Chapter 409: The Thirteen vassal states

After leaving Caitlin's villa, Zhou Ming sat in his car. In fact, his mood was very complicated, because when Zhou Ming first told Christo that Caitlin was his wife. At the time, he had indeed thought that he could really get the woman. After all, she was so beautiful, and that aristocratic air of arrogance was something every man wanted to conquer. But when Caitlin actually said that she wanted to be his wife, Zhou Ming felt conflicted again.

After all, Zhou Ming was not a born womaniser, and he already had Mu Qing and Ran Ran, as well as Su Han, who was still in China. Now, should he add Caitlin to the list? Zhou Ming didn't want to become a horse that sowed his seed everywhere.

The more Ming thought about it, the more his head ached. So he opened his mouth and asked Zhang Lindao, who was always by his side protecting him, 'Do you think I should take Caitlyn as a cheap daughter-in-law?'

Zhang Lin laughed and said, 'You've asked the wrong person this question. I'm a roughneck in the barracks, and I've basically never interacted with any women other than my own daughter-in-law. I don't have the good fortune that you, Ming, do, so how would I know?'

Zhou Ming also laughed: 'Brother Zhang, you're wrong. You've forgotten what I told you? In the future, an invincible soldier like you, who is proficient in everything from martial arts to firearms on the battlefield, is definitely the standard hero of all sorts of Long Batian novels! If he were released, he would be able to surround himself with beautiful women. Right now, he is only wasting his talents by following me around as my personal bodyguard.

Zhang Lin shrugged: 'Is that really the case? But I don't think I've read this kind of novel. But I also feel that if it weren't for the daily training in the barracks, where would such good skills come from? And if you have to stay in the barracks every day, surrounded by a bunch of roughnecks, how can you possibly understand women, let alone be blessed with good looks and charm? I'm afraid that if you saw a pretty woman, you wouldn't even be able to speak properly. This is a self-contradictory paradox. It's just the ramblings of ignorant scholars who don't know anything.'

'I don't think so. It's just that Zhang Lin hasn't done it yet. Otherwise, with your intelligence, you would have found a way easily,' Zhou Ming said with a smile.

That was the end of the conversation between Ming and Lin. In fact, Ming didn't really want an answer when he asked Lin. Sometimes just talking to someone is more important than getting an answer.

After talking to Zhang Lin, Zhou Ming's mind was less tangled. As for the next day, when Zhou Ming came to see Caitlin again, he had completely let go: whatever the outcome! If Caitlin insists on marrying him, he will just marry her. Will he lose out? As for Lin Muqing, Tang Ran and Su Han, they can figure it out later.

Besides, Zhou Ming didn't think he was that attractive. A perfect girl like Caitlin wouldn't have to marry him. Perhaps after what he said yesterday, she had already let go.

This was Zhou Ming's thinking, but after meeting Caitlin, he realised that his thinking was naive.

Zhou Ming had only just arrived at Caitlyn's villa when he saw a ball of fire rising from the courtyard from afar. Someone was burning something, and when Zhou Ming entered the villa, he discovered that it was Caitlyn and her housekeeper burning something, and it was the dress she had worn yesterday.

'Your Highness Caitlyn, what are you doing?' Ming got out of the car and asked curiously.

'Of course I'm saying goodbye to yesterday!' Caitlyn stood up and told Ming, 'I've already thought about it. Since I've decided to be your wife, I have to learn to let go of my Harburg Harburg family identity, and learn to adapt to the identity of an oriental wife. So the one who was burned to death over there is yesterday's Caitlin, she no longer exists.'

Caitlin thought for a moment and added, 'So now you, Ming Zhou, must stop calling me Your Highness, because she no longer exists. The one in front of you now is just an ordinary Caitlin.'

After she said that, Ming finally realised that Caitlin was wearing an ordinary dress today, with her hair casually coiled up, and she looked no different from an ordinary girl, if not for her stunningly beautiful face.

However, from Caitlyn's actions, it was clear that she had not let go. On the contrary, because of Zhou Ming's words yesterday, she had made up her mind to change herself . This made Zhou Ming unable to help but feel emotional, wondering what he had done to make such a proud Harburg princess let go of all her pride.

Caitlyn read Zhou Ming's thoughts and said playfully with a wink, 'But I did it just to make myself more suitable for the East, not to really let go of my status! Don't get me wrong, after all, I still have to take Zhou Ming with you to the outside world. It would be very troublesome if I didn't have the identity of the successor of the Harburg family.'

Zhou Ming sighed and spread his hands, saying, 'Okay, since you've said that, Caitlyn, I can't refuse you anymore. Let's just try to get along for now.'

Hearing Zhou Ming say this, Caitlin immediately jumped up happily. She ran over in a few steps and embraced Zhou Ming's arm. 'Really? This is really great, I believe we will be the happiest couple in the world!'

