Chapter 2673 "Beast Alliance" (1)

According to Gamp's law of transformation: Food cannot be transformed out of thin air, nor can other things be turned into food, even if you eat it.

After the fall of the Bastille, gunshots sounded like raindrops everywhere in France. Stags, deer, wild boars, hares, ringdoves, and even the dovecotes in the castle were not spared. Suddenly the country became

In the savannahs of Africa or America, any animal belongs to the person who kills it.

People began to loot in droves with open force. One judge once said, "What will we become in this land without bread? We will become food for wild beasts."

If robbery had not occurred, 1,600 bags of flour could have been delivered to the city, but after the robbery, only 61 bags could reach their destination smoothly, which exacerbated the miserable situation. To make matters worse, various rumors spread, some said

"Some people" threw bags of flour into the Seine, others deliberately let the cavalry horses eat green shoots in the wheat fields, Brittany has been exporting grain, some people are hoarding it abroad, etc.

These rumors easily rush into the minds of people with empty stomachs. People look for imaginary enemies everywhere, and they run rampant on the "prairie" like being guided by the goddess of revenge in the dark night.

At this time, there should be public power, and people should obey public power. However, when there are several public powers, and they do not cooperate with each other, but instead undermine each other, people are filled with endless speeches, decrees, instructions, and noise.

ears.

The old fool said that we should sympathize with the living. However, in such troubled times, people will soon become accustomed to death. The belief that supports people to continue to act has now become "I will not be next", facing the most violent

People, although Louis XVI ordered the Swiss mercenaries not to shoot, there were still mercenaries who were not willing to die there and chose to resist with the sword-carrying nobles.

As a result, the Tuileries Palace was soaked with blood, which even seeped into the floor and did not dissipate even after it was renovated.

In suspense detective movies, you can often see that an otherwise normal day is broken by a woman's scream.

Maybe it’s because of this. If such a “small scene” scares a man into screaming, what should we do if it’s a bigger scene?

Massena, who was once besieged in Genoa and even ate all the rats, was a very greedy man. The greedy looting of the Italian Legion was almost the same as the sack of Rome in 1527. There were so many violations that Napoleon gave up execution because he

It is believed that increasing executions is futile before order is reestablished. Even if a few are accidentally shot, it is to deal with some people who are disobedient and difficult to deal with.

And this is what Napoleon often said, "If you want to occupy and control Italy, you must have an army, an army!" Under this premise, he then established a "three-member representative system" so that the powers of these representatives can be maintained during their term of office.

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The nobles weaved a complex network of relationships through marriage, and this was the cornerstone of their rule.

When Marie Antoinette came to Compiègne, the alliance contract between France and Austria was also signed. It was as if the goods had arrived and the buyer signed to confirm that marriage was both a benefit and a courtesy.

In the eyes of many people, the marriage between Napoleon and Josephine was an exchange of interests. Josephine introduced this young general from Corsica, including the country, to the top French officials and got the opportunity to go to Italy. At the same time,

Josephine gained a luxurious life.

As long as there is a marriage relationship, no matter how many lovers Bonaparte has outside, her status will not be shaken. What's more, it was she who was unfaithful in the first place. She cried in France and accused Napoleon of not taking her with him on this trip.

What's the use of coming out?

Even as far away as Genoa, people knew that Josephine had obtained a pearl necklace that originally belonged to Marie Antoinette. Even if she planned to imitate Cleopatra and soak it in vinegar and drink it, that would be nothing.

It's only worth a few hundred thousand francs.

To these well-informed classes, nothing is a secret.

In addition to the 26 million francs, these Genoese people have also heard about the "Everlasting Storage" plan. This huge grain reserve plan will cost at least 1.2 billion francs to store the French people's food consumption for a year, including

It does not include the cost of building granaries and building canals and other transportation infrastructure.

When Egypt became a province of Rome, the Egyptians provided almost free food to Rome. In addition to part of it being used for Roman local use and the welfare of Roman citizens - free bread, some of the food was even used by the Romans to bribe the barbarians.

commodity.

After Ptolemy occupied Egypt, he continued the ancient Egypt's huge bureaucracy headed by financial officials, responsible for executing tax assessment and tax collection. With Rome's food, the barbarians allied with Rome could launch attacks on their feuds, so

Egypt became very important to Rome. When there were natural or man-made disasters in Egypt and food harvests failed, Rome would also be affected. Over the years, these "wealths" would be much more than the expenses incurred by Cleopatra's visit to Egypt.

Already.

Regarding this, the Venetians and Genoese who once dominated the Mediterranean trade were very clear, although Europe had already entered the Middle Ages when they were active.

