Chapter 58: Interlude
Before Ernst left for Trieste, Ernst had to deal with a lot of things and say goodbye to many people, including Prince Karl of Sigmaringen, Prince Leopold, the Prussian royal family, the WΓΌrttemberg royal family...... So it's not that you can just leave, and you have to finish all these things.
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Half a year ago.
Far East, Japan.
"Mr. Morishita Harano, your monkeys are indeed very chic, and they look very short among monkeys, which is very consistent with the evolution theory described by Darwin, can the environment of the Japanese island breed monkeys who like to soak in hot springs? I'd like to find out. β
"Uh, Rosenssan, Darwin?"
"A European biologist."
"Yoxi, scientist?"
"Yes, and he is a great British biologist, very authoritative in the academic world, I used to be very unconvinced by Darwin, but when I came to Japan I found that Darwin was right, and no other country can find a monkey like Japan who likes to soak in hot springs."
How does it feel like swearing! However, when he heard that Darwin was British, he immediately turned into a licking dog and said, "Rosenssan, your Great Britain is really the greatest country in the world. β
Although Rosens's so-called "London accent" has a German flavor, it is not heard at all by Morishita, who speaks Japanese English.
Rosens laughed and said: "Where, where, although we British people have a little cultural achievement, but compared with Germany, France and Russia, these countries are still incomparable, do you know what Britain relies on to become the world hegemon!" β
Harano Morishita was quite curious, so he asked, "Please also ask for your advice." β
"Without him, it is just mastering the sea, and those who are familiar with history know that every world hegemon in recent centuries has been completed by mastering the sea, and this is true of Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands."
"Yo Xi, Rosenssan, what you said is very right, we in Japan should also learn more from the British!" Harano Morishita said, but in his heart he thought, "Build more big warships, and maybe we can replace them in the future." β
Rosens: "Yes, there is a use in learning culture, we in England have succeeded by barbaric means, and the romantic and famous French can only be played by the British, and they will waste a great opportunity to compete with the British, so all the workers who dare to make trouble and oppose the great policies of the state, the peasants should be dealt a comprehensive blow to prevent them from causing a huge waste of social resources." β
As a big landowner, Harano Morishita deeply agreed: "Yes, I empathize with this, recently the farmers in the Japanese countryside are too unreasonable, they can't understand the government's difficulties, now the country as a whole is in difficulty, even I have reduced food and clothing to three dishes and one soup a day, they still have to rebel, it is even uncivilized monkeys are not as good, for this kind of waste, we should resolutely crack down, only when Japan is rich and strong, everyone can have a bright future." β
Rosens: "Okay, let's not talk about that, Mr. Morishita Harano, can you help me find a few Japanese people to come over, preferably both men and women, I want to show the world the customs of Japan." β
"Of course there is no problem!" When Harano Mori heard Rosens's request, he agreed that Rosens was a British journalist, and he had come to Hokkaido this time to promote Japan, and he wanted to give Japan a good face.
After a while, I don't know where to find the strange thing under the wilderness, the general height is between 1.3 meters and 1.5 meters, but looking at the wilderness Morishita, who is only 1.63 meters, Rosens instantly feels reasonable.
"Mr. Morishita Harano, can you catch a monkey and shake hands with it, I hope you will be kind, so that it can show the theme of harmony between Japanese people and nature."
"Yoxi, of course there is no problem! Rosenssan. Morishita Harano was very excited, this is to show the good character of the Japanese!
Soon under the efforts of the next person to find a female monkey, it was caught in front of the field Morishita, according to the command of Rosens, standing in front of the hot spring, grabbing the paw of the mother monkey, making a gesture of shaking hands, not to mention the mother monkey, should be half a meter high, standing with the field Morishita is not abrupt, especially under the backdrop of the four Japanese who are shorter than the field Morishita.
"Mr. Morishita Harano, don't keep a straight face, smile at it."
