Chapter 739 Queen Mary's Struggle
Chapter 740 Queen Marie's Struggle
Queen Marie suddenly took up her handkerchief to wipe away her tears, took a deep breath, and stood up:
"You are right, Joseph will solve all problems, and everything will be fine."
She held her husband's hand again and said very seriously:
"But we can't just watch him bear the heavy responsibility alone, but we must do as much as possible to help him!"
Louis XVI nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, so I have been working in the arsenal until late at night recently."
Queen Marie was stunned.
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It turns out that even the king is working hard for the upcoming war, and it seems that only she has not contributed a little...
Her mind is spinning, what can she do?
For example, donate some jewelry...
Yes, donate, she can organize a fundraising dinner and call on the nobles of the Palace of Versailles to raise funds for the army!
What else can I do?
While she was thinking, Prince Charles pushed the door open and walked in.
There is no diplomacy or war in the world of children. He saluted his parents, then took Queen Marie's hand and asked, "Mother, will Archduchess Alexandra come to Paris? I asked Mr. Greuze, and he said that she has not yet made an appointment for the follow-up painting course..."
The little guy doesn't have many friends in the palace. No one has played with him recently. When he was practicing swordsmanship today, he thought of Alexandra.
Queen Marie's eyes lit up when she heard it.
Alexandra? Yes, how could she forget her.
She is Joseph's beloved princess.
Joseph is busy with national affairs. As a mother, she will help him deal with his marriage.
This is also a great contribution to France!
She immediately picked up Charles and kissed him on the cheek:
"You are really my little angel!
"Oh, Alexandra will come to Paris and stay for a long, long time. Russia was at war before, so she was probably delayed. Now that peace has been restored there, I sent someone to pick her up. "
Charles immediately smiled and hugged his mother's neck tightly, saying happily: "Great, Sasha is coming back! Thank you, mother!"
After the youngest son was taken away by the tutor, Queen Marie looked at Louis XVI again: "Your Majesty, do you think Joseph will be very surprised to see his Sasha after he returns after repelling the enemy?"
The king smiled shyly and nodded: "He will definitely be happier than if he won a great victory. "
Queen Marie, who was eager to contribute to the country, did not delay at all. At noon that day, she summoned Count Stroganov, the Russian ambassador to France, and told him that she wanted to marry a Russian princess.
The latter immediately solemnly stated that he would report the matter to St. Petersburg as quickly as possible, and informally stated that His Majesty the Tsar would welcome this marriage.
After Count Stroganov left, Queen Marie, who was full of a sense of accomplishment, immediately got busy arranging a fundraising dinner, which lasted until three days later.
That night, the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles was crowded with people, and all the noble nobles in Paris gathered here.
Accompanied by the music played by the royal band, Minister of Agriculture Vergniaud took the lead in climbing onto the wooden platform on the north side, raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said loudly: "On behalf of the distinguished Queen, I would like to thank everyone for coming to this dinner. "
Seeing people in the hall bowing to the queen and then looking at him, Vergniaud's expression began to become solemn, and his tone was full of indignation: "I believe everyone has already known that Britain, together with their evil allies, shamelessly tore up the trade agreement, attempted to plunder our sugar industry like a robber, and assembled troops to prepare to invade our country!"
What he said was all set by Joseph, and then handed over to the Press and Publication Bureau to organize well-known writers to write specific propaganda manuscripts.
After that, all of France will use this caliber for pre-war propaganda.
Dozens of reporters standing in the corner of the hall immediately recorded Vergniaud's speech word for word.
As a famous orator in history, Vergniaud's words were very inspiring: "The barbaric and despicable British seized our overseas colonies through the Seven Years' War, destroyed a large number of our industries through deception and vicious competition, and caused France, once the richest and most powerful country in Europe, to fall into decline!
"It is their shameless behavior that has caused a large loss of France's wealth and made people's lives more difficult. People are constantly freezing to death and starving to death, while they can continue to obtain wealth from our North American and Far Eastern colonies and show off to the world.
"It was the British conspiracy that made France lose a full 30 years!
"Those were 30 years full of pain and shame!
"Fortunately, God has mercy on France. Under the leadership of His Majesty the Great King and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we have stubbornly walked out of the trough and started to regain order and prosperity. The once powerful France is gradually returning.
"But the despicable British, together with the barbaric Prussians and the Austrians who are accustomed to betrayal, they don't want to see us get up from suffering and weakness!
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"They plan to use another sinful invasion to make us lose another 30 years! The conspiracy makes us forever weak and always at their mercy and ridicule!
"You, the people who have experienced the lost 30 years, will you allow this to happen?!"
Everyone present was instantly filled with anger, their eyes red, and they shouted in unison: "Never allow it!"
Vergniaud nodded vigorously: "France will stand forever because of you!"
He then used an impassioned tone to talk about the century-old feud between Britain and France and between France and Austria - these contents are ready-made, France and them have been at war almost continuously since hundreds of years ago, and there are so many blood feuds that it would take months to finish talking about them.
Finally, Vergniaud saluted Queen Marie on the side: "Today, Her Majesty the Queen has called us to stand here to jointly resist the invasion of evil enemies! Defend our country!"
Amidst cheers, Queen Marie came to the stage and said solemnly: "Let us unite and contribute our own strength to make all those who dare to be hostile to France pay the price they deserve!"
Countess de Berninac on the side immediately said: "The person who donates the most tonight will be invited by Her Majesty the Queen to have dinner with the royal family."
Immediately, a noble raised his hand and said loudly: "I donate 5,000 francs!"
A disdainful snort came from behind him. A factory owner who was invited to come straightened his collar and raised his hand and said: "I am willing to take out 20,000 francs to buy cannons for the army."
"How can we let these lowly guys outperform?" A noble muttered in a low voice and raised his hand, "The Colbos family donated 30,000 francs."
