Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2284 Jackal's Loyalty (Part 1)

  Georgianna remembers how crazy the financial world reacted to the idea of ​​farm lending. Not only French bankers, but also foreign banks came, including a Jewish financier from Frankfurt, who was introduced by Gordin. Unfortunately, the final deal was not settled, including the issue of farming loans.

   Banks must have collateral to carry out their loan business. Land is generally considered to be the most valuable collateral. In the past, France also issued bonds. Since there was not enough gold and silver in the treasury at that time, land became the collateral instead.

"Court Jews" have little interest in Belgian land, but they are very interested in French land, especially near Chantilly, where the French royal family used to hunt and race horses. After the Great Revolution, part of the land was sold. Rothschild The De family saw the opportunity to buy a large piece of land there.

Gordin and Sophie's house in the Bois de Boulogne is in their names, but according to Sophie and Matilda's correspondence, the dowry of 200,000 francs that Georgiana gave Sophie was useless. The money was given by Bonaparte, and in the old days, the dowry of 200,000 francs for the maid by "Madame Maintenon" would be considered petty.

The situation of the Matilda family is similar to that of the Bonaparte family when they first left Corsica. The title of nobleman is empty, and the salary given by Georgiana is too small to support the family's life. Matilda He asked Sophie to borrow a sum of money from the 200,000 francs. Godin's expenses in Madrid are not small, but he did not touch Sophie's "dowry", which was handled by Sophie herself. This time, Georgiana brought Matilda out and went shopping in Rouen and Le Havre. Matilda "intercepted" part of the money and returned the money to Sophie.

  The good sisters negotiated interest on borrowing money, but Matilda still sent some "Fashion in Paris" to Sophie, and Bertin always had "spare" material when she made clothes for Georgiana.

  There was a time when the relationship between Austria and France should be good. Bonaparte also invited her to eat Mozart chocolate produced in Austria, and she also asked Mr. Martin to buy a Hungarian horse.

   Now, even a person like her who doesn't care about the world can feel the pressure. France's geographical location is England to the west, Portugal and Spain to the south, and the Netherlands and Belgium to the north. Spain was an ally, the two countries attacked Portugal together, and Lucien took the opportunity to return to Paris.

  War is not good for women by any means, and Sophie and Matilda's correspondence contains many concerns about the future. It is difficult for women to know what men are doing outside, but there is no lack of communication between women. Young and beautiful newlyweds are very popular in social circles, whether in Madrid, London, or Paris. Through the conversation between the ladies, Sophie indirectly knows about the king of Spain in Gabriel Ouflare's "admonition" "Godin can't say that he didn't know anything about the indiscriminate issuance of blank licenses, at least it has something to do with it. On the other hand, General Juno seemed to have a certain problem with his brain because of the battle injury. The relationship between him and Gordin's colleagues could not be said to be the same, but there was no contact.

   At least Georgiana was not called "hard to serve" or "annoying" behind her back, but she also didn't want to be called "stingy" and "stingy". Then she thought of Josephine, who fought for a lucrative annuity for those around her.

Unlike businessmen whose fortunes are based on the volatile foundation of speculation, civil servants, if Georgiana were an engineer, would want her boss to be tech-savvy, or experienced in a field, rather than a "bureaucrat" .

   In addition, it is hereditary. The father's position will be inherited by the son, instead of letting someone who is capable take it up. Only after the great revolution can outstanding people become civil servants.

   But Poitvin had been a low-level official in the court for so long, he never had the chance to be promoted, and then he remembered taking the "shortcut" of Georgiana, and suddenly became an official of the French embassy in Madrid.

   His attitude towards Georgiana can be called "fierce", completely lacking the "tenderness" and "talent" written in Sophie's letter.

   Then she remembered the last time she went to Notre Dame, when a bishop was sent to Poland, and her guardian Caprara told her that Napoleon had explained that the archbishop wanted to instill Polish independence when he preached. Combined with his last conversation with Metternich in the Antwerp greenhouse, which involved the Silesia issue, Prussia also owns the Port of Danzig, and East and West Prussia is also connected. Once Austria and Prussia conflicted over the Silesia issue, Napoleon intervened and returned Danzig to Poland, then East and West Prussia were separated again. Metternich's first reaction was to tell Bonaparte not to take back Silesia.

  What's wrong with Austria taking back lost ground and taking the opportunity to weaken Prussia.

  But Georgiana felt that Metternich was right. Sugar-coated poison was more deadly than bitter poison. At least people would vomit immediately when they tasted the bitter taste, instead of swallowing it like chocolate.

