Chapter 866 The Turbulent Balance

In Rousseau's social contract theory, there are two situations that will cause the government to degenerate, the government shrinks and the state disintegrates.

Government contraction is when the ruler changes from democracy to aristocracy, or from aristocracy to monarchy, and Rousseau's example is the Republic of Venice.

In the history of more than 1,200 years since its birth, the Republic of Venice has been hovering in the second stage, which is unprecedented in the entire history of human civilization.

Unless the strength of a government is exhausted and its strength is insufficient to maintain its original form, it will never change its type.

Both the British constitutional monarchy and the American presidential system were born of the compromise and concession of the British aristocracy.

Both the feudal system in France and the Qing Dynasty were disintegrated due to the inability of the aristocracy to maintain them.

At this time, the nobles should rectify and strengthen their own strength, otherwise the country it supports will meet the fate of destruction, and this is what Rousseau called the disintegration of the country.

When a country disintegrates, there is usually a tyrant. This tyrant does not necessarily kill countless people, but he no longer governs the country according to law. Louis XVI refused to establish a constitutional monarchy.

The disintegration process of feudalism in France and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties is different. One is "turbulent freedom" and the other is "peace from slavery".

France has been influenced by the Enlightenment Movement, while the people of the Qing Dynasty have been weakened. Not only is the illiteracy rate high, but even the scholars are only "obedient". This is the residual poison left by Yongzheng. Obedience must be obeyed, and ten days in Yangzhou and three massacres in Jiading will be imposed if you do not obey.

This tyrant is above the law and has brought slavery and human martyrdom back to the land, backward as far as the eye can see, just like the Brenta River before us.

This is an undeveloped land with nothing like blank paper, so you can paint at will.

Draco didn't need to inherit the family business, but his son Scorpius did. He had to receive education from a "lord" since he was a child, and this place happened to be for him to practice and play.

Luckily Astonia is Ravenclaw, not necessarily the Gryffindor girl who gave Harry the love potion, or Pansy Parkinson.

In the past, the Malfoy family could at least have a duke, but they have been hiding it, and no one knows how much property they have.

The British nobles took the lead in the battlefield. In order to weaken the power of the local nobles, Louis XIV concentrated the state power on the king, established a centralized absolute monarchy, and obtained unlimited taxation rights.

The huge costs of war spending and royal enjoyment led to the collapse of the civil economy, which ultimately starved two million French people to death.

And the French aristocracy also began to evade military service, paying to serve the country instead of themselves.

The army of the Republic of Venice also used mercenaries. As a result, the battle was not won, and the country was dragged down. The same was true before the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty in China. The children of the nobles either paid the money and did not serve in the military, or they went to the Imperial Army to serve, and they continued in normal times. For doing evil, common people took a nickname called "Ya Nei", and "Gao Ya Nei" who was stabbed to death by Lin Chong in "Water Margin" was one of them.

Both the French aristocrats and the "yamen" are just like Rousseau said, they just want to live comfortably, find ways to get more oil and water, and use money to shirk their obligations. This phenomenon does not exist in a real republic.

American GIs are poor and new immigrants, sons of the rich are few, and British arrogance is usually expressed differently than American arrogance, which tends to take the form of haughty boasting, British arrogance is often expressed silently In some taken-for-granted fixed "traditional" thinking, those damn hedges are a living example.

If Lucius had bought the villa, he would have hedged his part of it.

He didn't experience the enclosure movement, the problem is that his thinking is still stuck in that era, which is as difficult for him to understand as he explained that Muggles are no longer ants.

When he planted the hedge, everyone knew that the "Italian land" had been taken by a "Brit".

Italian law has no restrictions on foreign investment in the agricultural sector, and this is a loophole that can be exploited. The transfer of ownership of agricultural land involves a number of related legal issues. For example, the owner of adjacent agricultural land is preferentially purchased. If there are cultural relics and historic sites on the land, the owner needs to report to the Italian Ministry of Culture and Heritage, which will make a report within 60 days Decision whether to buy first.

If you want to attract foreign capital to invest in agriculture, you have to sell the villa that no one wants. Villa Julian is indeed a cultural relic.

If Muggles are hired to reclaim the land, the Muggle expulsion spell cannot be used. Astonia supports the friendly relationship between wizards and Muggles, and Lucius wants to teach his grandson to be a pure-blood.

Pomona does not support giving witchcraft to Muggles, but it does not hinder normal communication. Now that there is no witch hunt, will Muggles burn wizards to death? It's the 21st century now.

After receiving the business card from the real estate agent, they agreed to go to the city hall to register tomorrow.

The house in Santa Elena is equivalent to a "deposit". At present, there are more than 250 different versions of ID cards and residence permits in circulation in the EU. Investing in Cyprus to buy a single property of 2.5 million euros or multiple properties of 3 million euros You can apply for Cyprus naturalization without worrying about the risk of political change, and you don’t need to go through cumbersome naturalization requirements and long waiting times. You can obtain an EU passport in one step. It is easy to change your nationality, but the trouble is to integrate into the lives of the locals.

The Jews have never been integrated into Germany. They have their own beliefs and habits, even though many stories in the Old Testament are about Jews.

Even if she abandons her past culture and values, her skin color and ethnic characteristics will not change. This is determined at birth, and she still wants to be born a man.

It's difficult to be a person who doesn't care about other people's eyes at all. Ravenclaw generally has this trait.

Pansy couldn't stand other people's gossip, and she and Draco's seven-year relationship finally broke up. After breaking up, they went their separate ways, and she came back to try to make up. She's an emotional fool, but she's still Slater Lin's students.

"What were you thinking?" the ex-Slytherin head asked.

"Pansy Parkinson," she said angrily. "I hope she leaves England."

"She's not like Blaise," Severus said. "She won't follow orders."

Blaise Zabini will be transferred to an unknown place, and he will be far away from the center of power.

Politics is like real estate. "Location" is the most important thing. Money can solve many problems, but it is not omnipotent. His mother is a famous "Black Widow" in the social world. This brand is not as visible as the Dark Mark, but people look at him. There is already prejudice in the eyes.

"Don't bully the little girl too much." Severus said defensively, "Why is she from my academy?"

"Why are you and Albus both so partial?" she asked angrily.

"I told you, there is no need for fairness and justice. Who taught Cedric not to cheat?" The old bat smirked.

She really has nothing to say.

The Venetian merchant Charlotte, who was reluctant to eat, asked Andrio to cut off a pound of meat because she was a creditor, but in the end she ended up losing all her property.

"Money is omnipotent" is as superstitious as "reasonableness is everywhere".

How can it be wrong to travel all over the world with reason? Paying off debts is a matter of course.

History has given the answer.

"How about we keep the Black family's books here?" she said. "There's a big library here."

"Let's talk about it after Lucius decides." He looked back at the graffiti on the wall and sighed. "How can I make those things invisible in the photo?"