Harano Morishita was heavily influenced by bushido, and generally kept a straight face, only showing a polite smile that was more ugly than crying when talking to Rosens, an "Englishman".
And the wilderness Morishita lives up to expectations, his smile is not ugly to describe, and it may be more appropriate to use earth-shattering and crying ghosts and gods.
"Very well, just keep this expression." Rosens, who had expected it, was satisfied: "Wait a minute, I'm going to shoot, don't make any more changes." β
With a "click", under the exposure, the expression of the forest in the field was clearly photographed, but the female monkey didn't know what to be frightened, grinned her teeth, and was also photographed.
"Well, Mr. Morishita Harano, you are indeed a photogenic person, and I think the citizens of London will like your amiable image of a samurai."
"Yo Xi, Rosenssan, thank you so much for coming all the way to Japan to promote Japan's international image."
"Where, where, Mr. Morishita Harano, you are polite, this is what I should do, long live the friendship between Britain and Japan!"
"That's right! Rosenssan, but can you lend me that thing called a camera? β
"I'm afraid this won't work, Mr. Harano Morishita, this instrument belongs to the company, and it can't be borrowed according to the regulations, it's very precious."
"What about the photo!"
Rosens said with a regretful expression: "There is no way to see it now, and you can only wash it out when you return to London." β
Harano Morishita was a little sorry that he couldn't see his photo, but he asked, "Rosenssan, which newspaper is yours, I have a friend who is going to England for a while on business, and I want him to bring a copy back for me." β
Rosens said with a strange face: "No problem, our newspaper is still very influential in the UK, you remember the "Sun", you can buy it in every city in the UK. β
"Yo Xi, what a thanks."
"The Sun" is a newspaper invested by the Heshingen Bank, and at the beginning of its implementation in London, it was unanimously condemned by the British society, because this newspaper formed a serious conflict with the conservative social atmosphere in Britain, and it proved that it was not possible to go far in color, so the "Sun" took the line of rubbing the edge.
Although the whistleblower had no way to grasp the weakness of the "Sun", people from all walks of life in Britain still boycotted the "Sun" with righteous words, so the "Sun" was the first in sales in Britain that year.
May 8, 1871.
The new issue of The Sun is published, on the streets of London.
"Sir! Want a copy of The Times! Or the Guardian. The newsboy looked at the old gentleman in front of him and said, according to his judgment, this kind of old gentleman likes to discuss state affairs the most.
"Give me a copy of the latest Sun, thank you." The old gentleman tried his best to keep his voice low and said, after all, on the street, it is not good to be heard by acquaintances.
"Uh, well, sir." The little newsboy handed the old gentleman today's copy of The Sun.
The old gentleman looked around, and seeing that no one was noticing, took the newspaper neatly, folded it, put it into his clothes, and took it home to admire.
Back home.
He closed the door, lay down on the sofa, took out the newspaper he had bought, and said, "Let me criticize it...... Well, this leg ...... The world is going down! β
Soon, the old gentleman who had been physically and mentally happy slowly turned over and watched today's news.
The army of Versailles began shelling the fortifications of Paris. "If you fight well, you should let these French guys kill each other."
Soon, he noticed a picture appeared under the newspaper, with the text that Japan's love of hot spring customs, perhaps originated from Japanese macaques, Darwin is afraid to become the biggest winner, what the hell? It looked so scary that the old gentleman spat at the field forest in the photo, but he didn't feel strange that the style of the "Sun" had always been so improper.
A few months later, Morishita Wilderness, who had been spurned by countless London citizens, also received the "Sun" sent back from London by a friend, and when he learned that the "Sun" was a color newspaper, Morishita Harano's face turned green.
"Pull out the ...... of the building"
A few years later, the story of Harano Morishita was spread by a strict friend, and Harano Morishita died depressed, and before he died, he said to his grandson: "In the future...... Be sure to kill more British......"
(End of chapter)