Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 1454 "Celebrating the Newborn"

  In the province of Tarn and Garonne in southeastern France, there is a city called Saint Antonin. This small city is located on the edge of Cavese Mountain, and the limestone basin is formed by two rivers scouring steep canyons.

This city was once prosperous. In the 13th century, it was one of the important cities of the Champagne Fair. The calves raised in Saint Antonin and its surrounding suburbs are still hot sellers at the fair, and it is also Paper production, wool weaving, printing and dyeing factories, and tannery are all traces of its glorious past.

However, as the Nantes decree wasted paper, this Protestant stronghold was severely damaged as a result, the people in the city began to be self-sufficient, and exchanged for money instead of money, living a life without any dispute. life.

The miller pays a commission from the wheat sent by the customer, and the blacksmith makes an axe in exchange for the customer to work for him in the grape fields for a day. Poultry, vegetables, and fruits are also locally produced. Walnuts can be used for oil extraction. The city is difficult to defend, so it is called the "Never-Success" city in Tarn and Garonne.

  The countryside and roads around St. Antonin are very scarce. People who travel often encounter difficulties and accidents on the way. Therefore, for centuries, the monastery has to ring the bell every day to attract the attention of the lost.

  However, this city is rich in jute and pigment crops, especially isatis. Due to sanctions, its price has soared, and it is almost equal to the price of silver. This was a big temptation for some bandits, so a group of bandits disguised as merchants delivering food and entered the city.

  There are 7 bakery shops in the city, and there are only 800 customers who come to buy bread. The wheat they use comes from the nearby countryside.

  The folks in the bakery who usually come to deliver the flour to the bakery are known. Faced with these unexpected strangers, the folks in the bakery did not welcome them, but closed the door, but it was too late at this time.

  The beggars and refugees hidden outside the city began to attack the city. The guards wanted to close the city gate, but they were stopped by the "grain merchants" who had entered the city beforehand.

After the looting, these robbers did not occupy this easy-to-defend and hard-to-attack city, but disappeared into thousands of nearby villages. The residents of St. Antonin closed the city. The door seems to have entered a wartime state.

  Napoleon’s political-religious agreement supplemented the "Organization Clause", which stated that the interests of 700,000 Protestants and 55,000 Jews in the country should be protected. "Handling" the city became a topic Napoleon gave to the generals for discussion.

   "I would rather go to that ghost place than Antwerp." General Rana said, "I don't know the navy, and I don't want to give Bonaparte a statue. Who wants to see his naked body?"

  Georgiana looked at Mrs. Rana, she was smiling politely and thoughtfully at Georgiana.

  The new "gong rule" also does not prohibit the female relatives who are in sight from not bringing a husband.

She had a letter written by the mayor of Brussels, in which she mentioned the former mayor of Antwerp who was removed for smuggling crimes, and she was sorry for his lenient smuggling, but he hopes to send a city that understands maritime affairs and civil affairs. To this end, he also gave Giorgioanna an oil painting and a purple rose named Bishop Richelieu.

  The painting he sent was by Jan Stern. The content of the painting was to celebrate the birth of a newborn. It seemed so serious that everyone in the painting was wearing clothes.

But the content of this painting is obviously very vulgar. The old man in the painting holding a baby, with white beard and hair, and accepting congratulations from others is not the father of the child. He is so stiff that he is holding the baby. What women should know, his face With an ambiguous smile, the young man standing at the door, about to leave, put up **** and compared them on the child's head. This is not the meaning of "rabbit ears", but antlers, the meaning is very clear, he is the child's father.

She didn’t know if this was the mayor of Brussels deliberately humiliating her, or he didn’t understand oil painting. She didn’t plan to keep this painting anyway, and she didn’t plan to plead for Lana. Antwerp is a military port, and Napoleon would not let anyone who can’t believe it guard it. Now, she even felt that the reason why Rana came back so anxiously was to see her wife.

   Bonaparte is right. If a person is too honest with her, it is not a good thing to tell her all the truth.

Later, she asked Matilda to invite Canova, the sculptor on the first floor, to come upstairs to help General Rana design the statue of Apollo in the port of Antwerp. After Matilda came down, Mrs. Rana asked Michelle to go. Where is it, Georgiana told her that something happened to the girl's house and she was on vacation now, and General Rana spoke again.

   "Is it because of Santo Domingo? I heard that Rochambeau also went."

  Georgiana nodded.

   "During the War of Independence, the French general that the British respected most was his father Rochambeau," Lana said, "Even if he is not a kind person to captives."

  Georgiana was taken aback.

  "The Continental Army only eliminated a British transport team in the Yorktown Victory. The main force was the King's Guard under the command of the old Rochambeau. I heard that they used Indian equipment and instructors."

  Georgina's eyes widened.

   "You don't believe it, right." Rana sneered. "In the eyes of many people, Indians are barbaric and backward. How can they become French instructors."

   "This is really hard to accept." Georgiana murmured, "No wonder Rochambeau is so good at jungle warfare."

"In New York, a company of the Kings Guard once blocked a regiment in the Scottish Highlands alone. On average, a soldier has to face 100 British troops, but the winner is still us." Rana said firmly, "I do not approve of withdrawal, if we withdraw. It was the second expedition that failed."

