In fact, the military invasions and colonization movements in European history are much earlier than people think, and their cruelty is comparable to that of the New World colonial movements that began in the 16th century.

The Romans, who made their fortune in the Apennine Peninsula, slaughtered more than a quarter of the Gauls and Normans in their conquest of Western Europe. In order to control the land, in addition to building military strongholds, the Roman senators also placed retired soldiers in the conquered areas, which evolved into many of the cities of present-day Western Europe.

From the 12th century, the invasion and colonization of Ireland by England also began, and Engels once said: "The invasion of England deprived Ireland of all possibilities for development, and immediately pushed it back by several centuries from the 12th century".

Although the Irish Throne Act of the mid-16th century established the King of England's right to the Irish throne, England never saw Ireland as a co-ruler, but plundered and invaded Ireland as if it were a foreign barbarian nation, and reached its climax in the 16th century under Elizabeth I.

For a long, long time, the Irish in the eyes of the English aristocracy were as lowly as pigs, dogs, and livestock, and then enjoyed the right to ** in Ireland with peace of mind. On the one hand, they hated the will of the Irish to resist the invasion of England, and on the other hand, they laughed at the short-sighted, scattered national nature of the other.

In their words, with just a little leftovers, these beggar-like Celts will quickly forget all their deep hatreds and then go on to fight for yesterday's enemies.

At the end of the 13th century, England launched a war to invade Scotland. Wallace, a Scottish hero, was forced by King Edward I of England to use a large number of servant troops conscripted from Ireland in his army, and uttered the famous joke that would later circulate in Scotland: "Arrows are too expensive, the Irish go first." ”

In the 17th century, Ireland was not spared by the English colonization and enclosure movement, and most of the land was occupied by large English landowners who rarely visited Ireland once in their lives. Under the economic plundering of the Irish without regard to the life and death of the Irish. The export of large quantities of Irish agricultural products contributed to the accumulation of capitalist primitive capital in England.

Ordinary Irish farmers and herders were either reduced to hungry tenant serfs or displaced as beggars refugees, who joined the cannon fodder groups of England's overseas colonies. The first order of the modern slave trade in England, and it was not black slaves, was the sale of Irish slaves in 1612.

The reason why potatoes became the sentiment of later generations of Irish people is that the Irish, who have lost most of their land, can only rely on this new crop with a yield of at least six times that of cereals per acre to feed themselves.

In Irish folklore, people who know the importance of potatoes to life utter a classic ballad: "There are only two things in the world that cannot be joked about: one is to get married under the witness of God, and the other is to grow potatoes at home." ”

A country with a strong agriculture and animal husbandry. However, taking potatoes as a label for the country's historical survival is also a kind of helpless self-deprecation.

Ireland, known as the emerald of Europe, has been the poorest country in Europe since the 16th century, and the hat has been worn for more than 300 years since then, which is worse than the German region that was reduced to ruins in the Thirty Years' War, the Seven Years' War, and the Bavarian Succession War.

By the 19th century, even though the world was bathed in the pinnacle of modern civilization, Ireland still had no place to speak of. Even if there was a dedicated Department of Irish Affairs, many of the British Kingdom's administrative matters on the land could be attributed to the "Department of Colonial Affairs". Other words. In the eyes of the British, the island of Ireland is not much different from the colonies of India, Africa and other places.

With this background, it's easy to understand why the famous 19th-century Irish famine took place. In the craziest famine in European history, hundreds of thousands of Irish people starved to death at home because of a failed potato harvest. More hungry people were forced to flee, and less than half of the more than 8 million Irish remained, never to recover.

In this time of famine, Ireland was still a strange net exporter of agricultural products. The agricultural products that could cope with the Great Famine were exported to England and other European countries by the large British landowners. A place where even its own people are not well fed, clothed, or even starved to death, but for hundreds of years it has been one of the main exporters of European food. I don't know who this kind of history satirizes.

Most of the Irish refugees who were displaced during the Great Famine immigrated to the United States and became cannon fodder for the modern industrial revolution and national reform in the United States: in the Civil War, 100,000 Irish youths joined the Northern Army, hoping to improve their social status and life with their fearlessness and sacrifice; During the great movement to build American railroads, countless Irish laborers died along the railroad construction site, almost as many as the equally famously miserable Chinese laborers a few years later.

