In general, before deindustrialization, the developed countries of the United States, Britain, France, and Germany, as the oldest blue-collar workers, not only benefited from the industrial revolution, but also suffered from industrial pollution and strikes. London's famously dense air pollution and soot smog are the heavy price to pay for developing industry.

Therefore, after the wave of new jishu such as informatization and genetic engineering swept Shijie, the developed countries in the West quickly changed their faces, grabbed the new jishu, changed into clean work clothes, and became high-tech workers in emerging industries. In the past, the jobs in the traditional industries that were stupid, black, coarse, low, jishu, and highly polluting were disdainfully handed over to the second echelon of the capitalist camp such as Japan, South Korea, and the Asian Tigers.

Then, at the end of the twentieth century, European and American countries were fooled by the financial magic of financiers making money out of nothing, and they did not keep up with the development of high-tech jishu in time, at least without a new round of breakthrough development, regardless of the large amount of money invested in the financial industry, and changed into a suit and tie to become a white-collar worker. In any case, even if the industrial efficiency is twice the current level, the speed of making money is not as fast as that of the banking industry.

As for the vacated new industries such as informatization and computers, they have once again shifted to the second echelon of the capitalist camp such as Japan, South Korea, and the Asian Tigers. And these second-tier countries, due to small countries and widows, after taking over more profitable and more decent new industries from Western countries, in order to free up labor and resources, they have transferred outdated old industries to Chinese mainland and other regions.

As a result, the population is large and the basic conditions are good Chinese mainland. It gradually absorbed the production capacity of the whole shijie and gradually became a shijie factory.

Originally, according to the idea of Westerners, even if China became a shijie factory. In fact, it doesn't matter much, anyway, when the next scientific and technological revolution comes, all the strength comparisons will have to be cleared again. When humanity enters the space age, what is the use of building more factories on the ground?

However, the next scientific and technological revolution is not so easy to come, and up to now, the new jishu has never been a breakthrough development, and the space age is a distant fantasy. And in the meantime. Japan, South Korea and other second-tier countries have also followed in the footsteps of developed countries in the West, taking off their work clothes and putting on suits one by one. Playing the financial magic of making money has become a new white-collar banker, and at the same time, new industries such as informatization and genetic engineering that cannot be accommodated have also been transferred to the coastal areas of Chinese mainland, which not only reduces pollution. It can also be relaxed. He prides himself on being very clever.

According to common sense, at this time, China should spit out its traditional industries and share some benefits to those backward countries behind it, and at the same time reduce its own productive forces, so as to reassure the European and American powers. Because of China's vast territory and large population, after absorbing new industries in the coastal areas, it only needs to transfer the old industries to the inland areas. There is no intention of actively spitting it out at all.

At the same time, the Chinese are still gritting their teeth to catch up with the trend of advanced jishu. Aircraft carriers, spaceships, space stations and other super projects have been launched one after another. On the contrary, Americans and Europeans are gradually eating up to their old roots, cutting all kinds of expensive space exploration and new Jishu research and development projects one by one in order to fill the huge government spending deficit and welfare shortfall, which is tantamount to giving up their own future.

Judging from the current situation, it is estimated that it will not be until the latter part of the 21 st century that all kinds of old industries will be completely transferred from China. During this period, the developed countries of the West have long been hollowed out, and the white shijie hegemony may have been squeezed long ago.

In short, in the absence of the birth of a revolutionary new jishu, industrialization is completely an invincible artifact of power, when the industry fell into the hands of China and could not be transferred, the developed countries in front of them had to involuntarily play the financial magic of making money with money in order to maintain the high welfare of the people and the generous treatment of the capitalists. Or, like Germany, it is possible to firmly grasp a part of the cutting-edge industry and prevent it from being lost by forcibly lowering welfare in the face of boiling public discontent and forcing the people to work hard, rather than pampering them.

The British, on the other hand, obviously could not do this, neither holding a part of the core tip in the palm of their hands like the Germans and the French, and could bargain with the Chinese and other emerging countries; Without the hegemony of the dollar, it can print money to engage in "quantitative easing" and suck blood from the whole shijie; The land area is also relatively small among the European powers, less than half the size of France; The internal divisions are more serious than those of Germany, France, and Italy – what other country in Western Europe is united by several different national subjects like Britain?

If you have to count it, it is estimated that there is only the Yugoslav alliance that has disappeared.

As the saying goes, the big boat sits firmly, and the small boat turns around quickly. The size of the British ship was awkward - it turned around unhappily and sat unsteadily.

In addition to these fundamental problems, there is another reason why the British Empire has been unable to bounce back over the years. Permanent Undersecretary Gordon did not say, and absolutely did not want to say it.

-- That is the stubbornly conservative British civil service itself, which is seriously behind the times.

