Chapter 1221: Parisian Women (8)

Boca apparated to St. Luke's Palace with Severus.

The luxurious palace that used to be as famous as Versailles now only has a garden, and it looks a bit depressed due to disrepair.

Polka snapped his fingers towards a large dry fountain, and a water bottle in a girl's hand began to pour water, gradually forming a pool, but what was reflected in the water was not the scenery of this world.

"Snape!"

Just as Severus was about to step into the pool, he heard Gonseil's voice.

He stopped and took out the crystal ball for communication.

"Where are you?" It was probably the first time that Conseil had used such a thing, and only his eyes could be seen in the crystal ball.

"St. Luke's Palace," Severus said.

"Why don't you come to the Tuileries Palace?"

"She's not there, and it's useless to go." Severus pointed the crystal ball at Polkadot, who cowered aside. "This elf will open and close passages, and its master ordered it to take the map with him." go back."

"So we guessed right? He's really looking for Setmat?"

"He's dying." Severus smiled sarcastically. "A Muggle cares about wizards' survival."

"Wait for me, I'll come right away!" said Conseil.

"No, you help me find the map." Severus said, "He's found all the places he should be looking for before, and now we're looking for the places he hasn't."

"I can help." Champollion said, "I am managing all the materials about Egypt."

"You heard me," Severus said to the house-elf. "It's no use continuing to follow me. You'd better go to the Louvre now."

"Master's master said that if Polka wants to follow strangers, Polka must obey orders." Poka said timidly with his bat-like ears lowered.

"Whatever you want." Severus turned his gaze to the crystal ball again, "Maybe it won't work when we get there, I'll leave it here, and join me as soon as you find the map."

"Snape, can I ask you a question?" Conseil asked just as Severus was about to place the crystal on a stone pedestal.

"What?"

"Do you still love Lily now?"

"She is Harry Potter's mother." Severus said flatly, "I indirectly killed her, and I have an obligation to make up for my mistakes."

"You are a double agent, and protecting Harry Potter is just an obligation?"

"I'm good as a spy, not so much as a protector." Severus sighed, the air getting colder and colder, his exhalation forming hot smoke.

He looked up to see several dementors hovering above his head.

He waved his wand, and a snow-white swan flew out from the end of the wand.

"Not a deer," said Conseil. "Why?"

Severus looked up quietly as the swan spread its wings and chased the dementor away like a mad mother goose.

"Experiment later to see if it can send us a message." Severus looked at the Patronus and said, then put down the crystal ball and jumped into the pool first.

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Pomona recalled the history carefully.

The last time an Icelandic volcano erupted was in the 1780s, and Britain experienced a summerless year.

The temperature has a great influence on the growth of crops. The earth has entered the Little Ice Age since the 13th century. This crop failure may be related to the low temperature weather.

If it is a drought, it can be overcome by digging canals, canals, etc., but the cold cannot be solved by human power. Napoleon said that he encountered a cold winter when he was in Egypt. Egypt is so cold when it is close to the equator, not to mention the distance. France, which is closer to the Tropic of Cancer.

The population of the United Kingdom is less than 10 million. Even in the Victorian period, because potatoes allowed the population to grow rapidly, the population did not exceed 18 million, far less than the pressure of France, which has a population of 36 million.

Later, because of the late potato blight, a famine occurred in Ireland, and a large number of Irish people were forced to leave the United Kingdom to flee to the New World. In view of the situation in Europe, the United States introduced China’s permanent warehouse system, and developed a large-scale wilderness in the west, developing a strong agriculture. It not only ensures the food security of the country, but also exports food to the world.

The Changping warehouse system first appeared in the Qi State during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. It is recorded in the book "Guanzi", which can be summed up in eight Chinese characters. , can promote rapid economic development, but some things cannot be traded freely.

Pomona looked at the fire burning in the fireplace. Napoleon was afraid of the cold, and the fire in his fireplace would burn until late. As a hero who calmed down the chaos and brought peace and stability to France that was about to collapse, he Enjoying this privilege is actually nothing.

But if he becomes the primitive man in Rousseau's writings who holds a big stick, snatches other people's fruits and prey, and makes others submit to his violent suppression, it will be a different situation.

When the royalist party incited the civilian population in the Lunar coup, they distributed weapons, not unarmed, but pointed cannons at them...and shotguns.

Napoleon made a choice that a soldier would make. Dealing with those who think they are safe can be unscrupulous requires some harsh methods.

So as a civilized and educated person, what is the intelligent way to solve this problem?

She recalled the scene seen in the crystal ball made by Nick Flamel that could predict the future. If the riot was unavoidable, then what was the purpose of her presence in it? She was the one who pushed the riots to happen? Just like now, bring Napoleon a glimmer of inspiration in his dream and promote the signing of the Peace Treaty of Amiens. Or like Harry, because of a prophecy, he lost his family and became the savior.

