v3 Chapter 329： 3 elements of industrialization

On November 25, 1867, William IV formally proposed the idea of ​​industrialization in the Privy Council of the Netherlands.

When he asked many members of the Privy Council about what industrialization was, almost all of them could not answer.

"To put it simply, it is a historical development process in which industrial production activities dominate the national economy of a country or region. A country that has experienced this process is truly established in the forest of countries in the world.

At present, in my judgment, only the United Kingdom is on the first step, the Netherlands and the French Empire are on the second step, and the Commonwealth of America and the Kingdom of Prussia are on the third step,

According to my opinion, in terms of history, the earliest industrialization in the world took place in the 1860s in the United Kingdom. Substitute the process of traditional agricultural production.

From the body of the British Empire, we can find that industrialization is the only way for a powerful country to become a great country in the future, and it is also the ultimate career that countless countries will pursue, because only after industrialization can there be wealth and creativity. , and then have the strength to realize the re-emergence of the Netherlands as a country.

Speaking of which, before the rise of Britain, the Netherlands was the closest country to industrialization and financial trade.

In my opinion, just because of the difficulties, there are not many countries in the world that have truly achieved industrialization and then reached the post-industrial era.

Among these few countries, most of them belong to the primitive accumulation period. Britain and France completed the process of industrialization by scavenging and plundering the world's resources. The Netherlands and the United States of America and Prussia are the real countries that rely on themselves. Industrialization and almost complete the industrial transformation. "

A member of the Privy Council asked: "Your Majesty, why is industrialization so difficult to accomplish? Why can't other countries accomplish it?"

William IV replied: "The answer is that there are too many traps, too many pits, and they are endless."

William IV further explained: "First of all, it is a congenital deficiency. Industrialization is a proposition and a cause that countless countries aspire to. We all know that industrialized countries represent prosperity and strength. Argentina is constantly trying, Italy and Spain, as well as the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Tsarist Russia are all on the journey, and Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, etc., under the pressure of their citizens, announced that they want to join the ranks of this small number of countries.

However, innate deficiencies have caused countless countries that are committed to the development of industrialization to choose to give up after the beginning. The reason is very simple. Industrialization requires capital, land, and demand for the market. Any one of these three projects listed separately is a big problem.”

The Netherlands originally only achieved its goal in terms of capital, but with the development of the East Indies and the addition of Australia and the island of New Guinea, the depths of the Netherlands suddenly became the vast land of the Netherlands, thus fulfilling the second requirement.

The third requirement is the demand market. Britain's 30 million high-income population has laid the foundation for Britain's industrialization, and the promotion of world trade has allowed industrial products to be bought all over the world. India's 200 million people have become their targets, and the European and American continents are even more targets for the United Kingdom. "

When William IV said this, Hesbert Feng and the others suddenly had all their thoughts, and between Heisbet Feng asked: "So, the various strategic agreements that His Majesty has promoted over the years have caused the Netherlands to launch a partnership with other countries. The alliance movement of the Netherlands is actually increasing the market territory of Dutch industrial products on the basis of the small population of the Netherlands?"

William IV applauded: "Yes, until now, the Dutch population in the Netherlands is only 10 million. This is the limit that can only be reached by patching things together. There are many Dutch people overseas, namely Milliken, so the Netherlands must Facing the problem of a small population and a small market.”

Education Minister Rude Bells asked: "So His Majesty has absorbed 20 million people from the indigenous peoples of the Far East and Africa?"

William IV laughed: "Yes, this is a bold attempt.

Education Minister Rude Bells followed and asked, "However, the education level and purchasing power of these people do not seem to be very large."

William IV glanced at him approvingly and said: "It's okay to say that, it seems that their market effect is still too early, but don't forget, their role is actually in the process of promoting industrialization. , currently appearing as a labor force. Imagine that more than 70 million of the 20 million natives can join the labor force of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, just like the previous wars. These natives are the assistance of the Dutch army on the battlefield, reducing the number of Dutch troops Human casualties are the same.

This is their current role.

However, as the level of education improves, their roles change in the process of industrialization, and labor skills are absorbed and upgraded, their wages in factories will rise, and their purchasing power will be released in the future. Inject a great vitality into the Dutch market.

Of course, this time depends on the help of all of you to shorten it, among which your Ministry of Education is the top priority. "

Having said that, William IV returned to the topic of guidance just now.

"Industrialization requires huge capital investment, because to achieve industrialization requires huge capital investment in supporting infrastructure construction, the British railway ranks first in the world, and the railways of the French Empire and our Netherlands, Prussia, Milan and other countries also extend in all directions, which is why I will The reason for the rapid promotion of railway construction in the Far East. First, for employment, but for the rapid delivery of goods Third, for the increase of capital liquidity."

"This is a big project. A public company with a small population and poor economic strength needs to complete infrastructure investment. The difficulty is not ordinary. Even the Tsarist Russian Empire with a European population seems to have a strong national strength. It's a drag, not to mention that there are countless countries that are not comparable to the Tsarist Russian Empire."

"Secondly, from the perspective of land, industrialization requires a large amount of land suitable for industrial use. Countries that have not experienced land reform are almost difficult to liberalize industrial land, and they are almost struggling on this point."

William IV saw everyone curious about the baby's appearance.

Prime Minister Tolbeck asked: "Your Majesty, is there a problem with the use of the land?"

"Yes, that's it"

William IV glanced at Tolbeck affirmatively, and he further explained: "The issue of land ownership, the issue of land distribution, the lack of industrialized land in Britain and France, these are the reasons why countless countries have retreated from the high cost of land acquisition, imagine Next, if you want to build a large factory several kilometers around your house, and invest hundreds of thousands of pounds, but the land you need seems to be far from enough, but you want to buy your yard, etc., buy it at a low price, you will lack that little money ?