Chapter 1437 Exiles

Josephine may be a squib, and her senses are sometimes frighteningly sharp. Even those wizards who have used hiding spells and particularly reduced their sense of existence will be noticed by her. Later, they directly use the identities of the old nobles to place them on her.

There are hauntings all around.

Josephine had many of the habits of the old aristocracy, such as her love of luxury and her naivety. Yulif Ouvral heard the news that the United States wanted to purchase Louisiana. Georgiana remembered the famous purchase.

The case was closed at a price of 80 million francs. If Napoleon sold Louisiana, then not only the 75 million arrears in her hand could be repaid, but there was even a surplus. But if she did that, then she would be like those

There is no difference between the French aristocrats who sold the land left by their ancestors and lived luxuriously in Paris.

Napoleon reused Ranch not only because he was an official in Lyon, but his views and theories were very suitable for what Napoleon was going to do next - purchasing a large amount of British grain. Ranch had built so many granaries and needed to fill them up, and he couldn't stand it.

At this time, the temptation of high grain prices will cause British farmers who have not exported bonuses to sell a large amount of grain. High grain prices will put great pressure on the national treasury, but the "fighting opportunity" is fleeting, and Napoleon will not let go of this opportunity.

The recruitment process in Britain is much more difficult than in France. Professional soldiers believe that militias are useless, but Britain's overseas colonies require a large number of troops. Many organizations similar to the French National Guard have been formed in the UK, but this team only serves domestically.

This resulted in the depletion of the regular army's supply of soldiers. It was not until 1799 that Britain followed France's example and conscripted soldiers in the form of law instead of voluntarily, and the work of recruiting soldiers became slightly easier. But these soldiers were just like what Napoleon saw.

, most of them are new recruits, and there are not many troops that can actually fight. The British Royal Navy is still the biggest support.

The opposition William Pitt Jr. is currently busy with internal fighting. Nelson is his ally. During the war, Pitt used borrowings to cover the deficit. Now it is Addington's turn to come to power and he has to start repaying Pitt's money.

In order to obtain soldiers, the British Navy completely ignored the United States' protests against "human rights" and adopted the "Raff" method to force foreigners to enlist in the army. It even sent prisoners to serve on ships. Of course, the scene was not drinking red wine and eating on a battleship.

You can imagine the French aristocratic navy wearing cans, well-dressed and wearing wigs, and blowing the sea breeze.

The British navy took off its uniform and became pirates, just like the French army was all bandits. At the same time, William Pitt also ordered that food be included in the embargo, and reiterated the ban in 1795. This measure actually restricted all French goods.

The peaceful inhabitants of the city were treated as if they were citizens of a besieged city. The British blockade was tighter than ever, France's land borders had at least been open during past wars, many continental states had remained neutral, and the Mediterranean was not under British jurisdiction.

The countries of the anti-French alliance blocked French ports, froze French assets, prohibited the sale of embargoed goods to France, and severed all lending relationships. Except for a corner of Switzerland, France's borders were surrounded by large armies.

The measures taken by France, with the cooperation of pirates, caused extremely serious damage to the trade of the anti-French allies. Although the ocean fleet was escorted by warships, nearly 600 ships were lost every year. As a result, insurance premiums skyrocketed.

Ships were gradually replaced by neutral countries.

Now that "peace" has been achieved, combating piracy has become part of the peace treaty. Berber pirates operating in the Mediterranean and North Africa have become the primary target, and no one has mentioned Pirates of the Caribbean.

At first, Georgiana thought Lucien Bonaparte had accepted a bribe from someone, but later Julian Houvral told her that this was the rule of the financial circle, and France would not pay back the debt owed by the previous government.

Then lend it to France.

France's credit was so bad that it needed the credit of the Dutch to do business. In 1799, the British also used their remaining troops to plan to occupy the Netherlands, but this plan failed. Ceylon was a Dutch colony, but now it is occupied by Britain and France.

