Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2093 Flower War (1)

  In Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelung" there was such a line:

  Whoever can make this gold into a ring can rule the world, but he must give up love.

  The relationship between the wizarding world and the Muggle world in Europe is complicated. Before the country of Switzerland, there would be no Swiss Ministry of Magic. As far as the current attitude of the British Muggle government is concerned, they do not want Switzerland to be independent. Because of the Piedmont precedent, they feared that Napoleon would annex Switzerland, which would not only destroy the natural demarcation of the Treaty of Luneville, but that France would continue to encroach on expansion in this way, having previously stated that he would not intervene in Switzerland But later he not only sent people to dissolve the Swiss parliament, but also sent troops to participate in the Swiss civil war.

  In fact, the British intervened in Switzerland's affairs behind the scenes, but they used money to pay for the military expenses of one of the factions, not as "obvious" as Napoleon did.

  European wars also have rules. For example, medieval nobles can pay ransoms so that they don’t have to die. A war like that for food is actually very primitive, almost like a savage fight for food. The order of the Addington cabinet to capture French fishing boats like warships during the negotiation of the Treaty of Amiens is very primitive. Before Georgiana brought the prepared steak to the table, Lucien had already made a deal with the "member of parliament" that the French warships would not touch the French fishing boats, nor would they take revenge, so that the new British cabinet restored the French fishing boats fishing rights.

  The tributary system in the East is very different from the treaty system in the Western world. For example, in the first year of Hongwu, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, sent people to Korea to give the king of Korea a seal and a book, and the king of Korea sent people to pay tribute in the second year. Annan, which also belongs to a neighboring country, did not dare to go after hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang succeeded to the throne, because Yunnan was still ruled by the Mongolians at that time, and it was too close to Annan.

  In August of the first year of Hongwu, the Ming army invaded the upper capital of the Yuan Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty perished. This time, when Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Annan Dynasty to pay tribute to the capital, King Annan no longer hesitated and immediately sent people to Nanjing to pay tribute.

Timur was a Turkic Mongolian aristocrat. There is a saying that his ancestors were of the same family as Genghis Khan Temujin. When the envoys of the Ming Dynasty asked him to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, he detained the envoys until Tie Muzhen. After Mul's death, Samarkand only started to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

   Yuanshangdu is now Peiping, where Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was stationed. There were serious differences between Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang on the handling of Annan during the Hongwu period. Zhu Yuanzhang did not intend to send troops, so when Annan and the Champo in the further south were at war, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a letter to rebuke both sides and let them return to peace, and they really stopped fighting.

Later, the Chen Dynasty of Annan was usurped by the powerful minister Hu Jiyak. First, after Hu Jiyak usurped power, he wanted to clear the clan of the previous dynasty. A man named Chen Tianping went to Peiping to ask Zhu Di for help. Second, Annan attacked Champo again, occupying King Po sent envoys to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, it was the second year of Yongle, and it had only been two years since Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen set himself on fire in Nanjing. In that situation, Zhu Di might not have the idea of ​​sending troops immediately, but as the suzerain, he sent a "envoy" led by a general to send Chen to Chen. Tianping's return to China probably means supporting Chen Tianping. However, Hu Jiya set up an ambush on the road and attacked the "envoy", Chen Tianping was killed, the general of the envoy was defeated and returned to the capital, so Zhu Di sent troops to Annan.

   When the Treaty of Luneville was signed, Sweden originally wanted to be a mediator, but Sweden at this time was no longer the Sweden of the Khustav period. To be a mediator requires the strength to be "recognized". Before Zheng He's voyage to the West, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di sent other "envoys" to the Western Regions and South Asia, such as Yin Qing, Ning Shan, Ma Bin, etc. They all brought seals, seals, emperor's edicts, rewards What, in order to avoid encountering pirates and bandits, will bring an army.

Zheng He brought a navy. Zheng He’s ancestors came from the Western Regions, and his great-grandfather used the Mongolian surname, which brought them a lot of convenience. During the Yuan Dynasty, they migrated to Yunnan. In the early Ming Dynasty, the Ming army conquered Yunnan and looted them. A group of young children entered the palace, and Zheng He was one of them.

Due to Zhu Yuanzhang's implementation of the sea ban, the Ming Dynasty's understanding of the "Western Ocean" at that time was no more than that of the outside of the Great Wall in the early Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not send people to find out the customs and migration routes of the Xiongnu, but divided his troops into three paths to find the Xiongnu in the desert. , Except Wei Qing accidentally broke into Longcheng, the first expedition spent money but did not have any major results.

The same is true for Zheng He's first voyage to the West. His first stop was Ceylon. The king of that small island completely ignored Da Ming and tried to murder Zheng He, so Zheng He brought 2000 The people occupied the capital of Ceylon.

   Ming Chengzu's order to Zheng He was that if the other party surrendered, he would read the imperial decree to reward the other party, allow the other party to pay tribute, and use force if he did not surrender.

   Then there is no more, just like a beautiful woman dressed up to attend a banquet, only to find that the banquet is not only deserted, but the guests are also very bored, who come to take advantage of it and return after disappointment.

   Until he found out about Chen Zuyi.

