Smith, from Ireland, looked at the cheque for 10,000 pounds in his hand, and his whole body was overwhelmed with excitement. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info This is not because of the 10,000 pounds in his hands is more than wealth, but because he believes that he has really found a backer.

In the future, Ireland will surely reappear as a nation in Europe, as the Poles did.

He was so excited.

The French showed him a few letters from Poland - anti-French content was removed, and even a few letters were put together, and Smith was eager to howl out loud when he read them. Although the Grand Duchy of Warsaw was only part of the former United Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania, with less than a third of the former kingdom - its territory included only the territory that had been divided by Prussia (with the addition of the part controlled by Austria in 1809), its birth gave hope to the Poles.

The letters also gave Smith hope.

The Poles have passed the darkest dawn, ushered in the dawn, and saw hope, but what about Ireland now?

The Poles had seen hope and the dawn, but the Irish were still groping in the darkness.

At this moment, Smith was full of enthusiasm and respect for the old friend in front of him, and he stood up and bowed respectfully to him.

This bow was not directed at the liaison - the French were so cautious that they only leaked out of the person in front of them throughout. Smith's bow was addressed to the powerful force behind the Frenchman in front of him. Napoleon could have become the patron saint of Ireland at this time.

"I beg you to pay the highest respect to the Irish, His Majesty Napoleon, who needs the help of France, who will always be their most faithful friend."

Smith's tears were about to flow.

The French were not polite to Smith, they were old friends. As a mid-level European agent recruited by the OEU, he can receive £1,000 a year from the OEU for living expenses, a generous special allowance for the completion of the mission, and a large amount of mission rewards after completing the mission. Like Smith across from him, the French had so far received a full £10,000 for the mission, the same amount as the Irish had received this grant.

The Frenchman was already familiar with Smith, and he simply said it bluntly. "Although His Majesty Napoleon wore the crown of emperor, he still defended freedom, cooking, and the fruits of the Revolution. The French Civil Code and the Church and State Agreement are completely different from the previous political systems of France, and you should be able to tell the difference inside. "So France was destined to conquer Russia, because Russia under the Tsar was already the most conservative and stubborn feudal fortress in Europe today. His Majesty the great Napoleon had the duty and obligation to liberate the bitter Russian people from the tyranny of the Tsar.

"The Polish revolutionaries in Russia and Austria have united and are planning an uprising. Right on the land of Poland and Lithuania! As far as I know, the Poles have organized a contingent of 5,000 men and formed a revolutionary committee. The leader of this committee has now come to Paris...... "The French are full of lies, and they lie to Smith that a revolution is about to break out in Poland." And it was precisely because the Polish revolutionaries had already taken action that His Majesty Napoleon in Paris was very moved by the revolutionary spirit of the Poles who fought for their own national independence. Although these revolutionaries in Poland lacked both funds and weapons, but with the support of France, all difficulties were not difficulties.

The Frenchman looked at Smith with burning eyes, "You must act." Only when Your Majesty sees the fruits of your actions can you receive more and greater support. And we, "with the hands of the French pointing to themselves," will also have a higher status in the minds of His Majesty. So, this time, we will help you to the best of our ability, but within a month you must act. ”

"Even if it's a terrorist attack—"

"Of course, that's for sure!" Smith nodded dryly.

It is normal for the French to want to see real results. Even if Smith was French, he wouldn't do it.

"In terms of funding, we can also sponsor and provide ...... Offering £10,000, you can choose whether it's paper money or gold. ”

"I can assure you that if you can take action, you will definitely get more funding. Even the channel for buying weapons is not a problem for us! One of the firms I was in charge of was in the arms business. ”

"That's great!" Smith nodded confidently and contentedly. "On behalf of the people of Ireland, I thank France for their help! Please be sure to convey to His Majesty Napoleon and ask him to wait and see what we do. In fact, Smith knew that it might not reach Napoleon's ears directly.

France's intelligence agencies are under the responsibility of the secret police, and the French secret police are under the responsibility of the Minister of the Interior, which is somewhat similar to China's intelligence system, or that the specialized intelligence agencies in European countries are now learning from China. The secret police are not really police, and there is a lot of difference between them and Napoleon. The Frenchman in front of him is likely to be just a certain intelligence group of a French intelligence department.

But Smith is definitely not going to debunk it all. The French in front of them are their greatest financiers and their greatest hopes, and they cannot afford to offend.

As for the 'operation', Smith already has an initial plan. He's not an idiot either, he planned it all on the way to London. The Frenchman's urging only made his determination to act greater and stronger. He believed he would make a big news.

At the same time, Smith was also very excited, because he saw the future direction of his organization, the Revolutionary Committee.

