Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

C2808 Paris powder keg

Although he admired Blanqui's revolutionary spirit, Big Beard knew very well that Blanqui carried too much nationalism. In the end, this person was a little delusional.

At every critical juncture, Blanqui would feel a sense of patriotism from his heart. In his eyes, the benefits of his homeland outweighed everything else.

This kind of thought should have been worthy of praise, but it was precisely this kind of emotion that caused him to miss out on many historical opportunities!

He did not expand the result of the bloody revenge, but chose to suppress it as soon as he could, because he knew that any turmoil in Paris was in fact creating conditions for Prussia to win.

Although Fa Huangnapolunsanshi hated battles, he hated Prussian army even more.

When facing foreign enemies, French Nation should unite together!

When the Copper Craftsman Tas took the initiative to launch a military operation, Blanqui immediately ordered all the armed workers under his command to not act rashly.

This order was too timely. If Blanqui was just an hour or two late, many of the workers and leaders who were encouraged by Tas would have already started fighting!

Hundreds of thousands of poor people were the core of the revolution. If there was an uprising, the empress would never be able to escape from Paris!

As for the tens of thousands of imperial guards? In the vast sea of the rebels, it was nothing at all!

The urge to rebel was completely suppressed by Blanqui. With his personal prestige and mentor's reputation, although the entire working class was restless, no one dared to go head to head with their mentor.

Tas' act of carelessness could be considered as a sneak attack, but when Blanqui ordered them to leave, the rest of them no longer dared to act rashly.

Tas and the weapons that he snatched from Blanqui were hidden away by his men. Soon after, Blanqui asked Archbishop Da Wabool to send a private letter to the Queen, expressing his wish to negotiate with her.

"In the face of the national war, we should give up all personal grudges! Everything should be settled through negotiation, with an end to violence on both sides and, ultimately, with victory in the war … "

The Empress took the letter as a lifesaver. He immediately agreed to Blanqui's conditions, and at the same time, the Queen gave Archbishop Da Wabool 200 thousand francs.

"Esteemed archbishop... The war has seriously damaged the economy of our country. I know that many factories have been closed and countless poor people have lost their means of livelihood! "

"I hope that the archbishop can carry out relief activities in the church and try his best to pacify people. I will encourage more people to donate to the people!"

"God bless you, my child, your kindness will surely reach the hearts of the people!"

At the most critical moment, religion had a huge stabilizing effect. Archbishop Da Wabool brought the empress's oral response to Blanqui. At the same time, he started to make porridge in all the churches in Paris.

Under the strict orders of the bishop, the priests who were raised in luxury walked into the streets and began to pacify the people at the bottom. Every church began to boil food and distribute it to the people.

Soon there was a long line in the square of Notre Dame, and thousands of people waited for the pitiful meal in the choir's song.

Thiers saw all of this, the representative that had just chosen, sitting in the carriage and looking at others through the cracks of the curtains, his brows tightly knitted together.

"Inform the wife and children to move to the country estate immediately! From today onwards, there will not be a single woman or child left in any of the houses in the city! "

"Take my name card, go to the France Bank, find my old friend Henry … Let him turn all my certificates of deposit into cash, not leaving a single franc... "

"What about my bodyguards at the Manor? Now it's time for them to put their lives on the line... Ten will be left to protect the manor, and the rest will be brought to Paris! "

The steward's face turned pale. "Sir …" What are you doing? "Did something big happen …"

Thiers was a smart guy, he had studied politics all his life and had a keen sense of revolution. France has already reached the most dangerous time! "

"The united fleet has already been defeated, Ou Renni can only rely on killing and deceit to buy time! Look carefully, when has the greedy Bonaparte Family ever done this kind of charity? "

"They have been forced to the point where they need the help of the Church to prepare the porridge. This only means that they have no way to control the situation!" Napoleon III, this husband and wife must be at the end of their rope! "

"The major change is coming! We need to protect our lives first if we want to take the courage from the flames! At this time, money is not important, what's important is the safety of one's life! "

The horse carriage dashed along the street, and the more the steward listened to his master's analysis, the more frightened he became. "My old friend, please take a good look …" "What are the fears of the military police on the street like now?"

"All the citizens are staring at them with hatred. These soldiers and police don't even dare to leave the camp …" All military and police forces are operated by small groups with more than ten people! "

The butler followed Thiers's finger and looked at the people and military police on the street. It was only then that he noticed that the citizens' previous fear towards the military and police had disappeared, and they were replaced with hate.

To put it bluntly, if the number of military and police officers dwindled, the mob in the alleys would attack and kill them on the street.

Montopia had given strict orders that all military police officers should not go out without a mission. If they wanted to go out, they had to travel in groups of more than ten people.

The whole of Paris had been turned into an explosive barrel that was about to explode!

Thiers did not go straight home. On the way, he gave the order to turn around and the carriage rushed straight to the The French Empire Bank!

At this time, the Imperial Bank was already filled with citizens waiting to withdraw their money, the tide of people pushing against each other had already begun to take shape!

Thiers's family was still very wealthy. His father was once the captain of a Ocean trade merchant ship before, and this was the most profitable business at that time.

Thiers had received a good education since he was young, and his network was also very wide. The high ranking official in Imperial Bank, Henry, was her good friend from a young age.

Of course he didn't have to queue up, he found Henry, who was in a bad shape, through the side door.

The two of them did not have much to say to each other. At the end of the corridor, the two of them started a secret transaction.

"Henry, how much more can you lend with your current authority?"

"My God, my friend Congressman, who would dare to lend a loan now? Didn't you see the surge? We won't be able to get our money back! "

Thiers grabbed his old friend's shoulder. "Listen to me carefully, Henry! The situation had turned into chaos! This is the most dangerous and the greatest opportunity in history! "

"Just tell me how much cash you can control! "It's the kind of quota that would result in you getting shot to death after lending everything!"

"I want you to commit a crime, immediately commit a crime. Lend me all the cash you have within your authority …" And then you run away from Paris and hide in my estate! "

"Ah?" Thiers... Are you going to kill me? "

"Shut up you coward, I'm helping you make a fortune!" "As long as you do that, I guarantee that you will be able to open a bank of your own in the future!"

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