Haha, speaking of Belgian villains, there is really a famous villain. He is the first citizen of Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Anyone who goes to Brussels will definitely go to see it.
The little man's name is Julian.
It suddenly dawned on me that the "Belgian villain" mentioned by Mr. Poirot in the Nile Massacre may be a humorous pun. The reason why he said this may be because there is a "Belgian villain" in Belgium.
Well, now we leave Paris and set foot on the road to Belgium.
Belgium was conquered by Roman Caesar in 5 1 BC and belonged to Rome. It was occupied by the Franks in the 4th century. After the 9th century, it belonged to this country for a while, and then to that country. By 18 16, the Vienna conference decided to merge Belgium into the Netherlands. However, the artificial unity has produced the opposition of religion, culture and language. Thus, in 1830, the people of Brussels held an uprising, declared Belgium independent and implemented a constitutional monarchy. 183 1 year, Britain, France and Prussia recognized Belgium's independence and guaranteed its permanent neutrality. 1839, the Netherlands recognized Belgium as an independent country.
The main religion in Belgium is Catholicism, and the main religion in the Netherlands is Protestantism. Religion is an important reason for the separation of Belgium and the Netherlands.
If the economic center of Europe is in Germany and the economic center of Germany is mainly in Frankfurt, then the political center of Europe is in Brussels, Belgium, such as the new EU headquarters building, which includes the European Parliament, the European Council, the European Council, the European Commission and the European Court of Justice. Brussels also has the European Central Bank and the European Investment Bank.
Although Belgium is not as famous as Germany, France, Italy and other European countries in the world, its welfare benefits are just as good. It implements a free compulsory education system for 6 18 years old, which is not only free, but also has various subsidies and bursaries for attending school. Because of the popularity of education, there is no competition in the entrance examination, and universities generally accept the entrance examination free of charge and only pay part of the fees. This is really the envy of parents and children in China, and it is also incredible. In their country, not only do they not make money from college education, but children can go to college as long as they want, without exams, and the state also subsidizes them. This is the real universal education. When a country's education has reached such a level, how can the whole country be underdeveloped and the quality of its people be low?
The Belgian government stipulates that all citizens have the right and convenience to see a doctor. Medical institutions are not commercial institutions and cannot operate in commercial forms and ways. Medical institutions should be institutions with strong public welfare. The government should take a considerable part of the tax paid by taxpayers to solve the problem of national medical treatment.
In addition, women have maternity allowance, and they have child support allowance until 18 years old. If you are unemployed, you can apply until you are 25 years old. There is also milk money for children. The more children citizens have, the more compensation they get from the government. 1 child gets 77.05 euros of milk money every month. When the second child was born, the milk money almost tripled, and the third child tripled.
Belgium is also open to homosexuality. 200 1 Belgium passed a draft law, stipulating that the marriage in Belgium in the future may not be a heterosexual union, but may be composed of two men or two women. The passage of this bill makes Belgium the second country to allow same-sex marriage after the Netherlands. In 2006, Belgium also passed a bill allowing married same-sex couples to adopt children.
"Well, now we are at the atomic tower outside Brussels." Wang Dao gave us another lecture.
"Atomic Tower was built in 1958. It is a landmark building built by the Belgian government for the World Expo held in Brussels that year. The design of this building is unique. According to the principle that an iron molecule consists of nine atoms, nine large spheres are specially designed, and each sphere symbolizes an iron atom. Sphere and sphere are combined together in strict accordance with the cubic crystal structure of iron molecule, thus forming a huge iron molecule. It symbolizes the nine member states of the European Union and the nine provinces of Belgium. In addition, it also symbolizes that mankind has entered a new era of science, peace, development and progress. "
Because time was tight that day, Wang Dao only left us ten minutes to see the atomic tower. The car is parked a few hundred meters away from the atomic tower. Let's hurry to take pictures near the atomic tower. Looking up, it is slightly hidden by the green trees in front of it, but you can still see the towering atomic tower under the blue sky, and its nine big balls are shining with silver luster in the sun. Each ball has a thick white tube connected to other balls.
