King's Landing in France

An Ning thought about it, and it seemed that this was the case. Thanks to Barras's 500 ounces of gold, he had already set up a money-making persona, and no one would doubt him if he asked for money.

An Ning: "Okay, then send our Grand Duke back to Austria in this way, and then we will strive to capture more senior Austrian generals on the battlefield and give our Grand Duke a chance to rise to the top!"

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At the same time, Paris.

During the intermission of the National Assembly, Danton was discussing with his friends in the corridor outside the Parliament.

"George," Ballas suddenly appeared, calling Danton's name directly, as if he was an old acquaintance, "You seem to be all right here."

Dandong glanced at Balas and said with a smile, "Hey, the eagle dog of the first ruling came to inspect?"

Barras laughed at himself: "What kind of eagle dog am I? At least the eagle dog has a position in the cabinet. Now I have no official and a light body.

"I'm just like you now."

Dandong frowned in displeasure: "I am the dignified speaker, and all of you here are also full-fledged members of the National Assembly, which is different from you."

"Why is it different? Because Fouché and Talleyrand have been stripped of executive power, you still have legislative power in name, but what's the use of that, they occupy the new first minister of the ruling cabinet People in this position have already made a lot of money."

Danton's friends were all silent.

They all came from the National Assembly controlled by the Jacobins in 93. At that time, the National Assembly was the real representative of French sovereignty, with legislative, executive and judicial powers in their hands.

Later, although the National Salvation Committee separated the judiciary, the parliament was still able to vote to guillotine people.

That was the time when the members of the National Assembly were the most "prestige". Even if they were just ordinary members, the high-ranking lord had countless wealth pouring in.

Now that the administrative power has been stripped out, everyone present has experienced the gap brought about.

At this time, Danton said: "It will be like this now, mainly because after the separation of the three powers, the checks and balances of the three powers have not been done well. When we use our legislative power to establish a new constitution, the National Assembly will regain the ability to supervise the cabinet. .

"At that time, not only the cabinet, but even the first ruling party will have to accept our supervision."

Dandong's friends were all smiling, as if they had seen themselves as the lord of the parliament looking down on the little First Consul.

Ballas: "But can it really be realized? All the troops under the First Consul are at his disposal."

Dandong's smile froze.

After a few seconds of silence, someone said: "We can stipulate in the new constitution that generals are not allowed to hold public office. If the first governor wants to be the first governor, he has to hand over his military power. If he wants to be a general, he has to hand over the first governor. s position."

Everyone echoed: "Yes, that's how it should be!"

"The First Consul said that he would rather have the worst republic than the best dictatorship. Then he should support this proposal!"

"As long as the new constitution is enacted, everything will be fine!"

Balas looked at the Dandong faction silently, enjoying the fruits of this sowing.

Ballas knew that he was not alone, and that all those who did not get the cake in the last "cake-sharing" process were his potential allies.

The first ruler may be invincible on the battlefield, but in the big dye vat of Paris, he is not that powerful.

At least in Barras's view, the First Consul did not have the political skills of Cardinal Richelieu, and he might not be able to beat himself in the big dye vat of Paris.

Chapter 339 Strong Red and Blue Allied Forces

Italy at this time.

Davout rode on a tall horse and observed the Austrian front with a telescope. The reflection of his bald head was brighter than the snow beside him.

"Why are they so few?" Davout muttered.

Davout's staff officer hesitated and said: "General, we have 8 Austrian troops in front of us, which is comparable to ours, and half of our troops are Italians."

Davout looked at the staff officer suspiciously: "Is this not enough? Don't say there are [-] Italians, give me [-] French troops and I can fight [-] of them. Our troops are all brave and good at fighting, and the Austrians are just a group of nobles. It's just a pig that the officers drove together."

The chief of staff hesitated to speak, and changed the subject: "The Italian army seems to be not very satisfied with our arrangement for them to flank."

Davout: "I can understand the enthusiasm of the Italians. But the battle in front of me may determine the situation in northern Italy in the next few years. It is impossible for me to hand over the Chinese army to them."

An Ning probably couldn't imagine how much Italy has changed since he left Italy almost two years ago.

The cash voucher that An Ning made in Italy to collect money back then gradually became a widely accepted currency in circulation throughout northern Italy following the successive military victories of Davout and Massena.

Not only the Republic of Milan established by An Ning in Milan accepted this thing, but also regions such as Veneto, Friuli, and Venice to the east of the Republic also widely accepted this thing, and now even the Kingdom of Sardinia, which is at war with the French army, has gradually accepted this thing.

