Harry Potter Morning Light

Chapter 1465 A Heavy Burden

On May 1802, 5, the Senate passed a motion to extend the ruling system for another ten years.

It was passed 60-1, with the only dissenting vote coming from the former Girondist Count Langrunay.

The Girondist Party has a Mrs. Roland nicknamed "The Uncrowned Queen". Her husband Jean-Marie Roland is also one of the leaders of the Girondist Party. He was guillotined by the Jacobins in 1793.

Like Georgiana, Mrs. Roland is not a member of parliament, nor has she held any public office, but her opinions have influenced the political direction of the Girondins, and almost all the political platforms and decrees issued in the name of Roland are written by her.

She once famously said:

Liberty, how many crimes have been wrought in your name.

During France's internal and external troubles, Toussaint Louverture had signed a trade agreement with the United States and Britain, and declared himself in power for life through the constitution, and had the right to choose an heir.

The war is now like this, no matter how ambitious Louverture is, he has been defeated by his own humanity, or he wants to use a smooth method to let his officers infiltrate the French army.All in all, it was impossible for Napoleon to restore colonial slavery, and even Jefferson passed a proposal in the Chancery Court to stop the import of slaves.

This time, both the United States and Britain chose to be neutral. Both sides sent observation troops to watch the battle in Santo Domingo. The slogan Dusan shouted to the Santo Domingo army was "to protect freedom". The place where the army landed was set on fire, and everything there was burned down, as if to implement a scorched earth policy.

But the French brought their own supplies and persisted for a while, but the water was poisoned, coupled with the unfamiliar terrain, and they were beaten everywhere. Later, yellow fever and malaria made morale even lower, and it was only natural for deserters to appear.

Both Talleyrand and Lucien hoped to negotiate a settlement, but Napoleon remained silent. Later, the Minister of the Treasury, François Barbe-Marbois, brought up the sale of the Louisiana land. Napoleon directly from the bathtub He half got up, and hit Barbey with a snuff box. He told everyone, including the two houses, that this matter could not be discussed. Then Napoleon fell back into the bathtub, and the water splashed everywhere, soaking Joseph all over.

Louis XVI supported the American War of Independence and spent 14.4 billion livres. Even if Napoleon sold Louisiana to the French for 8000 million francs, he would lose money.There are only more than 7000 million Spanish Piate silver coins in Mexico, not to mention that these silver coins will be sent to other French allies, which is not enough to repay the debt.

So what did he plan for the American War supported by Louis XVI?Fortunately, he died, and the debts he owed were also canceled. Those bankers who lent money to the king either went bankrupt or committed suicide, or they disappeared in the wave of the Great Revolution. Need to rely on the Netherlands.

Life was hard for Jefferson, too. Foremost among the many weaknesses of the federal government was the money it needed to meet its day-to-day expenses.Some states only take a little money, some don’t give any money, and a state that doesn’t give any money provides the same excuse for the state that takes a little money. The bank in Paris is responsible for the advance payment. After Louis XVI was overthrown, this bank stopped making advance payments. Even if the United States wanted to buy the land in Louisiana, it would not be able to provide so much cash. Jefferson would probably use national debt as financing, and give a year to a Two or three million francs will be settled in 300 to 30 years.

George III wrote in a letter to the King of Spain that "Britain does not sleep, it will always remain vigilant, and it will not rest until it controls all the colonies and businesses in the world. France alone cannot let it rest."

The meaning seems to be to use this method to put pressure on Godoy to sail the gold ship to England.

Jefferson temporarily solved the problem of government spending by printing bonds, but how wonderful is the feeling of being forced to come by creditors?
After Joseph signed the peace treaty, he was introduced by Napoleon to the luxurious private room of the opera house and received the applause of everyone in the theater.After a short period of glory, he has to face the problem of "heir".The Jacobins believed that the abolition of the hereditary system was absolutely necessary, and the people agreed with this opinion.

The succession of the Hanoverian royal family to the Prince of Wales has already made people worry about the character of the royal family. He has to eat three people's meals for a meal. He drinks Burgundy champagne and wine like beer, and he also drinks Bordeaux after the meal. wine.

He made friends with the most notorious people, and the topics were drinking and women. He was indifferent to human rights, and he didn't care about others' opinions of him, but since he came into contact with the Catholic widow, he has restrained a lot, not even like before Same overeating.

The vast majority of civilians will have annoying wives. If you have to manage this and that, quit smoking, drinking, and gambling, this will definitely make men feel unhappy, but which of these is not good for men?
No one cares about freedom. Now Napoleon lives alone in the Tuileries Palace, and he can do whatever he wants, except that he is not addicted to food and wine like the Prince of Wales, but has started dating those female opera stars again.

Jefferson's analogy is very vivid. The stallions in the stud farm are like this. They are given good food and drink, and all brain work is not needed. They are only responsible for the reproduction of the family.

Last year, the temperature in Paris dropped to minus 22 degrees, almost all outdoor work was suspended, and they could only rely on free bread distribution from relief offices for almost the whole winter.

The bakery has also been specially instructed to supply bread in a limited amount for each person, no matter how high or low the money is given. Fortunately, the 100 million quintals of grains have already been transported into the city in autumn, otherwise the city would not be so busy. calm.

Lucien’s referendum at this time is completely looking for trouble. The Earl of Malmesbury is “good friends” with the Prince of Orange and his wife of the Netherlands. He once instigated the mob in The Hague to counter-protest, and members of Parliament were physically insulted in the street. , life is worrying.

The French are more violent than the Dutch. They will smash the windows of the carriage with stones, and then slam the door all the way and yell at the people inside.

Members of the first-level parliament, such as the Prince of Orleans and the Archbishop of Paris, were frightened and ran to the third-level parliament on their own initiative.Napoleon's coup d'état relied on donations to raise funds. The donations often came from the pressure the monarch exerted on the dignitaries. This pressure was not to be seized for not paying taxes, but a danger, a life-threatening danger. The sycophants and informers slandered the donors.The advantage of this system is that instead of taxing all for the benefit of some, this part will receive far more favors than others.

Soldiers are of course official positions, but the situation of these donors is different. Some people entered the Bank of France, while others got nothing.

Although Napoleon’s expedition to Santo Domingo did not cost 14 billion this time, he also spent a lot of money to rebuild the navy. Printing money is a good way to solve the deficit, but it will also cause other problems.

Napoleon liked Henry Petty's method very much. It would encourage those bankers who were unwilling to spend money to spend the currency in the bank, but conservative bankers would not agree so easily, it was too risky and radical.

This is the funny part, how can investment be sure and not lose?Even road construction may not be able to pay back the cost. That's why the Lyon-Paris railway was not approved by the parliament, and the British also risked investment to buy the right to operate.

Napoleon said that he wanted to build a canal to Dijon, which was also a "casino". At that time, he made beggars play soldiers and deceived spies from all over the world.

That's a liar, but just thinking of how many people got scammed by Napoleon balances her out.

It will take 5 days at the fastest to get from the Alps to Paris. In these five days, apart from listening to Lucien's talk about the situation in Paris, she is still thinking about strategies. Can Santo Domingo be divided into 14 districts like Brazil, and France and Santo Domingo will be divided into [-] districts? indivual?
This is a quagmire, the kind that can be submerged. Yingmei has already stood by and watched, who else can she turn to if she wants to ask for help?
The first thing she thought of was polar bears. The problem was that Russia had a cold climate, and they couldn't adapt to the Caribbean climate.

So, being a king is no fun, and I don't know if Bonaparte still wants to wear the crown of thorns now.

(End of this chapter)