While everyone in Genoa was panicking, Sean crossed the Otter Mountains and arrived at Fort Putnam.
He made a deliberate public appearance at Fort Putnam, where he stayed for a week.
He received an interview with a local reporter, strongly condemned the navy's aggressive behavior, and believed that this was a brutal act planned and directed by the Holy City:
"The dead Southerners must be avenged with iron and blood. This is the best way to pay homage to the dead! Otherwise, this is the most ruthless destruction of life. Only by defending the right to life and giving people freedom from fear can we
It is the primary right. ""
When meeting with the officers and soldiers of the troops left behind at Fort Putnam, Sean said:
“When our officers and soldiers braved the hail of bullets and fought against foreign enemies on the northern front, when we were barely able to wrap our bellies with dry food in the cold rain during the march, when we fought with the fearless dedication of defending our homeland and country.
When powerful enemies are at war, those we once called brothers and sisters break into our homes and kill our parents and brothers.
This is an unforgivable atrocity and shameless betrayal. This group of bandits makes us even more angry and sad than foreign enemies.
It hurts your loved ones, but hates you quickly!
Genoese must stand up bravely to defend our homeland, our right to breathe freely and our freedom from fear."
When meeting the employees of mining workers and steel companies, Sean asked them loudly:
"You have the right to work, have the right to work for not more than 10 hours a day, and also have the right to allow your wife and children to avoid hunger.
This is the right you are enjoying. This is not the gift of God, nor the noble gifts of the Holy City.
But you may lose many of these, because the peaceful and peaceful land of Genoa is being eroded and insulted by various conspiracies and villains, and the invaders are exerting their brutal power on us.
They only talk about destruction, not construction. While talking about the strict authority of the law, they fail to mention that they are trampling on the most basic order and rules. They only talk about their own freedom, but deliberately forget to respect the freedom of others.
This is tyranny! This is betrayal! This is also intimidation!
All Reinaa people and people living in Genoa should stand up, resist the tyranny together, so that our wife and children have the power to breathe freely. "
Within a week, Sean publicly delivered a thirteenth speech. The main purpose of his speech was quickly passed to Greenea in various ways.
This is Sean deliberately prepared public opinion, and various newspapers published Speech and public activities with each other.
On November 10, Sean took the train to settle south.
Every time the special train stopped at a train station, local representatives from all walks of life boarded the train to send flowers to Sean, express their condolences and support, so that it took Sean a full week to arrive in Poitou.
At this time, Poitou was full of excited people, and many young people spontaneously gave speeches on the streets, echoing Sean's call to "breathe freely" and "free from fear."
Sean has become a leader in the spiritual spirit of Greasia.
Among the various strata of Genoa, the reaction of the industrial and commercial circles is the strongest. The naval artillery of the Fowam has caused them to lose huge losses. They have asked for a temporary third -level meeting to discuss military expenses and expand the army.
Get rid of the tendency of suppression from the northern regime, and more cherish the economic freedom rights they enjoyed in Genoa before.
The nobles of the province were relatively silent. When the emperor became a prisoner, they could not help but feel sad and lonely. Their privileges and noble status came directly from the imperial system, but the situation made them dare not publicly express their support for the royal family. In fact, they
There was only a nominal vassal relationship with the emperor.
The existence of the emperor only justified their titles, but this was not the main reason why they enjoyed a wealthy life in Genoa. When Poitou was bombarded by the navy, they seemed to have found an outlet to vent all their anger.
They turned to the Tulip Party because they had lost their allegiance, but they didn't want to lose their home.
It was against this background that the extraordinary meeting of the Estates-General of Genoa was held.
Sean, dressed in military uniform, was the protagonist of the meeting, and he dominated almost the entire agenda of the meeting.
The meeting decided that from now on, it will not accept any administrative orders from the Republic of Europe, and will not recognize the Tulip Party's right to rule Europe. It will self-finance its own taxes, and no war materials may be exported to the north without permission. Any violation will be severely punished.
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Second, the meeting announced that it would promote the establishment of an alliance among the twelve southern provinces, and welcome the other eleven southern provinces to join. The same legal policies and unified taxation and industrial policies will be implemented within the alliance. Genoa promised to provide other assistance in all aspects.
Necessary support from the province. In fact, this also has internal economic needs, because the turmoil and breakup in the north caused the Genoese to lose their most important market.
Third, Genoa will form another five divisions of the National Army within three months and form its own naval force to protect the interests of Genoa and the southerners. Of course, Sean will not become the commander-in-chief of Genoa's military forces.
This was tantamount to de facto declaring the independence of Genoa.
There were two paths before the Genoese people, one was to support the restoration of the crown prince Jean Sauron, and the other was to truly declare independence. However, except for a few nobles, the vast majority of the conference delegates did not support the return of the monarchy.
This is obvious. The people of Genoa have become accustomed to the huge benefits brought by the development of a free economy and relatively loose and equal administrative laws. They do not want the former imperial system to become a shackles that hinders the development of capitalism. To a certain extent, the most powerful people in Genoa
People even privately cheered for the emperor's downfall.
Adhering to the mentality of the Genoese, Sean successfully became the most authoritative person in Genoa and the entire South. The shelling incident gave him a good opportunity.
The business community with strong economic strength regards him as a fellow traveler, the nobles rely on Sean to protect their interests and their few privileges - they have basically been kidnapped by capitalism, and the intellectuals regard Sean as their freedom
and defenders of equality.
As for ordinary people, what they really care about is whether they can have enough food and clothing. When food and clothing are threatened, the person who stands up and claims to ensure that they will not return to hunger is the best ruler in their minds.
Joseph Frank watched the Genoese's actions in these days with a cold eye. Although he and his followers did not give up lobbying, the facts disappointed him.
The Genoese did not care about the emperor's fate because they had never enjoyed the emperor's grace and were not concerned about the future of the crown prince. They only cared about themselves.
However, Frank forgot that when he and his party decided to form an army in Genoa, Genoa had been afraid. They were worried that these exiles from the north would occupy the magpie's nest and turn against the guests.
Sean's victory in the north allowed the Genoese people to suddenly find a backbone, and a xenophobic mentality came into being. After all, the reputation of the Tiger of Europa has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.