Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 2064 houseoflord (two)

  It is difficult to see that the Duke of Bedford has experienced the pain of bereavement of his brother and his wife in two years.

  He looks good, even a little cheerful, as Miss Gordon said before, he is lucky. Georgian has heard people say that it is a lucky thing to lose her wife in the middle age. However, Francis Russell looked very different from his father. He seemed to be still immersed in the pain of losing his mother. He is the eldest of the three sons left by the last Duchess of Bedford. He was not friendly to this young stepmother, but he was only rude and did not deliberately mess up like some stories. , Try to get her away.

  British people seem to have a kind of natural melancholy, and Francis is in the "green" age, the whole person is gloomy.

  When he met Bonaparte, he was very polite and aristocratic. Bonaparte was also very plain to him. Anyway, he was very "offstage."

  William Pitt Jr’s brother, Earl Chatham, is now in the Navy, but not in the front line. He works in the Ordnance Bureau, which is the department that the new First Secretary of the Navy, Earl of Saint Vincent, wants to reorganize.

  Pitt once said to Georgian that he should pay attention to what he did in India. At that time, he rectified the corruption of the East India Company.

  If the Earl of Saint Vincent’s method of cleaning up all evils is followed, it will not only have a major impact on the Navy, but it may also become a "snowball", and the case will get bigger and bigger. It's just that compared to his talented brother, I heard that Lord Chatham is mediocre, and it's unclear how much he can control. Anyway, the "lords" in the parliament sometimes form alliances and sometimes break up groups. At the last moment they are still joining hands against one person, the next moment they become enemies.

  St. Vincent’s vote to let Fox out is also related to Fox’s political views on the Americas. Fox felt that the thirteen states of North America could not be taken back.

  He participated in the War of Independence, and Miss Gordon’s father also participated. This Gordon family is the Gordon of Scotland.

  The British are notoriously arrogant, but that doesn’t mean they don’t understand diplomacy. It looked like a "truce banquet" in this secret place.

  There was also a brewery owner who came with the ship. The name of this brewery was also called Bow, and he was also introduced by Arthur Young.

  There are no permanent enemies, only permanent benefits.

  Even the Tories, as long as they have the opportunity, the independent Whig prime ministers in the opposition will win over them. Although the Tory Party is opposed to technological progress, wouldn't William Pitt Jr. also ban the full promotion of hydraulic spinning machines?

   Even if they are not Luddites, when the machine takes away their job opportunities, the textile workers will smash the machine.

  This has nothing to do with blindness and ignorance. It is purely a matter of survival and destruction. A person who has worked in the accounting industry for more than 20 years, if you ask him to switch to a mechanical engineer halfway through, can he do that job?

   Anyway, Georgiana feels that William Pitt Jr. hopes to return to the position of prime minister. As for whether he will be like this once he becomes prime minister again, I don’t know.

During the French Revolution, that is, in 1792, Britain also imposed a blockade on France. When it knew that France was in short supply of food, it prohibited neutral countries from delivering food to France for sale. This trick was equivalent to treating all the residents of France as residents of the besieged city. Dealt with.

Neutral countries such as Hanseatic have suffered severe losses due to this ban. Fortunately, in this era of sailing, the blockade is not airtight, and the anti-French alliances are not enthusiastic about blockades. Sweden, Denmark, and the United States are only used when they have to. It will be embargoed.

  After the second anti-French alliance was disbanded, the Danish navy was destroyed. If Sweden fell to Britain, the Baltic trade would be a safe bet for Britain, and bombardment of Copenhagen would still be worthwhile.

  The same Bonaparte controls other countries, and the effect of a mainland blockade against the United Kingdom will not be very effective. An absolute blockade is impossible to achieve.

   Regardless of the future development of South America, anyway, Mexican silver coins can flow into the British market and continue to circulate after being minted into British pounds at the Bolton Mint.

Although William Pitt Jr. is a politician who obeys public opinion most of the time and is sometimes ruthless, but compared with France, the anti-French alliance rules the people in a more tolerant way. At least they did not create a reign of terror, and they did not mobilize the people to participate actively. war.

  Manchester's factory owners organized people to fight against taxes. It is considered that they have touched a lot of bottom lines that should not be touched, especially Pete's carriage was attacked by the Whig Party. Of course, this may also be the wishful thinking of Georgiana herself.

  She and Bonaparte are going to accompany guests, and some things cannot be hosted by them.

  Like many ancient nobles, the Duke of Bedford is also very interested in art, but he loves sculpture more, and he really wants to meet Canova.

  No one expected this scene to happen today, and Canova is not on the entourage list.

  The Duke of Bedford expressed regret that he may have to find another opportunity to see the master.

  In other words, the Duke of Bedford’s family will not continue to follow, and even go back to Paris with them.

  Even if the Duke of Bedford has no actual position now, France will also be responsible if there is an accident.

Men also have their own age. When they were in their 20s, they were young and vigorous and dared to think and dare to do things. Ten years later, the 20-something young man became 30, mature and stable, and he didn't want to live the same life as before. NS.

  And the Duke of Bedford is already in his old age. A young woman can arouse his enthusiasm and vigor, as if becoming younger. This is what Georgiana saw.

  "How did you know that it would freeze?" Mrs. Gordon asked suddenly.

  Georgiana was taken aback.

  "Watch out for the ice." Miss Gordon lowered her voice and said, "My father established the 92nd Highland Division in 1794. They were stationed in Gibraltar for the first year. Later, I heard about the Amsterdam Navy surrendering to the French Army."

   "I heard it was particularly cold that year." Georgiana replied in a low voice.

   "Yes, it was the worst winter in 50 years." The Duke of Bedford suddenly said, "It was so cold that the milk was frozen in the milk bucket."

   "It's just a guess." Georgiana said dryly.

   "Can you'guess' for me?" Miss Gordon asked eagerly.

  Georgina didn’t want to answer her question about how many children she would have in the future.

   "She was joking." Bonaparte smiled and said, "She is not a witch at all."

  Miss Gordon glanced at Bonaparte, then tilted her head to look at Georgiana "Really?"

  As a wizard, you can see ghosts, but Muggles can’t see them. Only mentally disordered people take it seriously.

   "No, I am a witch." She laughed deliberately and said to Miss Gordon.

  Miss Gordon was taken aback, as if to distinguish whether she was telling the truth or not.

   "Naughty ghost." Bonaparte said with a happily smile.

   "Halloween is over." The Duke of Bedford also smiled and said, "Did you bring candy? Honey."

  Miss Gordon quickly fetched a piece of candy from her small pocket and handed it to Georgiana.

   "Trickortreat, I gave candy, you can't trick or treat." Miss Gordon said.

   "How old do you think I am?" Georgiana grumbled deliberately.

   Now Bonaparte and the Duke of Bedford laughed together, as if they were friends at first sight.

  (End of this chapter)