Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 1617 Frog&fog (5)

  For those who are striving to win, there is nothing more difficult than keeping the victory at a moderate level.

  After the War of Independence, the United States has been trying to build its own manufacturing industry and get rid of its status as an agricultural country, but the United Kingdom cannot give them that opportunity.

To use what Napoleon said privately to Gaston Martin, the so-called free trade in the UK is nothing but protectionism and navigational restrictions, pushing its own manufacturing industry to a level that no one can compete with it in free competition. After reaching the level, he was so confident that he asked other countries to open their markets and spread the benefits of free trade to those countries. It's like getting on the roof, but pulling the ladder. No matter how people standing on the ground jump, they can't exceed the height of Britain. After gaining economic hegemony, they will build more warships and gain greater maritime hegemony.

In 1760, London established a Ship Survey Association. This is a non-governmental organization that maintains technical standards for the construction and operation of ships and offshore facilities. The usual work is to supervise ship construction and regular inspections to ensure that marine equipment meets the specifications. Qualified persons will be given corresponding certificates. , To ensure the smooth progress of maritime activities.

The convenience of the certificate issued by this association is that it is convenient for shipowners to buy insurance. Shipping insurance is an indispensable insurance item in the shipping process. In the 19th century, there were not only Berber pirates, but also privateers and shipwrecks. It also often happens that no one will insure a broken or leaking ship.

The ship’s non-compliance with the standards must be determined by engineers and technical committees of the "British" Royal Society of Shipping and Design and Manufacturing. Even if the ship built in France meets the standards, as long as these people decide that it is not permitted, it will be difficult for French shipowners and cargo owners to buy To insurance.

This is nothing. The organization also supervises the construction of offshore facilities. Offshore symbolizes that the shipping vessel leaves the port. At this time, some floats and lighthouses are needed to remind sailors to be careful of reefs and whirlpools. This is theoretically protecting shipping safety. .

  However, some lighthouses can combine the functions of turrets and bunkers, and they are still ordinary towers in appearance.

The U.S. Secretary of Finance Alexander Hamilton established the U.S. Customs. Customs tax is an important income of a country. Before the British ruled the Americas, smuggling was popular. At that time, it was regarded as a "just cause". Now the United States is independent. It's time to pay taxes.

  This is of course impossible, especially on the east coast, where smuggling is rampant to the point where customs tariffs are incredibly low, so Hamilton told a reporter that he planned to set up a patrol fleet to not only **** merchant ships, but also to strictly investigate smuggling.

  Hamilton believes that there is a basic principle that runs through the US public credit system, that is, debt-raising measures should go hand in hand with debt-clearing methods, and tax and postal revenues will be injected into the capital reservoir.

  The lighthouse will remind the direction of the ships and ports, but sometimes smugglers ignore the advice and will use the moonlight to park in the sea at a distance from the lighthouse, and then the smugglers on the shore will row the boats to carry the smuggled goods away.

Sometimes in heavy fog, the lighthouse will be lit even during the day. There are many reasons for insurance companies to refuse compensation. In addition, there are standards for navigation stations and buoys. Hamilton designed a navigation system along the Atlantic coast. And it has the power to review these navigation equipment contracts. There are many voices in the United States about the "Jay Treaty", both in favor and against. During the presidential election, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Jay are all popular candidates, and Washington supports the "Jay Treaty." Yes, it helped a lot through Hamilton, while the current President Jefferson lacked enthusiasm for the Jay Treaty. In the process of supporting the treaty, the Federalist’s greatest resource was George Washington, and Jefferson was a Republican. The Republican media had consciously or unconsciously linked the president’s executive branch with the British monarchy. Some reporters even said that Washington is the Republican. Want to promote himself to king through the "Treaty of Jay".

  In short, joining this association makes it more harmful than good to be internationalized. Napoleon didn't even read the documents that Georgeanna put on the table. This involved the "central issue" of Napoleon's diplomacy.

  The railway system is huge and complex. It can transport troops and facilitate the exchange of food and commodities. This is not only a problem for local governments. Frederick the Great believed that the more developed a country's transportation is, the easier it is to be occupied. There are coal mines and steel in northern France, which has a strong industrial foundation.

Although French industry is more than a little bit worse than England at this stage, the establishment of a unified and orderly railway system can become part of Napoleon’s “continental system” and even part of diplomatic means. England, which is isolated overseas, loses in the railway system. With this advantage, unless England now abandons the natural dangers of the English Channel, digs through the undersea tunnel, and establishes contact with the European continent.

  That is what Napoleon Bonaparte has been waiting for.

  This is how the butcher knife of civilization is brandished. While establishing a new order, the old order is also being destroyed. After the core problem restricting the railway-the technical problem of the steam engine is solved, the horse-drawn railway will gradually withdraw from the stage of the transportation industry. However, in the field troops, at least before the invention of the automobile and the internal combustion engine, the horse-drawn carriage is still of great use.

  This time Napoleon came to Rouen to talk about these things. As long as there is no steam engine, the northern railway will not be repaired for the time being, and the Rouen river transportation will not be affected.