Because too many regions accept it, the demand for this thing keeps rising, and the result is deflation.

In order to prevent the currency value of vouchers from plummeting in Italy, An Ning set a very rigid voucher issuance ratio, and issued vouchers according to the ratio of actual deposits.

Then, after the officials in charge of implementing this communicated with the high-level officials of the Republic, they quietly supersented it.

Gradually the vouchers became widely accepted banknotes in northern Italy.

An Ning naturally made a lot of money. The workshops and commercial banks he supported and invested in Italy received a lot of interest-free or even low-interest loans, turning the dividends of controlling the right to issue coins into real income.

But the wonderful thing about this matter is that not only An Ning has made a lot of money.

Because of the unified banknotes and the accompanying establishment of a complete set of primary financial systems, the currency exchange problem that had plagued merchants in North Italy for a long time was solved at once, the economy of the entire North Italy was revitalized, and business prospered.

In just two years, the per capita income in northern Italy has generally increased, and everyone is smiling.

Then this change all started when Andy Frost led the French army to beat the Austrians away and establish an autonomous republic.

In addition, after An Ning established the Republic of Milan, he creatively decided not to collect taxes and gave the Republic complete tax freedom. It seems that he really came to do charity.

In the original time and space, the Italians regarded France as an invader, but this time and space does not have such a thing.

Italians generally regard the French army as the righteous men who liberated them and helped them fight against the evil Shinra.

In addition, after the establishment of the Republic, Italian nationalists widely promoted the set that came from France, and Italian nationalism awakened. As a result, more and more Italians were willing to join the Sequoia Army to fight against Shinra.

Moreover, these Sequoia troops are as determined to fight as the French army. After all, they are all national-state troops and know why they are fighting.

Davout looked down on the Italian army at first, but after so many battles, he also began to trust the flanks to the Sequoia Army.

Now the Redwoods even want to be the main attacker.

An Ning probably never thought that he had just changed to a covert way of making money at first, but inadvertently planted a loyal ally in northern Italy.

Moreover, this ally also vaguely intends to expand. Now Venice is all looking forward to the French army and the army of the Republic of Milan. It is very likely that once the red and blue sky soldiers arrive, they will immediately reverse the meaning.

According to Davout's estimate, after today's decisive battle with the Austrians came to an end, it was almost time for Venice to raise the flag of rebellion. It was only a matter of time before Austria's rule in northern Italy was completely ended.

Davout: "Artillery, start firing."

The chief of staff nodded, and immediately instructed the bannermen to issue a signal.

The roar of the cannon announced the official start of the battle that will determine the fate of the entire northern Italy.

At this moment, a messenger flew up to Davout, holding a small flag, shouting "Urgent report from General Massena", and then saluted and stretched out his hand: "General, urgent report from General Massena!" report."

Davout murmured, "This Masséna won't give me trouble, will he?"

He took the letter and tore it directly from one side, ignoring the sealing wax at all, took out the letter paper, unfolded it, read it quickly, and then burst out laughing.

The chief of staff asked suspiciously: "Why is the general laughing?"

"The kingdom of Sardinia has surrendered, and the Sardinians themselves have captured the king. The republic is about to be established, and the army of the kingdom of Sardinia has also defected. The main force of Masséna is marching towards us in a hurry."

As he spoke, Davout took out a sticky note, quickly wrote a note, and handed it to the messenger: "Turn back the same way immediately, and give this to General Masséna."

The messenger saluted again, clamped the horse's belly, and galloped away.

Chief of Staff: "What did you write?"

"I asked him to turn to the north. The Pope's state has been uneasy recently. It is said that several divisions have been mobilized. Let Masséna let him live in peace."

After Davout finished speaking, he turned his attention to the battle in front of him, and then he immediately called out: "What are the Italians doing? Why are they going so far?"

At this time, the songs sung by the Italians came from their left wing.

Davout was temporarily silent when he heard the singing, because he had heard General Frost hum this song.

It is said that it was a rewritten song based on an Italian folk song.

But Davout has been in Italy for more than two years, and he has never heard a folk song with this melody. Only Italian revolutionaries can sing this song.

After a while, Davout ordered: "We can't lose to the Italians either, order all French troops to move forward."

Chief of Staff: "Advance? Do you want to abandon the original tactics?"

"Yes, tactics must be changed in real time according to the situation on the battlefield. If we don't advance now, won't we expose the flanks of the Italians? Don't worry, the Austrians are just a group of pigs who were driven together by the officer. We charge with bayonets." Go up, and they're finished!

