Chapter 1436 Last words

According to popular folklore, Marie Antoinette accidentally stepped on the executioner's foot while walking onto the guillotine, and then said "I'm sorry."

The famous "Deficit Queen" loved to hold dance parties, but later she restrained herself a bit after having children. Unfortunately, people's impression of her had already been solidified at that time, and the common people blamed her for rising prices and bread shortages.

On the body.

Louis XVI also had his last words before going to the guillotine. He asked the people around him, "Is there any news about Count La Perouse?"

Count Laperouse's full name is Jean-François de Gallo. He is recognized as one of the greatest navigators after James Cook. He was born in Albi, France in 1741, and entered the navy at the age of 15.

After serving in the army and inheriting the title of Count La Perouse, he became passionate about geography and hoped to strengthen France's strength in the Pacific region.

So Louis XVI gave him two merchant ships, which were later converted into warships. One of the two ships was called the Astrolabe and the other was the Compass, and ordered him to explore the Pacific coasts of Asia and America.

The two ships carried a total of 220 people, including two astronomers, several naturalists, several surgeons, a mathematician, a watchmaker and several cartographers, who planned to complete Captain Cook's unfinished business.

career.

They also used the emerging navigation instrument sextant on this voyage. However, in mid-March 1788, when Count La Perouse set out from Australia and sailed northwest, he encountered a storm and disappeared in the Solomon Islands.

Near the Vanicolo Islands. In 1791, when Louis XVI was in fear of his own life, he sent a fleet to find Count La Perouse, but he was never found. This became one of Louis XVI's problems.

It was such a pity that I could not forget it even when I was on the guillotine.

If Louis XVI were not a king, he would be a very outstanding geographer.

This was the bedtime story Georgiana told Delmid.

There are hundreds of ghost ship legends circulating around the world. Some of these ghost ship legends are completely made up, and some have eyewitnesses. Whenever there is heavy fog, smugglers will take advantage of the poor visibility to come out and operate.

, more than one group of people saw two ships appear on the west coast.

These people were all wearing the uniforms of the French Royal Navy of the old era, with wigs on their heads, heading towards France, as if they were Count La Perouse who had followed the call of Louis XVI and returned from the Pacific. Otherwise, the smugglers would

It was impossible to explain why the two warships ignored them and sailed straight to the foggy North Sea.

Later, the British and Danish navies, and some neutral merchant ships also claimed to have seen these two ships. This rumor was quickly suppressed by Napoleon, but it still spread quietly.

Delmid kept looking at her with his eyes open and did not appear to be frightened by the story. This made Georgiana suddenly understand why Hortense would deliberately tell a story so bizarre that it was unrealistic to scare this kid.

She didn't feel any sense of accomplishment in telling ghost stories to scare people.

Later, she sang a song to him, and Delmid fell asleep in the bedroom next to hers. Early the next morning, she took him to the Sèvres ceramics factory to wait for Grams, who came up to deliver the letter last night.

Laud Berthollet became a citizen.

This man, like Brognier, was an academician of the French Academy. She met him in the factory director's office.

Bertollet graduated from the University of Turin in Italy and received a doctorate in medicine. In 1779, he returned to Paris and became the personal physician of the Duke of Orleans. In 1780, he became an academician of the French Academy. In 1784, he was appointed as the supervisor of the French Dye Company. In 1794, he was appointed as the director of the Paris Polytechnic.

A university professor, he went to Egypt with Napoleon in 1798 to teach chemistry to the Commander-in-Chief.

There was another person accompanying him, the "professor" Julian Ouvral who taught Napoleon legal knowledge. Unlike the other five bankers, he was not interested in the 2% commission. What he wanted more was power.

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Georgiana would not dare to introduce this kind of person to the Senate, let alone let him replace Brognier as the director of the factory. In short, he is now showing himself as a scholar and polite, and it is completely impossible to see that he is involved in the planning.

Conspiracy and conspiracy.

Later, Bertolet took Georgiana to the warehouse. Some of the silk had been transported to the warehouse of the Sèvres Ceramics Factory for display.

Hortense also came at this time, but Louis did not come. She greeted the two elders politely, looking very considerate, and not at all like she was complaining about her mother in the botanical garden.

Neither scholar said anything, and Georgiana introduced them to Hortense.

"We recognize him," Hortense said. "Mr. Bertollet often told us interesting stories about Egypt at the ball."

"Then did you know that he was a chemist, good at bleaching and dyeing?" Georgiana asked.

Hortans nodded.

"Do you like the patterns on these silks?"

