Chapter 1366 Guardian of Carthage

Throughout the ages, it has been the most common thing to encounter harsh and complex environments on the battlefield. Due to regional and climatic differences, various regions in the world have created different climates and terrains. The climate of the desert Gobi is very dry, extremely lacking in water, and there is no

Food can be replenished. Napoleon ate all the dog meat during his expedition to Egypt.

But in fact, fighting in the desert is not the scariest place. If we talk about the most difficult place to fight, it should be the jungle.

The Pacific islands of World War II were meat grinders.

Compared with the French army that came from afar, the Saint-Domingue guerrillas who were familiar with the terrain actually had an advantage. The only advantage was that most of the land in Saint-Domingue had been developed and turned into farms, which may be compared to the Pacific.

The island should be better.

Almost no ordinary civilians can survive in the jungle, especially the virgin forest, and the humid rainforest will also make it impossible for flintlock guns to fire.

Taking these conditions into consideration, even if the French win in the end, it will be a miserable victory.

Napoleon's rule was based on "dazzling victories." A tragic victory could not arouse the passion of the French, let alone the failure of the previous expedition to Egypt.

It was not just the French and British who came to participate in the hunt. Georgiana found that instead of following the "king" on the hunt, there were many people wearing exotic costumes staying in the camp, including people wearing Southeast Asian costumes.

Madame Lanner, who temporarily acted as Georgiana's maid, explained to her that she was an envoy from Batavia.

The draft peace treaty signed on October 10 only reached a preliminary consensus on territories such as Malta, Egypt, and the Cape of Good Hope. The trade agreement was still under negotiation. At that time, these allies were not allowed to participate in the meeting.

In addition to trade, there is also the exchange of prisoners. All in all, it seems too early to have a celebration banquet so early.

From what I heard from Georgiana, the celebration banquet was more interesting than Napoleon's birthday celebration. Napoleoni was very good at telling stories. After all, he once dreamed of being a writer. He had a great time at that banquet, and almost everyone

They were all frightened by what he said about the Egyptian princess named after "Full Moon".

Gaudin Poitevin even wanted to write an opera based on her story. The story of Marat he had written before was a great success, and this young man who was originally unknown suddenly became a famous "royal" writer in Paris.

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Duloc, the Grand Marshal of the Palace, was in charge of scripts and book review in Lucien's absence, and he was also Houvral's son-in-law.

Jules Houvral is the cousin of Julian Houvral, whose family is a Spanish banker and usually lives in Paris. As a minister who participated in the Coup of Brumaire, Houvral did not have any relationship with Antwerp.

The mayor was also imprisoned, but he could not leave at will. This time buying food gave him the opportunity.

Speculators will not let go of opportunities when they see them. Everyone can see that the peace talks between Britain and France are only temporary. Even if it takes risks and even offends Napoleon, Houvral can't help but grab this opportunity.

"Butler" Granite was also chatting with Gordan and Diloc. Sophie was next to Gordan, listening to their conversation with some confusion. Maybe she felt that it was really boring, so she was a little distracted. She was the first to find George.

Anna walked towards them and immediately pulled Gordan's sleeve, causing the men's eyes to focus on her.

"No matter day or night, your beauty is always so dazzling." Granite said with a smile.

"Thank you." Georgiana smiled and said, "What were you talking about just now?"

"Spain funded six warships for your country," Granite said.

The Spanish navy alone could not defeat the British navy. This is why Charles IV of Spain was so financially strapped that he could not transport silver coins from Mexico to Europe. Spain had been an ally of France since the Battle of Toulon.

What can six old battleships do? The Spanish Navy today is not the "Invincible Armada" of the past.

"Do you know which port these six warships sailed from?" Granite asked again.

She shook her head.

"Carthage, the hometown of Hannibal."

Georgiana opened her eyes wide.

"Your husband has a strong opponent." Granite teased, "We were just discussing whether these six warships would participate in this expedition to Saint Dominic."

She had a strong sense of unreality. Are the "hero" they discussed and the man who wanted her to slap the pretty boy really the same person?

"How did you feel when you fought against Toussaint Louverture's army last time?" Diloc asked.

"I'm afraid you have to ask our military officers about this." Granite said a little arrogantly.

"Are they still using poison arrows?" Diloch teased.

"As far as I know they know how to use a gun."

