Life of Being a Crown Prince in France - Chapter 1107 - 1013

Chapter 1107: Chapter 1013

McLaren listened to the story of the Crown Prince of France, his eyes growing brighter.

He could already imagine the scene of countless Irish peasants, in a frenzy, grabbing hoes to fight the British for selling their wheat at a higher price.

Yet before this, when they went to the countryside to give speeches, almost no one responded except for a few minor nobles.

He suddenly felt that the previous revolutionary strategy indeed seemed to have some issues…

Joseph continued to outline his “blueprint”: “Once you have a large number of people’s support, you can start training an army. To block the sieges of the British army, you’ll need at least a hundred thousand troops.”

He didn’t come up with numbers randomly. Given the mobilization capacity of this era, four million Irish can conscript a hundred thousand soldiers under extreme conditions.

McLaren, however, felt a bit lacking in confidence: “This might not be easy, Your Highness. You know, the British Secret Police keep a close watch on us. Forget about a hundred thousand, even if our training exceeds three thousand people, it will arouse their suspicion.”

Joseph shook his head helplessly: “Do you know the difference between the rural patrol team, anti-smuggling police, shooting clubs, and the army?”

The Irish instinctively replied: “They are completely different…”

“No, they are just different in name,” Joseph replied, “As long as they can use guns, understand commands, and maintain formation, they are an army.

“You have a significant influence on local administration in Ireland and can establish various organizations under different names. The British Secret Police would never care if a few hundred more anti-smuggling police appear in Ireland.

“On this basis, adopt a rotational training model.

“Each time, recruit more people than the quota for training, keep half, and after a year, find a reason to dismiss most of them, recruit a new batch, and cycle like this.

“Over the years, your anti-smuggling police, and security teams will accumulate tens of thousands of trained ’soldiers.’

“Oh, regarding the training aspect, I can send some instructors to help you. At the same time, you should also select some military talents to further their studies at military academies in Italy or Poland.”

McLaren nodded excitedly: “You are absolutely right. As soon as I return, I will immediately convey your plan to Mr. Thorn!”

Joseph finally wanted to give the Irish a tangible benefit, so he smiled and said:

“France and Ireland will always be the firmest allies. To express my support for the Irish people, I will send you thirty thousand flintlock guns in batches.

“Of course, you must first hide these weapons properly and use them at critical moments.”

During the previous war with the Anti-French Alliance, France captured over a hundred thousand various flintlock guns.

At the same time, as the old French army began to standardize the replacement with percussion cap guns, there were still sixty to seventy thousand retired Chaleville Flintlock Guns.

So, although Joseph had been distributing guns around, there was still a large stock of flintlock guns available.

Subsequently, Joseph summoned the Deputy Director of the Security Bureau, Lavallette, to prepare a “guide” for the Irish on operations in Britain.

When Lavallette chose candidates to be sent to Ireland, McLaren insisted on appointing Porte Yer to this role.

After a brief conversation with Porte Yer, Lavallette agreed to the request—Porte Yer was indeed quick-witted, reacted swiftly, and was fluent in English, making him very suitable for this liaison role. He had already been deeply involved with the Irish Resistance Army’s matters, saving the need to go through confidentiality procedures again.

Porte Yer was initially somewhat resistant, but after Lavallette directly transferred him to the Security Bureau and granted him the rank of lieutenant, the young man accepted it happily—the pay in the Security Bureau was much higher than that of an ordinary officer, and there were bonuses for completing tasks, which greatly helped alleviate his family’s dire financial situation.

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In the late 12th century, King Henry II of England began the conquest of Ireland and established English rule over Ireland.

From the late 12th century to the early 16th century, Ireland under English rule experienced continuous English colonization and domination. English nobles and the army entered Ireland, established their own territories, and forced the Irish to accept English law and rule.

The Irish had their lands confiscated and were forced to abandon their traditional systems and culture. This period was also a time of many resistances and uprisings in Irish history, including the Ulster Massacre (1641) and the rule of William Orange.

In 1609, under the command of the King of England, a company specifically responsible for the development and colonization of Ireland—the Irish Association—was established. This company, similar to the Virginia Company established at the same time, primarily aimed to attract British immigrants to the colonies.

However, the Virginia Company was responsible for the colonies in North America, while the Irish Association was responsible for Ireland. Most Protestant immigrants moved to the Ulster Region, which is Northern Ireland, the roots of the future division between North and South Ireland began with this colonial movement in the 17th century. In the eyes of the British Government and Protestant immigrants, Catholic Irish, like the Indians in America, were regarded as lowly natives who must obediently hand over their lands, accept enslavement, and ultimately be assimilated into Protestant civilization.

As colonial subjects and stateless people, the Irish also sought their own ways of resistance. The island of Ireland, with most of its land covered in forests and marshes, sparsely populated, was a natural Liangshan Bo. Many oppressed Irish became outlaws on the island. In addition, the Irish repeatedly launched uprisings against Protestant colonizers, often allying with the New Catholic factions of England.

In 1649, the Protector of England Cromwell crossed the sea with the Parliamentary Army and brutally massacred in Ireland, thus becoming a “shaver” in the Irish nation’s narrative.

In the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the Protestant army supporting William III defeated the Catholic Irish army supporting James II, and the Irish once again sided with the wrong side. The repeated failures of uprisings further intensified England’s plunder of Ireland. Before the British revolution in 1641, Catholics still owned 59% of the land in Ireland, but by the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Catholics only owned 22% of the land.

In 1695, this number dropped to 14%, and by 1714, Catholics had only 7% of land left. The oldest colony of the British Empire was not the distant thirteen colonies in North America, but rather the nearby Ireland. At the end of the 18th century, both these colonies rose up in resistance but embarked on entirely different paths. The tragic history of Ireland is that it was too close to Britain and too far from the United States. In the Enlightenment movement in the second half of the 18th century, the most important two colonies of Britain, Ireland and North America, both saw the emergence of nationalist ideas.

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