Chapter 1465 A heavy burden

On May 8, 1802, the Senate passed a bill to extend the ruling system for another ten years.

It was passed by 60:1, with the only dissenting vote coming from the former Girondin Count Lanrenay.

The Gironde Party had Madame Rolland, nicknamed the "Uncrowned Queen". Her husband, Jean-Marie Rolland, was also one of the leaders of the Gironde Party. During the Reign of Terror, Robespierre's Great Purge was the cause of his death.

He was guillotined by the Jacobins in 1793.

Like Georgiana, Madame Roland was not a member of Parliament, nor did she hold any public office, but her opinions influenced the political direction of the Girondins, and almost all the various political platforms and decrees issued in Roland's name were written by her.

She once said a famous saying:

Freedom, how many crimes are exercised in your name.

During France's internal and external troubles, Toussaint Louverture had signed a trade agreement with the United States and Britain, and declared through the constitution that he would be in power for life and had the right to choose his successor.

The war has been going on like this, no matter how ambitious Louverture is, he has been defeated by his own humanity, or he wants to find a smooth way to let his officers infiltrate the French army. In short, Napoleon wants to restore colonial slaves

System was impossible to achieve, and even Jefferson passed a bill in the Court of Chancery to stop the importation of slaves.

This time, the United States and Britain chose neutrality. Both sides sent observation troops to watch the battle in Saint-Domingue. The slogan Dusan shouted to the Saint-Domingue army was "to protect freedom." They had received the news in advance that in France

They set fire to the place where the troops landed and burned everything there, as if they were going to implement a scorched earth policy.

However, the French brought their own supplies and persisted for a while. However, the water was poisoned, and the terrain was unfamiliar, so they were beaten everywhere. Later, yellow fever and malaria further demoralized the troops, and it was only natural that deserters appeared.

Talleyrand and Lucien both hoped for a negotiated settlement, but Napoleon remained silent. Later, Treasury Minister François Barbey-Marbois mentioned the sale of Louisiana land again, and Napoleon jumped directly from the bathtub.

Half-rising, he hit Balbey with his snuffbox. He told everyone, including both houses, that the matter could not be discussed. Then Napoleon fell back into the bathtub, splashing water and making Joseph wet all over.

Louis XVI supported the American War of Independence and spent 1.44 billion livres. Even if Napoleon sold Louisiana to the French for 80 million francs, he still lost money. There are only more than 70 million Spanish Piat silver coins in Mexico, not to mention these silver coins.

It also needs to be sent to other French allies, which is simply not enough to repay the debt.

So what did Louis XVI support for the American War? Fortunately, he died, and all the debts he owed were wiped off. The bankers who lent money to the king either went bankrupt or committed suicide, or else they were caught in the wave of the Revolution.

China has disappeared, and France’s credit has long been bankrupt, so it needs to rely on the Netherlands.

Jefferson's life was not easy either. Among the many weaknesses of the federal government, the most prominent was the money needed to meet the government's daily expenses. Some states only took a little bit, some didn't give out any money, and a state that didn't give out any money

It also provides the same excuse for states that receive a little money to not pay any money. The daily expenses of the U.S. government were previously advanced by a bank in Paris. After Louis XVI was overthrown, this bank stopped advancing money. Even if the United States wants to buy

The land in Louisiana couldn't get that much cash, so Jefferson would probably use national debt to finance it, giving two to three million francs a year and paying it back in twenty or thirty years.

George III wrote this in a letter to the King of Spain: "Britain does not sleep. It is always on the alert and will not rest until it has mastered all the colonies and commerce in the world. France alone cannot let it rest."

The idea seems to be to use this method to put pressure on Godoy to sail the gold ship to England.

Jefferson temporarily solved the government spending problem by printing bonds, but wouldn't it be wonderful to be cornered by creditors?

After Joseph signed the peace treaty, he was ushered into the luxurious private room of the Opera House by Napoleon and accepted the applause of everyone in the theater. After a short period of glory, he had to face the problem of "successor" again. The Jacobins believed in the abolition of the hereditary system.

