Chapter 2407 "Green Sleeves" (Part 2)

As an internationally renowned city, Brussels originally had many magnificent buildings, such as the Egmont Palace, which is the main place for Brussels' diplomatic affairs. However, the Brussels City Hall is located on the Grand Place, and it is the most magnificent building on the Grand Place.

In addition to the city hall, there is also the residence of the Duke of Brabantine and the mint on the edge of the square. Before 1792, the Austrians minted talers here. After 1792, Joseph II moved the mint to the hereditary territory. From then on, it

It was left vacant, and many people believed that this was Joseph II's revenge for the Brabantine uprising.

It doesn't matter whether that's the case or not. You can see the Mint from the window of Georgiana's lounge. It stands out like an elephant in the room, and it's tied with ribbons and floral decorations.

The ribbon is a major feature of Brussels and is now decorated throughout the square.

But the first person she wanted to meet was not a staff member of the Mint, but the manager of the Royal Opera House in Brussels, who met her on behalf of the Guild of Writers and Actors.

Among the many reforms carried out by Joseph II, the activities of Freemasonry were greatly restricted. There were only three officially recognized gathering places. Any gathering outside these three places would be regarded as illegal gatherings and banned.

But despite this, Joseph II did not ban the activities of Freemasonry, and he even protected Mozart as a Freemason.

Later, Joseph II passed away, and Mozart's work "The Magic Flute" was banned by the next Austrian government, because although the play was disguised as a fairy tale, the content was a satire on society, especially the coloratura soprano "The Queen of the Night", which was simply

Queen Maria Theresa herself, the manager hopes that Georgiana will allow him to perform the opera tomorrow at a reception at the Royal Opera House.

The second person to meet was Nedem, the dean of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences. After the Jesuits were suppressed, the Jesuit school was nationalized and rebuilt as the "Theresa School". The courses were French literature and natural sciences.

He wanted to ask if anyone would take his place.

Georgiana's reply was that she would visit the school another day, followed by various celebrities. This had already happened once in Antwerp, and she could handle it well, but she did not make promises easily.

Everyone has their own style of doing things, and Josephine likes to bring everyone together to create a very relaxed atmosphere, and someone will take the opportunity to tell her their requests.

Georgiana talks to each other individually, no matter how relaxed the atmosphere is, it is always in full view of everyone, she will be careful when making requests, and the wording will also change. She only gives everyone 5 minutes, so they can say whatever they want.

, but there will also be disadvantages, and some people will make excessive demands.

After the Revolution, many people read the minutes of Louis XVI's meetings and talked nonsense for a long time when talking about state affairs. However, Josephine was indeed very popular, and it was easier for people to get close to her if the purpose of communication was not too strong.

After this group of people had met, Georgiana showed her face at the ball again. It could be seen that the people dancing without her were more relaxed, and Alice's face turned crimson.

Georgiana looked carefully and found that she was not interested in dancing. Then she looked at Alice's dance partner, who was a very handsome young man who reminded Georgiana of Cedric Diggory.

"This is my cousin." The seventh Duke of Arenberg, who looked like his "cousin" father, said to Georgiana. "He is my father's sister and the son of Duke Ursel."

"What's your name?" Georgiana asked.

"You can call me Charles." The young man smiled at Georgiana and said, "The names of nobles are too long."

There is no doubt that he is a very charming young man, but Georgiana didn't say much to him. Maybe it's because she is really old, and even though she looks young, she doesn't have much interest in the young man in front of her.

It's also possible that she was with the wrong teacher. Albus himself was not good at socializing, so he asked her to socialize with Severus while he stayed in the office in the tower, studying the clinking silverware.

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If it weren't for the fact that he defeated Grindelwald and gained an unshakable position, would he have become the chief mage of the Wizengamot with his way of dealing with people without managing connections?

Josephine was a social star in Paris. In this regard, Georgiana could not compare with her. In this respect, she and Bonaparte complemented each other, not to mention that she had an old family and was easily attracted by the old aristocracy.

accept.

However, many of the old aristocrats did not have the concept of financial management, and their financial management was poor. Georgiana once gave an example in Rouen of a person drinking 12 cups of coffee a day, and the money was reimbursed. I do not deny that there are such strange people, but

Is there really no problem if I drink coffee every day?

This is the purpose of setting up a national budget. The king cannot just give orders for whatever he wants to build or do. Georgiana is now very worried about the Ourcq Canal, because this river is personally supervised by Bonaparte himself.

If there is corruption or other strange phenomena in the project and he is not aware of it, it will affect his reputation. If the approval process is followed, although it will be slower, others can take the responsibility, and Lyon and Paris will not

There was a disagreement over the river.

She knew some people who were so dazzled by successive successes that they thought they could rule the world.

Slaves are not only labor force, but also collateral. There are many different regions around the world where the quality of land and climate conditions are equivalent to or even better than that of the United States, such as the Levant and Egypt, but these places lack a necessity.

Slavery also existed in Egypt, but the Ottoman Empire would not use slaves as collateral to obtain loans. Slave owners would sell them, leaving a shortage of labor.

New York was deeply influenced by Hamilton and could even be called "Hamilton City". He formed an organization for the abolition movement here. In fact, the question behind whether to choose Washington or New York as the capital lies in whether the United States should choose urbanization or urbanization.

Regarding the issue of ruralization dominated by farming, who wants to go to Washington, a place where cornfields are everywhere?

Mentioning the pyramids, obelisks and Cleopatra is quite exciting, but the locals use camel dung as fuel for cooking. Who can eat this "delicacy"?

If coal is transported and burned, the price is too high and the Egyptians cannot afford it, so they will still choose to use camel dung.

It also costs money to light up street lights. Whale oil is much more expensive than gas. In a city with financial difficulties, not all blocks will have lights on. There are no street lights in Spider End Alley where Severus lived when he was a child. At night,

It would be very unsafe.

People will pay attention to their behavior in the light, and with the protection of the night, they will reveal their true selves, or engage in conspiracy.

She has always ignored a question: who was the mayor of Brussels during the Battle of Waterloo? If he was an admirer of Napoleon, would he support him? Even if it was just to encourage or send some supplies.

But this is not certain. Napoleon used guides to cross the Alps. It is possible that these guides just hated the Austrians and led the way for the French.

So it is impossible to rule the world, but she estimates that no one will listen. After all, this new order built from cotton is working at this stage, so why give up?

The New World would produce cheap cotton and cheap food, but their impact would bankrupt local farmers. Perhaps after learning this lesson, the British gave up on southern cotton during the Civil War.

If only she had Grindelwald's ability to present the "future" to others, but it's a pity that she is not a prophet.

What else can be done?

She thought gloomily, but with a smile on her face, she continued to "socialize".
Chapter completed!