Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 1213 Attack on Destiny

Isaac Newton became the smartest man in Britain after the universal gravitation was recognized. He was not only a university professor. During his tenure as the director of the Royal Mint in 1717, he set the price of gold for 3 pounds, 17 shillings and 10 pence per ounce. This price lasted until the 20th century. If Britain’s national debt was 570 million pounds, it would require 3,930 tons of gold. On the surface, apart from the national treasury, there is probably no other place that can provide so much gold.

  Egypt once had a glorious civilization. There may be a lot of gold in the pharaoh's cemetery, but after thousands of years of looting by tomb robbers, it is almost impossible to leave anything. The United States only experienced the War of Independence. George Washington passed away last year. The newly appointed President Jackson was born in the military. It would not be easy for Britain to retake the American colonies. In contrast, trade in East Asian countries such as India has become the main source of revenue.

  The East India Company is not unique to the United Kingdom. France and the Netherlands also have the East India Company. However, the French East India Company went bankrupt in 1794 after the Revolution.

The Dutch East India Company lost its naval power to the United Kingdom. Its goods and commodities were repeatedly plundered. In order to strengthen its armed forces, it had to increase its military expenditures. This resulted in a huge burden of funds, as well as unclear internal accounts, corruption, etc., which led to bankruptcy. The French East India Company went bankrupt a year after it went bankrupt.

  Because of the war, French and British merchant ships cannot communicate normally, and the shrinking trade naturally does not mean that more taxes can be obtained through trade. In those days, the South China Sea Company under the pretense of the Spanish allowed Britain to trade in the American colonies and undertook low-interest national debt. However, in the Utrecht Peace Treaty signed after the Spanish Throne War, it only obtained from Spain and transported a ship of black slaves to it every year. The power of Western America is completely different from what shareholders promised to shareholders.

  In order not to lose money, these profiteers dare to say anything and dare to do everything. A smart person like His Excellency Isaac Newton also lost a lot of money in this financial storm that swept the country. When he fell into the collective unconscious, his personal wisdom, experience, and judgment would become very vague. A torrent of water cannot be stopped by the power of a single person.

  It’s not so easy to let a fanatical mind calm down. Death is the best way. The Black Death has indeed shaken a certain Catholic influence in Western Europe, but it’s not the lever to pry it off the altar.

Protestants and scientists like Isaac Newton are the ones who refused to teach the Newtonian mechanics system by the educational system monopolized by the Jesuits. After they were driven out of France, the French education community began to accept new knowledge, and these priests had to be re-introduced. Back, it was these intellectuals who accepted the "enlightenment" who initiated the opposition first.

  Napoleon is a realist in his bones. Although Pomona’s proposal sounds interesting, he doesn’t care much. He mentioned that the Abolitionist Movement has played a role in promoting the expansion of the counter-revolutionary rebellion.

Almost all French farmers are religious believers. In the old age, the population was counted. The pastor only needed to count the number of people who came at Sunday Mass, how many people did not come for some reason, and then estimate whether anyone has given birth to children in recent times. The population liquidation of a village was completed.

  The Jacobins expelled a large number of Catholics and Orthodox Christians from the monastery during the reign of terror, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among the believers. Napoleon, Robespierre’s younger brother, discovered that the only way out for this Corsican foreigner to get ahead in France was to find a strong backstage. He participated in suppressing the strike of Lyon silk weavers from the age of 17. By the time he was 23 years old, Napoleon was quite desolate. He even left the army to learn from his brother Joseph's plan to trade in silk.

Fortunately, he did not have a white squad in his six-year career. Although he did not know as many generals as he did in Italy, he has accumulated a lot of experience in the field. Although he was very young at the Siege of Toulon, some of his ideas were considered by the veterans to be whimsical. , But more practical than those "geniuses" who are wearing gorgeous military uniforms and riding in carriages.

  Napoleon was very articulate, but compared to his crappy love poems, the field of his articulation was military. After chatting and chatting, somehow he moved from the church to the siege of Toulon.

