Chapter 576 Fanatic Tulips

  In the old proverb, kings, wealthy merchants, and bishops all require a soldier to kill the other two, and will give the soldier his own unique reward. After the Black Death epidemic, the soldiers no longer believed what the bishop said. He only needed to choose a person from the king and the rich businessman to listen. This created a confrontation between the rich class and the aristocratic class represented by the king. The king wanted The rich businessman’s money, the rich businessman wants the power of the king.

  When faith has no binding force in people's hearts, some people become demons in human skin. The Indian Famine in 1776 is an example.

  The people of the East India Company can starve thousands of Indians to death without being indifferent, and ensure that the food can be delivered to the United States and Britain in the war of independence on time.

  Americans like real estate speculation, but they learn from the Chinese "constant liquidation", at least they can ensure that the price of food does not fluctuate much.

  In Britain, because of the opposition between the bourgeoisie and the feudal aristocracy, even if they knew that the benefits of "constant liquidation" would still not be set, the price of wheat fluctuated greatly.

  But with "capital becoming the supreme power of the country", the contradiction between the king and the wealthy businessman is less acute, and soldiers no longer need to choose between killing the king and the wealthy businessman.

  The first Opium War Congress had not agreed, and the fleet had arrived in India. Waiting for the British government to allocate military expenditures I don’t know when to wait. The capitalists of the China and India Association paid the military expenditures first when the army was at a rapid pace.

  In addition to the concept of the unity of nature and man, China also has a sense of heaven and man, which can intervene in personnel affairs, and man can also sense heaven. The emperor has violated the will of heaven and is unrighteous, and the heaven will condemn and warn the catastrophe; if the government is in harmony with the people, the heaven will send auspiciousness to encourage him.

  The late potato blight of 1845 was a "scourge". There was no king in the United States, but they were very dependent on Britain in the early days. The economic crisis in 1837 was not only hurting the United States, but also the British, especially ordinary civilians. In the past, they could buy two pieces of clothing for a good harvest. They could not afford to pay for food. After the famine broke out, the rich would steal them because of the poor. The thief was hanged after a piece of bread. Where is the Christian kindness and willingness to give?

  Melanie could not do heavy manual labor, but she still gave food to the soldiers passing by. Scarlett complained about this, but she still asked Melanie to do it. Frank Kennedy was one of the people rescued.

He is like a scared old badger. He has survived the war. War is the most polished. Before Captain Butler left Scarlett, he also hoped to get her kiss. As a result, he not only got it. After a kiss and a slap in the face, Frank finally proposed to Sue after he came back. He always thought that he was not worthy of Sue, but the war had tortured him, and he also hoped that someone could comfort him.

  Scarlett is like chili, the spiciness is not felt through the taste buds. Although the taste buds are activated when the spicy taste is eaten, the spicy taste that people perceive is not the taste felt by the taste buds.

It’s actually a kind of pain. Some people love spicy food because of the swelling of blood vessels and increased blood flow. It’s good for the human body to consume peppers in moderation, but too much pepper can cause life-threatening problems, because too much pepper can cause breathing difficulties. , But people who love spicy food are as difficult as quitting smoking.

  Oh, I know it’s a pain, but I can’t control it.

  I am used to changing the taste of chili occasionally, but it feels boring after a long time. The captain will definitely look for Scarlett.

Frank is not a hot-hearted person, he is just an ordinary man, suitable for a life of small wealth and peace, hot Scarlett he can not control, but he is very tolerant, otherwise he would not listen to Scarlett’s words to find the past 'S friend asked for the loaned money back.

Good deeds are rewarded. Scarlett’s unintentional acts of kindness caused her to meet Frank when she was desperate. If she could learn to stand by herself, they could have lived to grow old safely, but she was a restless woman, like a horse Lima, that's not something Frank can handle.

  The best relationship between Frank and Scarlett is a partner, not a husband-and-wife relationship, but "trust" is not so easy to establish. Many partners will take away other investors' money and run away.

  Although the streets are full of people, it is difficult to find someone who can be trusted and capable. In the South China Sea bubble in 1720, the chairman of the South China Sea Company was still King George I. The king deceived the civilians. The merchants have been untrustworthy, and the gods are also untrustworthy. Who else can believe it?

   Scarlett and Frank’s marriage is a helpless tragedy, but after Frank’s death, at least Scarlett is not as indifferent as it was during the first marriage.

She is also a black widow. The first husband died in the war and the second husband died in a fight. When she married Rhett, Su was jealous. Scarlett married three times, but Su was about to become an old girl. Now, if she is not so picky or dark enough to find Ashley, she doesn't have to go to that point. Unfortunately, she has done nothing. In a world full of bachelors, she is not married.

  As long as a man is good, it doesn’t really matter if he has money or not. When Frank just retired, he didn’t have nothing.

