Chapter 848: Mayflower
Mayflower, Yang Xiaotian naturally knows.
At that time, there were religious disputes in Europe, and Protestants were persecuted, and they could not develop on the European continent, so they had to cross the oceans and take risks to seek a chance to survive in the New World.
The Protestants saw North America as the Promised Land and tried to build an ideal city on a hill in North America.
A steady stream of Protestants traveled from Europe to North America to become the ancestors of the original America.
The Mayflower is one of the iconic characters.
In contrast to earlier adventurers, the Puritans had an indomitable faith, had their own rules of conduct, and preferred to make a covenant to govern their behavior.
The famous "Mayflower Convention" was born on the Mayflower, and in the early days of the city-states of North America, it became the original spiritual foundation of the United States.
Later, when North America became independent, the Mayflower became more influential and became a spiritual symbol of the United States.
The Mayflower, in North America, represents the source of the American spirit, the source of the American ancestors.
has a very special significance.
To use an analogy: the Mayflower and the Mayflower Convention have the same impact on the United States as Qin Shi Huang's unification of China, with the same train and the same text.
All of them shape the spirit of a country and a nation.
Yang Xiaotian is not very knowledgeable, but he has studied in the United States, and Yang Xiaotian is no stranger to famous cultural totems like Mayflower.
"I know the Mayflower, which is one of your cultural totems. and the Declaration of Independence
Again, of great historical significance. Yang Xiaotian said.
Lafitte said proudly: "The ancestor of our Lafitte family was one of the sailors on the Mayflower at that time, and one of the 35 Puritans at that time. The ancestors of our Lafitte family can be said to be one of the spiritual sources of North America. ”
Yang Xiaotian looked at Lafitte and was quite surprised, and then felt that all this was still reasonable, the glory of the Lafitte family, the glory of Lafitte himself, did not rely on the explosion. Their family, rooted in North America since the Mayflower period, has become a member of the core elite class in North America, and Lafitte's success is inevitable after years of accumulation.
"I really have a feeling of seeing history. Yang Xiaotian said, "Your ancestors, the road is blue, hard work, it's really not easy!"
Lafitte continued: "After Mayflower, our ancestors, with Protestantism at their core, created the organization Mayflower. There are many organizations in North America, what military-industrial complexes, what Chicago consortiums, what Italian brotherhoods. And all this, not as good as our Mayflowers. After all, we Mayflower are the masters of North America, we are the first to build the foundation of North America, we are the pioneers, and the later people are just sitting back and enjoying their success!"
It can be seen that Lafitte is very proud of the history of the family and the organization of Mayflower. But the Lafitte family also has reasons for pride,
Because the foundation of the American edifice was indeed built by the ancestors of the people.
And now among the several major classes in the United States, people are also transcendent, corresponding to the Brahmin class of Tianzhu.
And through Lafitte's narration, Yang Xiaotian also knew why Lafitte had the confidence to shield himself from the wind and rain and block the pressure from the all-seeing eye. As Lafitte himself said, only "the organization can compete with the organization", and people are backed by the powerful organization of Mayflower, and what all-seeing eyes can naturally be regarded as normal.
"Is this Mayflower organization of yours more powerful than the All-Seeing Eye?" Yang Xiaotian asked curiously.
Lafitte smiled: "In the world, it is natural that the strength of the all-seeing eye is superior, but in North America, the strength of our Mayflower is superior. Many important members of the All-Seeing Eye are also members of our Mayflower.
What kind of organization do you think the All-Seeing Eye is? A tightly organized organization where orders can only be executed at the bottom? No! That's not what it looks like!
You have a saying in China that "there is no party outside the party, there is no imperial thought, there is no faction within the faction, and there are all kinds of strange things", and the organization of the all-seeing eye is actually very loose, and the interior is also full of mountains. If they can unite as a rope, I can only admit it, but they are actually in a state of division, and the demands of each mountain are different, so they will not be enough.
We Mayflowers, on the contrary, are united in our goal and in unison, especially now that our Anglo-Saxon population is decreasing day by day and there are fewer and fewer true Puritans, which unites us even more.
Our power in North America is already stronger than the all-seeing eye, and we can always use our power in one place, so the all-seeing eye is extremely afraid of us, and if we warn the all-seeing eye, the all-seeing eye will definitely be afraid.
I also have a strong influence among the Mayflowers, and I will say that you will be much safer in North America. Of course, on Huaxia's side, you have your own influence, and you don't need me to worry about it. ”
Although Lafitte said the form in a more general way because of the fact that it involved some secrets, and only described a general idea, Yang Xiaotian also basically understood the appearance of those big organizations in North America.
North America is a country of immigrants, and society is a big alliance, and the organization in the alliance is intricate, which is in line with Yang Xiaotian's perception of North America.
When Yang Xiaotian was studying in North America, he felt it. The first class in North America is the Anglo-Saxons, followed by the Germanic and ordinary white people such as Jews and the Irish, followed by Latin American immigrants and blacks, and at the bottom are Asians. This ranking of status is actually based on the organizational strength of each race.
Now Lafitte's revelation has given Yang Xiaotian a deeper understanding of North American society. In the past, although North America was not a fog for Yang Xiaotian, it was difficult for Yang Xiaotian to see some truths, but now Yang Xiaotian has seen some outlines of North America clearly.
"Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years. Yang Xiaotian smiled slightly, he already had an idea in his heart, and said to Lafitte, "I do feel your sincerity, Mr. Lafitte, if you change to an Anglo-Saxon elite, I am afraid that you will not easily reveal to me the reality within your Western world." I am so grateful that Mr. Lafitte knows everything!"
Lafitte smiled mildly and said, "You have an ancient Chinese saying that [the same rice raises a hundred kinds of people], and each nation, each country, and each individual has very different ideas. Some of us are fanatical about destroying you, some of us just want to suppress you, and some of us are willing to cooperate with you for a win-win situation and build a community with a shared future for mankind. And I am one of the representatives of the cooperative school. ”