Chapter 2419 royal circus (2)

Georgiana noticed that Richard Edgeworth was wearing a blue sash.

Many people would wear it when attending formal occasions. Perhaps because her eyes stayed on it for a long time, Edgeworth couldn't help but look down.

"What's the problem?" Edgeworth asked, trying to inspect the ribbon for stains.

"I heard... the Orange Belt Party," Georgiana said cautiously.

Edgeworth removed his fingers from Kirtland's ribbon.

"They made a lot of efforts this time around the union of Ireland and England," Georgiana said.

"But I'm not," Edgeworth said with a smile. "I don't know William III of Orange."

Georgiana didn't answer. Lupe had said something similar yesterday in the billiard room.

"There is also a sculpture of King William in the college green. Since 1740 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne, a parade has been held every year on King William's birthday, including 1779." Edgeworth said, "But something went wrong that time.

There was some rioting, some people hung signs from the statue, some were carrying weapons."

"1779?" Padma asked.

"The Irish also joined the American Revolutionary War, Miss Patil, and that parade was held by the Irish Volunteers who were about to go to North America." Edgeworth said politely to Padma, who came to a foreign country. "After the war,

They returned to Ireland and became an important force in protecting Dublin and supplementing the insufficient police force."

In 1689, the British Parliament announced that James II had given up the throne, but James II went to Ireland to seek supporters. In 1690, William III, who married Mary II and obtained the British crown, led 35,000 Dutch blue guards to land in Ireland and defeated James.

II's army, causing James II to go into exile in France again. 1740 happened to be the 50th anniversary of this battle.

The way London restricted the export of Irish wool was to enact the Woolen Act. This act was not only for Ireland, but also included the North American colonies. However, for North America, there was also a "Navigation Regulations", and all goods exported from North America were

To go to British ports, the next step is to cancel the tax on British woolen goods exported to the colonies, so that British woolen goods can compete with the colonies at lower prices.

The enactment of this bill had two consequences. First, there were fewer people raising sheep in Ireland. Second, the Atlantic trade from Ireland to North America almost completely stopped, leaving only the trade lines leading to Philadelphia and the Caribbean. Sugar mills in Ireland

It processes coarse sugar from the Caribbean into fine sugar and is engaged in re-export trade.

Compared with weavers, the working population in the sugar industry was much smaller. When British sugar destroyed the Irish sugar industry, it did not cause much reaction. Since the accession of William and Mary II of Orange, the demands of the Irish

It was "free trade". Supporters of this group believed that the ban on Irish trade created special interests for Britain, especially in the southwest of England. However, this ban was as meaningless as the ban on Yorkshire trade. However, it really came to 1785

At the time of the merger, some Irish people no longer wanted "free trade".

The Irish who wanted free trade saw that Britain opened their ports, and it was the British restrictions on Ireland that led to Ireland's poverty. There are also some linen merchants. Britain has always had preferential treatment for Ireland in the linen trade. However,

This was a disaster for muslin merchants. Originally, silk was the most consumed fabric in Ireland. After the removal of tariffs, cheap muslin overtook it, which also led to the closure of Irish cotton mills.

But the Irish could not refuse the bill given to them by the British Parliament, nor could they keep it aside like the "Witchcraft Act", so they used informal resistance. For example, tarring importers and tailors, applying feathers, or the Irish Volunteer Army

All military uniforms are made of Irish cloth.

Mounted police and uniformed patrols were abolished in 1795 because police officers were often surrounded on the streets and the army needed to be used to rescue them. The Irish Volunteers born in Dublin were supported by guilds and began in Hanover.

Since the dynasty, Ireland has always established a representative parliament based on guilds, among which the weavers' guild supported a volunteer army.

The students recruited from King's Medical School soon became afraid after being surrounded several times. The number of police officers dropped sharply, and the police station was considered a "burdensome and useless" institution. The reason why there was such an urgency to reform the police system was because 1802

Some political prisoners were released in the spring of that year.

These are actually not the point.

Large-scale industries are based on cities. Edgeworth bought a small town and named it after his surname. He also advocated the promotion of telegraph. For those country people, "If you want people to live and work in peace and contentment, the most trustworthy thing is

Bayonet", Edgeworth also had a cavalry team composed of Protestants to maintain law and order, and still received a death warning on his way home from his wedding.

If the army assumes too many urban police functions, it will easily lead to a situation like that of the Cromwellian period. The volunteers of the Lawyers' Guild have openly "rebelled" and opposed the Anglo-Irish merger, which is contrary to the position of the lawyers. The advantage of reform is that it can

Removing the role of the military from the city police would, however, strengthen the power of local councils.

After the union of Britain and Ireland, the judicial autonomy obtained by Ireland's participation in the American Revolution was withdrawn, and the "free trade" shipping restrictions on Ireland were lifted. When they heard the news on Christmas Day in 1779, the citizens cheered and lit up lights everywhere.

Of course, free trade requires preferential tariffs, and it is best to abolish the tariffs. However, the Irish asked for a delay in lowering tariffs. Edgeworth's friend Wedgwood organized a discussion with all industrialists in Scotland and England in 1785.

Politicians could not ignore their interests. They drafted many pamphlets and distributed them throughout the country. One version was written by James Watt. Among them, the greatest influence was on the printing industry.

In the pile of old books from the 16th century, Georgiana saw a book that said England could not dye bright red, which also led to Indian red cotton still entering the UK despite various restrictions.

The hourly wage in Ireland is even lower, and the British textile industry cannot always sell goods below cost to gain a price advantage.

Printing and dyeing workers threatened to strike and demanded the suspension of all terms. But some people felt that they could obtain a larger market. For white cotton manufacturers in the period of expansion, obtaining cheap raw materials and an open market were the primary goals.

When Ireland was unable to obtain benefits from "free trade", its demands were completely reversed and turned into demands for the integrity of legislative sovereignty, and England also received nicknames such as "cruel stepmother" and "jealous sister".

The Anglo-Irish Union in 1801 offered a promise of seats, but the king refused, and William Pitt the Younger, who had made the promise, resigned as if this could cancel it.

"I, I don't understand." Padma stammered and asked, "Is there such a big difference between dyed fabrics and undyed fabrics?"

"Take your blue skirt as an example. If you buy American indigo that is subject to a 400% tariff, its price will be very high. But if you buy it from a neutral country and only charge a 4% tariff, there will be huge profits."

Georgiana said, "If everyone wants to do this business, there will be price competition, and huge profits will turn into small profits. However, the price of white cotton cloth remains unchanged. He can sell it to anyone, and the sales volume will be even greater because of the expansion of the market."

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Padma suddenly understood.

"Which faction does Wedgwood belong to?" Georgiana asked Edgeworth, a former member of the Moonlight Society and a good friend of Wedgwood.

Edgeworth didn't answer, he looked out the window.

"We're here," he said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage stopped. Georgiana also looked out the window and spotted Saint-Hilaire standing on the steps.

"What is this place?" Padma asked.

"Royal Institute of Natural Sciences." Edgeworth put on his hat. "This world needs a little rationality, ladies."

After saying that, he opened the car door.
Chapter completed!