Yes, it's a great idea. He could have been linked to other anti-British secret organizations, and he would initially establish a liaison body, and when the time was ripe, it would develop into a committee or parliament, and Smith was looking forward to the day when he would become chairman or speaker.

However, in this time and space, it is really possible for the Irish to win national independence in advance, not like the original time and space, and they will not dare to play independence until after World War I when the British Empire is greatly damaged.

And the Great Famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1850 was likely to have been avoided. It's not that Ireland's potatoes won't rot and lose their harvest at that time, but that Ireland will probably be an independent country at that time, and they can import large quantities of grain. Instead of doing what the British government did, the rescue measures were ineffective, the response was slow, and even took advantage of the fire to loot and fall into the ground. During the worst years of the Great Famine in Ireland, the British continued to import food from Ireland to the British mainland every year. And Ireland was a net food exporter throughout the famine. This inhumane disregard for the lives of the Irish people led to the natural disaster rapidly turning into a catastrophe that eventually reduced the population of Ireland by nearly a quarter; In addition to starvation, the number also included about a million Irish who had emigrated to the United States due to famine. And the same Great Famine, the famine of 1782-1783, when the Irish government closed the port and the price of all food fell sharply to save itself.

In contrast, the British really can't blame the Irish Republican Army! The sins of their ancestors back then, the descendants of others are coming to take revenge.

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March 1809, Paris, Tuileries Palace.

"Yes, Your Highness, we are indeed helping the revolutionaries in Ireland as French, and I also ask that France facilitate and assist us in our communication with the Polish revolutionaries. It's a change that's good for both of us! If His Majesty Napoleon agrees, the Office in Europe can even fight with your country's intelligence services! But the Duke of Autrante must be excluded. ”

The Duke of Autrante was Joseph Fouché, France's first Minister of the Interior, who was also Minister of Police until Louis Bonaparte returned to Paris, and was one of Napoleon's most relied on ministers, but he was an anti-Napoleonic element.

Young, who came to France in a private capacity, could not understand the rules of the game for Europeans. In 1809, Napoleon's two right-hand men in politics, Charles Maurice de Taleurand-Périgor, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Joseph Fouché, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Police, betrayed Napoleon after 1806.

Napoleon was not an idiot, he was well aware of Talleyrand and Fouché's betrayal, but Napoleon still put Talleyrand in charge of French diplomacy, put Fouché in charge of France's internal affairs and police, and even canonized this cold-blooded and cruel man as the Duke of Autrante last winter. Yang Dewang was confused.

Yes, Talleyrand's diplomatic skills are very powerful, and he can be called the first-class diplomat in Europe; Fuch was a ruthless man, but he was meticulous in his work and energetic, making him a qualified executioner. The law and order in France, which had been corrupted by the Revolution, was restored to normal thanks to his efforts. But no matter how rare they are, they are also traitors, how can Napoleon's heart be so big?

The First French Empire was now short of funds, and this time Yang Dewang came to France, and the main task was to conclude a colonial purchase agreement with France. After buying Louisiana, Napoleon again sold all of France's colonies in the Americas to China, mainly several islands in the Caribbean and French Guiana. In addition, Napoleon wanted to borrow a large loan from China, but Napoleon could no longer take out suitable land as collateral.

Everything else is an adjunct to this.

Whether the EOU and the French intelligence agencies are working closely together, and how specifically, Yang Dewang does not care at all. None of this was as great as his curiosity about Napoleon's thoughts.

Knowing that these two people are big traitors, why do they keep them for reuse? Yang Dewang even thought that Napoleon was dazed.

You must know that Talleyrand is a super embezzler, and if Talleyrand is found, he can make at least 30 million francs. Although 25 francs is only topped by 1 pound. But Talleyrand's current million-pound private fortune in just a few years from nothing can definitely be said to be in good shape.

This guy has just served as the foreign minister [during the Directory], and as soon as he took office, he first made a lot of money for himself. During the years when France was shaking Europe, many countries wanted to negotiate relations with it, and the first hurdle had to go through its foreign minister, Talleyrand.

Talleyrand unceremoniously told them to take the "sweetness" first, and he stretched out his hand to any country: the small German states, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, the Ottomans, and even the United States and Austria. In his first two years as foreign minister alone, he accepted bribes of more than 12 million francs.

