Flowers, Swords and France

Recently, readers will definitely be shocked and confused by a big news from France - the Holstein-Gothop royal family from an ancient royal family in Germany, which once ruled the throne of the King of Sweden. The last heir, Princess Caroline, actually married Louis Bonaparte, a former convict and exile who had just ascended to the throne.

There is no doubt that Louis Bonaparte has no reputation at all. He is a careerist, a liar pretending to be a great man, and a cruel executioner who suppresses free people. He has no reputation in any corner of Europe-including the country he usurped. None of them had any credibility at all, but they were able to marry a descendant of an ancient royal lineage and use her surname and reputation to embellish their empire, which actually had no prestige at all.

Why is he able to act so recklessly and everything seems to be going smoothly all the time?

Why does such a ridiculous group of people seem to be victorious and can repeatedly use these glorious scenes to be complacent and show off to themselves?

Could it be that he was really blessed by God as he boasted?

Of course not.

Because the opponent they face is not the people, the source of historical power for the time being, but an old-fashioned aristocratic class that is declining and decadent, and is increasingly forced by the times and has become somewhat ridiculous. Precisely because the enemy is extremely weak, they They will win step by step until they are beaten into submission.

Louis Bonaparte was reluctantly pushed to power by the French who had been frightened out of their wits by the chaos after the revolution. No matter how he packaged himself, he could not avoid this fact. It was only because the French thought that he was slightly more cute between him and complete chaos that he was able to come to power. In fact, he was more confident and cautious than any emperor (including his uncle). .

It was the times that created the monster Louis Bonaparte and his absurd empire, not Bonaparte who created the times.

History, after humans evolved such a behemoth as society, is essentially the transfer of wealth. When the wealth of a country is permanently fixed in a certain class or a few families, we can say with great confidence that - This was a dark period in the history of that country. It could even be said that it was a pool of stagnant water. Nothing happened. There was no history at all. All that happened was boring life, old age, illness and death, nothing more.

Thousands of years ago, Babylon was ruled by priests. At that time, the temple was a school, a government, the supreme court, the center of all power, and of course the concentration of all wealth. At that time, the priests were as high as It is really like using the power of gods to rule the world and lead civilization.

Then one day, as the military leaders grew in power, they first tried cautiously lest they incur the wrath of the gods, then they brought no disaster upon them, and finally they discovered that they had the real power and that the gods were but unspeakable idols. , it has no meaning other than being placed in the temple for people to worship - as for the priests, the same is probably true.

As a result, they finally seized all power. Apart from superficial respect, the temple lost its proud wealth, and history entered a new stage.

Similar things happened in Europe. The Germanic tribal leaders and their tribesmen once devoutly prostrated themselves at the feet of the church and paid the tithe without complaint—until they discovered that it was actually better to keep the money given to God for themselves. Until good.

History flows in the transfer of wealth, and wealth is always left in the hands of a group of people who are bolder, more visionary, and more able to move forward.

Now, it is the turn of the descendants of those military leaders, Princess Caroline from the von Holstein-Gothip royal family, to play the role of Babylonian priests or Roman Catholic priests.

After centuries of evolution, the originally strong and barbaric tribal leaders have turned into self-proclaimed elegant nobles. They may have made great achievements in 'civilization', but they have also lost the knowledge that their ancestors had. Entrepreneurship and determination - these are the things that allowed their ancestors to overcome obstacles and build an empire from the ruins.

Although they still seem to be active on the social stage and occupy front-page news, these princes and nobles have disastrously become idol-like existences in the temple a long time ago - aloof but unable to do anything. In fact, they no longer have the ability to maintain their status.

The ridiculous bourgeois intellectuals, who worship the so-called noble blood, are no different from the ignorant people who once knelt down before the priests, but there are some people among the common people who are much smarter, they are ambitious and never take what they have. Taking the rules seriously, that is, they discovered the truth - the gods on the throne have never existed. Anyone with enough cunning and boldness can take them into their hands and play with them.

The generation of the Revolution was the first to discover this truth. When they pushed the fat body of Louis XVI to the guillotine, they found that the person they had worshiped was just a ridiculous middle-aged man on the throne, and he was hacked to death. He's no harder than hacking anyone to death. There are no gods, or people themselves are gods.

A new era has arrived. Just like the military leaders who overthrew the priests, after they cut down the masters of the past, they found that the world was in their hands and they could become the gods of the new era.

