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Chapter 553: The Prosperity of England

After many years, when Xia Shu took a boat to the mouth of the Thames again, she suddenly felt that she had returned to the years before the war. The waterways here were still so busy, with boats of all sizes like crucian carp across the river. The houses and buildings on the banks of the river were lined up, and there were no traces left by the war.

When they returned to their motherland, Charlotte's mood seemed quite complicated, so that when the two stayed together, they rarely had a long silence. Xia Shu also had a complicated thought, but not much was because of the country in front of him. After they left Russia, there was a bourgeois revolution like the old time and space. The Tsarist regime was overthrown by the revolutionaries. Nicholas II and his family were first under house arrest, then exiled from the royal territory and exiled to the labor camp in Siberia. In between this, there was news that the new Russian regime had considered allowing Nicholas II and his family to accept the protection of other countries, and thus left Russia to embark on a journey of exile, but no country expressed willingness to accept it. The Romanov dynasty, which had once dominated the European continent, ended up like this, which is a pity.

If time goes back ten years, Russia's bourgeois revolution may be successful. However, today, the scale, organization and purpose of the proletarian movement are far from comparable to politicians representing the bourgeoisie. The Marxist revolution has been deeply rooted in the grassroots workers and soldiers. Just by the call of the revolutionary leaders, it can overthrow the bourgeois provisional government in a shattered manner unless the Russian bourgeois regime can come up with a very short time to fundamentally resolve it.

The extreme dissatisfaction of the grassroots people can change their destiny. Otherwise, even if the great powers really intervene, it will be difficult to change the historical trend of the rise of the Soviet Union. At that time, there will be more factors that are unfavorable to the Allies' camp, which will then have an unpredictable impact and impact on the Irish Kingdom of Natsu. However, with Ireland's current international political status, it is neither realistic nor wise to force the situation in Russia. All Natsu can do is to wait and see the changes and follow the trend.

At the Royal Pier in eastern London, the British royal family and government prepared a grand welcome ceremony for the arrival of the Irish king and his wife. Before Charlotte Hill became Queen of Ireland, George V granted her the title of Countess Thetford according to special decrees, thus demonstrating the British royal family's support for this marriage. With the rapid rise of Irish industry, economic and even international influence, all British classes also hope to improve the political and diplomatic relations between Britain and Iran and enable the two countries to move from confrontation and competition to cooperation.

Ireland's comprehensive strength is different from the past. King George V of England led princes and nobles and politicians to the dock to welcome him. The main members of the Hill family, including Duke Hill, were also included and were placed in a more prominent position. In Xia Shu's view, Charlotte had a strong, brave, independent and confident side, able to challenge the secular world, adhere to her love beliefs, and a kind family side. She could not bear to have her family be hurt by grievances, so she left without saying goodbye to the past and returned to the UK. Now the Hill family is not only not criticized as public opinion as she is worried, but also respected by most Chinese people. She was overjoyed and excited.

Taking care of Charlotte's mood, Xia Shu showed his enthusiasm for the British with friendly expression. On the way to Buckingham Palace, he smiled throughout the journey, waved to the crowds next to the street from the car, and took this opportunity to observe the British people, thereby analyzing the economic and social status of the UK. Judging from the economic data and public opinion reports released by the UK, since 1917, the British industrial economy has shown a relatively strong recovery momentum, with advantageous industries such as textiles, metallurgy, shipping, manufacturing, and military industry re-enabling momentum. This was objectively reflected in the Limerick Expo held in Ireland. On the streets of London, Xia Shu saw the British people full of spirit, healthy skin color, fashionable clothes, and large

Some roads and public facilities have been renovated, with a wide range of goods placed in the windows along the street, and the shops are rarely vacant or closed... This international metropolis with a population of 7 million before the war is second to none in terms of prosperity and historical heritage. Use a vivid metaphor to describe today's London and Limerick. The former is an old gentleman with status, connotation, exquisite clothes and decorative manners, while the latter is a young man from an ordinary family, with a small career and striving to enter the society. His clothes and words and deeds look quite good, and he also has some attractive trendy characteristics, but there are still rough details. Overall, he gives people a feeling that is far less decent than that of an old gentleman.

Since defeating the Spanish Invincible Armada in 1588, the British have been scattered across the ocean for more than 300 years, and since defeating France in 1763, Britain has dominated the world for a century and a half. Judging from the history of later generations and the research results of economists, the rise and strength of Britain were facilitated by many factors, and the formation and improvement of the constitutional system that adapts to the needs of market economic development is undoubtedly its most important structural and institutional support.

The core content of constitutionalism is to restrict and constrain state power, establish and protect civil rights and freedoms. Modern Britain led the trend of the times through constitutional system innovation and quickly rose to become a European and even a world power. With the improvement of the constitutional system, the market economic system became increasingly mature in Britain, and the industrial revolution first occurred in Britain, and new technologies continued to emerge: Watt improved the steam engine in 1765, Acrete invented the hydraulic textile machine in 1768, Clapton invented the spin-off textile machine in 1779, Carterlet invented the power textile machine in 1784, etc., and the book Adam Smith, which represents the theory of economic laissez-faire and market economy maturity, was also published in 1776. The hundreds of years of prosperity in Britain fully proves the active role of constitutionalism in economic and social development.

In this time and space where Xia Shu lived, Britain still had various production factors and trade environments after the defeat. Although its development speed was not as fast as that of the United States under the free market and Germany, which had extremely prosperous industry, at least not like Ottoman Turkey. The decadent economic and social system could not adapt to the times and entered a period of recession, nor was it like Tsarist Russia. After several reforms, it could not change the sharp class contradictions and reached the critical point of survival and destruction. The reason why Britain experienced the most bleak low period from 1915 to 1916 was entirely due to the failure of the war. Although the London Armistice Treaty was a victory for British political diplomats, it still made Britain lose its most precious national reputation, as well as nearly half of the overseas colonies and almost the entire naval fleet. If it were other countries, there would have been no collapse of the state's political system.

It's quite good. It's just a dream to restore most of its strength in just four or five years. However, the British showed amazing resilience under the leadership of their royal family and government. Xia Shu asked the Irish government's economic sector to pay long-term attention to the more influential and credible foreign newspapers and magazines such as the Times and the New York Times, as well as the economic data released by various governments. Judging from their statistics, the UK's current relative share of world industrial production is about 10, but compared with the lowest 7 in 1915, steel production was 75-80 tonnage in 1913, and other performances were slightly improved. Construction projects were allowed to be completed within four years, and a 50% deposit was paid after the signing of the order agreement. Whether it is bid or payment, it is better than Germany's ordering aircraft carriers from Ireland.
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