Eugene was a relatively new businessman, otherwise he would not have invested all his money in the top steel and machinery manufacturing industries of the 19th century. He was willing to try any new technology.
In the era when telegraph lines began to cover the world, he spent a lot of money to connect one to his factory early on. Although it was very expensive, it was really convenient for doing business. He could even conduct some commercial transmissions. Make a little extra money.
Eugene has always felt that he has a good business acumen. A telegraph machine costs a lot, but he can take on external jobs! In that era, sending telegraphs was truly worth every word. At the end of the month, Eugene actually found that the telegraph machine not only did not lose money, but also made a profit!
He even used the telegraph machine for nothing and still earned himself two bottles of wine. This was a successful investment that he always talked about after drinking.
But when the war came, his telegraph business was not as good as before. Business partners around the factory closed down one after another, and many commercial telegrams were no longer sent. If Thiers hadn't still taken care of his business, he would have wanted to stop Throw away this telegraph machine.
Eugene has never understood why the congressman has to come to his factory to send telegrams from time to time even though he has free telegrams to use. Moreover, the factory now has four mercenaries guarding the telegraph machine for a long time.
Eugene didn't understand, but he didn't dare to ask. He knew that big shots like Thiers had secrets. The most important thing when dealing with these people was to learn to shut up.
The more intense the war, the more frequently Thiers used the telegraph machine, and the congressman became more and more mysterious, often entering and leaving the factory in the middle of the night.
Through the last secret conversation between Eugene and Thiers, Eugene is now considered a confidant of the congressman. At the most critical moment, he also has to act as the congressman's messenger.
Eugene sent these telegrams full of codes three or four times!
The telegram was delivered to Thiers, and Eugene turned around and left without lingering. He was going to pick up Congressman Laumann. God knows whether those lunatics would be detrimental to the Congressman.
But Eugene did not expect that this telegram would make Thiers lose his temper. In the study, Thiers had beads of sweat on his forehead as big as soybeans, and he kept muttering "This is amazing, this is amazing!"
"In order to force these people to submit, the head of state really does everything possible. He can come up with such vicious schemes... No, I have to prepare in advance!"
"Prepare the carriage, I'm going out... God, these blind committees and those hateful leftists, just wait, I will make you happy for a few months, and you will cry later..."
Of course, Thiers received a secret message from Xiao Letian. Here he knew that the Emperor was about to be released, and Xiao Letian even secretly proposed some other bold plans.
The congressman would not miss any opportunity. He had to build momentum in advance. Under the protection of the guards, he secretly met with the hardcore royalists that night.
All factions in Paris are ready to move, the city wall's defense system is being continuously reinforced, and Prussian military camps and permanent fortifications are also being built outside the city. In just three days, one-third of Paris has been firmly occupied by the Prussian army. Lock it down.
Everyone knows that the war will start sooner or later. The city gates that have not been blocked by the Prussian army have now turned into a chaotic quagmire. The citizens who are preparing to escape from the city are standing against the convoys that are transporting supplies to the city, forming a chaotic quagmire. He had intestinal obstructions that were difficult to clear.
Adults shouted, children cried, livestock neighed... The Self-Defense Forces and the regular army pushed and pushed the crowd to separate them as much as possible, but it was not so easy to separate the intestinal obstructions of tens of thousands of people.
"Get out of the way, everyone, get out of the way... This is the military's supply convoy. Here are supplies for the war... If you delay the battle, you will go to jail!"
"Let us out of the city... You were the one who blocked the road without obeying the rules, and you actually dared to curse?"
The rich and middle-class people in the city had some means, and those who were not involved in the city began to flee. Looking at the Prussian blockade extending day by day outside the city wall, they knew that there was not much time to waste.
And the extremely poor people outside the city and the misers who are reluctant to part with their property are still hoping to stay and wait for help!
They want to transport all usable supplies from outside the city to the city, and they have to be prepared to defend them for a long time. Flour, barley, wine, sugar, spices, meat products...even the entire cattle farm outside the city has been relocated. .
Groups of cattle and sheep passed under the Arc de Triomphe. These were indispensable food during the war!
Representative Lowman is now appointed as the material dispatch officer of the West District, so he must maintain order on the streets for a long time and coordinate warehouse managers in various places.
Lauman, who was staring at the two dark circles under his eyes, was finally protected by four police officers today. If Eugene hadn't arrived in time yesterday, Lauman would probably have been even worse than he is now.
He didn't see any labor leaders at all, and those Self-Defense Force soldiers who couldn't read a word or two couldn't understand what the congressman was talking about.
Anyway, they are angry at these well-dressed officials. What's more, after the establishment of the Republic, a seat was reserved for these leftists on the committee, which made the soldiers hate these big shots even more.
The skilled worker did not arrive, but was punched twice. He stared at the black circle with his eyes, and was rescued by Eugene who arrived in time.
The moment they left, they looked at the dark Montmartre and suddenly realized that this place had become a country within France, an enclave within Paris!
"I'm sorry, Mr. Eugene, I haven't found a worker for you... but I will continue to think of a way. In a metropolis with two million people, I don't believe that we can't find a group of mature skilled workers..."
Eugene sighed, "So what if they are found? People's hearts are floating on the water. Even if they are allowed to enter the factory, it will be useless. No one can work with peace of mind..."
Facts proved Eugene's judgment. When the committee heard the news that Representative Lowman was beaten twice the next day, they were immediately angry. They immediately appointed four police officers to protect the safety of the members.
At this time, Laumann had the courage to go to the street to continue his work, but what happened on the street completely chilled him!
Destruction, destruction everywhere!
Those workers who were supposed to be producing in the factory have now become the kings of destruction!
In Place Vendôme, the bronze statue of Napoleon was once again tied up with thick cables. The Workers' Self-Defense Forces have tried to destroy this huge statue three times in a row, but they have never succeeded because the statue is too strong.
Napoleon's ankles and calves were even slightly deformed by the friction of the previous cables, but this time countless self-defense soldiers tied ten cables to the statue, all the way to the neck.
More than 300 strong workers pulled ten ropes, exerting their strength crazily amidst the cheers of countless women and neat slogans!
"One, two, three... pull!"
"One, two, three... long live!"
"Cut off the heads of all emperors, generals and ministers...one, two, three...pull!"
The statue made a sore squeaking sound, and more than a dozen self-defense soldiers even jumped on the base of the statue, picked up axes and chopped at Napoleon's legs.
Laumann closed his eyes in pain and shook his head helplessly, "Crazy, everyone is crazy! No one thinks about how to deal with that terrible airship, but they have the energy to destroy the wealth of the French nation..."
"All crazy... all crazy..."