In the later "A Brief History of Race in the United States", there is an incredible public record: the average standard of living of black slaves in North America exceeded that of Irish farmers; In the American South, Irish people are often employed for the most dangerous and harmful jobs.

The famous American civil rights writer Solo once wrote in his book: "Under every American sleeper, there is a corpse of an Irishman." And this sentence is quoted in the chapter "Wrapping Worker" in modern Chinese middle school Chinese textbooks.

In the 21st century, the population of the Republic of Ireland is only more than 4 million, but there are more than 80 million descendants of Irish immigrants scattered around the world, and the ethnic diffusion ratio reaches 1:20.

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The plan of the year lies in the spring, especially the current situation in the United States, where many social activities are also staged.

The annual Grand Shooting League Finals are back in the capital city of Manchester, with teams from more than a dozen cities across the country competing in the final stages of the tournament at the Army Training Ground in the islands outside the city.

According to the regulations of the Chinese American Shooting Association, all shooting leagues must be equipped with a Type 22A rear-loading mini rifle and a revolver in the team or individual competition of the shooting league.

Many beautiful towns have their own shooting clubs, where any adult male can buy or rent these powerful former military-style weapons to get their hands dirty. However, if you don't have a gun license, you can only store your guns in the club.

Guns are such violent gadgets, regardless of age and country. It has always been a favorite adult toy for men. According to statistics, about 10,000 Type 22A Mini rifles and revolvers have become special guns for Chinese shooting sports, and it can be regarded as forming a kind of domestic demand market through the national martial arts, slowly consuming those obsolete arms.

After nearly two decades of development, this spicy sport, which originated from the practice of the military shooting range, has now become a popular pastime second only to billiards, poker and football.

The Huamei Shooting League has a set of strict competition and athlete management regulations, from gun selection, ammunition testing to gun testing, any preparation link may lead to accidents in the final results of the competition, which also produces unpredictable and exciting results.

The number of shooting enthusiasts in China is much larger than that of active duty soldiers, so much so that the entry fee for shooting clubs around the country every year is enough to cover half of the league's prize money. And any retired veteran is the object of competition for shooting clubs in various cities in Huamei.

In addition to the shooting league, this year's "Huamei Triathlon" finals will also be held in the National Forest Park on the outskirts of Manchester City. This civilian sport, also flowed out of the military, has also attracted a group of pretentious, over-energetic men who will be transformed into stinking humanoid beasts in the muddy fields as they compete for points in the stage of the event.

The cheers of the swamp wetlands trail race emanated from the depths of the National Forest and became a distant reverberation that was difficult to catch over the woodside cottage estate community in the north of Manchester City, often causing the servants working on the estate to look up and think someone was trying to sneak over the fence.

A luxury horse-drawn carriage drives through the neat green streets of the neighborhood. Slowly stopped at the gate of a small villa estate, and then a richly dressed middle-aged beautiful woman stepped out of the carriage with the help of the servants, and then stood for several minutes staring at the door number of the master's house hanging in front of the gate, as if she was still a little hesitant.

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Even though a large number of pristine trees have been preserved both inside and outside the estate. A lot of old natural stone was also used, but many details show that this is clearly a large family that has only been moving in for a few months. There is a Su character written on the door number, and there is only one top magnate in this country whose surname is Su.

Over the years, more and more high-income families have settled in the southern part of Manchester. The elderly travelers have gradually moved their homes to the north of Manchester City, where the environment is quieter and more than ordinary people imagine.

With the recent change of family members and urban planning adjustments, Su Zining also chose to buy a new home in the north of Manchester City, and gave up the original residence in the south of Manchester to his eldest son Su Fangwei. But now Su Fangwei is not at home. And in Yunzhou, the military build-up mission may soon be followed by a small army unit entering the colony of French Quebec.

In the study, the new mahogany lacquered furniture still exudes a hint of natural fragrance, and Su Zining leans on the sofa alone to read the newspaper. The mild myopia of my youth has dissipated with the polish of the years, and I have to read books and newspapers with the help of reading glasses many times.

The old housekeeper's visitor reminder did not make Su Zining change his leisurely posture in the study, nor did he maintain any secrecy about the upcoming meeting, but got up and opened the floor-to-ceiling windows and curtains, allowing sunlight and the fragrance of flowers in the outer courtyard to fill the room.

When Dai Qingqing walked into the study with two personal maids, Su Zining was pouring tea into a new teacup, seemingly planning to make a good cup of tea for each other himself.

