King's Landing in France

Maybe Napoleon's age will also change.

The Duke showed embarrassment: "This...Christina, going to the military academy is very troublesome. You will be mixed with the daughters of those poor nobles. They all go there because their families can't afford the dowry money..."

Christina interrupted her father: "What is this! I don't care about these, I want to be a female general, I don't want to get married!"

Your Excellency the Duke sighed: "Okay, okay! If I don't agree, you might have to disguise yourself as a man and join the army again. Okay, I promise you. I will send you there when the Brienne military academy enrolls students this year. .”

An Ning was a little surprised that the aristocrats of this time and space agreed so easily for their daughter to join the army.

Even if it is because of the history of Joan of Arc... It seems that in this time and space, at least in France, the status of women is much higher than in another original time and space.

At this time the Duke turned to Anning: "You are Andy Frost, right? A cobbler's son?"

An Ning nodded: "Yes, it's me, Your Excellency the Duke."

The Duke put on a businesslike tone: "Thank you very much for letting my daughter out of danger. If you want to open a leather goods store in Paris, I can provide you with free storefronts and houses."

When the Duke said this, the mission target that had been lit on the right side of An Ning's field of vision suddenly changed.

[The task of escorting the sons of Tollestel is completed, the Duke of Orleans Louis de Philippe Tollestel's favorability for you has been raised to friendly, and you will receive a total of 550 crowns in bonuses!Withdrawals can be made at any bank! 】

An Ning was overjoyed, 550 crowns!That's a lot of money!And the Duke also promised to open a shop for himself for the house!

An Ning from the 21st century couldn't hold back when he heard that the house was given away for nothing, because he had been watching the house and sighing in his previous life.But at this time, a new thought lingered in An Ning's mind...

At this time, Christina suddenly said, "Dad, can I hire Andy as my follower?"

The Duke of Orleans shook his head and said to his daughter: "No, no, our family has a professionally trained team of attendants..."

At this time, An Ning said loudly: "Your Excellency, after this war, I found that I have some talent in this area, so I want to enter the military academy in Brienne to continue my studies in the future."

That's right, I'm going to military school, and then hold Napoleon's thigh!

Chapter 011 Getting a Foothold in Paris

As soon as An Ning finished speaking, Mirabeau, who had been listening in, agreed, "That's pretty good. In this way, Miss will also have someone to take care of at school. But Mr. Frost, how old are you this year? Will it exceed Enrollment age at the Brienne Military Academy?"

It was the first time An Ning knew that there was an entry age for the Brienne Military Academy, and he cautiously replied: "This year, my entry age for the Brienne Military Academy is..."

Mirabeau waved his hand: "That's no problem, that military academy accepts young people from 10 to 20 years old."

Lavoisier shook his head: "In that case, wouldn't it be better to go directly to the Military Academy in Paris?"

An Ning thought goodbye. I went to Brienne to get close to the future French emperor. If I were to be sent to the Paris Military Academy now, I would have graduated by the time Napoleon was admitted to the Paris Military Academy.

To Lavoisier's question, Christina replied: "He was just a military musician, so if you just let him go to the Paris Military Academy, he might not be able to keep up?"

An Ning nodded: "Yes, I'd better go to Briena's military academy to lay a good foundation."

Christina turned her head and begged the Duke of Orleans: "Father, aren't you worried that I will fail to learn from the poor noble lady in the military academy? Is it not good for Andy to look at me? He can write to you to report my situation at school."

The Duke glanced at An Ning and sighed: "Okay. But there are still a few months before the start of Brienne's military academy. It's not too late to talk about this kind of thing. The most important thing you should do now is to wash it well Myself! I can smell sour sweat on you, this is not what a noble lady should have."

Christina said coquettishly, "Dad! Don't talk nonsense! I don't smell sour!"

"Okay, no! Let Mrs. Alan take you to wash it well. Housekeeper!"

The butler who greeted An Ning and his party at the door appeared quietly: "Miss, this way please."

Christina glanced at An Ning, then followed the housekeeper.

The Duke of Orleans turned his gaze to An Ning: "It seems that my daughter trusts you very much."

An Ning nodded and said, "After all, I was the one who got him out of that death hell."

"Hell of death...you actually want to go back to that hell? I also have a handmade leather factory in my Paris property, where you can use your family expertise. Or you can bring your family in the countryside to Paris, I The house can be provided free of charge for your family to open a shop."

An Ning thought goodbye, there were only nine years left before the Great Revolution, and it was obviously not a good choice to open a shop in Paris at this time.

Although I don't want to take risks on the battlefield myself, compared to being an ordinary citizen in Paris, staying in the army is safer in the future.

