Chapter 406 After Victory

Strictly speaking, there was no winner in the battle on the Valois border, but "the imperial army did not win" and "Valois did not fail again" both caused great shock.

Rorschach opened Byrne's newspaper and the first news he saw was not war reports, but the shock to the empire's financial markets.

War bonds in the early period absorbed a large amount of liquidity, and then war bonds flowed into the market, which released liquidity as collateral and promoted market prosperity with the imperial army's superiority on the battlefield.

When the Imperial Army suffered setbacks on the battlefield, so did this prosperity. According to newspaper reports, this wave is a "technical adjustment" and there is no need to panic.

As for the battle situation of the Imperial Army, it only occupied a small space in the newspaper.

In Valois, on the one hand, the results of the National Guard's victory were inspiring, and the people in the royal capital took to the streets to celebrate, but on the other hand, it also had a bad impact:

The entire political arena and public opinion changed direction after Valluana was safe. The "royalists" and their mouthpieces jumped out again and began to accuse the "inhumanity" of the pre-war provisional trials. They began to attack the "Mountains", believing that they were supporting the common people at the bottom and causing the "provisional trials" to become motivated. An outraged civil vendetta.

There is also an unexpected factor at work. Representatives of autonomous assemblies or committees from various places came to Valuauna with the rebels. These people were often local squires and wealthy businessmen, and were naturally close to the "royalists".

Moreover, most of the "royalists" are prominent figures who can easily connect with local forces, while most of them are "mountainists" who started from humble beginnings. Most of them are not well-known outside their hometown or Valouana. , representatives from other places will only say: Who are you?

In the "arm wrestling" game between the two factions, after the National Salvation Committee led by the "Mountain faction" actually saved the kingdom, the "Royalist faction" regained strength and gained the upper hand.

boom!

Maxim could not hold back his anger, and the more intense and outspoken members of the club slapped the table. They were all angry about the new proposal of the "royalists": "Deprive Charles XVI of the throne, but it must be done by the people." The meeting appointed a crown prince and allowed him to form a government after he came of age. This is a naked restoration. We have won, but some people are going to reverse course!"

Needless to say, once the script of the "royalists" is followed, the new court will be controlled by their old ministers, and then the National Assembly will be banned, these "royalists" will be able to transform themselves into new aristocrats, and the country will be forever solid.

Debates have raged across the club, but everyone is focused on how to defeat the motion.

Maxim remained silent until he finished thinking deeply before speaking. There was no anger in his words, but calmness: "The enemy wants to take one step backward, then we should be bolder and take two steps forward."

"Take two steps?"

"The trial and execution of Charles XVI is the first step. The second step is to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic that cuts off the possibility of restoration.

"This is not a negotiation skill that asks for high prices. It should be the goal that we 'Mountains' firmly pursue. If you can't take the first step, the second step will be impossible; if you don't have the determination to reach the second step, then the first step will be impossible. We can’t even think about it.”

After unifying the thoughts within the faction, overnight, previously unpublished evidence of the king's collusion with foreign enemies was compiled into a pamphlet and spread wildly on the streets of Valuauna. The people suddenly turned from happily discussing the war to denouncing the king. , another group of civilians began to attack the palace.

Soldiers of the National Guard even refused to disperse these agitated civilians and told their commanders that they would only execute orders that were in the interests of the motherland and that the National Guard would not point their guns at any patriotic citizen.

Moreover, the "temporary trial" has once again resurfaced, and many people involved with the palace were dragged out by the public and given a "click" after the evidence was made public.

At this point, no one dared to continue discussing the proposal of "restoration of the monarchy".

"Why are you laughing?" Caroline was thinking about the design of the wizard tower hall, but was interrupted by Rorschach's sneer.

Rorschach read the newspaper and then started to read the intelligence from Valuvana. A certain archmage was full of complaints. Rorschach explained to Caroline: "My previous judgment was wrong."

"Oh? That's strange." Caroline came here and found that in Lanster and Kempson, the young Rorschach was actually the "talker" of the matter. It was rare to see him take the initiative to admit his mistakes.

"I said before that Charles XVI should pray for the victory of the National Guard, but now it seems that after Valois achieved its first victory, the Montagnards accelerated the process of sending him to death."

"What's so funny about that?"

"I admire the genius of the royalists for their opposition skills." Rorschach revealed the answer: "They did not directly oppose the trial of the king, but proposed to trial all royal families. For a while, the people agreed."

"There doesn't seem to be any problem?" Caroline was still puzzled.

"But the most popular royal family dancing now is the venerable Mr. Equality, and he is the flag of the Mountain Sect." The former Duke of Merovingian was originally a benchmark for "progressive aristocrats", but he did not expect that because of " The royalists' plan to protect the king was tied up again.

Cutting? It doesn't exist, the representative of the "royalists" said righteously, unless Mr. "Equality" hands over all the entrusted properties and returns all the annuities from the duke period. It's better to just snap this thing away.

While the public supports the trial of all the royal family members, they also have a good impression of Mr. Equality who puts on a good show. If the Mountain Faction agrees to try all the royal family members, they will give Mr. Equality a green light for amnesty. With a precedent, the "Royalists" can take up the cause again, greatly delaying the trial process, or even causing it to stop.

In short, if you want to execute, I will expand it, muddy the waters, and delay it as long as possible.

If the chief of the palace guards knows about it, he will definitely ask him to take a good look. Protecting the master is also a technical job. I will learn it in my next life.

Rorschach does not have the same worries as Maxim, but he will also encounter problems. For example, the spring plowing in front of him must be done well. According to the agreement, the special zone will double the grain this year. Considering the rations of the newly added refugees, the output needs to be even higher.

Rorschach is short-sighted and does not believe that the "initiative" comparable to Jin Kela can bring much increase in production. Instead, he chooses to take a three-pronged approach of land reclamation, mechanization, and fertilizer.

In order to plow the land faster, Rorschach asked the steel plant and the fine factory to cooperate to make more puppets. Their core is basically the same as the ones used in the factory now, but they have changed from the previous humanoid to four-legged.

Rorschach originally thought that they made a mechanical version of a plowing ox when he got Andre's design, but when he saw the prototype, he realized, "Oh my god, you made an oversized four-legged spider?"

But there is nothing wrong with it. Compared with imitating the movement of four-legged animals such as cows and horses, the crawling of animals such as spiders and crabs is easier to control balance and steering, and the mechanical structure is also simpler.

But Rorschach is still a little worried. Will the old farmer accept this thing?