New Shun 1730

At the scientific seminar, a fire was burning in the glass cover, and the scale was still balanced. This was the first time that humans tried to use quantitative analysis and scales to do chemical experiments. Most of the enlightenment scholars sitting below burst into warm applause, announcing the arrival of the rational era of chemistry that can be measured and measured.

In addition, in the Netherlands and among the citizens of the city, the rational way of thinking about politics has not spread, and most people are still emotional and easily deceived.

Liu Yu, who has a face of "exploring science for the benefit of mankind", smiled and discussed rationality with the scholars sitting below in an elegant and easy-going manner.

Outside, a coup d'état based on inciting emotions and taking advantage of emotions is proceeding in an orderly manner.

The Dutch people's favorite tabloid broke out another explosive news today. The news itself has no position, and even if there is no further explanation, most Dutch people can't tell the difference between tribute, Kanhe, and diplomacy.

But the person who sent the news has a position.

It is difficult to convince the people and appease their dissatisfaction.

It is easy to incite the long-suppressed anger in the hearts of the people.

Therefore, in the reports with a stance, with a sense of pride of the Celestial Empire, it clearly explained what tribute, what trade and the status of a tributary state are.

It even said that the Celestial Empire would send people to the Netherlands to enthrone the Dutch Speaker as king. In order to welcome the "angel", the Netherlands should make preparations, kneel when enthroning, and how the emperor's envoys should return the gift.

It is also etiquette.

When Liu Yu treated those scientists, he stripped away the most core hierarchy of etiquette and turned etiquette into etiquette.

When dealing with this trade agreement, he adhered to the most core hierarchy of etiquette and distorted etiquette into etiquette, or called it "just a special etiquette ceremony".

The article is not so straightforward, but it can't help but hire actors to interpret all this again from the perspective of "a truly patriotic Dutchman".

In Utrecht, Friesland, Groningen... In addition to some oligarchs in Amsterdam, many squares in cities, especially in the north, some people who received money began their interpretation.

"Gentlemen! This is a trampling on the sovereignty of the Republic of the Seven Provinces! Those high-ranking bigwigs, regents, and oligarchs, for their own interests, put the Republic in a humble position. It's like the role of father and son, not an equal relationship between countries!"

"We have become inferior citizens, but those high-ranking oligarchs don't care at all. They get profits and gold, and they can sell everything for these things."

"When fighting with the Spaniards, we bleed in front, and they lend money to the Spaniards."

"When fighting with the French, the oligarchs in Amsterdam sold weapons to the French."

Naturally, the old things were turned up, and the resentment accumulated over the years was selectively turned out. So what kind of bird is the Orange family? Of course not. After becoming the King of England, he fed England with the blood of the Netherlands, but of course he couldn't say that at this time.

"If we become a tributary state, any minister of the Eastern Empire, coming here, because he represents the emperor, anyone needs to kneel down to this minister!"

"Those oligarchs got the gold and silver from trade, but what did we get? What we got was a motherland whose sovereignty and dignity were sold out!"

"What did the Regents bring us? After ruling for so many years, the only thing they brought us was that the Seven Provinces Republic, which once made Europe tremble and everyone could hold their heads high, lost its sovereignty and dignity and became a father-son relationship with an empire."

"You must have read the newspapers a few days ago. The Prussians defeated the Austrians. The French legions are on our border, and now they can occupy the republic unimpeded."

"The darkness of Catholicism will once again shroud us Protestants. Soon, we will see the French looting the countryside, robbing food, forcing us to transport supplies for them, and even looting our families, insulting our wives, and beating our children! "

"But what did the Regents do? They are still discussing reducing inheritance tax and progressive tax, and they haven't even formed a legion that can fight in the field. "

"They are still thinking about pleasing France, like a humble prostitute, kneeling at the crotch of the French, begging such a lowly French to let them go. For some gold and silver trade, they can kneel on the ground and call the great emperor of China father. Of course, they don't think it's an insult to lick the French!"

When the speaker got excited, he angrily tore open his shirt, pointed to a scar on his arm and shouted: "At the beginning, our ship was just selling some goods in the French colony, and the cruel French caught us, beat us, whipped us, and called us damn heretics! Many of my companions on the ship were Huguenots. They were driven out of France and their families were broken up just because they didn't believe in Catholicism. "

"I want to say! Enough is enough! It all should end!"

"If the Regents continue to govern, they will only continue to sell out the interests of the motherland and lick the French. "

"If they cannot uphold the dignity of the motherland, if they cannot guarantee our freedom to believe in Protestantism, then they should let the right person take that position and lead us back to the golden age."

"We Groningers are proud lions. But we are led by a group of weak sheep, a group of gadflies and horseflies that only know how to drink blood. How can a group of insects lead the Republic of Seven Provinces?"

