Chapter 2397: Visitors from the North (plus more monthly ticket)

I believe in your evil!
The old man is so bad!
Qiao An picked up the experimental data that was one foot thick, and watched the tutor put on a new dress, dressed like a gorgeous male peacock, and went to a banquet with a pipe in his mouth.
Putting the materials that need to be sorted into the storage bag, Qiao An stretched his waist and was about to take the dogs out for a stroll, running on the grassland in the sunset, swaying youthful sweat, suddenly a magic wave in front of him, a ball of red A ball of light emerged.
Qiao An held the light ball to read the information, shrugged helplessly, and turned to wave goodbye to the two shepherds.
"SMS" was sent by Rebecca, inviting him to attend the weekend salon in the monastery.
In addition to the Castis family, tonight there is a guest who has just arrived from Jotunheim, an old friend of Sir Castis, and the most active leader of the "Freedom Sons Association", Mr. Joseph Adams.
Rebecca didn’t like Adams very much, and didn’t agree with his methods of inciting the mob, but he would never be rude to his father’s friends. In case he couldn’t control his violent temper while chatting, he would argue with Mr. Qiao An could calm her down in time so as not to embarrass everyone.
Adams is one of the masterminds behind the "Tea Drinking Incident" at Leiden Port, which Qiao An disagrees.
Although there are differences in political opinions, he still admires Mr. Adams' talent and courage. I heard that Jotunheim has not been peaceful recently, and there have been frequent public protests against tax increases and trade control.
This familiar formula, familiar taste, is probably the "Freedom Sons Association" behind the scenes.
Qiao Ann saw a lot of articles about the situation of Jotunheim on the "cloud network". The rumors on the Internet may not be credible. He happened to take the opportunity of this weekend party to ask Mr. Adams about the frequent chaos in Jotunheim. The root cause, and he is more concerned about whether the turbulent situation in the north will affect the Midgard colony.
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If only one word is used to describe the situation of Mr. Joseph Adams in the first half of 1625, the most appropriate one is "jumping up and down."
This spring, Adams led the anti-tax movement and the "tea dumping incident" in Alfheim, and fled to Jordonheim afterwards.
Unexpectedly, he has not stayed for a full month after returning to New Avalon. He was wanted by the Jotunheim police for smuggling and tax resistance. Fortunately, he received the news in advance and fled back overnight. Midgard took refuge and stopped by to visit his old friend Sir Castis.
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Beginning in the spring of 1624, a wave of aboriginal riots in the Midgard colony shocked the Fichen authorities. Driven by a sense of crisis, they decided to implement some policies to appease the aboriginals of Jotunheim.
The Feichen Council feared that immigrants moving into the new territory would provoke a series of wars with the Asa, the Warners, and even the giants. It believed that the stubborn aborigines should be settled first, and then the land would be gradually opened to immigrants.
In October 1624, the Fijian Council issued a bill declaring that all the land from the west of the Jotun Glacier to the east of Warnerheim would be reserved for the aboriginal use, in an attempt to prevent the Fijian immigrants from the east and west coasts from spreading out. Expansion of the central region.
The Fichen Council tried to re-plan the colony, but the Jotunheims did not want any changes at all unless they gained more freedom from their home country.
Feizhen politicians, if you want to implement a new system and strengthen control over the colonies of the New World, you have to find ways to deal with colonists who have learned autonomy and are tired of foreign interference.
Just as the "Edict of 1622" promulgated by the Ashen Empire could not prevent Midgard's colonists from expanding westward, the "Law of Restriction of Immigration" promulgated by the Feizhen Kingdom in 1624 also had a sharp conflict with the interests of the colony.
Due to the strong resistance of the colonists and the instigation of the newspapers and the media under the control of the "Son of Freedom", the independence tendency of the Jotunheim is obvious.
Governor Winthrop noticed a change in the mentality of the people under the rule and warned the home country government not to act rashly.
The Feichen Council accepted the Governor's warning. Although it did not revoke the "Restriction of Immigration Act", it did not implement the Act seriously. As a result, it stopped.
However, in the eyes of many Jotunheim colonists, the decree itself is a dangerous signal, which means that those in power in the home country have completely ignored their right to occupy more land when needed.
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In the war that took place in the New World in 1622, Feizhen's southward operation was blocked, and his attempt to annex Midgard's magic crystal mining area failed, and the Feizhen government owed a financial deficit of hundreds of millions of pounds.
What's more terrible is that when the battle is over, military expenditure cannot be reduced.
Nearly a thousand officers at all levels do not want to leave their posts. They are all professional soldiers. If they do not fight, they will be unemployed.
These people are closely related to the upper-level politicians, and many are the children of nobles, and they cannot be forced to retire.
Since the positions of these officers are to be retained, they must not be allowed to be "polished commanders" and have to maintain a large number of standing troops.
Feizhen is a small island country. It mainly relies on the navy to maintain its national defense. It doesn't need so many standing armies. Taxpayers need to spend money to raise the navy. What good is it to raise these useless army masters?
The parliament was very dissatisfied with the retention of this standing army and sent them to the colony. Anyway, the colony is much larger than the mainland, and there is always someone to maintain order.
Therefore, starting from 1624, the Fijian Council decided to send 20,000 officers and soldiers to New Avalon. The cost of military expenses, accommodation, equipment, training, and other logistical supplies would cost at least 5 million pounds per year.
Who should pay for the above-mentioned expenses for the troops stationed in the colonies?
Of course, the taxpayers have to bear this cost.
So the next question is, who is taxed?
Fijian’s local taxes have already been levied, and any increase in taxes is in danger of triggering a revolution.
The king and the congressmen naturally believed that the colony where the army was stationed should pay for this expense. After all, the duty of the stationed army is to defend the safety of the colonial people. The colony should share part of the military expenses. Isn't this justified?
To take a step back, it is not that the colonies are allowed to pay all the military expenses, but only a part of the expenses closely related to them. Isn't that excessive?
However, how did the gentlemen in the Feichen Council know that the colonial residents simply did not eat them.
As soon as the news of the additional garrison came out, it was immediately opposed by the people of Jotunheim, who also had legitimate reasons:
When there was a garrison there, I could not and could not completely swallow the magic crystal mining area of ​​the "Prime Depth". The expedition south to Midgard was also defeated. What use do you want your embarrassing waste? !
It is enough for us to have a militia and self-defense force, and there is no need for the mother country to be affectionate and send troops to protect it!
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