Chapter 2338 The Magic Flute of Variations (Part 2)

"It must be him." Sirius said without hesitation, "Who else could it be?"

"Who are you referring to?" Pomona asked.

"Snotling."

"You told him the plan?"

"What were his parents' names?" Sirius said to himself, regardless of what she was saying.

Pomona rolled his eyes.

"Maybe it's from the owner of the Pig's Head," James said, holding up his new broom. "He's the headmaster's brother."

"Why did he tell the headmaster?" Sirius looked at James in confusion.

"Because he's the headmaster's brother," James repeated.

Sirius seemed to think he was unreasonable, and jumped onto the box of Quidditch supplies.

"So your plan is to get to London via the Floo network at the Hog's Head?" asked Pomona.

"That's right."

"Why don't you believe the owner of the Hog's Head told the Headmaster?" Pomona asked Sirius.

"I have a younger brother too, and I wouldn't tell him anything."

Pomona thought of Sirius' younger brother, Regulus, who, like Severus, lived in the "doom room".

"Not all brothers are like you," Pomona said.

"Do you think the relationship between brothers must be very good, talking about everything?" Sirius jumped off the box, "Let's go James, it's too boring here."

"I think you should spend less time with that kid," James said to Pomona before leaving, and the two of them in their Quidditch uniforms walked towards the pitch with their boxes.

"incredible."

Then she remembered that there will be a Quidditch match later, but Severus won't participate in this kind of "sweaty" sport, so James and Sirius probably won't give a slap in the face on the field. He wants to see some color?

However, she wasn't sure if they would trouble Severus after the game. Anyway, she turned around and went to Severus, hoping that he would be more vigilant and be careful of the "robbers" in the near future. .

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The Aria of the Queen of the Night is a relatively famous section in the opera Magic Flute. It was specially composed by Mozart for his cousin, a coloratura soprano. Touchstone".

Not only is it difficult to solo, solo is equally difficult, especially a cappella without any accompaniment, which tests the singer's singing skills. Grassini is such a female opera star who can sing a cappella.

Du Boer has a younger brother who is a violinist and also collaborated with Beethoven.

It reminded Georgiana of an incident that upset her so much that she almost refused to go with Dipper when the choir performed.

Many robbers gathered in the Soigne Forest area. Originally, a post road was built during the period of Louis XIII. From Brussels, Enghien, Valenciennes, and Cambrai, you can go to Paris after passing through Compiègne.

But after the Habsburgs acquired the Spanish Netherlands, this road was destroyed, and only the section in France remained.

As Frederick the Great said, building roads is tantamount to making it easier for the enemy to attack, at least destroying the speed at which the roads can stop the French army from advancing.

The most representative architectural complex of the Baroque style is Versailles, but the earliest Baroque collectors were not the French royal family, but the Habsburg family. Schönbrunn Palace in Austria was completed earlier than Versailles.

It may be because the royal family loves to use gold, which leads people to think that the baroque is resplendent and extravagant.

In layman's terms, the purpose of Baroque is to make people stunned and give people a feeling of worship, which is very suitable for the sun king Louis XIV. Whether it is a costume ceremony or a gorgeous performance, its role is to create a golden image of the "Sun King".

However, the title of Sun King did not come to him immediately after he ascended the throne. After the end of the Franco-Dutch War, France won the victory and began to dominate Europe. Only then did Louis XIV have the title of "Sun King".

The United Provinces during the Louis XIII period had close ties with France because they all had a common enemy—the Habsburg family. Both Spain and the Holy Roman Empire were ruled by the Habsburg family, so Louis XIII In the third period, France protected the newly established United Provinces in a sense.

But this relationship was shattered because of the "Heritage War". The queen of Louis XIV was the eldest daughter of King Philip IV of Spain. After the death of Philip IV, Louis XIV claimed to inherit the Spanish Netherlands in the name of the queen. .

At this time, England was under the rule of Cromwell, and King Charles II of England was in exile in France. , At this time, the young William III of Orange came on the stage. He dug the sea wall of Amsterdam, temporarily blocked the French army, and drove out the coalition forces in 1673, becoming the recognized governor of the provinces.

