Chapter 2026 Naughty Wind (4)

Once people get older, they tend to be more cautious, or to put it another way, they tend to be hesitant.

Young people are prone to impulsivity, which also means making prompt decisions.

According to Napoleon's usual temper, he would not have sent the ambassador to Britain until now.

He was playing chess, and everyone else could only wait for him to make a decision, but everyone in the hall could feel the tense atmosphere.

If France loses the war with the Anti-French Alliance, then to use a not very vivid metaphor, you can refer to the Republic of Florence. Even if the people support the Republic, the Medici family has regained power with the support of the Pope and Spain.

Until they perish due to lack of heirs.

How can a country be considered dead?

When chatting before, Bonaparte told Georgiana that the reason why Austria sent Count Cobenz as a representative when discussing the "Campo Formio Agreement" was because these electors were fighting overtly and covertly, and discussed several

There was no result for a month, and Vienna was still waltzing. He couldn't wait any longer and went to establish the Southern Alpine Republic.

Although Louis XVIII restored the white lilies, he drove away those who were loyal to Napoleon in the army, or those who claimed to be loyal to him on the surface, avoiding the warlord separatism, but pitiful for those Medusa lords.

soldiers, they were abandoned by noble officers.

The republican sanctions cut off some people, which improved administrative efficiency. It also meant that positions needed to be filled by capable people. The old system's model of relying on relationships such as mistresses to get things done is no longer suitable for the new era.

People in the old days had two situations when doing things: either they were procrastinating, such as going through customs procedures, which could take up to half a month, or they were doing things very quickly, which was often done because of delays.

Young people are the most annoyed by this kind of trust relationship. Only when they are looking for connections can they be convinced by their strength. In the past, when Georgiana was in charge of the cafeteria, she heard the newly promoted high-ranking officials of the Republic say, "Except when they worked hard when they were born, they have never worked hard."

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She was later driven away because they felt that Napoleon was so influenced by her that he exempted steel from tariffs.

The broker wanted to sell machines, and Georgiana was also interested in purchasing several steam engines from the Soho Company. The last time she purchased steam engines for the Paris water supply system, there was also someone who was "threading the needle." The broker's name was Perrier, but because the negotiations were delayed,

In addition, the Wilkinson brothers who supplied cylinders to Soho broke up due to a quarrel, and Perrier's plan was almost shelved. Because Macdonald University and Marigny College came forward to suggest that Boulton and Watt monopolize the power to manufacture steam engines.

It is convenient for them to manufacture engines in France.

Later, Joseph Jarry, a coal mine owner near Nantes, placed an order. He did not pay a penny, and the steam engine was their advertisement. Because the War of Independence broke out at that time, Soho, like many Birmingham companies, was on the verge of bankruptcy, but

Bolton chose the latter between letting the company go bankrupt and borrowing money to survive. He borrowed money from a Dutch banker to continue operating.

This is the more troublesome part. Soho is now closed to the public, and the technology is obviously kept secret. Georgiana thought Napoleon was crazy to agree to Soho's monopoly on manufacturing steam engines in France, so even if she wanted to buy it, it would not be that simple.

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Or we can use the previous model of Jarry. Originally, Anzan Coal Mine and Perrier also planned to buy equipment.

Stanley made a profit from this business, but the key to the problem was the engineers. Even Soho assembly engineers were rare, especially those who could get along well with Watt, a Scotsman.

Soho's model is roughly like this. When debugging a machine, engineers have to bargain with Watt, the contractor, on how much salary to pay them every day, or how much commission they will get after successful debugging. These are all based on negotiation.

Watt felt that these engineers were rude, careless and often drunk. Bolton, who had always been easy-going, was so angry that he fired two of the engineers.

Georgiana didn't want to poach them. Although assembly engineers were rare, the two people who were fired were twenty years ago. The technology had already been improved, not to mention that they would not leak secrets to "foreign countries".

The English also have a patriotic sentiment, although they do not have much propaganda and education to strengthen their patriotism.

