Harry Potter Morning Light

Chapter 1846 Witch Guild (22)
After Octavian slaughtered the hot-headed Antony and Cleopatra, in addition to tying their bodies to the street in a car, he also transported the wealth accumulated by several generations of Ptolemy from Egypt back to Rome.

The Romans had an ancient custom. The victors had to give each soldier a little money. The amount was small, and it increased during the civil war. This reward came from captured enemy funds at the beginning, and was provided by citizens in bad times. Without any spoils the soldiers still wanted their share.

Augustus had acquired so much wealth from Egypt, and of course he was generous with the money for his triumph.During the period of the republic, the generals were more generous because of the increase in the scale of the conquest, but even so, the soldiers were only allocated one hundred deniers, and Caesar distributed 2000 to the soldiers, Antony and Octavian, and Buenos Aires. Both Lutus and Cassius followed Caesar's precedent.

Napoleon was always generous to his officers, but he did not give this money either.Later, before the opening ceremony of the Canal Saint-Martin, he sent a small bag containing marzipan, towels, soap and a small golden bee. They can go to the bathroom opened by the Canal Saint-Martin to take a bath, if the ceremony can be held smoothly that day If so, they still have wine and meat to eat, which is a hard-won delicacy for those homeless people.

The mutiny of soldiers is generally a matter of treatment. Some people say that the military expenditure of the old dynasty was 9000 million francs, half of which was distributed to officers, and the rest was distributed to 10 times or [-] times the number of soldiers.

Being a soldier is so poor that people look down upon it, so only people at the bottom of society will become soldiers.Farmers have a strange way of thinking. When the harvest is good, they look forward to famine, and when famine does occur, they hope to reverse it.When the homeless in the city were too poor to eat, they would run around and threaten the peasants to hand over their bread.

There are no pastoral songs, but there are many robbers and hungry people.Everyone hates the lords, they are responsible for collecting taxes and lending money.Girls in the country age quickly. At 28, they look like old women in their 60s. One is because of working in the fields, and the other is because of life.When the peasants really couldn’t afford the money, the lord allowed them to pay off their debts in kind, such as wheat and chickens. After signing the contract, even if the price of food rose due to the famine in the future, they still had to give the lord that much.In addition, there is land rent, which must be paid to the feudal lords, and there are taxpayers. In addition to the city entry tax that must be paid at the gate of the city, rural people also pay poll tax and military service tax.

Rural people will eat buckwheat, oats, rye, all grains that urban people will not eat.This is the same as the walls of the suburbs of Paris, eating white bread and eating black bread is a kind of identity difference.

Napoleon also had a hard time before, but after he became famous, he also had a private kitchen like the previous kings, but when he ate with that English woman, it was very simple for a while.

A man at his level certainly doesn't have to worry about eating meat. Even if there is a famine, there is still a 24-hour supply of roast chicken in his kitchen.In the past, when the villagers were so hungry that they ate grass like cattle and sheep, the nobles still had supper to eat, and they could pity the poor ghosts while drinking wine in the salon.

I can't even compare to a woman, especially this woman is from England. The two of them ate a light diet for a while, and then Bonaparte threw the bread on the ground for her to pick it up and eat.

Food needs to be saved, but she didn't pick it up. In the end, Bonaparte picked up the bread himself and ate it.

This is absolutely a spectacle, and the staff of the Tuileries Palace who witnessed all this were stunned.

After inquiring, the food of the British Navy was as bad as that of the French Army. On the contrary, the French Navy, who lived a noble life, asked them to secretly take back the Egyptian Army while Murat was attacking the Italian port. As a result, they hid. In the end, France took advantage of Britain's loopholes and asked British warships to transport the French Egyptian expeditionary force back.

When people are extremely hungry, some abnormal behaviors sometimes appear, such as a group of women burning fruit trees for no reason.

Burning fruit trees can’t satisfy hunger, but they still burned. Reason is not inherent in people. To understand the behavior of the people, you have to look at their thoughts. When the Great Revolution broke out, there were riots in the countryside. As soon as the peasants heard that there was a revolution, they would not have to pay their debts. There would be no lords in the future, and the land of the fugitive nobles would be confiscated, and they would be divided into small pieces and distributed to them. These people immediately became staunch supporters.

The land is easy to talk about, but what about the woodland?This used to be a hunting area for nobles.

In some places, it doesn't matter so much at all, just pick up the ax and start chopping.When people are miserable, they can become surly and violent. The residents of Lyon heard that Parisian bistro owners and suburban farmers stepped over the corpses of tax card clerks, and the poor rushed like beasts into shops and bakeries. , the bakery owner was hanged because he charged too much and refused to sell when others could not afford to bargain with him, and people suspected that he hid the bread.

Without leaders, without organization, the poor have a deep-rooted distrust of the big, the rich, the high-ranking, and it's useless to try to court them, they don't trust their humanity and impartiality at all.In other words, they were trampled too hard. People out of control were hurting themselves while destroying everything. During the Reign of Terror, the French economy stagnated not only because the nobles and rich people were scared by the guillotine, but also because The stores were destroyed and it took a long time to recover.

It feels like all the sheep in the sheepfold turned into wolves overnight, and the pain suppressed by the old system for centuries is released. Even the army can't stop them, because they themselves are the victims of this system. .

If a rough tenant has no land and no income, the light cavalry will capture him as a soldier to deduct poll tax and military service tax.They will also serve as prison guards. Some people advocate humane treatment of prisoners in prisons, but no one cares about them. Prison cooks will divide the chaff from the grain and use it to make bread for soldiers.

