Chapter 120: Love
ɦ 䣺2014-05-0510:49:34120.Chapter 120 Love
The United States was unable to participate in the Second Opium War, and the regime of the United States of America also reached a watershed moment, an important symbol of which was the July 16, 1858 Republican Senate candidate for Illinois, Abraham? A campaign address Lincoln delivered in Springfield, then the capital of Illinois. The key passage of this speech is: "A cracked house cannot stand. I believe that a government that is half slave and half free cannot last forever. I don't want this alliance to break up, I don't want the house to collapse, but I want this split to stop. It should become consistent, or go exactly the opposite. Either slavery stops its expansion and the public is on the path to permanent abolition, or the advocates of slavery extend it to all states, old, new, North, South. ”
Illinois was a Northern Free State, and it was clear that Lincoln's idea was for the North to unify the South, and freedom over slavery. His Senate rival, Douglas, has insisted on the current line of letting the states decide for themselves, and Douglass has repeatedly stressed that they must be allowed to determine themselves if they can coexist peacefully. Lincoln stressed that the slave problem had permeated all aspects of American politics and that it must be thoroughly resolved, otherwise the federal government would not be able to function.
Of course, Downing will not support slavery, but he also does not want to see the United States too strong, once the United States is too strong, the interventionist power of this country will weaken the power of the capitalists, on the surface this is a good thing, but careful analysis will come to a different conclusion, American politicians cannot understand Downing's route to the development of green energy, in case the powerful United States finds a lower cost of another way and out of Downing's control of the green route, then nine cows will not be able to pull back, in a word, Downing hopes for a divided United States, The weak United States, the United States with the core of all industry under its control. If given the opportunity, it may be in the interests of monopoly capitalists to find a reason to divide the United States. Not to make money, but to guide the development of human industry. It's a pity that the south is a slave state, and it is really unreasonable to support the south, so it is better to leave it alone, so as not to leave a reputation for eternity.
After helping Sweden develop science and industry for a while, the Grand Duke was invited by Prince Karl to watch a show at the Royal Theatre. The feminist movement in Sweden may be more advanced than in the UK, and Prince Karl also knew that the Grand Duke supported women's rights, so he specially ordered a drama adapted from a novel that was believed to have feminist ideas. Love", which was the most famous beauty in Stockholm at the time, Elise, starred.
Jane? "Love" has been translated as Orphan Girl Crusoe, as the name suggests, about the heroine Jane? Love goes through the story of suffering in her wandering, in the process of her drifting, she meets good and bad men, including Rochester, the owner of the manor who fell in love with her, who wants to control her and order her, and she longs for her own **, looking for various ways to **, and is uneasy about the expensive gifts given by others. In this era, women are ethically and legally required to be dependent on the male members of the family or their husbands, and have no property rights of their own. Therefore, "Jane? The book "Love" is a world masterpiece with special historical significance.
Jane? Published in 1848, Love has been popular in Stockholm for many years, but it has never been more popular as it is now, as Prince Karl of Sweden is working with the Grand Duke of Luxembourg to promote a Swedish "Adult Act" to give freedom to adult women.
Elise played so well, there is no doubt that the Grand Duke was moved by her interpretation of Jane Eyre, and on the talk show, the Grand Duke said affectionately: "Adam? Smith told us that skilled workers are the wealth of the nation, but how can women without property rights have the incentive to produce wealth for themselves and for the country? For a country to progress, it must take this step and allow women to have their own property rights just like men.
On June 20th, the last military force of the Indian insurgency surrendered in Gwalior in the northern state of India, and India will enter a new era where I will push for colonial legislation that protects the property rights of all those in India, the British, the natives, men, women, and even prisoners, confiscate what they should not have, and keep and protect what they should have.
I think all the advanced countries should give women such a power, and don't let European girls have such a funny thing as having an Indian passport and opening an account with a bank in Zurich in order to own their own property. Because you have seen that the advent of typewriters, telegraphs, and nurses has made more and more job opportunities for girls, and they can't wait. ”
It sounds like India will be more advanced than England's property system, which is already very funny.
Later, the industrial female writer Elizabeth was also invited. Gaskell talks about Jane? Brontë, author of Love. Earlier, we mentioned Gaskell's Mary, which depicts the miserable condition of the British workers. Barton, and Gaskell wrote a book about Charlotte? The Life of Brontë", which knows more about the famous female writer, and "Jane? Many of the episodes in Love are based on Brontë's own experiences, and all knowledge of Brontë's life is very relevant.
Later, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg personally acted as a moderator and interviewed Princess Eugenia, the sister of Prince Karl. The princess has been frail since she was born and does not intend to get married, and her special situation is more urgent than any ordinary girl in need of legal status, and she declares that if the "Adult Act" is passed, thousands of girls like her will not need a cumbersome and complicated application process, which is good for girls.