As for what the British Steel Group wants to do, many people know that the fragile French industry needs tariff protection, and many businessmen in Rouen hope to restore the low tariffs of 1789. Gaston Martin is worried that the hot-tempered Bonaparte will meet The confidential head of the Rouen government quarreled.

  Some things are difficult to explain clearly. The Enlightenment thinker Montesquieu said: Paying taxes is to use part of the money to protect another part of the money.

  In fact, there are not many businessmen who can figure it out. Tax evasion and tax avoidance are business rules throughout the ages.

  Business needs order, and speculators like chaos. At present, there are speculators everywhere in the United States.

  The national debt of the United States in the early days of the founding of the United States was almost a piece of waste paper in Europe, and it was sold everywhere. However, with a series of policies by Alexander Hamilton, the US national debt has gradually improved, but the farmers who bought the US national debt in the early days did not know it.

In order to know the contents of the "Public Credit Report" in Hamilton's mind about the economic plan, the speculators tried their best to inquire. These people sighed after receiving the exact information, saying that the US dollar and U.S. debt are not working. They heard the news. The farmers sold their bonds at the reserve price, and securities firms bought them. It didn’t take long for government bonds and bank stocks to rise because of credit support. In Jefferson’s words, the real patriot’s wealth was being deceived by these. Those who **** them away, the excessive exaggeration of speculation makes all citizens hate it, and what hurts the government and the entire public credit system under the atmosphere of madness.

  This type of financing has brought a wide range of social benefits, and it also distorted the value orientation of some people. The new bank is becoming a money-making machine, and a monster is being awakened. The terrible thing is that no one can stop it. Wealth is being concentrated in the hands of some people at an extremely fast rate. These people have money but refuse to pay taxes. Not only is the federal government unable to pay the huge arrears of the War of Independence, but Hamilton's report on manufacturing is only on paper.

For more time, lawmakers are keen on infighting. The failure to mention manufacturing in the Constitution of the United States is also a goal of the government. If Hamilton’s plan is passed, then Hamilton will gain more power than the banking law. At breakfast, Jefferson mentioned Hamilton’s plan. He was afraid that it was a guise for Hamilton to relax power in order to encourage manufacturing.

  Jefferson was afraid that the United States of America would become an authoritarian government like the current French First Republic. The customs business gave Hamilton an amazing influence in the American currency system, because an astonishing amount of gold and silver flowed through his hands.

Disgust and resistance to taxation have penetrated into the bones of Americans. The anti-corruption of the British government's excessive collection is one of the root causes of the outbreak of the War of Independence. The other is the debt problem. The southern slave states are rich and they not only bear the main The debts are paid off. Madison believes that the South should not share the debts of states that have not fulfilled their responsibilities, which is unfair to them.

Prior to this, the Parliament voted to treat creditors differently. Jefferson was very disgusted with those speculators. He believed that they used fraudulent means to obtain credits from the real patriots and became government creditors. Hamilton's financing plan would Let these people become followers of Hamilton.

  Compared with these two questions, whether the capital is set to be in New York or Washington is a minor issue.

"Jefferson has always felt that he is a simple and simple person, a person who is not affected by foreign influences, but this is not his true face." Gaston Martin said, "He went shopping like a carnival during his tenure as the French minister, and he carried a huge amount of money. In debt, his slaves in the United States have to pay for these French furniture, clothing, books and paintings. In addition, he also knew a British female painter, Mrs. Cosway."

   "They have..."

   "It's not the two of them, it's Angelica Church. I heard Hamilton and Jefferson are both fascinated by her." Mr. Martin smiled and said, "I believe there will be a good show on Capitol Hill soon."

  Georgiana shook her head helplessly, "A person will not be loyal to someone who cannot protect himself and cannot correct his mistakes."

   "This is what the Führer said?" Gaston Martin asked.

  Georgiana wanted to say no, it was Machiavelli.

  But she didn't explain, because people don't worship a grassroots.

   "Louis XVI can neither protect himself nor correct his mistakes. No wonder he will lose people's loyalty." Martin whispered.

   "Not everyone, there are still nobles loyal to him." Georgiana corrected, "Based on love."

   "He is a good man, he is indeed a bad king." Martin said, "What did we get from the War of Independence?"

   "Opportunity." Georgiana smiled and said, "An opportunity to overthrow the old order and establish a new order."

  "You still don't want the head of state to wear a crown?" Martin asked.

"It is easy for him to wear the crown, but the difficulty is to stay in the Tuileries." Giorgioanna put down the knife and fork and signaled that she had finished the breakfast. "Let’s go, Mr. Martin, let’s go for a walk. Talking while walking is helpful for brain activity. People usually become smarter because of the dangers of seeing neighbors, but they don’t gain knowledge from the dangers they face. It’s time for us to reflect on ourselves.”

   "Yes, Ms. Sèvre." Gaston Martin stood up and said, then he accompanied her out of this magnificent restaurant and went for a walk in the small garden of the castle.

  (End of this chapter)