185 New Guards (Monthly Pass & 4th Update)
In the face of Lin Haoda's eloquent reasons, it was naturally not that he could not refute it, but when he saw Lin Haoda's firm gaze, he knew that it was difficult for Lin Haoda to make concessions......
Meunier also tentatively hinted at the expansion of the Imperial Army, which King Louis XVI would solve by himself, and did not need the Count of Paris to draw the army of the Paris Army to 'lose' a number of elites. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Meunier had seen the original French Foreign Legion's personal loyalty to Lin Haoda, so he naturally didn't think that the troops drawn from the Paris Legion would really have their hearts set on the royal family!
2,000 is not a small number, and these two thousand men are still drawn from the battle-hardened Parisian legions, even if King Louis XVI would agree, will the bigwigs of the National Constituent Assembly allow 2,000 elite soldiers to be stationed under their noses?
Regarding Mounier's so-called reason for King Louis XVI to expand the Guard's army, Lin Haoda retorted with confidence: "After the coup d'Γ©tat of the Marquis de Lafayette, what we need is a warrior who can really fight and protect His Majesty, not a group of bells and whistles who can only act as a guard of honor!"
His Majesty the King is not a real soldier after all, let His Majesty personally expand the Royal Forest Army, I'm afraid it's just a group of people who only know how to eat, and now the Royal Forest Army claims to be willing to fight to the death for the King, but the fact is that it took the initiative to put down its weapons in the face of the guns of the National Guard, Your Excellency Meunier, how dare you let me believe in the combat effectiveness of the Royal Forest Army? β
Lin Haoda's 'bitter mouth' persuasion.
"This ...... His Excellency Lin Haoda (the earl's title document has not yet been officially issued, so according to the law, Lin Haoda cannot be directly called a count), the Royal Forest Army took the initiative to give up resistance, which was ordered by His Majesty the King in order to avoid casualties because he was well aware of the disparity in power between the two sides......"
"That's right, it's precisely because of the huge disparity in strength that we have to greatly expand the strength of the Royal Forest Army! Otherwise, in order to show my 'unwavering loyalty' and let His Majesty let go of his scruples, the Imperial Guards can be supplemented by the Infantry Regiment of the Warriors under my command, and then recruit another group of men, I don't care how large the Imperial Guards are, the more numerous, the safer His Majesty will be. β
Meunier looked at Lin Haoda with a loyal appearance for the country, and couldn't help but scold Lin Haoda angrily for farting with his eyes open!
Is it true that the expansion of the Imperial Guards does not cost money?
Stuffed into two thousand elite regiments with a hundred battles at once, if the royal family wants not to be collectively captured by these two thousand big-headed soldiers dressed in the coat of the Imperial Forest Army, at least twice the strength of the Royal Forest Army, plus the original hundreds of veteran Royal Forest officers and soldiers, this is the cost of nearly 5,000 people!
The National Constituent Assembly allocates 5,000 ...... per month to the Crown. Oh no, plus the 2,000 Warrior Infantry Regiment drawn from the Paris Legion, that's the 7,000-strong Imperial Guard!
It's not enough!
Could it be that King Louis XVI could still borrow money from the French government?
How can this be?!
"Your Excellency Lin Haoda, the royal family's funds can't maintain too many royal forest troops, so ......" Just when Meunier wanted to refuse euphemistically, Lin Haoda directly interrupted:
"This is not a question, how can the National Constituent Assembly be so deprived of the expenses of the great King of France? That glamorous Maria. Queen Antoinette will definitely need a lot of living expenses, since the National Constituent Assembly supports the royal power, there is naturally no shortage of money, Your Excellency Meunier, we are all our own people, of course I want to speak for His Majesty the King, add a clause to the clause, all the expenses of the Royal Guards will be borne by the French government, and the royal family's living expenses will be doubled! β
Lin Haoda generously used the money of the French government to buy off the French royal family, especially Maria, who always wanted to suppress the revolution. Queen Antoinette's favor, this kind of favorability that doesn't have to spend a penny to buy, Lin Haoda naturally doesn't mind opening his mouth more......
When Meunier heard this, a gleam flashed in the depths of his eyes, and he saw a new way of balance.
"Your Excellency Lin Haoda, it is not difficult to get the French government to spend more money, but if the Imperial Guards are too large, the National Constituent Assembly will not agree, and they are also afraid that His Majesty the King will impulsively make some pre-revolutionary moves."
After Lin Haoda heard this, a smile suddenly curved into the corner of his mouth.
King Louis XVI's actions before the Revolution Lin Haoda was naturally clear, and he personally participated in it, which was nothing more than King Louis XVI ordering mercenaries to forcibly close down the Estates-General that represented the will of the people, which was also an important fuse that triggered the French Revolution.
