Chapter 1434 The conference failed

In the 21st century, there are so many female politicians. Do they all rely on Madame Pompidou and Madame Du Barry to gain power?

Georgiana returned to the idyllic little villa, which was indeed more of a retreat than the Grand Trianon, but she did not want to let any man in.

The king has many privileges. He does not allow others to enter her house, but he can come and go at will. This is one of the privileges. Living in seclusion will lead to a different life than when he entered the world. There will be less flattery, but more purity and ease.

People who cannot meditate cannot adapt to this lonely life.

Toleration of privilege is a kind of foolishness. No matter how great a person has made a great contribution, he cannot enjoy more power than others.

Horas killed his sister. The Roman citizens appreciated his merits in the duel and did not punish him according to the law. This was the privilege granted to Horas by the people.

Sieyes also said in On Privilege: The citizen masses are always the subjects for whom people serve. In any sense, can it be done at the expense of the subject just because the service provider deserves the remuneration for serving the masses?

The Prince says that rulers always have the evil virtue of pretending to be generous. They want to show how much they value talents by paying bonuses to a few people who have made outstanding contributions. However, such rulers are often criticized by the people.

hatred, because their generosity is based on increasing the burden on the people, using the taxes of the many to reward the dedication of the few.

The hereditary system allows this kind of reward to be passed down from parents to descendants. Not every descendant is the same as his parents, but without this kind of reward, who would work so hard?

This is true even for diplomats. If the negotiation is not beneficial to him, then he will not be so dedicated or even dare to take risks. Talleyrand accepted the benefits of the enemy and sold out the interests of France. Napoleon kept

He did it because he was indeed useful. The celebration banquet on February 17 was all paid for by Talleyrand, and the money was said to have been earned by him from buying and selling public bonds issued by Austria to Belgium.

The lower the credibility of a government, the less valuable its public debt is. During the Directory period, the public debt once dropped from 100 francs to 12 francs. Later, after Napoleon came to power, the price increased a lot and became 60 francs, but it still did not reach the face value.

of 100 francs.

It can be seen from this that it is quite good that the Austrian public debt can be redeemed at a fair price by the Belgians. This is what Napoleon won for the Belgians. He may have the same great image in the hearts of some people in Belgium as he does in the hearts of the Milanese.

It is estimated that no woman would be crazy enough to fall in love with the pot-bellied Churchill and the wrinkled George Washington. If Napoleon was an old guy, Georgiana would not have any thoughts about him.

He is young, full of enthusiasm, enthusiastic and brave, which are his advantages.

But he is irritable, impatient, and hates being bound by rules.

He is a lion in the wilderness, and if you put him in a cage, he will definitely become grumpy.

Napoleon's greatest enemy is himself, but how many people in the world are whose greatest enemy is not themselves?

She had a severe headache, and the scent of tea soothed her heart. Michelle came over with black tea.

"Come here." Georgiana said to Michelle. She put down the tea tray obediently and sat on the sofa with small flowers next to Georgiana.

Georgiana put her head on Michelle's shoulder, even though it was a girl's weak shoulder, she still wanted to lean on it.

"Are you alone?" Georgiana asked.

"They are upstairs." Michelle said softly, "I made this tea for them."

"What are you doing?"

"Read a book."

"novel?"

"It's the book you read." Michelle said with a smile, "Do you like reading novels?"

Georgiana loves to read Jane Austen's books and Wuthering Heights. She feels that she will never forget Heathcliff, the black-haired and dark-eyed Catherine who can't forget that he abandoned him and is obsessed with revenge and ignores the happiness in front of her.

man.

Did Isabella ever hate him? She still resented that she had seen the wrong person.

"Bring me the tea," Georgiana said tiredly.

Michelle stood up, poured the black tea into a Sèvres ceramic cup, and then brought it to Georgiana.

She leaned against the sofa, almost sitting in a paralyzed position, and slowly took a sip of black tea.

