"感 (qíng) is my own self-made (qíng)!" Han Xing sighed in his heart, there was a trace of loss and a trace of indifference in his heart, and he sighed and left this group of chattering aristocratic ladies and walked towards the distance.

In the evening, Han Xing returned to his small room, and it was obvious that even a luxurious and magnificent palace such as the Tuileries would have a dark, damp, musty corner (yīn), and Han Xing's room was obviously this corner.

But Han Xing didn't have anything to complain about, compared to the soldiers who slept in the Chase shop, he at least had a room of his own, didn't he? Although there was not much difference between the broken door being open and closed, at least it blocked out most of the noise and light for Han Xing.

The next day, Napoleon sent a message thanking Han Xing for paying for his food and his debts, and inviting Han Xing to visit his place.

Han Xing changed into a long, blue-green trench coat (shēn) and put on a brown wide-brimmed cloth hat and headed for the address given by Napoleon. The streets of Paris are now in disarray, filled with dirty, hungry and poorly clothed people crowding in front of bakeries, scrambling to get to the front to get food.

There's a reason for this, because the bakery at this time is in limited supply, and if you get the queue, it's likely that the family will go hungry for a day.

Not only can you buy only one loaf of bread per person, but only a certain amount of bread is served each day, which forces even those who have successfully bought bread before to continue to queue the next day, which further contributes to food shortages. After all, they are hungry and afraid, who doesn't want to have a little more food at home? Even if it's just in case!

To a large extent, this rationing system has contributed to the pattern in which the weak become weaker and the stronger the strong, because those who have not grabbed bread before will starve. Just ask: If you don't have a full meal, how can a hungry person be squeezed into a full meal, and who is full of energy?

In the end, the bread was sold out, although the soldiers were shouting "Don't squeeze, don't grab, everyone has it!" in order to maintain order! But the truth is that it's just a slogan. The bread was still sold out, and the queue of women lining up to buy bread eventually dispersed, but there were still some women who either did not give up, or planned to stay here and take up their seats, and did not want to leave.

One of them, a pale-faced woman, was particularly agitated, and she stepped forward and tapped feebly on the closed window of the bakery, "Please, show mercy!" I haven't eaten in three days and I still have kids to take care of! Please, sell me a little bread! Even if it's just half a piece, it's fine! ”

Unfortunately, there was no response from the bakery, and the closed window was still closed, with no intention of opening it. The frequency and magnitude of her slaps became more intense, which, instead of making the baker inside, attract the attention of the soldiers.

They stepped forward and pulled her away and said, "Today's bread is sold out, come back tomorrow!" The woman obviously did not want to die like this, and begged with tears in her eyes: "Please, my child is also hungry, she has a fever, and if she doesn't eat again, I don't know if she will survive until tomorrow!" She struggled her fingers into the closed window of the bakery, trying to make a final struggle.

One of the soldiers had a look of disapproval in his eyes, but the other had an impatient look. He was a rude and tall bearded man, and he was obviously dissatisfied with the woman's stalking, so he grabbed the woman by the collar and yelled at her, "I said, no is no!" If you dare to fight to the death, I want you to look good! ”

As he spoke, he pushed the woman away, who was already weak, and was pushed by the bearded soldier, and immediately stumbled back a few steps, then slipped and fell to the ground on her back.

The bearded soldier's push didn't actually go too hard, but he didn't expect this woman to be so weak, but he didn't mean to go up and apologize, but roared at the crowd of onlookers around him: "What do you see? What to see! That's what happens if you don't follow the rules! You know? You guys! ”

The group of people who had been trying to see if the woman could get bread were so decisively rejected that they lost their minds, shrank their heads at the shouts of the bearded soldiers, and dispersed on their own.

The bearded soldier pulled the reluctant companion and left the scene, leaving only the poor woman on her knees and weeping silently. Maybe she will go back to face her husband's anger and rebuke, maybe she will go back to look at her daughter's sickly pale face with a broken heart, and watch the eyes that should be full of happiness gradually lose their luster, she has too many reasons to be sad, too many reasons to cry!

Suddenly, a pair of hands grabbed the crook of her arm and helped her up from the ground, it was Han Xing. Han Xing had wanted to help this woman for a long time, but what help could he give her? If you give her money in full view, it will only cause her unnecessary trouble!

Han Xing handed a golden dragon to the poor woman who was crying and said, "Take it!" Take your daughter to the restaurant for a bite to eat! Saying that, Han Xing patted the woman's back and tried to comfort her.

The woman's eyes stayed on the golden dragon for a while, she stopped crying, a trace of surprise and excitement flashed in her eyes, but then a trace of stubbornness flashed in her eyes, pushed away Han Xing's hand, shook her head and said, "Thank you, kind sir, but this is too precious, I can't ask for it!" Han Xing was surprised, this woman had reached such an exhausted field, and she could still maintain such a backbone, his perseverance was beyond Han Xing's imagination, and even reminded Han Xing of her mother.

