The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of vitality in the foggy city. Chapter 299 Everyone is here
Subtitle of this chapter: Who still needs a vest?
The man in the baseball cap and the man with the beard didn't waste any time, just carried the two pieces of "furniture" on their shoulders and walked out the door.
Our Master Yuan couldn't help but shout, "Wait a moment, both of you."
The man in the baseball cap turned around and asked, "Brother, do you have anything else to say?"
After a long pause, he said, "Please help me convey a message to Mr. Collins..."
"What?"
He said word by word: "Don't trust the British!"
One reason why the British Empire became the most successful colonial empire in history is that they had very, very, very rich experience in colonization.
In fact, Wales, Scotland and Ireland originally belonged to the Celts, and these three places can be said to be colonies of the Anglo-Saxons.
They have all experienced the typical colonial processes of conquest by force, bribery, and cultural genocide, but the timing is different.
However, Wales and Scotland, which were "naturalized" earlier, boarded the train of the Industrial Revolution because of their innate conditions. The local nobles in Wales made their fortunes from coal mines, and Glasgow in Scotland was a center of shipbuilding and machinery manufacturing, and was once the second largest industrial city in the UK.
Ireland has always been in a miserable situation, only able to export agricultural products. Therefore, the people have a strong desire for independence.
Therefore, the Anglo-Saxons went through a process of gradual colonization and assimilation on the British Isles, and the future British Empire was forged in this way.
The main reason why the Anglo-Saxons failed to assimilate the Irish was religion.
In the fifth century AD, the Western Roman Empire began to fall apart due to its own decline and the westward invasion of barbarians, and its territory entered an era of "Teutonicization", which has its own English word - Teutonization.
The so-called Teutonicization was the conversion of barbarian tribes to Catholicism and the establishment of their own kingdoms, forming a group of Teutonic kingdoms. The Anglo-Saxons and Celts on the British Isles also became Teutonic.
Incidentally, from an economic perspective, this was a regression. A unified empire, once capable of free trade, was forced to revert to a feudal system of manors and castles due to deteriorating security. Therefore, the Middle Ages were a millennium of darkness caused by economic decline.
In 1155, Hadrian IV, the only English Pope in history, issued an edict granting the rule of Ireland to the King of England.
However, the first English invasion did not begin until 1169 , when Dublin Castle was captured. In 1171, King Henry II of England gained suzerainty over Ireland.
Most Irish people at the time actually accepted this suzerainty. In their view, the King of England was the legitimate lord sent by the Pope.
Later, Henry VIII fell out with the Roman Catholic Church because he wanted to divorce his wife and remarry. Nicknamed "The Wife-Killer," this second-generation Tudor monarch married six wives, beheading two of them... Jing Ke, the leader of the sect, must have had something in common with him.
In 1534, the British Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, which stipulated that the King was the supreme head of the Church of England and established the Church of England as the state religion.
But in this way, the English king lost the legitimacy to rule Ireland.
Therefore, during the Tudor dynasty, the Irish, who were already dissatisfied with England's colonial rule, continued to launch uprisings with the color of religious wars.
However, during this period, Britain was already a pre-modern country that was "semi-feudal and semi-capitalist" and was in the process of transitioning to a nation-state. It could easily defeat the "semi-feudal and semi-tribal" bumpkins on the island of Ireland.
It was not until the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, that the entire island of Ireland was placed under her direct rule for the first time.
During this period, English immigrants poured into the Ulster region of northern Ireland.
Henry VIII's three children, Edward VI, Mary I, and Eliza I, all died without an heir. The throne passed to James VI of the House of Stuart, the son of Eliza I's cousin.
The Stuarts continued their colonization of Ireland, this time with the Scots entering the region.
They also protested Northern Ireland, but one-third of the population is still Catholic Irish.
In addition to the above two contradictions, there is naturally a class contradiction.
