King's Landing in France

"If Frost hadn't taken a fancy to his sister, people who were waiting to ask this little girl might line up three times around Paris."

The person who murmured at the beginning was stunned: "Really, I thought this little girl was the lady from the Parisian family that Frost had a crush on.

"It's incredible."

"Yeah," someone immediately replied, "If the war continues like this, the era of soldiers will come."

"What? I thought it was by now."

Chapter 310 Same as in the past

That night, An Ning went to the Jacobin Club with Paulina and the newly printed banknotes.

When he entered the club, the nun of the monastery (the Jacobin club was originally opened in the monastery) was startled: "Oh, look who is here!"

An Ning went up to give Mammy a hug: "Mammy, long time no see! Are you okay?"

"It's all right. I thought you'd never come back to this monastery."

"How is it possible? In this monastery, I spent the most important period of my life."

While talking, An Ning recalled when he was a teacher at the Military Academy in Paris, and he came to the club to report every night.

At that time, a group of their friends gathered together, talking about the future of France every day, and playing bridge by the way.

The nun was very happy and called a young nun directly: "Go, take off the flowers on table No. [-], and wipe the table clean!"

An Ning: "There are flowers on table three?"

Back then in the Jacobin Club, Robespierre, Danton, Mara and Anning all liked to sit at table three, and this table was like their exclusive territory.

Sister: "Yes, I kept this table. After all, it was the table you used to sit at. Now I often tell new nuns that the people who sat around table three were all important people Characters, it can be said that at this table sits the future of France!"

An Ning: "Just because of this, no one else is allowed to sit..."

The nanny suddenly sighed: "You are all big men, and gradually you don't come to the monastery, and the young man in Mala is still dead. Sometimes I dream, I will dream that you are sitting around that table again, drinking wine Laughing loudly while playing bridge...

"How wonderful it was then."

An Ning pursed her lips, because he seemed to have seen this scene just now.

At this moment Paulina interjected: "So that's what you were doing in the Jacobin Club. I thought you were planning a revolution."

An Ning raised her eyebrows: "If it's just a fantasy and doesn't involve a specific action plan, we have indeed planned it."

Paulina: "It's said that in the Jacobin Club, you voted on who was going to attack the Bastille."

An Ning: "Why are you so clear about things outside?"

"Because Christina took me to many salons and reading clubs. They also said that when you encounter some dangerous things, you will draw lots in the club, and whoever draws will go."

An Ning looked helpless. It is estimated that even if Frost himself went to the public opinion field in Paris and said "No, no, we did not do such a great thing, we are just playing bridge", no one would believe it.

Listening to Paulina's words, Mammy laughed loudly: "They didn't do such a great thing. They just drank, chatted, spanked and played cards while playing cards, just like other idle young people."

An Ning: "We were not idle, we all had serious jobs at that time. I was a teacher at the Military Academy, Danton was a lawyer, Robespierre was a preparatory lawyer, Mara was a doctor..."

"Marat is a doctor!" Paulina exclaimed.

"Former doctor, later he felt that studying medicine could not save France, so he abandoned medicine and devoted himself to literature."

Anning paused, and then continued to write lines for Mara: "At that time, he said, 'From the current situation, physical illness is not a very important thing, and mental illness is the key', so he began to become a reporter. , founded the People’s Friend newspaper, and pointed out current problems in the newspaper every day.”

Listening to An Ning's words, Mammy silently made a sign of the cross on her chest: "Poor child, may he rest in peace in heaven."

At this time, the nun came over and said to Mammy, "Table number three is ready."

An Ning: "Then let's go there, Mammy, keep busy with your work."

Then An Ning walked into the hall, and Paulina naturally took his hand.

Polina's handshake was quite different from that of Christina's.An Ning's arm, which Christina pulled up, was as soft and hot as if it had been inserted into cotton, and her arm was often sweaty.

Polina is completely different, in short, it is very cool.

Entering the hall, An Ning immediately caught everyone's attention.

An Ning heard someone exclaim in a low voice: "Frost! He's still coming to the club!"

An Ning: "Of course I will come. I spent quite an unforgettable time at the Jacobin Club. This memory is a treasure in my heart and will never fade."

After the words fell, the whole club burst into applause.

But a discordant voice sounded: "You have the nerve to come back, and use the guy who pocketed the revolution!"

An Ning immediately followed the reputation, and then saw Camille Desmoulins.

