Bagration's attitude angered Penning, and at least after Bagration left, Penning's angry shouting and the sound of him breaking things could be heard throughout the building.
< In fact, for Penning, his heart is quite bitter, you must know that with the defeat of the Russian imperial army again and again, the current central government of the Russian Empire has completely become an empty shell, and even the princes from all over the country who used to send annual tribute to St.
Petersburg have now stopped transporting.
At present, the only areas that the central government of the Russian Empire can actually control are St.
Petersburg and a dozen surrounding regions, and for the more remote regions, such as Ukraine, the Caucasus, and the Far East, the central government of the empire has lost control.
Before that, because of Blankov's rebellion, the St.
Petersburg region had already carried out several large-scale conscriptions, and it can be said that in the face of the terrible situation of the empire after the annihilation of Rumyantsev's army, in terms of troops, the Russian Empire no longer wanted to be able to arm an army of more than 10,000 people as before.
All of this made Penning feel in danger.
Penning pondered more than once whether he was going to secretly approach Brankoff like the other magnates in St.
Petersburg!
Later, Penning did send a messenger to Moscow, but what made Penning feel heartbroken was that Brankoff completely vetoed Penning's overtures!
Even, after the defeat of Rumyantsev's army, Brankoff, who returned to Moscow, in order to declare his righteousness, openly claimed that the death of Paul I was manipulated by Alexander and Penning and their henchmen.
Brankoff is going to lead a great army to avenge His Majesty Paul I!
Brankoff's excuse reached Penning's ears, and Penning simply didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
You must know that when Paul I was still in power, Brankoff led an army to rebel.
At that time, Brankoff's banner was "Qingjun side".
Although the banner is on the side of the Qing monarch, everyone knows what Brankoff intended.
But now, Blankov actually changed his slogan again, and actually declared that he wanted to avenge the former Emperor Paul I, which in Penning's opinion is simply a bitch and still erecting an archway!
And just when Penning was discussing Blankov in his belly, Blankov, who was far away in Moscow, was now so-called complacent.
Under the banner of revenge for Paul I, Brankoff was after he annihilated Rumyantsev's army.
A proposal from a Moscow aristocrat to Brankoff.
After all, there are still many doubts about the cause of Paul I's death, and more importantly, Brankoff has to plan for himself.
In this way, Alexander and Penning and his gang were labeled as usurping the throne.
It is undoubtedly a good reason, after all, a person who can kill his father and usurp the throne is naturally not qualified to be the emperor of the Russian Empire.
And more importantly, at the moment, there is only one person in the direct line of the Romanov dynasty, Alexander!
Denying the legitimacy of Alexander's accession to the throne, then he could have used this as an excuse as long as he waited until Brankoff captured St.
Petersburg.
Or find a puppet from the Romanov branch.
Or ascend to the throne yourself on the grounds that the Romanov dynasty is unreasonable.
Both of these scenarios are very favorable for Brankoff.
Wilhelm led an army of more than 20,000 Prussians from Frankfurt to Rome at the end of March, and William was accompanied by some Prussian officials and nobles of the Holy Roman Empire, including Karl, the new king of Austria!
In fact, Karl was reluctant to accompany William to Rome, but under William's strong request, Carl had to accompany him.
And just as William was setting off for Rome, the British, who were in London, finally made a move.
In order to better counter the power of the Prussians on the European continent, the British bought Sunigo of Hesse with a lot of money and weapons.
And in order to win over the French, the British also proposed.
If the French could help the British against Prussia, then the British would help the French to gain the territories of the Holy Roman Empire, including the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and parts of the Rhine.
At the same time, as long as the French helped the British against Prussia, then the British would also provide France with a reconstruction fund of up to a million pounds!
The conditions of the English made Louis XVI staggering.
Ten years ago, Louis XVI would have been surprised by the million-pound fortune, but he would not have been hungry, because France was not short of it.
But now it's different!
Although France has ceased war with other countries, but the effects of the war are still spreading in the territory of France, according to the report of the French government of the Minister of Finance, in 79, the most optimistic income of the whole of France is 5.7 million francs, and this is equivalent to less than 5 million pounds!
Such income was almost equal to one-third of the annual revenue of the Kingdom of France, which had not undergone any changes, or even less than that.
But let's not forget that this is the most optimistic estimate, and on a pessimistic basis, France's fiscal revenue this year may be just over four million francs, or less than four million pounds.
