The banquet was very pleasant, mainly because King William III of the Netherlands heard that King Leopold II of Belgium had given Chinese students convenient treatment, and immediately said that he would do better than the Kingdom of Belgium.

The six countries with the largest number of Chinese students are Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, Belgium, Austria-Hungary and Italy.

The Netherlands can rank second, and the number of Chinese students in the Netherlands has reached more than 30,000, which is a very scary number.

"Thank you for Your Majesty's friendly attitude towards China, and we will also increase cooperation with the Netherlands." President Meng immediately said.

"It has nothing to do with the war, economically, industrially, the Netherlands welcomes the cooperation of China." William III laughed.

President Meng also smiled, "We adhere to the diplomatic strategy of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, but we in China have never given up on taking military measures when it is necessary to safeguard the dignity of the country." ”

William III and Queen Emma both felt a pleasure listening to the Emperor Hua, as if William III, who was in his sixties, was a student listening to the teacher's lesson.

In fact, how much achievement people have achieved, how many things they want to understand, and the relationship with age is really not too big, some people have lived a lifetime, that is, they have figured out a little thing in life, and even can't figure it out, some people, a few years of hard work, can evolve from an ordinary person to the role of a helmsman, Huahuang has such a meaning.

Wilhelm III also exchanged views with the Emperor on the economic development and social organization structure of the Netherlands, because the political system of the two countries was identical, and Wilhelm III was one of the few powerful monarchs in Europe, and he accounted for a large proportion of the whole state system.

The Emperor did not comment on the economic situation of the Netherlands, but he affirmed Wilhelm III's conservative diplomatic style, which was not easy to achieve in a place as central as Europe, which was a traditional colonial power.

After the banquet, Wilhelm III arranged for the Emperor to live in the Schiffannegan Palace Hotel, which was the highest standard for receiving foreign dignitaries in the Netherlands.

Schivanigan is the most famous seaside resort in the Netherlands, and thanks to its proximity to The Hague, you can enjoy the sun, sea and sand from the centre of The Hague to the seaside.

The palace-style hotel built by the sea has been a social place for the upper class since ancient times. There are casinos, theaters, and a shopping street with brand-name goods, so you can enjoy a comfortable leisure life.

The problem of international students was originally a heart problem of the Chinese Emperor, but he didn't expect William III to solve it for him so easily, and the next problem was the food problem.

The direction of Huahuang's military purchases was Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, and Huahuang's grain orders were even more significant than military purchases.

Huahuang plans to order 1 billion Chinese yuan of grain, which is a very large amount in this era! It can account for more than one-third of the entire earth's surplus food.

Hua Huang originally cooperated with Spain, but now he decided to cooperate with the Netherlands, because if he only cooperated with Spain, he was afraid that there would not be enough time, and Hua Huang's plan was to complete the grain reserve by the middle of 1880!

Food crops include wheat, rice, maize, oats, rye, barley, millet, sorghum and barley, but three of them (wheat, rice and maize) account for more than half of the world's food.

Grain crops are the main source of food for mankind, and they are the most important materials for the Chinese emperor to provoke a war to defend the provinces of Central Asia, and their importance is even higher than that of armaments!

Why does the Qing court hold the army that does not lose to the foreign powers, or often have to be beaten by a small army of 10,000 or 20,000 people can not get up, this is a human problem, the Chinese emperor has the most powerful army in his hands, even if all of them are machetes, the Chinese army has enough ability to defend the homeland, this is not the same as the Qing court, the Chinese emperor believes that as long as there is no problem with food, regardless of whether the armament can be supplied or not, China has the ability to fight against Britain and France, and even including the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Tsarist Russian Empire!

Unlike vegetables and fruit trees, food crops have less water in their seeds. As a result, they are shelf-stable than vegetables or fruits.

Therefore, as long as the economy allows, no matter how much you store, you are not afraid, five years, ten years, that is the best, but it is a pity that Huahuang does not have enough funds to save such a large amount, and the earth does not have so much food.

Rice has been cultivated in China for 7,000 years. Corn has been cultivated in the Americas for about 7,000 years. About 6,000 years ago, people in the Middle East began cultivating wheat (but that wheat was more primitive than modern wheat).

Why are they called food crops? Because they provide food for humans. Scientifically, they are known as cereal crops (taxonomically belonging to the family Poaceae).

