The fifth year of the Brienne Military Academy began with France's defeat in the Seven Years' War, which was thirty years late.
Prussia actually won this war that was thirty years late.
In the history that An Ning is familiar with, Prussia was able to win because the Russian Czar Peter III was a German stick - no, this should be called a Prussian stick.
With the Russian army superior, Peter III took the initiative to seek peace with Prussia, returned all the occupied land and formed an alliance with Prussia.
But in this era, Russia was already the Russia of Catherine II, and Tsar Putin had long since died.
As a result, the Prussian army unexpectedly defeated the Russian army.
An Ning thought, maybe it was because Prussia in this era had been ruled by the enlightened Emperor Frederick the Great for a long time and had become stronger.
If you think about it, after the Revolution broke out a few years ago, France would be in a dangerous situation.
After all, the first army to intervene in the revolution was mainly Prussian and Austrian. The Prussian army was the most aggressive. It captured Verdun, the gateway to Paris, and then was defeated by the revolutionary French forces led by Dumouriez in Valmy.
The army attacked head on.
However, it is estimated that the one who interfered in this time and space was not the weak and bully Prussian army brought by the Duke of Brunswick, but the elite Prussian army of Frederick the Great.
——Is the scene one hundred and fifty years later going to happen again in the seventeenth century? Is France really going to start speaking German?
While An Ning was so worried, Napoleon beside him was talking: "The French have nothing to fear. The Prussians can defeat them and make them surrender, and so can we Corsicans!"
An Ning was freed from her worries and glanced at Napoleon: "I have to remind you that I am also a Frenchman. My motherland has just been defeated and paid compensation."
In fact, An Ning has no sense of belonging to France. After all, the aristocratic instructors from Paris often make things difficult for him at school.
This strengthened his determination to be a fence-sitter.
But at this time, you still have to put on a little show, otherwise it will look too heartless.
Napoleon looked a little embarrassed: "Well, I got carried away and didn't consider this. Well, although you are French, you are a very nice person and a close friend of mine. I...well, don't be too sad."
An Ning: "I'm not sad, I just feel that France's financial situation is going to be ruined now. We originally borrowed debt to fight the war, hoping that if we won, Prussia would have a big bite to eat, but now it's all in vain. I guess it won't be long before
The king is going to raise taxes."
The tax increase was rejected by the Supreme Court as inconsistent with tradition, and then the king was forced to convene the three-level parliament that had been interrupted for 160 years. As a result, the three-level parliament shouted that the third estate was everything and decided to turn France into a constitutional monarchy.
country, formulating a constitution...
The curtain of the Great Revolution began...
Napoleon didn't think too much. He asked An Ning: "Maybe the king will bring back the banker who was dismissed from his post, I remember his name is Necker or something, and bring him back as finance minister?"
"There is an old saying in the East that a clever woman can't make a meal without rice, and even Necker can't make a Livre." An Ning replied.
Napoleon shrugged: "Then it can't be changed. What does this have to do with us? One of you and I are civilians, and the other is a Corsican. We can laugh at the dilemma of the French king."
"Napoleon, think about it. If the king wants to increase taxes, according to French tradition, he will convene the three levels of parliament. At this time, he gathers opinion leaders from all over the country to Paris. What will happen?"
Napoleon looked puzzled: "What will happen?"
An Ning pretended to be profound: "I miss Napoleon. I've told you so much."
Napoleon thought for a while: "Do you think social conflicts will always break out? But didn't you say before that natural disasters would be needed for them to break out?"
An Ning: "Yes, whether there is a natural disaster or not determines whether the outbreak will occur in a relatively mild way, or in a more tragic, stormy way."
The French Revolution happened just after the natural disaster.
In fact, this is also inevitable. The natural disasters throughout 1788 also exacerbated the financial dilemma of the royal family.
Napoleon shrugged: "Well, although you are always right, but this time I can only say that I think what you said is too mysterious. If you are really right, you will become my lifelong
The person I admire the most.”
——Okay! All I want is your admiration!
Um?
Napoleon would actually worship someone other than Caesar?
Is there something wrong?
At this time Napoleon changed the subject: "My sister Paulina wrote to me, saying that she was going to study at the Brienne Military Academy like Miss Christina, whom I told her about in my letter."
An Ning: "You actually wrote to him about Christina?"
"Well, because I found that there was nothing to talk about with my sister, I had to use Miss Christina to fill in the content of the letter. Otherwise, the letter would be too short and it would appear that I am not enthusiastic enough."
An Ning: "And you regret it now, right? Your sister also wants to come and imitate that girl from Orleans."
Because Christina was the daughter of the Duke of Orleans, Anning and Napoleon both jokingly called her "the Maiden of Orleans" in private.
It just so happened that Christina also admired the girl of Orleans in history, so she decided to join the army.
Napoleon looked a little depressed: "Yes, I hope my sister can live a normal woman's life. After all, Joseph is now going to be a priest and I am about to graduate. Our salary can greatly alleviate the family's financial difficulties.
"She actually came to imitate Miss Christina!"
An Ning smiled and said: "I think everyone's choice should be respected."
"When I persuaded Joseph to continue to be a priest, you didn't ask me to respect Joseph's choice."
"Uh... one code equals the other. Or do you think your sister Polina is not suitable for joining the army?"
At this time, An Ning's impression of Napoleon's sister Polina came from two aspects. One was the game "Saint's War", in which Polina was a heroic, flat-chested girl in a short skirt, commanding a line of infantry.
The team gallops on the battlefield.
The other one is a series of videos of the game "kanshi" created by the UP owner of B station "Young Magician". The content of the video is that Napoleon and several close marshals, as well as his sister Polina, traveled into the world of the game and began to
Free slaves in an alien wasteland.
Polina in that series of videos is also heroic.
Therefore, An Ning's impression of Paulina was completely misguided, and she felt that there was no problem with Napoleon's sister joining the army.
Napoleon sighed: "My sister is very lively, like a tomboy. Judging from her personality, maybe she is quite suitable for joining the army."
——Look! It really is so!
An Ning thought excitedly.
An Ning: "Then it's over..."
"But I don't want her to go to the battlefield. According to Andy's prediction of the future, France will be in war for years in the future, right?"
An Ning: "That's true. Then what are you going to do, leaving your beloved sister on Corsica?"
Napoleon was silent. He pondered for a long time before replying: "I don't know... The conditions in Corsica are not good. My brothers and sisters can't learn anything in Corsica. There are not even a few books on that island.
If I hadn’t sent it, I wouldn’t have even seen Plutarch’s book!”
An Ning patted Napoleon on the shoulder: "Then it's over."
Napoleon pursed his lips, glanced at An Ning, and sighed: "You...reminded me that yes, my brothers and sisters should be allowed to leave Corsica to increase their knowledge. Let's leave it at that. Next question, do you think I should
Should I join the army or go to the Military Academy in Paris on the recommendation of the school?"
An Ning replied instantly: "Of course I'm going to Paris."
He paused and then came up with another reason that Napoleon couldn't refuse: "Officers' salaries are high."