Chapter 2338 Variations of the Magic Flute (Part 2)

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

"Who are you referring to?" Pomona asked.

"Snotty."

"Did you tell him your plan?"

"What were his parents' names?" Sirius said completely regardless of what she was talking about.

Pomona rolled her eyes.

"Maybe it was the owner of the Pig's Head Bar who said it." James said, holding the newly bought broom, "He is the principal's brother."

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

"Because he is the principal's brother." James repeated.

As if he thought he was being unreasonable, Sirius jumped onto the box containing Quidditch supplies.

"So your plan is to fly to London via the Hog's Head?" Pomona asked.

"That's right."

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

"I also have a younger brother, so I won't tell him anything."

Pomona thought of Sirius's 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 and talk about everything?" Sirius jumped down from the box. "Come on James, it's too boring here."

"I think you should stay less with that kid." James said to Pomona before leaving, and then the two people in Quidditch training uniforms took the box and walked towards the field together.

"incredible."

Then she remembered that there was going to be a Quidditch match later, but Severus would not participate in such a "stinky and sweaty" sport, so James and Sirius should not give any advice on the field.

He clicks on the color to see?

However, she was not sure whether they would go after Severus to cause trouble after the game. Anyway, she turned around and went to find Severus, hoping that he would be more vigilant and be careful of the "robbers" in the near future.

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The Queen of the Night aria is a famous part of the opera The Magic Flute. It was written by Mozart for his cousin, a coloratura soprano singer. Because it is very difficult to sing, it later became the "standard" for coloratura soprano singers.

Touchstone".

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

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

This reminded Georgiana of an incident that made her so unhappy that she almost refused to go with DuBoer when the choir performed.

There were many bandits gathered in the Soigne forest area. Originally, a post road was built during the period of Louis XIII. From Brussels, Enghien, Valenciennes, Cambrai, and through Compiègne, you could go to Paris.

However, this road was destroyed after the Habsburgs acquired the Spanish Netherlands, 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 roads can block the speed of the French army's advance.

When it comes to the Baroque style, the most representative architectural complex is Versailles, but the earliest collector of Baroque was not the French royal family, but the Habsburg family. Austria's Schönbrunn Palace was built earlier than Versailles.

Maybe it’s because the royal family loves to use gold, which leads people to think that splendor and extreme luxury are Baroque.

In layman's terms, the purpose of Baroque is to stun people and make them feel worshiped, which is very suitable for the Sun King Louis XIV. Whether it is a grand ceremony or a gorgeous performance, its function is to create a golden image of the "Sun King"

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However, the title of Sun King was not given to him immediately after he ascended the throne. After the Franco-Dutch War, France won the victory and began to dominate Europe. Louis XIV only received the title of "Sun King".

The United Provinces during the Louis XIII period had close ties with France because they both had a common enemy - the Habsburg family. Both Spain and the Holy Roman Empire were ruled by the Habsburg family, so Louis XIII

France in the Third Period protected the newly established United Provinces in a sense.

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

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At this time, Britain was under the rule of Cromwell, and King Charles II of England was in exile in France. The two formed an alliance and planned to attack the Netherlands together. When the Franco-Dutch War broke out, the Third Anglo-Dutch War also broke out.

, then the young William III of Orange came on the scene. He dug up the seawall of Amsterdam, temporarily blocked the French army, drove away the coalition forces in 1673, and became the recognized governor of the provinces.

The Sun King's victory in the Franco-Dutch War was not only military, but also diplomatic, customs, economic, etc. France used heavy money to win over Sweden in Northern Europe, inducing it to attack the German region, and let Brandenburg and the Holy Roman Empire withdraw.

The troops returned to aid the Netherlands. The elector of Brandenburg at that time was Frederick William, the father of Frederick William I and the grandfather of Frederick the Great. Frederick DuBoer served as a music teacher.

Great-grandfather of William II.

