Chapter 2263 Poseidon’s Winter Feast (5)

Many people die in shipwrecks every year, and only a few are lucky enough to be washed up on the beach by the waves.

But this does not mean that the story ends here. Alexandre Dumas's father was captured by the enemy and imprisoned in prison. William Petty came to a monastery, received education there, and later became the British Chancellor of the Exchequer.

But some people returned to their original lives. Odysseus was lucky enough to escape death in the stormy waves and returned to his hometown, but he still had some things to do before reuniting with his family. Odysseus only had one son. If Odysseus had only one son,

If Decius comes back soon, the suitors will be ready to kill him.

In this era, not having a man in the family can be described as "a sad thing". Although people at the banquet whispered, Georgiana decided to believe him because he said he would mourn for Leclerc.

As for the other protagonist of this "scandal", Georgiana did not intend to embarrass her. Scylla herself did nothing wrong. She just refused the fisherman's love and it was the witch who poisoned her bath water that turned her into a monster.

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Disfiguring a "love rival" because she thinks her lover will change his mind is something that women often do irrationally, not to mention that Chiara herself is under a lot of pressure. The male painter likes the female model very much, but he treats his fellow female painter

They were not so friendly, especially since Chiara cheated to get her "definition", and they also "judged" this beauty.

Now Georgiana began to understand why Josephine formed a "human wall" to separate Bonaparte from the other women. Like Odysseus, she blocked her ears with beeswax. Then she asked the orchestra to change the music.

Some cheerful and danceable songs were played. After the opening dance, they left the main venue, and then it was time for young people's activities.

Lana prepared a lounge for them, or a courtyard, with a fountain and fish pond. A small table and chairs were placed next to the fish pond. Margaret served drinks for them and placed them in front of Georgiana.

It was still tea, but what Bonaparte had in front of him was hot cocoa.

Even if he drank whiskey, she wasn't that surprised, and he drank it as if nothing had happened.

"What are you doing?" Maybe her gaze was too aggressive, he looked at her and said.

"Nothing." She said pretending to be nonchalant.

Maybe it's because the weather is too cold, so drinking a cup of hot cocoa can replenish energy.

She thought to herself, trying to digest the "facts" she just saw.

"We'll set off tomorrow. Is there anything else you want to buy?" he said lightly.

He looks like a guilty man who has done something wrong and wants to make up for it in other ways.

"unnecessary."

"Including diamonds?"

"You know I don't like jewelry."

"Excluding this." He held her hand with the fire opal ring, "How about turning a phoenix into a phoenix to keep warm?"

She took her hand back.

"According to the International Statute of Secrecy, I cannot use magic in front of Muggles."

He laughed.

"What's so funny?" she asked.

"Some people were guessing just now what kind of magic you, the witch, used to punish them." He smiled and said, "People here believe that the traces left by vaccination are the marks of a curse."

"If you let this rumor continue to spread, how will it be promoted in the future?" she complained.

"Rotterdam has already started vaccination. The Dutch promoted it earlier than us. You don't have to worry about it." Bonaparte said lightly, "Joseph believes that only kindness will win the love of the people. You can do better than him."

Was she praised?

"Sometimes I wish you were a man..."

"I can do a good job even though I'm a woman." She said a little forcefully.

He stopped talking.

After a moment, he turned his attention to the fish pond.

"Do you know why the former mayor of Antwerp was escorted to Paris for trial?" he asked.

"Because he smuggled," Georgiana answered.

“In 1779, there was a Prussian miller named Arnold. He refused to pay the lease fee to the lord, Count Schmeto, because the local district commissioner Gersdorff developed a carp pond that cut off the water source and allowed the mill to operate.

The waterwheel failed to turn, thereby depriving him of his livelihood and leaving him unable to pay rent. After a local court decreed that his mill be repossessed, Arnold and his wife sought help from the king himself, who was then King of Prussia, Frederick II.

He quickly issued the order to suspend the execution of Arnold's verdict, but the judicial branch of Kunsterling's government insisted on upholding the original verdict. Frederick was very angry about this and regarded it as a local oligarchic operation, so he ordered the case

Transferred to the Berlin High Court.”

Georgiana was a little shocked.

"But the Berlin High Court still upheld Arnold's verdict. Frederick ordered the arrest of the three judges responsible for the case and imprisoned them for one year. In addition, the fish pond in Gersdorf was demolished and the Arnold mill, which relied on water conservancy, was rebuilt.

, all of Arnold's losses were compensated, the incident humiliated the Prussian elite and political circles, but greatly excited the public. The king explained his actions in a national publication, stating that his purpose was to ensure that everyone

, regardless of high or low, rich or poor, timely justice can be achieved under just laws."

"But... the Prussians are not Austrians," said Georgiana.

"Who rules is not the point. What is important is that the farmers believe that a wise monarch can uphold justice for them. This time I dealt with the mayor of Antwerp in the same way as Frederick, but I encountered resistance from the Senate and he was acquitted.

Released."

"It's not you, Leon, it's the High Court. What they are interfering with is the High Court's decision," Georgiana said.

"Tell me that you believe Josephine. She approached that boy in order to eavesdrop on whether the parliament had any plot against me." He gritted his teeth, and after a while he added, "Venice tried to bribe the parliament in the past to stop it.

I keep marching."

"I know that, you told me about it," said Georgiana.

"Fortunately, I intercepted those letters." Bonaparte said, "This is what I want you to do."

"What's up?"

"postal."

Georgiana would have preferred to use telegraphy, but there is no Voss code now.

"Semonville, with the consent of the Dutch Directory, was preparing to draft a constitution so that the power would be in the hands of trustworthy people, but Augereau stopped him." Bonaparte said, "He dissolved both houses of the Netherlands and also

Let the constitution be put to a referendum.”

"What?"

"I remember you mentioned that if it weren't for William III rejecting the wizards' request, you wouldn't have the International Statute of Secrecy. When he was the king of England, William III was still the great ruler of the Netherlands. Do you know what this means?

"

Georgiana looked at him in shock.

"John de Witt sounds like a French name, but he is actually a Dutchman. After the first Anglo-Dutch War, he signed a secret agreement with Cromwell called the "Exclusion Clause"

", ensuring that the Netherlands would not allow the Prince of Orange to be elected as the ruling and supreme commander, because the mother of Prince William III was the daughter of Charles I, and Cromwell happened to overthrow Charles and execute his enemy."

"I...I don't know what to do." Georgiana said anxiously.

"I heard you say that children in England go to school through owls, but as Hecapa sang, 'I don't believe in virgins.'" He smiled and said, "Do as I told you before."

She thought for a moment "How much will it cost to build the port of Antwerp."

"400 million, not including the fleet."

"If there is corruption..."

"That's not what you should worry about." He interrupted her, "As long as you can ensure that the letter can be delivered smoothly."

Georgiana didn't ask about opening the envelope. It was unethical to open someone else's letter privately.

"Do you need me to repeat that?"

"I know how to do it," she said tamely.

Now he smiled, stretched out his hand to hold her hand, "Think about what you want to buy. We won't pass through a bustling city like Antwerp on the way back. Then we won't be able to buy anything we want to buy."
Chapter completed!