"Brother Su, really, I haven't seen you for a few months, so I moved to such a remote place, and let me go back and forth in the city several times." Dai Qingqing sat down with a smile, and then raised her hand slightly, and a personal maid quickly put the gift box she was holding in her arms on the coffee table, "This is the grape I personally planted in Killarney Rose Manor, Ireland, the wines made by the estate, an absolute limited edition." ”

Glancing slightly at the large stack of documents or long scrolls held by the other maid beside him, a smile appeared on Su Zining's face.

Dai Qingqing noticed Su Zining's gaze, and waved her hand lightly, and the two maids quietly withdrew from the study after putting down the documents and scrolls.

"Qingqing, you have come back from Ireland this time. How long do you plan to stay? Why don't you go directly to France with your husband, it is estimated that Dai Botong is now arguing with the French. ”

Looking at the beautiful woman in her thirties in front of her, Su Zining couldn't help but feel the neglect of this woman by the years. And the Dai Botong in his mouth is younger than himself, and now he is almost gone.

"You can't leave a few children alone at home all the time, for fear that they will be unfamiliar. I'm going to wait for the eldest and Princess Elizabeth to spend the summer, and then bring them back to Irish Rose Manor for a vacation. The old generation is a workaholic, and I can't figure out where he's going to run now, until I know where to go. I guess he's changed places again. ”

Dai Qingqing drank tea casually, as if she had long been immune and bored with this kind of short topic in the family. And the twins she and Dai Botong gave birth to in the Azores a few years ago are even more surprising Dai Qingqing's long-term wandering wild personality, and she stayed overseas even during pregnancy.

"Aside from the trade representatives and diplomats, you're the hardest man in Europe at home." Su Zining nodded slightly, and the smile in the corner of his eyes became thicker and thicker, "It is said that even Yang Wenwen has forbidden his family from being too far away from home since this year, just by taking a boat." None of them are allowed to go to places with a range of more than 500 nautical miles. ”

"As people get older, they become less courageous. But I don't feel it in you at all, to say that Dai Botong is fighting so hard now, most of it is also influenced by you. ”

Su Zining said half-flatteringly and half-hintingly. His gaze finally returned to the papers and scrolls that Dai Qingqing left on the coffee table.

"I have some good projects recently, I wonder if Brother Su is interested in participating?"

As if he felt that the opening was going well, Dai Qingqing smiled and unfolded a document, revealing a confident expression: "Now the businessmen of County Carey and County Cork in Ireland. I am now confident that I will be persuaded by the Catholic Union and local councils throughout Munster to open up the investment environment as much as possible for our layout in Ireland. ”

"For example?" Su Zining asked lightly. Didn't look directly at what was written on the paper.

"It can provide the cheapest land and labor, can start any industry, and the tax is definitely the lowest in Europe! I can also persuade the County Council of Cork to reduce the cargo tax by half of our merchant ships arriving at Cork Harbour in the future. ”

Dai Qingqing said word by word, with a hint of fire flashing in her eyes, and also hiding a trace of imperceptible nervousness.

"The cheapest land and labor, the lowest taxes, any industry...... It sounds tempting, but if it weren't for Europe alone, I think any domestic landlord would be tempted. Su Zining couldn't help nodding frequently, but his expression was still very indifferent.

"If Sugo is willing to invest in a property in Ireland, whether it is a sole proprietorship or a joint venture, I can set aside a piece of land on the outskirts of Port Kenmare and reduce the rent for five years."

Dai Qingqing thought for a while, threw out a heavy promise, and then stared at Su Zining's face with a wink of beautiful eyelashes.

"It's hard for me to refuse being so willing to use my own territory to attract investment...... That's what you're committed to everyone else these days, right? If I'm not mistaken, these conditions add up, and you haven't touched any of them in the country. Even your good girlfriends, the Xia family sisters, are probably playing haha for you, just talking about feelings and not being real, right? ”

Su Zining finished with a smile, then got up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the bustling southern district of Manchester City at the end of the southern line of sight.

Hearing Su Zining's words, Dai Qingqing's body suddenly stiffened, then his shoulders loosened, and he sighed softly, which was a kind of acquiescence.

"Killarney, Kenmare and Cork in Ireland are all great places to visit, and if you're there, you basically don't lose money investing there. This is also our favorite state in which the European layout has progressed to the present. If it's just looking for someone to partner in the business, I'm afraid that's not what you really think, right? Do you want to be the best in Ireland? ”

Seeing Dai Qingqing's expression, Su Zining finally determined the true purpose of today's visit. After a little thought, I still pierced the topic directly, opened the skylight and said something bright.

