Chapter 83: A Bloody Dictatorship in the Name of Democracy
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Thanks to Samuel Morse's invention, the Count of Chambord did not know the news of the failed coup d'état without delaying it for a month, and on the third day of the failed coup, he received a telegram from Paris, or a telegram sent by Napoleon himself, informing him that the Bourbon coup plot had failed and that the royalists had been purged by the Provisional Government.
The dream of the restoration of the Bourbon of the Comte de Chambord was completely shattered, and the moment he read the telegram, his face was flushed with anger, and he felt that the whole person was oppressed. In a telegram, Napoleon humiliated Chambord's ridiculous plans and warned him that the Bourbon heirs would never be allowed to set foot on French soil as long as he was alive.
When the minister read the letter, his hands were shaking. France has had all kinds of dictators, but there has never been a tyrant as vicious as Napoleon.
Every sentence in the epistle made Chambor, who sat on the throne, like a man's back and a fish in his throat.
"This is only the beginning, and do not forget the tragedy of the assassination of your father Charles Ferdinand in Paris, the republicans will not be merciful to anyone who dares to threaten the fruits of our revolution, mercy to the royalists is cruel to the people of Paris."
"The ghosts of France roaming the continent will find you, kill the old ministers who are still loyal to Bourbon one by one, and send the heads of the vanquished to you as a souvenir of victory, just like the Indians. We will let you spend the rest of your life in fear and insecurity. As long as I am alive, I will wipe out the heirs of Bourbon. ”
Hearing Napoleon's last sentence, Chambol finally couldn't hold back, and his eyes darkened and fainted.
The ministers hurried forward, picked up Chambor, and walked in the direction of the bedroom. and called the count's personal doctor to come for a consultation, while Louis, the count of Paris, who participated in the party, had been watching the lively scene of the royalists with a cold eye, and the fear of the provisional government of Paris.
After the death of the Count of Chambor, he would be appointed crown prince, a secret agreement. It's just that he doesn't say that no one will know. Now Paris has angrily pointed the finger at Chambor. Of course, he also hoped that Prussia would occupy France and expel the Provisional Government. Otherwise, the deeds I have done will be settled sooner or later.
Napoleon, Napoleon, Napoleon.
The name echoed tightly in his mind like a spell, and the image that always came to mind was the first monarch of the empire who took the crown from the pope and was crowned king.
It's just that his hatred of the autocratic imperial power is far greater than the invasion of the Prussian army.
"It's a copy of Robespierre, and now the Republican guys are definitely celebrating the crown, but that guy is a hero, and anyone who stands in the way of Napoleon will be mercilessly executed."
He muttered to himself, "Bloody dictatorship, in the name of democracy." ”
The Count of Paris was not the only one who understood this, and after the explosion of the Palais de Popon was closed, the aftershocks of the royalist riot plot continued, and many of the relatives of the nobles involved in this period were arrested and thrown into prison in Paris.
By this time the National Gendarmerie had taken over the prison and began a clandestine cleansing campaign at Napoleon's behest. The most fearful thing for the aristocracy is not that Prussia has stormed Paris, but that the people of the National Gendarmerie are ready to come and talk to you.
Of course, there is also a thorny problem, and that is the Gault Bank family. Hottinger was also involved in the conspiracy, and as the financier of the French War, Napoleon was temporarily unable to touch the foundation of their interests. Commanding hundreds of thousands of French troops also required the financial support of the Banque de France, and he did not fail to take advantage of the war crisis to nationalize the entire Banque de France, but in doing so he would have touched the interests of the vast majority of the people in Paris, and Napoleon was not so stupid as to put himself in the position of enemy of the people.
So for the sake of the Hottinger family, Napoleon personally intervened.
Representatives of the Guerome, Rothschild and Mira families want him to explain what he did.
"The royalist conspiracy has been sealed, and I have nothing to explain."
Guerom coughed and said slowly, "So who are you here this time?" ”
"I'm just going to explain to you that the nobles who participated in the riots this time will have all their property confiscated, especially the masterminds, who will lose all their property and be nationalized as wartime funds."
Rothschild was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the other party would use such a means, does it mean that the French banking family that participated in the coup d'état will also be treated the same. Or is it that in the future he only needs an excuse to deprive the Banque de France of all its assets.
Representatives of the Gault Bank family had to consider whether they had chosen the right agent.
Rothschild cautiously asked, "You mean the Hottingers will also lose their property?" ”
Mira's gaze became gloomy, the Gault bank family had been rooted in France for more than half a century, the July Dynasty, the Hundred Days Dynasty, the First Empire, the Second Empire, the successive regimes, and only they could not stand. And now Napoleon actually tried to put his hand in the affairs of the Banque de France, which could not but cause caution among everyone.
"Listen to me."
Napoleon said coldly, "The assets of these nobles will be divided among all of you, and I think you will not refuse the gifts of these provisional governments." ”
"What?"
Some of the people present sighed almost at the same time, this is indeed a generous gift. The assets of a few hundred nobles, combined with the capital and business of the big capitalist families, were enough for the families who controlled the Banque de France to further control the economic power of the country.
Rothschild was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that after Napoleon confiscated a large amount of assets, he actually did not confiscate them and return them to the country, but divided them among these people here, is this a special attempt to curry favor with the Bank of France?
Of course not, Napoleon had other plans in mind.
But hearing this, Mi Wax was already moved. He has long coveted the property of the Sheridd family, and it can be said that this riot indirectly helped him to annex all the other party's properties.
The atmosphere became delicate, and everyone smiled knowingly. Just when everyone nodded their heads as a matter of course, Napoleon said a cold word, and the whole atmosphere took a turn for the worse, so that everyone was not expecting it. They didn't expect that the other party still had such a backhand.