It is absolutely necessary, and the people agree with this opinion.

The inheritance of the Hanoverian royal family to the Prince of Wales has already made people worried about the character of the royal family. He has to eat enough for three people at one meal, drinks Burgundy champagne and wine like beer, and drinks Bordeaux after meals.

wine.

He made friends with the most notorious people, and the topics were drinking and women. He was indifferent to human rights and did not pay attention to other people's opinions of him. But since he came into contact with the Catholic widow, he has restrained himself a lot, and he is not even like before.

Just like overeating.

The vast majority of civilians will have annoying wives who have to take care of this and that, quit smoking, drinking, and gambling. This will definitely make men feel unhappy, but which of these is not good for men?

No one cares about freedom. Now Napoleon lives alone in the Tuileries Palace. He can do whatever he wants, but he is not obsessed with food and wine like the Prince of Wales. Instead, he has started to associate with those female opera stars.

Jefferson's metaphor is very vivid. This is what the stallions at the stud farm are like. They are given good food and drink, and all brain work is not required. They are only responsible for passing on the family line.

Last year, the temperature in Paris dropped to minus 22 degrees Celsius, and almost all outdoor work was suspended. Almost all winter, we had to rely on free bread distribution from the soup kitchen.

The bakery was also specially instructed to supply a limited amount of bread to each person, regardless of high or low status. Fortunately, the one million quintals of grain had been transported into the city in the autumn, otherwise the city would not have

So peaceful.

Lucien is looking for trouble by calling for a referendum at this time. The Earl of Malmesbury is a "good friend" with the Prince and Lady of Orange of the Netherlands. He once incited a mob in The Hague to rebel against Parliament, and the members were personally insulted in the streets.

, life is worrying.

The French were more violent than the Dutch. They would smash the glass of the carriage with stones, then bang on the door and yell at the people inside.

The Prince of Orleans, the Archbishop of Paris and other members of the first-level parliament were so frightened that they took the initiative to run to the third-level parliament. Napoleon's Brumaire Coup relied on donations to raise funds, and donations often came from the pressure exerted by the monarch on the dignitaries. This kind of pressure

It is not a case of being impounded for not paying taxes, but a danger, a life-threatening danger, of being able to slander the donor through annoying flatterers and informers. The advantage of this system is that it is not just for the benefit of some people.

If all are taxed, this part will receive much more preferential treatment than others.

Soldiers are of course an official position, but the situations of these donors are not the same. Some got into the Bank of France, while others got nothing.

Although Napoleon's expedition to Saint-Domingue did not cost 1.4 billion this time, it also cost him a lot of money to rebuild the navy. Printing money is a good way to solve the deficit, but it will also cause other problems.

Henry Petty's method was very popular with Napoleon. This would encourage bankers who were unwilling to spend money to spend the money in the bank. However, conservative bankers would not agree so easily. It was too risky and radical.

This is the funny part. How can an investment be guaranteed to make a profit without losing money? Even road construction may not be able to recover the money. That is why the parliament did not approve the railway from Lyon to Paris. The British also took the risk

Venture capital purchases management rights.

Napoleon said he wanted to build a canal to Dijon, which was also a "casino". He asked beggars to play soldiers and deceived spies from all over the world.

It was a liar, but she was balanced by the thought of how many people had been deceived by Napoleon.

The fastest trip from the Alps to Paris is five days. During these five days, in addition to listening to Lucien talk about the situation in Paris, she was also thinking about strategies. Can Saint-Domingue follow the example of Brazil and be divided into 14 districts, with France and Saint-Domingue divided into 14 districts?

indivual?

This is a quagmire, the kind that can sink through. Britain and the United States have stood by and watched. Who else can they turn to for help?

The first thing she thought of was polar bears. The problem was that the climate in Russia was cold, and they couldn't adapt to the Caribbean climate.

So, being a king is not fun, and I don’t know if Bonaparte still wants to wear the crown of thorns.
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