These staunch patriots are not afraid of war, but life is a more grinding thing than war, which can make people with backbone feel extremely painful.

She admired Napoleon because of this. He never gave up on what he insisted on because of life. This was also a characteristic of Severus. He ignored the prejudices of the world and stubbornly persisted in practicing black magic.

She envied this kind of person, but unfortunately she wasn't.

Men are admired for having such a rock-hard character, but she doesn't know whether this is a weakness or an advantage of their character, because women with too strong characters are prone to head-on confrontations with the opposite sex.

Her character is more tolerant, but her tolerance will not gain her any competitiveness in a world that promotes competition.

The entire Hufflepuff Academy is like this. Not to mention Gryffindor and Slytherin, even Ravenclaw will compete in terms of academic performance. In comparison, Hufflepuff, who is not very competitive, is nothing.

There is a sense of existence.

Except for Barty Crouch Jr. who became a Death Eater, and Zachary Smith who escaped from the battlefield, Hufflepuff was a very good boy, especially Cedric Diggory. How much is that?

Hufflepuff was proud for many years, but he died at a young age...

"What are you thinking about?" asked Bonaparte.

"One of my students," Georgiana said sadly, "he died very young."

Bonaparte said nothing.

"I think it may be because I put too much pressure on him. He is actually more talented in transfiguration, but he learned black magic in order to defeat the dragon."

"He died while fighting the dragon?" asked Bonaparte.

"No, in another game." Georgiana said. "He and another child were teleported to another place, where there was a very dangerous wizard."

He seemed to have lost interest in the topic.

She adjusted her mood, not wanting her mood to remain so low and thus affecting Bonaparte's mood.

"Do you think he is brave?" said Bonaparte suddenly, "like smiling Maria."

It took her a while to realize that he was probably talking about Michelangelo's Pietà.

"I'm proud of him," Georgiana said, "but not because he's dead."

"You want him alive?" he asked.

"The dark wizard said, 'Kill the extra one'... I don't want to cause extra casualties." Georgiana said with some uneasiness, "I don't like treating killing as a game."

"You don't like ivory jewelry boxes, why do you like ivory chess sets?" Bonaparte asked.

"I don't know." She looked at the exquisite chess pieces. "I don't know, Leon."

"Are you becoming obsessed with bloody games?" he asked without knowing what to do.

"No!" she said sternly. "That makes me feel sick."

"Do you think I'm disgusting?" he asked again.

She didn't answer.

"Tell me what you really think." He asked, sitting upright.

"I don't want you to hate me," she said.

"I choose truth over happiness, and so do you." said Bonaparte. "Tell me."

She lowered her head and looked at the bracelet on her wrist.

Sometimes people are faced with this situation, whether to be honest or choose a white lie.

Choosing honesty may result in the loss of a true friend, and a white lie is still a lie, and the consequences when it is revealed one day may be even worse.

"You made a soldier's choice," Pomona said. "I won't judge whether you were right or wrong."

"Then what are you thinking about?" he asked.

"Compared with the path you have chosen, I would choose death," Georgiana said, "unless it was to protect my home."

"You know I did it to save everything we worked hard for."

"Isn't it because being able to give full play to one's talents is happiness?"

"You said you wouldn't judge my right or wrong."

"Yes, I won't, but you can't stop my soul from feeling pain." She said sadly, "I said, you are not a statue, you can cry."

"Witches can't cry, so you're crying." He said in a dull tone, "I've never seen a witch like you."

She thought about the witches she had seen. She did not wear thick glasses like Sybil, but her clothes were also very sloppy, not as elegant as Narcissa.

"Do you still want to play chess?" she asked. "Would you like to go out for a walk?"

He ignored her.

God, if you are truly merciful, please grant us a miracle.

She prayed secretly, like a helpless woman.

It's a pity that kneeling and tears won't change the heart of a hard-hearted man, otherwise she really wanted to give it a try.
Chapter completed!