Chapter 1448 “Swept by whirlwind”

Quesnay was naive enough to believe that as long as free trade in grains was implemented, farmers would be motivated to grow food, and rising food prices would make farmers rich, and then make the French economy prosperous.

But in fact, farmers in areas with limited information and transportation have no idea what the price of food in the city is. The vast majority of farmers prefer to trade in nearby markets. After making a little money, they buy some wine to reward themselves, and then buy some more.

They only need what their families need, and then go home. There are still only a few people who have dreams and have the courage to leave their hometown and go to the big cities.

When Georgiana was in the country monastery, she heard from the women in the village that the city only paid 2 francs a month. Maybe they heard it wrong, or maybe their knowledge was this. The main center of life in the quiet countryside was the church, even in that monastery.

It was not affected by the Great Revolution at all. The bell on the bell tower was still hanging in place, and no one was ringing it.

Before Turgot's reforms, bread was monopolized in the hands of the nobility and guilds. No matter how the price of bread increased, the money would not fall into the hands of the peasants.

Orleans is the territory of the Duke of Orleans. He once planned to build a large grain market near Bondy, hoping to earn market taxes in this grain market through the privileges of the nobility. As a result, Turgot abolished the market tax, allowing the Duke of Orleans to make a loss-making business.

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In 1775, the wheat harvest in France failed. Many merchants hoarded wheat in anticipation of price increases. In April, the price of bread in Paris rose to 13 sous. In May, a bread riot broke out. Turgot, who believed that the poor should be "respected", ordered the suppression of the bread riot and looting.

Those who sell grain will be put to death, and merchants who sell wheat will be encouraged and wheat imported from Germany will be subsidized.

In 1776, Turgot was dismissed from office by Louis XVI, and all free trade laws in grains were abolished. The nobles rejoiced, but Turgot had already foreseen that the storm of the Revolution was coming.

Now that the nobles are gone, a new group of people monopolize the grain market. Napoleon's high tariffs make the merchants of Rouen happy. As one of the important transit points, it allows them to give up some of their interests and persuade them not to hoard grain. In theory, the price increase is

feasible.

The nobles who had experienced the Great Revolution were frightened by the guillotine during the Reign of Terror. Only then did Leoncourt decide that he would rather spend all his wealth and borrow money from bakeries so that they could continue to operate. However, Leon himself also said,

They are not willing to ask some people to sacrifice their own interests. They don't care if they lose the country's money. Napoleon lost more than 10 million when he bought one million quintals of grain. Importing 2 million quintals of grain from Spain reduced the Spanish war.

The compensation was reduced, and the British used cruisers to transport four cargoes of silver from Spain's American colonies to India.

William Pitt Jr. is the opposition prime minister, Addington is the current prime minister, Nelson is the spiritual leader of the navy, he and William Pitt Jr. are allies, and Addington is the prime minister responsible for negotiating peace with France, so this is why the navy is dispatched.

Who gave the order?

Every country has internal strife, even in the United States of America. Even in the Americas, there are Indians. Smallpox is fatal to them. The early colonists also fought with the Indians to a bloody extent. Later, smallpox helped.

The Spanish occupied this "virgin land".

If Jefferson was really that great and wanted to become a nation with the "red men" as he said in his speech, would he be willing to promote vaccination in the United States like Napoleon?

It is impossible for European shipping companies alone to complete the transportation of such a large amount of grain. American shipping companies will inevitably participate. Although Gabriel Uffral controls the shipping of the entire America for his own selfish desires, he

It also indirectly solved the problem of transportation capacity. Chanon Shipping Company used to rely on Leclerc. Compared with Moreau, Leclerc, the "king's brother-in-law", is more reliable. Now he is in Santo Domingo, and his son Delmid

When it comes to Georgiana, it's normal for Shannon Shipping Company to want to see her.

But Georgiana didn't dare to see anyone now. After Napoleon received her letter, he read it alone in the study for half an hour, then called Matilda in and wrote her a reply: "Women should stay at home."

, and then ignored it.

Georgiana felt the urgency of a knife on her neck again. Whenever her life was threatened, she would think of vaccination, which almost became her stress reaction. He agreed to simply take care of the widow.

But the person who presided over this event was not Georgiana, but Josephine, who had moved from Malmaison to the Palace of Saint-Luc, and was assisted by the Countess of Seguy, the vice-president of the Women's Association, in distributing and collecting bread rolls.

This time, neither men nor women were allowed to cross the Sèvres Bridge. He set the place where bread was collected at several high-traffic streets, such as Saint-Canis Street and Saint-Martin Street where assassinations had occurred.

