C2296 The History of English Development (2/2)
”What is Britain doing in this long war for maritime hegemony? What was Spain doing? ”A lot of things can be decided by comparing who's better and who's worse!”
”Because the British promoted the Protestantism and got rid of all the constraints of the Catholic Church, there was great progress in the field of natural science. Newton, Watt and Jenny spinning machines... Scientists and all sorts of science and technology have sprouted up in this part of Britain... ”
”What about Spain? ”At that time, the invincible fleet was fighting for supremacy in the Atlantic Ocean, and tens of billions of silver and gold from South America were pouring into Spanish ports. The entire society was filled with extravagance …”
”They built large churches, wore gorgeous clothes, and ate the finest wine and delicacies in the world … ”The gold and silver exchanged by the The Age of Great Navigation for countless warriors' blood became all sorts of showy works of art and buildings, including the money donated for the Catholic Church's expansion in the world …”
”How can we compare?” ”Please tell me, isn't it obvious who will win and who will lose under these circumstances?”
”When humans explore the sea and plunder the ocean, how should they use the money that they painstakingly earned? Britain is desperately trying to improve its productivity, and the whole country is filled with the sound of towering smokestacks and roaring spinning vans... ”
”The steam engine is rumbling on the railways, and the railways are spreading inch by inch across the land. Various resources are being moved back and forth efficiently through the railways, which stimulates the prosperity of the commercial sector and further increases the strength of the financial sector!”
”And you are willing to invest in natural science. Your Expedition is the number one in the world, your Oxford and Cambridge are the best in Europe, and your funding for scientific research is also the largest in the world!”
”It is precisely because you respect science that science, in turn, further promotes the growth of productivity!”
”Spain's tyranny is not up to the laws of nature. The market economy will not listen to the orders of the cannons and the battleships. The upper echelons of Spain are greedy and lustful, but the people of the lower classes in poverty must live. They can only buy British wool, cotton, and velvet, which is of good quality and cheap!”
”The textile industry is just a clear example of the competitiveness of British goods. At that time, the UK had the advantage of all kinds of goods compared to other Europe and countries. Technology led to increased productivity, increased productivity and reduced costs …”
”Cost is a great tool for the UK to make money all over the world! Perhaps Spanish nobles are ashamed to use British products, but the lower classes do not think so. They know that British textiles are of good quality and cheap prices, so they will use actual action to vote! ”
”Look, the gold and silver that Spain stole from America didn't actually have the muscle and blood of the cost countries. They are just passersby, and with a single turn of their hands, they are all in your British hands!”
”Haha, there will always be an end to the wealth obtained from robbing, but through hard work in business, the wealth earned from production and sale is endless!”
”In the Atlantic Ocean, your private fleet is fighting for Spanish gold and silver with all your might. Then, in the merchandise trade of the people, you are earning Spanish gold and silver with all your might …”
”The blood has already been sucked dry by you all, how could their Spaniard not be defeated?”
These words made Gladstone and the other elites who were eavesdropping on both sides feel extremely proud. Although Xiao Letian's words were somewhat flattering, 90% of the information was true.