Georgiana remembered that where the ancient Indians lived, a highly poisonous plant called curare wood grew. The locals often cut a wound on the tree trunk to let the resin flow out, and then used the resin to coat the arrowheads.

Hunt prey.

This poison almost sealed the throat with blood, and the Indians used this bow and arrow to deal with the British colonists.

"Is there curare in Saint Dominic?" asked Georgiana.

Diloc and Gordan didn't understand what she said.

"I don't think so. Curare wood is only found on small islands in the Pacific." Granit said the Latin word for curare tree verbatim.

"I know its antidote." She said happily. "Chew lobelia first, then chew water chestnuts, and finally eat some potatoes to detoxify."

"How do you know?" Granite asked.

"I know some herbal medicine, it's recorded in the book." Georgiana said, "But these two plants only grow in India and Asia. People often say that there are antidotes near poisons, just like curare trees only grow in the Pacific Ocean."

"You can make amulets for those who are going to travel far away." Granite said, "I heard from scholars that the wise women in Egypt would use witchcraft and medical skills to treat patients bitten by snakes and scorpions."

"This is indeed a good idea." Georgiana agreed. "I can put the antidote in the amulet."

"Excuse me, I'm going to excuse you now." Gordan suddenly said to Granit, then he held Georgiana's shoulder and took her away.

Sophie was also followed, and after they left, Diloch immediately continued the conversation with Granit.

Godin stopped until he was out of sight of Granite, and then looked at Georgiana with a smile.

"You have something to do with me?"

"I have an idea." Georgiana looked up at Gordan. "How about we build a memorial pillar?"

"To commemorate what?"

"I was just reading Cicero, and Hannibal was going to take a gold pillar from Juno's temple, but he wasn't sure if it was pure gold or gilded, so he drilled a hole through it.

He found that it was pure gold and was about to take it away. Juno appeared in his dream that night. She warned him not to do that, otherwise she would make Hannibal lose a good eye. Hannibal listened.

Following Juno's warning, he ordered someone to make a golden calf out of the gold shavings drilled out before, and placed it on the top of the pillar. I remember that Napoleoni did not erect any monuments during his two expeditions to Italy. We can

The names of those who participated in that war are engraved on the pillars."

Gordon smiled and shook his head.

"Is this a bad idea?"

"I suspect that I am dreaming." Godin said with a smile, "And it is a dream full of myths and epics."

"I remember you have a relative who is an architect, how about letting him be responsible for the design?" Georgiana ignored Gordin's crazy words.

Doesn’t she think so herself?

"Where are we going to stand? In what style?" Gordan asked.

"This is not the key point, I need gold and silver." Georgiana said, "Anyone who wants to leave their name on that gorgeous watch column must donate money."

"How much do you need?"

"Don't ask me, you go ask him." Georgiana gestured in the direction of the forest, "Especially silver. I want to do the porcelain business and replace the silver plates in the homes of nobles and rich people with porcelain plates. You go ask Sai

Is Fur’s porcelain factory state-owned?”

"Yes, Mademoiselle." Godin said obediently.

"The porcelain of Sèvres is used by the French royal family, and the king often gives them to other royal families as diplomatic gifts." Sophie continued.

"I believe the other generals will be very interested in your proposal." Mrs. Lanner said quickly.

"I like bisque, the Rococo style is too gorgeous." Georgiana said to Gordin, "But the porcelain given to the Prince of Wales should be more gorgeous."

"Yes, miss." Gordan said with a smile.

"Go and call Madame Leoncourt, I need medicine from the apothecary," Georgiana said to Madame Lannes.

"Yes." Mrs. Rana curtsied to her and left.

"Where has Matilda gone?" Georgiana asked Sophie.

Sophie shook her head.

"I have a script to write. After she records the content, you continue writing." Georgiana said to Gordan, "Go to work."

Godin bowed to her and left.

"This is a hunting ground, but I don't want my maid to become someone else's prey." Georgiana said after Gordan walked away, "Please pay attention to your own words and deeds."

"Yes, miss."

"If any of you dare to use my name to cheat like Jeanne in the necklace incident, I will not just whip you, I will destroy your face with a soldering iron. You go find her, I will organize women

They make amulets.”

Sophie curtsied and left.

Now Georgiana was alone.

"Carolan, are you there?" she asked.
To be continued...