$ Chapter 1619 Frogampfog (7)

No. 1g&fog (seven)

"Have you ever heard of Hamilton ever proposing a presidential life term?" Mr. Martin said.

"I heard it now." Georgiana looked at the scenery in the garden and said with a smile, "How many people want Leon to rule for life?"

"I heard that the head of state and Mr. Washington are friends." Mr. Martin continued. "At present, American trade cannot be separated from the British. They cannot openly fall out with the British, but I heard that Mr. Monroe mentioned whiskey to you."

"If you want to talk about a whiskey riot, I know."

"Public debt is a catastrophe. France's debt caused the Revolution. The consequences of financial distress were terrible scenes. Jefferson originally thought that the Revolution would end in a bloodless way." Mr. Martin sighed. "The society donated 3,000 to the war survivors." Ten million francs have been misappropriated, and I hope you will not suffer the same infamy as Marie Antoinette.”

Georgiana sneered, "The funds allocated to the workhouse are often not really used for the poor. How long can the Paris Charity Society last?"

"Marmont seems to be planning to join forces with Sieyes. They previously proposed to exchange the old nobles' properties for industrial products."

"How long ago?"

"Before the Coup of Brumaire, the old nobles supported the Führer because they believed that the Führer would protect their personal and property safety. If he made them lose confidence, then they would still take chances with the Bourbon royal family. In addition, there are also questions about the agricultural treasury. question."

"Corruption started so early?" Georgiana asked.

"Not yet, the famine has not completely passed. Many people still remember what it was like during the Revolution." Mr. Martin lowered his head and said, "But we do need a supervisory agency. The mistakes of saints are less forgivable than the mistakes of sinners. People will think The saint betrayed their trust."

"Of course you won't make mistakes if you don't do anything, but such people are useless." Georgiana said calmly, "And the 'saint' you call cannot predict everything, so we need to protect ourselves. and the ability to correct errors.”

"People are more harsh on women than men. Do you know where Joan of Arc was burned to death? It's Rouen..."

"It seems that it's a good thing that I was a bad woman from the beginning." Georgiana said with a relaxed smile, "Don't worry, I won't become a 'saint'."

"If you really think so, leave the visit to the workhouse to Madame Segu. You should pay more attention to the Ship Surveying Association. Although it is currently non-profit, it will make a lot of money every day in the future, even if the ship is not qualified. , shipowners can also buy insurance by purchasing a certificate from them.”

"You mean insurance fraud?" Georgiana asked.

"Who can tell what happens at sea?" Mr. Martin smiled. "The northern cities unanimously resisted the entry of British and Dutch steel into France, but welcomed British and Dutch bankers to invest. Henry Petty, a young man, and British steel companies It doesn’t entirely depend on you. After what happened in Switzerland, you should know that if civilized methods fail to achieve their goals, they will use force and insidious means.”

"I know," Georgiana said listlessly, "They can pay the newspapers to shut up, or they can pay the newspapers to write about me."

"What are you going to do?"

"Thinking." Georgiana looked at the road ahead and said, "Fox thinks the United States cannot be taken back. What do you think?"

"Hamilton once said, why does he, an immigrant from a foreign land, work hard for the fate of the country, while those residents born in the United States are indifferent to this? You and the head of state are not French, so why do you care so much about the fate of France?"

Georgiana was stunned.

"You have met Victor Dupont. His family had no choice but to leave France. After the revolution broke out in 1793, the old order collapsed. It is not known when a new order will be established. Pierre Dupont was imprisoned for sympathizing with the republicans. , and later he was imprisoned in the wrong place, and he was almost broken into prison The mob killed him, and he was later transferred to La Force Prison. The harsh environment inside could not guarantee his life safety. His first wife died during this period. Fortunately, the Jacobins collapsed at this time. He was released from prison and started a new family. In 1797, he became a senator of the Senate. However, another coup occurred in September of that year, and Pierre was once again regarded as a member of the royalist party. He and his son Irene were arrested at the same time, although this time they were only imprisoned for one day. This prison disaster made Lao Dupont Decided to leave France and go to the New World. Many people had the same idea as him. There were new people there. A new beginning, a new hope, no need to listen to the orders of the old and crazy king, and no need to worry about being affected by the coup, just like building a new house, unless people find that there is no hope and no opportunity in the new world, as long as there is a steady stream of resources. As immigrants join us, America will continue to make progress.”

"Do you share Fox's belief that Britain cannot take back America?"

"You heard what I just told you. Public debt would be a disaster. The Constitution of the United States does not represent the collective will of the people of a country, but an agreement among the states. Each of these states has its own constitution. As far as 'equality' is concerned, Massachusetts advocates 'equality for all' and slavery has been basically abolished in Massachusetts. The constitution of Kentucky states that 'all persons, when they form a social contract, are equal in power', which has led to many anti-slavery newspapers in Kentucky, but slavery and freedom still exist in Kentucky. All people are equal and have certain inalienable rights, especially property rights. There is no risk, and freeing slaves as free people violates the property rights of slave owners. This has led to the emergence of two extremely evil forces in the United States, one is financiers, and the other is slave owners. Almost every U.S. Constitution were filled with flowery words, denouncing slavery as an evil that must be cured immediately and at all costs. While waving the whip in the cotton fields, I think the United States will not eventually become a prosperous and stable country like Washington and Hamilton hoped. If people are illiterate, they will only be fooled by liars, but literate people will Falling for the printed page and fighting for their utopia until they are as exhausted as Hamilton."