And the income was only a small amount, but the expenditure was indispensable, and the salaries of the officials at all levels, and the salaries of the army, amounted to two and a half million francs, and if the localities, especially Paris, were to return to the pre-war level, they would not have been able to take it without five million francs.
This put Louis XVI under heavy pressure.
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If the British are willing to provide a low-interest loan of 1 million pounds, there is no doubt that the pressure on the French national finances will be greatly relieved this year, otherwise I am afraid that the French finances will not go bankrupt next year.
In fact, France's finances were already bankrupt, but it was only because after the national peace talks, especially Napoleon's southward pacification of the revolutionary forces, contributed a considerable amount of money to France's finances.
After all, the revolutionary parties in the South were not just the poor.
Those dignitaries, especially wealthy businessmen, participated in many cases.
After all, the French Revolutionary Party was determined to learn from the British.
The bourgeois revolution they desired, and the bourgeois revolution was naturally in the best interest of the bourgeoisie, so that the businessmen were naturally more than willing to take part in it.
But these people, who would have thought that after Napoleon came to the southern region, he would be so unscrupulous, and insisted on arresting and executing them on a large scale, regardless of the risk that the southern region might be forced to rebel.
After these people were sentenced, their property naturally became the nourishment of the French central government.
Although in it Napoleon was also detained.
But everyone knows that it is absolutely impossible to let the horses run and not give them grazing, so Napoleon secretly behaved.
Louis XVI also chose to turn a blind eye.
But so, in just three months of Napoleon's arrival in the south, he sent to Paris goods worth no less than two hundred and seventy thousand francs, most of which were of course gold, silver, jewelry, and antiques.
And it was this property, worth two million seven thousand francs.
That is why the Chancellor of the Exchequer optimistically estimates that France's fiscal budget for this year is expected to be about 5.7 million francs.
Otherwise, based on the current situation in France, it would be really nice to have three million francs.
But the price of Napoleon's delivery of 2.7 million francs worth of goods to Paris was that the economy of the formerly prosperous southern part of France would have to go back for at least thirty years because of Napoleon's wanton hunting of the revolutionaries!
Louis XVI's face showed a look of interest, a million pounds is equivalent to more than 1.1 million francs, with this money means that France will be more financially generous this year, and even be able to train an army of 10,000 people.
Although because of the factor of war.
The purchasing power of the franc has decreased somewhat, but it is undeniable.
The franc is still strong as a currency, thanks of course to the armistice with the five powers, and the price paid by France is much lower than expected.
"O'Grand, do you think we can accept the terms of the British?"
Louis XVI looked at the minister in front of him, who had just been appointed prime minister of the Kingdom of France, and spoke.
In the war, the royalist forces of loyalty and Louis XVI were dealt a big blow, and in this situation, Augrand, who was not prominent, jumped out and became one of the few royalist ministers that Louis XVI could look at.
"Your Majesty, this aid from the British is completely ill-intentioned, but it is undeniable that this loan is very important for France at present."
As he spoke, a bitter smile appeared on Ogeland's face.
Although Ogeland had just become the prime minister of France, the poor French finances still cast a shadow on his heart at the first time, and if it were not for the wealth that Napoleon looted from the southern regions, I am afraid that the current French government would not be able to function at all.
This is no joke.
Not all officials can choose to ignore their own remuneration for the sake of the state.
Previously, due to France's financial difficulties, the salaries of French officials have been cut by 40%, and this situation still leads many officials to choose to resign.
After all, not every official has an aristocratic background, and they also need to support their families, which is even more obvious among low-level officials.
Speaking of which, I have to say that the civil servants of a certain country, don't look at some middle-level civil servants in a certain country who don't take their salaries seriously, that's because they have extra money that far exceeds their salaries, but once they lose these extra money, then you see if the salary is a little less, it's strange that they don't play with their lives.
And without these officials, how can the country's governments at all levels and places of origin function?
For this problem, Ogeland even went to the homes of some big nobles in Paris several times, hoping that these nobles could generously help some, but in the face of Ogrand's request, these nobles either excused themselves, or took out a little bit and sent Ogrand away.
This situation makes Ogrand very helpless.
"Your Majesty, now that the British need our help, I think we can put forward more conditions and test the bottom line of some British!
If the British are indeed willing to pay a large price, then why should we help the British.
And if the British are only willing to provide these low-interest loans, but want us to stand clearly against Prussia, then I would like to advise Your Majesty.
Don't let this little profit lead France into the quagmire again!
