King's Landing in France

Chapter 316 The Eve Of The Wedding
Although the French were busy fighting internally in Paris, their external enemies were not idle.

Emperor Franz II of the Shinra is angry at his Minister of War for defeating France this day.

Franz: "I am the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, can't I even gather 300,000 troops?"

The Imperial Prime Minister Wilm took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the French did not return the captured soldiers this time as before. According to the information we have, they are letting these captives build fortresses.

"So... it will be more difficult to quickly restore the strength of the troops... It's not that we don't work hard, but that the French are too cunning!"

The Minister of War nodded in agreement: "Yes, the French are cunning and cunning!"

Franz: "How can they detain our people? This is not in line with the rules of European warfare!"

Yes, it was like this in Europe in the past. The troops would surrender to the enemy when they saw they were defeated, and those who surrendered would be released after a short while. As long as there were enough officers, another army could be pulled out quickly.

Wilm continued to wipe his sweat: "Maybe it's because the current France is a breaker who ignores all order and rules."

Minister of War: "They are all trousers. It is terrible to hear that the heads of France don't even wear chaps when they go to Parliament."

Now the upper class in Vienna is saying that the upper class in France don't wear chaps anymore, and only those who wear long trousers are noble.

This is actually a misunderstanding. In fact, the upper classes in France are also wearing chaps happily. They used to be trousers, but the situation has changed now.

Franz: "Anything is fine. Could it be that without the released captives, we can't form an army?"

Wilm: "It is possible to organize troops, but it takes time. Recruiters have already recruited soldiers from all over the empire, but the newly recruited troops are not even in line, and because of the large number of non-commissioned officers, they were also captured by the French. Let it go back, the army now only has enough officers..."

Franz scolded angrily: "Enough is enough, I don't want to listen to your excuses anymore! Send me the troops from Silesia!"

"You mustn't do it, Your Majesty!" Wilm said anxiously, "The Russians have been eyeing them all the time, so we can't transfer the troops in Silesia away!"

Franz: "Didn't the British say that they can help us persuade the Russians to send troops together?"

"Believe in the British," Wilm paused, and emphasized his tone. "It's better to believe in a dog! Haven't you seen it yet? The British want the European continent to be a mess so that no one can compete with them." Overseas colonies!"

Franz: "I don't care! My brother is captured by the French now. I want to organize an army to make the French look good!"

Wilm was silent for a few seconds, and said to Franz seriously: "Didn't the French ask to exchange Louis XVI and Mary who are here with us in exchange for Grand Duke Karl? If you are in a hurry to get your brother back, you can think about it." this……"

Franz: "No! Although I'm not good at math, I still know that two is greater than one!"

"Then we can send envoys to discuss with the French and exchange Louis XVI for Grand Duke Karl."

"That's not okay, my aunt said, Louis XVI will be executed when he returns to France!"

Wilm shook his head: "No, no, he won't be executed. Don't you think Louis XVII is alive and well? And now General Frost, who is very powerful in France, is about to marry someone with the blood of the Bourbon royal family. The daughter of the Duke of Thoresteil is gone, Louis XVI should be safe when he returns home."

Franz pursed his lips, showing a thoughtful expression.

**
At this very moment, in Sedan Fortress, Archduke Karl, who is under house arrest here, is holding a copy of "Selected Articles of General Frost's Early Years" and is fascinated.

After General Frost became famous, a certain sycophant in Paris collected Frost's early articles and carefully compiled them.But the general didn't seem to take flattery very much, so this flatterer was sent to the guillotine not long after.

"National state..." He muttered while watching, "It turns out that the French army's fighting power is rooted here! Germany should follow the example of France and establish a nation-state with the German nation as the main body!"

A bold idea gradually formed in the mind of Grand Duke Karl.

He put down the anthology, stood up, paced back and forth in the room, and said to himself as he walked: "The nation is the main body of the country, and the nobles are irrelevant.

"Although I am a nobleman, I am even more of a German..."

**
Here in Paris, the latest event is the nuptials of Tranquility.

An Ning didn't plan to make a big deal at first, but his brothers didn't do it.

As soon as Napoleon heard that he was going to be married, he directly threw the troops that were suppressing the rebellion to his newly promoted adjutant to command, and rushed back to Paris overnight. When he came back to see An Ning, he asked for a big, special, and gathered everyone to make a fuss.

La Salle also thought the same, and he also gave a high-sounding reason: "Now the citizens of Paris are nervous because of the terror policy, it is time for everyone to vent and have fun."

In the end, An Ning couldn't handle her subordinates, so she decided to combine the wedding ceremony and the celebration party to celebrate the first achievements in countering the rebellion, and make a good deal of it.

It has been four months since An Ning dispersed his officers to suppress the bandits, and the small rebel army has been almost wiped out. At least the rebel army has been wiped out near Paris, and merchants in small cities can run their businesses normally. business.

Although there are still a large group of rebels fighting the French army in the Vendée, it is only a matter of time before the rebels are completely wiped out.

At this time, the parliament is already urging troops to attack the Rhine region.

The congressmen still have the same old thinking, intending to use taxes to subsidize the poor finances of the Republic after taking over the wealthy Rhine region.

It's not that they don't know that An Ning is making banknotes again, but in the minds of these gentlemen, banknotes have already been linked to unreliability, so in their opinion, the banknotes issued by Anning will quickly become valuable waste paper like coupons .

Of course, it's not like no one has discovered the value of what An Ning has created.

As soon as Talleyrand returned from England, he immediately found peace and boasted wildly.

"You want to make your own British pound in France!" Talleyrand said with a smile, "When I was in England, I watched them use British pound notes, and I wondered if we could make the notes the same as the British pound. Our government will not be short of money!"

An Ning looked at Talleyrand, and put on a posture of "keep blowing, I'm listening".

Talleyrand continued decisively: "When I came up with this idea, I carefully examined the pound, and then found that the key is that the pound is directly linked to gold! If we want to maintain the value of the newly issued paper money, let everyone accept it. , it must be stipulated that banknotes can be directly exchanged for gold!"

An Ning: "Your view is too superficial."

Talleyrand was surprised by the game: "Superficial? Then I want to hear your opinion."

"The key is to ensure purchasing power, so that newly released items can be exchanged for actual goods at a predetermined value.

"And gold, in fact, only plays a role in ensuring people's confidence in this paper currency, which is essentially the same effect as my Frost name.

"Before I issued the currency, I had already controlled 50.00% of the food supply in Paris and 30.00% of the clothing supply.

"Half of the bread in Paris comes from the stable south, and a third of the clothes come from my steam spinning factory, so I can pass these goods and ensure that the new banknotes can be exchanged for the goods that everyone needs.

"At this time, the advantages of paper currency over metal currency will begin to appear. Since five-sou banknotes and five-sou coins can buy the same thing, people will naturally use lighter paper money."

After An Ning finished speaking, Talleyrand suddenly realized: "So that's the case, replace gold with the necessities of life! Wonderful, wonderful!"

An Ning smiled, and then changed the topic: "I thought you would hide in London until the terror policy was completely stopped, why did you come back suddenly, Your Excellency the Priest."

Talleyrand smiled: "Of course it's because you're getting married. I guess Fouché is coming soon. You can't miss such a big event like your wedding."

An Ning looked at Talleyrand, and suddenly felt nostalgic—ah, I originally wanted to be such a character.

(End of this chapter)