Chapter 1968 Working behind closed doors (2)

The biggest disadvantage of flat-bottomed boats is that they have no keel and no strong middle spine. Although they can transport people and cargo in shallow water, they are quite challenging to operate.

It is not that there are no flat-bottomed boats in the UK, but flat-bottomed boats are mainly used for entertainment, such as the rowing teams of Oxford and Cambridge universities. Unlike the rivers in Belgium that are full of sediment, the Thames River flowing through Oxford has a clear bottom and there are swans.

Wild ducks swim in the river.

A river full of silt and sand represents an undercurrent. This kind of natural river is not an artificial canal after all. It requires superb boating skills. It is not easy to find such sailors. Of course, there is another way, technological innovation, which requires

Professional designers went to design it.

Georgiana wanted to spend money in this area, but the situation at the University of Rouen yesterday disillusioned her. The charter to open the school had not been obtained, and the school building was in dilapidation.

Napoleon had to meet many people every day. If it hadn't been for what happened yesterday, they would have left for the next place by now. How would he have time to inspect the university built in a cemetery deep in the mountains and forests.

Chaptal came here to tell her about this matter. After all, he was also a member of the education committee.

France has school inspectors. This was proposed by Talleyrand. This priest who ran out to hunt for women when he was in the seminary, now cares about whether other people study well or not.

The scope of superintendent supervision is wide, including school buildings, teachers, students and discipline. Regardless of the debate between superintendents and liberals, superintendents are only responsible for supervision, not construction. The principal who greeted Georgiana yesterday is a philanthropist. He is not a scholar, authority, or

As a builder with a grand blueprint in mind, of course it is impossible to expect him to secularize the university and cooperate with local enterprises.

The Ecole Polytechnique in Paris cultivates talents around the needs of the war, while supporting the University of Rouen is for the purpose of peace, or a deeper trade war.

The Treaty of Methuen provided Britain with an undefended textile dumping market. If steel was truly tariff-free, it would also bring a devastating blow to local steel companies. France could not rely on British steel.

After going around for a long time, Shaptal finally came up with this issue.

It is not so easy to renege on a written treaty. Georgiana used a tricky way to bypass the British "must" treat French wine and Portuguese wine equally.

Although there are fewer sharp disputes, France also has fewer excuses to legitimately retaliate and threaten other conditions.

In other words, precisely because Britain could not treat French and Portuguese wine equally, the French could use this as a threat to put forward other conditions, such as France giving priority to importing colonial goods instead of goods from other countries.

Chaptard still spoke for the French. Why didn't he say that if Britain accepted France's conditions, it would lose the Portuguese market and face France's high tariffs, and the textile industry would suffer a devastating blow?

The word "blackmail" is used. This is not a trade treaty for peace talks.

John Wilkinson, the steel factory owner who had previously given Georgiana a painting of a British landscape, faced bankruptcy because he had invested a lot of money in the development of hydraulic blowers in the early stage. In addition, although the steel he produced was of good quality, he could not find a market for it and faced bankruptcy.

The risk. The steel order for repairing the industrial expo venue this time was a big order. If he wanted to swallow it, he would have to expand production capacity. However, the British Bubble Act stipulated that he could not form a joint-stock company to raise funds without a charter from Parliament and the King.

The French bank can lend him a loan, provided that he uses the patent as collateral. When Chaptard said this, Georgiana showed the same smile as Bonaparte yesterday.

As long as the patents and drawings are in hand, even if France loses part of the market in the early stage, it can build its own factory in the later stage, not to mention that the owners of the mines are all former aristocrats.

Lavoisier was also a nobleman, but he was not a nobleman of Versailles. He and his wife worked closely together, created many inventions, and contributed to France and the world.

"We didn't attend the art gallery's dance the day before yesterday, not because we didn't want to attend, but because we didn't receive the invitation letter." Schaptal said at this time, "Have you sent it to us?"

"What?"

