Chapter 31: I Am a Tyrant

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"They will cut off the heads of all the capitalists."

This sentence made everyone's faces change suddenly, the previous slogan of the people's revolution was nothing more than the overthrow of the feudal monarchy, and did not aim at the capitalists,

At this time, the utopian socialist doctrine established by Saint-Simon and Fourier only profoundly exposed the evils of capitalism and put forward unrealistic assumptions about the ideal society of the future. An attempt to create a social system free of exploitation. The idea of a utopian society was also prevalent among the lower classes of Paris.

Blanquism, which inherited the conspiracy tradition of Babeuf and Bonnarroti and advocated relying on the conspiracy of a few revolutionaries to carry out a violent revolution, overthrow the rule of the bourgeoisie, and establish the revolutionary dictatorship of a small number of people, also belongs to the category of utopian socialism. 、

It was only after the defeat of the Paris Revolution that Blanquism was bankrupt, and Marx made a statement about it, claiming that revolution should be the spontaneous act of the majority of the people, and that revolutionary rule by the conspiracy of a few would never become the mainstream of politics.

So it is no accident that the Paris Commune's compromise with the capitalists and the spontaneity of the few doomed it to failure.

"Man is not free until the last bureaucrat is strangled with the bowels of the last capitalist."

Napoleon was very careful in choosing his slogan and did not use the slogan of the May Revolution in France, because he only wanted to silence the capitalists who opposed him, and not to break out another revolution in Paris at the end of the Franco-Prussian War.

The olive branch was also thrown at the Blanquists only to ease the relationship between the government and the working class. He would never allow the so-called people at the bottom to overthrow the rule of the Provisional Government, and in the end they did not establish a real people's government, but another version of the "Jacobin Reign of Terror" or "the French version of the Khmer Rouge".

If the Blanquis were to get an inch, the French army would turn its guns on its allies.

Napoleon pulled out a chair and sat down, looked around at the aristocrats who were looking at each other, and said, "Go on, aren't you thinking about how to overthrow the Provisional Government?" Now your chance has come. I'm sitting right here. Kill me, and the republicans you support will be able to come to power in the open, and then no one will be able to stop you. Isn't that the best option? ”

No one dared to make a move, after all, there was a group of "mobs" armed with revolvers around, aiming their guns at everyone present.

Shriad quietly clenched his fists.

Napoleon's expression was disdainful, and he sneered and said, "A bunch of rubbish. ”

After the other party's provocation, Shelid couldn't help but retort, "What is the interim government, and soon the provisional government will be replaced." You don't have the support of the Banque de France, you simply don't have the funds to run such a huge country. Let's not forget that it was a time of war, and the Provisional Government of Paris did not even have the right to collect taxes from the southern provinces. So what are you? ”

Count Wall tugged at the other man's sleeve and motioned for him to calm down.

Shelid tried his best to show his composure in front of Napoleon, and he plucked up the courage to say to the muzzle of the revolver, "And the Bank of France, represented by the Hottinger family, supports our approach, that is, even if you have an army?" Sooner or later it will be dissolved because of lack of funds, the working class? How much money can be provided for your dictatorship? It's the amount of taxes we pay that is the lion's share. ”

Napoleon said indifferently, "Oh, is it? You mean the Hottinger family? I want to tell you the sad news. I just sat on the board of directors of the Banque de France and enlisted the support of the Rothschilds, the Marit family, and the Rice Wax family. The French Board of Governors, overwhelmingly two-thirds of the votes, adopted a resolution in favor of the Governor-General of Trosch. I don't know what the deal is between the Hottinger family and your Littles, but I can tell you very clearly that you're out. Now that even the Banque de France is on our side, what leverage do you have against us. ”

The corners of Shellid's mouth twitched, and the other nobles looked at each other with complicated expressions.

"Now I'm just going to give you one chance. If you have no questions, please leave this room immediately. Especially the aristocrats who depend on the land for their livelihood, this is my personal grudge with the industrial capitalists, and you should not think that you will get a piece of the pie by joining in. Maybe a bullet awaits you. ”

Seeing that the people around him were still unmoved, Napoleon continued, "If you don't believe me, now you can go to the Banque de France and inquire." But a word of advice to all of you, I'm not a friendly Republican, and my patience is very limited. If you follow this group of people, I may introduce a bill to nationalize the land, and point a bullet at the legislators to pass the bill to confiscate all your private land, I swear. ”

As soon as these words came out, the calm aristocrats immediately exploded.

They could not have a title of nobility and could pay heavy taxes, but confiscating land was tantamount to killing them.

In Europe, where the enclosure movement was in full swing, the loss of land, and the nobility was equivalent to losing everything.

Napoleon's words were full of threat, and the others looked at each other and nodded as if they had made up their minds.

They all got up and said goodbye to Sherid.

And the reason is also surprisingly uniform.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency Shriddle, we can't get involved in the grievances between you and the Provisional Government, there is no entanglement of interests between the nobles and the Paris government, so we can't help you with this."

After saying that, he turned around and took off his hat to Napoleon, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Napoleon, we accidentally offended you before, and I hope you can ignore the past suspicions." “

Seeing the ability of the wind to steer the rudder made Shellid dumbfounded, he was just about to say something. The other nobles who had already realized it also stood up one after another, saying that they wanted to draw a line with him.

"We really can't help with this, if we had known that you were going to do so, we wouldn't have participated in this meeting."

"Yes, Your Excellency Shelid, I advise you to settle your old suspicions with the Provisional Government as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for everyone to end up like this. ”

Napoleon nodded, and watched the acquaintances leave.

"You guys!"

Shelid was so angry that he had nothing to say, he didn't expect this group of people to turn their faces faster than the government's treachery.

Duke La Rochefoucauld patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Give up, do you think there is still a chance to win?" You don't have an army, you don't have the support of the bank, and if you say no now, the mob downstairs will rush up and hang you on the beams. Is it worth it to put your life on the line for a nine-hour work bill? ”

The Duke is worthy of being a cunning fox, and with one word, he broke through Shried's current situation. Rather than going against the government, it is better to put down their posture and cooperate with them, anyway, they only lose part of the profits, but now Napoleon, with military power and financial support, can be said to look at the whole of France, he is already a well-deserved "monarch".

Shelid narrowed his eyes and stared at the other man, but did not speak.

The Duke of La Rochefoucauld emphasized, "Do you want your neck to be on the gallows?" ”

Shelid took a deep breath and tried to hold up the last shred of his courage, "You are such a tyrant of dictatorship! ”

"A republican form of government does not prevent a dictatorship tyrant from arising."

Napoleon raised his voice, suppressing Shellid's anger, and the other party was speechless when he retorted.

"I am Napoleon Bonaparte, and I am the tyrant."