In order to compete for the power of being a god, the French fought among themselves. The last genius stood out and became the new master of the country, even more powerful than any king before - please note that like the previous predecessors, he was also a warlord and a former military leader. Their descendants fell to the level of idols, and there were new people to fill the gap in history.

As we all know, Louis Bonaparte was a great admirer of his uncle, or he was willing to play his uncle in front of everyone, so although he did not have any genius, he and his gang also had such scheming and boldness. It was precisely because of this that at the moment when the throne was knocked down, they were more comfortable than anyone else and seized an entire country at an astonishing speed.

The speed of their victory was probably unbelievable even to themselves - yes, the temples of the old era were always so vulnerable in the face of the power of this new era.

Princess Caroline von Holstein-Gottep's marriage is just another typical example of the priests' submission to the military leaders. Just like the Habsburg Emperor had to marry his Princess Louisa to the previous emperor, the priests could only retreat step by step in front of powerful ambitious people, and finally beg for surrender, and then hope that these people would keep them on the throne - of course, in many cases, their wishes can be realized. After all, ambitious people cannot rule the spiritual world of the people, and they always have to keep the old idols to help them do this.

Just like the German tribal leaders converted to the Roman Church, the new ambitious people are also eager to pull the old priests to their side to deceive the people. This was the case with old Napoleon, and so was the case with young Napoleon, and so will the future generations.

Similarly, we can see that the new Napoleon and his followers are far more powerful than the old priests, more indifferent to the stale old rules, and less moved by the ridiculous blood creed, so they are more powerful and more qualified to control the hub of a country-even though they are morally worthless.

There is an example that can prove my statement:

Just a few months ago, Louis-Bonaparte appointed one of his closest assistants, Charles-de-Treville-readers familiar with my comments must know who he is-as Minister of Transportation, in charge of all matters related to French railways and shipping transportation.

And this Treville did not disappoint his master's expectations. As soon as he came to power, he was ambitious and declared that he would fully promote France's railway industry and modernization at any cost.

He fulfilled his promise. As soon as he came to power, he increased borrowing and invested in the railway industry with a reckless spirit. For a time, the French economic community was excited, and the market also expected that the government was using the means of expanding investment to maintain employment and promote domestic stability. According to the response of the economic community, the subscription atmosphere in the market for these debts is very ideal.

Relying on various temporary relief measures and reckless expansion of investment, Bonaparte and his assistants have temporarily stabilized the order in France, allowing them to boast that the Bonaparte family's imperial rule has been consolidated.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

Yes, making money in the name of the country and then trying every means to put these properties into private pockets, isn't this a very ideal situation? Isn't it worth it for these people to be complacent about their cleverness?

There is definite evidence that Treville directly invested in the railway industry despite all allegations of corruption, and his master also participated in the railway industry in various ways.

Putting the debt owed by the French government - in the final analysis, the French people - into their own pockets, and turning from a penniless convict and a pauper into a billionaire, this is really a good business that only smart people can find!

The governments of various European countries saw the crimes committed by these people under their sweet words, and also saw the extremely ugly tricks hidden under their high-sounding slogans, but they were unmoved - how could they move? You know, governments of various countries are doing the same thing, just a little more concealed.

They will only put on gloves, spread their hands, congratulate their colleagues on their victory, and then drink the champagne they sent.

Under the magic wand of money from the French, Sardinia, Prussia and Austria have been fascinated and unable to control themselves. England has also abandoned the principles she has adhered to for many years. The orthodox principles that the whole of Europe once believed in have already collapsed - maybe one day, we may still see the Tsar flattering for France's financial support!

The priests retreated step by step, and the barbarian leaders pressed forward step by step. This is the progress of the times, and of course it is a progress accompanied by countless tragedies and jokes.

The farce staged in France today, no matter how Bonaparte and his close comrades boasted, how they took it as "proof of the consolidation of the dynasty", it is not proof that the feudal principle has re-shackled France, but rather a proof of historical progress.

The pace of progress will not change with human obstruction. The Bonaparte dynasty debuted in a joke and will eventually end in a joke.

Because the victory of Louis Bonaparte and his minions cannot last forever, the priests of the old era are prostrating themselves on the ground, but their greed will never end. Sooner or later, they will point their swords and guns at the people who were just watching the joke silently before. In order to satisfy their greed, to maintain their shaky empire, and to buy off the soldiers who only reluctantly followed them, they can only do this, and it will not be long.

And at that time, the people will truly stand up and push history forward again. This time, the proletariat, the most powerful class that can adapt to the new era, will truly become the gods of the new era. When that day comes, the world will have an extremely bright tomorrow! (~^~)