Henry VIII adopted the policy of "pay first and then give" in Ireland. He first took the land back into the hands of the King of England, and then gave the land back to the Irish nobles and tribal leaders, which directly weakened the prestige and resistance basis of the Irish upper class.
This group of nobles also gained huge economic benefits by riding on England's global dominance. For example, Lieutenant Colonel Harold Alexander, who was of Irish noble birth and who duelled with Yuan Yanshu, was one of them.
Michael Collins was beaten to death by his own comrades the next year because of the Northern Ireland issue.
The Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed at the end of the year, provides for the establishment of a self-governing Irish state, with control over most of the population and land, and its own army and police. However, it stipulates that the state, like Canada and Australia, will be a dominion within the British Empire, with the British monarch as head of state, rather than an independent republic as most nationalists advocate.
The most important thing is that the Irish Free State only includes 26 counties in the west and south of Ireland. The remaining six counties remain in the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland.
Michael Collins, the plenipotentiary negotiator, was harshly criticized by the radicals. A civil war ensued between the pro-treaty and anti-treaty factions. Later, the radicals turned their attention to the Irish bourgeoisie and landowners, creating a class struggle with a touch of "strike the landlords and divide the land."
So the Irish Civil War became increasingly bloody, with even more deaths than the previous Irish War of Independence. Collins himself was killed in a sneak attack by anti-treaty forces.
"Don't trust the British..." The two IRA fighters lurking in the UK looked at each other and laughed. The bearded man said disapprovingly, "Hahaha, of course!"
"Here we go, good luck, bro."
"Good luck to you too."
Yuan Yan suddenly sighed in her heart, I hope you two don’t die in the Irish Civil War.
In fact, if he had tried harder, he might have been able to prevent the Irish Civil War, or at least help the Irish founding father.
Because the situation in Ireland is really irrelevant to the overall situation. Where can they go next to the British?
During World War II, Ireland was the only neutral country in the Commonwealth, which was already the limit. Could they possibly join the Axis powers?
Moreover, Ireland is too far away from Seris. According to the historical changes in the Master Ball system, the closer to China, the greater the increase in S value. His current S value is barely enough.
But, but, but, what does this have to do with our Master Yuan?
He didn't do this to help the Irish gain independence or for the cause of justice in the world, but...
"You guys are finally here!"
When Yuan Yan suddenly returned to the Savoy Hotel, it was already dark. He had received a message at the front desk, so he rushed into the restaurant without even changing his clothes.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, he met a group of old friends again. They were the main creative staff of "Orphan of Famine".
"David, is it finished?"
"Yes, Neo." The film master stood up to greet him and patted a large suitcase beside him. "All the films are here, waiting for you, the editing master."
"That's great, I've been waiting for that too."
Master Yuan walked over and hugged him, then turned to look at his "lover" and said, "Lilian, you've gained weight."
The big star smiled with his lips pursed, but there was a gleam in his eyes.
He stepped forward, took off her hat, touched her short hair that was close to her scalp and said, "Your hair has grown out too."
According to his script, all the girls had their heads shaved when they entered the workhouse, of course, to prevent parasites. However, this was quite difficult for women who loved beauty.
Fortunately, these actresses all shaved their heads without saying a word, including this big star.
Finally, Yuan Yan suddenly took her little hand, nodded to everyone present and said, "Excuse me!"
He walked a few steps and turned back, picked up the big suitcase containing the film, smiled brightly at everyone, and walked away with his arm around Lillian Gish.
Sunday, July 10, 1921, was still bloody.
This was also the third Bloody Sunday in Irish history.
Just today, the day before the Anglo-Irish ceasefire agreement officially came into effect, several small-scale clashes between the Irish Republican Army and the Royal Irish Constabulary in Belfast in the previous two days triggered retaliatory actions.
The Protestant reprisals and Catholic resistance resulted in 16 deaths (11 Catholics and 5 Protestants), more than 70 injuries, and 161 houses burned down (150 of which belonged to Catholics). This was the fourth "Bloody Sunday" in Irish history.
