Harry Potter Morning Light

Chapter 1619 frog & fog (seven)

"Have you heard that Hamilton once proposed life tenure for the presidency?" Mr. Martin said.

"I've heard it now." Georgiana looked at the scenery in the garden and said with a smile, "How many people want Leon to be in power for life?"

"I heard that the head of state and Mr. Washington are friends." Mr. Martin continued, "At present, American trade cannot be separated from Britain, and they cannot openly turn against the British, but I heard that Mr. Monroe mentioned whiskey to you."

"I know if you want to talk about the Whiskey Riot."

"Public debt is a catastrophe. The debt of France begets the Revolution. The consequences of financial distress are a dire spectacle. Jefferson thought the Revolution would end bloodlessly." Mr. Martin sighed. Ten million francs have been embezzled, and I hope you will not suffer the same infamy as Marie Antoinette."

Georgiana sneered, "The money allocated to the poorhouse is often not really used for the poor. How long can the charity in Paris last?"

"Marmont seems to be planning to join forces with Siyes. They proposed to exchange the old aristocratic properties with industrial products for them."

"how long ago?"

"Before the Brummoon coup, the old nobles supported the Führer because they believed that the Führer would protect their personal and property safety. If he made them lose confidence, then they would still be lucky with the Bourbon royal family. In addition, there is also the issue of the agricultural treasury. question."

"Corruption starting so early?" Georgiana asked.

"Not yet, the famine has not completely passed, and many people still remember what it was like during the Great Revolution." Mr. Martin said with his head down. Saints have betrayed their trust."

"Of course you won't make mistakes if you don't do anything, but such a person is useless." Georgiana said calmly, "And the 'sage' you mentioned is impossible to predict everything, so we need to protect ourselves and the ability to correct errors.”

"People treat women more harshly than men. Do you know where Joan of Arc was burned to death? Rouen..."

"It seems that I was a bad woman in the first place, but it's a good thing." Georgiana said with a relaxed smile, "Don't worry, I won't become a 'saint'."

"If you really think so, leave the visit to the workhouse to Madame Seguie, and you should pay more attention to the surveyor's society, which is not for profit at present, but will make a lot of money in the future, even if the ship is not qualified. , the shipowner can also buy insurance by going to them to buy a certificate of conformity.”

"You mean insurance fraud?" Georgiana asked.

"Who can say anything about the sea." Mr. Martin smiled. "The northern cities boycotted the Anglo-Dutch steel into France, but welcomed the Anglo-Dutch bankers to invest. Henry Petty, a young man, and the British steel company Not entirely dependent on you, you should know after what happened in Switzerland that if civilized methods fail to get them there, they will use force and insidious means."

"I know," said Georgiana listlessly. "They can pay the papers to shut up, and they can pay the papers to write bad about me."

"What are you going to do?"

"Thinking." Georgiana looked at the road ahead and said, "Fox feels that the United States cannot be taken back. What do you think?"

"Hamilton once said why he, an immigrant from a foreign land, would devote himself to the fate of the country, while those residents born in the United States are indifferent to it. You and the head of state are not French, so why do you care so much about the fate of France?"

Georgiana froze.

"You have seen Victor Dupont, and his family was forced to leave France. After the revolution broke out in 1793, the old order collapsed, and the new order will be established. Pierre Dupont was imprisoned because he sympathized with the republicans. , was locked up in the wrong place, and he was almost killed by the thugs who broke into the prison. Later, he was transferred to La Fosse Prison, where the harsh environment could not guarantee his life safety. His first wife He died. Fortunately, the Jacobins collapsed at this time. He was released from prison and formed a new family. In 1797, he became the speaker of the Senate, but there was another coup in September of this year, and Pierre was again As a member of the royalist party, he and his son Irene were arrested at the same time, although this time they were only imprisoned for one day. This prison disaster made the old Dupont decide to leave France and go to the New World. Many people have the same idea as him , where there is a new beginning, a new hope, no need to listen to the orders of the old and crazy king, and no need to worry about being affected by a coup, it is like building a new house. Unless people find that the new land has no hope and no opportunity, as long as With a steady stream of immigrants joining us, America will continue to progress."

"You, like Fox, feel that Britain cannot take back the United States?"

"You heard what I just told you, public debt would be a disaster, and the U.S. Constitution does not represent the collective will of the people of a country, but an agreement among states, each of which has its own constitution, As far as 'equality' is concerned, Massachusetts advocates 'all people are equal', slavery was basically abolished in Massachusetts, and Kentucky's constitution states that 'all people, when they form a social contract, are in power are equal', which resulted in many anti-slavery newspapers being in Kentucky, yet slavery still exists in Kentucky, free men are all equal and have certain inalienable rights, especially property rights are equal , there is no risk at all, and the release of slaves as free people violates the property rights of slave owners, which has led to the emergence of two extreme evil forces in the United States, one is financiers and the other is slave owners. The U.S. Constitution is full of pompous rhetoric, condemning slavery as an evil that must be cured immediately and at any cost, while waving the whip in the cotton fields. I don't think America will end up as Washington and Hamilton hoped. to become a prosperous and stable nation, where those who cannot read will be duped by charlatans, and those who can read will be duped by the printed matter, and will fight for their ideal until they are as exhausted as Hamilton."