He gushed about the performance of those “geniuses” on the first battlefield. Pomona sat on the luxurious gilded sofa and listened. Commander-in-Chief Calto was a painter before he joined the revolution. General Dopp regards all aristocratic officers as potential royalist insurgents and intends to carry out a major internal cleansing.

  Dopp was originally a dentist. He had no experience except a strong political background. He took a group of inexperienced lieutenants who had just graduated from military academy to patrol the position. Those "geniuses" looked around the position and asked where the bunker was?

   Captain Bonaparte told them that “there is no bunker here, and some only our patriotism”, and then he wrote a letter to Paris, asking Paris to recommend a commander who can really fight.

A captain dared to say that the commander-in-chief was incompetent. After the letter was sent, Paris did not really send a new commander, but Calto should have been "reminded". His attitude changed dramatically, and Napoleon was promoted to Battalion commander, and arranged according to Napoleon’s suggestion.

The city of Toulon has a high and strong wall, which seems indestructible, but there is a high ground and two turrets in the southwest of Toulon. As long as the two turrets are occupied, the British fleet docked in Toulon will enter the French bombardment. range.

Of course, the British commander knew the importance of these two forts, but if you wanted to capture it, you had to occupy Cape Kerr. One day when Napoleon was patrolling the coastline, he found that the British army was landing through a telescope, so he quickly went to find the card. Thor transferred his troops. Although Calto agreed to Napoleon's plan, he did not send 1,000 reinforcements as Napoleon requested to attack the high ground, but only sent 500 people. In the case of insufficient strength, Napoleon still launched an attack, but this time the attack failed to work due to insufficient strength. Not only that, but also suffered heavy casualties. Calto and Napoleon’s boss, Ferreron, attributed the reason for the defeat to Napoleon’s leapfrog letter. Disrupt discipline on the battlefield.

  If this crime goes to a military court, a man who accidentally will be sentenced to be shot, Napoleon is decadent and frustrated all day, so he takes his family to Toulon and intends to say goodbye to them. As a result, Napoleon's mother Letizia asked him not to give up. After the two discussed, Napoleon once again skipped a letter to Paris, indicting the real reason for the defeat of Cape Kerr, and again asked for a commander to come.

  In mid-November, because Calto was injured and maimed in the war, the experienced General Digomier replaced Calto as the supreme commander of the French army in the Battle of Toulon.

As a famous battle in which Napoleon turned out, Pomona, who passed through the Siege of Toulon as an "enemy army", has heard of it. Charles O'Hara, who participated in the suppression of the War of Independence and surrendered to George Washington The general was captured again after twelve years, and this time he surrendered his sword to Napoleon Bonaparte.

  He is also considered a "celebrity." Another interesting thing is that when he surrendered to Washington for the first time, Count Rochamp, as the son of the commander of the French Volunteer Army, experienced the ceremony of handing his sword. Two years after the Battle of Toulon, Britain and France exchanged prisoners, and Britain exchanged the Earl of Rochamp for O'Hara. The British were firing again that day, perhaps because they accidentally hit the French ammunition depot a few days ago, so the firing was particularly exciting. I wanted to see if I was so lucky to blow another one.

Dopp’s daily task was to read revolutionary articles on the battlefield, and he would command the headquarters after a short walk. As a result, by a coincidence that day, a shell hit Dopp’s adjutant. The adjutant was blown into blood and splattered a lot. In general, the general was so frightened that he ordered a retreat on the spot. In Napoleon's words, "he was crying like a maiden."

  This time the chiefs put the reason for the defeat on Napoleon.

After the withdrawal, Napoleon secretly arranged heavy artillery, using olive branches as a camouflage, intending to bombard the "little Gibraltar". As a result, Dopp probably felt that he was screaming and retreating in front of the soldiers before it was ugly, and he came back to inspect the new position. Just as Napoleon returned to the command post to drink water, he ordered the artillery to try the power of the heavy artillery.

