Chapter 3269 Earth Bells
Georgiana opened the map of Paris, searched on the map, and found the so-called "La Grande Jatte".
This place was outside the town walls of the tax-owners, a real "suburb", and on the right bank of the Seine lay the Bois de Boulogne, in which she found the Chateau de Bagatier.
She asked the staff of the Seine Provincial Administration for information about this castle, which was built through a bet between Marie Antoinette and Count Artois before the French Revolution. It took a total of 64 days to build the castle, although it is known for its small size and exquisiteness. , which is considered very fast.
The corvee system was as much a disaster to French farmers as natural disasters and military disasters. When Louis XIV built Versailles, he levied corvee services, regardless of busy farming times. Each farmer was required to work 10 to 30 days a year. Tools such as livestock and carts, even if the construction site is very close to home, migrant workers are prohibited from going home without permission.
Georgiana asked people to check the damage of this place, then took out other maps and asked people to spell out the entire Seine River system on the big table.
The Charp system from Lille to Paris was built along the main road, and the hydrological station was built along the banks of the Seine. It can be used to detect hydrology in normal times, and can be used to transmit information during special periods.
It does not need to be built very big, a mill is enough, and nearby residents can also be recruited as inspectors.
In addition to building Versailles, Louis XIV also liked to build roads. It was really convenient to have it, not to mention it was also part of Vauban's defense line.
There is a ceramic clock behind her, which should be made in Limoges. A local banker from Limoges came to the Paris Agricultural Association to observe for two days, and then he found the former director of the Sèvres Ceramics Factory. .
Limoges produces kaolin, which is indeed a good material for firing ceramics. However, before kaolin was discovered in 1768, it was the poorest place in France. Except for the people on both sides of the road who could speak French, no one else could even speak French.
Edward the Black Prince came here. In 1369, Charles V of France declared war on him. Edward III massacred 3,000 men, women, and children in Limoges. This was his "political education."
But this policy was not effective. Every city he passed through built fortifications, sent troops to defend, and hoarded food to provide favorable resistance. The Black Prince could only turn to the vast countryside, burning grain and razing desolate farmhouses.
Wherever he went, bells would ring, and people who heard the bells would immediately leave the village or hide.
Transparent enamel could actually be fired in Limoges in the 13th century, competing with the stained glass of Flanders, but it was not until the 15th century that the kilns were reopened.
The fields were barren, the soldiers' feet replaced plowing, and the blood shed on the battlefield replaced fertilizer. In this case, the nobles also levied 50% of the tax, 10% of which had to be given to the church.
Turgot was appointed as the local chief of Limoges in 1761. He spent 13 years making this formerly poor place rich. He won the love of the common people and the resentment of the nobles. He petitioned the national parliament repeatedly, and in vain, for tax reductions. He improved tax apportionment, redressed injustices, organized a public service station, opened up the grain trade, and built 450 miles of roads as part of a nationwide road-building program. He abolished forced labor in Limoges and established a road maintenance team, paying wages from taxes collected.
The current road construction method used by the ruling government is this model, except that the road construction tax is no longer levied by the local toll tax, but is collected uniformly by the central government. It is the national military police who maintain road security.
Not all regions were enthusiastic about participating in the Revolution. The Limoges banker who came to Paris attracted a large number of loyal customers in the local ceramics industry, shoemaking industry and farmers in four surrounding provinces, and established 13 branches and 65 part-time offices. They agreed to assist in the creation of the cadastral register, but Toulouse, with whom they had close ties, found it difficult to implement it.
The Royalists are divided into the Orthodox and Orleans factions. The Orthodox faction represents the direct descendants of the Bourbon dynasty, while the Orleans faction is a collateral branch of the Bourbon dynasty. Among them, the Orthodox faction occupies a very strong position in Toulouse. Fouche's police network also Can't cover this place.
Toulouse is famous for its rose bricks. Almost all medieval cities are close to rivers, but this river that runs through the city is not the Seine, but the Garonne, which runs through France and Spain at the same time.
If the intelligence she heard was true and Spain did intend to take back Gibraltar, then their focus was on the right track. Going up the Garonne River, Saint-Germain-des-Prés used to be monitored by the secret police. Now that they have moved out, who will monitor it again?