Can the future be changed?

If not, what is the use of knowing the future?

There is a cat in St. Luke's Palace. This cat has very short legs. In the future, this cat will be called the Napoleon cat, because Napoleon was short.

This cat was not the kind of short-legged cat deliberately bred, it should be a stray cat. It couldn't survive in the wild, so it ran to St. Luke's Palace to eat and drink, and lay down in front of the fireplace to keep warm.

Its life should be much better than those living on the streets.

Pomona walked over, hugged the short-legged cat, and put it on her lap. It wasn't shy at all, but it was a little dirty, and it looked like it hadn't been bathed for a long time.

Seeing such dirty fur, Pomona really couldn't stop stroking it, but it seemed to want someone to stroke it, and kept rubbing its head against her palm.

There seemed to be a big black dog crawling by her feet. Its fur was very smooth, and it was very itchy when it rubbed against her ankle.

For a moment, she felt that she was back in Hufflepuff's lounge, surrounded by people who liked her and she liked, everyone was sincere, and they could share the food from the kitchen without any grievances.

She never regretted being sorted into Hufflepuff House, although many people thought that this house was only for idiots and fools, and it was a house for trash to go to.

She suddenly felt the place around her sink, and someone was sitting beside her, watching the fire in the fireplace together.

"I was in Paris in 1792, when I was a lieutenant." Napoleon whispered, "I planned to go home to launch independence, but I was afraid of failure, so instead of resigning, I asked for leave. My plan failed, and I went back to the Arrived in Paris, penniless in my pocket, and later I pawned my watch. It is meaningless to manage time for a jobless person like me. I used this money to pay back fifteen francs to the hotel owner, and then joined the The Jacobin Club. The encounters during this period made me understand one thing. Asking for favors from others will only show my humbleness. My dignity and my soul prevent me from doing that. I seldom ask for help, except for marriage. I begged Josephine to marry me, she agreed, we were very happy, but this happiness did not last long, I found that there were always other men around her, even Murat said that he had conquered her , when I went out to fight, I always wondered if there was someone else around her. I asked Joseph to watch her for me, but he was obviously not doing very well. I asked her to come to Egypt to find me, and she wrote to me Said she was pregnant, I was imagining her big belly and thought that must be funny. Later I realized that was an excuse for her not wanting to come, she lied to me again and again, I hate her bad lies, if she Don't lie and don't say it is so easy to expose. I even doubted whether the child she gave birth to is mine. The spring of my feelings began to dry up. She made me understand how terrible it is to put all my feelings on one person. I love her so much. I can give her anything in the world, and what will she give me in return? I wrote the divorce statement when I was in Egypt, but I never sent it. After returning to Paris, I bundled up her luggage , just wait for her to come back to get it, you complained to me at the dance that day, how can divorce become so difficult, only murder, adultery and no sexual function courts can adjudicate divorce, I am trying to restore the glory of marriage, there are some issues that the court cannot interfere too much It’s better to have two people resolve it than court arbitration, but I added a point that adulterous women should be punished with criminal regulations, and cruel methods should be used for those who don’t obey the rules, only in this way can there be a deterrent effect.”

"It may be counterproductive. Don't forget the Jacobins' reign of terror." Pomona said calmly, "The people were instigated by the royalists to riot in order to resist their rule."

"The interests of the child are above all else. Eugene and Hortense are innocent. Those rumormongers are really hateful!" Napoleon said angrily.

What he said was a bit inconsistent, but Pomona still understood. "You mean, those who spread rumors are for their own benefit, regardless of the interests of innocent people?"

"They pollute the pure soul." Napoleon gritted his teeth. "To gain power, to gain power. What should one do after gaining power?"

"Don't think about it, Bonaparte."

"Call me Napoleon," he corrected. "Call me that, please."

"I can't," Pomona refused. "It would give you the wrong message and make you make the wrong judgment."

He looked at her calmly.

"Give you the latest news. In addition to marriage and divorce, the new law also includes the concept of separation and semi-divorce. I will live in St. Luke's Palace in the near future. Tell me where to put my luggage ? Or should I find a place to put it myself?"

"I thought cohabiting with a man who wasn't your husband was legally cohabiting."

"You are not married at all, where is your husband?" Napoleon smiled strangely, "What about your procedures?"

"That's a de facto marriage, too."

"I always thought that my sisters were nothing but coquettish, but they are women after all, and they can see things that I can't see. As the first ruler of France, I declare your marriage invalid, and you don't need to be chaste for him , you can marry someone else at any time, if you don't have a guardian, I can appoint one for you."

"We are British and French law cannot be applied to the UK."