"Of course, in order to keep up with the country's thinking, I have been doing research in Ireland for all these years, and now I am fully prepared, so I came back to ask for everyone's help!"

Seeing that Su Zining was more straightforward than he imagined, Dai Qingqing's originally somewhat melancholy eyes immediately lit up, and he hurriedly launched his long-worked plan: "As we all know. Ireland is the closest country to North America and Western Europe, with the exception of the U.S. Viceroyalty of the Azores. There are a large number of good ports on the west coast, and the direct voyage to Cork City is less than Lisbon, which is very suitable for trade!

"At this time, the forest resources of Ireland were still relatively well preserved, and the mountains in the north and south were flourishing, while at least half of the inland land was vast grassy hills and plains, with fertile land and abundant rainfall! The climate is better than most places in Songzhou. ”

"Together with the English and Scots, who forcibly colonized and settled in the north, the total population of the island of Ireland is about a little over a million. Although the population is not large. But I have dealt with them for more than 20 years, and I am very familiar with their characteristics, the folk customs are simple, the character is tough, and it is easy to be content. Among the Europeans who immigrated to North America in the past, there were not a few Irish, and they should be considered the most obedient people......"

Dai Qingqing spread out a stack of documents and explained very quickly, as if he wanted to stuff all his knowledge of Ireland into Su Zining's head in one go.

"Huh. I've known this before, so let's get to the point. Su Zining couldn't help coughing softly.

Dai Qingqing was stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds, she blushed slightly, knowing that she was a bit of a trick to sell this knowledge in front of Su Zining. However, seeing that the other party was still concentrating, he immediately changed his explanation strategy: "Let's put it this way, our European strategy is basically smooth, and Ireland is already a European strategic partner worthy of comprehensive support." The state has been helping Ireland over the years. Having gained the trust of the vast majority of the Irish grassroots people, coupled with a long history of external discrimination, it is easy for them to accept us who are willing to live with them on an equal footing. ”

"We have the second highest number of Irish immigrants in our country after the Germans. Therefore, emotionally speaking, the state's comprehensive support for Ireland also has a considerable social basis. ”

"My idea is that the state can encourage domestic companies to invest in Ireland in all its aspects, and I can use my political influence in Ireland, especially in County Kerry and County Cork in Munster Province, to give the most investment incentives!"

Dai Qingqing said, and quickly took out a letter from the bottom of the document: "This is a hand-copied copy of an open letter written by the Irish local nobles of County Kerry and County Cork to Parliament, and I gave the original to Lao Qi last week." Land and labor are not a problem as long as we want to. ”

"They are very motivated and conscious, and it is estimated that it is also your unremitting efforts over the years." Su Zining nodded with a smile, and then picked up a document from the table, "However, these are still space-bound, can you be more specific?" “

At this point, Dai Qingqing stood up abruptly as if she saw hope, and her slightly excited voice was mixed with a hint of uneasiness: "Ireland needs to develop into a strong country, just like we have for more than 20 years. Compared to the insatiable Portugal, the cunning England, the ambitious Emden and the Netherlands, Ireland is much simpler and simpler! I believe that as long as the Irish are diligent and humble enough, Ireland will definitely become the most developed country in Europe and the staunchest ally of Huamei in Europe! ”

After Dai Qingqing finished speaking, her face flushed, as if these words had been held in her heart for a long, long time.

"Anything else?" Su Zining was still unfazed.

"Until it really develops, Ireland will still lack food, cloth, medicine and ammunition. Of course, these can be imported from North America as long as there is enough capital. Once Ireland enters the track of comprehensive development, it will be a very large market! ”

After being generous for a long time, seeing that Su Zining's expression still didn't change much, Dai Qingqing was a little stunned, not knowing what he had missed. After thinking about it, he began to play the emotional card again: "Even if I carry out some land reform in the local area, the farmers in Cork and Carey are reluctant to eat their livestock in exchange for food, cloth and medicine. Almost all of the processed livestock products are exported to Huamei. They would rather light a torch with dead wood at night than light it with even a tiny amount of animal fat, which is shipped from Kenmare and Cork to Qingcheng every year. ”

"Well, the statistics from the Ministry of Commerce should be more convincing. Last year, Ireland imported 1,500 tonnes of animal fat, 800 tonnes of wool, 300 tonnes of linen and wool yarn, and 24,000 square metres of leather...... Not a small amount, which solves a lot of domestic needs. Ireland can ostensibly become the second country in Europe to maintain a trade surplus with the United States, thanks to the fact that the Killarney Rose Chamber of Commerce has a lot to do with its agricultural exports. ”

Su Zining agreed with Dai Qingqing's words, and he seemed to know more about the country's annual trade with Ireland than Dai Qingqing.

