The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of vitality in the foggy city. Chapter 335 Dublin (Part 2)
Subtitle of this chapter: What's with watching a movie next month? You can watch it next week.
"...The above are several reasons why Yuan Yanshu is the biggest suspect in the 723 Incident. So why did he do this?
The author believes that this answer is extremely simple, but at the same time it is also extremely absurd.
He wanted to get his film "Orphans of the Famine" released in Ireland.
Looking back on Yuan Yanshu's life, he should have suffered from histrionic personality disorder, which is characterized by excessive emotionality, exaggerated words and deeds to attract attention, and immature personality.
Male patients often show "antisocial personality" with violent tendencies.
Mr. Yuan’s famous saying is, secular etiquette and laws are not designed for us.
He not only disregarded the social customs of the time, but even scorned legal regulations, as evidenced by the fact that an intellectual like him was proud to be a leader of the Hongmen.
Not to mention these external things, sometimes he didn't even care about his own life. For example, his behavior during the 1927 purge.
Therefore, in order to make his film achieve the most sensational effect, Yuan Yanshu single-handedly directed the '723 Incident'..."
—Excerpt from Dan Brown's Angels and Demons
Our Master Yuan looked around at the crowd and said solemnly, "Gentlemen, as a scholar with a little knowledge of history, I know that the Irish people have suffered humiliation and oppression from the British colonists..."
"At the same time, as a Chinese whose door was kicked open by British colonizers, I empathize with the historical experiences of the Irish people..."
Anyone who has attended junior high school in Serbia knows that the beginning of modern Serbian history was the First Opium War in 1840.
The beginning of modern world history was the English Civil War, also known as the Puritan Revolution, which broke out exactly two hundred years ago in 1640.
Oliver Cromwell, the ancestor of Yuan Yanshu's mistress Louise Cromwell Brookes, led his "New Model Army" to defeat the Royalists.
In 1649, King Charles I of England was executed, the feudal rule of the Stuart dynasty was overthrown, and Britain entered the Republican era. Cromwell became the "Lord Protector".
Well, the above is also the content of junior high school history class. In the textbook, it should jump directly to the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
What is not taught in textbooks is that, like other successful military commanders in history, Cromwell not only won the civil war, but also immediately began to use military force abroad.
It was in the year he was crowned "Lord Protector" that the British version of Napoleon led his troops to conquer Ireland.
Under the iron hoof of the British army, in just three years, the population of Ireland, which was about 1.5 million, was reduced by 410,000, nearly one-third of its population, due to massacres, famine, disease and immigration.
A big reason why Cromwell was so ruthless was that he was a very devout Puritan, so he showed no mercy when killing Catholics.
The British not only killed but also robbed. In 1648, Irish Catholics owned 59% of the land in Ireland. By 1751, they only owned 5% of the land in Ireland.
Of course, Cromwell himself also made a fortune from it. Otherwise, how could a man like him, who came from a poor knight family, make the Cromwell family a wealthy family in Europe?
The Irish were also treated discriminatorily. They did not have the right to vote, could not employ more than two apprentices, could not study abroad, could not apply for degrees and scholarships at universities, could not hold public office, serve as jurors, lawyers or teachers, could not attend parliament, were not allowed to purchase land, and even the value of their personal property was restricted (for example, they could not own a horse worth more than 5 pounds).
To be honest, this treatment is not even as good as that of the Han people during the Mongol Yuan and Qing dynasties...
Ireland was banned from exporting goods overseas, its industrial base (such as its once-developed woolen textile industry) was destroyed, and it became a completely agricultural country. Worse still, this agricultural status was even subordinate.
In order to gain profits, the British even forced the Irish to change their eating habits. At that time, most of the barley, wheat, oats and other grains produced in Ireland had to be supplied to Britain, and Irish farmers could only rely on high-yield and cheap potatoes to fill their stomachs.
A popular online historical novel has a story about how the ancients in the Tang Dynasty were amazed when they ate beef and potatoes. This is nonsense, because there is beef, beef, beef in it.
Boil potatoes in water and add a little salt as seasoning. Can this thing taste better than bread?
After the Anglo-Irish union in 1801, the British government forced Ireland to bear all the expenses incurred by the Irish uprising, as well as the military expenses that "should" have been provided by Ireland during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, as unilateral debts. Ireland's debt soared from 2.25 million pounds to 113 million pounds.
In 1843, the historical background of "Orphans of the Famine" - the Great Irish Famine broke out.
That is to say, for nearly three hundred years, the Irish under British rule were not as good as the Han subjects of the Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, the existence of radicals like Eamon de Valera in Irish politics is completely understandable. Even if he paid tribute to Hitler, it would not prevent the Irish people from electing him to continue to be prime minister and president.
"So, gentlemen. Your eagerness for immediate independence is perfectly understandable. But..."
However, the most important words come after the "but".
Our Master Yuan paused, took a drag on his cigar, and then said leisurely, "Gentlemen, I don't think you understand what your independence movement relies on most."
Everyone in the room looked at each other for a while, and finally the Irish Provisional President asked, "Dr. Yuan, what do you mean..."
"Mr. President, don't you understand what I mean? Your greatest reliance is..."
Yuan Yan suddenly spat out the answer: "The United States of America!"
"Let me be clear. Although the American people have returned to isolationism after the last European war, some knowledgeable people among them do not think so. They also do not want to see the British Empire continue to prosper. Using Ireland to weaken England would naturally be a great thing."
"To be honest, my actions also received the help and tacit approval of some knowledgeable people . You may not know that our trip to the UK was sponsored by Mr. Morgan Jr..."
