18th century total war

Chapter 22 Getting Ready
And now the purpose of the French revolution is to put the constitution above all people!

This is also the result of the vigorous promotion of the bourgeoisie.

It's their way of protecting themselves!

When there is a law, those in power cannot kill people casually. They need to fight within the scope of the law. This kind of bloodless fighting is what those wealthy big capitalists and bankers are best at!
To put it bluntly, the rising big capitalists and financial giants all relied on playing with people's hearts and using money to make their fortunes. If they were allowed to form an army to fight, they would be blinded!
After the promulgation of the Declaration of Human Rights, the bosses of the Provincial Council of Vannes suddenly felt that their constraints were lightened.

They no longer have to worry about the nobles and church forces in the territory!

Without privileges, what are these people?
Gibbon Davide, the current speaker of the provincial council of Vannes, is the No. 1 in the province of Morbihan in name.

Of course, it is now a multi-level parliamentary system, and it is no longer a one-person monopoly.

"Next, our policy is to gather the security teams and city guards from all over the country as soon as possible, and integrate all the troops. Those noble fiefdoms should also be checked and registered.

As for the nobles' lair that was broken by the rioting farmers, we don't need to pay any more attention to it. Now the nobles are no longer the ones we need to protect.

All nobles in the province of Morbihan must surrender their private armies, and can only retain a guard of less than a hundred people at most. "

"Your Excellency, Baron Levy of the Charles family territory now has 3000 infantry, what if he doesn't obey our orders?

According to Baron Li Wei's previous attitude, he probably would not pay attention to the Declaration of Human Rights promulgated by the Capital Constituent Assembly.

This is a careerist!

Moreover, the rioting farmers in the entire Charles family territory were wiped out by Li Wei, and there were not many young and strong farmers who could resist, or dare to resist Li Wei's rule.

Should we deploy troops to force Li Wei to hand over military power?
The first-line infantry regiment created by Li Wei is well equipped. If it can be incorporated, it will be of great help to the defense of Morbihan province. "

After listening to a congressman's report, Gibbon said in a relaxed tone: "First send someone to inform Li Wei that if he is willing to lift his military power and come to Vannes as a guest, everything will be easy.

If Livy refuses, he will be labeled a rebel, reported to the capital of Paris, and then the army will be integrated to wipe out Livy!
Earl Charles has been arrested in Paris, killing Livi will not cause us too much trouble. "

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Three days later, in Levi's office in Charles Town.

Li Wei, who had just received the special commissioner of Vannes City, was directly detained by the commissioner.

After Li Wei learned of the Declaration of Human Rights, he knew that the city of Vannes or the entire Kingdom of France would not allow such a self-respecting fiefdom nobleman like himself to exist. These days Li Wei has been preparing his troops for war.

In addition, Li Wei also received news that other noble fiefdoms in the surrounding area were breached by rioting farmers.

Farmers throughout the Kingdom of France are in the carnival, and they are now attacking the nobles according to the law!

Not all nobles will oppress farmers and commoners, but the nobles control too much land, and this alone is enough to encourage those commoner farmers to besiege the nobles.

Of course, there are also aristocrats who voluntarily throw away their land deeds and debts and hide in big cities with their floating wealth. With the background of aristocrats, it is still possible to be a rich man, but it is just a type of sitting and eating.

The promulgation of the Declaration of Human Rights allowed the Constituent Assembly regime in Paris to gain the support of the entire French kingdom, and even the peasant class who did not understand the Paris Revolution at first became fanatical supporters.

Farmers are all illiterate and cannot read newspapers and related periodicals, so rural farmers are the most vulnerable to the impact of revolutionary ideas. They don't understand what revolution is, and they don't quite understand the meaning of freedom.

But they knew that the Paris Revolution allowed them to destroy their debts openly and aboveboard, and also obtain the land they cultivated!
This is a real benefit.

If it weren't for the overwhelming majority of the French nation to believe in Catholicism, the rioting peasants would not dare to besiege the church, perhaps even those priests would have to suffer...

Not long after, Mayor Martin was called to the office by Li Wei.

"Mr. Clive, you know the current situation. We are already grasshoppers tied together. You don't think you can be pardoned if I fall down."

After hearing this, Martin shook his head repeatedly and said with a horrified expression: "My lord, my loyalty to you can be seen from the sun and the moon. I am only loyal to you. The Paris Constituent Assembly was a complete nonsense. How can there be no aristocrats in France!"

"I am very pleased that you have this idea. I also hope that you can continue to be so 'smart'. After all, you now have a lot of property in your name. Without my support, the gang of hungry wolves in Vannes will not let you go of."

Martin's face was sad. Although Li Wei said it was ugly, it was true!
After the promulgation of the Declaration of Human Rights, why are there frequent riots and wars in various places?

Is it really to seize rights for civilians?
No, the peasant uprising was just a cover, and the bourgeoisie who gained power and joined the committees at all levels will always get the big head!
The banning of the major guilds mentioned in the Declaration of Human Rights is, to put it bluntly, disintegrating the power of the aristocracy, because the original major guilds mainly serve the aristocracy and the king!

Capitalists don't need so-called guilds. What they need is a free market economy to avoid all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. This will make it easier for them to dump goods and make huge profits.

In fact, each guild is equivalent to the commercial self-protection and trade barriers formed in various places. It is difficult for foreign goods to enter. Without the constraints of various guilds, those big capitalists and factory owners are the biggest beneficiaries.

How can ordinary handicraft workshops compete with those large factories with large-scale production?
Don't look at Martin as a tyrant in the territory of the Charles family. In the whole of France, he is a small ant in the capitalist world. Any capitalist who comes here can crush him to death.

The industrialization of the Charles family's territory is really too backward, or in other words, the Charles family's territory has no basis for industrialization at all.

Levi also knew this, so he never planned to make the Charles family territory his own base.

"We still have capital in our hands, we can't sit still, I will leave here for the city of Vannes, and I will leave the town of Charles to you.

When I return triumphantly, I will reward you with the entire town!
Mr. Clive, I hope you won't disappoint me! "

After explaining the stakes and giving a picture, Martin felt that his future did not seem so hopeless.

The first-line infantry regiment knows Li Wei's fanatical Martin best. With a total of 3000 people, there is still a chance of winning against the province of Morbihan!
(End of this chapter)