Of course, the two countries must give the Duke of Orange some compensation.

The peace talks in Amiens have ended, followed by negotiations in Berlin. British newspapers are now very concerned about whether Napoleon will open up France and the markets controlled by France. This is directly related to his economic policies.

Julian Houvral told her that the information was not free. He did not ask Georgiana for an official position, but asked her whether she had shaved Napoleon in the morning recently.

Julian had a beard, just above his lips, but his chin was clean-shaven.

She didn't say anything about this to anyone. After all, it was much more important than letting the "King" stand up for her and preventing Napoleon from selling Louisiana out of curiosity.

She had no way of knowing whether this was another scheme by William Pitt the Younger. When France acquired Louisiana, it had promised not to sell it to a third party.

Louisiana is far away in the New World and is closer to the United States than France. Is it really cost-effective for France to send troops all the way to recover it?

After all, Georgiana's energy was not as good as that of the young people. She returned to her residence at dusk. As soon as she sat down, Michelle came in. She knelt down at Georgiana's feet and put her head on her knees.

"What happened?" Georgiana asked.

"I heard people say that Saint-Domingue is a terrible hell. Before Dad sailed from Toulon, two Swiss brigades mutinied when they heard that he was going there." Michelle said softly, "But Delmid's mother is going there.

that place."

"She didn't go there voluntarily." Georgiana said as calmly as possible, "Paulina was caught on board."

"He really wanted to write to his mother," Michelle said. "I also wanted to write to my father."

"Go ahead and write, and I'll see if I can think of something." Georgiana stroked Michelle's hair.

"Although Dad supports slavery, he is a very good person." Michelle said pitifully, "He is willing to go to that place that no one wants to go for us and the country."

Georgiana did not comment on this.

Because she once thought that the plantation owner's daughter was difficult to get along with.

"Reality is cruel, long and brutal. Even men sometimes want to escape from reality. Your letter will be a comfort to him." She said softly, "Although I think he may need you more."

He has support around him."

"Will you support the First Consul?"

"certainly."

"Then can you go to St. Luke's Palace tonight?"

"You little rascal..."

"Please, I have written a letter and need someone to deliver it." Michel immediately hugged Georgiana's leg and said, "If you want to see him tonight, he may not go to Malmaison."

"He is Josephine's husband after all." Georgiana said helplessly.

"He didn't want to stay in that house where everything was covered with black gauze. He once quarreled with Josephine. If they were going to be covered with black gauze, why did they have to install so many during the decoration?" Michelle looked up at Georgiana.

"Aren't you afraid of Marie Antoinette?"

"She is not scary herself, my child. She is just an ordinary woman who made some wrong choices and ended up in a situation where her head is missing. She is a confused person, but she did not harm anyone. She just asked Josephine why

Lying on her bed instead of strangling her directly." Georgiana smiled bitterly, "I'm actually scarier than her. Do you know what I would do to Jeanne?"

Michelle nodded.

"Aren't you afraid?"

"If I don't make the same mistake as that woman, you won't punish me."

"Sometimes even if we don't make a mistake, punishment will still come to us. Adultery is actually a matter between two people, but Octavian only punished women. According to Roman law, I should be sentenced to death."

"Don't say that, I just think about death a lot."

“I really wanted to be a Vesta Virgin and protect the Holy Fire and make it pure, but I didn’t expect that it would be like this. I should be locked up in the basement, leaving a lit lamp, waiting for people outside to turn it on.

Seal the basement so I can slowly suffocate to death."

"Stop talking!" Michelle said urgently.

Georgiana smiled and touched Michelle's face, "I just saw a piece of pure white silk with gold trim in the warehouse. Go get it. I will wear it to see him tonight."

"You want to dress up as a Vestal Virgin?"

"Have you ever seen such an unchaste virgin like me?" Georgiana stood up and went to the kitchen to make dinner.
Chapter completed!