Mage Joan

In the spring of 1626, the Feizhen Kingdom urgently needed to formulate a brand-new strategy to fundamentally quell the riots that originated in the colony of the New World. But what kind of strategy would this be?

The "hawks" in the upper and lower houses of the parliament called for stricter control with more troops and a stronger fleet; the "doves" representatives believed that more concessions should be made to resolve certain specific issues in the colonies. Dissatisfaction, such as issues related to taxes, customs, border disputes, and the Wild West.

The most sensible strategy should be to combine the two and use a "carrot and stick" policy to separate the "moderates" from the "radicals" in the colonies.

As long as there is enough time, this method should be successful.

It is a pity that the political climate in Feizhen at that time did not allow Prime Minister North and his cabinet to adopt the above-mentioned prudent policies, and both the left and right wings of the parliament exerted great pressure on them.

Mr. Wilkes, a representative of the left-wing "Justice Party", delivered a speech in the House of Commons, publicly expressing sympathy for the colonial struggles, and in response to the slogan "no taxation without representation", he believed that a "patch" should be made to Fichen's homeland and colony. Treat the colonies as electoral districts without discrimination, and allow the colonies to send representatives into the House of Commons to serve as members.

Applying this "patch" completely eliminated the foundation of the slogan "no taxation without representation". Congress can better listen to the demands from the colonies and follow the rules of procedure of the minority subordinating to the majority, even if the colonial senators vote collectively. If they vote against it, local parliamentarians can still vote for an overwhelming majority, thus justifying the implementation of the stamp duty bill in the colonies.

Mr. Wilkes’s proposal perfectly embodies the policy guidelines of the "Justice Party"—the pursuit of social justice and equality as the highest ideal.

The PKR party once had a brief experience in power, but it was not successful. They are excessively demanding of social justice, with too much idealism and romantic sentiment. Many policies launched during the ruling period have good original intentions, but they cannot be implemented in a complex reality environment, or become ridiculous in the implementation process. Instead, it created more social contradictions and eventually stepped down.

After that failure, the PKR learned some lessons. Mr. Wilkes was considered a more pragmatic figure in the opposition party. The plan proposed seemed reasonable, but was unanimously opposed by the "Party of Order" lawmakers.

The Feizhen Kingdom has dozens of overseas colonies, large and small. If the Jotunheim people are allowed to enter the parliament, other colonies will follow suit and demand the same rights. In the opinion of the members of the Party of Order, "This case will cause endless troubles. "!

The population growth rate of Fichen’s native population has shown a declining trend, while the population size of the colony is rising rapidly. Following this trend, the total population of the colony will exceed that of the native population in a few years. If the local parliamentary election system is expanded In a colony, the number of parliamentarians from the colony will soon surpass those of local origin.

As a result, Feizhen’s House of Commons will sooner or later be controlled by representatives of colonial origin, and when the interests of the mainland and the colony conflict, such as the recent "stamp duty" incident in Jotunheim, the House of Commons will become a representative of the colony seeking its own interests. Local MPs will be suppressed.

The PKR has no shortage of upstarts from the bourgeoisie. They have made a fortune through overseas trade, plantation management, and slave trade. They have close ties with the colonies, and they can count on forming alliances with colonial representatives to govern together.

Most of the party members were landlords, squires, priests and feudal nobles who were born in Fizhen. The agricultural and animal husbandry output of their own estates was their main source of income, and they were increasingly affected by cheap crops and meat from the New World. I have long complained about the slave owners in the colony, and the core interests of the two sides conflicted. Of course, they could not accept the compromise plan proposed by Wilkes, and even denounced it face-to-face as "inducing wolves into the house" and "concealing evil hearts"!

"Do we want freedom or become slaves to our colony?"

The veteran of the Party of Order, Sir Hill, raised the above question during the parliamentary debate, which drew a round of applause and also made Lord North feel like a needle.

Of course he could hear that Sir Hill's words were clearly condemning the Wilkes party, but they were meant to warn himself.

The reason why Lord North was able to win the party competition and ascend the throne of prime minister at the time was inseparable from the support of the respected Sir Hill.

Now the party of Order has been intolerable to Jotunheim’s tax riots. If he looks forward and backward, and appears weak and deceptive, some people in the party may question whether he is worthy of the prime minister.

In late February 1626, the Fijian Parliament responded strongly to the slogan "No representation, no taxation" and promulgated a "Colonial Declaration Act", declaring that the Fijian Parliament possessed the "sacred and impossible" in every inch of overseas colonies. Infringement of the complete sovereignty" and can "enact legislation for the colony under any circumstances."

As for the initiative put forward by the left-wing Wilkes camp to admit colonial representatives into the parliament, it was simply rejected by the right-wing Order of Order in the parliament.

The Party of Order regarded the promulgation of the "Declaration Act" and the rejection of the "Wilkes Proposal" as a major victory for their party in the parliamentary struggle. They did not realize that it was not their hostile colonial radicals and opposition parties that suffered the most. Those royalists and neutrals who originally had a deep affection for the suzerain and looked forward to a peaceful settlement of disputes are allies that the Hijin government should have strived for.

The promulgation of the "Proclamation Act" made this group generally disillusioned. Many of the public figures with considerable social influence were deeply hit by this, and angrily turned to the "radical" camp that advocated independence. Qiao An was one of them.

Before the promulgation of the "Declaration Law", to be fair, Qiao An did have beautiful illusions about the Feizhen Parliament.

At the weekend salon of the Castis family, Joan explained his views to Rebecca.

The Holy Ashen Empire packaged Midgard and Alfheim to sell to the Kingdom of Feizhen, which certainly hurt the feelings of the subjects of the two places, but Joan must admit that the Emperor made a wise transaction.

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Historical materials: "North American Declaration Act" (Declaration Act) ("A Brief History of the American War of Independence" [English] Stephen Conway)

In early 1766, the British Parliament passed the "American Declaratory Act" (American Declaratory Act), which specifically emphasized the power of Parliament to legislate for the colonies "under any circumstances."

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