During that resistance against the Swedes, Elector Frederick William won the victory. Seeing Sweden's defeat, Denmark took the opportunity to ally with the Netherlands and launch the Skåne War together. Even though Sweden was defeated at that time, after the victory, Denmark

Under the mediation of France, Skåne was returned to Sweden, but Louis XIV only received half of Flanders and most of the French-speaking area of ​​Hainaut.

Up to this time, the road to Brussels still existed, and the Netherlands had obtained tariff preferences. If there was no trade, what use would this tariff preference be? When the Second Treaty of Aachen was signed in 1748, Austria obtained the original Spanish

In the Netherlands, the ruler at that time also became Maria Theresa, who lived at the same time as Frederick the Great, and the road was also destroyed during that time.

The Dutch guilder once used the thaler as a conversion unit, not only because the thaler was the currency of the Holy Roman Empire, but also because the Austrians used thaler coins to trade with the Ottoman Empire. Regardless of the melee between the pashas, ​​sultans, and princes of the Ottoman Empire

The benefits from the Mediterranean trade were still considerable, and the Turks liked the French woolen fabrics. However, as Turkey’s financial resources began to dry up, Languedoc’s woolen fabrics could not be sold to Turkey. At this time, Marseille passed the printing of Maria in Milan.

-Teresa's taler coins allowed the city to barely escape the predicament.

Business always requires cash, and the Ottoman Empire has no cash. The French can't do anything unless they find cash to inject into the system. This is similar to what William Pitt did in the West Indies. Denmark needs silver coins as the value of the krona.

There was no silver in the reserves in Europe, so they had to go to the West Indies and carry out trade according to British instructions.

When Spain was strong, their gold and silver coins were also widely used as currency in neighboring countries, so much so that the French king had to give up continuing to mint gold aegis and instead mint gold louis with the same value and fineness as pistoles.

England also minted gold guineas.

Some of the coins produced by the German princes who also had the right to mint were covered with a thin layer of silver. When the silver coating was gone, the copper inside was exposed. This small copper plate, like the French auxiliary coins, has been used by thousands of people.

Tens of thousands of hands turned black after holding it. This "black coin" is naturally lower than the face value. No matter whether it is sold at home or abroad, it is a huge profit for the princes. This "Lorraine Sue" was smuggled to France, and then passed through

The national border with France transports French gold Louis to the territory of the princes. France is furious about this and threatens smugglers severely. Once the smugglers are caught, they will be severely punished immediately. However, some people do the business of beheading, and there is no business of losing money.

People do it, otherwise why would some people become robbers?

Originally, it was enough to have 100 Mamluks 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.

Sell ​​it and you will have enough food and clothing for a lifetime. Some time ago, France sent troops to suppress bandits and refugees, but it is only in France. Those bandits can run away if they have long legs. They may have hid here on the French border. God knows how many robbers are there.

Waiting for her in the forest of Soignes.

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 on her own. Of course, she could also bet that the robbers would not dare to touch her.

In 1688, when Holy Roman Emperor Leopold was fighting the Turks in the Balkans, Louis XIV took the opportunity to launch an attack on the Rhine Valley. Leopold and William III of Orange formed an anti-French alliance, which lasted for thirty years.

It was exactly the same during the war.

When war clouds were gathering on the Western Front, groups of Ottoman prisoners of war and female military dependents were publicly auctioned in Vienna's slave market.

Although chandeliers made of silver are very beautiful, when money is scarce, the chandeliers must be taken down and melted into silver coins, even though the cost of making these chandeliers is more than the silver coins made after melting.

Some people may not be willing to donate money to save the country, but they do have the money to buy slaves.

As long as you think of Andromark's situation, you will understand what it is like to be a slave to a subjugated country.

Queen Theodora of the Eastern Roman Empire once said: "If I can only seek safety by escaping, and there is no other way, I will not choose the path of escape. A person who wears a crown should not live an ignoble existence in failure. I will no longer

The day when I will be honored as queen will never come."

Georgiana may not wear a crown, but she is a free person.

If that moment comes, she will choose to use magic. She even fought against giants during the Battle of Hogwarts.

How many Muggles are there to rival a giant?
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