This is also an old Jacobin, and he also participated in the storming of the Bastille. At that time, he pointed a pistol to his head and said, "We will never stop unless we are shot down", and then encouraged The masses captured the Les Invalides and obtained weapons.

In this sense, this person was once An Ning's comrade in arms, after all, they stormed into the Bastille together.

An Ning: "Desmoulins, I read the article you wrote, and I think there is some misunderstanding between us."

After Anning received five hundred ounces of gold from Barras, Desmoulins wrote an article against Anning (the one that Fouché read).

Desmoulins took a deep breath, then folded his hands on his chest: "Then tell me, and convince me like you did before."

—As before... Indeed, in this monastery, the Jacobins often quarreled with each other over their theoretical differences.

At that time, Danton and Marat were radicals, while Robespierre was a moderate.

Moreover, Robespierre is also a lawyer who opposes the death penalty, and may be the earliest abolitionist.

like before...

An Ning looked at Desmoulins and found that there was basically no change between him and her own impression.

"I accepted Ballas' gold bars, not because of bribery. This is an investment by Ballas. In the future, I will also publicly sell the shares of the industrial trust I established in Paris. Mr. Ballas just got the news in advance, and then chose It's just an investment."

Desmoulins sneered: "Hmph, do you think we won't be able to see that you are covering up by saying this? No matter what, the fact that you took the gold bar will not change!"

An Ning nodded: "Yes, I took it, but I will give him a dividend. In the future, if my business makes money, he will have a share."

Desmoulins: "Mr. Barras has more political benefits than dividends? You don't know how active he has been in Paris since you took his gold bars!"

An Ning: "There is indeed such an objective influence, but do you believe that if the news of my visit to the Jacobin Club today spreads, the club will be full tomorrow?

"No matter what I do, it will cause such a 'phenomenon'. You should look at this matter more objectively. Desmoulins, you know, I have always been thinking about the future industrial revolution. I always think that only the industrial revolution, In order to completely solve the current chronic illness in France.

"To put it bluntly, the problem in France now is that the old social system restricts the development of productive forces. Only by letting the productive forces develop to the next stage can we solve the problems at this stage!"

Then there will be problems in the next stage, but An Ning doesn't plan to talk about this at this time.

Desmoulins: "Here it comes again! It's your steam revolution delusion again! When I was in the club, I thought you were wishful thinking!

"Aside from other things, how can a ship not have sails? Your delusions are all bullshit! You just want to make money!"

An Ning was angry, suppressing the anger that was about to burst out, and said in a low voice: "This is an inevitable trend in the future. You can insult me, but you cannot insult the future of the industrial revolution."

Desmoulins: "Ha, it's too much to say, and you're starting to play your general Frost's prestige? Are you timid..."

That's when Paulina threw the glove in his face.

Paulina: "I can't stand it anymore, how can you insult other people's dreams like this!"

Chapter 311 Attacking Paulina

An Ning looked at Paulina unexpectedly: "You..."

Before he could say anything about you, Paulina was like a proud rooster—well, she's a hen but she's shaped like a proud rooster—and said: "I don't like you People who look down on others because they don’t understand!

"And as long as you concentrate on reading Frost's argument, you will be convinced by the wisdom and logic contained in it!

"If you are not convinced, it means you are an out-and-out idiot! An idiot like you has no right to question Frost!"

An Ning was stunned by the sidelines. Napoleon was already a hard-core "fuck", but he didn't expect his sister to get worse.

It seems that Napoleon's tireless admiration of An Ning has left an imprint on the younger sister's impression like a steel stamp of thought.

An Ning couldn't help but said, "It's not to this extent, I just made a reasonable guess about the future..."

Paulina didn't care what An Ning said at all, she was like a fighting cock who had found her target, all her attention was on her opponent.She stared at Desmoulins and asked: "Don't you know that the products of the British textile factories that have adopted the steam engine have bankrupted a large number of handicraft factories?

"Can't you see that the steam engine factory established by Frost is generating a lot of wealth? Smart as Barras, seeing an opportunity to make money, why not take the initiative to invest?

"Is there a more trustworthy investment object than Lord Frost?"

Desmoulins was rendered speechless by Paulina's continuous cannonball, but he still stiffened his neck: "Maybe what you said does have some truth, but this is actually a bribe!"

Paulina snorted: "It seems impossible for us to reach a consensus, so let's use the traditional method in Paris to decide. I've already thrown the glove in your face. Let's duel!"

In Paris before the Great Revolution, people died in duels every once in a while, and this has become the main cause of death among noble youths.