"It sounds like Hamilton is having a bad day."

"Hamilton reminds me of Robespierre, he is a man full of dreams, but he thinks that the rich are less morally corrupt than the poor, and Robespierre values ​​the power of the people more .”

"You mean..."

"Don't keep dreaming, Georgiana, you can't disapprove of him wearing the crown and you are against slavery, do you want to be the opposition?" Mr. Martin said.

Georgiana smiled wryly.

Wouldn't "future" slavery be abolished?But speaking against slavery now is like a fool holding a white rose in a tarot card. Although the idea is moving and great, the person who embarks on the journey only needs to bow his head to find himself on the edge of the precipice.

"Do you understand what is the most embarrassing thing in life? It's not the phrase 'I didn't expect you to change' from other people's mouths, but the phrase 'I can't be naive anymore' in my heart. My teacher, he is a An old fool who is more than 100 years old and still plays with children. He likes to eat candy and wear weird clothes, but he still has a dream in his heart, and his dream has come true because of his hard work. I know that Li What Ang wants, and you too, but you know, I am good at cooking, although I am an English cook in the eyes of you French, but I don't let him follow the etiquette of those nobles, and ask him to be more at the table Staying for a while is not to make him feel fresh, it has other purposes."

Mr. Martin paused, as if willing to hear more.

"I don't want Leon to be the kind of person who knows little things but doesn't know big things. He's not ungrateful like most men who abandoned his wife after he became a great person, and..."

"You don't want him to divorce you?" Mr. Martin asked again.

"No." Georgiana said firmly, "He has a reason to divorce Josephine today, and he will find a reason to divorce me in the future. There will always be better things."

"Not because you still think about your husband?"

Georgiana took a deep breath.

"No." She endured the pain in her chest and said, "I just hope that Leon can stay in the Tuileries until he gets tired of living there."

"In the days of peace and stability, anyone can say a few big truths and occupy the moral high ground, but when the storm comes, people panic, and they don't care about the so-called correctness, they can only follow the trend, that's how people are." Mr. Martin said, "A man's life is a leap. Originally, he was a child. When his child was born, he became a father. This is a jump. His father died, and he became the head of the family. Everyone It's all on your own, it's another jump, and a woman's life is drinking water, though there are little whirlpools and waterfalls in the way, always going forward, look forward, Georgiana, don't always look back. "

"Next year's Portuguese month, this is the deadline." She said weakly, "This is what we agreed."

Mr. Martin sighed, "People are extremely selfish. Many people think that they are thinking, but they are actually sorting out their prejudices. You can't hear those gossips while hiding in the castle, but others can hear them. You should think more about the head of state. .”

"How else can I help him think?"

Mr. Martin smiled mysteriously, "If you want to be nice to someone, what would you do?"

She is confused.

"Be nice and gentle to him, just like you are to your husband." Mr. Martin said softly, "or a child who has lost his father and must take on family responsibilities early."

Georgiana didn't know what to say.

"I really hope you can be my children, but unfortunately I am not your father." Mr. Martin said sadly, "If Edward Jenner refuses to be your adoptive father, will you be my adopted daughter?"

Georgiana was stunned.

"Or do you despise me as a businessman?"

"No such thing," said Georgiana at once.

"So……"

"I'm going to talk it over with him," said Georgiana. "I'm not going to make up my mind about it."

Mr. Martin laughed, and went on walking with her in the garden.

Georgiana listened absentmindedly and thought.There are many things, even if the original intention of the invention is good, it will become harmful if it is in the wrong hands. For example, the cowpox that can prevent smallpox, who would have thought that it would become a "weapon" for the Americans against the Indians ".

There used to be a lighthouse in Azkaban in the North Sea, which would attract passing sailors to sail in that direction, and the trapped sailors would be made a breeding ground for the environment needed to cultivate dementors by the dark wizards living on that island.

How can such a lighthouse be identified in the dark?

Perhaps it is only possible to continue to move forward if we resist the desire for the harbor, but such days are very bitter and tiring, and the sea is full of dangers such as hidden reefs and icebergs.

With even a temporary reliance and support, he gathers the strength he needs to move on.

Napoleon actually thought that the desert was an ocean under his feet, and the British also thought he was an unkempt captain, although he was an army commander, and it was the sea that hindered him...

Maybe God really protected England last time. As the sun rose, the fog began to lift. I don’t know if the fog on the sea cleared.

It would be too bad if it didn't.

　I can't bear it anymore, if I have time to stand on the moral high ground full of bones and condemn others, it is better to take care of my own housework
　
(End of this chapter)