Compared to Portugal, which has a large overseas colony and a much larger population, it is a miracle that Ireland has been able to achieve this point. Of course, the so-called trade surplus is largely the result of the Killarney Rose Chamber of Commerce, which is controlled by Huamei behind the scenes, and Ireland is essentially a single exporter of agricultural products with poor resources.

"So. For the sake of these poor Irish people, who still have so much hope for life, I hope that Sugo will use your influence to formally pass the Irish Aid Bill in the Senate. ”

Dai Qingqing sat down slowly and looked at Su Zining's face with longing.

"You're a beautiful idea, and it seems like you're trying to put the lives of millions of people in Ireland on the beauty of it. Using the support of Huamei to develop Ireland into a European power? ”

"Yes, we can't do it alone, we need a European ally who is absolutely at ease. At the moment I really don't see any other European country that has such an absolute trust in China and the United States as Ireland. Moreover, except for seeking independence, Ireland has no ambitions for North America and Europe, and will definitely not pose any threat to China and the United States. ”

Dai Qingqing nodded hurriedly. Directly position Ireland as a docile and loyal gorgeous little partner: "As long as real aid is received, Ireland has enough sincerity and conditions to reciprocate, and it will definitely not be less than other places!" ”

"Real assistance? Doesn't the previous one count? Su Zining's brows gradually furrowed.

"The previous aid strategy was only to please the Irish, and even to take advantage of their contradictions with England to achieve a strategy of containing England. But if Ireland can't really develop, if it is still the same in 20 years, it will not be able to become a truly economically developed country, and it will not be able to become a beautiful European helper. ”

"Twenty years? Replicate the development process of Huamei in the fastest time? ”

Su Zining suddenly wanted to laugh.

"As long as you can give a high level of support, there is nothing that cannot be done. Didn't we be poor back then?! In addition to a few hundred people, in terms of the harsh environment and the population base, which point can be compared with the current Ireland? ”

Dai Qingqing was also a little emotional, thinking that Su Zining was deliberately making things difficult for herself today.

Seeing that Dai Qingqing was a little misguided, he fell into some misunderstandings. Su Zining decisively showed a serious expression: "Our country, to reach its current state, has used all the shortcuts it can find, and it has taken a full twenty-five years. Let us also change from youth to old age. ”

"What you say may have a point, but that doesn't mean the process and the outcome will be as you want it to be, and Ireland can't replicate the beauty of national development. Ireland can't be compared to the United States. It is not a blank slate, it has its own long history, humanistic customs, and ruling culture. And our country, which came out of nothing, everything is redesigned. It may be difficult to get started, but from the very beginning, we have tried to avoid the detours of development and the cost of social development and change. ”

"From the government to the private sector, we have spent more than a billion dollars in the past. And if Ireland, which has a population about the same size as we have now, to replicate this path, the cost of reform and capital will be much higher than ours. How much money, talent, and time do you think it will take? ”

Su Zining said word by word, and the document in his hand was slowly put back on the coffee table.

"I'm not trying to replicate everything in Ireland, I just need the help of the state to be able to develop as quickly as possible. Ireland needs steel, shipbuilding, chemicals and manufacturing, schools, hospitals and railways, fertilisers, cement and medicines...... These don't need to take decades to re-explore, they should all be available from China, right? ”

"If no one wants to invest directly in Ireland, then I hope to get financial assistance, an interest-free loan of 50 million, to be paid off over 50 years! You can rest assured that all this money will be used to procure domestic goods and technology, and will never go to other countries! How much of the country's economy can be driven by these orders, Brother Su, you are an understanding person. ”

Dai Qingqing gritted her teeth and finally said her final needs.