In the UK, political changes are rapid, and the formation and collapse of cabinets are commonplace. While the prime minister's seat is more stable, the seats under the ministers' butts are not so sturdy. The average term of office of each minister is only 11 months, which is slightly more stable than the frequency of the Japanese changing prime ministers. In order to maintain the stability of the country and the government in this situation, it is necessary to have a civil service system that is independent of political trends.

Among the old capitalist countries in the West, Britain was the first to establish a civil service, and it has indeed operated successfully for a long time. But the problem is that to this day, the British civil service examination is still rigidly attached to the system of the British Empire in the mid-nineteenth century, and it is simply a living fossil.

If it is said that in the middle of the 19th century, when the civil service examination was first introduced in England, the emphasis on the examination of the mastery of ancient English, Greek, and Latin was still relevant - at that time, administrative work was heavily exposed to ancient legal documents and administrative documents written in Latin, then today, two centuries later. The British Higher Civil Service Examination is still the same subjects of the year, and Greek and Latin, which are not practical at all, continue to occupy a considerable weighting of scores. It's ridiculous.

The fundamental reason for all the high-sounding excuses and justifications for this is that the mass educational institutions in England could not find Greek and Latin teachers, and only the private aristocratic schools could provide Greek and Latin instruction from junior high school. Maintaining the weight of Greek and Latin in the British Higher Civil Service would preserve the monopoly of the upper classes under the guise of fairness and justice.

In the late sixties and eighties of the twentieth century, there were calls for reform of the civil service examination subjects in Britain, but Zuihou failed in the face of strong resistance from the civil service. Outcome. Until the 21st century, the British civil service exam was still tested in Greek and Latin.

Thus, by such a group of civil servants with degrees in classical philosophy, literature and law. The British government formed was equivalent to thinking with the minds of the aristocracy in the information age, and in the end there would be no other result than becoming more and more outdated.

Of course. The efficiency of the British government's civil servants is not bad. At least the rules and regulations are very strict, and no one dares to arrive late and leave early, let alone absenteeism, and the service attitude towards the public is also not bad. However, the deviation on the basis of selection determined the conservative and stubborn British civil service, and strongly resisted any change, until it was thrown by the tide of the times.

It's a shame that Harry. Permanent Undersecretary Gordon is also a beneficiary of the system - as the only Adept and wizard to pass the civil service examination. At a young age, he easily overwhelmed a group of strange people from the wilderness, and has been in power since the establishment of the British Ministry of Magic...... No matter how much credit others have made. No matter how powerful Liliang is, he can't enter the official system, let alone threaten Harry. The position of Permanent Undersecretary of Gordon could even kick all the other wizards out of the Ministry of Magic in one fell swoop - just because they were too expensive.

However, what Harry didn't know now was that the wizards he had forcibly laid off were already on their way to seek revenge......

-- When you can't get room for growth within the system, don't blame others for crushing the system with violence from outside the system......

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At the same time, Wang Qiu and the others took advantage of Zuihou's leisure time before the meeting to hold a picnic party by the Black Lake in the Hogwarts theme park.

In spring, the water surface of the Black Lake is sparkling, the water quality is clear, and there are many swimming fish in the lake, so it is obvious that this is a living lake.

This is the early spring, the pasture by the lake began to glow with tender green grass buds, when Wang Qiu and others came, you can also see a few rabbits running on it, but it is not as afraid of people as imagined, just after jumping away from a distance of more than ten meters, these rabbits stand upright, with a curious look and Wang Qiu and his party look at each other, it seems that they have never been hurt by tourists, and they seem lively and free.

Surrounded by mountains, woods, pastures and farmland, the calm waters of the lake gently ripple and reflect the towering Hogwarts Castle on the cliffs.

Unfortunately, although pheasants and rabbits are everywhere in the mountains and forests, and there are countless delicious and fat fish roaming in the lake, Wang Qiu and his family obviously can't hunt and fish here at will - it's a man-made theme park after all - so they are tragically forced to cook ingredients bought from a nearby supermarket...... All right! In fact, from another point of view, the British ingredients are still good, at least there should be few additives, because in these packaged haode dishes bought from the supermarket, lizards, frogs and snails can often be found, which is absolutely original!

Next, although Wang Qiu also likes to eat steak in China, there is really a big difference between British beef and Chinese knockoffs - the British talk about human nature, they don't bleed when slaughtering livestock, and they generally only eat half-cooked products with blood streaks. British beef is stewed in a pot for a long time, and you can still see the bloody blood gurgling out, and you have to put a lot of spices to suppress it, so it's no wonder that Westerners want to open up the spice road.

So. The main ingredient of this picnic was chicken, which was done by several adult women from the "China Strange World Tour", after slightly defrosting the frozen chicken. Cut into roughly the same size of meat, coated with spices and starch, and rolled into a yellow frying pan, the charred meat has an attractive aroma on the inside, and the radish slices and coriander are arranged in a circle under the cover of radish slices and coriander, like blooming flowers, which is beautiful and delicious.

