Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2374 truebelievers (middle)

  During the Dutch Golden Age, "sea coachmen" shipped goods from all over the world to Europe, but of course the Dutch East India Company's primary goal was to make a profit, and the best way to ensure it was a monopoly.

   But the sea is vast and there are many competitors. It is not that simple to monopolize.

   Soon some Dutch men discovered the importance of wives. These colonial or foreign women had a low legal status in the Netherlands, but their local status was higher. They could use their social connections and familiarity with the local market to participate in local trade.

Going back and marrying a "decent" wife after saving enough money was easy at first, but these savvy businesswomen also learned how to use their under-the-table influence to manage their assets and even get a legal marriage in the Netherlands Relationship, the man may not be able to succeed. There was once a case where a husband finally obtained the right to manage his wife's property, but he went through the legal process for 19 years, and he was almost dying when he got it.

   Europeans abroad are prone to die prematurely in their prime. There are very few Dutch men who can live a long time in Batavia, and such women often become the eager pursuit of the next batch of European adventurers.

   Some of them married three or four times in their lives, helping their young husbands to gain high positions in the Dutch East India Company. After they become rich, they divorce and remarry. At this time, they no longer need to marry a woman who is particularly well-connected or rich. Therefore, they will leave very rich widows after they die. The indulgence of these women is often Disgusting Dutch men of Calvinism. But men have the law and the church to back them up, and the vindicators have been trying to "tame" these women, and it has worked out, at least they're more observant of European morality than previous generations.

The next step is the newly promulgated "Civil Code", which clearly prohibits women from disposing of their wealth without authorization. If they are married, their husband is the guardian of their property. If they are not married, they will find a guardian. In other words, this civil law The code was built around the property rights of the male head of household.

  Tania Borski, who used her husband's profits to buy and sell real estate and lend money, did not suffer when the British East India Company increasingly squeezed the Dutch East India Company's business space. In the 18th century, traders in the New World built warehouses and assigned agents to collect goods, which greatly shortened the time spent in the seaport and reduced the cost of Atlantic shipping. The pioneers moved further inland. There are many real estate companies she invested in. warehouse. Taking advantage of this advantage, she also started a tobacco business, because the warehouse itself is to acquire tobacco with a price competitive advantage.

  While other young widows squandered their youth and money to indulge in pleasure, Mrs. Bolsky managed her own business carefully and became richer and richer, which she felt wise to do. But she still thinks about the lives of the young and beautiful widows, only now she's not young anymore, but she meets Georgiana, a "real" witch, not one with a crystal ball or a People read palmistry.

   "There is no potion like you said." Georgiana interrupted the old widow "Aging is irreversible."

   She looked at Georgiana in shock.

   "Are you surprised? Didn't you approach me because I'm a witch?"

   "How did you know?" asked Mrs. Bolsky.

   "I read your heart." Georgiana said with a smile.

  Borski didn't care, she said with a smile, "I knew there was no fountain of youth in this world."

   "But there is the Philosopher's Stone, which is an elixir," said Georgiana.

   "Will it make me look younger?" asked Mrs. Bolski.

  Georgianna shook her head, "It can only maintain your current appearance, and will not continue to age."

   Mrs. Bolski smiled, "That's fine. If I get immortality, but I have to see that old witch with sagging skin in the mirror every day, I will be unable to bear it faster than others."

   "You just want to look younger?" asked Georgiana.

   Mrs. Bolsky restrained her smile.

   "Can you do it?"

  Georgianna did not answer.

   "What will it cost me?" asked Mrs. Bolsky.

'Your soul. ’

  Georgianna wanted to make a joke, but didn't say it, for Madame Bolsky would probably take it seriously.

  Why are women so obsessed with youth and beauty, smearing so many things on their faces every day, just to make their faces look smooth or to delay aging?

  "If I am no longer young and beautiful, if I have nothing", even if they are in love, they will not arouse the envy and admiration of others, just like Quincy and Emily, they are just a poor couple.

   If Georgiana didn't have this pretty face, she probably wouldn't get into so much trouble, and it was impossible for a man to look at that short, fat Sprout in a dirty witch's robe.

  Love and marriage are conditional. In this "market", men need money and women have good looks, or vice versa.

   All these are her own troubles, she should stop this illusory dream.

   "It's a poison that will kill you," Georgiana said softly.

   "How long?" asked Mrs. Bolsky.

"what?"

   "When will it kill me?" asked Mrs. Bolsky.

   "Not immediately," replied Georgiana, who actually contained no toxins in the beauty potion "but the more you drink, the more deadly it becomes."

   "How much?" asked Mrs. Bolsky eagerly.

  Georgianna knew that even if she said an astronomical amount, Mrs. Bolski would pay.

   No wonder Grindelwald believed in magic to rule the world.

   "I'm afraid you're going back to Paris with us," said Georgiana. "Someone will bring you medicine."

   "No problem," said Mrs. Bolski at once.

  Georgianna is not without sadness to think that in order to maintain a relationship, a woman does not hesitate to doubt, change her cognition, make compromises, and even change her appearance, from the inside out, she has to become a person she does not know.

  It may not be a good habit for people to be too fickle. In The Fable of the Bee, the author said that a person who advocates honor must have courage, but lack courage, and his other principles are at best a sword without a point.

   But what sword does a woman wear? Love and a beautiful smile are her best weapons. A woman's tears are only effective for those who care about her. Who would have sympathy when seeing an ugly person crying?

  This monster is so ugly even when laughing, let alone crying.

   Fortunately, Voldemort doesn't look like his mother.

   "What's all right?" asked Bonaparte.

  Georgianna looked at him.

   "Mrs. Bolski would like to go to Paris with me," she said with a smile.

   He looked at the old widow "Is it true?"

   "I have always longed for Paris, a romantic city at that time." The old widow said.

  Georgianna smiled and said nothing.

  How beautiful the legend is, when you get there, everything you believe will collapse, just like the mysterious Egypt. The French expeditionary force really saw those legendary ancient cities and was so disappointed that they wanted to go back to Europe immediately.

  It is not good to drink too much alcohol, but even if the Americans promulgated the prohibition of alcohol, some people tried to drink it secretly, and even caused more serious social security problems.

   So why ban potions? Paris is a city of romance and love. Love potions and beauty potions are just as necessities as perfume. With this money, you can pay the bills to clear the foxes. The poison of foxes is truly deadly.

   (end of this chapter)