"Good guys, 50 million financial aid, or interest-free loans. Guan Ruzhong has the ability to flicker out 50 million interest-free loans from those oligarchs, he estimates that he will wake up laughing when he dreams, he has long been blocked and used in China, how can it be left to Ireland for national development? Qingqing, do you think such an idea is realistic? ”

Su Zining didn't laugh angrily, of course, it was more of a helplessness in the face of naïve thinking.

"In our eyes. Ireland is but a pawn in the United States to counterbalance England, and it must have its place and its action. But at present, this Ireland, or the Ireland in your Dai Qingqing's hands, does not have the chess game to take over the balance of the whole of Europe. ”

"Speaking of which, although County Cork and County Kerry have developed into the best economic areas in Ireland over the years, Ireland in your mouth is only 2 counties out of 32 counties in Ireland! You have only a tenth of the population of Ireland, do you think you really represent the whole of Ireland? ”

"A country of abject poverty that has long been oppressed by England and is still under the control of the old Catholic and feudal aristocracy. Without a unified political power, without a unified army, and without the necessary metal minerals, it is difficult to have the resources, capital, and political conditions required by an industrial country. ”

"Except for the blood and pastures of England rule. The future development it wants can only stay on paper. From this point of view, it is not as good as Portugal, which was monopolized by Catholicism and feudal aristocracy, at least the latter still has a unified state power, and it is also one of the few countries in Europe rich in mineral resources, and has a mature overseas trade. ”

"If we have to say that any European country has more potential to act as our thug in Europe with the support of Huamei, it must be England, not Ireland, because the innate qualifications of the two countries are very different!"

"In terms of resources, England is rich in coal, iron ore, tin ore, potash, gypsum, and fluorite. Agriculture is also far more developed than in Ireland. ”

"In terms of capital, Elizabeth I spread mercantilism throughout the country more than half a century ago, from the aristocracy to the landlords and gentry, and the development of commercial capital and industrial capital was far ahead of other European countries."

"On the population. Excluding Scotland, there are more than 5 million, with a population five times that of Ireland, and the comprehensive cultural quality far exceeds that of Ireland. ”

"Geographically, England is closer to the commercial center of Western Europe. London has long been one of the most financially and commercially developed cities in Western Europe. ”

"In terms of ideas, the Church of England is also Protestant, open and enterprising. After the end of the civil war, it became even more difficult for conservative ideas to survive. ”

After some comparison, Su Zining unceremoniously degraded Ireland, which Dai Qingqing had blown away from the sky and the earth, to nothing.

"As long as the operation on England's throne is completed, and on the basis of these ready-made foundations, we can give a small amount of support that will be enough to help England become a leading European power within twenty years at the lowest cost, and the benefits will be immediate. Ireland in your mind will never be able to do that. ”

As if he felt that his analysis and assumptions were a bit cruel, when he said these words, Su Zining did not meet Dai Qingqing's eyes.

"I ......"

Dai Qingqing's face became more and more pale, and she was speechless by the end.

"You've been back for half a month, and you should have heard a lot. Swenbo is leading a small business delegation of domestic companies to participate in the North Atlantic and North American Economic Forum in Lisbon, Portugal. Su Zining squinted his eyes, as if he was recalling a major incident in foreign relations, "It is estimated that he is playing in Portugal, boasting about the "Model of Civilization" and working hard to win over Portugal...... Judging by the paper content of the "Model of Civilization" alone, the likelihood of Portugal's rejection is low. ”

"A Model of Civilization? That's someone who is naïve enough to make Portugal compromise in order to achieve your goals? Is it really a fool to be a Portuguese? ”

Dai Qingqing's eyes flashed a trace of gloom, but she controlled her emotions well and did not raise her voice too much.

"That's what the Portuguese dream of, they're not stupid. If there is something that must be abandoned, it is also the price of the Kingdom of Portugal's quest for a comprehensive national revival. What price do you think Ireland can pay to gain domestic support? ”

Su Zining changed his smile again, but this time, he did not avoid Dai Qingqing's gaze, but stared at the other party's eyes more firmly than the other party.

"Qingqing, I know that you have a lot of ideas, and you have spent twenty years of youth and energy for your ideas. We should respect and support the dreams of our own people, but only if they are in the service of the individual or for us as a collective? ”

"Whether it's a country or an individual, if you want to get everything you need, you have to pay a price. So what I want to ask is. Is Ireland as a nation, and with all your heart and soul in Ireland, ready to pay the real price? ”

In the middle of the sound, Su Zining said a meaningful question, which also made Dai Qingqing stunned suddenly.