  It’s just that some people can maintain self-control when they have external powers. After becoming rich, they have no self-control. When faced with external temptations, they lose their judgment and try to make some wrong choices.

People are easily blinded by the high returns of hot money and forget the high risks involved. The tulip bubble that occurred in the Netherlands in 1637 was the earliest bubble economic event in the world. At that time, the seven northern states of the Netherlands won against Spain. At the beginning of the 17th century, it achieved substantial independence, and since then the Netherlands has become a maritime empire and dominates Europe. It also seized the spice trading business from Portugal, and China and Europe were in the shadow of the Thirty Years' War, so that business activities were concentrated in Amsterdam.

  At the same time, the Dutch East India Company operated Batavia and gained considerable benefits. In this context, the Netherlands has the highest income level at that time, and even overseas art is concentrated in the Netherlands.

  The popular Calvin sect in the area regards diligence, thrift and housekeeping as its virtues. Therefore, the Dutch avoid wearing Chinese clothes. The clothes of the rich and the poor are the same. It is difficult to detect whether this person is rich from the outside.

  Tulip is a plant that is difficult to multiply in a short period of time. The birthplace is said to be the Tianshan Mountains. After the Turks captured Constantinople, they built a majestic palace and began to cultivate several kinds of tulips and improve their varieties.

  In 1593, a variety of tulip bulbs were brought to Leiden University to continue research and cultivation. At this time, tulips began to be introduced to the Netherlands. Kusius’s research discovered a mutation, which was later called tulip variegated disease. Bulbs that appeared variegated would bloom flowers with beautiful striped patterns. The source of this disease was only solved in the 20th century. The root cause was that the tulip bulbs were infected by the virus.

  The first thing that was attracted by the beauty of tulips was plant lovers with ample hands, because the bulbs of tulips were high-priced goods from the beginning. Later, these horticulturists and enthusiasts tried to improve the varieties themselves, and many famous varieties were produced. Although the price of the monochrome varieties is relatively cheap, they cost more than 1,000 guilders. At that time, a worker’s monthly salary was only 250 Netherlands. Shields can be used by a family of four. Around 1634, the popularity of tulips caught the attention of speculators. They were not interested in cultivating tulips or admiring the beauty of flowers, only to drive up prices to make profits. At this time, the popularity of tulips spread from Leiden to Amsterdam, Haarlem and other cities, and the demand is increasing day by day. These speculators acted in a planned way. Some people spent a lot of money because of this. At that time, there was even a high-grade variety of bulbs in exchange for a mansion record.

  At this time, the tulip is traded in spot bulbs, so the transaction is mainly carried out in winter. But tulips are so popular, so no matter what season there is a demand for transactions.

Rumors that the tulip transaction made people spend a lot of money in a short period of time were widely circulated among artisans and farmers, attracting them to enter this trading market. They originally had no funds, so they only started from the level of affordability. This situation makes non- The prices of top-quality products have also begun to rise, and people who have benefited from reselling have gradually appeared. The trading mode of the market has also begun to change since then, with year-round trading and the introduction of a futures trading system.

  This mode of trading is not to go to the official stock exchange, but to the hotel. The transaction does not need to use cash or spot bulbs. Instead, you can complete the transaction by submitting a "pay in April next year" and "bulbs will be delivered at that time" or by adding a small amount of advance payment. This advance payment is not limited to cash only, such as livestock or furniture, as long as it can be exchanged for money can be used. Therefore, when such bills are transferred several hands, there will be a situation in which they do not even know who is the creditor and who is the debtor. This prepayment system also attracted speculators who had no funds at all to participate, such as bakers to farmers joining the market. Therefore, the demand has expanded again, and even the originally cheap varieties have skyrocketed. But with the soaring prices, the original buyers, who were plant lovers, began to stop buying, especially the low-priced bulbs traded by the people, and enthusiasts also looked down upon it.

  In early February 1637, the price suddenly plummeted. It is not so much a plunge as it can be said that no buyers can be found, because the bills cannot be cashed, and the number of people who are unable to pay for the goods but are in debt is said to have reached 3,000. The cities in the Netherlands are in chaos, and some of them are creditors and debtors at the same time. Although some people are suing, when the debtor is obviously unable to repay, the matter cannot be resolved.

The situation finally shook the parliament and the city government to launch actions, and finally made the decision to "keep the tulip transaction before the end of the investigation". This decision invalidated the bill, but quickly solved the problem, leaving a small number of bankrupts and outbreaks. This is the end of the era of tulip mania.

  Tulips are the national flower of the Netherlands. The collapse of the tulip bubble economy has left almost no impact on the Dutch economy and subsequent history. Although plant lovers continue to pursue high-priced tulips, they have not seen any blow to other industries in historical data, and the greater impact is on the spiritual and cultural level. After the incident, the Dutch once hated tulips and even called it the flower of the madman's hat. This frenzy is also regarded as a lesson to be passed on.

