What Thiers said was not wrong at all. Angry people have no reason at all. It is easy to encourage them to march on the streets and cause trouble, but it is extremely difficult to get them to regain their composure!
Let alone the emperor and empress, even the organizers of these people may have a hard time persuading them!
For this purpose, the queen must either immediately agree to these people's conditions, or let them continue to make trouble until they are exhausted and then take the initiative to disperse and go home.
But both of these are unrealistic. Queen Eugenie will never allow these people to arm 500,000 National Guardsmen. Looking at the fanaticism of these people, this madness will not dissipate in a day or two!
This was a national war, a full-scale war between France and Prussia. It was a major battle that mobilized all the military forces of the two nations. Millions of people were strangled together, and hundreds of millions of people were trapped in it.
The spirits of the two nations have been mobilized, and the spirit of nationalism is extremely high!
France is a proud nation, how could they endure a defeat and a disastrous defeat!
The border defenses have all been breached, Alsace and Lorraine are already on fire, and the enemies have come to their own country to burn, kill and loot. No one can tolerate this!
The faces of all the French people seemed to have been torn off alive, and the pain was burning in their hearts!
On the streets of Paris, if any people from other countries look at these citizens, these excited citizens will feel as if the other party is laughing and abusing them!
These two defeats really stung the fragile nerves of the French!
Queen Eugenie knew that if she didn't calm down these people's emotions today, they would probably demonstrate for 24 hours or even 48 hours or even longer!
Then the whole of Paris would be in complete chaos!
Queen Eugenie took a few deep breaths. She suppressed her anger and said to Thiers, "You have got what you want. Take this news out and bring it to Blanqui and the others..."
"Tell them that if the empire collapses, the Prussians will march in and there will be no eggs left behind. Even if we are finished, they will not be able to recover!"
"The national crisis is not the time for you to indulge in selfish thoughts! It will be good for us all to restore order in Paris!"
The queen had no choice but to lower her posture and speak to Thiers in a consultative tone.
Thiers stood up straight and bowed deeply to the queen respectfully, "Please rest assured, queen, I am also patriotic! I will definitely do my best to persuade the demonstrators, and I will do everything possible in my power!"
Thiers stayed in the Tuileries Palace for a full seven hours. During these seven hours of coercion, he finally got what he wanted. Although there was still one step to go, the parliament that went through this procedure was entirely theirs. These opposition turfs.
In other words, although the fruits of victory have not been eaten in the mouth, they are already in the pocket!
Thiers left the palace and quickly blended into the demonstrators, and under the protection of countless republican parliamentarian leaders, he quickly went to the rear for a meeting.
Leaders of the workers' left represented by Thiers, as well as the loose nationalist front, including Thiers' colleagues, gathered together to study the good news.
Years of fighting against the French Emperor finally paid off today. When they heard the news that the Queen had surrendered, fierce applause suddenly broke out in the tavern.
Thiers then delivered a speech on behalf of the Queen. In his speech, he hoped that each faction could control their supporters and try to restore order in Paris.
The revolutionaries of this era still had some romanticism, and they could still see the shadow of simplicity. After hearing Thiers' analysis, everyone present no longer wanted to pursue and fight fiercely, and quickly demanded The order to evacuate was issued from the headquarters.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the sun sets!
The Champs Elysées suddenly erupted into cheers like a mountain roaring and a tsunami!
"We have won! The Empire compromised with us!"
"They agreed to our conditions and allowed the formation of half a million National Guardsmen!"
"Long live! Long live the people! Long live the Self-Defense Forces!"
The whole day's suffering was finally not in vain. At the end of the day, nearly 500 people were in a coma due to heat stroke, and more than 200 people were injured due to crowding. All the efforts finally paid off.
Although conscription is not yet possible, and although the parliament still needs to go through the formalities, this is a good sign after all, isn't it?
The hungry and thirsty citizens finally began to disperse at dusk. Thousands of citizens returned home, and the black heads on the Champs Elysées began to disperse at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Montauban wiped the sweat from his forehead and said that the most dangerous day was finally over!
But before he could return to the palace to congratulate the queen, he suddenly heard a discordant sound in the garden of the Tuileries Palace!
"Citizens of Paris! We can't leave! We can't fall into the trap!"
"The enemy is using a delaying tactic, they are just delaying! What a parliamentary discussion, they are just stalling for time!"
Listening to the impassioned words of individual speakers, many demonstrators who had just wanted to go home stopped again!
"Citizens, think about it carefully. Although the parliament will definitely pass the military expansion plan, how long will it take? How much time will it take to discuss and vote?"
"Don't be stupid, my comrades, this is the enemy's delaying tactic!"
"We need to form a National Guard of 500,000 people! How big a project is this? How many numbers will be built? Who will be appointed by the commander? How will the weapons and equipment be distributed? Who will have good weapons and who will have bad weapons?"
"How to provide logistical support? Who will provide military uniforms, military flags, leather equipment, horses, and vehicles?"
"If all these things are discussed, it will take half a year if not a year, and the war will be over by then!"
"Wake up! Kind citizens! The enemy is so disgusting! They have figured out that we are not united!"
"Although we are all fighting for the same goal, we belong to different organizations and different political parties!"
"Once it reaches the discussion stage, the leaders will definitely quarrel over who gets more benefits and who gets less equipment!"
"Think about it! My relatives, if the number of artillery is not enough, who should get one more? So many factions will definitely quarrel!"
"That old witch Eugenie is so vicious. She just wants to use her interests to tear apart our united hearts. She just wants the parliament to become a mess and let us fight with each other and quarrel endlessly!"
"As long as there is a quarrel, time will be delayed indefinitely! Before the National Guard is established, the French Emperor's army may have already returned to Paris!"
"Don't be fooled! Comrades, we must continue to fight and continue to demonstrate!"
Where did this smart person come from? Queen Eugenie's conspiracy was completely exposed with just one sentence!