“I asked the president of the Chamber of Commerce and he told me that he ‘thought’ the officials would attend together with the First Consul,” said Archbishop Cambaceres.

"We thought you would follow the rules in the palace and send us an invitation letter," Shaptar said.

She looked at the two people.

"You think it's all my fault?" she said in disbelief.

The two of them didn't nod, but their expressions said everything.

"Damn it!" She stood up, covered her forehead and thought for a long time, then looked back at the two of them, "Am I wrong?"

"We are not that stingy." Chaptal said indifferently, "but some rules cannot be violated. If it is Josephine, even if she doesn't remember it, the people around her will help her remember it."

"Regarding the group of people you met yesterday, have you seen the trial records of the Udine Inquisition?" Archbishop Cambaceres asked.

"What do you mean?"

"I heard that you sent someone to translate the books that were brought from the church library, including a copy of the trial of the Inquisition in Udine. At that time, there was a wizard who claimed to be the guarantor of the harvest and used witchcraft to save people.

He killed many people, but the court still sentenced him to death. Do you know why?" the archbishop asked.

Georgiana stared into his eyes.

"If we set a precedent, all wizards in the future will claim to be helping us to avoid responsibility. At that time, Cardinal Barbeni once explained that a fair investigation should ask those doctors, even if some doctors put them into the hospital because of lack of experience.

If the cause of death is judged to be unnatural and caused by evil forces, then other more skilled doctors will be able to judge whether the death was natural or supernatural after reviewing the entire medical history, even if they have not personally treated these patients. This is the guideline.

For a period of time, experience influenced the attitude of the Inquisition towards witchcraft. This master of all things tells us that numerous bishops, diocesan priests and inquisitors committed serious crimes every day in the trials of wizards and sorcerers.

The mistake is contempt for justice and discrimination against the women who are on trial."

"So, you sentenced 'him' to the death penalty?" Georgiana said in disbelief.

"I told you, if we set a precedent and let that man go, all the wizards will say they are helping us." Cambaceres said, "If you want to uphold justice, don't distinguish between ourselves and our enemies."

"It's so hard," Georgiana said.

"The First Consul has always had a doubt about what reasons would make a married woman willing to be someone else's concubine. You are different from Nelson's Emma." Schaptal said, "Many people saw her shopping in London. If not

You won’t buy any jewelry or clothes for this trip, so I think you don’t have to bear the cost of the outfit yourself.”

'Don't hurt yourself.'

She suddenly remembered what Bonaparte had said last night.

Looking at these two people again, I suddenly understood what was going on.

"Thank you for explaining it clearly to me." Georgiana said calmly, "I feel much better."

"Can you tell me how you came up with that idea?" Cambaceres asked.

She looked at the Archbishop.

"You mean using wine as medicine?" she asked.

The archbishop nodded.

"How do you believe that the Eucharist, after consecration, becomes the flesh and blood of the Son?" she said quietly. "When you believe that the wine is the blood of the Son, it is, and when you drink the wine, you believe it.

It’s medicine, it’s medicine. I believe it’s wine and it’s wine. I originally wanted to write the Bible’s content on the bottle of medicinal wine to warn people to drink less. It seems that this is wishful thinking on my part.”

The two old men laughed together.

"We will have another welcome party in Havel, and we look forward to your invitation then," Schaptal said.

"About the University of Rouen..."

"I'm sure the locals will find a way." said the archbishop. "It's a pity that you only stay in Rouen for three days."

"It was two days to be precise. I didn't stay in the city much yesterday." Georgiana said gloomily, "There was a soldier. I remember he had a daughter..."

"We will bury him," said the archbishop.

"Where is his daughter?" asked Georgiana.

"I think she is more suitable to stay in Rouen." The Archbishop said. "Compared with her, I would like to recommend another girl to you."

"who?"

"The daughter of the owner of this house, Leila du Renard, and I would like to ask, when will the girls' school reopen?"
Chapter completed!