Chapter 1303 A Good Friend of the Dutch People

There is a manor on the shore of Lake Osterloh on the outskirts of Delft. This is the famous Orange Garden, the former summer palace of the Dutch royal family. It is now rented out for weddings and other purposes. It is the dream wedding destination for countless Dutch girls.

As a result, the owner of this place suddenly changed, which caused countless young girls who wanted to hold their weddings here to protest. However, after knowing who the new owner was, everyone understood why it was not rented out: it turned out that the famous "salvage king" Xiao Peng became the new owner!

Moreover, after Xiao Peng moved in, Orange Garden began to be renovated. This time, even the Dutch ancient building protection unit gave the green light, allowing modern renovations without damaging the exterior of the building.

This time, the Dutch people once again expressed their support and understanding: After all, the 'Salvage King' is a good friend of the Dutch people!

'Salvage King' Xiao Peng is absolutely very kind to the Dutch people!

Six months ago, he discovered the wreck of the Tiaz and salvaged a vast amount of wealth belonging to the Dutch nobility, including a statue of Queen William and Anna. Xiao Peng, demonstrating his friendship with the Dutch people, ceased salvaging the wreck, notified several Dutch parliamentarians of its coordinates, and returned the statue to the Dutch royal family.

The relevant departments of the Netherlands immediately dispatched ships to carry out protective salvage of the "Tiaze" shipwreck. Now there is a "Tiaze" museum in The Hague, which displays relics salvaged from the ship and tells the Dutch people not to forget history.

A stone tablet at the entrance to the museum not only records the history of that year but also bears the names of five individuals who immediately sought out Xiao Peng and made outstanding contributions to the shipwreck's return to China. In addition to King William, these individuals also include Wim Detman, the mayor of The Hague, and members of the Dutch House of Representatives, Darwin van der Dale, Frank Hicks, and Famke Dorothy. The Dutch people will forever remember their names and their contributions.

Although Famke Dorothy was controversial because of her relationship with the fraudulent organization 'PETA', her timely apology to the public and her contribution to the return of the 'Tiaz' made people forgive her. After all, everyone makes mistakes, and her contribution is greater, isn't it?

PETA has been in a lot of bad luck recently. It is estimated that Western countries are very dissatisfied with these people who mess around under the banner of environmental protection. All Western countries have begun to liquidate PETA. The evidence provided by Xiao Peng is there, and now PETA is definitely being condemned by everyone.

Of course, some people were critical of Xiao Peng's salvaging of valuable treasures from the shipwreck. They argued that since Xiao Peng knew the importance of the Tiaze to the Netherlands, he should have informed them immediately upon discovery instead of salvaging the treasure himself. But King William was also right: he had already accomplished something no one else could!

Look at what happened to the British, Turks, and French. Xiao Peng was really kind to the Netherlands! Because of this incident, the entire crew of the Luna and Calypso received a collective audience with the Dutch royal family, everyone was rewarded, and everyone received the "Order of Orange-Nassau".

The Dutch royal family showers the nation with medals every year. Every year on King's Day, they award a number of royal medals to honor those who have made outstanding contributions in various fields. Of course, these medals are purely symbolic, as only two to three thousand people receive them each year. If there are too many, they naturally become worthless.

But these crew members were awarded the 'Order of Orange-Nassau', which has another meaning.

There are two kinds of medals in the Netherlands, one is the 'National Medal' and the other is the 'Royal Medal'.

The 'Order of Orange-Nassau' is a 'National Order'.

Although it is also awarded by the King of the Netherlands, it is not up to William to decide who is awarded. Instead, there is a strict candidate selection process and judgment criteria. Awarding this medal to these crew members also means that the Dutch people have truly accepted you. You are all friends of the Dutch people.

The medals Xiao Peng received shocked everyone: he was awarded the 'Order of the Golden Lion of Nassau' and the 'Order of the Lion of the Netherlands'! On the day of the awarding of the medals, almost all the high-ranking celebrities in The Hague were present to witness this moment!

The Order of the Lion of the Netherlands is a second-tier national medal. The highest-ranking medal, the Order of William of Military Merit, is generally only bestowed upon monarchs. Few individuals worldwide have received this medal. Xiao Peng's receipt of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands places him on par with foreign monarchs, royal families, and dignitaries.

And the most frightening thing is: he got the 'Order of the Golden Lion of the Royal Family of Nassau'.

This is the highest-level medal in the Netherlands' "Royal Order", but it is also the highest-level "National Order" of its neighbor Luxembourg, which means that Xiao Peng is also the recipient of Luxembourg's highest-level medal.

Well... this situation arises because the Dutch royal family belongs to the House of Orange-Nassau, while the Luxembourg royal family belongs to the House of Bourbon-Nassau. All European royal families are related in this way.

The 'Order of the Golden Lion of Nassau' is a medal that can only be obtained by royal members of the Nassau royal family. The prince automatically obtains it when he is three years old, and the princess can only obtain it when she is eighteen years old. Apart from them, few people can get this medal. For example, the famous South African leader Mandela once received this medal.

Xiao Peng's fame in the Netherlands is now at its peak. However, Xiao Peng is not in the Netherlands: he left the Netherlands and returned to Daxia after the award ceremony.

Of course, his reason was so compelling that the Dutch people couldn't refuse and were eagerly awaiting his request: "I need to go back and negotiate the pandas' move to the Netherlands. Haven't you seen the Orange Gardens being renovated right now? They're building a panda enclosure to give the pandas a proper home."

But his words were definitely doubtful: people kept finding reports on the Daxia internet about Xiao Peng's whereabouts in Daxia, showing him traveling with his grandfather and step-grandmother. How could he possibly be bringing pandas back?

Just when the Dutch people were wondering whether Xiao Peng was not going to come back, good news came: the renovation work of Orange Garden was finally completed after countless workers worked day and night!

The next news from King William was even more exciting: the Dutch people's good friend, the 'salvage king' Xiao Peng is about to return to the Netherlands today, and in addition to his crew, the giant pandas that the Dutch people are eagerly waiting for may also arrive with him!

The Dutch people were jubilant - Xiao Peng was really kind!