Talleyrand boldly blackmailed and had no scruples, because at that time the French officialdom was full of corruption, and the governors themselves were unrighteous and corrupt, no matter how Talleyrand did whatever he wanted, no one would find trouble for him. As the country's foreign minister, Talleyrand carried out many reforms in favor of the bourgeoisie in the French foreign ministry. He stipulated that consuls abroad were to serve French commerce, and that French merchants could elect representatives to serve as consuls; The consular office was reinstated, and the main task of the consular office was to protect the interests of French merchants and to gather commercial information. After Napoleon's coup, the consul simply changed his name to "commercial negotiator". He also restored the Youth Translation School attached to the Consular Bureau, and trained a large number of talents for embassies and consulates in various countries. Such a Talleyrand can be said to be Napoleon's right-hand man, who gave Napoleon great help in the international situation and foreign affairs. Even in the course of Napoleon's coup, he played an extremely important role, played an important role in it. At first, Talleyrand took the initiative to stick to Napoleon.

But this is such a person who has now betrayed Napoleon. Napoleon knew this well, and even he knew why.

This may be because Talleyrand was not a revolutionary, and Talleyrand was involved in the republic purely because he hated Bourbon, such as his role in the arrest and execution of the Duke of Danggan [Louis XVI's cousin] and Napoleon's renegade to invade Spain. But he was also an outstanding statesman. Level-headed, well-connected, scheming, and communicative, he is often considered the successor of the Count of Virgins [the late Bourbon diplomat of France], and sometimes of Mirabeau's ideas.

"Talleyrand has experienced the late Bourbon dynasty, several republican governments and then the empire, and has always stood tall, his connections in Europe, his political vision, and his rich diplomatic experience are equivalent to a political and diplomatic think tank, and His Majesty is reluctant to kill him at all." Louis Bonaparte returned to France after a year in China, where he was appointed Minister of Police by his second brother, Napoleon. The word 'think tank' was a new word that Louis Bonaparte learned in China.

Many years ago, the emperor of China organized retired ministers from the government, as well as many professors from political schools, to compile a set of government guidelines, and the content of this 'code' has continued to grow over the years. A few years ago, it was officially renamed a 'think tank' by China's Great Emperor.

That's a treasure trove of political wisdom.

"Wise wisdom is not for me, but for evil. He and Fouché were both traitors, and keeping such a man by his side would be an absolute disservice to the great cause of His Majesty Napoleon. Yang Dewang still couldn't understand.

Talleyrand's policy and diplomacy were conservative, he did not like Napoleon's idea of making France the hegemon of Europe, he wanted to maintain a conservative policy of maintaining the current order in Europe and steadily pursuing the interests of the republic, he did not want to see France become the target of public criticism, let alone that France was capable of unifying Europe.

He believed that Napoleon's path would only lead France to ruin and be a great disservice to France. This is like some 'people with lofty ideals' in Germany during World War II, who opposed Hitler from beginning to end.

And what about Foucher? He is a poisonous snake that hides in the darkness and has the ability to change color, which is even more harmful. He was known for his brutal violence during the Jacobin dictatorship, and after being attacked by Robespierre, he joined his opponents in overthrowing Robespierre's rule. Unlike Foreign Minister Talleyrand, Fouché was the first to come to the office and the last to leave every day; Again, unlike Talleyrand, he never replays any detail of his work, and he has an amazing memory, knowing everything about his department and the rest of the government. Everything was recorded in his secret files, which even Napoleon could not see.

Fouché lived a simple life and simple clothes, but he did not refuse to wear his favorite blue velvet uniform with silver ornaments, nor did he refuse to sail through the streets of Paris in a carriage escorted by cavalry. This is a man with contradictions.

He saw himself as a statesman, a great man, not just a police minister. He looked forward to a greater and farther political future, which was probably one of the biggest reasons for his betrayal of Napoleon.

Because of the empire under Napoleon, Fouché could never have the rights he desired.

There is a proverb in the West that says, "The most vile and evil deeds also require courage and talent" -- and Fouché possessed enough courage and talent in this regard. He had dealings with Robespierre and Napoleon, and although one can name all sorts of objective reasons, the outcome of history does not change: the former was plotted by Fouché, and the latter had nothing to do with him, and in the end he had to be used.

But Yang Dewang feels that this is the biggest difference between Western politics and Eastern politics. Western politics has its own set of rules, and they are willing to play around that set of rules. But the powers in the East tend to flip the table and eat everything. He believed that if Emperor Chen had sat in Napoleon's place, Fouché and Talleyrand would have been sent to prison or even beheaded on the first day. Even if such an act could lead to the collapse of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior, and lead to chaos in the police system, Emperor Chen would not be relentless.

Because the emperors of the East all believe in one sentence: those who are willing to be officials in the world cannot be killed.

"Prison is the best place for both of them. If His Majesty Napoleon is not willing to kill them. "No matter how much influence Yang Dewang accepts from French monotheism, he is still a Chinese at heart, and fundamentally he cannot accept betrayal.

Naturally, the intelligence network of the Office in Europe must not be involved with the two guys, Talleyrand and Fouché, absolutely not.