Chapter 2644 Wind and Flowers (Twenty-three)

When the Glorious Revolution occurred in Britain, although Britain gradually changed from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, unlike the French Revolution, the alliances, treaties, and dispute resolution mechanisms between Britain and European monarchies remained business as usual.

France's new constitutional monarchy denied all principles and precedents, and also announced that it would handle international relations the same as domestic affairs, which inevitably intensified the friction between France and the European monarchy courts.

In 1791, the news that Louis XVI tried to escape and was hunted back quickly spread throughout Europe. This news not only shook the foundation of the entire country, but also meant that once the king succeeded in escaping, a civil war with foreign intervention was inevitable.

All this had already happened in the Netherlands in 1787. The difference was that William V was driven out of the Netherlands. His Prussian wife went all the way to find the regent to support William V, but was persuaded to return by volunteers from South Holland.

Her brother, the King of Prussia, used this as an excuse to launch an invasion that ultimately led to the collapse of the Dutch patriot cause.

In the entire German-speaking world, before the Great Revolution, they once supported the "rational cause". The Enlightenment Movement before the 1980s was mainly at a "moderate" level. Frederick the Great himself liked French Enlightenment thinkers very much, and even invited Voltaire to visit

his court.

The king's departure quickly worsened the situation. Some originally vaguely neutral factions in France chose their own positions. By October of that year, the extreme royalists and Louis XVI's cronies were eager to go to war, believing that only war could bring the king to justice.

The court and themselves regained everything they had originally.

Many French people believed that war with Austria, Prussia and the Rhineland was inevitable and would happen with a high probability. The elector of Mainz gave up his original enlightened reforms and negated the Enlightenment. Cologne and Trinidad

Both the German archbishops followed the example of the Elector of Mainz and welcomed thousands of noble exiles into their territories.

The French Legislative Assembly issued an ultimatum in November 1791, requiring the electors to expel all exiles and the troops accumulated by the exiled princes on their territory before January 15, 1792. In December 1791, the Vienna Court

The response was to threaten war and demand that France immediately withdraw its ultimatum.

Berlin, The Hague, Rome, Turin, Naples and Madrid all issued similar responses. Then the trend in French politics shifted from domestic affairs to the wisdom of going to war with other countries.

At this time, Louis XVI's position became extremely difficult. Should he support the National Assembly's request for war, or obstruct the war and achieve the purpose of allowing foreign powers to interfere?

Louis XVI finally chose to go to war, even dismissed the Feuillant ministers who obstructed him, and recalled the republican Roland and Clavier.

The signing of the "Contract of Amiens" with Britain brought great political dividends to Napoleon. After all, "world peace" was achieved. During the National Day, someone even carved an "Angel of Peace" sculpture for him.

He canceled the conscription in 1802 and limited the conditions for conscription. In addition to the conditions for exemption from military service announced by Belgium, elderly people over 71 years old who need to be supported by their sons, the only son of a widow, and all family dependents are exempted and do not need to be filled.

The "difference" caused by the Santo Domingo expedition.

These are all "gossips", but they spread well. It seems that Napoleon is really peace-loving. He forced Prussia to express its position on the Hamburg issue and what Aachen did seemed not to start a war, but to

Seek justice for yourself?

If you really believe in this evil, no one can help you.

First of all, we need to distinguish between two types of people. One is a well-educated young man who may have gone to a seminary, normal school, or university to receive education. The other is farmers and casual workers. A decent bed, a set of clothes, and a pair of

Good shoes, a daily supply of bread, and regular meat are enough for the latter, but not enough for the former.

Georgiana had read Napoleon's textbooks, and calculus alone gave her a headache. This was necessary to calculate ballistics, and these required young people who had received a good education.

The other is the ability to march long distances and resist bad weather. These require farmers and casual workers. They are strong. Due to poverty, they have become accustomed to material poverty and hardship. For those who live to be 71 years old, they still need their sons to support them.

The old man is often not rich. He either cannot afford the high tuition fees for his son's education, leaving him to work as a farmer or casual worker, or he cannot afford to provide for his son in old age. Exempting these people from military service is only for the poor.

A great favor, it also means protecting future soldiers.

The corporal's curses, rude orders, and the large pots of food and bread rationed by the military camp were prepared for the student soldiers. These young people joined the army as registered volunteers. They found the life in the army very fresh.

When Napoleon was in Egypt, he gave his donkeys to scholars. For the French army who lacked horses, long journeys were commonplace, but for scholars it was unbearable. Wanting to make them become like other people through high-intensity training

It's impossible, it's like asking ordinary soldiers to read calculus, which is no different from the Bible to them.

These student soldiers were mixed with ordinary farmers on the condition that they must serve for ten years or even for life. They expanded their enrollment, which corresponded to the expansion of enrollment in institutions of higher learning. Excellent students from all over the country gathered in Paris. If they

Those who could not endure the hardships of war were also allowed to use substitutes, while those who were considered useful to the country continued to work and study while becoming soldiers.

This means that even if the student's father is a poor man, the student can still obtain state subsidies to continue his studies in this way. Although there is no salary, he will not have to pay for food, clothing and housing in the army.

You can also save some money.

Think about it, who wears a military uniform and goes to the Palais de Ronial? What does being a gendarme do?

When grain prices fluctuate due to reduced grain production in the Baltic Sea and more labor is needed to increase grain production, the value of conscripting farmers into the army is not as high as the value of farming at home.

For those students who don't know what their future will be after graduation, the army gives them a sense of belonging. At least they can have enough food and clothing without being incited by some thoughtful people.

If talent is deprived of talent when it is in its prime, it will wither like a plant, and the strength of the people will be weakened, which will in turn affect the strength of the country.

If a soldier in his prime does not aspire to be a colonel or a lieutenant general, his limited perspective will hinder the development of his imagination, and his ambition will be in vain for him.

The charity tax introduced by Georgiana in Belgium was naturally resisted. The money was indeed used to support war orphans and other war victims, but for singles, they were unwilling to pay this money. Those war orphans were not him

Why should he raise someone else's child?

Who doesn’t want to have a romantic love in the prime of life?

Who doesn’t want to have fun when there are lots of people?

But when are the most prosperous years in life?

When Pomona was living in an apartment in South Kensington, she once saw an ambulance coming from the building next door. A Middle Eastern prince in his 30s died suddenly.

There are many young widows in the Netherlands who are rich and free, and few people do not envy them.

I perceive a beat, step by step, sound by sound. What do I perceive?

"So, I had a bad idea?" Georgiana asked Laget.

Laget shook his head. "I don't know, ma'am. The only thing I know is that your guardian can hardly bear the pressure put on him by the surrounding people."

She recalled it.

"You mean..."

"Ireland is just a small country. I suggest you change to a more powerful country." Laget interrupted her.

"Like?" Georgiana asked.

Lagerte smiled and shook his head. "This is not something that the Netherlands can participate in. I am just suggesting it. It is up to you to decide whether to adopt it or not."

"Who would have thought that my guardianship would become such a complicated problem." She said with a smile, rang the bell, and soon Margaret came in.

"Bring us a couple of beers, please, dear," said Georgiana.

"Yes, ma'am," Margaret said, and left the room.

"You didn't ask me what I wanted to drink, madam," said Lagot.

"Oh, would you like some wine?" Georgiana said with a smile. "I thought you were Dutch."

"I want to say that there are thousands of beers to choose from, and you may prefer one of them to butterbeer," Lagerte said with a smile.

If it had been a few days earlier, she would have agreed.

But she just changed the subject and continued "chatting".
Chapter completed!