Caitlin was very happy, but Ming was very confused, because Caitlin's breasts were rubbing against his arm. The amazing firmness and softness were deeply stimulating, and Ming had been alone for so long been alone for so long, he had to recite the Great Compassion Mantra in his heart to resist his lust. After all, it would be a bit embarrassing to get a reaction and erect a tent in front of a princess, especially when there was a middle-aged housekeeper eyeing him hungrily nearby.

After breakfast, Caitlin took Ming to Harvard University Library. Caitlin said to Ming, 'Harvard University Library is the oldest library in the United States, and has the most extensive collection and categories of books. The Quincy Library we are going to now is a specialised library of history and law, with the most extensive collection of books on American history. If you want to understand the United States, this is the best place to go.'

Starting with understanding the United States, and then gradually understanding the outside world and the real rules of the entire world, this is the plan that Caitlin has made for Zhou Ming.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the Quincy Branch of Harvard University. Compared to other Harvard libraries, this relatively out-of-the-way branch had far fewer people, which was better for Ming and the others.

Most of the libraries at Harvard University are research libraries. For reasons of security and ensuring a reading environment, they do not accept visitors. This is also the case with the Quincy Branch Library. You must have a special Harvard University special card to gain entry. Zhou Ming had previously studied at Harvard, so he had a special library card, but what Zhou Ming didn't expect was that Caitlin also had a card.

Caitlin explained to Ming: 'I also studied at Harvard in the past, so I have a library card too.'

Then Caitlin expertly led Ming to the historical documents area. As she looked for something, she asked Ming in a low voice, 'Do you know what it says in the preamble to the constitution?'

Zhou Ming shook his head. Although he had read it, he had not paid much attention to it, so of course he didn't know it.

'We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States.' Caitlyn told Ming Zhou, 'This is the preamble to the Constitution. Do you think there is anything wrong with it?'

'This constitution is more than 200 years old, and after so many years of amendments, every word in the constitution should have been discussed repeatedly, so there shouldn't be any problems,' Ming answered without thinking.

Caitlyn nodded: 'That's true, but look at this.'

Caitlyn took a book off the shelf and handed it to Zhou Ming, saying, 'The US Constitution actually came into effect 13 years after the legal founding of the country. before this constitution actually came into effect, there was actually another version of the federal constitution, which you actually have in your hands, and this is actually how the constitution originally looked like.'

Zhou Ming opened the book in his hands and frowned: 'The thirteen states of New Hampshire, Delaware, Queen Mary's City of Delaware, and Georgetown hereby establish this constitution for our government and for future generations?'

Caitlin Caitlin said to Ming Zhou, 'Some of these 13 names are still in use today, but some are not. However, it is undeniable that these 13 names were the original 13 states when the United States became independent.'

'To Simply put, they were the original 13 colonies. Caitlin, are you saying that these 13 states were actually countries with their own monarchs and armies, and that they only had to unite and form a larger country in order to become independent? 'Zhou Ming asked.

'That's is true,' Caitlyn continued, "or to put it another way, it is not appropriate to use the term "colony' to describe these 13 states. The term 'feudal state' would be more appropriate, as these 13 states were in fact 13 feudal states.'

Zhou Ming nodded: 'Indeed, the word states can be interpreted as states and countries, but it can also be understood as the fiefs of the princes. So, Caitlin, are you saying that the so-called American War was just a war of secession by these 13 powerful feudal states against their central authority?

'You can put it that way, but I don't want to discuss the conspiracies in history. I just want to tell you about the source of power of these 13 feudal states.' Caitlyn: say, but I don't want to discuss the conspiracies in history. I just want to tell you the source of power of these 13 feudal states.' Caitlin said to Zhou Ming said, 'For example, Virginia, the name of which is the name of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and from this name you can see which family this fiefdom belongs to; and the name of Georgia comes from King George who died on the toilet.'

'In fact, not not just these states, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and even Massachusetts, where we are now. Although they are not directly named after a certain king, if you look up the information on these states, they were all originally fiefs given by their kings to a certain nobleman.'

Caitlin continued continued, 'In fact, these feudal lords were merely the agents supported by certain families on the European continent in North America. Therefore, after the thirteen states became independent, whenever a president from a different family came to power, it would correspond to the period when a family from a European country dominated. For example, the first president was a French aristocrat; and the Adams family always regarded England as their sovereign state.'

'In addition in addition, the thirteen states that initially became independent cannot be said to be a country. They can only be described as a loose alliance, because each state had its own political system and different laws. Every territorial noble was unwilling to their own territories. Therefore, I think that the original 13 states were more like the form of the hegemony alliance during the Spring and Autumn Period of the ancient Chinese state of Huaxia. The president was just a leader elected by all the nobles of the vassal states,' Caitlyn said.