This is Groningen, the territory of the House of Orange and one of the three ruling bases. You can scold the regent here at will, because this is not the territory of the regent.

The so-called tributary status is just an introduction.

It's ethereal and illusory.

But this introduction can lead to the French.

The French are arrogant and conceited, and they are annoying. France is also a Catholic country. There are a lot of escaped Huguenots in the Netherlands. How can they say anything good?

The Dutch news censorship has always given a green light to French issues. How could a newspaper run by exiled Frenchmen say anything good about France?

In addition, although the British had conflicts with the Netherlands, and the Protector of the Kingdom had once humiliated the Netherlands and paid a large sum of money for the Ambon Island incident in Southeast Asia, they had never occupied the Netherlands.

France was different. It really forced the Dutch to learn from Du Gongmei to dig up the Yellow River embankment to block the Jin people. Moreover, the French were quite fanatical about religion. They abolished the Edict of Nantes and persecuted Protestants.

Is there a direct and absolute logical relationship between becoming a tributary state for trade and licking France? No.

But ordinary people don’t have so much rationality and logic. Once they are slightly instigated, a complete logical chain will come out: since they can become a tributary state for trade, they will definitely lick France for the sake of profit.

When the matter was directed to France, it naturally aroused the anger of these people.

Moreover, this anger did not arise overnight. Many of the Dutch policies were too biased towards big capitalists, bankers, and maritime merchants. Ordinary people were quite dissatisfied as early as the Eighty Years' War.

While fighting for independence, the upper class lent money to the Spanish. The domestic handicraft industry was on the verge of collapse and could not get loans, but a large amount of funds were lent to Britain and France to develop the handicraft industry. The interest rate was lower than that of domestic handicraft owners, because financial capital believed that domestic handicrafts might not be able to pay it back.

In addition, indirect taxes, tax farming, and guilds were squeezed by the new era. The vested interests of the old era, small handicraftsmen, petty bourgeoisie and small producers were facing a worsening atmosphere of free industry and commerce. The farmers in Frisia were subject to the highest taxes in the seven provinces because of the bizarre provincial share tax system... These were all a fire in their hearts.

Liu Yu's target is very clear: the old-time craftsmen, the petty bourgeoisie, the craftsmen who are eager to restore the feudal guild system, and the wealthy self-employed farmers are the most likely to support the Orange Party. The extremely high urbanization rate in the Netherlands also means that these people are destined to have power, demands, and patriotic passion.

However, these people also have one biggest class characteristic: fanaticism, but not lasting. Once the fanaticism is over and they are beaten, they will introspect and even fanaticize in reverse. The most fanatical person today may also be the most fanatical person in the future.

The one on the stage is too rubbish, so he is full of fantasies about the one off the stage.

However, when the fanaticism fades, reality will soon teach them what the real world is.

Just like the classic turn in "Teahouse" where "I don't smoke opium anymore! I smoke flour instead", William IV abolished some indirect taxes after he came to power, but he became a contractor to pay taxes...

Friesland farmers hoped that Orange would come to power to reduce agricultural taxes, but William did not dare to ask big businessmen for money; guilds in various provinces hoped that Orange would come to power to restore the glory of the guilds, but William did not dare to challenge big businessmen; patriots hoped that Orange would come to power because the Orange family was the spiritual leader of the Dutch army, but the cowardly William did not even dare to go to the battlefield...

Just like the classic long poem "The Death of Racine".

I should blame myself, I know I should judge myself like this: I am guilty!

People, no, I am not guilty for hanging the nobles on the tower; in my eyes, my sin is that I hanged too few of them!

I am guilty for this, but in a world ruled by demons, I want to be a kind person.

I was convicted for this. I thought I could get a good tsar through an uprising; but there is no good tsar at all, stupid!

Stepan Razin, your sacrifice is worthless!

The same is true in the Netherlands at this time. The Dutch think that they can get a good consul through a petition and riot. However, there is no good consul at all.

The Dutch people at this time have not waited for the thunder in Paris in 1993, and no one told them that there is actually a third way, a third way without the Regent Party and the Orange Party.

All this has not happened yet, so there is still room for fantasy.

This fantasy and anger have been going on for a long time, but after all, the object of their fantasy, the Orange family, does not want to promise anything, nor is it ready to take over this mess.

However, today, everything is different. The mess may become a hot commodity, and perhaps the Orange Party is waiting for such an opportunity.

After the passionate incitement, some "trustees" in the crowd encouraged everyone, saying: "We should grant more power to His Royal Highness William of Orange! He should also be made the ruler of the other four provinces! Gentlemen, come with me to petition the provincial parliament! Only he can save the Netherlands!"