Chapter 1311 Napoleon’s Water

Although the Sun King Louis XIV expanded France's territory, he also had his moments of failure.

Louis XIV's mother was Anna of Austria, who was the regent before he succeeded to the throne.

This is the relationship between France and Austria. They were married and at the same time defended each other. The fortress system built on the border of Flanders during the period of Louis XIV saved Paris during the French Revolution. Vauban, the engineer at the time, not only built the fortress, but also used it.

Forests, terrain and other conditions shield the sluices, expand floods, and turn the entire area into a river flood area.

This is a bit like artificially building a Yellow River. You only need to open the sluice to let the flood rush into the pass in the mountains. Fifty thousand National Guardsmen are enough, and you don’t even need to use regular troops. The cost at that time was 500 million francs. If the construction period is

It is 100 years old and requires 4 million francs to be maintained every year.

In Napoleon's first expedition to Italy, he set out from Savona and crossed the mountain at the point where the Alps and the Apennines were the weakest protective force. He blocked the Austrian and Sardinian armies and occupied the town of Tanaro.

Fortress at the confluence of the rivers Stura.

The fortress was difficult to attack, but the rewards after defeating it were also huge. With this foothold, he set up his own warehouse and forced the King of Sardinia to build the Tortona Fortress, which was facing Milan.

The expeditionary force needed supplies. There were warehouses and hospitals in the fortresses along the long supply line. Those who guarded these fortresses were newly recovered sick soldiers and new recruits. Those who followed him on the forced march were all healthy and strong soldiers.

The Italian army had no resistance at all against the French, and its main enemy was the Austrian army.

Trade would provide tax revenue, but closing Strasbourg would be an almost hostile act, and was absolutely undesirable given his current plans to attack Prussia.

But Miss Georgiana gave him a new inspiration. The Marseille soap franchise existed a long time ago. Monopoly is something that people love and hate. If the monopoly is in your own hands, of course it is very comfortable.

It would be very unpleasant if the monopoly power was in the hands of others.

Occupying an area is not just about garrisoning troops, but also continuing the system of the sovereign state. Venetian lace has a franchise, and Florence's wool products will also have it. If each city has its own franchise, don't interfere with other people's.

Manufacturing, then these Italians have understood the essence of the French autocracy - the power I grant you, you can only use so much, and you cannot exceed the limit by more than half. When you enjoy the power brought by Marseille soap

When making profits, don't touch Lace's ideas, no matter how prosperous and profitable the business is.

Those caravans switched to Italy instead of taking the Strasbourg trade route to purchase goods. In this way, they achieved the purpose of blocking Austria by non-blockade means.

In 1797, Napoleon saw the Hungarian light cavalry. If the Hungarian light cavalry in the era of Empress Maria Terezia was terrible, then the Hungarian light cavalry that Napoleon saw at that time was pitiful. One 12-gun

The load of a 12-pound cannon is the same as that of two 6-pound cannons, but a 12-pound cannon is large and bulky, and its maneuverability is not as good as two 6-pound cannons. A cavalry division into an advance guard and a rear guard can avoid excessively fierce fighting, and at the same time

It can also deter enemy troops, give the infantry time to get into formation, and allow the baggage and convoys to get to where they should be.

The whole art of the light cavalry rear guard is to contain the enemy and not put yourself in a position to be beaten. Flexibility is the most important.

Austria, like France, has a formidable and huge military force, about 300,000 people, but Austria is divided into many small countries, and the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire can choose a new one from the imperial electors.

If Napoleon could attract Austrian troops to enter the fortifications in Federland and use floods to attack the cavalry in these mountain passes, he would be able to create another military myth.

But this kind of imagination is just a thought. The Austrians are not all young people who are impulsive when they see beauties wearing lace underwear. They are slow to act because they have suffered losses from Napoleon on the Italian battlefield. The commanders will become

Be cautious and will not take the risk of aggressively entering the French mainland to fight.

The unification of Italian trade was a "game" of Napoleon's, something he used to joke with his mistress, but he was indeed a little moved, but what he wanted was the tobacco franchise.

Men and tobacco have an inseparable relationship, especially during the war. Tobacco can play a great comfort role, and it can create much more tax revenue than lace.

Georgiana knew that during World War II, Roosevelt regarded tobacco as a strategic material and the state monopolized it. Planting tobacco could even defer military service.

When Columbus discovered the New World, sailors had already discovered that local people rolled palm leaves or plantains in tobacco leaves and smoked them. This was the most primitive cigar.

Smoking cigars is a sign of successful people. Napoleon smoked because he grew up from the grassroots. Almost all recruits learned to smoke when they entered the army. The way he smoked was a pipe, not a cigar.

In addition to providing cotton, American plantations also grow tobacco. Napoleon imposed such heavy tariffs on the United States, and the United States retaliated. The French had no more American tobacco to smoke, but the relationship between Britain and the United States is currently good, and this deal is possible

Talk about.

Georgiana had no idea whether Napoleoni was serious or just an impulsive idea. She planned to wait until he calmed down in two days before asking.

Men are like this, they will never be embarrassed in front of women, they will try to keep up their face.

How many people's interests would be involved if he did this? Then she figured out why so many French planters wanted her dead.

If Napoleon really gave such a large part of France's interests to the British, he would not be Caesar, but Antony.

Some people are awake and dreaming, and some people are awake and crazy. Who came up with the bad idea of ​​sending stallions?

The feeling of a knife on her neck appeared again, although at this moment Georgiana was carrying a picnic basket, bathing in the gentle sunshine, holding Napoleon's arm, and walking towards the pastoral-style Little Trianon.

No matter how naive Marie Antoinette was, she at least gave birth to a child for Louis XVI. If a woman could not give birth to a child, it would be so fatal in this era, especially when the man's mother gave birth to 13 children.

They didn't talk along the way, each thinking about their own thoughts. She was very used to this kind of silence, and she didn't need to create topics to communicate.

Then she remembered that she once said in front of many people that she was infertile. She really didn't have this idea at the time. She thought that by saying this, the Corsican who believed that "women who can give birth to children is the best" would feel that it was her fault.

There is no point in wasting time.

But he was able to turn a woman who supported monogamy into a victim of polygamy, and even came up with the idea of ​​letting him have a child through her pregnancy. What else could he not do?

"Are those military secrets you just mentioned?" she asked before arriving at the door of the farm.

"You can think that is delusion." Napoleoni held her arm and said, "You just need to tell the British about tobacco."

"The French will hate me to death," she trembled.

"Since you chose to save yourself instead of relying on me, you can find a way on your own this time and don't let me down, Georgiana."

"Because the desire to survive can stimulate people's potential?"

"That's right." He pursed his lips and smiled, "Do you still want to play?"

She raised her fist and punched the stinky bastard.

He smiled playfully and let her play around.

Not long after, the door of the manor opened by itself, and it was Letizia who opened the door herself.

As soon as she saw her, Georgiana hugged her and cried.

Why are women of the same age so different from each other? Georgiana also wanted this kind of pure and secluded life, rather than "taking risks" with young men.

"What's wrong with you?" Letizia asked.

"Your son bullies me," Georgiana cried.

"What did you do?" Letizia asked sharply.

"Georgiana has made some snacks for you." Napoleon held up the picnic basket, "Corsican flavor."

"Come in." Letizia said coldly, "None of you can make me worry."

Tobacco tax vs income tax, which one wins?

It’s not easy to finally write this after spoiling it for so long.
Chapter completed!