My British Empire

  Chapter 497 Proper Pronunciation of London Mandarin

  With the progress of the household registration reform, except for Scotland, the population of the entire United Kingdom has been released.

  England has 1.3 million households and a population of 3.7 million. In ten years, it has increased by hundreds of thousands. The speed is indeed exaggerated.

  Wales, with 100,000 households and a population of only 450,000, has not changed much.

  Due to the migration of immigrants and criminals, Ireland has a population of 700,000, and the Celtics account for most of them.

  Scotland is calculated by the Scottish local government itself, which is almost 1.1 million.

  The population of Normandy is roughly calculated as 1.3 million, and that of Brittany is 400,000.

   According to the current rule of the United Kingdom, the total population has reached 6.65 million.

  This is a huge increase from the more than four million when the United Kingdom was first established.

   But nothing can be compared. Spain, excluding the Netherlands, has a population of 8 million; while France, which has been consumed by large-scale wars, has a population of about 16 million at this time.

  The gap is still huge!

  The king's heart is bleeding.

  …

  Ireland.

On the green grassland, there are flocks of cattle and sheep, and the white flocks are ups and downs, bleating non-stop, one by one, like mouthfuls of white rice cakes, scattered all over the green table, which makes people unbearable I want to sneak a bite.

  At this moment, Andrew is thinking this way, looking at the snow-white lambs, wishing to swallow them one by one, this is a lot of wealth!

   "Wow, woof, woof!" A piercing voice suddenly came from Andrew's ear. He turned his head and saw a few gray-and-white sheepdogs staring at him fiercely, their eyes full of repelling intentions.

   "Oh! Ace, I don't know me anymore, I'm Andrew!"

  Looking at the leading shepherd dog with a short gray tail and a ferocious expression, Andrew immediately felt relieved, squatted down, and said softly.

  The shepherd dog named Ace tilted his head. After thinking for a while, he turned his head and barked at the men behind him, then slowly approached Andrew, raised his dog's head, and stared at it with black eyes: "Wow—"

  The shepherd dog barked again, and Andrew remembered it now, patted his forehead in frustration, and took out a piece of jerky from his pocket.

   "Here you are, what a greedy little guy, where is Leonard, take me to see your master!"

  Ace bit the jerky into his mouth without hesitation, then cocked his tail, turned around, led a few dog legs, and led the way in front, as if nothing happened just now.

   Such a realistic dog, Andrew couldn't help but laugh at it.

  Walking with the dog, Andrew was in the stable and found Leonard who was midwifery for the horse.

  The high-pitched cry of the mare resounded throughout the stables, and the dozens of nearby horses who were grazing leisurely and grazing leisurely seemed to be joining in the fun at this time, staring at them with wide eyes and without blinking.

  And their mouths are not idle, chewing non-stop, taking a look, lowering their heads to eat a mouthful of grass, as if they are watching a big show.

  The midwife Leonard was on the haystack, buried his head between the crotch of the horse, with his right arm vigorously digging out, while his left hand gently patted the protruding horse belly, and his mouth kept comforting.

   "咴咴儿—" A relatively small horse cry came out, and Andrew knew that the mare had given birth naturally, and Leonard's task was completed.

Sure enough, after a while, a foal with twisted legs and watery fetus came out with the mare. The mare licked the foal's body, and Leonard, covered in blood and with short gray hair, walked away. come out.

   "Hey! Leonard!" Andrew called.

   "Oh! Andrew, my friend, why are you here!" Leonard said with some surprise.

   Seeing the dirty Leonard about to give him a hug, Andrew immediately walked aside in disgust, and said, "Hey! Dude, go take a shower first!"

   "Also!" Looking at himself, Leonard smiled.

   Afterwards, Leonard, who was cleaned up, had a meeting with Andrew.

   "Unexpectedly, Leonard, I haven't seen you in half a year. Your pasture is even bigger. There must be no less than a thousand sheep!"

  Andrew looked at his friend who was full of wind and frost, and tsk tsk.

   "It's nothing, it's just that the recent market is better and expand a little!" Leonard waved his hand and said modestly.

  Because of civil strife in the Netherlands, the textile industry began to decline, and gradually moved to England. The demand for wool increased day by day, and natural animal husbandry made a lot of money.

   "However, my friend, why do you have time to come to my place today? You are the deputy mayor of Wenger Town, and you are usually very busy!"

  Seeing Leonard's surprised face, Andrew smiled mysteriously and said:

   "My Leonard, guess what?"

   "Just tell me! I can't guess!"

   "Okay! You are so funny!" Andrew said boringly, and then he smiled again, "Congratulations, Leonard, you have been promoted!"

   "Because of your strategy, the tax revenue has increased by three levels. The county magistrate is very happy and has decided to appoint you as a member of the county finance committee. You are about to control the county's finances, much better than me as the deputy mayor!"

   Andrew looked at his friend and said jealously.

  A while ago, using his literacy and connections as a former official, Leonard brought new orders to Wenger County, which greatly increased the county's finances.

   "I didn't come from an exam? Is that okay?" Leonard couldn't help asking.

   "Of course, it is possible now. The county chief personally recommended it, and the governor and the county chief should approve it!" Andrew said with certainty, "However, in a few years, it may not be so!"

  Ireland implements the county system, county-county-town, three levels of rule, one level of checks and balances, and of course, those Kate people belong to self-government!

   "Indeed, those who took the exam gradually moved from England to Ireland, occupying most of the official positions, and it is difficult for us to get ahead!" Leonard nodded and agreed.

  The two of them chatted freely while walking.

   "Recently, the Governor's Office issued a decree requiring each county to establish a primary school with a six-year system. All minors must go to school. It is mandatory!"

   "In the future, you can no longer sell salt casually. Except for companies approved by the coalition government, no company or individual can sell salt anymore!"

  "All Bibles will be recalled, and only the revised version of the Kingdom is allowed, and it is still in English!"

   "Wait, English version?" Leonard asked suspiciously.

   "Yes, the cabinet gathered a large number of people. After several years of revisions, the so-called 'correct pronunciation' was finally released! A pronunciation based on the regional pronunciation of London has been extended to the whole country!"

  As a Welshman, Andrew naturally looked down on Londoners, and also looked down on the so-called correct Mandarin pronunciation based on London.

   "However, His Majesty requires that all officials must be able to speak the London accent, otherwise they will be removed from office!"

   Speaking of this, Andrew said with a sad face, and he couldn't help but infected Leonard, making him feel aggrieved.

   "Yes, London sounds the worst!"

  (end of this chapter)