  This was great. The position was exposed and the enemy began to bombard again. But this time the coalition artillery did not completely destroy the artillery position. They felt a huge threat. The next day they sent 7,000 troops to attack the French fort. The French army was outnumbered, and Napoleon led his troops to retreat from the underpass. At this time, the two sides of the underpass exit were already occupied by the coalition forces. On the left was the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the British army on the right. Napoleon asked the soldiers to shoot at the Kingdom of Sardinia first, and then towards the British. When the army fired, both sides thought it was the enemy on the opposite position shooting at them, and then they began to shoot. Napoleon took the opportunity to lead the soldiers to retreat into the jungle.

At this moment, he saw a British officer in a gorgeous red uniform patrolling the battlefield on the high slope. Napoleon let the sharpshooter hit him. The officer was so scared that he rolled down the high slope. The French captured him. It was Charles Omaha, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, and Napoleon was promoted to major general for his exploits.

   "What do you want to drink?" Maybe it was because Napoleon poured himself a glass of water because he had been talking for too long.

He even uses gold for his drinking cups, but even cups made of gold are cheaper than porcelain shipped from China. The fragile goods have arrived in Europe and not much can be used, even if they are sold locally. It is very cheap, and the high freight rate also makes porcelain invaluable.

   "No, thank you, I'm not thirsty."

  Napoleon didn’t care about that much, he gurgled and drank it himself.

  This is also a strange place. Many people often experience thirsty in the middle of the night and get up to drink water. If they really feel thirsty, why not wake up?

"When I was a child, I used to watch the sea alone." After drinking the water, Napoleon looked at the white wall and said, "The waves kissed the reef on the shore tens of thousands of times, turning it from a rock into Sand, since then I believed that as long as there is perseverance and firm will, nothing can't be done, but why does she still treat me badly no matter how many times I kiss Josephine?"

   Pomona remembered Napoleon’s "daydream". He thought Josephine was waiting for him at the Tuileries Palace and shared his worries about his career, but in fact he returned to Paris but it was not the same thing.

  "You haven't heard of any wind before returning to Paris?" Pomona asked a little knowingly.

  If he didn’t know, how could he have a little Cleopatra in Cairo.

"General Juno told me. Joseph knew it, but he didn't tell me at all." Napoleon squeezed the golden cup as if he wanted to crush it. "I know there are many little prodigal sons around her, and I want to do it all. The way to drive them away, but she is not a good woman after all."

   "Your brother may not want to distract you." Pomona said, "The battlefield is so dangerous, but it is General Juno. What is he doing with so much nosy as an outsider?"

  Napoleon did not answer her.

  "If you look at it from another angle, you will find that your brother is very worried about you. Learn to control your own emotions, general, don’t let feelings become your problem."

   "You are different from the legendary witch." Napoleon said, "I think you know the rumors on the streets."

   "Oh, yes, how could I not know." Pomona smiled and shook her head. "Witches are all lovers of Satan."

  "What keeps you loyal to your husband? Because of your faith?" He turned his head and stared at Pomona.

   "I don't believe that after making a small mistake, I will go to hell." Pomona hesitated and said, "But I do fear being punished by fate."

  "Do you believe that God will punish you by changing your destiny?" Napoleon asked.

   "I prefer to say that I am in awe, so that I will be cautious when doing things. Paris is not like a battlefield or wilderness. Being brave and fearless is not enough."

   "Have you ever thought about taking French citizenship? There are some things I can't tell a foreign woman." He walked up to Pomona and suddenly bent over and smelled her.

   "What are you doing!" She hid vigilantly on the other side of the sofa.

   "You smell like a French woman." Napoleon smirked. "Trust me, no one can tell the fragrance of a woman better than a soldier."

  She finds this kind of self-righteous metaphor very disgusting.

   Immediately after Bonaparte sat down next to her, she almost jumped up.

   "Go!" She pointed to the other end of the sofa.

