The bearded man in London has always criticized Blanqui. Although he admires Blanqui's revolutionary spirit, the bearded man also knows very well that Blanqui has too many strong nationalist plots. In the end, this person is a bit fanciful. .
Every time Blanqui is in a critical moment, a feeling of family and country will overflow from his heart. In his mind, the interests of the motherland are above all else.
Originally, this kind of thought should be worthy of praise, but it was this sentiment that made him miss historical opportunities time and time again!
After the bloody revenge unfolded, he did not expand the results, but immediately chose to suppress it, because he knew that any unrest in Paris was actually creating conditions for Prussia to win.
The most taboo thing about war is chaos in the rear. Although French Emperor Napoleon III hated it, in his heart, the Prussian army actually hated it even more.
When facing foreign enemies, the French nation should unite together!
When the coppersmith Theis launched a military operation without authorization, Blanqui immediately gave strict orders to all the armed workers leaders under him, ordering no one to act rashly.
This order was so timely. If Blanqui had been an hour or two later, many labor leaders inspired by Theis would have started to revolt!
Hundreds of thousands of poor people are the greatest source of confidence for the revolution. If an uprising is launched at this time, the Queen will not be able to escape from Paris at all!
As for the tens of thousands of Imperial Guards? In the vast sea of rebels, it is not worth mentioning at all!
The impulse to revolt was completely suppressed by Blanqui. With his personal prestige and the reputation of his mentor, although the entire working class was restless, no one dared to openly contradict the mentor.
Theis's arrogance was considered a side kick, but after Blanqui gave the order, the remaining people did not dare to act rashly.
Theis and the weapons he snatched were hidden by Blanqui's people, and then Blanqui asked Archbishop Dawabre to send a private letter to the queen, which expressed his willingness to negotiate.
"In the face of a national war, we should give up all personal hatred! Everything should be resolved through negotiation, stop the violence on both sides, and ultimately win the war..."
The queen undoubtedly found a life-saving straw with this letter. He immediately agreed to Blanqui's conditions. At the same time, the queen also allocated 200,000 francs to the Archbishop of Davabour.
"Dear Archbishop... The war has seriously damaged the domestic economy. I know that many factories have stopped working, and countless poor people have lost their source of livelihood!"
"I hope the archbishop can launch relief activities in the church and try to appease people's hearts. I will encourage more people to donate to the people!"
"God bless you, my child, your kindness will surely reach the hearts of the people!"
At the most critical moment, religion played a huge stabilizing role. The Archbishop of Davabourg brought Blanqui a verbal response from the Queen, and at the same time started soup kitchen activities in all churches in Paris.
Under the strict orders of the bishop, the pampered priests took to the streets and began to appease the people at the bottom. Every church began to cook food and distribute it to the people.
Soon, there was a long queue in the square of Notre Dame de Paris, with thousands of people waiting for the meager food amidst the singing of the choir.
All this was seen by Thiers. The newly elected congressman sat in the carriage and looked out from the gap in the curtains, his brows knitted together tightly.
"Notify my wife and children to move to a manor in the countryside immediately! From today on, no old, weak, women or children will be left in the houses in the city!"
"Take my business card, go to the Bank of France, find my old friend Henry... and ask him to turn all my deposit certificates into cash. Not even a franc can be left..."
"Where are the bodyguards I kept in the manor? Now it's time for them to work hard... Leave ten of them to protect the manor, and bring the rest to Paris!"
The steward in the carriage must have turned a little pale after these orders: "Sir... what are you going to do? Is something big going to happen..."
Thiers is a smart man. He has studied politics all his life and has a very keen sense of revolution. "My old friend... France has reached its most dangerous time!"
"The United Fleet has been defeated. Eugenie can only buy time by killing and deceiving! Take a closer look. When has the greedy Bonaparte family ever done this kind of charity?"
"They have been forced to the point where they need help from the Holy See. This only shows that they have no way to control the situation! Napoleon III and his wife are at the end of their rope!"
"A big change is coming! If we want to get something out of the fire, we must protect our own lives first! Money is not important at this time, what is important is the safety of our lives!"
The carriage ran wildly on the street. The more the butler listened to the owner's analysis, the more frightened he became. "My old friend, take a good look... How scared are all the military and police officers on the street now?"
"All the citizens stared at them with hatred. These military and police officers did not dare to leave the camp without a small number of people... All the military and police officers operated in small groups of more than ten people!"
The housekeeper followed Thiers's finger and looked at the pedestrians and military police on the street. Only then did he realize that the fear the people had towards the military and police had all disappeared, replaced by looks of hatred.
To put it bluntly, if there were fewer soldiers and police, the mobs in the alleys would really attack and hack them to death on the street.
Montauban has issued a strict order. All military and police officers should try not to go out unless they have a mission. If they must go out, they must go in groups of more than ten people.
The whole of Paris has turned into a *barrel that is about to explode!
Thiers did not go home directly. On the way, he ordered to turn in a different direction, and the carriage rushed directly to the French Imperial Bank!
At this time, the gate of the Imperial Bank was already lined with people waiting to withdraw money, and the bank run was gradually taking shape!
Thiers' family is still very wealthy. His father once served as the captain of an ocean-going trading merchant ship, which was the most profitable business at the time.
Thiers had received a good education since he was a child and had a wide range of connections. Henry, a senior official in the Imperial Bank, was his good friend since he was a child.
Of course he didn't have to wait in line and found the anxious Henry directly from the side door.
The two of them had nothing to talk about. In the corner at the end of the corridor, the two of them started a secret transaction.
"Henry, how many more loans can you make under your current authority?"
"God, my old friend the congressman, who dares to lend money now? Haven't you seen the bank run? We can't even get back the money we collect!"
Thiers grabbed his old friend's shoulders and said, "Listen Henry, listen to me carefully! The situation is in chaos now! This is the most dangerous moment and the greatest historical opportunity!"
"Just tell me how much cash you can control! It's the kind of amount that you will be shot after you lend it all!"
"I want you to commit a crime, commit a crime immediately, and lend me all the cash within your authority... Then you quickly escape from Paris and hide in my manor!"
"Ah? Thiers...are you going to kill me?"
"Shut up, coward, I want to help you make a fortune! As long as you do this, I guarantee that you will be able to open a bank of your own in the future!"