"I haven't seen it."

"If you don't like it, or think you need to dye it again, you can contact Citizen Bertolet." Georgiana said, "Have you read the letter I sent you yesterday?"

Hortans nodded.

"The biggest advantage of Lyon Silk is its creativity. It keeps up with the fashion of Paris. This is something neither Piedmont nor British Silk has. Although their silk is cheap, the styles are old. Your mother knows many artists. She can teach you this.

You want to highlight this advantage at the reception, but the cost is too high. You can ask Joseph more about how to sell things, he is an expert in this area."

Hortense nodded again.

"As for the furniture, I need to move some, there is another department that needs them."

"What department?" Julian asked.

"Secret." Georgiana said with a smile, and then looked at Phyllis, "When will the person I asked you to date arrive?"

"He has a court session in the morning and won't be back until the afternoon." Phyllis said immediately.

"Who did you date?" Hortense asked.

"The first civilian guest." Georgiana asked Hortense to take her arm. "He is a lawyer."

"I thought……"

"You have to give the guests time to adapt. He studied at the University of Paris, and maybe you even taught him, professor." Georgiana smirked at Julian Ubrard.

"What's his name?" Ubral asked.

"Jean-Pierre Chauffier."

"Not a noble?"

"He is a citizen of Sèvres, and he was the representative of the family of the victim in the last body robbery case."

"What did you bring him for?"

"You have no class today?" Georgiana asked Ubral.

"Why don't you ask Professor Bertolet?"

Georgiana did not discuss the subject of Uvlar at all. Later, Hortense continued to chat with Professor Beto about bleaching and re-dying, and then the topic was changed.

Napoleon made as many preparations as possible for the expedition to Saint-Domingue, but the situation was still not going well. In addition to yellow fever, malaria was also raging among the expedition.

Food can be provided with cans brought from France, but water can only be drunk locally.

He would not introduce someone to Georgiana for no reason. With Bertolet, these dyed silks could be re-dyed, and he also served the Duke of Orleans like Mrs. Gensley. This background was very important to the British.

How dazzling.

The lunch they had at the ceramics factory was not eaten with the workers, but was prepared by the factory director.

About 1 o'clock in the afternoon, Jean-Pierre came back on horseback. He was one of the hot-tempered men who had been driven away by Georgiana.

He tried not to sound flattery, and kissed the hands of Georgiana and Hortense like a man who had seen the world, then greeted the two professors, and then waited for Georgiana as an "equal"

Tell him the purpose of inviting him here.

"Have you ever heard of the inspector?" Georgiana asked Jean-Pierre.

"I've heard." Jean-Pierre said, "He inspects the domestic situation on behalf of the king."

"Next month we will send out a group of inspectors to rural and mountainous areas to guide farmers in agricultural work." Georgiana said with a smile, "How much do you know about agriculture?"

Pierre was stunned.

"Or you can try to participate in the selection of the special court..."

"You want to use your official position to bribe me?" Jean-Pierre sneered. "You don't have to do this. My cousin's family has already accepted the compensation."

"The selection of the Special Tribunal requires an interview by the First Consul in person. If you fail, I have nothing to do. I just provide you with a way out. You can choose on your own." Georgiana said, "I like to give young people opportunities."

"You can also consider becoming a consultant. In the future, if the scientists funded by Ms. Sèvre have new inventions, you can help them apply for patents." Ubral said immediately.

"Why did you choose me instead of someone else?" Jean-Pierre asked coldly.

"How's your relationship with that girl?" Georgiana asked.

"What does this have to do with you?"

"If it's good, I think she brought you this opportunity." Georgiana looked at Pierre and said, "If it's not good, then she is cursing you."

Pierre sneered, seeming not to believe this.

"Think about it and give me an answer at the reception in a few days." Georgiana said, "You can bring a few friends."

Pierre seemed lost in thought.

"Remember to send a letter of invitation to Citizen Chauffier," Georgiana said to Hortense.

"Yes, ma'am," Hortense replied.

"You called her Madam?" Pierre asked in surprise.

"Go back and think about it." Uvlar said with a smile, "There is nothing else."

Pierre hesitated for a moment, bowed to Georgiana, and left the drawing room.

"That's how it will be dealt with from now on." When Pierre walked away, Georgiana said to Hortense, "Do you understand?"

Hortense nodded as if he had some understanding.

"Is this your compensation?" Ubral asked.

"No, this is the custom of British nobles." Georgiana said with a smile, "You can choose not to learn it."
Chapter completed!