"Let the troops advance, and then sing, sing Roman eulogy, louder than the Italians! Must be louder than them!"

Chapter 340 Singing the Hymn of Victory

The Austrian commander-in-chief Vuksevich looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief.

"I can understand being crushed by the French army. What does it mean to be crushed by the Italians?" He muttered in a low voice.

As he spoke, his left flank was being swept away by red Italian troops, while the blue French line was still some distance away from his first line.

Vuksevich's chief of staff whispered: "Maybe it's true, as that Frost said, times have changed, and our troops can no longer keep up with the times."

Vuksevich turned his head sharply, and stared fiercely at his chief of staff: "Don't deceive people with your lies here! Did you secretly hide the enemy's brochures?"

The chief of staff shrugged: "Everyone here has read the newspaper published by the Italians, which reprinted Frost's article in full, about nation-states and national self-determination. He has a point."

Vuksevich stared at the chief of staff: "What are you talking about? You are an aristocrat! Are you going to let those trousers keep killing you?"

The chief of staff replied: "My family has long stopped relying on the fiefdom for support. My family's main business now is wine making. In Frost's classification, it is considered a new nobleman. It is different from those damned old nobles. They are moths, and we are new One of the masters of the age."

After the words fell, Vuksevich's staff officers let out a burst of admiration.

Because Vuksevich hated those incompetent old aristocrats, he drove away all the incompetent playboys after he took over as the commander of the Italian Legion, leaving only officers with real talents who had passed his inspection.

What he didn't realize was that the reason why these military officers have real talents has a lot to do with their positions and their backgrounds. They are naturally more likely to accept enlightenment ideas and the Great Revolution.

Now, Vuksevich's approach has achieved what he did not expect, but it is quite natural.

The chief of staff was boasting: "If we want to defeat the current French army, we must carry out reforms. Of course, we don't have to have a big revolution. There are too many dead people. After all, we also have noble blood. After the big revolution, we might move our heads."

The other officers agreed.

Chief of Staff: "But a top-down moderate reform is still feasible, just like what Her Majesty Maria Teresa did back then!"

Once again the officers gave voices of approval.

Vuksevich stared dumbfounded at these young officers who didn't care about the majesty of his commander and talked about reforms in the country.

At this moment, he felt from the bottom of his heart the defeat of the country of Austria.

At this time, someone shouted: "The main force of the Chinese army has contacted the French army!"

Vuksevich looked at his army without hope, just in time to see the white line formed by the white Austrian uniforms collapsing from the blue French front.

He muttered in a low voice: "Reform... Is reform really the only way out? Is the old way... not working anymore?"

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A week later, news of Davout's overall victory reached the fortress of Sedan.

When the news came, An Ning was having a meeting with her officers to make the final deployment before the expedition.

As a result, the messenger knocked on the door and came in, reporting loudly: "Report, General Davout and General Massena have won great victories in Italy, the Kingdom of Sardinia has surrendered, and there is no Austrian army in Italy anymore!"

The audience suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at the messenger.

Berthier stepped forward, took the letter in the courier's hand, opened it, took out the letter, glanced at it, and said to An Ning: "Your Excellency, Davout won a great victory in Italy, and it is estimated that there will be no more major victory in Italy." He is going to lead the army north to attack Vienna after completing the handover work in Venice and other places."

An Ning opened his mouth wide, and subconsciously glanced at Napoleon.

——Isn’t this Nima your job?How come Davu's bald head can make the same drama?

Does it mean that we only need to hold down the main force of Austria on the Rhine front?Just wait for Dawu and Chen Bing to sign a contract in Vienna?

Napoleon misunderstood the meaning of An Ning's gaze, and clapped his hands fiercely: "Davout has done a good job, I won't be outmatched by him! In this way, you strengthen my army, and I will compete with Davout to see who gets to Vienna first." !"

Lana shook his head and said, "From Italy to Vienna, there are mountain roads all the way, and there are places that can be fortified, so I'm afraid it's not easy to walk.

"If we succeed in annihilating the enemy's main force, we will have a smooth journey to Vienna. If it is faster, we should be faster."

Bernadotte: "Uh, have you forgotten that there are hundreds of thousands of Prussian-Austrian allied forces on the front?"

Lana: "That's why I said the premise after annihilating the enemy's main force."

"No, no, no," Bernadotte shook his head repeatedly, "This premise is the most difficult thing to do, right?"

Lana: "It's just hundreds of thousands of enemies. We also have seven armies. In the past, we have won all the bigger gaps in strength. Now that we have these seven armies, it's over."