Chapter Seventy-Four, Behold, how great I am
Of course, these things are not unknown to the Visigoths. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info it's not that I'm not worried.
The problem is, knowing and caring, there is still no way to solve such a thing.
They can't conjure food out of thin air. Organizing the government, helping farmers to resume production, building water conservancy, popularizing agricultural technology, and so on, all require a lot of government work and a large number of professionals to complete.
And the current situation is that the Visigoths do not have this ability. Their government doesn't talk about organizing production, but also public facilities and whatever. I can't even figure out the affairs of my own country.
In this case, the dissatisfaction with the Visigoths in the area under the control of the Visigoths is constantly growing.
Although, now because there is not enough strength, and they are afraid of the strong power of the Visigoths army, and their nobles and royal families are all gone, so there are no people to take the lead and so on.
In this case, in the areas occupied by the Visigoths, the vast majority of people dare not speak out. I didn't dare to say or do anything, I just endured it slowly.
But all who can see this can understand, that is, if this continues, all the greatness and exploits of the Visigoths, and all the territories they have expanded, their ideas, and even their own realms and all that, all this is unbearable.
One day, they will collapse themselves, as they did in the curse of their enemies.
It was in this context that the man with the aura of a new and shining Lombard conqueror appeared.
That is, the general named Leopold, who was born into a small nobleman. One of the most powerful forces in the Visigothic Republic today.
With the support, cheers, and shouts of his supporters, and the cheers of his supporters, he led his cavalry through the Arc de Triomphe into Paris like victorious generals. Then in the ruling government, in the election of all the members of parliament, he succeeded in becoming the first consul of the ruling government.
"That is, my time began. ”
After this, the general Leopold silently said to himself in his heart that the great era was about to begin, his time was about to begin.
From now on, at least, he was theoretically the supreme ruler of Visigothic, Frisia, Lombardy, Lotternia, Berne. He was also the supreme leader of all Visigoths, the supreme leader of this great revolution, the allegiance of more than half a million troops.
Of course, it's just theoretical.
"But the general was a smart man, and he knew exactly what he should do and what he should do. It is also clear how to preserve and gain power in this case. ”
Immediately afterwards, General Leopold, who had been registered with the Empire, and with his ability, his status and power increased day by day, and became more and more high-profile, all kinds of information and information were continuously entered into the Emperor's desk.
Of course, in this series of intelligence, William understood what kind of guy his worst enemy was, in theory.
"Should I say it's an accident or an inevitability? Or is it inevitable that after the so-called Revolution has reached this level, such a guy will inevitably appear?" thought to William's heart.
Well, yes. The consul was very clever and decisive at the same time.
Under his repression, and his series of policies to stimulate the economy, his country was recovering little by little.
said that he was smart because he would be within the rules for the time being, and he would play very well. It should be said that he has no teacher, or is there someone else to guide him. All in all, he understood the relationship between parliamentarians and bribery - in this case, of course, patronage. And in the ruling government, a large number of officials in important positions and positions were bought, and at the same time, just as Caesar, after the conquest of Gaul, invited all the people of Rome to dinner with his captured goods, and so did this wise general. He bought the hearts and minds of Paris, the heart of the Republic, the capital and the most important center of power, with the vast wealth and goods he had acquired from Lombardy.
In this case, the foundation of the Archon's rule, or rather, the Archon's approval rating, increased at a rapid rate. In this case, he can probably be called the most stable consul in the entire history of the Visigothic Republic at present.
But, of course, in this chaotic world. There is also the question of how solid this "most solid" is.
It's almost like the wind and rain, the sun rises and the sun sets, and in the streets of Paris in this era, there will be people who will stir up people, and then rise up to demonstrate or something, and even develop into an armed insurrection - or an uprising - whether it is an insurrection or an uprising depends on the final outcome.
In this case, it is simply commonplace. It is not subject to human will. After all, there can be no genius in this world, and genius is so good that everyone can feel satisfied. Not to mention, the Archon Leopold, who was now just an animal of power.
In this case, the consul showed another good quality of his that differed from intelligence, that is, cruelty.
It is completely different from the vast majority of former consuls who think that this kind of thing represents the people, and if they are suppressed, they will become ****, or they will be poked in the backbone by those guys, and they will become tyrants, or something like that. General Leopold did not hesitate to send his Guards cavalry unit when he received the news that a mob wanted to storm the ruling government. These Guards cavalry were very, very similar to the guards of the feudal rulers.
They weren't native Parisians, or even Visigoths.
Most of them came from the desert of the Berbers, from the Mamluks of Nirosia, and from Lombardy, from the Ostrogothic mercenaries. and many veterans who followed General Leopold to fight in the Quartet, and there was nothing to worry about.
These people don't do it because they're the people, their opinions need to be respected, they're very pitiful, and it's not right for us to shoot at them.
And the great Consul Leopold, of course, would not be like Louis XVI in another world, because they were their own people, so they asked the Swiss Janissaries under their command not to fire, and those Swiss really didn't fire, and finally were torn to pieces by the mob or something......
It was in this context that one of the most commendable, the most remarkable and the most memorable historical events in the history of the Visigothic Republic appeared.
This great consul, who was spoiled by the revolution, felt that he could do anything. If you have a headache or brain fever, you will march in the streets. The guys who will be short of two cents for the vegetable seller will ask the ruling government for compensation, and if they don't compensate, they will be tyrants, and the guys who will be knocked down will open fire.
Even artillery was pulled. It was then loaded with grapeshotfire for the Navy.
Before that "boom", the vast majority of people were still thinking, thinking that this consul was just a showman, that he could not do this at all, who am I and who are you kidding. How could there be you without me, how could you kill me. Just kidding, you're an archon, you should have been killed by us.
However, after this bombardment, after the shelling, the cavalry of the Guards rushed over without hesitation, and after a burst of slashing, these pathetic fellows seemed to have regained the fear of the time when they were ruled by those tyrants. Of course, these people have no organization, no program, and in fact they don't know what they're doing. There is no top leadership, but simply a mob of people shouting revolutionary slogans and thinking that they represent the greatest and most correct thing in the world. And then, there was blood, screams, and people who fell in pools of blood.
Lots of unbelievable things finally made them understand this truth, that is to say, this consul is different from his predecessors, people are really capable of killing.
So, the guys scattered and fled.
So, then, take advantage of this opportunity. The Consul of Leopold strengthened his rule over Paris.
It's like anyone who likes, habits, and is good at taking advantage of opportunities. First send the army to the parliament. Yelling and yelling, there are *** bastards here who have mixed in. No one is allowed to leave without finding out who is who.
Immediately after that, he sent henchmen to take over the army on the outskirts of Paris. Beyond that, the police station, the secret police force, and the more anti-human things he has developed that have nothing to do with justice.
In this case, these people went door-to-door for a big search. Arrested a large number of unlucky people who shouted that they were wronged, whether they were wronged or not, and added those who opposed them from the parliament - of course, these guys must be ***. To oppose the Archon Leopold is to oppose the Revolution, and that is not to be taken for granted.
Well, that's it, with a thorough purge, and thousands of heads as the cornerstone, General Leopold declared that the republic was now in a state of emergency, and that the fruits of the great republic and the revolution could be stolen at any time. So, in this case, he needs parliamentary authority to give himself more power, and at the same time, he asks that in such a time of war, there should be no time to waste time for something unimportant.
Under the pressure of the bayonet, and seeing a large number of his colleagues become his pawns, the bones of the respected gentlemen of the council have rightly weakened.
Naturally, the Leopold general voted unanimously and became the first consul for life in the First Visigothic Republic. (To be continued.) )