We took a few pictures in a panic and got on the bus. Later, I found out that these nine balls are all connected. At every dance, there is either a restaurant, a shop selling souvenirs and stamps, and so on. The tallest ball is a sightseeing platform from which you can see the whole city of Brussels through the transparent glass. Every white pipe is actually a staircase. Through the pipe, you can cross from this ball to that ball. I think the design of this tower is very unique and imaginative. It is modern and practical for sightseeing.
Regrettably, we have come a long way and failed to go in to see its true content, which is a great pity.
The car turned half a circle and came to the atomic tower. At this time, I saw its complete appearance. Nine big balls and all the white pipes are in front of us. This is the right angle for taking pictures, but unfortunately we are already in the car. Right in front of it is a wide avenue, which I think should go straight to the city.
After a long drive, Wang Dao talked about Brussels. From the car, there are no tall buildings on both sides of the street, and the house is very modern. After walking for a while, I may have entered the city center. Houses are all in the style of ancient buildings, and old high-spired churches and bell towers appear beside the streets from time to time.
At this time, Wang Dao told us the story of the Belgian "villain". Children who pee are built in 16 19. There are many stories about this child. One of them is 1 142. A general led his troops to fight against foreign enemies, and the situation was extremely critical. In times of crisis, in order to boost the morale of soldiers, the general put his son in a cradle and hung him on a tree to show his courage to fight to the death. At first glance, the soldiers were in high spirits and won the war. After that, people began to commemorate the child. I don't quite believe this version, because, if so, why is the statue a child peeing, not a child in a basket?
I still believe the story told by Wang Dao:
In a war, the enemy inserted a fuse in the ammunition depot, lit the fuse, and tried to blow up the ammunition depot and destroy the city. At this time, a five-year-old boy wanted to pee. He suddenly saw a rope on the grass, burning. He thought it was funny, so he took out his little thing and peed on the flame. The flame was put out. It turns out that this is a burning fuse, and the enemy wants to blow up the arsenal. If successful, not only the arsenal will be destroyed, but also the lives of the whole city and people will be ended.
This boy named Julian has made a great contribution. He saved Brussels and everyone. He became the first citizen of Brussels, and a statue was erected in his memory.
1698, in order to celebrate the rebirth of Brussels from the French war, the child who peed put on clothes, a blue satin coat and a feather hat for the first time. King Louis XV of France once dressed a child in Marquis clothes and awarded him a medal. Make him a nobleman.
From then on, when officials from all over the world visit Belgium, they will make a suit specially for him, so that there are too many clothes to put down, and now they are stored in the urban museum, which is the original palace.
We got off at a place not far from the downtown square. Walking along the ancient street for more than 500 meters, I came to the central square of Brussels. It's also one of those very old squares. The ground is paved with stones, surrounded by ancient palace-style houses. One of them looks like a palace, because from the outside, this ancient building is decorated with a lot of gold. Who can be so extravagant except the king? I think it is probably in this building that Xiaolian's clothes are stored.
Opposite the palace, there is a relatively simple building. Wang Dao pointed to a house decorated with white swans on the second floor and said that Marx lived in this house, and he wrote the Manifesto of the Producers' Party in this house.
Marx, 18 15, was born in a Jewish lawyer's family in Prussia. He studied law at Bonn University and Berlin University. 184 1 year, with a doctorate in philosophy.
1845, the French government was forced by the Prussian government to expel Marx as a "dangerous revolutionary" from France. From 1845 to 1848, Marx lived in Brussels as a political refugee. 1on March 22nd, 845, the Belgian authorities issued a residence permit to Marx after signing the guarantee of "focusing on philosophical research and not participating in revolutionary activities". This did not limit Marx's revolutionary activities and his profound thinking in philosophy and political economy.
During most of his stay in Brussels, the life of Marx's family was extremely difficult, and Engels gave him great economic help. Engels is a descendant of capitalists, and his family is very rich, so he has the strength to help Marx. Moreover, both of them are opposed to capitalism from the standpoint of the proletariat, which I think is quite dramatic and ironic. It seems that capital is extremely important. Without capital, Marx cannot be Marx.