Caelum non animum muatant qui trans mare currunt.

Those who cross the sea only change the climate but not their nature.

The Genoese sold Corsica to France not only because the Genoese were tired of suppressing the Corsican independence movement, but also because France wanted to occupy a decent foothold in the Mediterranean. When Charles VIII of France planned to

When entering Italy, the Genoese also formed an alliance with them, because the Genoese wanted to use the French to obtain Lombardy, and Charles also planned to find a place in Italy to establish a foothold.

But at that time, Italy was under the rule of the Pope, the Venetians, the King of Naples, the Duke of Milan and the Florentines. The main concerns of these sovereigns were, first, not to allow a foreigner to enter Italy with an army; second, among them

No one can expand his country.

Bonaparte taught Georgiana that when reading Machiavelli's books, the first thing to pay attention to is how a monarch should treat his subjects and allies.

In addition, we must also clearly distinguish what is a friend and what is an ally.

These ambitious men were always at their wits' end, and if they saw that Bonaparte was in a favorable position, they would support him against his enemies; if they saw that he was frustrated, they would abandon him without hesitation.

It is useless to cry out about the sufferings of the people in front of these people. For now, they are very satisfied with the "King of France" who is born in Corsica and holds military power. Of course, not all Genoese people are satisfied with this new

The order is satisfied and they want to go back to the "past", such as when Austria controlled Italy or when the power of the "Holy See" was still strong.

Frugality is a virtue. It is said that white wedding dresses were popular at that time because Queen Victoria believed that dyed fabrics were a waste and vanity. At the same time, white was also given the meaning of purity and loyalty. From then on, white wedding dresses became absolutely mainstream.

Already.

But Georgiana remembered a painting, in which Napoleon was holding up his crown, and the Pope was sitting behind him. In front of him was Josephine, who was kneeling in a white dress and a scarlet veil.

Napoleon's sisters, who followed her and held the hem of her skirt, also wore white skirts.

Since lawyer Jim White often interacts with nobles, he was able to attend this occasion with ease. But just a few days ago, he was just a viscount who had accidentally killed a viscount and had to flee to Belgium. In order to survive, he gave up to a group of people everywhere.

An exile looking for an investor's craftsman to become a lawyer.

And this is what the Great Revolution brought about. The commander who directed the Battle of Toulon was just a painter, and Jourdan was the son of a surgeon.

There is a saying that opportunities always come to those who are prepared.

But when an opportunity comes, whether you are ready or not, those who dare not give it a go are doomed to mediocrity.

No matter how angry she was, Marie Antoinette did not dare to write to Queen Theresa. There was once a princess who wrote a letter to Attila, the "Scourge of God", hoping to marry him.

Although it is said that she wanted to get rid of an unsatisfactory marriage partner, there are also legends that the princess had an affair with the palace minister, and she was pregnant with the palace minister's child. If the two people's conspiracy succeeded and they could successfully overthrow the emperor of the Western Roman Empire, then history

The direction will be very different.

However, the emperor had already noticed it. The palace prime minister who had conspired to rebel was executed, and the princess ran away from Byzantium. Although she successfully gave birth to the child, she lost her most important alliance and all opportunities to seize power, so the Queen Mother randomly found her.

The marriage partner is a recognized "honest person".

The princess was unwilling to let her fate stop there, so she made a decision that could change the fate of thousands of people.

If Marie Antoinette had written that letter, she would have suffered a different historical infamy, but based on the education she received in Habsburg, she probably didn’t know, or the princess of the Western Roman Empire would have been regarded as the villain.

Textbook.

When Hathor used the Eye of Ra to transform into Sekhmet and cause massacres in the world, she should have been in the image of a lioness at that time, because Sekhmet is a lioness. In the ancient Egyptian word, Sekhmet

Meite means "strength".

Georgiana immersed these "old family members" in myth and history, making them feel as if they were also among the "conquerors".

"Have you read the novels written by the First Consul?"

While Georgiana was watching the "results", the Genoese who proposed to propose a toast to Montesquieu said.

"Right..."

"Crison gained honors in his youth, but also incurred jealousy. One day he suddenly thought about his situation, and his desire for simple happiness swallowed him up. When Eugénie entered his world, he gave up.

The pursuit of honor that is joyless." The man said without courtesy.

Georgiana smiled.

"What's interesting?" he asked.

"How old is Eugenie?" Georgiana asked with a smile.

"According to the book, she is one year younger than seventeen-year-old Amélie." He answered.

"If I were 16 years old, I would believe it too." Georgiana said with a smile.

"You don't believe it?"

"No, I believe it, it's just that we are not young anymore."
Chapter completed!