Chapter 1314 City and Countryside

If a woman has a very famous husband, then her own name will be easily ignored, and people will only refer to so-and-so's wife.

Another type of woman is very famous herself, such as Madame Dubarry and Madame Pompidou. Madame Pompidou also read The Spirit of Laws written by Montesquieu. Just because she read this book, she

She is already much more favored than those women in Louis XV's mistress group who only know how to put on makeup and makeup.

Madame Geoffrey's salon on the rue Saint-Honoré was one of the most famous salons at the time. Her Lake did not rely on birth, wealth, or position, but only on intelligence as a ticket. A powerful person like Richelieu

It is difficult for big names to be invited.

Montesquieu was her guest. In addition, Voltaire, d'Alembert, Queen Catherine, the King of Sweden, etc. were also invited by Madam Geoffrey. However, almost no one still remembers that person.

The once famous salon hostess was replaced by Madame de Staal, whom Napoleon hated most and was expelled.

Mrs. Starr must have read Rousseau, and she also wrote an article "On Rousseau's Character and Works."

Not every female writer or scholar holds the same concept as her: "I will not get married without love." Life requires money. Montesquieu left a rich cultural legacy, but he did not have copyright. And it happened that Napoleon...

Bonaparte needed someone to preside over his "harem" like a palace steward, so Madame Montesquieu came.

Montesquieu once wrote in his book that there are three types of areas in terms of the nature of land: wheat areas, which are poor; grape areas, which are populated and poor; livestock areas, which are populated by few and rich.

The Marne is a picturesque place, and you can see many castles along the way, which look very much in line with a little girl’s fantasy of a fairy tale kingdom.

The French Revolution overthrew many things of the old system, but it did not solve the gap between the rich and the poor. The uniforms of the Guards are easy to recognize. Coupled with the British thoroughbred horses pulling the carts, the ostentatious team will certainly attract the attention of passers-by.

She thought she would see envious or jealous looks, but those passers-by cheered at her carriage from a distance.

Seeing these people, she suddenly understood why Napoleon was so desperate.

"They are lovely people, aren't they?" said Mrs. Montesquieu to Georgiana. "How do they compare with the English?"

Georgiana said nothing.

How tiring her life was that it actually gave Sophie and Carolan the idea of ​​not getting married and staying single for the rest of their lives.

The situation in the Marne Province was similar to that in the countryside where she had stayed before. It was rare to see men, mostly women. Even if there were men, they were mostly middle-aged and elderly. The young people were either fighting in the war or going to work in the city.

Being a farmer all your life is a hopeless future. Young and ambitious people will definitely not be able to stay, and the unpredictable weather also makes the harvest unstable. The new life brought by modern civilization in the city attracts them. The farms of the former large farms

The servants left the farm and moved away.

With no one to farm, land rents still had to be collected, and large farmers sold their idle land to land-hungry farmers, and large farms disintegrated.

There are beggars everywhere in the city, but there is a lack of strong labor in the countryside. This is what Montesquieu said as the "evil consequences of prosperity".

A similar situation exists in the UK. With the exception of London, other cities that once prospered during the Industrial Revolution began to decline.

A prosperous and populous city is a political achievement and represents wealth and strength. It seems that it is not just the women in the salon who live in their own world.

There are fewer people engaged in agriculture. If machines can be used to replace manpower, then large farms can continue to be maintained. The farmer model mentioned by Leon Coul is also feasible.

But France currently lacks talents in this area. They pay more attention to literature and art rather than mechanics. This is what Britain is good at.

Even though Napoleon treated Jenner so well, he still refused to take office in France.

Napoleon wanted to implement capitalism in France, and he would no longer tie farmers to the land. However, food was in short supply right now, and farmers who lacked a sense of security purchased large amounts of land, thinking that the wider the land they cultivated, the more land they would harvest.

An idea suddenly occurred to her and she asked Sophie for paper to write it down.

