Another advantage is of course intermarriage. The nobles have formed a huge social circle through marriage network, and it is still very closed.
At the end of the 19th century, many profitable businesses were run by these people in collusion with top capitalists, and the profits they made could be said to be truckloads!
Bazin's hometown is Versailles, where he owns a hundred hectares of forest and fifty hectares of vineyards. Every summer he goes to his country house for vacation.
Take a shotgun and go hunting on horseback in the forest. There are foxes, rabbits, pheasants there... If you feel that is not enough, there are specialized people who purchase elk, wolves, even bears and other animals and put them in for you to shoot.
Every hunting is a grand social event. Closely related nobles bring their families, and of course many of them are other people's wives. They gather together and set off in a grand way, having fun while being served by hundreds of entourages. .
Hunting stimulates human hormones, and barbecues in the wild always have a unique flavor. Red wine aged for decades is consumed as if it is free... Under the anesthesia of alcohol, there are even high-spirited women who will drag women to have sex in the wild. !
What a wealthy and luxurious life that is!
There is a popular saying on the Internet in the 21st century, 'Do you think rich people will definitely be happy? Yes, you can never imagine their happiness! '
The same is true in Europe in the 19th century. Do you think nobles will definitely be happy? Yes, you can never imagine their happiness! '
Bazin has his own mountains, wineries, a castle, six private villas built in scenic areas, and various investments in Paris!
It should be said that as long as he doesn't go crazy and make some irrational investments, his family will never have to worry about food and drink!
A very important daily activity for these nobles is socializing, which is eating, drinking and having fun. They must create social networks through marriages, joint ventures, political transactions, etc., so that their privileges can be maintained from generation to generation.
Bazin was still just a baron, and it was unimaginable for a duke like Montauban to lead a luxurious life. Montauban not only owned countless industries in France, but also had his own residence in major European cities.
There is even a private zoo in Montauban's manor outside Paris, which raises a large number of tigers, lions, bears and other beasts.
Montauban bought independent villas for his three lovers in Paris. Each villa was worth more than four million francs, and all of this was insignificant compared to his assets.
If you write a book about the lives of the nobles, I am afraid that ten million words will not be able to describe them. They have even formed a culture, a traditional noble culture that is more deeply rooted than the culture of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.
'Noble' is a door, and there are two completely different worlds inside and outside the door!
Just now Wang Huaiyuan and Xiang Ying used words to stimulate Bazin and the others, saying that the French under the nationalist banner believe that everyone is equal and no one cares about noble titles.
This is pure nonsense. No matter what era, nobility is worth pursuing with one's life, because the happiness inside that door is beyond the imagination of outsiders.
The Republic collapsed, and Bazin and the others knew very well that their aristocratic status would only end here. Without various privileges and noble salary subsidies, could they still maintain their previous lives?
Xiao Letian had already analyzed these people thoroughly. He looked at Bazin whose expression changed and said coldly, "Things are not that simple. The Republic is not just depriving you of your privileges...the great liquidation is waiting for you!"
"Why do the 180,000 garrison troops in Paris still dare not break out and counterattack? Even when the Prussian army does not have an advantage in numbers, they do not dare to use force?"
"Old General Trochu is not a coward. He also has his own difficulties! After the news of the collapse of the empire was announced, hundreds of middle and high-level commanders in the garrison, officers with noble titles, all fled with the queen!"
"What are they afraid of? They are afraid of death!"
"All the property that Montauban left in Paris has been confiscated by the leftists, all the villas have been looted, and the houses have been built into partitions to live in destitute working-class families!"
"Twenty districts have formed a central committee and have begun preparations for the unified allocation of resources across the city!"
"Pawn items less than fifteen francs must be repaid to the poor free of charge, and pawn items of thirty francs can be redeemed by the poor at half price... All rental houses are not allowed to increase prices or force tenants, and tenants are not allowed to be evicted in winter!"
"There are also many factory supplies that have been sealed and become public property in the name of war... Those people have already begun to liquidate the capitalists. Do you think you can still be okay?"
"It's during the war now. Maybe they haven't spared their hands yet, but once they find the opportunity, your past blood debts will need to be repaid with blood!"
"Don't call me alarmist. You will have your own meetings to recall the history after the Revolution. I'm afraid ten Seine rivers could not contain the blood shed there..."
Bazin and the others turned pale, lowered their heads and said nothing, while Wang Ju, who had been coughing in a low voice, spoke again, "Ahem, cough, cough... Head of state, I heard a saying before, and it was told to me by the British. …”
"Europeans, especially the French, seldom eat freshwater fish. Some people say it's because there are many thorns...ahem...but the British have such a saying..."
"They said that before the Revolution, the French actually ate freshwater fish, but the people killed during the Revolution blocked all the rivers in France..."
"At that time, the fish in the river were overflowing, and they all grew up eating human flesh, so they will never eat freshwater fish again..."
"Ahem...God knows if it's true...but judging from the serious way the British talk, it must be true!"
Xiao Letian had clearly felt the wavering in the hearts of Bazin and others. He knew that these senior French officers were proud and patriotic.
If possible, of course they are willing to fight to the end with 170,000 defenders and refuse to surrender!
But what is the final result of fighting hard? Judging from the current civil strife in France, not only will we not get any reward in the end, but we may also be facing a great reckoning!
Among these direct descendants of the French Emperor, who has not shed the blood of suppressing the common people?
"Don't make a mistake, don't..." Xiao Letian looked into their eyes. "In France right now, the leftists and the republicans are struggling for power. The royalists in Paris have been so squeezed that they can't breathe!"
"To tell you the truth, many royalists have fled to Versailles, and they even need asylum in Bismarck to survive!"
"Do you still want to be loyal to this republic now? I'm afraid what I will reward you in the end is just billions of dollars in prison food!"
"Who can protect you at this moment? No one except the royalists cares about your life or death... Only if you unite and work hard can you find a way to survive!"
"I'm not going to talk about the restoration of the Bonaparte family. I'm just telling you a simple truth... If you don't want to die, then hurry up and stay together. Only if you are a group of capable and powerful forces, will your opponents be afraid of you? !”
"The stronger you are, the less they dare to touch you. As long as you show a trace of fatigue... the result will be eternal disaster!"
