Fox of France

"Joseph, the Constituent Assembly has passed a new law." As soon as Joseph returned home, Lucien shook a newspaper in his hand and shouted at him.

"Since this period of time, Lucien has become more and more interested in politics." Joseph thought, and asked, "Have they passed the Declaration of Human Rights?"

Joseph learned history from his physical education teacher in his previous life (this is normal, anyway, for Joseph in his previous life, it is enough to pass the general examination in history, and he does not take the college entrance examination. Why do you study so much? If you have this time, why not come Two math problems are overwhelming.) So regarding the literature of the Great Revolution, Joseph also knew a "Declaration of Human Rights".

"No, no!" Lucien said, "It's a decree announcing the abolition of all feudal rights."

"What? Show me?" Joseph was taken aback. He knew that uprisings or riots had broken out in various rural areas recently. (How to call these farmers' actions depends on the speaker's ass.) According to his understanding, France, which is close to anarchy, doesn't have many good ways to deal with those farmers. The Constituent Assembly did have plans to appease those peasants. But the decree was released so quickly, and with such a strong force?

"It's unscientific!" Joseph said, "This kind of thing involves all kinds of interests, and it's as complicated as the Gordian knot (an extremely complicated knot in the legend. It is said that if anyone can untie this knot, can become the king of Asia. Later, Alexander the Great untied the knot by cutting it directly with a sword). Without Alexander’s sword, it would be impossible to untie it. Today’s Constituent Assembly does not have an Alexander the Great, How did they do it? Bring it here and show me."

Lucien handed the newspaper to Joseph, and Joseph sat down on the sofa and read it carefully.

After watching for a while, Joseph couldn't help but let out a hehe laugh.

"Joseph, why are you laughing?" asked Lucien.

"I have no guts to laugh at the king, and the Constituent Assembly is shameless." Joseph pretended fiercely, but it was a pity that Lucien didn't know the trick at all, and Joseph continued: "Look at this decree, it really treats the peasants as fools." Ha ha, 'all feudal obligations are abolished', but things that involve money, such as land rent and tribute in kind, must be redeemed, and the money for the redemption must be paid in one go - the amount for 30 years must be paid at one time, and farmers must be able to pay in one go With so much money, I will become a farmer! What's more, look again, here, the unit of redemption is the village. It cannot be redeemed...and here, the redemption requires the consent of both parties-that is to say, as long as the gentlemen do not agree, even if they have money, they cannot be redeemed. Isn't this a drawing of bread to be eaten by hungry people? This is exactly You think the peasants are fools. It's ridiculous if you say it."

"Well, this is indeed fooling people. But Joseph... I wonder if there are some people who don't want to quell the chaos in the countryside. Anyway, as long as it's not him who is unlucky. Besides, this decree needs the king Approval will take effect. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the king to deal with this issue now?" Lucien said with a frown.

"Lucien," Joseph said in surprise, "you thought of this yourself? That's right, I think you're going to catch up with that idiot Napoleon!"

Lucien knew that this was really a compliment, although the implication seemed to be that he was not as good as some idiot. But Lucien always believed that his second brother was definitely a genius.

"You said before that although some people can't do anything by themselves, they are good at making trouble. At this time, it should be their time to make trouble." Lucien replied.

As Lucien said, King Louis XVI is now worrying about the "August Act" unofficially submitted by the Constituent Assembly.

"Your Majesty, you cannot approve such a thing!" Queen Mary turned pale with anger, "If you approve such absurd thing, you will lose the support of the nobles. This is simply the traditional death sentence in the whole of France! "

"I know that!" said the most powerful man in France in theory, "but if I dismiss it outright, it will surely spark new violence! Some people are waiting for such a thing!"

But these words made the queen even more angry: "You are always afraid, always afraid! The more you are like this, the less those guys will regard you in their eyes. The strength loyal to you will be because of your delay and Fear and demoralization, those rebels who oppose you will be proud of it. You are constantly beating your own people and strengthening your enemies! I really don't know how a person like you can become the king of France!"

"I never wanted to be the king of France." Louis XVI whispered.