France still lost money by exchanging silk for tobacco, and she also wanted to get some benefits for him - she wanted Britain to provide engineers, and even if they couldn't invent fully automatic harvesters and seeders for a while, they would still have to continue this for 10 centuries.

Improvement of farming tools.

"Can I see it?" said Madame Montesquieu.

Georgiana handed the paper to her generously.

"This is indeed a feasible method." Mrs. Montesquieu looked at the piece of paper and said, "But this way the city's population will not decrease."

"Let people go where they work, not where they enjoy themselves. The place of work is not necessarily in the countryside, it can also be from the countryside to the suburbs of the city." Georgiana said, "It can be understood as a supply line. There are several lines on the line.

Supply point, in short, let’s open the cannery first, and then other industries can copy it after we have a template.”

"What can we use to make cans?" Sophie asked.

"Meat." Georgiana said, "Leon has to charge a meat excise tax, not to mention that the calving of animals is not affected by the weather. We need to provide as much pasture as possible."

"The pastoral areas will also become very rich," said Madame Montesquieu.

"After the British Enclosure Movement, half of the land was planted with cereals and half with livestock. This is a crisis and an opportunity..."

"You really like him." Carolan suddenly said, "What would you do if your British husband came to you?"

Georgiana glared at the hateful witch.

"Hahaha." Carolan laughed wildly, "You are so funny."

"I need to clear my head and stop causing trouble," Georgiana said with a cold face.

"The birth of animals may not be affected by the weather, but it will be affected by other factors. Aren't you unable to give birth yourself?" Carolan said viciously.

"Do you think now is the time to care for animals?"

"Why don't you think Muggles should control the speed of having children?" Carolan sneered.

Georgiana looked at this pure-blood noble, and she almost forgot how much Muggles were like ants in the eyes of these people.

Directly handing over the French Ministry of Magic to the Lestrange family for reconstruction would only create a second British Ministry of Magic during Voldemort's reign. Fortunately, she was not so anxious to promise Carolan benefits.

"As more people are cured in the hospital and there are more newborns, even if you try your best, you will still face a crisis due to the large population." Carolan said, "In the long run, controlling population growth is correct."

Georgiana thought of those magical animals.

How many species have become extinct due to human hunting?

"There are two ways for the population of the capital to grow under the monarchy. One is that the wealth of the provinces attracts residents to the capital, and the other is that the poverty of the provinces drives residents to the capital. His Excellency Bonaparte used 'fertilizer' in exchange for the capital."

Wealth, should you think about how to restore the balance and let the residents return to the provinces?" said Madame Montesquieu.

"It's not the residents, it's the men." Georgiana said coldly, "The women and the old people are staying in the country."

As for why country men leave, in addition to looking for a new life, there is another reason - beautiful urban women.

Men also have their own fairy tale dreams. A poor boy will do anything to marry a princess, including slaying a dragon.

Cobain was deceived by a woman who was good at flirting, and finally committed suicide.

Women can make peace with men who are not good-looking and tall, so why can't men make peace with them?

The only things that can make wandering men settle down are families and women. Country women cannot keep their men, so they will be seduced by vixens in the city!

At present, there are not many employment opportunities for women in the cities, so they have not moved. In the future, there will be more employment opportunities for women in the cities, and the countryside will be even more empty. Even the capitalist and industrialized Britain has not given up on agriculture.

Grain and other crops will have to wait until next year, but canned meat can be made immediately. One million quintals of grain is not enough for 1 million people to consume for a long time. With technology, we can can canned sea fish, and countries like Norway and Denmark can also provide food to France.

Already.

But she had a hunch that it would definitely not go smoothly. Canned food needs to be popularized. In addition, the welding process of canned food can easily contaminate food. If something goes wrong after eating canned food, there will be even more panic.

She looked out the window and thought about things, deliberately ignoring Mrs. Montesquieu's temptation. It was not she alone who had the final say whether it was a "monarchy" or a "republic". She was almost too busy with the things in front of her.
Chapter completed!