Self-cultivation of the traveler of the world

Chapter 442: The Rise and Fall of Great Britain

Britain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the old capitalist empire, the empire that never sets.

As a country with colonies spread across the twenty-fourth time zone, the rise and fall of Britain is closely related to the changes in the world.

Britain is located in Europe, but it is lonely overseas. An English Channel is isolated from Britain and France, and a Dover Channel is isolated from Sweden and Belgium.

If a country without any geographical advantage wants to develop, it must make a fortune on the sea. It just so happened that Britain was very lucky that they caught up with the good opportunity of the rise of the great voyage.

The great voyage is also called the great geographical discovery. With the birth of capitalism and the rise of trade in European countries, the gold standard became popular.

However, the gold and silver minerals in Europe were not enough to support the development of capitalism, so European countries embarked on an era of disputes over maritime hegemony.

Britain, which seized the strategic opportunity period for the rise of maritime power brought by the great voyage, quickly rose to become the world's number one power at that time.

The prosperous trade land has brought countless wealth dividends to Britain!

As the first industrial revolution emerged, the dividends brought by technological iteration brought the national power of this empire that never sets!

The United Kingdom, which is isolated overseas and does not border any country on land, turns its disadvantages into advantages through its own strategy. It not only takes advantage of the dividends of the great navigation, but also takes the opportunity to intervene in mediating conflicts among European countries.

It is said that it is intervening in mediation, but it is actually just a messenger, but it is such a move similar to a messenger that has enabled the UK to project their strategic moves to Europe and then to the Eurasian continent!

Legal hegemony, economic hegemony, diplomatic hegemony, linguistic hegemony, and various hegemony maintained the glorious position of Britain. For a long time, Britain was the center of the world!

The same old saying goes, flowers never have a hundred days of red, and prosperity and decline are eternal laws. This is true in China, and Britain is naturally no exception.

With blood transfusions from the vast colonies, the British people lived a prosperous and luxurious life. They could make a fortune in various colonies by taking out any industrial product.

Such easy wealth fascinated the eyes of the British, and they began to be unprofitable, enjoyed the dividends of colonialism, and lay on the heads of the colonial people as a blessing.

Britain, which lost its competitive momentum, soon lost its technological leadership. With the birth of efficient land transportation channels such as train tracks, coupled with the rise of world nationalist thoughts.

Britain's hegemony collapsed instantly like a castle on the beach!

In World War I, as a victorious country, Britain not only did not get any benefits, but instead had high debts, with a maximum of 940,000 casualties, which also gave Britain a heavy blow, which was not prosperous.

The transfer of colonies and the independence of colonies made Britain's dream of lying on the colonies to suck blood to restore vitality suddenly shattered.

Without the blood supply from the colonies, Britain wanted to restore its pre-war prosperity, and it was nowhere to be seen.

Germany, Japan, Italy, the United States and Russia, no country would want to see the once-lasting empire that has recovered its vitality!

Soon, World War II began, and Britain was still a victorious country this time, but Britain, which had experienced the darkest moment, no longer had the ability to dominate the world.

After the war, Britain was depressed everywhere and ruins. In order to maintain the survival of the country, the former maritime empire actually had to rely on renting American warships to survive.

The empire that once did not set the sun was gone without its former majesty, and its high debts made the British people breathless.

The economy is depressed and the unemployment rate is high. Not only are the ordinary people in the UK deeply affected, but the magic circle in the UK is also under heavy pressure.

The influence of the old Dark King Grindelwald is in full swing, but the new Death Eater leader has begun to show his strength.

He led his fans to promote his theoretical idea of ​​pure blood supremacy everywhere. Under the influence of the depression economy, this theory can be said to be a reflection of the audience!

All disputes from ancient times to the present are economic disputes, and all problems from ancient times to the present are class issues!

As a traditional class in the magic world, pure-blooded wizards have always stood at the top of the chain of contempt. In the past, when the economy was prosperous, they could still pretend to be noble and proud.

But the economy was in a downturn, and they who claimed to be noble had to give up their dignity and compete with emerging mixed-race wizards and marijuana wizards.

Emerging forces must have a broad thought. The traditional pure-blooded class has no advantage in fair competition, so they will naturally use some less decent means.

After all, gentlemen cannot be used as food, not to mention that gentlemen are disguised. They can eat more unreasonable and take more food. Who is willing to be reasonable?

The same is true for wars in the magic world, but Voldemort's situation was not achieved at this time and he was not prepared to challenge order. Once the Death Eaters are ready, it will be a protracted war.

It was at this moment when Wang Xuebin came to this time and space when cooking oil in a fire!

"Ahem...ahhh..."

The choking haze in the air made Wang Xuebin, who had just arrived, very uncomfortable. Although the fog incident in the 1950s has passed almost twenty years, nearly half of the time in London is shrouded in smog every year.

There is no way, to revitalize the economy, you have to pay a heavy price. Compared with the seemingly generous aid of the United States, the environment is just the most inconspicuous one.

Otherwise, why would Britain restore its economy to such a level in just thirty years after the war?

"Ahem..."

Wang Xuebin tightened the black windbreaker on his body, pressed the brim of his hat, took out a mask, took out a look at the surroundings, and turned around and left.

What he came to was not the pure world of film and television, but the world where books and film and television merged from the back.

Although he has a high acceptance of film and television, the details in the book are obviously fuller.

As for time, he did not choose that era when the iron triangle was rampant. It was not that he had any opinions on Harry and the other two, but that in this era, it was more beneficial to obtaining ownership of Hogwarts.

After all, other people's lives are always someone else's, and Wang Xuebin doesn't want to mess up his own pace in order to participate in other people's lives.

Mission is always the first goal. If a mission conflicts with his favorite characters because of the mission, he will never show mercy!

"Excuse me, sir, do you need a newspaper? The latest Times, Sir Edwardssis is the prime minister, and the British economy is expected to recover! Do you want to have a look?"

Hearing the newspaper boy's inquiry, Wang Xuebin, who had originally planned to leave, stopped walking. He turned around and looked at the short newspaper boy with freckles, raised his eyebrows and asked softly:

“Is there a map?”

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