"Yes, you just want to be a hunter and a locksmith. Maybe one day, when we lose the crown of France and live in a foreign land, you can use your locksmith skills to support a family." The queen sarcastically sarcastically Dao, then stood up, walked out of the room, and closed the door heavily.

Louis XVI sighed, stood up too, and walked into a small room on the right—that was where he studied various locks. Since these days, it is only there that he can have a little happiness for a short time. Anyway, this decree was only submitted by the Constituent Assembly in an informal way, that is to say, it seems that it can be delayed...

King Louis XVI adopted an ostrich policy on the "August Decree". He kept the "August Decree" submitted by the Constituent Assembly and did not issue it. He neither explicitly opposed nor approved it.

As the queen predicted, some nobles who followed the king began to move abroad one by one. It is said that they went abroad to gain the support of the king from the whole of Europe, but it is undeniable that as these people left one after another, the power of the king was constantly weakened.

The price of food in Paris is still rising, and along with the price of food, there are all kinds of rumors. Among the most widely circulated of these rumors, there are some like this one.

The first widely circulated rumor was that the lack of food in Paris was because the countryside in the provinces was in disarray, full of rioting peasants. And the reason why the peasants rioted was because the king stubbornly refused to ratify the "August Decree".

Another widely circulated rumor is that the lack of food in Paris is because someone is deliberately preventing food from entering Paris. So who the hell is doing such a thing? The answer, of course, is those "diehards" who support the tyrant. This is because they hindered Paris from getting sufficient food supplies.

According to Master Wei's experience, there is a secret to deceiving people, that is, except for the most critical places, you must tell the truth as much as possible in other places. These two rumors are very much in line with Sir Wei's experience.

It is true that the countryside in the provinces is in disarray, full of rebellious peasants. It is also true that the King did not ratify the "August Decree". But in fact, the Constituent Assembly did not formally submit the finalized version of the "August Act" to the king until October 1, which means that before that, there was no "August Act" that required the king's approval. In addition, the peasants' rebellion started in July, and there was no "August Act" at that time. The chaos in the provinces is actually not more serious than it was in July.

As for someone deliberately preventing grain from entering Paris and raising the price of grain, this is also true, but the person who did this was not the king, but a certain nobleman and a group of decent people from the third rank who followed him. They took this opportunity to make a lot of money, but they threw all the scapegoats on the king's head.

It was in such unease that the time came to October 1789. Generally speaking, July and August are the harvest season for French wheat. By the end of August at most, the wheat in various places should have been harvested. This year, the wheat harvest in France has been bumper, and the news has already spread to the city of Paris. Everyone thought that the bumper wheat harvest would definitely bring down the price of bread. However, until October, the price of bread was still rising steadily and sustainably.

As the nobles who supported the royal government gradually left, the king's family felt more and more insecure about their own safety, so at the end of September, the king transferred the Flemish army to near Versailles. The Flanders region is relatively conservative and is a region with a strong royalist power. In the eyes of ordinary people, the legions in this area are more supportive of the king.

On October 1, the king gave a banquet in honor of the officers of the Flemish army. Just after this banquet, a rumor spread in Paris through various newspapers:

When the banquet came to the end, the king's family appeared at the banquet. The officers of the Legion of Flanders cheered to the king, and threw the red, white and blue cap badges representing Paris and the National Guard to the ground and trampled on them.

The news spread quickly through Paris, and fear was revived. The people don't know that compared to July, the king's power has actually been seriously weakened, and it is unlikely to really threaten Paris. In their view, after several months of deliberate preparations, the king must have sent more troops to suppress Paris. Paris is in danger, and they must stand up and defend themselves with the weapons in their hands.

On the afternoon of October 4th, after cooking dinner for Joseph and the others, Aunt Sophie proposed that she need to take a day off tomorrow.

"Is there something wrong with your family?" Joseph asked.

In this era, for housemaids, Joseph must be the best employer, bar none. Because to a considerable extent, he still retains the habit of treating those housekeepers in his previous life. Very concerned about their lives.

"Ah, sir, my house is all right. But we women, yes, some of the Harlequins and St. Anthony's are all set up to go to town hall tomorrow and ask them to help us with the bread problem."