   "I hope to retain a little bit of humanity." Giorgio Anna said firmly, "I heard what they did in Santo Domingo."

  Rana did not speak.

   "I heard Talleyrand said that the reason the general signed the Agreement between Church and State was because he had a second blister on his shoulder." Rana said after a long time, "this time he plans to withdraw because of ringworm on his chest."

  "Do you think this is superstition?"

   "No one worships a benevolent loser. A man is born to enjoy the full splendor of life. He should drive a chariot and triumph like a winner."

   "You must pay attention to public opinion."

  Rana doesn't care.

   "You call me, ma'am?" Canova appeared at the door at this time.

  Georgiana looked at the rebellious Rana, and felt that he had better not deal with the artist from Rome.

  "How is my sculpture completed?" Georgiana asked with a smile.

   "It's in the sculpture room of the Louvre now." Canova said politely.

  After Easter Mass, Georgian "lost the use value", moved out of the Louvre and returned to the town of Sèvres.

  But Napoleon’s confidant like Rana still came to her, so that Bonaparte’s purpose would not be achieved.

People can’t live with their real faces, they have to wear a carefully carved mask, so that they are likable, just like boots on men’s feet, even if they wear stockings inside, they will not arouse commoners’ disgust as long as they don’t show up. Up.

  As for the old nobles who participated in the etiquette of the old dynasty, even if they knew that Bonaparte almost copied the etiquette of Versailles, they lost the right to speak, and even if they mocked the people, they would not listen to them.

  "Thank you, go ahead." Giorgioana smiled to Canova, and when the "modern Michelangelo" left, Giorgio immediately looked at Rana with a different face.

   "Does Napoleon need a tragic victory!" She hated it and patted the armrest of the chair.

  Rana stared at her.

"When a good thing happens, someone will be discredited because of jealousy, let alone this kind of thing." She went to the next door, found a letter on the desk, and then returned to the interview room. "This was written to me by a patrol officer. He is now in Avignon. The lady who saved his father with a glass of blood wine now lives there. Many people want to visit her."

  Rana took the letter and began to read it.

   "Your general can cope with the rapid changes on the battlefield, but he is helpless with rumors. You used to be in Italy, not just using your sword to clear the way, but also propaganda and public opinion."

  Georgina was a little bit emotional, but it’s not written like that in American history textbooks.

  Louis XVI sent troops to help the Americans win the War of Independence. What benefits did the French gain from it?

  Some people say that if a marriage does not have a grand beginning, it is destined to have a bleak end. For this reason, people never save money at the wedding. No matter how expensive the blue wedding dress is, some people buy it.

  The wedding dress is a “necessity” of the wedding. Just like food, it is because it is necessary that the price will be high, and there is no need to worry about the sudden drop of the tulip in the Netherlands.

  Unless Napoleon lifts the sanctions against the United States.

  The United Kingdom definitely hopes that the sanctions will continue, so that British tobacco merchants can monopolize the price of tobacco leaves. Invisibly, France provokes the relationship between Britain and the United States, although her initial goal is India.

  Spain also has tobacco companies, but their merchant ships cannot go to the colonies to send tobacco leaves back to Europe.

In Adam Smith’s "The Wealth of Nations", the United Kingdom allowed the colonies to produce pig iron and iron bars on the one hand, and on the other hand, it absolutely prohibited the establishment of steel plants and iron plants. In order to encourage this "manufacturing" in the Americas, Britain allowed iron bars and The import of pig iron is tax-free, just like the tariff policy currently allowed by Napoleon.

  Why didn’t Piedmont learn from Ufraar’s ship, and carry some raw silk when the grain comes in, so that it can be free of tariffs.

  "I heard my father say that the first and second ruling authorities are trying to legislate and unify the country's weights and measures." Perhaps because it was too quiet, Mrs. Rana said, "Can you tell me what this means?"

  Georgina didn’t want to say it, but she liked Mrs. Rana very much.

  "This is to facilitate future provincial-level grain trade." Georgiana said, "The national capacity unit Setil has 10 benchmark quantities. What is the capacity unit in Belgium?"

  Rana, who was reading the letter, turned her attention to Georgiana.

  "You have a lot of things in Antwerp, or do you want to go to Portugal as an ambassador?"

   "What's the news from Portugal?" Mrs. Rana asked.

  "I don't know this. I only know that the fact that the battle in Santo Domingo is not published in British newspapers may be related to Tobago.

  The two beautiful newcomers looked at her in confusion.

   "Go back and think about it slowly, the next guest is coming." Georgiana said tiredly, "Pay attention to public opinion, don't patronize victory."

  Lana and his wife looked at each other, put down the letter in their hand, and left the Houjian room after saluting.

   "Do you understand what I just said?" Georgiana asked Matilda.

   "I don't understand." Matilda shook her head, "Where is Tobago?"

  Georgiana did not explain to her.

  With the steel trade, Portugal, which was abandoned by Britain, has become important again. They can import iron ore from South America, process it into iron bars in Portugal, and then import it into Britain without tax, and of course important silver.

   "Go and invite the next guest." Georgiana said to Matilda, she would like to see what news the teacher of William Pitt Jr. brought her again this time.

  (End of this chapter)