The    navy brought out in addition to showing off the force, finally had a practical effect. Chen Zuyi was the largest pirate force in Sumatra at that time, and the Everbright Navy eliminated more than 5,000 pirates. After capturing Chen Zuyi alive, Zheng He took him as a captive to Ming Chengzu as the cattle and sheep brought back by Wei Qing from the Xiongnu.

  Chen Zuyi is the biggest credit for Zheng He's first voyage to the West, and he is also the founder of Zheng He's great achievements in the future, but many people know Zheng He, but few people know who Chen Zuyi is.

   There is a playful saying: One will succeed and ten thousand bones will die.

  If you want to be promoted by peaceful means, you often have to get seniority. Yin Qing is also a eunuch, and his qualifications are much older than Zheng He, but military service is really a shortcut to success. Not everyone sings like Princess Medea. When a girl is a girl, what she looks forward to most is to meet a satisfactory husband, to be able to stay with her lover for a long time after marriage, and to regard love as more important than life.

   In fact, as early as the signing of the Treaty of Luneville, Napoleon used strong means to get countries to recognize the independence of the Helvetia Republic, which is part of the Swiss Confederation.

  This country has been in constant internal conflict, and as soon as France withdrew its troops, European countries intervened and fell into a kind of cannibalism that is almost anarchic. It happened that Belgium was opposite the Netherlands, and they also asked France to withdraw.

This was almost impossible until Napoleon re-established the franc's credit. The Swiss issue also involved the Marquis of Baden. In addition to the young heir who was in love with Stephanie Beauharne, Baden also had an envoy Dahl. Baron Berg, he was the man in charge of these negotiations. In the 20th century, it would be a 20-minute train ride from Zurich, Switzerland to Baden.

   She had heard that the British representative had to agree to the conditions put forward by Napoleon if he wanted to go to the negotiating table of the Treaty of Luneville. Let "Charlemagne" fly the flag of a neutral country, but it does not specify which country, even if the fleet is to sail on the high seas.

  Because Louis XVI intervened in the "American War", the United States successfully became independent, and the North cabinet also fell.

  Although Lord North was no longer Prime Minister at that time, he still had many "disciples", just like the 5th Duke of Bedford died 10 years later, the Lord of the Admiralty still acted according to his characteristics.

  Like William Pitt Jr. has many "disciples". The American war caused the UK to suffer heavy losses. In order to reduce the deficit, Jr. Pitt reformed the tax system and formed diplomatic alliances with Prussia and the Netherlands to suppress the power of France.

The army’s salaries must be made of real gold and silver. There is no paper currency. Using gold and silver as a currency often encounters deflation. The tokens minted by businessmen themselves have exchange rates with the sovereign currency pounds and shillings. Although they can solve temporary problems, they will not last long. way.

It's like that kind of street doll game machine. To use that kind of machine, you must have some kind of game currency. It only recognizes that. People who want to play go to the boss to exchange a lot for one pound, and then he can play with the doll. Or casino chips. As long as everyone recognizes chips in a city, sovereign currency is not necessary.

The British wizarding world is now separated from the International Federation of Wizards. If the French Ministry of Magic admits the establishment of the Swiss Ministry of Magic, it will be difficult for the Ministry of Magic of other countries to object. After all, the United Kingdom has not defeated the Dark Lord Grindelwald. Albus Dumble Lido, it's hard to find anyone other than her ugly one.

When Lord North served as Prime Minister, he secretly summoned the Minister of Magic Portius Natchbo to treat King George's mental illness, but the news leaked. History records what Lord North thought was leaked from the wizard's side. Finally, the parliament launched A motion of no confidence forced him to resign.

  Georgianna is right, no doubt that some of Lord North's competitors also know wizards, especially people like Malfoy.

   "Ding Ding Ding"

   With a crisp bell, the "Pomona" "cruise" with the Swiss flag set sail.

   Although her brain was hot for a while, because Napoleon said that "the whole of Europe" could not prevent him from getting Valais, she wanted to challenge her wishful thinking.

  “咩～～”

   She looked back at the Rambouillet Merino. Although it was also a sheep, it looked completely different from Shaun the Black-faced Valais.

   "Shh, shh, go away," she said fiercely at the sheep.

   "Why are you not afraid of it?" asked Bonaparte, looking at the merino sheep, showing his white teeth and smiling.

   "Aren't you afraid?" asked Georgiana.

   "How can the lion be afraid of the sheep." He didn't know if he really didn't understand it or pretended to be, and he said it in high spirits.

   "Be careful of wolves disguised as sheep," she reminded.

He still didn't care, and Georgiana stopped warning, and stood with him on the bow to watch the sea in the sun, even if what they saw at the moment was not the sunset on the sea that Ross and Jack saw on the bow of the Titanic. Magnificent scenery, but when the sun shines on the blue sea of ​​Normandy, it still shines like gold, showing a different kind of beauty.

Legend has it that there lived three fairies at the bottom of the Rhine, who protected the magic gold that could rule the world by making a ring from it. love.

   Is his ending good?

   She can't remember, after all, she didn't pay much attention to Wagner's works, only because there was such a label on the "Lord of the Rings" that Albus lent her to see, she only found out by asking him.

   (end of this chapter)