Chapter 3312 Shadow of the Mountain (7)

The Mont Blanc province was incorporated into France in 1792. Most of the province's areas are mountainous. Although you can see signs of farming in the valleys, they cannot compare with the fertile banks of the Po River. Most farmers have to go abroad to find extra income, which has led to the development of the Mont Blanc logistics industry. Some people will also go to Paris and Lyon to work during the winter. If they are not lucky enough to hire them, they will also leave from the winter Chimney cleaning work.

In contrast, the soil on the mountains is too poor to form farmland, so herdsmen graze their cattle on the hillsides. The Valais sheep are actually a type of glacier goat, and Georgiana had observed Sean's hooves and they had goat characteristics.

After heavy rains wash away the already barren soil, only bare rocks are left, with only some grass growing. The strong north wind makes the local climate cold, and because it is blocked by the peak, there are a large number of glaciers accumulated there, and the winter will last for a long time. But there are abundant prey in the Alps, and the bears here are larger than those in the Pyrenees. The French Chasseur troops mainly come from these two places.

In this place with magnificent landscapes, simple and innocent people live, as if the high mountains protect them from the destruction of civilization. Few people engage in the fur trade like the Indians in North America. Hunting is a supplement to food. And the pride of man, in winter the bears will hide, but the grouse will still be out and about, and hunters will hunt them in the snow.

The literacy rate in the Alpine Valley is also very high. Compared to the national male illiteracy rate of 73%, small shepherds can also read and write. This is caused by the unique local "immigrant culture". Teachers will wander the markets of Provence, looking for teaching places in winter. A feather in their hat means they can teach reading and writing, and two feathers represent computing science. teach.

When a certain age reaches a certain age, the family will let the youngest son leave. They call it "shedding", just like the eagle's feathers are becoming more and more plump, taking off the down on the body, and then spreading its wings and flying high.

In the days before the Chasseurs existed, they returned to work on the plains of the Rhône, which was closer to home and allowed them to accompany their parents.

When the recruitment begins, they will go far away from home. They will see scenery that their fathers have never seen.

The Chasseurs were loyal to Napoleon and loved him. Napoleon also liked these simple "children". He often wore the uniform of the Chasseurs as if he was one of them.

Frugality, temperance, and industry are all things everyone in the high mountains has to work for. However, the opening of the Alps was also the start of tourism. To be precise, more people took advantage of the hot springs, and those ancient Roman sanatoriums were a symbol of decadence in the Middle Ages.

The Last Supper painted by Leonardo da Vinci was in the Dominican refectory, which is located in Milan under the Alps. During this trip, Georgiana saw many small churches hidden in the mountains. They have different responsibilities just like the saints in Brittany, but healing and granting wishes are the main purposes of the saints. St. Bernard of Search and Rescue is An outsider sealed it for him.

Improved transport links made it easier for summer visitors looking for spectacular views, and Georgiana thought the wooden tracks would make logistics easier. In fact, this is not the case. When the track is arranged in an unguarded area, carriages that have not paid "tolls" will also go up. On the contrary, in order to improve the experience, tourists will buy tickets at the departure station and board the train.

This is also learned from Austria. Austria has also built a wooden track to the "beer resort". The more tourists there are, the more income will increase. There is no need for the winery to transport the wine outside, and tourists can also taste cheaper and fresh beer. .

Places without access are definitely closed, but the Republic of San Marillo has given up on Rimini's sea access, hoping to maintain a simple way of life.

Some things are beyond the scope of Georgiana's verbal expression, but now that the propaganda machine is in her hands, she can issue a "Mountain Guide" to warn climbers to pay attention to avalanches, as well as possible causes of avalanches and self-rescue methods. Methods and how to avoid dangerous routes.

The other is to form an "immune barrier" at the Turin construction site where people gather. Once everyone accepts that the avalanche is caused by wind or echo, no one will pay attention to anyone who says witchcraft. The military police also went to monitor her. It seemed that everyone was busy with the "trouble" she had caused.

But she still felt that since Switzerland was already a sovereign country, it should not act in a mercenary manner. Moreover, even if the mercenaries wanted to use the passage, it triggered a diplomatic conflict. Richelieu wrote a harsh letter to Venice This ally.

If one believed in "profitable wars" and "unprofitable peaces," Fox believed in "the harshest terms of peace" rather than "the most just wars." Although he had sternly warned Georgiana not to get too involved in the Louisiana Purchase if she still wanted to return to England, he was neither as supportive as Addington nor as opposed to William Pitt.

Georgiana put Bonaparte's Chasseur uniform back in the box, hoping that Pauline and Catherine would not need it.

What Arrighi meant was that it was impossible to appease Nabooni like Melchi did, and could only add fuel to the fire and make things worse.

Murat was able to return to Paris without any transfer orders without being punished. The last time Augereau came to show his favor, he was directly deprived of command. Even Lannes was envious of Napoleon's preference for Murat. There was a report He only mentioned how excellent Mullah's cavalry was, but Rana did not dare to mention it to the Guards.

No officer was responsible for the Turin Fortress, including Achim Murat, the garrison commander. Instead, the army was disbanded.

Who in Milan is commanding the Earthquake Mura? No one but Napoleon, but Napoleon also knew that Mullah would disobey orders and asked her to be ready to find the Swiss at any time.

In 1797, Nelson and the Spanish fleet clashed at Cape St. Vincent. Under the command of Nelson and HMS Victory, the Royal Navy performed an amazing feat and captured two enemy ships in an instant. This move gained public support, but despite Nelson's Having clearly contributed to the success of the battle, he was not on the original roster.

She turned over Charles Bennett's paper again. In addition to the size of sand grains, he also proposed soil classification, mainly including water content and viscosity. Water will penetrate through the holes in the soil, leading to seepage. There are no drainage ditches along the Roman Avenue, but the road surface is curved. Water will drain to both sides of the road instead of seeping in from the road surface. The pouring materials for the road surface are also classified into different categories.

He seems to also know about seawater desalination. Although France has not heard of any colony that needs this device, Pilin Island in the Red Sea seems to be able to use it.

Claims of sovereignty over an island are invalid if it is not viable. After carving up the land of Mysore with the East India Company, Punjab was established as a kingdom under Ranjit Singh. If the Suez Canal was opened, it would certainly become a key point, but it was not so if the British wanted to annex Punjab. Easy.

Charles Bennett's thesis did not include the construction of Roman roads in the desert. This may be because he studied the Roman roads in Britain. After he became a member of the Privy Council, he went to South Africa, and the Roman roads did not go there.

"I can't help you, so how can I plead for you?" Georgiana whispered, put away the paper, and left the office.

She is not locked up now, but the only female relatives are her and the maids.

But instead of changing into men's clothes, she continued to wear women's clothes.

After all, if she hadn't been a woman, she would have died more than once. How many lives can a person have?