However, Lin Haoda knew very well that Mounier's real intention was not this, but to get Lin Haoda to agree to the National Constituent Assembly to raise more National Guards in Versailles to protect the French government!
Speaking of which, the bottom line of the two sides is basically also the prototype, Lin Haoda wants to insert the entire two thousand elite infantry regiments into the Palace of Versailles, and act as a royal forest army for the French government to keep in case of emergency, which King Louis XVI and even the National Constituent Assembly do not have to veto.
After all, no matter how strong the two thousand troops can fight, it will be difficult to capture the huge city of Versailles under heavy guards.
However, since Lin Haoda wants to insert his hand into the city of Versailles, the future political center of France, he cannot restrict the French government's measures to protect itself, and the way to protect itself is also clear and clear, which is nothing more than to expand the National Guard forces in Versailles.
However, with two infantry regiments of line warriors in the city of Versailles, Lin Haoda still cares how many recruits the city of Versailles has?
In the head-on duel, the National Guard, which was crushed by the Paris Legion, was suddenly attacked by the inside and outside, and Lin Haoda had the means to break the will to fight of the National Guard in Versailles.
Fighting a war is not enough just by the number of troops!
"Since the National Constituent Assembly is not at ease, it is completely possible to expand the National Guard in Versailles, as long as the French government can afford it, and ensure that the National Guard in Versailles will not snatch the obligation to garrison the Paris region with the Paris legion, I don't care how much it is expanded, I am just a noble vassal loyal to His Majesty the King, and naturally I will not interfere in the decision-making of the French government."
Lin Haoda replied generously.
In this way, Mounier naturally had no reason to refuse Lin Haoda's insertion of 2,000 line warrior infantry regiments into the Imperial Forest Army, and the direct military armament in the king's line would also benefit from this negotiation, which can be said to be a great joy for all.
In this negotiation, in terms of military strength alone, the concept of win-win was completely realized on paper, and the National Constituent Assembly could confidently and boldly restore the National Guard in Versailles to protect its own interests and guard against the greatly expanded King's Imperial Army.
King Louis XVI even if he did not count the 2,000 Guards of the Infantry Regiment of the Warriors of the Lines drawn from the Parisian Legion, but also had a full 5,000 Guards loyal to him......
And Lin Haoda even extended his tentacles into the Versailles Fortress, since ancient times, the military fortress cities are external but not internal, in the Versailles Fortress has 2000 fierce and absolutely loyal line warrior infantry regiments with cooperation, as long as Lin Haoda wants, it is completely easy to take the city!
Of course, it will not be difficult to take Versailles, but the consequences will be unpredictable.
These 2,000 line warrior infantry regiments can not only be used in future rebellions, the existence of these 2,000 people itself is a deterrent, with the Paris legion in the city of Paris to protect, the forces in the city of Versailles will not dare to suppress the line warrior infantry regiment in a group, as for the private bribery, with the loyalty blessing of the all-out war system, Lin Haoda is still very relieved.
This is also the reason why he sent the line warrior infantry regiment instead of the other line infantry, and in today's Paris legion, the line warrior infantry regiment is the most reliable in terms of loyalty alone.
The French Civil War, which was almost triggered by a political storm, ended in a political bargain between the two sides, and the constitutional monarchist bourgeoisie in the National Constituent Assembly got their own interests in borrowing heavily from the government to control the French economy.
King Louis XVI achieved his first political victory since the Revolution, with absolute veto power, and expanded the Imperial Army directly under him to 7,000 men!
Although the two thousand men came from the elite units of the Paris Legion, King Louis XVI believed that the two thousand men would still be on his side when facing the National Guard.
The last Lin Haoda can be said to be the party that benefited the most, the hereditary Count of Paris, the real mayor of the French capital of Paris, and the Paris Legion stationed in the Paris region became the most privileged army in the history of the Kingdom of France, and had complete autonomy!
It can be said that Lin Haoda at this moment is already a separate force group in the upper class society of the French Kingdom, but because of the label of the king's supporter that he has always adhered to, most of the groups that don't know Lin Haoda subconsciously put him on the king's line.
However, even among the supporters of the king's lineage, Lin Haoda can be regarded as a well-deserved first person, and none of the other old forces and nobles can pull out so many elite troops who have experienced a hundred battles!
Not to mention becoming the mayor of the capital of the Kingdom of France!
The biggest victim of this political storm launched by the Marquis de Lafayette is undoubtedly the democrats, except for the Jacobins, a democratic radical organization that protected their wings in advance, other democratic politicians with heads and faces were almost wiped out, and their bones were gone......
Even though the Kingdom of France still maintained a semblance constitution of human rights at this time, the old aristocracy and the bourgeoisie in power had begun to fully embezzle the sweet fruits of the Revolution!
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