Chapter 1126 Legal Transactions of the Year

Although Zhang Manyu was awake, Han Li, who had been feeling depressed for a long time, did not stop last night, so she could only force herself to take a shower. After coming out, she stopped moving because it was as painful as cramps.

Han Li did not go out either. He asked the staff to bring breakfast first.

After Zhang Manyu finished eating, he began to draft a paper related to this seminar in the room.

How to write this paper before the seminar started? What to write?

This is not easy. [Humanities and Social Sciences] must be close to human life.

Han Li only needs to follow the idea of ​​the sponsor and describe the living standards of the workers in the mines and factories in Kent as more bitter and the environment as more difficult in the paper.

Take a few examples to prove how much harm these mines and cement plants have done to the environment and how much damage they have done to people's bodies. Even so, the workers still live a life below the average living standard in England.

Then, he boasted about the least developed coastline in Kent, the barren mountains and wild hills in several areas of Taynite, and the poor mountains and bad waters that no one cares about.

What is free and easy, leisurely and comfortable, what is enjoying fresh air and quiet time, what is looking for the voice of the heart in the mountains, listening to the notes of nature, and enjoying the quiet years.

What is away from the hustle and bustle of the city, immersed in the embrace of nature, feeling the beauty and meaning of life, what is feeling the fragrance of flowers slowly overflowing from the nose to the heart, listening to the sound of wind chimes from the ears to the mind.

Here, the body and the soul have found a home, feeling the breath of the earth, feeling the natural scenery, and enjoying a comfortable aristocratic life all the time.

In short, it is to fill in all kinds of prosperous and beautiful words with conscience and eyes closed.

The first half of Han Li's paper describes those places as paradise on earth and the Garden of Eden.

Of course, these descriptions alone are not enough. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it will not work without enough "Mane" support.

Therefore, Han Li boasted about some situations that outsiders did not know in the second half of the paper.

Han Li said in the paper that local people only need to sell some handicrafts and handmade products to tourists on the lounge chairs at their doorsteps, and they can live a life comparable to that of the people in the West End of London.

People who work a little harder and become tour guides for tourists can take off on the spot, and their income is beyond the reach of many white-collar workers in large companies.

Han Li also ignored his conscience and closed his eyes here, trying his best to help the financiers achieve their goals, saying that all of this is to close the mining areas and factories, and to fully develop the tourism industry to bring comfort and superior benefits to the people.

When Han Li wrote this, he thought of the wave of closing factories in Europe and the United States in the later generations and moving them to other countries. It was this wave that laid the foundation for the rise of Longguo.

Han Li did not dare to expect that a paper could promote this trend to come ahead of time, but what should be done must be done, and no one knows which cloud will rain.

But if he writes well, talks about the data, and flatters, maybe his paper can bring this wave forward by two years.

Although two years doesn't sound long, with the wisdom of the Dragon people, this time may become the most critical time in the future.

Han Li thought of this, and in the following paper, he emphasized that the United States has begun to transfer some manufacturing industries to countries with lower labor costs since the 1970s.

This strategy of the United States has allowed domestic businessmen to earn more money and let the people have a more comfortable, higher quality, and more excellent life.

Combined with the relevant policies and measures he saw in newspapers and magazines that the "Iron Lady" of England is removing industry and vigorously developing finance.

The paper indirectly praised it from the side, believing that this is a trend of the times, and the situation in England and Kent is more serious, and they should take this step first.

In the last paragraph of the paper, Han Li also added some words of suzerain and vassal state, hoping to stimulate the English, who were once the suzerain of the sun.

Only a small part of Han Li's paper uses some facts, and the vast majority of the rest are full of falsehood, flattery, and exaggeration.

It doesn't matter whether other people understand or believe it. What matters is that the sponsor and the tutor are satisfied, so as to get higher credits.

It would be better if the wave of factory relocation could be accelerated. Unfortunately, Han Li couldn't tell anyone about this. He could only mention it in the document he submitted when he returned to China.

Han Li put away the draft of the paper after writing it. He will listen to other people's ideas tomorrow. If the ideas are similar, he will complete the task with a slight modification.

If other people's ideas are different, Han Li will also find a way to bring their ideas closer.

When Han Li was writing the paper, Zhang Manyu was still with him at the beginning, but with her current knowledge and the mentality of not studying when she was in school, she couldn't understand what Han Li was writing at all.

Han Li also saw that Zhang Manyu looked a little embarrassed, so he asked her to find a book she liked on the bookshelf.