But the situation has changed now. One is that most of the young people have joined the army now, and there are not many street thugs in Paris. The second is that the nobles who are left now dare not talk about their noble status, so naturally it doesn’t matter.” For the glory of the nobility" duels with people.

Desmoulins: "Paris is no longer the dueling city it used to be. Times have changed."

An Ning thought to himself, Duel City or something, it sounds like the people there are very good at playing cards.

Paulina was a little embarrassed: "Is this out of fashion now? The Republic legislates to ban this?"

An Ning: "That's not true, it's just that changes in objective conditions have changed the fashion trend in Paris."

Paulina looked at An Ning: "Aren't you dueling with others? My brother said that you still have to deal with dozens of challengers every year!"

An Ning wants to raise his forehead, good guy, Napoleon, Napoleon, you should be careful when you brag!

An Ning: "No, there is no such thing. How can anyone in Paris dare to challenge me to a duel?"

A crowd of onlookers shouted: "Actually, after he became famous as a noble killer, few people dared to duel with him. Everyone is willing to spare their lives."

When the voice fell, someone said, "It turned out to be the end, and I went to the guillotine."

Everyone laughed.

An Ning narrowed her eyes and observed the crowd.He suddenly realized that even in the Jacobin Club, the stronghold of the Jacobins, some people were tired of the bloody killings that had lasted for many months.

Should Robespierre be persuaded to stop?

However, Robespierre has just established the National Salvation Committee and banned the courts where all trials are handed over to the "people's jury". people.

While An Ning was thinking about this, Paulina pointed to Desmoulins and said, "Even if this is an outdated tradition, you were thrown by a woman by me, and it hit you right in the face! Don't you Come to a duel, and you will lose all your face as a man!"

Desmoulins gritted his teeth, and then squeezed out a sentence: "Well, since you ask so, then as a gentleman who is responsive to the ladies, I will fight you!"

Paulina was very excited: "Come on! I know that the time and place of the duel must be agreed, and three notaries must be assembled! The notary on my side should be the general!"

An Ning was actually a little worried about Paulina's safety at this time. After all, the little girl didn't look like she could fight very well. If she suffered a loss, she couldn't explain it to Napoleon.

After all, the Napoleon thief in this time and space loves this younger sister, and she raised her as the apple of his eye.

An Ning: "Actually, there is another saying about duels. When ladies want to duel, they will choose a beloved 'knight' to fight for her. Paulina, let me do it!"

Polina shook her head stubbornly: "No! I can handle it! I have always been the top in Brienne's courses. Whether it is swordsmanship or gun shooting, I am the strongest in Brienne."

An Ning wondered if there was a possibility that you won the first place because the noble children of Brienne were all thieves?

But after thinking about it, where are the nobles now? They either died or ran away, and the remaining few who surrendered to the Republic are all under An Ning's hands.

The current Brienne Military Academy should be in a state of "reducing talents in an eclectic manner", which shows that Paulina's top grades really have a certain amount of gold.

So An Ning agreed - if he happened to be a witness by the side, he could intervene in the duel if the situation was not good.

Paulina cheered: "Yeah! What about the time? According to the rules, who chooses the duel time? Is it me? And what weapons are used?"

Desmoulins: "Of course it's a pistol. After all, even Mr. Frost admits that firearms are the fangs of civilians. No matter how much time the nobles spend honing various martial arts, they will have nothing to do with pistols."

It was only then that An Ning remembered that he had really said this sentence, but he didn't think much about it at the time, he just pretended to be coercive.

Unexpectedly, this was also spread as a wise saying.

In the current situation, if I fart myself and complain about "really stinky", it will be made into a short story of the bosom friend department.

Next, the two parties quickly agreed on the time and place.

The notary on Desmoulins' side said that he would bring it on the day of the duel, and this person's weight is definitely enough.

As for the third-party notary, after discussion, it was unanimously decided to be Lazar Cano, who has been working hard in Paris.

It is strange to say that Lazar Carnot was obviously promoted by An Ning, and he clearly accepted An Ning's leadership, but because he has always handled things impartially and without any bias towards An Ning's faction, he was regarded as a middle-aged man in Paris. stand up.

It turns out that Lazar Kano was in a similar position in history, and whoever comes up will drag him to be the Minister of War.

After the decision was made, Paulina hugged An Ning's arms excitedly: "Great! Just look at it, I will find those who dare to despise your ideals one by one!"