An Ning: "How should I put it, I really didn't want to go back to that kind of hell at the time, but thinking about it now, I might have a certain talent in this area. In addition, it has become more and more difficult to make a living as a cobbler recently, because the raw materials are becoming more and more difficult. It's getting more expensive and the taxes are getting higher..."

The Duke of Orleans sighed: "There is no way to pay too much tax. You may not know that the financial situation of the royal family has become unimaginably bad, and there is another war recently.

"In order to raise military expenses, the royal family has borrowed a large sum of money from every bank in Paris. Now no one knows how much the royal family is in debt."

An Ning tentatively asked: "So is it going to hold a new three-level council soon to collect taxes?"

Both Mirabeau and Lavoisier looked at An Ning in surprise, and Mirabeau exclaimed: "A cobbler's son actually knows about the third-level council?"

An Ning prevaricated: "I mentioned it when I heard others talking about it in the tavern."

"Has it reached the time when everyone in the tavern will talk about this matter?" The Duke was speechless. "There are indeed such rumors in the palace recently, but many people are doing their best to persuade the king not to do so. The Marquis of Lafayette seems to think that , the convening of the three-level parliament at this time will lead to France becoming a constitutional monarchy."

The Marquis of Lafayette is the French general who led the French army to participate in the North American War of Independence. After seeing the process of establishing a republic in the North American colonies, His Excellency the Marquis seems to have become a so-called liberal nobleman and began to support the constitutional monarchy.

During the first months of the French Revolution, the Marquis of Lafayette took control of the regime in Paris.

Lavoisier said: "Constitutional monarchy is not a bad thing. My laboratory is surrounded by a large slum, and the people's living standards are getting worse. I can see it clearly. This country has arrived and will not make changes. It’s no longer possible.”

An Ning thinks that you are quite accurate. It is true that in a few years this country will undergo earth-shaking changes.

Duke of Orleans: "Change, the question is how to change? Like the British Glorious Revolution? Or like the New World?"

An Ning glanced at the Duke.

He remembered that Louis de Philippe, the Duke of Orleans in the original space-time, had the right to inherit the French throne. The Duke first sponsored Mirabeau to write pamphlets of royal scandals, mainly to build momentum for himself.

Unexpectedly, the Duke himself became a member of the Jacobin Club, and even changed his surname to "Equality".

Of course, these things don’t necessarily happen to the Duke of Orleans in this time and space. After all, the Duke of this time and space’s surname is Tollestel, not Philip, so it’s hard to say that they are the same person.

The Duke commented on the recent court changes at the Palace of Versailles, and then changed the topic: "Mr. Frost, your address in Paris has not yet been decided?"

An Ning nodded: "Yes, it hasn't been decided yet."

"Then I'll ask the housekeeper to arrange a place for you. You can take the time to tell us how you brought my daughter out of danger. If you want to go out to do errands, just say hello to the housekeeper. You saved my daughter, He is the benefactor of our family."

"Thank you very much for your hospitality." An Ning thanked her sincerely.

The Duke said again: "By the way, if you want to change your military uniform, you should also tell my housekeeper. He will provide you with a change of clothes, and if you want to eat, tell the housekeeper. These are all free of charge."

After the duke finished speaking, Mirabeau said goodbye to the duke: "I still have to send the latest pamphlet to the printing office, let's go first."

Lavoisier also took up the conversation: "I have also returned to the laboratory."

Duke: "Looking forward to your new experimental results!"

An Ning saw that Mirabeau and Lavoisier had left, so she also said goodbye: "Then I will also go to Mr. Housekeeper to take me to the residence."

The Duke nodded.

Just at this time, the butler returned to the room and said directly to An Ning, "Mr. Frost, this way please."

Chapter 012 As a decent man in Paris, naturally there should be a maid

The butler led An Ning to the empty building on the side of the Royal Palace.

"This was originally the residence of the servants of the Royal Palace. Recently, because the Duke has reduced the number of servants, it has been left unused." The housekeeper introduced to An Ning, "The bedding is all new, and there is a bathtub in the room, but we need you You have to fetch water from the first floor to take a shower.”

An Ning nodded: "Understood, I can take care of myself."

"There are also clothes. We have already provided a set of change clothes to put on your bed. You can change it yourself after you wash up. But you still have to figure out what to do with your clothes in the future. After all, the clothes in the Duke's Mansion may not be suitable for you. size."

An Ning: "Okay, I will go to the street to buy some suitable clothes for myself."

The butler bowed slightly: "Then I will take my leave first. A maid will come to clean your room every day. Please tell the maid if you need anything."