"But you are now on French soil." He saw the short-legged cat on her lap, held the nape of its neck with one hand, put it on his lap, and scratched its chin affectionately , the cat purred.

"Is this your pet?"

"No, I think it should be a stray cat." She shook her head, regained consciousness, and asked angrily, "Do I need a guardian? Or do you appoint one?"

"Women's rights in civil law are tantamount to minors, and of course you need them."

Pomona ran through all the hexes she could think of, and finally decided to give the haughty Muggle a grin.

However, just as she raised her wand, a figure suddenly appeared in the darkness.

She felt that there was something extra on her ankle, and when she picked up the hem of the skirt, she found that it was a fetter, and the magic power could no longer flow smoothly from her body to her fingertips, let alone a magic wand.

"Are you sure this thing works?" Napoleon asked while stroking the stray cat.

"Of course, Your Excellency." The tall and thin American who suddenly appeared bowed to Napoleon. "Wizards use it to imprison prisoners. The lady said just now that she is from England, so this wizard prison is called Azkaban."

Napoleon turned his gaze to Pomona, his eyes were full of cunning like a fox at the moment.

"You can go down," said Napoleon to the American, who bowed and left the living room.

When the door was closed, Napoleon said again, "A citizen of common origin does not become the monarch of the country through crime or other intolerable violence. To obtain it does not depend entirely on virtue, nor does it depend entirely on luck. This kind of monarchy depends either on the support of the people or on the big men, because these two opposing temperaments can be found in every city. Since I do not choose to rely on the big men, I must rely on the support of the people, and the people Here I need men, since they want patriarchy and husbandry in Rome, I will give them, I heard you are worried about riots caused by famine, last year Lucien reformed the national secondary school, set 6400 There are 2,400 scholarships for the children of military officers and nobles, and 4,000 for outstanding students. It sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? Since you have been a teacher, can you tell me what is wrong with it? ?”

Pomona thought of the son of a rich man who bought a camera with a scholarship. He was neither an officer nor an aristocrat, but he could hire tutors and take lessons such as piano and equestrianism, which the poor could not afford. These lessons are not limited to rich businessmen like him, but also the sons of nobles and military officers. The information they have come into contact with is different from that of ordinary citizens.

He is also very good, poor students can't pass him in the exam, the scholarship must belong to him of course, this is "fair competition".

"You bastard." Pomona trembled. "You yourself came from a poor background."

"I just need to stop the turmoil and bring in outstanding talents from the common people, and ignore other ambitious but incompetent people." Napoleon stroked the cat and said softly, "Rousseau once said that women should read A book only for women, who told you the story of Justinian?"

"Nobody said it, I just read it."

"Where did you read these books?"

"It's in the library, and anyone can read it."

"Reading was the only entertainment I could afford when I was poor. There was a fire inside and a roof to keep out the wind and rain. After I came to power, I shared this power with everyone, including the opening of the entertainment that only belonged to kings and nobles before. The garden is for citizens, and there is a place to warm up in the market. As long as it is not cold, you will not be hungry so quickly. As long as you grasp the key points, then half of the problem will be solved. I will not give equal rights to all women, but I can give you Equal rights, when I lead the army, Paris needs someone to stay, I rarely see a woman who doesn't despise Theodora who was born as a whore, she is a strong-willed woman, and she is very talented, would you like to be like Is she the same Queen Regent?"

"What?" she exclaimed in surprise.

"Be my queen, Georgiana, and together we will make France the new Rome."

"I'm British, don't you worry that I'm a spy?"

"I'm not French either, I even planned independence." Napoleon said with a smile, "The French only recognize the strong and pay more attention to the immediate gains and losses, so that they don't remember how many past injuries and favors. What Egypt felt when I returned to Paris, the French welcomed me like a hero, unlike the people of the Eastern Roman Empire, who always remembered that Justinian was an executioner.”

"I thought you would learn your lesson and stop dreaming about Rome." Pomona said dissatisfied.

"Do you know what is the secret of my success? Not just perseverance, but also the courage to imagine. Imagination can rule the world."

"I think you are delusional."

Napoleon put the cat on the ground and let it run away.

"You know what I'm thinking right now?" He turned his gaze to hers, his eyes reflected a raging fire.

She backed away in fear.

"I'm untying your skirt, that's the knot." He pointed to the knot at Pomona's waist. "Your skin must be smooth to the touch."

"do not talk!"

"Not only can you not control other people's mouths, you can't control their thoughts, let alone your magic power is gone now, why do you control me?"

Pomona stood up, but Napoleon did not stop her.

"I like to sleep on my right side," he said as she was about to leave.

"Get out! Rogue!" She cursed out of words, then stomped her feet, trying to get the chain off her feet.

She couldn't believe it anymore, no one in this world could control this devil!