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   Chapter 769 766 [On politics]

  The Chinese diplomatic mission was invited to participate in Cromwell's "enthronement" ceremony.

  According to the revised new constitution, Cromwell served as the protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.

  In his inaugural speech, he declared: "The protector of the country serves for life, shares legislative power with the Congress, and exercises executive power with the State Council...The bills of the parliament must be approved by the protector of the country to take effect."

  What do you mean?

  This position belongs to lifelong tenure, will not step down, and does not need to be re-elected midway. Legislative power and executive power still belong to the parliament in name, but any decision must be made by the protector of the country.

  The British Parliament has been retained, but only an empty shelf remains.

   "The king was killed, he is definitely not Yi Yin and Huo Guang. But he did not usurp the throne and become king, so he is not Wang Mang's generation." Zhang Ruifeng discussed this, "So, what is Cromwell, the protector of the country?"

What kind of? Similar to a dictatorial president for life.

Pan Wei thought carefully and said: "China has not had such a political system since ancient times, and we cannot judge the present from history. A country cannot live without a king. Although this statement comes from a Taoist classic, it is also an irrefutable fact. Cromwell's most fatal weakness , It’s because he didn’t establish a succession system. He’s monopolizing the power right now, and of course no one dares to object, but what about after he dies?”

Cai Yuncheng said: "When Cromwell dies, Britain will inevitably be in chaos. There are no more than three situations. First, his confidants support his son as the protector of the country; second, the royalists welcome back the restoration of the royal family; The previous republic. These three situations are likely to occur at the same time, and it depends on which side wins."

  Zhang Ruifeng said: "Even if his son can succeed to the throne, it won't be possible for a long time. Because the position of protector of the country is not right, the words are not right, and it is only a temporary establishment."

   In the eyes of the Chinese envoys, Cromwell is really not good at thinking.

  Now that you have mastered a country's military and political affairs, the first thing you need to establish is your own legal order and the continuation of the legal order.

  Cromwell’s legal system was borrowed from the parliament, and the legal system itself is still in the parliament. After his death, it is logical that he must return it. In this way, it is a one-shot deal, and I am so happy that I will die, regardless of the affairs behind me. In China, they will be liquidated after death, and it is normal to ransack the family and exterminate the family.

  If you want to solve this problem once and for all, you must get rid of the parliament.

   Either really dissolve the parliament, or replace the parliament with your own people. But neither of these methods is possible. Without Parliament, Cromwell's legal system is gone. As for the members of the parliament, one radish and one pit, Cromwell can't change it even if he wants to.

After a long time, Zhang Ruifeng made a concluding evaluation: "Cromwell is a powerful minister and warlord who is incapable of being king. What he really should do is to institutionalize the 'protector of the country' in order to save his own affairs. If the ' The protector of the country is hereditary, and will be opposed by the whole country. Therefore, the protector of the country should be elected. Doesn’t the European parliament like to vote? Then let the parliament vote for the protector of the country.”

Cai Yuncheng nodded and said: "That's true. Once the system of voting for the protector of the country is established, after the death of Cromwell, the goal of the British powers will become a battle for the new protector of the country. No matter who succeeds the protector of the country, they will Support Cromwell's system and do everything possible to prevent the restoration of the British royal family. In this way, Cromwell will not be whipped to death."

Pan Wei shook his head: "The power of the protector of the country was taken from the parliament. If one Cromwell is enough for the parliament, they will elect a second one? If the parliament is allowed to elect a new protector of the country Lord, the first reaction of the parliament was to vote to abolish the protector system."

  A knot that cannot be untied.

  The revolution in England shed too little blood and was full of compromises. Cromwell was not qualified to be Napoleon.

  Lu Tianxiang said: "There is no need to discuss what happened to Cromwell. What does this person mean? He actually disagrees with the alliance between China and Britain to deal with the Netherlands in Asia."

   "I don't understand." Zhang Ruifeng shook his head.

  Of course normal people can’t understand it, because Cromwell’s ideas are too weird.

  He first wanted to engage in the Anglo-Dutch Commonwealth and dominate the world together. After the Dutch clearly refused, they wanted to form an Anglo-Dutch alliance and use the Dutch overseas power to help the British colonial expansion.

  The Dutch are not fools. I have worked so hard to break through the situation, let you British guys pick peaches?

  Cromwell is too conceited, thinking that he will have the Dutchman.

  In fact, the final treaty between Britain and the Netherlands only forced the Netherlands to recognize the "Navigation Regulations". And this kind of acknowledgment is a superficial acknowledgment, and it is violated in actual operation.

  Britain received reparations and an island, nothing changed. The indemnity was not enough to make up for the war expenses, and the island was not very useful. The British fought for nothing. Under extreme depression, there was the second Anglo-Dutch war.

  Pan Wei said: "Cromwell is really unreliable. It's better... a rare commodity!"

  As soon as this remark came out, everyone immediately understood it.

  The family of the British royal family in exile is currently living in Port Grace, France, with a horse donated by France. Prince Charles rides horses for entertainment every day.

  Zhang Ruifeng said with a smile: "Take the British royal family back to the country, and tell His Majesty to raise them. After Cromwell dies, he will send troops to **** him back. Most likely, he will be able to help him restore the country."