"The real cost of Ireland? My true price? In Killarney, in Kenmare, and even in the whole of County Kerry and County Cork, I can guarantee that you can do it! But I don't understand. What is it that can make you not hesitate to get domestic capital and technology to Portugal in waves, and be so stingy with Ireland that you are unwilling to hand over to an Ireland that is destined to become a hardcore strategic ally with Huamei?! ”

Dai Qingqing couldn't hold back any longer, and almost stood up after patting the coffee table.

She was unwilling and unable to accept that in the half month after returning to her hometown, she cheekily went to the door to lobby one by one, but every family was enthusiastic but had a cold attitude.

In order to complete Huamei's strategic differentiation of England, she is well aware of her puppet role. She has devoted almost half of her life to Ireland, experienced countless ups and downs, and passed by countless life-and-death crises.

In order to be consistent with the tone of the country, what is said above. She just does what she does. Even before she left for North America last month, she wrote a very provocative diplomatic letter to Cromwell in accordance with the instructions of Yan Xiaosong, who was mediating the civil war conflict in England, hoping to create more strategic miscalculations for Cromwell.

A series of major European strategies were introduced. She knew she didn't have access to the higher strategic secrets, but she couldn't figure out why, in the end, all the hard work she had put in was not worth mentioning in the eyes of some people.

Dai Qingqing didn't understand. I really don't understand.

And when she learned that an outsider (Portugal) could be more favored and cared for than her own Ireland, the resentment and grievance that had been hidden in her heart for a long time completely exploded.

The pampered temperament is no longer there, the elegant polite smile is no more, and no matter how luxurious the clothes are, it can't hide Dai Qingqing's anger and gaffe like a volcanic eruption at this time.

"Do you know why you've been hitting a wall these days? Because no one wants to see you succeed, or rather, most people will be jealous of your success. ”

Su Zining finally threw out an astonishing conclusion.

"Dissatisfied? Eat one's heart out? What did I do to them? ”

"Who did that shipload of cheap produce hurt to North America?"

"Who is hurt by that shipload of grain purchased at a high price from North America?"

"Who did the Irish laborers who were mobilized to the railroad sites hurt one by one?"

"Who did the young Irish who were born and died in the Foreign Legion hurt?"

"Who did I hurt by staying in the country for less than a third of the year?"

Dai Qingqing's eyes widened, and her anger ignited again, and at this moment, she felt an indescribable nausea.

After an angry roar, Dai Qingqing was so tired that she couldn't speak, but she put away the remaining documents on the coffee table that had not yet been unfolded with a cold face.

"People have a dark side. In the eyes of many, your success is nothing more than a gift from the state, not your efforts. Even in the process of Ireland's strategic layout, anyone can do this. However, what we get is nothing more than money and status, while you get a country. Do you think that in this group whose mission is to take revenge on history, in a circle where money is no longer money, who else can be luckier and more happy than you? ”

"A country that can do as it pleases, an army that obeys orders, even if Ireland is just a small country with poverty, is not a level of life that our wealth can match. You make us feel ashamed and inferior, we have reason to refuse to use our own strength to fulfill your dreams, and it is a shame not to tear down your stage behind your back. ”

Saying that, Su Zining also nodded his chest self-deprecatingly, which can be regarded as the first to blacken himself for saying bad things behind his back.

"So, I have to pay the price of reciprocity, right? Otherwise, I should be a good-for-nothing pawn. Ireland must also pay a reciprocal enough price, otherwise it wouldn't be a big deal even if it remained part of England, would it? Dai Qingqing finally understood, and her heart was half cold, "What about Shi Wenbo?" Why can he make his son the Duke of Spain and his daughter the future Queen of England! ”

"Neither his son nor his daughter are really in power, at most they are just profiting from Shi Wenbo's private career. What's more, Swenbo has no ambitions. ”

"But you are different, and your ideals are even in fierce conflict with your husband Dai Botong. You will become the regent of a country in the future, and you will truly have the power to rule a country. You want your sons and grandsons to become the kings of Ireland and pass them on from generation to generation. ”

"If you're really mentally prepared one day, I can help you reorganize your thinking. However, I can assure you that the 'Three Kings Project' will not stop, and Ireland will eventually become a completely independent country. ”

After speaking, Su Zining stood up, got up and walked towards the door, leaving Dai Qingqing in his study. (To be continued.) )

PS: The fourth bullet on New Year's Day.