When this line of defense was breached, nobles who could play the harpsichord and exercise by walking six laps around the living room faced the mob.

The life of a noble lady is roughly like this. According to court etiquette, she will get up at 8 o'clock, have breakfast in bed, spend about two and a half hours dressing up with the help of at least 10 maids, and attend balls, poetry parties, Watch comedy.

During this period, someone was always with her and guarded her, like a tree surrounded by countless vines, glued from the beginning to the end.There was a marquise who listened to the demands of the farmers from the city officials and demanded that she be exempted from all land rents. She asked her twice and refused to agree. Later, she and her children were chopped into pieces and their heads were stabbed on sticks.

This topic is not suitable for social occasions. Whether it is the gladiatorial fight in the Colosseum or the racing car in the Constantinople Circuit, it is a pastime. Pastime brings pleasure. A noble girl should learn how to master the noble and elegant. Respectful curtsy, how to cover your face with a fan when you are talking to a man, look at him gracefully and humbly, and express your respect.

Social skills require soft scents, beautiful and delicious candies, lies, elegant grace, all kinds of prints and paintings, poetry, and a noble lady can give just the right amount to each person according to their different status, origin and status. s concern.

The poll tax is divided into 22 levels, which are determined according to the financial resources of each level.The peasants are fed up with this, everyone knows the rich are trying to get immunity, they are the ones who pay the taxes, why not just divide into two classes from now on?

The conference hall in Versailles can accommodate 2000 people. When the three-level parliament was held in it, it was noisy. It was noisier than the British House of Commons. The final solution given by the king was to give the third level the right to vote and be elected. What’s the point? Woolen cloth?

The vote counting method of counting heads can break the previous voting method monopolized by the aristocrats. A poor man can buy alcohol with his spare money besides work. He doesn’t have good clothes and shoes to go to the opera house to socialize. Can't afford it, he doesn't care about politics at all.

County magistrates in the United States are all elected by the people, while senior officials in France are appointed. It was not until 1834 that they had limited voting rights.Eternal happiness is the nature of the French, and happiness is the keynote of social interaction. The only way to please a lady is to dominate the fun in social situations. The appearance of Bonaparte is like a heavy lead gray sky, instantly clouding the social field, A man like him certainly cannot "dominate the social scene."

People always fall in the direction he leans. Many of Bonaparte's policies are to please farmers. The small-scale land ownership system allows farmers to own land after paying off their loans for 10 years, and there is no need to pay land rent in the future. There is also the exemption of tithes. As long as he can ensure that this is implemented, the peasants will always support him. The peasant population is the main composition of the "big agricultural country".

Although the female spy he found later was not a nobleman, she had eaten potato stew on the canal construction site. In the past, a farmer couldn't even afford salt. For taxes, the taxpayer also has his own tasks. If he can’t collect so much tax, he will go to jail. Generally, he just collects what he sees.

There is also wine. When inviting people to drink, it depends on whether others drink it or not.In fact, there were many well-meaning ladies who helped the poor in the past, but these people were educated to be self-reliant and innocent, and charity and begging were not what they wanted.

Originally, the Saint-Martin Canal should be built by the French wine tax, but now it is funded by many businesses. The French shareholder system is illegal, fearing that the big shareholders will bully the small shareholders.

At that time, Bonaparte collided head-on with the parliamentarians in the parliament. He forced the project to pass. The parliament did not disagree, but hoped that he would wait for next year. This was not in line with the budget process.

If it weren't for the wealth that Bonaparte snatched back from Italy, the Directorate would have collapsed by issuing banknotes indiscriminately.

Later, he also had a lot of trouble repairing the sewers, so he simply thought of a different way-moving the capital to Lyon.

The streets in Paris are narrow and the houses are densely packed. The demolition is not only troublesome, but also causes disputes among the people. He has encountered it in Cairo before. After moving the capital, it is also convenient for the Southern Alps Republic to rule.

His ideas are wonderful, but not all Italians want to be ruled by him.Moreover, he spent so much money to build the Saint-Martin Canal, and then moved away after repairing it. Can Paris lose its function as the capital and gather so many people?

In order to tunnel to Milan, Bonaparte wanted to forcibly remove the Marne, where the Alps are located, from Switzerland, and all Europe could not stop him.

But someone persuaded the Swiss representative to find another way to see if the British Cleopatra could persuade him.

Few women, no matter if she is a prudish or not, would find Theodora to be a person worth learning, but Theodora did help Justinian when he needed help and support most.

The most powerful weapon in the world is the determination to go all out. What's the use of crying in that kind of situation?

The use of force against civilians is almost inseparable from the tyrant, but as long as the Persians and Goths are watching, the consequences are unimaginable.

Attila once unified East and West Rome in a certain sense, but this Hun was "God's Whip". After so many years, this name still represents bad news.

Actors in operas sometimes play peasants, sometimes judges, and sometimes emperors, all because of their different appearances. Those delicate scenes are not as good as the real mountains and rivers.

"Bonaparte wants your life, do you know that?" Alejandro asked.

"I know." Severus said calmly, "He also put a bounty on it, but it was withdrawn."

"How much?" Lucius asked curiously.

"The superficial revocation, your head is now worthy of the post of Paris police chief." Alejandro said. "What have you done?"

Severus sneered.

"Isn't he going to move the capital?" Lucius asked. "The chief of police in Lyon is more promising."

"It's a secret, still in the conception stage," Alejandro said.

"How do you know?" Severus asked.

Alejandro didn't answer.

"Need me to help you forget?" Severus asked.

Alejandro shook his head and went on to tell what he knew.

(End of this chapter)