  People's pursuit of beauty is endless. When people are satisfied with material things, they will turn to pursue spiritual satisfaction. But what is beauty, there is no standard answer that is authoritative and convincing.

Some people think that beauty is a visual enjoyment, just like the beautiful lines that appear on the petals of a tulip; some people think that it is a feast of hearing, like the trembling of music stroking the tympanic membrane; some people think that it is the awakening of smell, like perfume or The aroma of fine wine.

But for her, she just wants to dance. She wants to make up for too many shortcomings. For example, after the Malfoy's house dance, she is like a good boy, guarding the gate time and going home immediately, not blooming roses with him. Walk in the garden.

There was also the Christmas ball that year. She obviously wanted to agree to his invitation, but she refused again and again. As a result, he took Karkaroff to the ball, and she was in her own The secret room was crying and eating cake. If he hadn't knocked on her door, there would be no follow-up story.

  Gold was discovered in California in 1848. For some people, gold is also beautiful.

  In addition to causing the global gold rush, American railroads also developed rapidly. Between 1848 and 1858, the railroads built in the United States amounted to approximately 33,000 kilometers, surpassing the total number of railroads built by other countries.

  The vigorous development of the American railroad industry should drive the development of its metallurgical industry, but the actual situation is not the case.

  In this period, the production of pig iron in the United States has stagnated for a long time, and the growth rate of the cotton textile industry has not been fast. At the same time, the import of railroad tracks, pig iron, locomotives, cotton cloth and other British manufactured goods increased rapidly. British products flooded the American market and hindered the development of important industrial sectors such as the American metallurgical industry and cotton textile industry at that time.

  The overproduction of grain, the decline of grain prices and grain exports, and the fierce competition of British industrial products have contributed to the deepening of the American economic crisis. In 1857 alone, nearly 5,000 enterprises went bankrupt.

  In turn, Britain’s economic development has also been hit by the American crisis. U.S. banks, railroads, and commercial companies funded by the United Kingdom went bankrupt, which also caused a sharp depreciation of the securities held by British investors.

In the same year of 1857, the War of Independence broke out in India. The full name of the East India Company was "London Merchants Trading Company in East India". This company was different from the Dutch East India Company. As early as 1849, the British East India Company Successfully mastered the rule of the entire territory of India.

Although the Indian uprising of 1857 was quickly suppressed by the Gurkha mercenaries of the East India Company, since 1858, the British East India Company completed its previous escrow mission and transferred power to Queen Victoria. Britain ruled directly.

The original name of the Gurkha Scimitar is "Kukrui". It was originally a production tool in the hands of Nepalese mountain people. The reason why people call it "Gurkha Scimitar" is because it is a must-have for Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. Weapons. This saber is not only the national sword of Nepal, but also a symbol of honor for the Gurkha soldiers. The British Gurkha Corps is therefore known as the "Machete Warrior".

  Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world. In addition to generous salaries, Gurkha mercenaries have the opportunity to visit relatives every two years. Every time they go back, they are respected like a prince, and they are popular begging objects.

  Should flowers be appreciated or given to warriors and beauties? If the bishop retreats and becomes a woman standing between the rich businessman and the king, who would the soldiers listen to?

  In the end, when you get married with a man, it is still a woman who sleeps on the same bed. Who will sleep with your boss?

  The picture really doesn't have the slightest sense of beauty, it's just like a nightmare.

Therefore, in that old proverb, the richest businessman is the easiest to die. With power, money will come naturally. When a simple rich person is actually not good at all, only when he participates in decision-making politics, his own Rights and interests can be guaranteed.

   "You learn quickly." Severus said.

  After leading the dancer for a while, Pomona learned the essentials. Tango is said to be a secret dance between lovers. All other dances must be smiled. Only when you dance tango, you must not smile. The expression must be serious. It is really suitable for him who lacks a smile and uses "serious" as the name. .

   "Maybe it's because I have a good teacher." She said mischievously, "Is the Dark Lord like me, holding you around to teach you to learn Tango?"

   "No." He had a weird expression as if he had eaten bibidu beans with a strange taste and said, "How come you have such strange thoughts?"

   "I didn't expect you to dance so many dances. Who is your partner?"

  He did not answer.

   "Let's not mention that woman." He smiled reluctantly and said, "Where do you want to go later?"

  "The flower market, there is a lack of flowers in that house."

   In the continuous music, Pomona keeps spinning with him.

  There are no lights in the auditorium, only the screen on the silver screen provides the light source, and the auditorium is still shrouded in darkness.

I don’t know if it’s her illusion. For a moment, she thought she saw a woman in a black cocktail dress. She looked a lot like Bellatrix, the **** crazy woman. She is also a nightmare for men, although she is also a woman.

  (End of this chapter)