   After reading the little girl's letter, Georgiana put it back as she had promised, she only read one.

Then she opened Toussaint Louverture's letter. This letter was not painted, and the handwriting was not as beautiful as Sophie's. It was even scribbled, but it was still readable. Bonaparte's note was even more difficult to read. Probably because of his lack of patience.

   She used to feel that the timing was not right, but in fact she knew very well that she was just trying to avoid looking at this problem because it was too heavy:

   I was born a slave, but nature gave me a free soul. I've made some mistakes, I've burned Port-au-Prince, and I'm going to greet those who want to make us into slaves and deserve it with a vision of hell.

   My mistake Suzanne deserves no reason to be tried, a 50-year-old mother deserves the tolerance and kindness of a country that is generous and free. I am very aware of the greatness and justice of the French First Government, and the balance in his hands will not be tilted to either side, but I am afraid that there will be evil people who will divide him and make him stop trusting me, as they did to Commander Leclerc.

  I don't ask for anything else, I just want my wife to be safe and I ask for his tolerance.

  Salute to you, salute to you!

  Toussaint Louverture

  Georgianna put down the letter.

   General Brunet, who went to the forest with her to pick up chestnuts last time, also went to Santo Domingo this time. During the Revolution, he opened a tabloid office. After the battle in Santo Domingo took a turn for the worse, she suggested sending it to the printing press.

   From the standpoint of France, the land of the Republic cannot be divided, but she does not agree with the restoration of slavery.

   There's really not much she can do. Just to protect Susannah could harm herself, because she doesn't know what William Pitt Jr. intends to do. He doesn't listen to the gospel like Wilberforce.

   But she can't just talk and disagree with the restoration of slavery, she must take some practical actions.

  Like the North African Spy Shadow, a large number of Europeans fled their hometowns to escape the war and needed the help of many people on the way.

If you think about it, it's not the first time she's done something like this. When the Death Eaters mastered the magical society, and Severus became the headmaster, she wouldn't put up slogans like Neville and the others, but she would try her best to keep other things normal. Children who read will not be implicated.

   Bonaparte liked Hortens and Eugene because they were always on his side, even with their mothers.

  The ungrateful children are more painful than the serpent's teeth, and Josephine has paid so much to raise them both. Ortense still hated Georgiana, even though Josephine sacrificed her marriage for his own.

   She was going to stand against him, and although doing so would cause her to "fall out of favor", she was ready. No matter how many mistresses he will add in the future, or how many young and beautiful girls he likes, he will not make her change her position.

Many thanks to William III, he let her know how hard it is to be a king, at least they can prove that he is interested in women, and Albus didn't marry which witch to pretend he was heterosexual, he just let her guess In all his life, which "woman" did he like.

   King Lear wrote: A person who is the most miserable, humble, and most humiliated by fate can always hold on to hope and fear nothing.

   Kindness belongs to the victor, and the most miserable, lowly, most humiliated person looks like a loser no matter what, her kindness may be meaningless, even ridiculous.

There are many ways of   neutrality. Some people use neutrality to get the best out of both sides, while others are neutral and do nothing, even when others need him to give up neutrality to provide support.

It is written in the monarchy that a monarch who does not hesitate to show his support for one person against another is more beneficial than maintaining neutrality, because if two neighboring great powers fight, the result is nothing more than if one side wins. , you must either be afraid of the victor or not, and in either case, it's good for you to take a stand and fight bravely, because if you don't take a stand, you'll be the winner's trophy.

The Romans tried to convince the Achaeans to take up arms and take their side, a person who is not friendly to you will seek your neutrality, and a person who is friendly to you will ask you to take up arms to take a stand, but if you follow If the victorious side is at your disposal, you will also be under his control.

   Now Georgiana is exercising the right to protest, she knows that restoring slavery is for economic problems, but this is a bad way and must find another way.

   "You'll know what you've missed." She said contemptuously, Severus would have condoned her "mischief".

   Maybe that's why she likes flamenco, she's a woman, but nature gave her a free soul.

"What did I miss?"

   She looked up and saw Bonaparte standing in the doorway.

   "Why are you here?"

   "I've always had a flame in my head, and it's become your shape."

   She blinked and found that the person who had spoken to her just now was gone.

   She smiled and shook her head. She is fifty years old and still likes fantasy like a young girl. What daydream is she doing?

   So she put the letter in the suitcase, took out the tea set and tea leaves, and went downstairs.

   (end of this chapter)