That night, An Ning took Paulina and the newly printed banknotes to the Jacobin Club.
When he entered the club, the nun of the monastery (the Jacobin Club was originally opened in the monastery) was startled: "Oh, look who is here!"
An Ning went up and gave her a hug: "Mom, long time no see! How are you?"
"It's okay, okay. I thought you would never come back to this monastery."
"How is it possible? I spent the most important period of my life in this monastery."
While talking, An Ning recalled the time when he was a teacher at the Military Academy in Paris and reported to the club every night.
At that time, a group of their friends gathered together, talking about the future of France and playing bridge every day.
Grandma was very happy and called a young nun directly: "Go, take off the flowers on table three and wipe the table clean!"
An Ning: "There are flowers on table three?"
In the Jacobin Club, Robespierre, Danton, Marat and Anning all liked to sit at table three, as this table was their exclusive territory.
Mammy: "Yes, I have kept this table. After all, it is the table where you used to sit. I often tell new nuns now that the people sitting around table No. 3 back then were all important people today.
Characters, you could say that sitting next to this table is the future of France!”
An Ning: "That's why I won't let others sit..."
Grandma suddenly sighed: "You are all big people now. Gradually, you no longer come to the monastery. Young Mara is still dead. Sometimes I dream about you sitting around that table again, drinking wine."
While playing bridge, laughing and making noise...
"How wonderful it was then."
An Ning pursed his lips because he seemed to have seen this scene just now.
At this time, Polina interjected: "So you were doing this kind of thing in the Jacobin Club. I thought you were planning a revolution."
An Ning raised her eyebrows: "If it's just a fantasy and doesn't involve a specific action plan, we have indeed planned it."
Polina: "It's said outside that at the Jacobin Club, you voted for who would storm the Bastille."
An Ning: "How come you are so aware of things outside?"
"Because Christina took me to many salons and reading clubs. It is also said outside that when you encounter something dangerous, you will draw lots in the club, and whoever draws the right number can go."
An Ning looked helpless. Even if Frost himself went to the Paris public opinion forum and said, "No, no, we are not doing such a great thing, we are just playing bridge," no one would believe it.
Mammy listened to Paulina's words and laughed loudly: "They didn't do anything so great. They were just drinking, chatting and playing cards there, just like other idle young people."
An Ning: "We didn't idle around. We all had serious jobs at that time. I was a teacher at the Military Academy, Danton was a lawyer, Robespierre was a preparatory lawyer, and Marat was a doctor..."
"Marat is actually a doctor!" Paulina exclaimed.
"A former doctor. Later he felt that studying medicine could not save France, so he gave up medicine and followed literature."
An Ning paused, and then continued to arrange lines for Mara: "At that time, he said, 'From the current situation, physical illness is not a very important thing, but mental illness is the key.' So he started to become a reporter
, founded the People’s Friend newspaper, criticizing current ills in the newspaper every day.”
Listening to An Ning's words, grandma silently crossed herself on her chest: "Poor child, may he rest in peace in heaven."
At this time, the nun came over and said to the nanny: "Table No. 3 is ready."
An Ning: "Then let's go over there. Mammy, you continue to do your work."
Then An Ning walked into the hall, and Polina naturally took his hand.
The feeling of holding hands between Paulina and Christina was completely different. Christina's arm holding An Ning's hand felt like it was inserted into cotton, it was soft and hot, and her arms often sweated.
Polina is completely different, in short it is very refreshing.
Entering the hall, An Ning immediately caught everyone's attention.
An Ning heard someone exclaim in a low voice: "Frost! He actually comes to the club!"
An Ning: "Of course I will come. I spent an unforgettable time at the Jacobin Club. This memory is a treasure in my heart and will never fade."
As the words fell, the entire club burst into applause.
But a discordant voice sounded: "You have the nerve to come back, a guy who uses the revolution to enrich your own pockets!"
An Ning immediately looked around and saw Camille Desmoulins.
This is also an old man from the Jacobins, and he also participated in the storming of the Bastille. At that time, he pointed a pistol at his head and said, "We will never stop unless we are shot to pieces." Then he also encouraged
The masses captured the Invalides and obtained weapons.
In this sense, this man was once An Ning's comrade-in-arms. After all, they broke into the Bastille together.
An Ning: "Demoulin, I read the article you wrote, and I think there are some misunderstandings between us."
After Anning received 500 ounces of gold from Barras, Desmoulins wrote an article criticizing Anning (the same article Fouche read).
Desmoulin took a deep breath, then crossed his arms and said, "Then go ahead and convince me just like you did before."
——Like before... Indeed, in this monastery, the Jacobins often quarreled with each other, arguing over their theoretical differences.
At that time, Danton and Marat were radicals, while Robespierre was a moderate.
Moreover, Robespierre was also a lawyer who opposed the death penalty and was probably the earliest abolitionist.
Like before...
An Ning looked at Desmoulin and found that there was basically no change in him from his impression.
"I accepted Barras's gold bullion not as a bribe. It was Barras's investment. In the future, I will also publicly sell the shares of the industrial trust I established in Paris. Mr. Barras just got the news in advance and then chose
It’s just an investment.”
Desmoulins sneered: "Hmph, do you think we can't tell that you are hiding it when you say this? No matter what, the fact that you took the gold bars will not change!"
An Ning nodded: "Yes, I took it, but I will share the dividends with him. In the future, he will have a share of the money my company makes."
Desmoulins: "Mr. Barras has benefited more politically than dividends, right? You don't know how active he has been in Paris since you took his gold bars!"
An Ning: "It does have such an objective impact, but do you believe that if the news of my visit to the Jacobin Club today spreads, the club will be full tomorrow?"
"No matter what I do, it will cause such a 'phenomenon'. You should look at this matter more objectively. Desmoulins, you know, what I have always been thinking about is the future industrial revolution. I always think that there is only the industrial revolution,
Only then can France's current stubborn problems be completely solved.
"To put it bluntly, the problem in France now is that the old social system restricts the development of productive forces. Only by allowing the productive forces to develop to the next stage can the problems at this stage be solved!"
Then the next stage of the problem will arise, but An Ning doesn't plan to talk about it at this time.
Desmoulins: "Here it goes again! It's your steam revolution delusion again! When we were in the club, I thought you were wishful thinking!
"If nothing else, how can a ship not need sails? Your delusions are all nonsense! You just want to make money!"
An Ning was angry, suppressing the anger that was about to burst out, and said in a low voice: "This is an inevitable trend in the future. You can insult me, but you cannot insult the future of the industrial revolution."
Desmoulins: "Ha, you can't say it anymore, are you trying to show off your authority as General Frost? Are you being timid..."
At this moment, Polina threw her gloves in his face.
Polina: "I can't stand it anymore. How can you insult other people's dreams like this!"