An Ning suddenly became excited: a real maid!

But after thinking about it, this kind of maid is usually an aunt, and it is unlikely that there will be a young and beautiful blue-haired maid in anime.

The butler left soon after taking his leave, leaving An Ning alone in the room.

He came to the window and opened it forcefully.

Outside the window is the street that surrounds the Royal Palace. The street is full of traffic and everyone is in a hurry.

Children with satchels shouted loudly on the street: "Come and see! The Affair Collection of Her Highness the Queen! The latest volume! You can take it home for only three sous!"

An Ning was taken aback. Didn't he expect that someone would sell the queen's little yellow book on the street? Has the imperial power been so majestic in this era?

He leaned out of the window and looked over at the children selling, only to see many children dressed in the same clothes coming out of the building next door with large satchels on their backs.

He took a closer look at the signboard of the building next door: Green Emerald Printing Bureau.

Well, it turned out to be the Queen's Affair that was printed here!So the spread of this thing is driven by the Duke of Orleans behind the scenes?

While An Ning was observing, several people had bought brochures from the peddlers, and the yellow copper coins were happily put into the pockets of the children.

At this moment, the child saw An Ning poking his head out on the second floor, and shouted to him, "Sir! Are you interested in the queen's affair?"

An Ning touched her pocket, took out three copper coins and threw them down.

"Thank you for your patronage!" The child jumped lightly and threw the booklet rolled into a stick up to the second floor.

An Ning picked up the booklet, opened it and quickly browsed through it, and found that compared with the little Huang Wen of later generations, this book was too clear.

——If you need money, you can write pamphlets to the Duke to discredit the royal family!

But right now, An Ning doesn't need much money. He still has 550 kroner as a mission reward waiting to be claimed.

An Ning threw the queen's little yellow notebook casually, turned around and went to the first floor to fetch water for herself.

Ten minutes later, An Ning drank the warm water in the bathtub, then took off her clothes happily and lay down in it.

The exhaustion of this journey was suddenly aroused, he leaned against the edge of the bathtub, and almost closed his eyes and fell asleep.

An hour later, An Ning finally got out of the tub after taking a bath, wiped off a little, and started to dress.

At this moment, there was a loud noise on the road outside, and people exclaimed.

An Ning ignored the half of the clothes, and hurried to the window to look outside.

It turned out that some cargo had fallen from a wine wagon.

On the ground was a shattered wine barrel, and the wine in the barrel was scattered all over the ground.

Pedestrians who smelled the wine swarmed up and drank from the ground desperately.

The groom who drove the carriage roared: "Stop! This is the viscount's wine! Go away!"

The groom shouted and raised his whip, and beat the snatchers desperately, which only aroused more violent resistance, and people rushed into the wagon, throwing more wine barrels off the wagon.

Groom: "Stop it! Lord Viscount will hang you bastards!"

As a result, a strong man snatched the whip from the groom's hand, grabbed the groom's collar with his thick arms and lifted him up: "This is Paris! It's not even the turn of a viscount to be domineering!"

An Ning looked at this strong man carefully. He didn't wear noble chaps, but a pair of patched black trousers. His upper body was a dirty linen shirt.

An Ning guessed that he should be a worker in a nearby handicraft factory, an ordinary Parisian freeman.

Later generations will use "san-culottes" to call them.

The sans-culottes threw the coachman out of the cart, and the townspeople swarmed up and snatched all the viscount's wine, pushed the barrel off the cart and smashed it to pieces, and then gulped the wine inside.

An Ning was on the second floor, watching all this happen.

The Royal Palace should also be considered the core area of ​​Paris, and this kind of thing happened.

At this moment, the Paris police appeared whistling.

The sans-culottes who snatched wine and wine scattered all at once, leaving only a mess of carriages and smashed wine barrels.

The police just blew their whistles to disperse the crowd and didn't take the time to arrest people.

The groom had already had most of his clothes stripped off. He stood up and yelled at the police: "I demand their arrest! This is the viscount's wine!"

The leading policeman patted the groom on the shoulder: "Say to your master, welcome to Paris."

An Ning curled her lips and muttered, "Welcome to Paris..."

It seems that in this era, the law and order in Paris is not good.

Thinking of this, An Ning put on the replacement clothes provided by the Duke.

There was a bronze mirror in his room, and An Ning went to the bronze mirror to look carefully at himself in the mirror.

— and a white wig is missing.

The Duke did not provide a wig, probably because the Duke's servants felt that a cobbler's son would not need a wig, such an aristocratic thing.

An Ning could only simply comb her hair and tie it into a small braid.