There was a "bang", and Georgiana followed the sound and found that it was Bonaparte who opened the champagne she brought.
"Do you have a wine glass?" he asked.
"How do I know? It's my first time here too." Georgiana said.
He simply stopped holding the cup and drank directly from the bottle, then handed the bottle to her.
She felt that a girl drinking should be more elegant, so she didn't answer.
"What are you doing?" He put the wine on the big conference table.
"The hydrological station also has an intelligence network." Georgiana said, "They can usually monitor hydrology and predict water levels and floods..."
"How do you want to pass on the information?" He interrupted her.
"You can use the Sharp system during the day and the lighthouse at night." She said subconsciously, but how could she explain the Morse code?
"Why use a lighthouse?" he asked again.
"When it's windy and rainy, the postal service will definitely not be able to pass through, but ships on the sea will follow the guidance of the lighthouse. The weather is not always so good, and it can still be used in foggy days."
"When we were in Mantua, we used the sound of artillery to convey information." He sat on the table and looked back at the map. "You can use the interval between cannon sounds to tell the difference."
She said nothing.
Bonaparte was indeed a genius, but neither Lucien's sword, Josephine's tears, Letizia's advice, nor Joseph's eldest brother status could restrain him.
"This bottle of wine was given to Leclerc by Dubois. Do you still remember him?" Bonaparte asked.
"I remember, he also gave me a dress." Georgiana said.
"What are you doing with Fouche today?"
"Warn him not to control me," she said coldly.
Then she remembered, and Fouche.
Death threats can have the effect of bringing a person into temporary submission, but they can also have the opposite effect.
His failure to report would lead to human omissions, and something similar to the Katniss Street bombing would happen next time, so she didn't know what else could restrain him. Instead, he untied the navy.
Public opinion focused on victory. In order to avoid fleet losses, the navy stayed in the port when it was time to go out to perform tasks. Now they were in a place where public opinion could not see. Not only did they win or lose, but no one knew what they had done.
Not everyone is as civilized as Bougainville, or as "dike" as Odysseus.
"Do you think it's okay for me to start teaching Delmid Homer now?" Georgiana asked.
He turned to look at her.
"He will be my Emile," Georgiana said, looking into his eyes.
"You will be disappointed." He said extremely calmly, picked up the bottle and took another sip.
"I have taught many students before, and they always let me down, but that feeling is different from Joseph's." She lowered her eyes. "My father did not experience long pain, and I did not experience that kind of hopelessness." Torture.”
He didn't speak for a long time.
"I didn't agree to Murat's request because I didn't want to lose another brother-in-law." He grabbed her hand and said, "You go to Milan this time to help me persuade him."
She did not feel that she could control the wild horse, but Murat and Bonaparte were always together, like Fontaine and Passier.
Then he kissed her smelling of champagne.
"You're mourning," Georgiana said expressionlessly.
"Who can resist your temptation?" He touched her lips with his fingers.
"I didn't seduce you," she argued.
He smiled and took out a necklace from his pocket.
It was a peridot and tiger's eye necklace she designed that looked like the weeping Eye of Horus, with white gold necklaces instead of garnet beads.
It was very simple, but she didn't expect it to be done so quickly.
He took the necklace and hung it around her neck like a medal.
"Happiness is getting what you want." He looked at her with eyes admiring works of art. "Happiness is enjoying everything."
She did not interrupt his poetic mood, and when he regained his senses, he went to look at the map.
She didn't know how long he was going to stay, but she had no plans to keep him overnight.
"Dang Dang Dang."
The porcelain clock chimed the hour, and it was already eight o'clock in the evening.
At this time, the nightlife in Paris has just begun. Instead of having fun, wouldn't it be boring to look at the map here?
She smiled helplessly, took out her old notepad, and reported to him the power situation in those cities while he was drawing.
"How about we make a big relief." Georgiana suddenly thought, "Carve the topographic map of France on the wood."
"We'll wait until you make it." He said, looking at the map.
She remembered a saying that goes like this: Geography is the stage of history, and humans are the actors in it.
No matter how good-looking the play is, you will get tired of it if you watch it repeatedly. Why not change the script and play it, just like many people play Caesar, who plays it best?