He was good at using the tiger's skin as a banner. And he didn't lie, people really sponsored him to come to the UK.
“…”
Everyone present was naturally stunned by this shocking secret.
Valera opened his eyes wide and asked in surprise, "Dr. Yuan, could it be that Mr. Morgan..."
"What little Mr. Morgan? Did I say little Mr. Morgan?"
Master Yuan also opened his eyes wide, and said in a somewhat exaggerated surprise: "How could this matter be related to Mr. Morgan? You must have heard it wrong."
"oh……"
Everyone present showed an understanding expression.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Yuan Yan suddenly changed the subject and said, "A more accurate answer is Irish citizens of the United States of America. For example, you, Mr. President, and our Mr. Kennedy."
"Of course, noble and courageous gentlemen like you can devote all your energy to freeing the Irish from the clutches of Britain. But you must also consider the feelings of your compatriots across the Atlantic."
"Are they willing to see you use the lives of the two Crown Princes as a bargaining chip?"
Don't be fooled by the Yankees' constant talk of "love God, hate the Lime." In fact, they are very fond of aristocratic style.
Just like the hostess in "Downton Abbey" who is the daughter of an American textile tycoon, many wealthy Americans have married into the ranks of impoverished British aristocrats, with no other purpose than to obtain a flashy title and estates that produce little.
This Prince of Wales has been to the United States many times. Instead of being treated coldly wherever he went, he was warmly welcomed.
Especially those girls of marriageable age, who have the kind of "unreasonable desires" of young girls for him. Who doesn't want to be like Princess Diana and become a phoenix?
Later, an American woman named Wallis Warfield, also known as Mrs. Simpson, almost became the Queen of England.
The Seres have a chivalrous spirit of "breaking the law with force," and Americans have a cowboy spirit of "fighting violence with violence."
In fact, people in other countries and regions also sometimes admire "Robin Hoods" who dare to confront the state machine.
This is human nature, there is nothing to say.
Back to the "723 Incident", no matter how you look at it, it is a very legendary criminal operation, and it will definitely be adapted into a film or television work in the future.
By the way, our Master Yuan is already planning to make a movie. It's better for him to make the money himself than to let others. Regardless, being able to kidnap two crown princes in such a miraculous way is a real feat.
However, the question now is how to treat these two crown princes, which will determine whether they are the righteous "Robin Hood" or the evil "Fu Manchuria".
"Gentlemen, you can either be civilized Celtics before the people of the world and your fellow Americans, or you can be barbaric Padraigs.”
After hearing what he said, most people in the room looked thoughtful.
Our Master Yuan continued, "Also, do you think the British will yield if you threaten the lives of the two princes?"
"On the contrary!" he snapped suddenly. "It will only embarrass them and force them to take a tougher approach."
Anyone with a bit of political common sense knows that a normal country would never agree to the "political demands" put forward by Valera. Otherwise, this country will never have peace.
In fact, terrorists also know this. In history, there has only been one successful hijacking for political purposes.
It was 1968. Three members of the Palestine Liberation Front hijacked an El Al flight from Rome to Tel Aviv, demanding the release of captured PLO members. After forty days of negotiations, they finally got a relatively satisfactory result; at least they were not sent to jail.
Besides that, all political hijackings have failed, not to mention the "Black September" incident at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
So Uncle Bin Laden didn't send anyone to hijack the plane, but instead flew the plane directly into the building.
"Hmm..." Old Kennedy stroked his chin and said, "Gentlemen, I think Neo is right."
He is also considered a successful person. Although he likes to be in the spotlight, he is unwilling to be in the spotlight that is too "dirty".
As for the words of the big money donor, old Kennedy, the Sinn Fein and the Irish Republican Army still have to respect it.
Everyone present looked at each other, and finally Valera asked, "Dr. Yuan, what are you going to do?"
"Oh, I'm going to do that..."
Before he could finish explaining his plan, this group of people jumped out to oppose it.
"Isn't this too much of a joke?"
"No! Absolutely not!"
"Dr. Yuan, please stop joking..."
"Hahaha..." Yuan Yan suddenly laughed out loud: "Do you think I'm joking?"
He turned to look at Lillian Gish and said, "Honey, did you bring the film?"
The female star nodded and said, "Of course, it's in my room."
"Have they seen it, then?"
This time, Ms. Gish shook her head and said, "I haven't seen it yet."
“Can we show it now?”
Lillian nodded again and said, "Sure."
"Understood."
Our Master Yuan stood up and said to the crowd, "Gentlemen, before you formally reject my plan, I would like to ask you to take a look at this film, 'Orphan of Famine.'"
"Um……"
Seeing the hesitation and disbelief of the crowd, he urged a little unhappily, "Please, gentlemen."
As he spoke, he took the female star's arm and walked out of the conference room. The others had no choice but to follow him to the temporary screening room...
"George, can your body still take it?"
"Thank you for your concern, Prime Minister. I'm still holding up after a night's rest."
"Winston, are you all right?"
"Prime Minister, I'm fine."
Almost at the same time that Master Yuan took his people to see a movie, the British Foreign Secretary and the Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs, who had rested for a night, also came to attend the royal conference.
The reason why this imperial conference did not end was naturally because the British finally discovered that the two Crown Princes had disappeared along with the kidnappers.
Therefore, although George Lloyd saw that his two cabinet members were safe and sound, his face was still gloomy. Lord Curzon and Churchill also looked as if they had died.
The British Empire is definitely humiliated, but the problem now is that the two crown princes have also been humiliated, so it is not just a matter of humiliation.
"Well, before the imperial meeting begins, please tell me what you think about this matter."
