What was the lesson of Britain nine years ago?

With the development of human history, the word colony has almost disappeared. But I tell you, the products of colonial history still exist in this world. If you travel to an island in the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean today, you will be surprised to find that there is a national flag marked "M" on this island. Ask the locals, and they will proudly say: We are a colony that does not fall into the empire!

Yes, although it seems that the territory of Britain has been restored to the size of the British Isles, there are still many isolated islands overseas. These isolated islands cannot become a country independently, so they have always regarded Britain as their mother. In this way, they can also get corresponding support and shelter.

As we all know, Britain used to be called the empire where the sun never sets. It is called this nickname because the British first discovered the new continent and then colonized the whole world. In the heyday of Britain, one-fifth of the world's land was its colony. It can be said that the sun shines on the earth all the time, and there must be British colonies, so it is called the empire that the sun never sets.

But do you think so many colonies in Britain really make money? If you really think so, it's all wet. Don't think that more land can make money. You know, at that time, the United States was almost a wasteland, barren hills, without any infrastructure, and there were many indigenous Indians. If you want to gain a foothold in this strange continent, you must first have a huge expenditure and spare no effort to transport slaves and immigrate to the past. The initial stage is difficult.

Let's take the cost of maintaining American colonies as an example. Before the American War of Independence, when it was a British colony, Britain's annual income from American colonies was only 65,438+065,438+00,000 pounds, but the annual military expenditure of only 10,000 British troops stationed in the United States needed 350,000 pounds, not to mention the increase in troops after the outbreak of the American War of Independence. The cost of this war is in the billions. For a colony with an annual income of 1 10000, is it really a reason for the British Empire to do business at a loss?

Of course not, so the war of independence was almost stopped by Britain, and the United States became independent smoothly. After all, Britain and America are doing business. After all, there is a blood relationship, and it is still a kiss.

Not only Britain, but also all the colonial western powers at that time were in this situation. It's ironic that everyone hardly made any money and suffered some losses.

By the way, India may be the only colony that helps Britain make money. At the peak, it once reached 40% of Britain's fiscal revenue, so when India wanted to go out independently, the British cried for life and death, but what could they do?

The trend of the world is unstoppable, and people will know the truth clearly sooner or later.