"Take it! I don't need your return, just buy some food for your daughter and hire a doctor! Then take her to the Little Corsican tavern for a good meal! The owner there is an Italian, but definitely a nice guy to trust! Let's just say that Monsieur Bonaparte asked you to come! Han Xing forced the golden dragon into the woman, and then turned (shēn) and left without looking back.

At this time, Han Xing's heart was conflicted, he wanted to see this woman catch up and thank himself; I hope that the woman will not catch up, but spend the golden dragon in the right place according to her instructions.

In the end, Han Xing still glanced at the corner when he turned the corner, and was shocked to find that the woman was just standing there stupidly, and with a "clank", the golden dragon slipped from her fingertips. But a smile flashed on her face, and seeing her smile, Han Xing felt extremely satisfied, "This is where the joy of being a good person lies, right?" No wonder people say, 'Give people roses, and your hands will have fragrance'! Han Xing also gave her a smile and disappeared in front of her eyes.

On the way to Napoleon's house, Han Xing was still thinking about this matter, "A golden dragon that is insignificant to me may be the life-saving money of a poor family, this is a portrayal of the life of the people at the bottom in this era!" How humble, yet so strong and admirable, maybe their lives are hard, but they have never been conquered by life! ”

Suddenly, Han Xing had an intuitive understanding of the two completely opposite classes in this era, and he had always been looking at these low-level commoners from the perspective of a nobleman and a king, so that he had the idea that they were mobs.

But the fact is that the people of France did live in a state of deep fire (rè), they did not have enough food, they starved, and they had to endure the double oppression of the nobility and the clergy, and Louis XVI had tried to force the Estates-General to continue to raise taxes on these commoners through the Estates-General, in order to settle the debts of his participation in the North American War.

In that case, how many poor families like this woman will be torn apart by such tyranny?

To be sure, Louis XVI's financial crisis was not his own fault, as his grandfather Louis XV had run a deficit in the treasury due to extravagance and his involvement in the Seven Years' War. His reckless involvement in the North American Revolutionary War made his financial situation even worse.

For him, the way to remedy this situation seems unusually simple, and it is nothing more than raising taxes. Engaging in finance is actually similar to losing weight, but losing weight is minus, and finance is trying to accumulate. It's nothing more than opening up sources and reducing expenditures, and friends who have played "Europa 4" will probably give the following solutions, 1. Increase trade revenues, 2. Reduce military spending, 3. Appoint the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 4. Go to war 5. Increase taxes, 6. Reform the political system.

However, it turns out that these methods may work in the game, but in reality, they seem to be much more empty. It is not so easy to increase trade revenues, after all, the total amount of exports is there, and besides, if there is no money to invest, how can there be any gains? Reckless investment of funds, there is also a risk of depreciation.

Military spending must not be reduced, after all, France is (shēn) in the land of four wars, strong enemies look around, not to mention that the army is the capital of the ruler An (shēn) to establish his life, without the army, no one can starve the army This bloodthirsty beast, right?

The appointment of a new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Louis XVI did not do this, but he changed one stubble after another, but the current state of France is really difficult to return, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice! For example, the Swiss banker Necker, in the end, could only hold back an idea of raising taxes.

War? The problem is how to fight a war without money, there is a good saying that "when a cannon goes off, there are ten thousand taels of gold", if you think that this means that the money will fall from the sky as soon as the war is fought, it is completely wrong.

The original meaning of this sentence is to say that war is a gold-swallowing beast, and the cost of shells is astronomical, and you can't get it without hundreds of dollars for a shot, think about it! It's still a consumable! Even if the shells of this era are solid iron balls, they must be hard bumps of pure iron, right? At least a few pounds of iron! How cheap can it be?

To reform the polity, (shēn) to run for the king to reform the polity? Doesn't that push yourself into the fire pit? Not to mention, Louis XVI really did this, and even in the early stage of the Revolution, he used the Third Estate to attack the nobility and clergy, and confiscated a large number of the property of the nobility and clergy, which greatly alleviated his financial crisis, but only alleviated.

France's annual income is close to 500 million livres, and it costs more than half of it to repay debts and interest, which is 270 million livres. The necessary administrative expenses are 100 million livres, and the maintenance of the army is 170 million livres. Combined with the court expenses, the maintenance and repair of the palace (diàn) and the patronage of some painters by Louis XVI himself (an act necessary to enhance fame), there are about 80 million livres.

In other words, the French government has a deficit of 120 million livres every year, and in order to fill this black hole, it has to continue to borrow, and continuing to borrow money means that the cost of repaying the debt the next year is even greater. To put it simply, this is a black hole that is getting bigger and bigger, and unless you can find a way to open up sources and reduce expenditure, it will only collapse sooner or later! Even then, it will take years of thrift-making to improve the fiscal situation slightly.

But where can the common people of France afford to cut back on food and clothing for a few years? They have already been cutting back on food and clothing, and if they continue to eat and drink, they will have to go on a hunger strike! It will only take a few months, or even less, for them to be all killed!