Zeng Jize left the delegation, but the delegation did not stop its great historical mission, and after replenishing briquettes and food in Singapore, it went to London. The United Kingdom, the world's most powerful developed country, will be the most important destination arranged by Downing for the delegation.

In London, Downing began preparations for his takeover of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Luxembourg had the highest GDP per capita in the world (due to its small population), first as a steel manufacturing center in Europe and later as a financial center in Europe. However, this is not the case in Luxembourg today. After the defeat of Napoleon the Great, the most important Treaty of London that determined the fate of Luxembourg determined its current situation - its fortifications were among the most powerful in Europe, so Prussia's 5,000 soldiers were reluctant to leave, and the French Territory was basically all transferred to Belgium and became the "Province of Luxembourg". The most terrible thing is that the French-speaking area is an industrial area, and Luxembourg is the richest place, so now Luxembourg is a poor agricultural country, and before it was rumored that Downing took over the Grand Duchy, there were already a considerable number of Luxembourgers who could not stand the poor and immigrate, and the biggest destination was the rising United States.

After the news of Downing's takeover, all Luxembourgers with immigrant tendencies stopped to see if the world's most influential industrialist could give Luxembourg hope of revitalization. That is, their new monarch had already gained great prestige before he took office, and it can be said that there were essentially zero subjects opposed to Downing taking over Luxembourg.

The Grand Duke of Windsor did not disappoint his new subjects, and the first plan after taking over the government was an ultra-low tax policy, with an average industrial and commercial tax rate of 1%, zero excise tax, zero inheritance tax, zero agricultural tax, and zero customs duties.

When the tax rate is low, the economic vitality will go up, and the salaries of the civil servants working under the Grand Duke of Windsor have not only not decreased, but also increased, which is the charm of the local tyrant Grand Duke, and Luxembourgers will wake up with a smile in their dreams. Luxembourg has a total population of 200,000 people, and like a large factory, there is no pressure on the Grand Duke to do this kind of "philanthropy".

Please note that the inheritance tax is zero, which will attract rich people from all over Europe to Luxembourg, and when the rich come, it is no wonder that the economy does not go up, and our Grand Duke is the best example. Many people suspect that the Grand Duke's inheritance tax policy is tailor-made for himself.

The consumption tax is zero, which of course encourages consumption.

Since it is his own country, Downing will put all the industries in Luxembourg as a "backup" in case of emergency, telegraphs, steel companies, aluminum companies, bicycles, toothpaste, toothbrushes, sweeteners, medical equipment, pharmaceutical factories, arsenals, phonographs, computers......

These factories only seek technical reserves, do not pay attention to sales, this alone, enough Luxembourg to benefit immensely, there will be a large number of high-tech talents into Luxembourg, and science and technology and education is an important part of the Grand Duke's policy, he will spend a lot of money to establish the University of Luxembourg, invite excellent professors to teach in English, German, French, Dutch, Luxembourg into a European academic center. As for basic education, let alone the goal of universal universal 12 years of upper secondary education, which is the highest standard in the world. These are all asking for money, money, which is where the local tyrant and the grand duke come in.

Luxembourg's national defense mainly adopts good relations with the foreign powers, and as long as it has good relations with Britain, France, Prussia, and Belgium, it is basically safe from being invaded. Of course, the Wehrmacht also had to start building up, gradually replacing the current Prussian defenders and Hessian mercenaries. With such a small population, Luxembourg is basically left to follow the old Swiss path - all the people are soldiers.

The Grand Duke has made a move! Luxembourg's economy will grow like a snowball, and every Luxembourger will have a happy smile on their face. The only bad thing is that the Grand Duke went so far as to declare Luxembourg an atheistic country, "because the theory of evolution has completely denied the possibility of God's existence, and as a rational national leader, I have reason to think that religion belongs to the past and the future to science." Luxembourg does not persecute religious beliefs, but there are restrictions on the abuse of religious freedom: 1. Any proselytizing that frightens the population with the use of hell after death or similar means will be included in the crime of intimidation; 2. Any attempt to induce people to join the Church by means of going to Heaven after death or having 72 Tegong virgins in Heaven will be included in the crime of fraud; 3. The University of Luxembourg will open a public religious debate platform, and people of any religious opinion are welcome to come to debate, and the debate requires the use of logic or evidence, and those who hold the view that "God has absolute authority and must not be believed" will not be given the opportunity to debate; Feng? The Lord of Windsor will rule as a dictatorship, and after 10 years, a referendum will be held to choose a new social system, and if the Grand Duke of Windsor loses the power to rule in the referendum, he will be guaranteed by his personal reputation that he will leave peacefully and take all his personal marks with him. (From the Telegraph, June 1856)

There is no doubt that an atheist country will turn away many outstanding talents, but the Grand Duke does not care, he himself is the representative of the most advanced productive forces and the most advanced science and technology of this era, and the country he wants to create is a rich, powerful, rational, scientific, free, fair, sincere, and brave country, regardless of whether Luxembourg will succeed in the future, this will write a strong stroke in the history of human development.

In Luxembourg, the theory of evolution is as important as the four arithmetic in the primary school curriculum. Every primary school student should understand from an early age that all living things have a common ancestor, and that all creatures in the biosphere of the whole earth are truly a big family, every grass and tree, a cat and a mouse, can be our partners, and true love lies in the fact that we should have love for all things that fly in the sky, swim in the water, grow on the mountains, and bury in the ground other than the animals and plants that we raise and grow, because they are our brothers and sisters.

This is a love based on reason, a love that will last forever and withstand the wind and rain and the passage of time.

The devil's ambassador has finally made a big move, these days, the church's harsh criticism of Downing has been rising wave after wave, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has never been on the cusp of the storm. (http:／／.）。 The French even built a country like Napoleon III's intervention in Luxembourg. The king of the Kingdom of Prussia was also angry with Downing's hubris, and despite Bismarck's opposition, openly declared that he would no longer support the founding of New Luxembourg.

When Napoleon III heard this decision of the King of Prussia, he danced with joy, haha, little look, finally hit the southern wall, call you arrogant! The current situation made Nasan the happiest, not to rush to the front and be embargoed, with the Kingdom of Prussia as the vanguard. He was frightened by Downing's business empire and didn't dare to speak out publicly.

Due to the broad base of Christianity, in England, no one in the political family, headed by the Queen, was willing to support an atheistic state, and Prince Albert was scolded by his wife and did not dare to say anything. Under pressure from Parliament, Prime Minister Palmerston withdrew the title of "Duke of London" from Downing! This is a strong warning.

It's really a broken drum and a hammer, even the king of Bavaria is dissatisfied with Downing's appearance, and Downing is in danger of losing Princess Sissi! The monarch of the Duchy of Hesse-Kassel stated that he would not continue to supply mercenaries to Tangning next year, unless Tangning abandoned his atheistic claims.

Downing really didn't expect that an "atheist" plan for the founding of the country would encounter such huge resistance.

Perhaps his plans for the great development of Europe were fundamentally wrong, and it was impossible for one person to confront the ideology of Europe as a whole.

Perhaps it is time for him to consider "leaving Europe and entering Asia", to cultivate a terrifying opponent for Europe, so that Eurocentrics will lose their illusions. Tang Ning set his sights on the Sino-Japanese delegation, which was working hard......