Chapter 1466 “Plan tomorrow”

After dark, the Tuileries Palace is always brightly lit.

Ordinary people turn off the lights after falling asleep, not only because they are used to sleeping in the dark, but also because they can save money on lamp oil.

Napoleon himself was not short of money for lamp oil and candles. No matter what, light can bring people a sense of security.

Fear and interest are levers that drive people to act. Either of these two things will cause people to lose part of their brain functions, causing people to act according to their own instincts.

Belzer, who had received the news in advance, was already waiting at the gate of the palace. Georgiana was riding in a light carriage, covering her figure with a hooded cloak like one of those female celebrities who were summoned in the middle of the night.

There are many spies around Napoleon, and they may investigate who she is. After she is responsible for attracting attention, Lucien can enter through other doors. After all, he has nominally left Rome in anger because of his political disagreement with Napoleon.

This was Lucien's last attempt to help him. On the carriage back, she and Lucien talked about the stories that Napoleon had told her, including the battle of Marengo and Desaix, but Lucien smiled and told her that Desaix

Sergio was not the kind of person who would say, "It's a pity that I didn't live long enough to leave my name in future generations!" On the contrary, these words may have been said by Napoleon himself.

He is such a person, hoping that he can leave some traces, whether it is good or bad.

Regarding human rights and humanity, even if he had it, he had become numb because he was used to life and death on the battlefield. It is useless to ask him for mercy with women's tears. He is not cold-blooded, but ruthless. Sometimes he interferes in war and politics.

It must be like this, human life is just a number in his heart.

When the battle subsides, or the dead person has no conflict of interest with him, he will become compassionate and accuse those who are cruel.

In the eyes of Rochambeau, his silence is acquiescence. If public opinion condemns him, he can put all the responsibilities on Rochambeau. In order to realize his personal interests, he can find excuses for all mistakes.

But it is impossible for him to stay clean, as his reputation will be damaged.

This is different from being beaten by a woman and still smiling playfully. Others will think that it is a way of being "fashionable" by Napoleon, the God of War. Originally, shaving was done by barbers, but now many women have begun to learn it. This is also caused by Napoleon.

A "trend" is similar to the fact that men no longer wear powder like the aristocrats of the old days.

Saint-Domingue would be the failure of his personal political career. The expedition to Egypt was to gain political capital, but was later delayed by supply problems. At that time, he could blame the failure on the Directory.

Georgiana also wanted a clear conscience. Lily was so good. Although she died young, she was still alive in the hearts of so many people and would always be a pure white lily.

If she wants to achieve her goal, she cannot use ordinary means. William Petty's moral sense full of utilitarianism can be used at this time.

If you want to look for examples from history, you have to learn from the Qin and Han dynasties in China. After the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, they used heavy punishment. In order to restore productivity, the Han Dynasty deleted some of the punishments of cutting off hands and feet. She

When labor is needed, whether it's road construction or logging, those prisoners can do it.

As for the problem of black and white mixed blood, it cannot be solved by contemporary people. The life of mixed blood is difficult. Georgiana herself is a mixed Veela. Children have no right to choose their own parents. If so, who would not want to be born rich or...

The child of a powerful person?

Napoleon fought with his classmates in school, but not with his aristocratic classmates, but with "commoners" like him. This time, the most enthusiastic people about the Louisiana Purchase were the two banks, who planned to put the lion's head on the wall of their home.

Exhibiting and showing off is their greatest achievement in life.

Rather than condemning them, the top priority is to find ways to deal with them. Georgiana will not complain endlessly like Marie Antoinette. Napoleon is now promoting an economic empire. The interest rate on his public debt is 5%, which is higher than that issued by the British.

The 3% public debt interest rate is even higher, and he plans to use this method to increase people's confidence in France's finances and its ability to repay its public debt.

Who knew he would meet a group of people who said "Give me liberty or give me death"? The British are good at compromise, and Georgiana hopes to resolve this crisis through compromise.

William Petty also talked about the lottery. In William Petty's words, the lottery is actually a tax imposed on himself by those unfortunate and self-absorbed idiots. In other words, it is a tax on themselves.

Those who have full confidence in luck, or are superstitious about some fortune tellers and fortune tellers, will tell them the time and place of winning the lottery, guaranteeing that they will be successful, and they will really win.

The purpose of buying lottery tickets is to get rich, but in fact there are many people who are bankrupt. Otherwise, why should women not let men buy lottery tickets and work hard?

It would be good if "gambling" could be banned. The problem is that people can also gamble while playing tennis. During the Directory period, lottery fundraising was also an open and legal method.

Petty believed that the issuance of lottery tickets should be used for funds that are beneficial to both public and private parties, such as dredging rivers, building bridges and building roads, etc., and should not be used to collect funds needed to maintain the army and equip the fleet.

When Napoleon went to Italy for the second time, he rejected the banker's proposal to raise funds through lottery tickets. She didn't know whether this was his personal sense of morality or whether he had read Petty's book. At that time, the Directory's treasury was extremely poor and there was no way to raise 65 million.

military spending.

Fortunately, the French are very proud and have a sense of shame. After receiving Napoleon's bread for the winter, many people automatically and consciously began to work when the weather warmed up, whether they were working as transshippers at the docks or building canals.

If ordinary thugs break into a rich person's home, they will often steal their things. These people will not. The paper mill owner's equipment, materials, and finished products were all smashed, but he did not have any gold or silverware.

This means that problems that can be solved with money are not problems.

The "little corpsman" is still creating jobs for them, unlike the aristocrats of the old days who let the factories stop working and the workers were unemployed without asking, trying to solve the problem by giving out bread.

Many people have been taught since childhood to "be an upright person" and are unwilling to reach out for charity. Those veterans who have become beggars have their own reasons. They would rather serve again than do a job that sells their physical strength to make a living. These people are destined to

He will fight to the death on the battlefield.

The moral sense of the common people has a "purifying" effect on the upper class. Georgiana also felt the smog of Paris after a trip to the Alps. She waited for him in the First Consul's bedroom. God knows if those opera stars had any contagion.

sick.

Bonaparte had excellent self-discipline and would not be easily corroded by sensory stimulation, but others were not. If he got syphilis, the disease was incurable. When syphilis invaded the brain and his brain could no longer function normally, then he

The most charming and useful part is gone.

Justice, virtue, generosity, and kindness are all beautiful reputations that everyone hopes to have, but Napoleon prefers surprises more than these, keeping the people in a fresh state of mind. If he had the ability to turn water into wine, he would definitely use it.

, it's a pity that he didn't. The trophies of the Louvre can make viewers linger. Georgiana sold some, and the money was used by him to repair the water tower. The repair of the water-powered clock was a new surprise.

He likes grand and dazzling scenes. The French are never stingy in spending money on ostentation. The Arc de Triomphe must be grand and gorgeous. A dilapidated wooden house is enough for the tax collection place. Why do tax collectors live in such nice houses?

house?

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the bedroom door opened, and Bonaparte walked in with a black aura.

Without saying anything, he walked directly to Georgiana, sat on the sofa, and then lay back on her lap.

He let out a long sigh.

"Leon," she said.

"Um?"

"You've gained weight."

"I'm very tired, don't talk." He closed his eyes and said, "You have come back after such a long journey, so sleep with me."

She felt that just sleeping on the same sofa was not considered "adultery" and should not be cursed.

So she also fell asleep against the back of the sofa.

This time she slept so soundly that she really wanted to sleep forever.
Chapter completed!