Actually , such incidents with dozens of casualties are nothing in history. But who says white people’s lives are more precious?
This is just like how in the future, a madman in the United States will commit a shooting and make headlines in the world's media, while hundreds or even thousands of people die every day in other turbulent areas but remain unknown.
"Sick..."
Ms. Gish, who was half asleep, touched nothing. She struggled to open her eyes and found that there was no one beside her pillow. She subconsciously looked out the window and saw only a gray haze.
The long night is over and the day is coming.
Although he had no strength left in his body, the big star still struggled to get out of bed, put on his pajamas, and walked out of the bedroom holding on to the wall.
"Ni ao, why are you..."
She found her lover already dressed, standing on the balcony smoking a cigar. However, he was dressed very casually today, not at all like the "fan er" he'd mentioned before. So, she asked, somewhat curiously.
"Lillian, are you awake?"
Our Master Yuan turned around and smiled at her, saying, "I was just about to tell you that I have to go out for something."
Lillian said somewhat unhappy: "You want to go out so early?"
"Yes, it's still light out, so there are fewer people outside."
He set out so early to avoid being seen.
Yuan Yan suddenly pointed to the study and said, "I've already finished editing 'Orphans of Famine'. The film is on the table. You can take a look at it with David and the others later."
"So soon?" The celebrity was startled at first, but then she remembered her lover's magical qualities and pouted, "Won't you watch it with me?"
Master Yuan extinguished his cigar, stepped forward, kissed her, and comforted her, "Okay, don't be so willful. I'm going to find someone who can get this film screened in Ireland."
Lillian blinked her eyes and asked, "Yeah, that's right. Speaking of which, I've always wanted to ask you, can 'Orphans of Famine' be shown in Ireland?"
It's hard to imagine, but the British have been censoring public entertainment since the 16th century. As early as 1543, the British government issued regulations on political and religious content in plays.
In 1909, the United Kingdom enacted the Film Act, which legalized the censorship of films by governments at all levels.
In October 1912, the British Board of Film CensorsOfficially established. The BBFC was initially an unofficial body, but soon gained recognition from the UK Home Office and later became the official British Board of Film Censors.
By the way, at that time, in addition to the banned films, there were also two levels: U-level, suitable for all ages, and A-level, suitable only for adults. So the film rating system appeared very early.
In the United States, it wasn't until 1915 that state and local governments began establishing censorship committees to edit and ban films they deemed objectionable. A national censorship body, the Producers and Distributors Association of America (PAA), the predecessor of the Motion Picture Association of America, wasn't established until 1923.
Starting in 1920, the British Film Producers Association stipulated that only films approved by the BBFC could be shown.
So, can a film as dark as "Orphans of Famine" pass the BBFC's review? The answer is very obvious.
Don't forget that Ireland was not even a "Free State" at that time.
Well, even if Yuan Yanshu contacted Ireland to have the film released secretly, there were British troops stationed everywhere in Ireland at that time. If the news leaked out, it would be the end of the world.
"As for this question..." Yuan Yan suddenly said with a rare lack of confidence: "Lilian, that depends on whether the group I met today is capable."
In fact, the crew of "Orphans of Famine" and that group of people were on the same ship and arrived in London at almost the same time.
Yes, this matter is not decided by him alone. If the group of people that Situ Meitang helped him find were capable, then this plan could be implemented.
If these people are not capable, he will not force it to start, and can only make it a less big news.
He said, "Lillian, you have to do me a favor. Don't let anyone find out I'm not in the room. Do you understand?"
"Yeah, I understand!"
The two of them gave each other another FRECH KISS, and Yuan Yan suddenly walked to the balcony and took out a small iron box.
This time he swallowed a lot of small insects in one breath. This is a new skill after the insect vein warlock was upgraded. Eating multiple insects will produce a cumulative effect.
Then our Master Yuan waved to the big star...
“Whoosh!”
He jumped from a third-floor balcony.