The hot tea warmed her body again, and it would be better if she could add some brandy.

Not long after she regained her composure, there was a knock on the door.

"Go and open the door," Georgiana said to Michelle.

The noble lady went to open the door for Georgiana like a maid.

Not long after, she heard familiar footsteps, and the "leader" wearing military boots and a black coat appeared.

This slightly low house that used to be used by vineyard growers was too small for this big man. He took off his famous three-cornered hat in his hand to prevent the brim of the hat from touching the ceiling, revealing his smooth chestnut hair.

With his chest raised and his head raised, he looked like a Gallic chicken.

Who in France could stop Napoleon Bonaparte? She counted several of her guardians, and Mr. Edward Jenner might have done it. It was too difficult for them to let a few little girls stop the lion.

"Is this your taste?" the First Consul said, looking at the small floral wallpaper on the wall.

"I am a country woman, and this is all I have." She said coldly.

"Chaptard ordered 6 million worth of furniture and fabrics from Lyon. You can use them."

"I don't like it." She refused firmly,

"You haven't even seen it."

"I like this style." She said impatiently.

"Okay." He said patiently, sitting on the arm of the sofa where she was sitting, "I also want to try a different style."

"Can you promise me something?" she said sideways.

"What's up?"

"Leave Lucien alone and stop asking about his marriage. You are just like those MPs who forced the Prince of Wales to marry Catherine."

"These are two different things."

"He is ambitious and wants to prove that he is better than you, but he would rather not have the inheritance rights than divorce her. I think this shows how firm his determination is. It's just that I am not determined enough to give you the drill."

He didn't answer immediately.

"Brignard told me that you reminded him of me. Does this mean that I left traces on your body?" Bonaparte said calmly.

"I won't do it next time."

"I didn't expect that I not only wanted to destroy the horse's leg, but also wanted to destroy the entire statue. But if I did that, I would look very violent and scare them." He grabbed her hand and said,

He said very gently.

"Sheep can't always be like this, let them grow into lions."

"Sheep also have their uses." He picked up her shawl, "Isn't it made of wool?"

If she realizes something.

"You think I'm wearing sheep's clothing?"

"We didn't even notice the steel," Napoleon said with a smile, "but we were arguing over what fabrics to wear on women."

"Women are not meant to eat the food of Lux, this is what Rousseau said." She said coldly.

"I know you don't like this kind of occasion. How about leaving this kind of reception to Hortense in the future? It will be held every ten days."

She originally wanted to argue, but once she heard that it would be held every ten days, she lost her mood.

"Can she be busy alone?"

"And Louis and Joseph, fear and interest are the levers that drive people to action. The Senate was originally very disgusted with me, but now no one will argue with me about church issues anymore."

"This is not a good sign."

"I want them to obey my orders and not go through the motions. There is a British proverb, a big meeting never does anything. When an amendment was proposed in the British House of Commons, no one was satisfied. It seems that this is not a special case in France."

She was amused by his weird English.

"Lucien feels that the Council of the People should be divided into three groups, with each group deliberating in secret to avoid arguments in public meetings like this time. Carnot will stay. What do you think about him being the 'reporter' of one group?

"

She remembered Lucien's reminder, and what she had to do now was to work hard to make him like her.

"I know him, but I don't know anyone else. I think he is very good."

"Who else would you like to recommend?"

"Lanji."

"Where's Broniard?"

"Who will take his place as director? Bernadotte?"

"He is also a congressman. How can he be asked to resign his position as a congressman and become the director of a factory?" Bonaparte said with a smile.

"Then who will take over?"

"It depends on how you arrange it, Ms. Sèvres. Part of the income from the ceramic factory will be allocated as research funds. You don't need the pocket money I give you to support students like Fresnel."

"You have the final say." She said obediently.

"I've done so many things, why don't you give me some reward?"

She ignored this guy.
To be continued...