The victory of the Sun King in the Franco-Dutch War was not only military, but also diplomatic, tariff, economic, etc. France used a lot of money to win over Sweden in Northern Europe, luring it to attack the German region, allowing Brandenburg and the Holy Roman Empire to withdraw back to aid the Dutch forces. At that time, the Elector of Brandenburg was Frederick William, the father of Frederick William I, the grandfather of Frederick the Great, and the great-grandfather of Frederick William II, who was a music teacher in Diboer.

In the process of resisting the Swedes, the Elector Frederick William won the victory, and Denmark saw that Sweden was defeated, took the opportunity to form an alliance with the Netherlands, and launched the Skåne War together. Even though Sweden was defeated at the time, Skåne was returned to Sweden under the adjustment of the victorious country France, but Louis XIV only got half of Flanders and most of the French-speaking area of ​​Hainault.

At this time, the road to Brussels still exists, and the Netherlands has obtained preferential tariffs. If there is no trade, what is the purpose of this preferential tariff? When the "Second Treaty of Aachen" was signed in 1748, Austria obtained the original Spanish Netherlands. At that time, the ruler also became Maria Theresa, who was from the same period as Frederick the Great. The road was also destroyed during that time.

The Dutch guilder used to use the Thaler as a unit of exchange, not only because the Thaler was the currency of the Holy Roman Empire, but also because the Austrians traded with the Ottoman Empire in Thaler. Regardless of the melee between Pasha, Sultan, and Maharaja of the Ottoman Empire, the benefits of Mediterranean trade are still considerable, and the French-made woolen Turks like it very much. But as Turkish financial resources began to dry up, Languedoc’s woolen goods could not be sold to Turkey. At this time, Marseilles narrowly escaped the difficulties by stamping Maria Theresa’s thaler in Milan.

Business always needs cash, and the Ottoman Empire had no cash, and the French couldn't do it without finding cash to inject into the system. This is similar to what William Pitt Jr. did in the West Indies. Denmark needed silver coins as a reserve for the value of the krona. There was no silver in Europe, so they had to go to the West Indies to start trade according to British instructions.

When Spain was strong, their gold and silver coins were also widely used in circulation in neighboring countries, so that the king of France had to give up minting gold egus and recast gold louis with the same value and fineness in Pistor. England also minted guineas.

Some of the coins produced by the German princes who also have the right to mint coins are so thinly covered with a layer of silver. When the silver plating is gone, the copper inside is exposed. Wan's hands turned black after holding it. This kind of "black coin" is naturally lower than the face value. Whether it is sold at home or abroad, it is a huge profit for the princes. This "Sou Lorraine" was smuggled to France, and then crossed the border with France to transport the French Louis d'Or to the princes' territories. France was furious about this and threatened severely that once the smugglers were caught, they would be severely punished immediately. But the business of beheading is done by people, and the business of losing money is not done. Otherwise, why would some people run to become robbers?

Originally, 100 Mamluks were enough to serve as guards, but Bonaparte gave Georgiana some jewelry, including a large "Mughal diamond", which was too heavy and could only be used as a belt. Take it and sell it for a lifetime without worrying about food and clothing. Some time ago, France sent troops to suppress bandits and refugees, but it was only in France. She was waiting in the Soigne Forest.

She could follow Bonaparte to the fortress city in the Ardennes Forest, but that would slow him down, not to mention how could she not go to Brussels?

Going to Brussels meant that she could only cross the section from Brussels to the French border by herself. Of course, she could also bet that the robbers would not touch her.

In 1688, when the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold was fighting the Turks in the Balkans, Louis XIV took the opportunity to attack the Rhine Valley. Leopold and William III of Orange formed an anti-French alliance. It was the same in wartime.

As the battle clouds gathered on the Western Front, hordes of Ottoman prisoners of war and military entourages were being auctioned off at Vienna's slave market.

While chandeliers are beautiful to make from silver, they are also taken down and melted into silver coins when money is scarce, even though it costs more to make these chandeliers than to make silver coins when melted.

Some people may not be willing to donate money to save the country, but there is money to buy slaves.

As long as you think about Andromark's situation, you can understand what it's like to be a subjugated slave.

Theodora, Queen of the Eastern Roman Empire, said: "If the only way to find safety is to escape, and there is no other way, I will not choose the road of escape. The person who wears the crown should not live in failure. I will no longer The day of being honored as queen will never come."

Perhaps Georgiana would not wear a crown, but she was a free man.

If the moment comes, she will choose to use magic, and she has dealt with giants at the Battle of Hogwarts.

How many Muggles are a match for a giant?