” Ogrand's words were very straightforward, but what made Louis XVI a little puzzled was what exactly Ogrand meant by the large number of benefits!
William sat in the carriage, but in his hand he was holding a document.
This information had just been transmitted back from the West Indies, and after the peace talks between the five powers at the end of last year, the Prussians had gained a great deal of benefits in North America, at least in terms of the area of the North American colonies to which Prussia now belonged, so it can be said that Britain and Prussia had divided North America almost in half.
The sudden expansion of the colonies meant that the Prussian government had to establish colonial governments on top of these newly acquired colonies.
Among them, many of the newly established colonial governments in Prussia retained the original French and Spanish men, for those Indians.
It seems that only the national flag on the small building of the government has been changed, and the rest are still the same team.
In fact, this was also a helpless move for Prussia.
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Although in Prussia, many political talents have been cultivated in recent years.
However, even if all these talents are sent, I am afraid that they may not be able to take care of this colony, which has suddenly expanded several times.
And, more importantly, almost half of the Prussian officials were reluctant to travel to these newly occupied colonies.
In this case, William could only try to see if he could retain the colonial government officials who had previously belonged to France and Spain, in addition to appointing colonial government officials in some important areas.
Fortunately, many of these people had their homes in the area, and more importantly, with the defeat of Spain and France, it would not be easy for them to return to France or Spain's de facto control, so many of them were willing to serve in the colonial government of Prussia.
In William's plan.
The West Indies and the Philippines, as well as the former French Vietnam, were the focus of Prussia's attention, as they were more important to Prussia's plans for the future.
And with the expansion of the North American colonies.
William also began to feel that the two divisions of the original North American colonies seemed to be insufficient.
Although most of what is now North America is a Prussian colony, with the exception of the British colonies, there are even many skirmishes between the two countries in some areas.
What worries William even more is that the so-called "continental parliament" that was once eliminated seems to have a resurgence with the division of North America by the British and Prussia.
And this situation also appeared in the document in William's hand.
Many French and Spaniards did not want to be ruled by the Prussians and the British, and although France surrendered Canada, France still had a large colony in North America.
With the expansion of the influence of Britain and Prussia in North America, the remaining French colonies also suddenly felt a huge threat, after all, no one can say for sure whether Britain and Prussia will annex them next.
In this case, the French naturally thought of the Continental Congress.
Although the Continental Congress has been very pitiful in the past two years, and has had to hide in the territory of the French colony under the encirclement and suppression of Britain and Prussia, the Continental Congress still has a group of supporters and followers, which can be seen from the fact that the Continental Congress has not yet closed its doors.
However, the French see it this way, but it does not represent the actual situation of the Continental Congress.
In fact, in recent years, the main force of the Continental Parliament has been encircled and wiped out by Britain and Prussia, and there are fewer and fewer lower-level supporters of the Continental Parliament.
After the death of Benjamin Franklin, Jefferson became the head of the Continental Congress.
But Jefferson also knew that the Continental Congress could not be closed, and if the Continental Assembly was closed, I am afraid that none of their former leaders would be able to escape.
And if they lose the Continental Congress, there is no guarantee that the French will continue to protect them.
In Jefferson's view, the contact between many people in France and Spain in the Continental Congress was an opportunity for the Continental Congress to regroup.
"General Washington, this proposal of the French and Spaniards seems to me to be a great opportunity for us!
The French were willing to provide us with four thousand men and several thousand rifles, which, if we had been armed, would have a total of about seven thousand, so that we would undoubtedly be able to gain a local advantage over the British.
General, I believe in your ability, and the Continental Council also trusts you, and I hope you can once again provoke your responsibility!
” At the headquarters of the Continental Congress in the later state of Mississippi, Jefferson invited Washington to his office for discussion.
Because the main force of the Continental Army led by Washington has been completely destroyed under the encirclement and suppression of Britain and Prussia in recent years, although many people supported Washington as the head of the Continental Congress, Washington, who was ashamed, still gave up this position to Jefferson.
Under such circumstances, Jefferson naturally maintained respect for Washington.
Missouri is a French colony, but it is a pity that with the peace talks between the five countries, the British and Prussians, who have obtained Spanish North American colonies, have extended their sphere of influence to the vicinity of Missouri, and in this way, Missouri, which is still under the control of the French colonial government, naturally feels a considerable sense of danger.
It was also in this context that they thought of the Continental Congress.
To be continued. ）