Grain crops are a general term for cereal crops (including rice, wheat, barley, oats, corn, millet, sorghum, etc.), potato crops (including sweet potatoes, potatoes, cassava, etc.), and legume crops (including soybeans, broad beans, peas, mung beans, adzuki beans, etc.). It can also be called a food crop. Its products contain starch, protein, fat and vitamins, among others. Cultivated food crops not only provide food and certain non-staple foods for human beings to sustain their life needs, but also provide raw materials for the food industry and concentrate feed and most of the roughage for animal husbandry, so food production is the foundation of agriculture in most countries.

In general, food crops are also the dominant crop in the crops, with about 85 percent of the world's food crops planted, including wheat, rice and maize. China is the world's largest grain producer, with grain crops accounting for 70 percent of the total sown area of crops, and the total grain output and the output of rice, wheat, millet and sweet potato are among the highest in the world.

Therefore, it is not only necessary to purchase, but also to reserve by yourself.

"Your Majesty, will our practice of absorbing grain reserves through Spain arouse the vigilance of the great powers? Now, if you pull up the Netherlands, although it can be speeded up, but ......" Princess Katrina Kaaf is worried about startling the snake.

President Meng drank a drink while looking at the beautiful sea view outside the Schiffannegan Palace Hotel, and said with a smile: "Be alert, be alert, so what?" We will only have to buy armaments from Germany, so shouldn't we be more vigilant? The key is to get things in your pockets first. What is the difference between them being alert and those who are not? There is no difference, and if we don't have so many materials in our hands, then the difference will be big, if you want to fight or not, let it go first, whether you can fight, whether you have the ability to fight, this is the big premise. ”

Emperor Hua's slightly philosophical argument persuaded Princess Katrina Kaaf, "Well, I was persuaded by Your Majesty, indeed, our relationship with Britain and France is very tense now, however, I am afraid that they will join the arms race, you know, our financial capacity, there is no way to compare with Britain, if it is only the other country, France, we have spare strength, plus Britain, it will be difficult to do, Your Majesty is not worried about the cost of procurement?" ”

"Not only will it not improve, but I will be able to make the biggest profit in this large-scale grain procurement and teach the entire world economic community a lesson." Hua Huang smiled and said to Princess Katrina Kaf, "Don't worry. ”

Princess Katrina Kafu looked at Emperor Hua in surprise, feeling that His Majesty was a little exaggerated? But it was just an oh sound.

"Now the population of China is 800 million, our country alone accounts for almost one-third of the world's total population, China's current several main objects of attention, the first place is still Tsarist Russia, this, we and the British, in fact, there is a tacit understanding! Russia has a population of 15,000 and the United States has a population of 8,000, both of which are large food-producing countries, so it is the most difficult to deal with them! Although the world war has reached this stage of development, there is already a trend towards modernization, but the preparatory preparations for war still have to proceed from the perspective of an agricultural country, and who has enough food and whose soldiers are elite -- these two items are far more important than weapons and equipment! The Emperor said to Princess Katrina Kaf.

Princess Katrina Kafu nodded and said: "That's the case, the reason why a big country is a big country, there are many people, there is a lot of food, political stability, unity, this is a necessary element, as for the level of industrial development, as long as the prerequisites are met, the speed of development can reach a very fast speed." With a population of 60 million, Germany is currently the fastest growing European power in China. Japan has a population of 50 million, Austria-Hungary has a population of 50 million, Britain has a population of 4,500, France has a population of 4,000, Italy has a population of 30 million, and Turkey has a population of 20 million. ”

"That's right, no matter how big or small Japan is, if it has so many people, it's a big country, and we can't treat them as a small country. Huaguo's industrial products use kilograms, and agricultural products use kilograms. On the issue of the use of 1 billion Chinese dollars, my goal is to buy at least 450 billion catties of grain. China's 800 million people need to consume 150 billion catties a year. In this case, if this war is mired in a grueling war of attrition, we will have no problem holding out for three years as long as the government itself does not fall. The Emperor said to Princess Katrina Kaf.

"Your Majesty originally wanted to fight for so long? Is this the worst-case scenario? Princess Katrina Kafu asked.

"No, the worst plan is to fight for ten years, however, I don't think this is very likely, we will hold on, but Britain and France, especially the French, will definitely not be able to hold out for so long, as long as France is the first to get rid of it, not two or three months, the French parliament will hear that the front has been defeated, and will immediately change the cabinet and withdraw from the war." Hua Huang smiled, "So, strategically, we must look at them as a whole, and we must also separate them, my ten years, I am worried that after Tsarist Russia joins, it will develop into a protracted war, which is what I am most afraid of." The Emperor looked forward to the Eurasian war he expected to start in mid-1880, as he said to Princess Katrina Kaf.