  Cai Yuncheng said: "China is too far from Europe. If you learn of Cromwell's death and then **** that Prince Charles to sea, it will take more than two years to reach the UK. Will someone get there first?"

"Then take it back and raise it for a few years, so that he will admire me, China," Zhang Ruifeng said, "When the raising is almost done, then send it to Portugal to wait for the opportunity. China and Britain can also marry each other. Of course, the nobles of the Celestial Dynasty are not allowed to marry foreign barbarians. There are many descendants of Portugal in Macau. Choose a beautiful woman, and His Majesty can adopt her as a righteous daughter. Then reward her with the title of princess and marry her to the British prince!"

   This is a routine operation. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, many princesses who got married were maids of honor who were named princesses.

  Zhang Ruifeng didn't even bother to give it to the court lady, so she directly asked a Portuguese woman to replace it.

Pan Wei smiled again and said: "In Europe, blood is important. It doesn't matter if it is the royal family or not, as long as it has a noble blood. The Portuguese Joao IV is actually a Spanish noble, but he was elected as the king anyway. After becoming the king of Portugal, he rolled up his sleeves and fought against Spain."

   "What exactly do you want to say?" Zhang Ruifeng asked.

Pan Wei said: "Joao IV has few heirs. Before that, a son and a daughter died, and a son and a daughter died recently. Now the oldest child is the fifteen-year-old third princess Katerina. That Everyone has seen the third princess, she is dignified and well-educated. Since King Joao IV is looking for a marriage, you can persuade His Majesty to be the crown prince's side concubine. After giving birth to an heir, you can look for opportunities to seize the throne of the Portuguese king."

  Zhang Ruifeng couldn't laugh or cry: "The more you talk about it, the more distant it is, the matter that has no shadow... But, it can be considered. This matter should not be disclosed publicly. It must be discussed with His Majesty in secret. It doesn't matter whether it is completed or not."

   Cai Yuncheng said: "Even if the prince's heir becomes the king of Portugal, it will not be of much use. On the European side, the system is self-contained, and it is difficult to blend with China."

Pan Wei showed a sly smile: "If the heir of the crown prince becomes the king of Portugal, and my Chinese emperor also confers on him as an overseas vassal. If things go on like this, as a system, after two or three generations, Portugal may become the North Korea of ​​Europe! "

"The reason why North Korea is North Korea is that its monarchs, ministers and gentry all write Chinese characters and admire Confucianism," Cai Yuncheng immediately went back, "You let the Portuguese nobles write Chinese characters and let them abandon Christianity and devote themselves to Confucianism. King of Portugal At this time, the reason why I want to marry China at this time is because Portugal is rejected by the Pope. If there is a Chinese royal heir who comes to Portugal to be the king, the Pope will definitely intervene, and maybe even fight because of it!"

  The two people have different backgrounds and different ways of thinking. They often have disputes when discussing matters, and others have long been accustomed to it.

   Moreover, Pan Wei really took it for granted that normal European royal families would not intermarry with pagan royal families. The Prince Charles of the United Kingdom, as well as the current Portugal, are only a little operable because of the special circumstances of the special period, and it is absolutely impossible to become an institutional operation.

   Let’s talk about Russia, eagerly wanting to intermarry with European royal families, but all the tsars in the past have married German princesses.

The entire German region (including the mainland of Denmark) is about the size of Sichuan, Chongqing, and Hunan combined. At its peak, there were 20,000 to 30,000 lords (not counting those without actual fiefdoms), and those who were qualified to be called "kings" As many as one or two hundred.

   This is the power delegated by the Emperor Shinra. Both cats and dogs can be called kings, and princes and princesses are everywhere. For example, Catherine II’s father, although he was the king (duke) of a duchy, but the income from the territory could not sustain consumption, and he had to go out to work as an officer to make money—well, the king went abroad to work for others, and the people in the country should reflect.

  The tsar wanted to imitate others and practice royal intermarriage, but was looked down upon by the real European royal family, so he could only choose a "princess" from Germany to marry.

  Russia still believes in the Orthodox Church at least, and at least they believe in God. Royal marriages are so difficult. China wants to control Portugal by long-term marriage, it is purely ignorant scholars talking in their dreams.

  The two argued for a long time, and Zhang Ruifeng's ears were numb, so he said, "Okay, stop talking, talk to Cromwell first."

   Since the envoys went to sea, Cromwell is the most hated leader of a country.

  Whether it is Mughal, Persia or France, even the king of Portugal is generous. Delicious food and drinks are offered, and you can just say what you want. There is a valuable meeting gift when you come, and there is a farewell gift when you leave.

  Cromwell didn't say anything, and the meeting ceremony was pitifully shabby.

   This product fought against the Netherlands, and the British finances almost collapsed. He spent a lot of his own savings during the uprising, so he couldn't afford to entertain the Chinese envoys.

  Even for ordinary diplomatic contracts, Cromwell weighed pennies and pennies, as if he was afraid of being cheated by China.

  伱Looking at the Queen Mother of France, she hardly objected to the conditions proposed by China, and never thought of taking advantage of China through the treaty.

  (end of this chapter)