"It sounds like Hamilton is having a bad time."

"Hamilton reminded me of Robespierre. He was a man full of dreams, but he felt that the rich were less morally corrupt than the poor. Robespierre valued the power of the people more. ”

"You mean..."

"Don't always have unrealistic dreams, Georgiana. You can't disagree with him wearing the crown and also oppose slavery. Do you want to be an opposition?" Mr. Martin said.

Georgiana smiled bitterly.

Wouldn’t slavery be abolished “in the future”? But speaking out against slavery now is like the fool holding the white rose in the tarot cards. Although the idea is moving and great, those who embark on the journey only need to lower their heads to find that they are on the edge of a cliff.

"Do you know what is the most embarrassing thing in people's lives? It's not the words in other people's mouths, 'I didn't expect you to have changed,' but the words in my own heart, 'I can't be naive anymore.' My teacher, he is a An old fool who is over 100 years old and still plays with children, likes to eat candies and wear weird clothes, but he still has dreams in his heart, and His dream came true because of his hard work. I know what Leon wants, and so do you, but you have to know that I am good at cooking. Although in the eyes of you French people, I am an English cook, but I Not letting him abide by the etiquette of the nobles and asking him to stay at the table for a while is not to make him feel fresh, but for other purposes. "

Mr. Martin stopped, as if he wanted to hear more.

"I don't want Leon to become the kind of person who knows little etiquette but not great righteousness. He is not like most men who are ungrateful and abandoned his original wife when he became a great man, and..."

"You don't want him to divorce and marry you?" Mr. Martin asked again.

"No," Georgiana said firmly, "He has a reason to divorce Josephine today, and he will find a reason to divorce me in the future. There will always be a better one."

"Isn't it because you still miss your husband?"

Georgiana took a deep breath.

"I don't want to." She endured the pain in her chest and said, "I just hope that Leon can stay in the Tuileries Palace until he gets tired of living there."

"On days when everything is stable, everyone can say a few truths and occupy the moral high ground. But when the storm comes, people panic and no longer care about the so-called rightness. They can only go with the flow. That's how people are." Mr. Martin said, "A man's life is a leap. Originally, he was still a child, waiting for his A child is born and he becomes a father. This is a jump. His father dies and he becomes the head of the family. Everyone has to rely on him. This is another jump. A woman's life is to drink water. Although on the way There are little whirlpools and waterfalls, always moving forward, Georgiana, don’t always look back.”

"Next year in Portugal, this is the deadline." She said helplessly, "This is what we agreed on."

Mr. Martin sighed, "People are extremely selfish. Many people think they are thinking, but they are actually sorting out their prejudices. You can't hear those gossips hiding in the castle, but others can. You should think more about the head of state." ”

"How else can I help him think?"

Mr. Martin smiled mysteriously, "What would you do if you wanted to be nice to someone?"

She was confused.

"Be nice and gentle to him, just like you are your husband." Mr. Martin said softly, "Maybe he is a child who has lost his father and must take on family responsibilities early."

Georgiana didn't know what to say.

"I really wish you could be my children, but it's a pity that I am not your father." Mr. Martin said melancholy, "If Edward Jenner refuses to be your adoptive father, will you be my adopted daughter?"

Georgiana was stunned.

"Or do you look down on me as a businessman?"

"No such thing," Georgiana said immediately.

"So……"

"I want to discuss it with him." Georgiana said, "I don't dare to make the decision at will."

Mr Martin laughed and continued walking with her in the garden.

Georgiana listened carelessly and thought at the same time. There are many things, even if the original intention of the invention is good, they will become harmful things in the hands of the wrong people, such as cowpox, which can prevent smallpox. Who would have thought that it would become a "weapon" for Americans to fight against Indians.

There used to be a lighthouse in Azkaban in the North Sea. It would attract passing sailors to sail in that direction. The sailors who fell into the trap would be made into a breeding ground for the environment needed to cultivate Dementors by the dark wizards living on that island.

How to identify such a lighthouse in the dark?

Perhaps it is only possible to resist the desire for the harbor and continue to move forward, but such days are very hard and tiring, and the sea is full of dangers such as reefs and icebergs.

Even if it is only temporary reliance and support, he will gather the strength he needs to move forward.

Napoleon actually thought that the desert was an ocean that he could walk on. The British also thought that he was like an unkempt captain, even though he was an army commander, and it was the sea that blocked him...

Maybe God really was protecting England last time. As the sun rose, the fog began to dissipate. I wonder if the fog on the sea has dissipated.

If not, that would be too bad.

I can't stand it anymore. Instead of standing on the moral high ground with a lot of bones to condemn others, it's better to take care of your own affairs.