King's Landing in France

Chapter 311 Same as in the past

That night, An Ning went to the Jacobin Club with Paulina and the newly printed banknotes.

When he entered the club, the nun of the monastery (the Jacobin club was originally opened in the monastery) was startled: "Oh, look who is here!"

An Ning went up to give Mammy a hug: "Mammy, long time no see! Are you okay?"

"It's all right. I thought you'd never come back to this monastery."

"How is it possible? In this monastery, I spent the most important period of my life."

While talking, An Ning recalled when he was a teacher at the Military Academy in Paris, and he came to the club to report every night.

At that time, a group of their friends gathered together, talking about the future of France every day, and playing bridge by the way.

The nun was very happy and called a young nun directly: "Go, take off the flowers on table No. [-], and wipe the table clean!"

An Ning: "There are flowers on table three?"

Back then in the Jacobin Club, Robespierre, Danton, Mara and Anning all liked to sit at table three, and this table was like their exclusive territory.

Sister: "Yes, I kept this table. After all, it was the table you used to sit at. Now I often tell new nuns that the people who sat around table three were all important people Characters, it can be said that at this table sits the future of France!"

An Ning: "Just because of this, no one else is allowed to sit..."

The nanny suddenly sighed: "You are all big men, and gradually you don't come to the monastery, and the young man in Mala is still dead. Sometimes I dream, I will dream that you are sitting around that table again, drinking wine Laughing loudly while playing bridge...

"How wonderful it was then."

An Ning pursed her lips, because he seemed to have seen this scene just now.

At this moment Paulina interjected: "So that's what you were doing in the Jacobin Club. I thought you were planning a revolution."

An Ning raised her eyebrows: "If it's just a fantasy and doesn't involve a specific action plan, we have indeed planned it."

Paulina: "It's said that in the Jacobin Club, you voted on who was going to attack the Bastille."

An Ning: "Why are you so clear about things outside?"

"Because Christina took me to many salons and reading clubs. They also said that when you encounter some dangerous things, you will draw lots in the club, and whoever draws will go."

An Ning looked helpless. It is estimated that even if Frost himself went to the public opinion field in Paris and said "No, no, we did not do such a great thing, we are just playing bridge", no one would believe it.

Listening to Paulina's words, Mammy laughed loudly: "They didn't do such a great thing. They just drank, chatted, spanked and played cards while playing cards, just like other idle young people."

An Ning: "We were not idle, we all had serious jobs at that time. I was a teacher at the Military Academy, Danton was a lawyer, Robespierre was a preparatory lawyer, Mara was a doctor..."

"Marat is a doctor!" Paulina exclaimed.

"Former doctor, later he felt that studying medicine could not save France, so he abandoned medicine and devoted himself to literature."

Anning paused, and then continued to write lines for Mara: "At that time, he said, 'From the current situation, physical illness is not a very important thing, and mental illness is the key', so he began to become a reporter. , founded the People’s Friend newspaper, and pointed out current problems in the newspaper every day.”

Listening to An Ning's words, Mammy silently made a sign of the cross on her chest: "Poor child, may he rest in peace in heaven."

At this time, the nun came over and said to Mammy, "Table number three is ready."

An Ning: "Then let's go there, Mammy, keep busy with your work."

Then An Ning walked into the hall, and Paulina naturally took his hand.

Polina's handshake was quite different from that of Christina's.An Ning's arm, which Christina pulled up, was as soft and hot as if it had been inserted into cotton, and her arm was often sweaty.

Polina is completely different, in short, it is very cool.

Entering the hall, An Ning immediately caught everyone's attention.

An Ning heard someone exclaim in a low voice: "Frost! He's still coming to the club!"

An Ning: "Of course I will come. I spent quite an unforgettable time at the Jacobin Club. This memory is a treasure in my heart and will never fade."

After the words fell, the whole club burst into applause.

But a discordant voice sounded: "You have the nerve to come back, and use the guy who pocketed the revolution!"

An Ning immediately followed the reputation, and then saw Camille Desmoulins.

This is also an old Jacobin, and he also participated in the storming of the Bastille. At that time, he pointed a pistol to his head and said, "We will never stop unless we are shot down", and then encouraged The masses captured the Les Invalides and obtained weapons.

In this sense, this person was once An Ning's comrade in arms, after all, they stormed into the Bastille together.

An Ning: "Desmoulins, I read the article you wrote, and I think there is some misunderstanding between us."

After Anning received five hundred ounces of gold from Barras, Desmoulins wrote an article against Anning (the one that Fouché read).

Desmoulins took a deep breath, then folded his hands on his chest: "Then tell me, and convince me like you did before."

—As before... Indeed, in this monastery, the Jacobins often quarreled with each other over their theoretical differences.

At that time, Danton and Marat were radicals, while Robespierre was a moderate.

Moreover, Robespierre is also a lawyer who opposes the death penalty, and may be the earliest abolitionist.

like before...

An Ning looked at Desmoulins and found that there was basically no change between him and her own impression.

"I accepted Ballas' gold bars, not because of bribery. This is an investment by Ballas. In the future, I will also publicly sell the shares of the industrial trust I established in Paris. Mr. Ballas just got the news in advance, and then chose It's just an investment."

Desmoulins sneered: "Hmph, do you think we won't be able to see that you are covering up by saying this? No matter what, the fact that you took the gold bar will not change!"

An Ning nodded: "Yes, I took it, but I will give him a dividend. In the future, if my business makes money, he will have a share."

Desmoulins: "Mr. Barras has more political benefits than dividends? You don't know how active he has been in Paris since you took his gold bars!"

An Ning: "There is indeed such an objective influence, but do you believe that if the news of my visit to the Jacobin Club today spreads, the club will be full tomorrow?

"No matter what I do, it will cause such a 'phenomenon'. You should look at this matter more objectively. Desmoulins, you know, I have always been thinking about the future industrial revolution. I always think that only the industrial revolution, In order to completely solve the current chronic illness in France.

"To put it bluntly, the problem in France now is that the old social system restricts the development of productive forces. Only by letting the productive forces develop to the next stage can we solve the problems at this stage!"

Then there will be problems in the next stage, but An Ning doesn't plan to talk about this at this time.

Desmoulins: "Here it comes again! It's your steam revolution delusion again! When I was in the club, I thought you were wishful thinking!
"Aside from other things, how can a ship not have sails? Your delusions are all bullshit! You just want to make money!"

An Ning was angry, suppressing the anger that was about to burst out, and said in a low voice: "This is an inevitable trend in the future. You can insult me, but you cannot insult the future of the industrial revolution."

Desmoulins: "Ha, it's too much to say, and you're starting to play your general Frost's prestige? Are you timid..."

That's when Paulina threw the glove in his face.

Paulina: "I can't stand it anymore, how can you insult other people's dreams like this!"

(End of this chapter)