During his stay in Brussels, Marx wrote three important works: Poverty of Philosophy and Hired Labor and Capital. At the beginning of 1846, Marx and Engels established the Brussels * * * Productive Communication Committee. 1847, Marx and Engels were invited to join the alliance of the just. 1June, 847, the league was reorganized and renamed as * * * Producer League. Shortly before being ordered to leave Belgium, Marx and Engels completed the writing of the manifesto of * * * producers' party, which is also the manifesto of * * * producers' union.
1864 In September, after the establishment of the First International International Working Men’s Association, Marx was elected as a member of the General Committee and concurrently served as the German communication secretary. He drafted the founding declaration, provisional regulations and important documents of previous congresses of the First International, and was the actual leader and soul of the First International. 187 1 During the Paris Commune Revolution, entrusted by the First International General Committee, he wrote the French Civil War, which systematically summarized the experience and lessons of the commune revolution and developed the theory of proletarian revolution and dictatorship. Suffering from various diseases in his later years, he died in London, England on March 1883.
Marx is indeed the originator of the * * * production party and * * * productism. He has stirred up the world for centuries, which is really something. The birth of his Manifesto of the Producers' Party, like a bolt of lightning and a thunderbolt in the dark, suddenly broke the calm of capitalism. Marx and Engels were great. They studied the essence of capitalism and economic laws, created a new social theory, proposed to create a new social system, and divided the world into capitalist society and socialism. They profoundly influenced and changed history. Although some countries in socialist society have deteriorated or existed in name only, I believe that the influence of Marx and Engels will last forever, because human nature will not change, and class is essentially caused by human nature. As long as there is class, there will be struggle. History is doomed to spiral upward. In a certain era in the future, their theory will definitely influence society and history again, and become a scientific guide, a practical guide, and a beacon to illuminate some people's hearts and a certain class. I think this will be inevitable.
Walking out of a small street next to the square, it is an ancient street criss-crossing. We walked straight on for about 6 or 7 minutes until we came to the "pee boy". He stood high on the edge of a house at the corner of two streets. He is a very small man, at most two feet tall, naked and with a slightly shiny black body. Of course, he has been "peeing". A small place, crowded with many people taking pictures here.
Then, we came to a small chocolate shop that Wang Dao showed us. According to Wang Dao, Belgian handmade chocolate is the highest in Europe, and it has a sense of beauty that melts at the mouth. If you want to buy chocolate, you must buy it here. As a result, people crowded into this small shop in a panic and snapped it up.
Go back the way you came. Gather in the square. Get on the bus and go straight to Dutch windmill village. The sun has set in the west, and the car is driving very fast, running on the Belgian and Dutch Yuan Ye. Wang Dao said, we must hurry to the windmill village, or we can't see anything when it gets dark.
However, we are still on the road and it is dark. When I arrived at the windmill village, I saw several windmills standing close at night, like old people in the twilight.
Let's go to the other side to see flowers. We stood by the roadside and took some pictures of windmills. Although we can't see it clearly, we came all the way to commemorate it.
Living in Holland that night. The next morning, we went to Amsterdam airport. Afternoon flight, but we must go early and apply for tax refund at the airport. The reason why we have to go to the airport for tax refund is to show that we are really not spending money by locals, but by temporary outsiders.
Speaking of tax rebates, I have a good impression on European governments. They are reasonable, because their shopping tax is relatively high, and then these taxes are used for people's various benefits, such as childbirth, schooling, medical care, and old-age care (so their social welfare is very good), and we can't enjoy their social welfare in Europe, so they want to refund this tax to us.
Say goodbye to Europe and board the plane back to Beijing. It was after five o'clock in the morning when I arrived in Beijing, and a cold air invaded my skin. It's getting light, and fog is hanging over the capital. The cars on the road are already crowded and in a hurry. Passengers on the subway jostle shoulder to shoulder, people are as flat as photos, and they are all rushing to work. Although they move slowly, they are in a hurry.
Walking out of the subway, there is a big construction site next to it. A gust of wind came and rolled up thousands of haze. There is also a thick layer of dust on the ground. I can't help but miss the extremely fresh air and clean environment in Europe. The gentle wind, the tranquility, the leisure, the vastness, the neatness, the gorgeous sunshine and the beautiful natural and cultural landscape all make me miss it.
But that belongs to someone else.
My Beijing, I'm back!
(To be continued)