Chapter 778: Do business with the king

   Jason cruised over the Atlantic Ocean, Yang Cheng did not have a long-lost exchange with his personal flight attendant Shirley, but quietly sat on the sofa, shaking a glass of red wine in his hand, closing his eyes and sinking into thought.

The meeting with William Alexander was an accident, but the accident brought surprises. He could feel the strong confidence in William Alexander, which was reflected in his desire for the royal family and the king.

When the former queen signed the abdication document in 2013, and the crown prince William Alexander succeeded to the throne, this is a male king who reappeared after 123 years after the ancestor of the Dutch royal family William III abdicated in 1890.

Unlike the queen’s natural affinity, as a male king, people always seem to look at him critically, and in the case of doubts across the country, a few days before the coronation ceremony, this When King Ren was interviewed by two well-known Dutch television stations, he talked about the royal title. He said: He will not inherit the custom of the family’s ancestors. According to the title of "William x World" used by the three ancestors, he will be Called "William IV" because it does not want to be a number.

He also said that it doesn’t matter what he calls in the future, because he is not a “blind admirer of some kind of convention”.

During the interview, the host did not avoid sensitive topics, and the king-designate also talked freely and answered all questions.

For example, he said that he would find a balance between preserving tradition and accepting change. If Congress requests that the king only engage in ceremonial work, he will fully accept it. The important thing is that "the royal family must advance with society."

The future king admits that he is also an individual. People will make mistakes and will make mistakes in the future, but if you make a mistake, you must learn a lesson.

As for the trend of modern democratic society, he believes that citizens can say something that is specific to the royal family and king, and he will always allow protest.

This undoubtedly shows the "advancing with the times" side of this William Alexander, but at the same time he showed strong self-confidence. He accepts all criticisms, but he is still king. This is the core purpose he wants to express.

Of course, similar to other European princes, William Alexander also had an unruly time when he was young.

As the eldest son of the Queen and the future heir to the throne, he actually had the same education and experience as ordinary Dutch youths. He went to middle school in the Netherlands and Wales in the United Kingdom, and returned to the history of Leiden University, the oldest university in the Netherlands. .

In his youth and budding period, he was indulged in prom parties, and even had the nicknames "the psychedelic prince" and "the beer prince". He had also been in love with many beauties, not including the queen Maxima. There are at least four of them, and of course they are far inferior to Prince William of the same name.

After completing his studies in history and earning a degree, the heir to the throne must receive advanced studies in more fields. In addition to administrative law and the like, he also served in the military like young people at the time. He learned to pilot aircraft and was onboard the Dutch navy. Served.

Before becoming king, William Alexander had two social posts that were the most noticeable, and this was related to his hobbies and royal requirements.

One is to become a member of the International Olympic Committee in 2009; the other is the chairman of the Dutch Water Conservancy Advisory Committee and concurrently a member of the United Nations Water and Sanitation Advisory Committee.

Needless to say the former, serving as a member of the International Olympic Committee is not only related to his extensive sports hobbies, but also to show his face on the international mainstream stage from a more free and relaxed attitude, gain more exposure, and establish a wider international social relationship.

However, at that time, the Dutch zheng and international sports circles had different opinions on the entry of the heir to the throne into the International Olympic Committee. However, in the end, an agreement was reached that he could not discuss politics in the Olympic Committee and must avoid some sensitive issues related to ZZ. , Once he succeeds to the throne and becomes the king, he will resign from his position in the Olympic Committee;

As for turning to the major of water conservancy, he appeared on the international stage as a water conservancy expert, which is said to be based on the request of his father Klaus.

When his mother was a queen, his father Klaus taught children from an early age to have open eyes, to pay attention to the development of the world, and to pay attention to the urgent needs of the world.

Regarding the heir to the throne and eldest son William Alexander, his father directly asked him to choose a water conservancy management major that the Netherlands is good at and the world urgently needs. In addition to theoretical studies, he also learned well through visits and other methods to accumulate experience and knowledge, which made him often He has appeared in various international conferences as a "water conservancy expert" and has also accumulated a good network of contacts in the international community for him.

This was also what Yang Cheng learned when he chatted with William Alexander. At that time, Yang Cheng accidentally talked about the British water company, which aroused William Alexander's interest. Of course, Prince William also responded with considerable enthusiasm.

Especially when William Alexander learned that Yang Cheng intends to acquire a water company, he put forward quite constructive views.

William Alexander believes that the completely public model, legal entity model, franchise model (French model) and completely private model (the British model ) in the water supply industry are far less successful than the public-private model of the Dutch water supply industry.

He said: This novel public water company model is the leading model of the water supply industry in the Netherlands, and it has good practices in the water supply and sewage treatment industries in Chile, Poland, the Philippines and other countries.

The Netherlands itself is located in the lower reaches of the Rhine River and is a low-lying country. The altitude of a quarter of its land is below sea level.

Therefore, the Netherlands established a water committee long before the formation of ZF. After hundreds of years of development, the Dutch have developed a wealth of unique water governance experience, especially in the organizational structure and management.

After the Dutch water supply industry has gone through the two stages of private concession, the municipal government directly owns and is responsible for the management of water plants, it has gradually formed the current state of the public water company as the leading model, measured from the various indicators of the water supply industry. The Dutch water supply industry is still relatively successful.

William-Alexander believes that this model is very necessary to be promoted in countries with rich water resources in the world, especially the neighbor of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom. You must know that John Bull's completely private water supply model has great drawbacks.

Prince William is interested because this novel model may be able to change the chaos of the current British water company, and Yang Cheng is interested in that it is profitable!

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