Princess Eugenia, because of her own ill health, was born to sympathize with the poor and the sick, and it was the duty of other noblewomen to do charity, and it was others who told her that she "ought to do this", and the princess did it with enthusiasm, so that Prince Karl often had to write official letters to the governors of Sweden and Norway to "take care to protect the princess from the borough beggars".
In the show, Princess Eugenia mentioned that Downing had said five years ago that he had adopted "100,000 children", and not many people believed it at the time, but now Downing said that there are 10,000 gifted children enrolled in international schools in major cities, and some children have begun to enter social work, and their performance is quite good. The princess noticed that Downing was talking about these talented children, as if he didn't pay enough attention to the disadvantaged.
Downing really only cares about these geniuses who can help him change the world in the future, since the princess has said so, then he will also do something to protect vulnerable children, he only needs to do one thing to have a huge impact, telling the suppliers of major companies that if they hire employees with disabilities, then they can apply to Downing's company for "special rebates".
This kind of welfare is huge for the disabled group, and it also maintains the dignity of the disabled, the Grand Duke said: "No one can be perfect, we have some problems, but some people are stricter, some people have become recognized disabilities, some people are brain-dead, and some people with disabilities are even warriors who fight for the honor of the country, they deserve our respect." Hopefully, our special rebates will do something good for them. ”
Encouraging the employment of people with disabilities helps these vulnerable groups maintain their dignity and is better to be able to support themselves than to eat it. This is also the philosophy of the strong man of the Grand Duke, who is not willing to do simple charity work. This is a "wrestler with God".
Doing the show with Princess Eugenia was quite beneficial to the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, a controversial atheist who dealt with Hessian mercenaries and Indian rebellions with iron will, and suddenly became bright and high.
Under the impetus of public opinion led by Downing, the Swedish prince finally made the four classes of parliaments in Sweden pass the "Adult Act" to emancipate women, leading the trend of world legislation.
The girls of Stockholm took to the streets to cheer long live the prince, long live the princess, long live the Grand Duke.
Princess Eugenia had a little cough while doing the show, and later asked that it turned out that she had contracted pneumonia when she went to Oslo many years ago, and she had not recovered all these years. This infectious disease is quite deadly in this era, it is not easy for the weak princess to hold on for so many years, the antibacterial drugs of the Windsor hospital can be very effective against Streptococcus pneumoniae, but because the hospital has not yet operated in Northern Europe, and Princess Eugenia is inconvenient to travel so far to England and other cities, so she has not been treated, and she has been used to it over the years. Tang Ning was quite ashamed, it seems that the expansion of Windsor Hospital's business is going to accelerate. The princess also said, "Jane? The author of "Love" died of lung disease.
Windsor Hospital's monopoly on bacteriological drugs is now too much, and it seems that it needs to be improved, and the original direct sales model can be changed to send an observer to allow antibacterial drugs to enter hospitals around the world. It was also at this time that the production of antibacterial drugs was enough to support global expansion, and it was not that Windsor Hospital deliberately hid it.
When the princess's pneumonia recovered, the lively princess even reconsidered her plan to "not get married".
Since then, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the Swedish royal family have also formed a deep friendship, not only the cooperation of interests, but also the Swedish royal family from the king to the prince and princess and below admires the Grand Duke's achievements in science and industry, as well as practical actions for the benefit of mankind.
Princess Eugenia is an amateur artist, and her paintings are quite popular and have become an important source of funds for her charity. When she invited the Grand Duke to look at her painting, he particularly liked the work of a child and a puppy, with a dialogue: Can you speak?
At that time, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg popularized science to her why dogs become good friends of humans. Certainly not because they're delicious. The ancestor of the dog is the wolf, the wolf is a social animal, has obedience, as long as a male wolf becomes the leader of the wolf pack, other wolf members will be very loyal to follow him, pointing where to fight. (http://)。
This kind of sociality is the basis of cooperation between wolves and humans, humans are the top predators, can use various tools to hunt giant animals, when the wolves see human ancestors hunting mammoths, elephants and other animals, all of them are stunned, the wolf who worships the strong regards humans as kings, and participates in the hunting of humans. At first, the wolves first picked up some leftover scraps from humans, and then took the initiative to help humans drive away animals, and their sense of smell, body, and speed had advantages over humans, and they became good helpers and good friends of humans.
There are also warm pictures hidden in the natural sciences, and Princess Eugenia naturally has various scenes of men and wolves in her mind, and she tells the Grand Duke to create a fantasy scene that describes her mind. Sure enough, these days, she often goes to the Grand Duke's residence to inquire about the details of various legends about wolves and collect creative themes. The princess's heart was full of happiness, joy and love, so this "legend of the wolf" was quite loving, and when she finished it, she thought it was the most touching work she had ever created, and said: "I heard that the Grand Duke is advocating the 'scientific school', I wonder if this one counts?" ”
The Grand Duke admired the princess's painter's proud work, and replied with a smile: "Absolutely." ”