Harry Potter Morning Light

Chapter 1458 The Son of the Forest
The French were under siege, though most did not feel it.

Opposite the Louvre is the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. Kleber’s copper pillars are still under construction. Last year, only the pillars were erected. The craftsmen are applying plaster to the outside.

Kleber and Desai died on the same day, one died in Egypt and the other died in the battlefield of Marengo. It is said that Desai was a very educated man, perhaps it was the expeditionary force that was eager to win the last battle. lack of.

Georgiana took a sip of the wine. There was such a big difference between the price of bread at four and a half sous inside Paris and the bread at seven sous outside the city that a fool would know what to do.

Smuggling will quickly deplete the original enough food, and the price will rise at that time. Fortunately, as many bakeries as possible have been preserved, and they have attached granaries. They should be able to maintain low prices for a period of time. .

If the government sets a price, then the tax collector may be able to let the farmers replace the currency with physical objects like the people in ancient times. This is also a channel to ensure the supply of food. I am not afraid that they will hold on to the grain and wait for the price to continue to rise. It’s just like this As soon as the tax comes, there will be less taxation.

Georgiana put down her glass and went back to her desk to write a letter on her typewriter.

Napoleoni is like this, he rarely goes to extremes unless necessary, and has been looking for a balance in the chaotic situation, just like he can't completely distinguish between love and the world.Maybe Napoleon's own war is not over, but for the vast majority of civilians it is over, "turbulent liberty" lasted ten years, people miss civilization and reason, even "peace enslaved" is nostalgic of.

Spain is still a feudal monarchy. They can use labor, but France can't. Both road workers and dock transshipment workers have to pay wages. This is also part of the "cost". Cheap labor can reduce expenses, but doing so will cause other of social unrest.The residents of the St. Antoine district of Foxburg were all day laborers and day laborers of various trades. A rumor circulated among them that the big boss of a paper mill had also reduced their wages to 15 sous a day. They immediately Burning with anger, without asking whether the rumors were true, a large number of people rushed into the boss's house and destroyed everything in the house, warehouse, and workshop, but did not occupy anything in the process.

Until the regular army arrived, they continued to smash, and the army had to open fire. After the battle, 100 people were killed, and the rest were dispersed.There was almost no year in the old kingdom where such riots did not occur. These people destroyed for the sake of destruction, and vented their anger for the sake of venting their anger. Those big taxpayers understand this truth-only the king who pays taxes has the army to support the army. The protection of their property and family will be properly protected.

They were very grateful to Georgiana for arranging them in the Elysee Palace, but their representatives also expressed their willingness to donate money to Georgiana. In the past, the parish priest asked them to donate money once a week to provide food for the poor. They hoped to restore this system. It's just that they don't trust priests very much, because there are indeed some priests who are extravagant and profligate.

She can only advise those outsiders to go to Leon Kuhl and his friends. The operation of the charity association is regarded as a success, but whether it can be used in other provinces is another matter.There are many things, even if they exist for a good purpose at the beginning, they will become harmful things in the end, especially the corruption of moral people is unacceptable.

When there was a knock on the door, Georgiana looked up and found that it was Napoleon's confidant, "Chief of Staff" Berthier, holding a gem-studded sword in his hand.

"What can you do, General?" Georgiana asked.

"The commander asked me to give it to you." Berthier said, "please return to the Palace of Versailles as soon as possible."

"What am I doing there?"

"You have a mission to perform." Berthier put the sword on the table in front of Georgiana. "There are troops waiting for you over there."

Georgiana froze, "He wants to send me to lead the army?"

Berthier said nothing.

"What kind of soldier is a woman?" She said disdainfully, not wanting to look at the sword at all.

"It's time for you to go," whispered Berthier, "please don't make things difficult for me."

"Where is he sending me?"

Berthier bowed to Georgiana and left her office.

"Wait." Before he left, Georgiana handed him the written paper. "This is my suggestion."

Berthier turned back and took the page away, and then Georgiana took the sword and left the Tuileries Palace as quietly as when she came.

She first went back to Sevres to change into men's clothes, and left the "home" to Matilda and Madame Montesquieu. After a brief explanation, she took Felice to Versailles.

She met Davout at the entrance of the Palace of Versailles. He seemed to have received the order a long time ago, took Georgiana into the barracks, and then briefed her on the situation.

Georgiana is in charge of commanding a very well-prepared adventure hunting regiment, with a total of 1000 people, under the command of the chief of staff, and is responsible for duties under his command. The task is to ensure the safety of the communication line stronghold and escort the military envoys.

She had eighty horses and the requisite number of French postmen, including Gilles Gobert, a friend of Godin Poitvin.

Chasseurs are eagerly recruited by the children of mountain dwellers and forestry workers. These men are suitable for service on the border between the Alps and the Pyrenees. If they appear in the fighting troops in the north, it is mainly to attack the highlands. and use them when scouting the forest carefully.

Of course, they are also very suitable to go to Santo Domingo to fight in the jungle. Georgiana is actually very afraid that Napoleon will send her to Santo Domingo, because he seems to have abandoned human emotions and thinks about problems with absolute rationality. .

Love is the most suitable weapon for women, but even Cleopatra is useless when she meets the incomprehensible Octavian. He sends her out to perform military missions, so that even if someone wants to inquire about her The whereabouts can not be done.

She didn't know where she would be sent, she only knew to find her company, and then set off with the main force.

These cavalrymen were originally curious about why a girl followed them, and all looked sideways at her, but when they passed the first rest point, they should all know, and they all stayed away from her and Phyllis .

There was also a small number of guards in this cavalry regiment, and Felice knew them all. Through them, Georgiana knew that the place she was going to was the Alps, a place where witch hunting was very rampant.

Later, a messenger came and sent her an order from Berthier, the chief of the general staff. She was also responsible for finding someone to shovel the snow and open the channel for the herdsmen to go to the Alps to graze.

There are some 5-foot-tall acrobatic cavalry companies stationed in the Alps all year round. According to the previous conscription standards, they cannot become soldiers at this height, but Napoleon himself is short, and he can use it as long as he has combat effectiveness.

Georgiana herself was so resistant to mentioning Santo Domingo, let alone Paulina who had been living in Paris, she was caught on board.

She felt more and more that sending prisoners to Santo Domingo was a terrible idea.

But Georgiana would have liked to go to the Alps if she had a choice.

Forgive me, she is not a saint, she will not go to that hell.

"Damn sugar, damn coffee." Georgiana cursed, then threw the general order to Phyllis, got on her horse, and stayed away from the bustling Babylon.

(End of this chapter)