East Indies, sugar, tobacco, and palm oil are the most popular products in the world.

The place of origin.”

"Agriculture and food are the foundation of the country. Keeping the Dutch people fed and clothed is the most fundamental. Only then can more energy be devoted to the industrial aspect of economic sublimation. Therefore, we must ensure that all Dutch people have food to eat and control.

in one's own hands"

Agriculture Secretary Gates naturally nodded yes.

Seeing this, William IV asked Finance Minister Jan. von Capello about the development of industrial economy and the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance.

Finance Minister Jan. von Capello said: "In the past decade, there has been the first merger and acquisition boom, and many large companies have been born. Dutch Steel is composed of more than 300 large and small steel companies, accounting for more than 65% of the United States.

In terms of output, Wilhelmsteel (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, and is the world's largest steel company.

There are also the General Electric Company, the Dutch Gunpowder Company, etc. that were just established by Edison. They have each become the largest company in the world in various fields. Moreover, many giants were born under the leadership of the Dutch East China Sea India Company. The growth of all walks of life in the Netherlands has

It is growing rapidly, and one or two companies 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 in the northern part of the Australian continent, oil, iron ore, etc."

"Whether it is light industry or heavy industry, the Netherlands needs to develop it, especially the electrical aspect, which will be the most important way for the future economic development of the Netherlands. We must develop firmly in this direction so as not to fall behind. Facts have proved that Prussia and

The rise of the United States 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 be a protracted battle day by day, and we cannot relax even a little bit."

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

Military-civilian integration?

Not only Tolbeck was confused, but even the people next to him were very confused, because this word was so unfamiliar that it had no impact at all.

William IV said: "Military-civilian fusion is not yet available in the world. This is a new word invented by me. In my opinion, the Netherlands should establish a national defense science and technology system to promote 'military-civilian fusion' that is combined with civilian applications."

Military-civilian integration is mainly divided into two meanings. In the first generation, military-to-civilian conversion means that military technology is used among civilians. In this regard, shipping cargo ships can get a glimpse of this by using the military's advanced steam engines.

Instead, civilians participate in the military, that is, private entities participate in the military industry market.

This provides a solution to the Dutch Ministry of Defense's dilemma of reducing major financial investment.

The Dutch Ministry of Defense only needs to formulate a direction or an area that needs breakthrough, and the Dutch civilian military industry will invest in the breakthrough. The Ministry of Defense will then place an order to obtain the research and development results of the project and even manufacture the finished product.

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

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

As a result, the pressure on the Dutch Ministry of Finance will be much less, and Finance Minister Jan. von Capellor suddenly looked excited.

The other military personnel were even more excited.

If the Ministry of Finance is under less pressure, the military will naturally be able to spend more on projects.

It seems that projects that were unimaginable in the past, at this moment, after the quality and William IV's statement, they are no longer held back by funds.

"The military industrial group has accumulated rich industrial resources during its long development, while civilian enterprises have the advantages of being more flexible and innovative. If both parties integrate deeply, they can achieve a win-win situation."

Prime Minister Tolbeck commented on William IV's statement of "military-civilian integration".

William IV smiled and said: “On the one hand, through the deep integration of military and civilians, we can revitalize existing assets, attract various channels of support to enter the security field of the Netherlands, promote development and innovation, and accelerate the upgrading of weapons and equipment in the Netherlands. On the other hand, we have solved the original problems of the Netherlands.

Regarding the efficiency of military industrial assets, building an operating system dominated by the Dutch state, driven by demand, market operations, and deeply integrated with the military and civilians can transform the original "blood transfusion" into "blood production" and promote the upgrading of the entire Dutch military industry.

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

More than a quarter? 25%? This data has a huge impact.

The current defense budget of the Netherlands is growing rapidly every year. Due to the increase in demand on the Australian continent, the current Dutch military expenditure exceeds 10 million pounds. According to this statement, the savings can exceed 2.5 million pounds.

You must know that the current construction cost of a steam battleship is only a few hundred thousand pounds. It is almost a dozen or twenty battleships.
Chapter completed!