At the National Assembly meeting on October 10, Bishop Talleyrand, the former representative of the First Estate and now a member of the Orton District MP, asked to speak.

Amid the applause of everyone, whether sincere or false, the archbishop, dressed in black bishop's robe, stepped onto the pulpit. Unlike another chameleon, who was also born in a seminary and later was also known for his fickleness, Bishop Talleyrand was very good at giving speeches. Anyway, they are all the skills of the Ma Bian people, and all the techniques that can fool believers on the altar are actually suitable for use in speeches that fool the public.

"As you know, the new system has been established, and His Majesty has recognized the Declaration of Human Rights and pledged to be faithful to the Constitution. But France is still facing a huge crisis. Some conservative aristocrats had fled abroad, and they were contacting other despotic kings in Europe in an attempt to use their power to subvert the revolution. And in the country, there are rebellions everywhere, thieves and rebels run rampant, wantonly destroying our France. These crises are so serious that can we turn a blind eye and ignore them? ”

"Can't!"

"Can't!"

The lawmakers shouted. And from the left side of the pulpit, there was even a voice like this: "Hang those bad things!" Hang them all on the street lamp! ”

Bishop Talleyrand's face remained calm, though he didn't like the guys sitting on his left.

"But we still face a huge difficulty, and that is that we don't have money in our hands." Talleyrand continued, "Because of the extravagance of the royal family, France now owes a debt of forty-five billion livres, and the mere repayment of interest will drain all the money in our hands. If there is no money, then what do we use to arm our fighters, to defend our revolution? ”

"So what do you say?"

"Can you still conjure River?" Someone shouted from below.

"Everyone, everyone, please be quiet." Bishop Talleyrand raised his voice, "I do have a workable solution. ”

There was a sudden silence around.

A lot of people are thinking, "Is this guy going to die and plan to take the lead in proposing a tax increase?" ”

"As you know, over the years, the Church has amassed a great fortune in France." "As far as I know, the Church owns at least more than three billion livres worth of land, as well as other wealth. If we can use this wealth to serve the public, then there is a solution to the crisis in front of us. ”

As soon as this sentence was finished, the entire venue suddenly boiled.

Some shouted, "yes, those damn vampires, they should have spit these things out a long time ago!" ”

Others shouted, "This is blasphemy!" ”

Of course, it was the other clergy representatives who shouted this. But they don't have the support of others. In fact, when there is a shortage of money, the abacus of religious organizations also has a long tradition here in France, the filial son of God.

The Knights Templar, one of the three major knights, lost the Holy Land and had to retreat to France. In addition to fighting wars, the Knights Templar were also very good at making money, and even the banking industry in Europe was invented by them. King Philip IV of France was in debt to them. When they returned to France, they brought back a great deal of wealth, which made the eyes of King Philip IV of France green.

King Philip IV of France at that time was a shameless man who asked for money, and he never took religious fervor to heart. In his hands, he killed at least two popes and forcibly brought the Holy See into France, turning many successive popes into "prisoners of Avignon".

On a Friday, Philip IV suddenly ordered the arrest of all its members in France and the confiscation of all Templar property, citing the Templars as "hereticals". Soon after, the Pope, who was under his control, also declared that the "Knights Templar" were heretics, and that they were all damned faggots, one of the reasons being that they had two knights on their coats of arms. It was supposed to commemorate the two founders of the Order, but in the Inquisition's account, it became a sign of the Templars' collective foundation.

In this way, King Philip IV of France eliminated his creditors and made a fortune along the way. Of course, it is said that the Knights were already prepared at that time, so they transferred a lot of their possessions or hid them. So to this day, there are still quite a few legends in Europe about the Knights Templar's hidden treasures.

Therefore, the French, as the filial son of God, do not have much resistance to robbing the church or anything. However, another voice made everyone hesitate.

"But we have just enshrined in the Declaration of Human Rights the principle of the sanctity of private property, should we immediately trample on our own principles? If today we can deprive the Church of its property in this way, whose property will it be tomorrow? Someone shouted.

So everyone fell silent, and countless eyes were fixed on Bishop Talleyrand.

