Chapter 3104 The Road to War (4)

There is a Mediterranean ditty that goes like this:

What the ocean tells you should be engraved on your chest until your soul returns to the harbor.

In the story of "The Iliad", the "unhappiness" between Achilles and Agamemnon because of the "trophies" was finally temporarily resolved by the war.

Helen was different from the daughter of the priest Apollo. The latter could be dealt with by the "citizens' assembly", but the former was an international issue and there was no way to resolve it through negotiation at that time.

In fact, now that I think about it, a lot of things happened in 1756. France and Austria formed an alliance that year, and Britain took advantage of the chaos on the European continent and had no time to manage various colonies, and used the 1756 rules to "fish".

This stems from a rule of Roman law that the capturer must place the captured property within the defensive lines of the Roman camp and place it under his own protection. This rule also applies to naval battles.

If captured items can be "recovered", then the ownership of these trophies does not necessarily belong to the capturing party. It is like saying that a sheep is snatched away by a wolf. As long as the owner of the sheep can recover the sheep, it is still Belongs to the original owner.

Of course, this process cannot avoid "conflicts". After entering the 18th century, there were much fewer armed caravans than in the 17th century. This was mainly due to the impact of the Portland War. At that time, the British participating in the war used warships, while the Dutch fleet used A "combat-ready" merchant ship.

So the original owner couldn't recover the sheep that were taken away by the wolf, so he had to forget it?

In principle, you can go to the capture court to sue, and based on the verdict, it will be decided whether the ship or cargo is a prize of war. The other is "ransoming". The captain who is willing to promise to pay the ransom for the ship or cargo will obtain a "redemption bond". , the captain of the captured ship will also have a copy. This bond of redemption can serve as a safe pass for the captured ship to go to the designated port. If the ship is captured again, another belligerent country will have no right to see this bond. Capture it, unless the unfortunate ship changes course midway and does not go to the port specified in the guarantee.

It was part of the fate of war, and the captor did not complain of having to bring his booty into port to be judged and then sold off—that was what pirates did.

In other words, if according to the provisions of Roman law, the French brought the loot back to the Louvre in Paris for exhibition, the Italians could pay to redeem the stolen paintings. Once other countries took away these famous paintings, they would ignore France. "Redemption Guarantee" issued by the person.

This was the "method" that Julian Houvral came up with, and it was also he who "suggested" Napoleon to take a cruise ship and reach Belgium along the French coastline.

The British generally followed the rules. It was precisely because of this that the French took advantage of the loopholes in the treaty and asked the British fleet to transport the French expeditionary force back to France, including some trophies, except for the Rosetta Stone.

Napoleon's crossing of the Channel by boat was also the result of exploiting a loophole. This is probably what happened. Before the Treaty of Amiens was signed, the British delegation went to Georgiana for dinner. Lucien was accompanying him at the time. He imitated Napoleon's negotiations with the Austrians, except that What he threw was not the teapot given by Queen Catherine. It happened that the teapot that was thrown was made by the British businessman Wedgwood.

Lucien was very emotional at that time, and one of the British negotiators, an officer, was also very emotional. He said in front of everyone, "You can't cross the Channel."

Then Napoleon came over to show him.

The division of distance between territorial waters and coastlines would not be changed by the Americans until the U.S. Coast Guard arrested bootleggers during Prohibition. At that time, in order to evade capture, bootleggers increased the speed of their speedboats. Even if the U.S. Coast Guard cannot catch them, the speed of the battleship has been improved. This is no longer the age of sails.

What's more, the "Pomona" he was on was a cruise ship. Generally speaking, ships on the high seas are a "floating territory". When they sail into the territorial waters of another country, territorial overlap and national jurisdiction overlap will occur. But a cruise ship is different from a cruise ship, and it’s not just the size and luxury of the facilities that differentiate them.

The cruise ship has an owner and a country of registration. It is mainly engaged in entertainment business and can only travel according to the route submitted for application. Someone knows that it is going from port a to port b, and it can carry mail.

Cruise ships have no distance limit and no prescribed route. They are public service ships. In theory, they cannot be blocked.

And it has "temporary nationality". For example, assuming that the owner of the ship, Georgiana, is British, she chartered the ship to Napoleon Bonaparte, and she applied for French temporary nationality for the ship. Or maybe she chartered the ship to a German who applied for temporary German citizenship for the cruise ship.

The British fleet had already bombarded Copenhagen, so why didn't it dare to bombard a cruise ship with temporary nationality?

This involves the field of maritime public services, such as public security and postal service. Warships maintain order and combat piracy. They have immunity. Postal service is also a non-commercial service. If a British warship bombards a cruise ship of unknown nationality, then they will They can bombard any cruise ship that comes close to them. Who will send letters to Britain in the future? Without these "messengers", how can commercial documents such as bills of exchange be delivered? Not yet, the Agamemnon pulled a telegraph cable from England to America, which was also protected.

The atmosphere on the ship was very solemn at that time. After others came ashore, they said that compared with the rough seas, sailing on the same ship with Napoleon in the calm weather with high visibility was actually more terrifying. Fortunately, they arrived at the port without any danger. There were indeed British warships catching up, but they did not fire at the Pomona, but entered Dunkirk together.

This involved a series of complex issues, but the original intention of the matter was just a few young British sailors expressing their admiration for the First Consul of France.

To put it another way, the French navy was on par with the British navy before the Revolution. At that time, many French nobles served in the navy. Compared with the army, the navy is much more comfortable. You can enjoy the sea breeze gracefully, have breakfast on the deck, and then watch the soldiers bring the captured pirates to you.

Theoretically, pirates would be hanged if caught, but wouldn't it be different to just throw them into the sea and give them "freedom"? The nearest island is a few nautical miles away, and with luck the pirates can swim there on the backs of whales.

After the Revolution, the strength of the French navy was greatly reduced, but this did not mean that the French lost their freedom of navigation.

This event had a greater impact on France than the assassination of Napoleon, especially since the fishermen had just experienced a blockade by British warships and were not allowed to fish.

When Georgiana saw Figel, it might be because Christmas was coming, or she was closer to home. She looked cheerful and not as "depressed" as Georgiana.

Does the "tit for tat" approach really not promote cooperation?

Severus called Lily "Mudblood", and Lily immediately broke up with him. From then on, he never said that word again, just like the husband who promised never to see anyone outside again, and he really kept his promise.

But he changed, and Lily met a better person, and they did not go back to the previous track.

Scarlett had loved Ashley, but she understood one thing because of Melanie's death.

There are two tragedies in life. The first is not getting what you want, and the second is getting what you want.

The love she had always wanted, Ashley's love, was so close at this moment, but she "woke up" and wanted her husband's love, and Rhett Butler walked into the thick fog without looking back.

The last time she was able to survive was because of Melanie, who could support her now?

Rhett Butler loved their daughter very much, but the child had an accident while riding a horse, just like Scarlett's father.

When smoke and fire enveloped Atlanta, it was Scarlett who delivered Melanie's baby. She took the child back to the manor with Melanie and raised him in a house without a man to rely on.

"What do you want from me, madam?" asked Figel.

She looked at this female dragoon. She had the strength of a warrior, but not the soft curves of a woman.

The carriage compartment can isolate the cold wind outside, but Figel is running against the cold wind.

"Madam?" Figel asked strangely.

"Give me a horse," said Georgiana. "I'll go with you."

"Can I ask why?" Feigl asked.

"Just do it." Georgiana said and turned around to get into the carriage. She wanted to change this obstructive skirt into men's clothing.

By the way, her application to wear men's clothing was made through legal procedures and was approved by the police.

No one has the right to interfere with her.