Now that the first draft has been completed, Han Li found that Zhang Manyu fell asleep again. The book she chose was placed aside. It can be seen at a glance that she fell asleep while reading.

Zhang Manyu's sleeping posture at this moment cannot be called graceful, but the position of curling up on her side makes the original part become more obvious, prominent and rounder.

And the nightgown she wore last night was already worn out, and her sideways sleeping position made the little fat man unable to cover it at all.

In this situation, let alone Han Li who had been eating vegetarian food for a while, he couldn't stand eating meat every day, so.

"Ah, Brother Han. Why are you here again..."

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Han Li appeared again with Zhang Manyu, the blooming flower, at dinner time. At present, all the participants of the fifteen invitations issued for this exchange have arrived.

This also made today's dinner very lively, and everyone participated in the dance after dinner.

However, everyone is a cultured person, and they are not very familiar with each other, so of course they can't indulge themselves like in bars, nightclubs, and ladders.

Therefore, everyone was more reserved during the whole dance, and the theme was still mainly to build relationships and exchange experiences.

Because Han Li wanted to find out other people's opinions on this exchange meeting, he must actively participate in the conversation. He held a glass of wine in his hand and basically built relationships and inquired about information throughout the whole dance.

At this time, whether they brought their own female companions or chose them temporarily, they were all chatting on the side. Zhang Manyu was of course pushed aside by Han Li.

The mentors of these people who came to the seminar had hinted and explained when they came, so this matter was similar to what Han Li thought, so he took the opportunity to express some of his own views.

These people gathered together, of course, they couldn't just talk about this, because they came from universities in different counties of England, and their situations were different, so everyone talked about different things.

How to say it, tonight's dance was successful and perfect.

Han Li not only knew everyone's mission this time, and some of their opinions, but also learned a lot of things that could not be seen in newspapers and magazines.

For example: There was a woman named Lucia Thompson, who majored in humanities and social sciences like everyone else, but she was studying the part that was biased towards English history.

She is currently studying the old custom of "selling wives" in England, and this research has made some progress.

Lucia Thompson searched various historical documents and determined that the old custom of "selling wives" originated around 1302.

This custom was prevalent in the 17th century, when the people and the church always believed that women belonged to their husbands after marriage and were not allowed to have any property.

When the husband determined that the marriage had broken down, he only needed to bring his wife to the local market to sell her. In places where there was no market, the sale could also be held at crowded intersections, stations, and hotels.

This custom was not only recognized by many people at the time, but also recognized by the church. In some places, when conducting "selling wives" transactions, it was necessary to find a priest to certify.

Moreover, churches in various places were the largest buyers at the time, and many families who were living in poverty would choose to sell their wives and children to the church.

Most of the money received by the husband was a few "shillings", which was only enough for him to enjoy a fairly sumptuous dinner.

As for what the church bought those people for, this was not something that others could know.

The marriage law introduced in England in 1753 did not change the situation, but the royal family and dignitaries at that time added a provision in order to stabilize the social situation.

"If a wife becomes disabled after marriage, she will not support her husband's divorce (selling his wife)."

Some wives did not want to be driven out of their wealthy homes and divorced (sold), so many people chose to self-mutilate.

In the 18th century, many changes had taken place in English society, and men in cities were busy going abroad and making money at sea.

Rural men went to the city to work and make money. The more they saw, the more picky they were about their original spouses, which made the situation of "selling wives" more common.

At that time, there was another situation, that is, men were away from home for a long time, and the women who stayed behind would mostly find other people to marry in order to survive or live a better life.

In this case, if her original husband came back and learned that his wife had remarried, the original husband could come to ask for money.

If the current husband of a woman did not pay, then the original husband would drag her out to sell.

The situation of "selling wives" became more serious in the 19th century. Because there was no legal basis for this matter, the English government adopted an ambiguous attitude towards it.

As long as you are willing to pay, the clergy can prove the legality of the transaction.

This also spread the situation of selling wives from the lower-level workers to the middle-class people. There were many people selling wives in the market, docks, and hotels.

And this custom continued until the early 20th century, and it was still circulated in other ways in some places in England.

However, these people did not admit this statement. They said it was a "high-level state of divorce."

According to the statistics collected by Lucia Thompson over the years, he collected 387 materials on the sale of wives in the early 20th century alone.

Some women took their husbands to court for this, but the final result was "vague and suspicious".