Bishop Talleyrand, however, did not feel any pressure at all, smiled slightly, and then asked slowly: "A gentleman just now mentioned the principle that 'private property is sacrosanct'. Of course, I very much agree with this principle. But I would like to ask, whose private property is the property of the church? ”

This question was unexpected. Indeed, who is the owner of the property of the Church? Certainly not the popes, certainly not those bishops. If you have to find an owner for it......

"Doctrinally, the owner of the church is God Almighty." Bishop Talleyrand continued, "But God does not need any worldly wealth, and anyone who thinks so is blasphemous. In addition......"

Bishop Talleyrand paused deliberately, then smiled and said: "The Declaration of Human Rights protects the rights of human beings, and God is really not human, so this matter is beyond the scope of the Declaration of Human Rights." ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter below. Condorcet laughed as he pounded his hand on the table, and Barnaf laughed so hard that he couldn't catch his breath and coughed violently. Even Robespierre, who had always been unsmiling, laughed.

"This guy is such a genius!" Robespierre said.

"This damn heretic!" Some of the priests gritted their teeth and cursed. But their voices were lowered, and apparently, they also found that the situation was very bad for them.

"Damn, how could I not have thought of this and let this traitor take the lead." There are also some people in black robes who have such thoughts in their hearts.

Others would certainly offend the Church by putting forward this idea, and would make the Church, which had always been relatively neutral, an enemy of the revolution. Therefore, ordinary parliamentarians would not dare to mention such a thing. But clergy like Talleyrand are different, and by doing so, they only split the church, and the divided church has much less deterrent power. Apparently, Talleyrand sold the church for a good price in time.

If the property of the church belongs to God, which I personally think is blasphemy against God, then the only legitimate owner of the property of the church is all believers. The rightful owners of all the property of the Church in France can only be the French people. Why, then, can't the National Assembly, which represents the French people, dispose of this wealth that belongs to us? Why can't we use this wealth that belongs to us in the service of France? Bishop Talleyrand continued.

Bishop Talleyrand was an unprecedented success, and his speeches were interrupted again and again by cheers. His bill was swiftly passed in Parliament. That same evening, this resolution, as well as the speech of Bishop Talleyrand, became known to the people of Paris through various newspapers.

When Bishop Talleyrand walked out of his lodgings the next day, he was greeted by a crowd of people around him, and the newspapers poured all sorts of beautiful words on him without hesitation, almost praising him as the greatest saint since Jesus. Talleyrand liked the feeling, and he felt that the soaring prosperity he longed for was already in sight.

Now that the problem of money has been solved for the time being, the matter of training one's own "new model army" can be put on the agenda. The revolutionaries were now quite short of military talent, and Joseph had done well in assisting the National Guard in the neighborhood before that, so he was again invited to serve as a military instructor for the National Guard in Paris. For this reason, the Marquis de Lafayette wrote a letter inviting Joseph to his mansion for a meeting.

The call of the Marquis de Lafayette naturally could not fail to respond at this time. And it was much safer to meet the heroes of the two continents than to see Robespierre or Mara. So Joseph gave a little explanation of the affairs of the house, and got dressed and went out.

Riding in a light carriage, Joseph arrived at the residence of the Marquis de Lafayette.

Today, the residence of the Marquis de Lafayette can be said to be full of people. Obviously, after he became the most powerful person in France today, there were many people who came to pat him on the back and follow his door.

Joseph handed the invitation letter that Lafayette had given him to the janitor, who looked at the invitation and said to Joseph: "Monsieur Bonaparte, the Marquis is still entertaining, please follow me to the side hall and wait." ”

This was also normal, and in fact, when Joseph saw so many carriages outside Lafayette's door, he knew that he would have to wait a little longer.

A servant led Joseph into a side hall. Joseph noticed that there was another man in military uniform, about thirty years old, waiting there.

The servant brought Joseph in, brought him another cup of tea, and withdrew.

Seeing that the servant had retreated, and that the middle-aged man in military uniform was standing up, looking at himself with blazing eyes, he greeted him and said, "Hello, I am Joseph Bonaparte, a mathematics teacher. Nice to meet you. ”

The man also hurriedly replied: "Hello, I am Army Captain Lazar Kano. I have heard of your name from my teacher, Monsieur Monge, as well as from my friend Robespierre. ”