, this Rue Saint-Martin has nothing to do with the Canal Saint-Martin, but is a street located in the Marais district, where the National Polytechnic, the Subitz House, and the City Hall are all located in this district. The top leaders of the Women's Association are often members of the new rich and famous.

Wives, they will not go to St. Canis Street, or even the more chaotic Golden Water Drop, to provide relief. They wear snow-white aprons and do not bake bread themselves, but are responsible for comforting the widows and their children who come to receive bread.

, listen to their needs, and maybe donate money and materials out of kindness.

600 francs is not much money to them, but it is a big sum to women at the bottom. Generally speaking, women will not hold up their aprons and make trouble like men unless they are forced into a desperate situation, like Madame de Stael.

There are still a small number of people who are keen on politics.

The inquiring Matilda told Georgiana that Madame de Staël was very competitive, and she would inevitably argue with the equally competitive Napoleon. Napoleon could deal with her at first, but he couldn't deal with women.

Tal will always chase after a certain topic to win or lose.

If a girl is too smart, she will be annoying to men. Even the "love saint" who hopes to be the lover of all women will not be able to stand her.

The most difficult part of a widow's life is not the long nights alone, but when the children are noisy. Fortunately, Georgiana has become accustomed to the "warm and cheerful laughter like angels" of the children at school.

But if there are no children's voices, then everything is really silent. Delmid will attend a family gathering on Sunday with the children of the "royal family". Not only that, he will also attend the Notre Dame Cathedral on April 18.

Letizia will take him to the Easter Mass.

During this period, he had to learn etiquette and would not live with the "savage Scotswoman" for the time being. No one said when he would be sent back, as if she had been abandoned.

A normal woman might feel dejected by this, but Georgiana felt that she finally had a chance to handle matters at the Ministry of Magic. After all, she had donated 3 million francs and so much furniture, so she couldn't leave without seeing anything.

The new Ministry of Magic is in the Saint-Germain district of Paris. The French are indeed much more tasteful than the British. The entrance is a fountain and functions like an elevator instead of a red phone booth.

However, when she appeared at the Ministry of Magic, she did not see the busy scene she had imagined. Instead, she saw wizards using the venue as a club to socialize.

She was so angry that she lost her mind. The fire opal ring released a dragon's breath. She turned the flame into a phoenix and let it circle around the atrium of the Ministry of Magic. The wizards and witches who were having fun all cheered.

You have to keep your eyes on her.

Only then did she remember that she was a half-blood Veela and was the target of this group of pure-blood wizards, but she could no longer back down.

"We are still at war." Georgiana looked around. "The Muggle border is open, but ours is not. Don't forget that on February 17th, a wizard stole confidential documents."

"You want to restrict the entry of Britons?" someone said in the crowd. "Including you?"

"Who's talking to me?" Georgiana asked.

No one answered now.

"Where is Rabastan?" asked Georgiana.

"I am following your orders to catch a dragon." Carolan Lestrange said sarcastically from behind her, "The staff is having a party when the director is not here."

Until now, a new Minister of Magic has not been selected. Although everyone's default candidate is Rabastan Lestrange, he has vacated that position and served as a director of the Department of Legal Enforcement, stepping in to manage the Department of Magical Creatures.

affairs.

"The purpose of establishing the Ministry of Magic is to enforce the International Statute of Secrecy." Georgiana said to everyone, "The British Ministry of Magic also hopes to contact us about the Quidditch World Cup. Where is our Quidditch team?"

Still no one answered.

"We have a meeting in half an hour." Georgiana gritted her teeth and said, looking at the garbage everywhere, "And clean up this place. I remember I gave you a new house."

"There are no house elves here." someone else in the crowd said.

"Next time you want to speak, tell me your name." Georgiana threatened, "Each of your families has a house elf. Who is the director of the logistics department?"

"It's...it's me." A middle-aged man raised his hand.

"Get rid of this mess!" she said angrily. "Next time you let me see this mess, I will exile you to Santo Domingo."

She was looking forward to someone asking, "Who gave you such power?" and then giving the other person a lesson worth remembering, but no one dared to mention it.

"Mark my words, the ministers of each department will have a meeting in half an hour." After she finished speaking, she glanced at the top of her head. Scamander said that the ceiling of the French Ministry of Magic was made of glass, and there were reliefs of magical animals on it. Now it is ordinary.

roof.

Did he remember it wrong or has history changed?

Without thinking about it, she turned around and left. Carolan Lestrange followed her in a majestic manner, looking like a peacock with its tail spread.
Chapter completed!