Chapter 248 You Have Offended the Crown Prince, and You Still Want to Run Away? (Please

Chapter 249 You've offended the Crown Prince, and you still want to run away? (Please vote for me at the end of the month! There will be another update tonight!)

Mirabeau walked quickly into the Crown Prince's study, handed his hat to Emmanuel, and then bowed to Joseph: "Your Highness, from yesterday to half an hour ago, a total of 41 people wrote to Her Majesty the Queen or met with her directly, expressing their opposition to the proposal to abolish the privileges of the nobility.

He handed over a list of names: "Most of them are influential nobles."

Joseph took the list and smiled and gestured to a chair beside him: "Please sit down."

He glanced at the paper and nodded: "Well, it's about the same as I expected, most of them are those in the meeting of dignitaries. This makes it easier to deal with. "

The food crisis in the southern provinces this time was caused by the contributions of the nobles in the meeting, so Joseph would not forget them.

After dealing with the military, he had not involved other people in order to let them relax their vigilance.

The Duke of Mushi, who submitted the "forced abdication" document signed by more than 20 generals to the queen, publicly called on the nobles to oppose the abolition of the nobles' privileges in the past two days, and he looked completely fearless.

Well, he was the first one on Mirabeau's list.

To be honest, it was Louis XVI and the queen who spoiled these nobles. They always thought that as long as their reputation was high enough and there were many people involved, the royal family would not do anything to them.

So this time they thought that it would be the same as before, the military would bow to the royal family, and they, the "peripheral" personnel, would be fine.

In fact, Joseph just felt that the crime was not serious enough if he dealt with them directly, and he probably would just reprimand and fine them in the end. So he has been holding it back for them.

Now that everything is almost ready, it is just right to mix them with the stubborn conservative forces in the Palace of Versailles.

Joseph put away the list and looked at Mirabeau calmly: "Have the western and southern provinces been arranged?"

The latter nodded: "Yes, Your Highness, enough people have been sent according to your instructions. The funds and books have been prepared half a month ago."

"Very good." Joseph smiled, "Then let's get started. The police department will also fully cooperate with you."

"Yes, Your Highness. "

Mirabeau bowed and suddenly remembered the astonishing plan of the prince, and couldn't help but show hesitation again: "Your Highness, is this move a bit too big?"

Joseph sighed in his heart, alas, you Feuillants are not decisive enough and are full of compromise. If I wasn't afraid that the Jacobins would make trouble and couldn't be controlled, I would send Marat and Danton to do it.

He said to Mirabeau seriously: "With the current situation in France, even if we have the same resources as Britain, we can never win in industrial competition. What's more, our colonies and trade lines are far behind Britain.

"The old aristocracy is a huge obstacle to industrial development. They occupy a large amount of land and labor, but they are of no help to the development of the country. We must take advantage of this rare opportunity to weaken them as much as possible.

"And ordinary means are too slow. Only this method can quickly take effect.

"You know, the Treaty of Eden can only protect our industry for three years. Not even three years, because once the British find that the situation is not favorable to them, they will probably tear up the treaty immediately. We must hurry up!"

Joseph knew very well that in order to complete the industrialization of the country, the capitalist aristocracy must be given the right to speak and become the pillar of the country. It was because the British took the lead in taking this step that they became the world hegemon.

The tide of the era from feudalism to capitalism cannot be stopped by anyone. Instead of letting those pure capitalists overthrow the royal family, it is better to take the initiative to support the emerging forces among the aristocracy, that is, the capitalist aristocracy.

The capitalist aristocracy is naturally close to the royal family, and everything in their hands is obtained by themselves, so they will naturally support the royal family in the future.

As for the concentration of royal power will seriously hinder the development of capital? That is a situation that only occurs in history.

I have a brain in the 21st century, and various advanced reforms and policies are implemented much faster than those bourgeoisie who rely on groping forward, and they will not take detours.

It can even be said that the greater my power, the faster and smoother the development of France's industry, technology and capital will be.

Mirabeau was somewhat moved, and finally put away the idea of ​​compromise, stood up and stroked his chest: "Your Highness, I understand. I will never let anyone hinder the prosperity of France!" Of course, the reason why he worked so hard for the Crown Prince was that he was a typical representative of the capitalist aristocracy. And what the Crown Prince is going to do now will greatly promote the development of the country's industry and commerce, which is exactly what they want. Mirabeau paused and asked again: "Your Highness, this proposal only includes the abolition of noble privileges, but the "grain production decree" you mentioned before is not mentioned..." Joseph smiled and nodded: "There is also the abolition of local tariffs and the abolition of toll gates in various places, which will be promoted in the future. "But if you add all these contents at once, it will inevitably attract great resistance-not only the old aristocratic forces, but also the governors of various provinces will oppose it. "So we only go up a little bit each time, and after the opposition forces are reluctant to accept it, we will go up a little bit more until all goals are achieved.

"Oh, it's called the 'sausage slicing' tactic."

Mirabeau's eyes widened immediately. He really didn't know why the crown prince had so many cunning methods in his mind... Well, no, it should be an ingenious strategy.

"Praise for your wisdom, Your Highness." He bowed quickly and exited the study.

Joseph took out a plan to implement police reform nationwide. In the process of revising it, he saw Mirabeau coming back.

The latter saluted hurriedly, and then said in a hurry: "Your Highness, it seems that Duke Mouchy has persuaded the Count of Artois. The Count is currently in the Petit Trianon Palace."

Although the Count of Artois only has the title of earl, he is not an ordinary earl, but the biological brother of Louis XVI, with huge influence. He also has a name in history, that is, Charles X, the last king of the Bourbon dynasty [Note 1].

Joseph was not surprised by this. Count Artois had always been the most extreme conservative, and he would definitely oppose the abolition of noble privileges.

Artois had a very good relationship with Queen Marie, and his influence on this matter cannot be ignored.

Joseph thought for a while and said to Mirabeau: "We might as well help Duke Mouchy again. Find someone to persuade Princess Adelaide and let her also give advice to Her Majesty the Queen. You know, she will definitely not agree either. Abolish the privileges of the nobility.”

Marie Adelaide was the daughter of Louis XV and aunt of the current king.

Mirabeau blinked in confusion: "Are you serious?"

[Note 1] Charles X was forced to abdicate after the July Revolution, and his crown prince became king, Louis XIX. But Louis XIX announced his abdication only 20 minutes after taking the throne. Therefore Charles X is usually counted as the last king of the Bourbon dynasty.

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