  "Why should I listen to your orders?" He said with interest, as if he was playing a game.

   "You offended me."

   "How about going out with me?" He put his riding boots on the coffee table, looking relaxed and comfortable.

   "No..." Pomona shut up in the middle of speaking.

   "I promise I will maintain etiquette in public places. You will not feel offended." Napoleon supported his big head with his arms. "Or do you prefer to meet in private?"

   "I don't want him to hear the gossip." Pomona said, "He will be disappointed in me."

"There is a scar on my leg. It was left by the British." Napoleon patted his thigh. "I remember that it was the 16th. The French launched a general attack. It rained heavily that day. All Juno was my adjutant at the time. He reminded me that if I dared to disobey the order and act on my own, I would really be tried by the military, but I could hear it. It was not the gunfire from Cape Kerr. It is the call of fate to me. I think that the fighter is like a woman. If you meet her this time, if you don’t take action, you may not meet again next time. The French are more brave than vigorous by nature. Men want men, but as long as they block their first stormy attack, they will relax, their enthusiasm will be gone, and they will become timid like women. So I took the reserve team and circled up the mountain from the small road and attacked the fort. Losing the cover of the cannon, the French quickly broke through the second line of defense and finally occupied Cape Kerr. At that time, a bullet hit me and killed my mount. The strange thing is that I don’t feel it at all. Then, after the victory, the French lifted me up and cheered loudly. Those who lifted me noticed that I bleed. The French favor triumphs, and those who lose the battle will be spurned. I want to spend money on repairs. A triumphal arch, do you think the money is used where it should be used?"

   "My God." Pomona clutched her forehead.

   "Come with me to see where is this repair? Just take a ride on the carriage." Napoleon smiled confidently, as if he knew no one would refuse his invitation.

  "You should invite Josephine, she is your wife."

  "You always ask me for equality, but you are just like an ordinary woman. I dare not, that dare."

   "I am not a fool, General Bonaparte, I will not let you show off to the citizens of Paris like a trophy." Pomona calmly said, "The red dress on my body is Egyptian red, not British red."

  She thought he would be angry, but he looked at her very calmly.

"I am not French." Napoleon said. "After the first round of tsunami-like offensive, it will become calm. My offense will be like waves, one after another, until the reef in your heart is kissed by the waves and turned into Fine sand."

   "You don't need to waste so much effort on me."

"This is your woman's new trick? Huh?" He suddenly grabbed her hand, the same as holding a horse's rein. "When the bottle is opened, you must dry the wine. You must be the best champagne. "

  Pomona pointed her magic wand at his nose.

  The hot-blooded Corsican calmed down and no longer tried to press on her.

  "Stay away from me!" She said in English in a hurry, and just about to repeat it in French, Napoleon had already retreated.

"I understand English." He put his elbows on the back of the sofa, leaning on the sofa, and said in accented English, "The newspaper I received in Egypt was published by you in the UK. In August, I read it late. In five months of news, the governor's government declared war on the German emperor on March 13. Jules was defeated, and the Italian garrison was defeated in Livory. I was about to return to China at that time."

  She doesn’t know what to say at this time.

   "If your husband feels ashamed, he can challenge me."

  "Do you think he is a teacher, you are a soldier, and he is not your opponent?" Pomona asked.

  Napoleon smiled, this smile was very strange, so she didn't know why.

   "Go out, and call people outside by the way." He stood up, tidyed up his military uniform, and became awe-inspiring again.

  He was really fit to give orders, and Pomona did it subconsciously.

  When she opened the door and left the study, there were a dozen people in the circular waiting room outside. They all focused their eyes on her face, her face suddenly hurting.

  ‘What a shameless woman, she should be slapped in the face. ’

  She seemed to hear a voice talking.

  She did feel it, and left with her head buried.

  Wait later, she finds a place where no one can wake herself up.

  Your daydreaming is exaggerated, girl, no, old woman, don’t you look at how old you are?

  (End of this chapter)