There is also a whole roast chicken. It is coated with grease and sauce, stuffed with a large mass of various herbs, and inserted into the iron brazing grill. Spin and turn slowly.

In addition, although most British dishes are not very suitable for the Chinese stomach, British desserts are indeed varied and delicious. For example, Wang Qiu especially likes one of the mini cherry pies - each mini cherry pie is only about half the size of a palm. When you bite into it, the crispy crust with a rich milky flavor melts into your mouth along with the refreshing and sweet cherry flesh. The rich milky aroma and the sweetness of the fruit are beautifully blended together, and it flows down the tongue and into the esophagus with the action of swallowing.

While a group of Chinese tourists were drinking beer and eating happily, Wang Qiu noticed a long sedan slowly climbing up the mountain road and driving into the parking lot of the Hogwarts theme park next to the Black Lagoon. Next. He saw a familiar round-glassed maid jump out of the driver's seat with agility, and then commanded several other girls in maid costumes in the car. Carried the black coffins with silver crosses out of the trunk in the back of the car, then loaded them into a small cart and pushed them towards Wang Qiu.

“…… Good afternoon! Miss Jenny, you're finally here! Have the other vampires arrived? Wang Qiu beckoned and said.

“…… It's all here! Hey, I can't imagine that a rare party will catch up with the great riots in England! Luckily, the city of Glasgow has its own international airport, otherwise I wouldn't know how to get there! ”

The round glasses maid chief, or the female vampire hunter Jenny. Glaus replied with a slightly tired face, and at the same time reached out and patted the coffin lid behind him, "...... All the remaining six vampires are here, and are the three vampire Lori who stayed in the ancient Egyptian time and space okay? ”

Well, the maids are in the saddle, and the vampires are stuffed in the trunks...... What exactly is this supposed to be an escort? Or kidnapping?

For some reason, for tonight's "shijie sex meeting", Wang Qiu had a vague premonition that it was not good......

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At the same time, in a remote fjord in the south of Iceland

A row of steep, snow-capped cliffs stand on the surface of the turbid sea. Zooming in closer, you can see a small orderly barracks, perched on a valley plain between two mountains, with a red flag painted with a sickle and hammer flying high on the camp's flagpole.

Colonel Ihonovsky, dressed in an old Soviet-era military uniform, leaned next to a transport helicopter, snorting a cigarette while watching his werewolf boys frolic and play in the hot spring pools, enjoying a short break before the battle began.

-- Iceland is close to the Arctic Circle, and the climate is harsh, with ice and snow everywhere. However, the geothermal resources are also abundant, so there are many kinds of hot springs, many of which are not much worse than the famous Japanese hot springs, but they are not developed because they are sparsely populated.

Just as Colonel Ihonovsky finished smoking a cigarette and was about to take off his military uniform and soak in the hot springs for a while, a young soldier hurried out of his tent and handed him a dark green military satellite phone.

“…… What's up? Belch? Is the target finally moving? Gendarme! Blow the whistle! All assembled! Enter the highest level of readiness! ”

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Trafalgar Square, London

Under the gloomy sky covered with thick clouds, the clammy cold wind blew the black "Z" flag hunting and hunting. All kinds of idlers and others were cleared and expelled in advance, and only a group of men wearing black trench coats and golden masks on their faces gathered here quietly, as if waiting for something.

Finally, with a string of salutes faintly heard in the distance, the leader of the group of men in black, the supreme commander of the Nelson Knights, Captain Macmillan, also wearing a black trench coat embroidered with gold thread, appeared under the statue of Admiral Nelson with a solemn face.

Behind him, there are teams of heavily armed mercenaries, dressed in body armor, wearing steel helmets, and even armed with light armored vehicles.

Two black "Z" flags hung diagonally above Commander Macmillan's head, as if to symbolize the arrival of an important moment.

“…… England expects every man in its country to do his part. ”

Regimental Chief Macmillan briefly repeated a famous quote from Lord Nelson, and then immediately issued the battle cry:

“…… Do you hear that? Ladies and gentlemen! The cannon of the Victory is already sounding over the Thames! Our battle has begun! Gentlemen, take up your weapons! Hit a Britain that belongs only to us Anglo-Saxons! ”

The next moment, the black-clothed men and mercenaries gathered in the square raised their weapons one after another, and their expressions of fanatical response and shouted in response:

“…… Banzai! Britain that belongs only to us Anglo-Saxons! ”

“…… Fight for the kingdom of God! Get rid of all the filthy and wicked heretics! ”

-- With the frenzied shouts, a new round of tragic catastrophe of blood and fire is about to sweep across the British Isles. (To be continued......)