This secret meeting is destined not to leave too many clues in the history books. Apart from these three politicians, the only ones in the entire secret meeting were the three translators. They are all people who understand the rules and have received strict confidentiality training. These translators will definitely Not a word will be revealed to the public.
It seemed that nothing was gained from this secret conversation. The three of them had a meal of old Beijing hot pot and drank two porcelain bottles of Erguotou. Finally, Thiers packed a lot of dried hawthorn fruit tea and went home to enjoy it.
However, no consensus was reached on the key issues, and Bismarck even withdrew early!
But the bet played by Xiao Letian and Thiers became the absolute secret of the entire Franco-Prussian War that most intrigued historical explorers.
No one knows what the content of the gamble is, but people can get a little glimpse of the situation from the subsequent development.
When Thiers' carriage left the Palace of Versailles, he looked to the north in the direction of Paris and said viciously, "Damn bastards, if it weren't for you, how could France be like this!"
Paris is indeed no longer what it is. The entire city, including the surrounding economy, has been completely shut down. It was originally the richest place in France, and the GDP it created was also the highest, even reaching one-fifth.
However, due to the double destruction of war and internal destruction, one-fifth of the economic output value was completely wiped out. Not only that, this city was like a hungry Pixiu, greedily absorbing the wealth of France, because these millions of citizens had to survive. go down, and any government must ensure that they survive.
Thiers really wanted to cut off the supply of materials to the entire Paris. The value of the food aid every day was as high as more than two million francs. This was all real money. The new government had to bear such a big burden just after it was established.
Thiers and his cabinet team had no money to pay to various provinces, so they could only default on payment of IOUs. It can be said that all farmers in France have become creditors of the new government.
The provinces issued IOUs to farmers and factory owners to purchase grain, cloth and other daily necessities, and then exchanged them for IOUs issued by Thiers' cabinet before transporting them to Paris.
After all, Thiers has to settle the money in the end, and what does the money get in exchange? This is simply not a Paris that is peaceful and capable of economic reconstruction.
Rather, it is a bottomless pit, a daily endless protest march and National Guard training exercises!
I really don’t understand why these people love protests and demonstrations so much? It's endless, and the streets and alleys never stop for a day. When the weather is good, hundreds of thousands of people can even gather. Even if it snows, there can still be hundreds of people venting their anger in the cold wind.
In the eyes of these people, why is the entire world dissatisfying to them?
What's even more ridiculous is that many people went to the Prussian military camp to demonstrate, demanding that the invaders withdraw from France immediately... They didn't even think about whether Paris, which was defeated with artillery, would benefit from just retreating with your mouth. go back?
That is to say, German soldiers have strict military discipline and will never shoot without orders. Otherwise, if a barrage of bullets is fired, all these people will be honest.
"The limited funds of the new government must not be given to these parasites, absolutely not!" Thiers swore to God, and the president's order was issued the next day.
Thiers' new decree was an absolute humiliation to the poor of Paris, and especially to the Paris Commune.
First, Thiers abolished the moratorium on pawned goods!
No matter how many scissors, cloth heads, or torn cotton-padded jackets you poor people have pawned, you must strictly abide by the contract!
No one will give you money for free, and don’t think about small pawns that can be redeemed for free. The new government doesn’t want to be taken advantage of anymore!
This was a big deal. As soon as Xiao Letian heard this new news, he knew how much Thiers hated him and how determined he was!
When Xiao Letian first came to this era, he didn't quite understand the importance of the pawn industry to this era. He always looked at issues from a 21st century perspective.
But as time went by, he understood more and more deeply, and then he realized that the pawn industry was completely a livelihood industry for the country in this era.
It can be said that the poor rely on pawning to survive, because what is most lacking in this era is stability!
There is no guarantee in anyone's life. Today you may be able to eat sausages and milk, but tomorrow you may be destitute and have to pawn money to make ends meet.
This was the case in the Qing Dynasty. Poor people often took off their cotton-padded jackets at the beginning of spring and pawned them in pawn shops to use money to save the spring famine. They then redeemed their worn-out cotton-padded jackets when they had some spare money after the autumn harvest.
Pawn is actually a kind of small loan for the poor, the kind of food loan that is used to make ends meet!
Once you understand this essence, you can understand the origin of the pawn crisis. When the French people pawned even the most basic daily necessities, it shows that the most basic food and clothing have become a problem.
Why does the interim national defense government allow people to redeem small-value pawn items for free and extend large-value pawn documents? This is actually a kind of protection for the poor, a kind of compromise for the poor.
They knew that the poor had no food to eat and they had no money to redeem their property. They had already begun to prepare for rebellion.
The last resort expedient was to sacrifice the interests of the pawn shop owners to ease the acute social conflicts at the time!
This is actually a very important reason why the Provisional National Defense Government was abandoned by the capitalists!
Today, Thiers no longer wants to compromise with these poor people. He is determined to solve the chaos in Paris. He will start with the economy and cut off your dependence first!
After the promulgation of this decree, there was an uproar in Paris, and even a reporter from the London Daily News wrote with great regret in his report.
"More than 2,500 people pawned their mattresses... Countless tailors pawned 1,500 pairs of scissors... Chefs pawned their cutlery, carpenters pawned their carving knives..."
"How many daily necessities are placed on cold shelves...and every row of shelves tells us this cruel secret...that is hunger!"
Starting from state-run pawn shops, all the way to private pawn shops... the economic butcher's knife has finally become round!
There was an uproar in Paris, and just as the senior leaders of the Commune were preparing to protest, more terrible things happened one after another. The new government issued an order that small loan promissory notes issued by the Reichsbank and other banks must be renewed within four months. The principal is paid off in one lump sum with interest.
Good guy, the war is not completely over yet, the invaders have not left the land of France, and economic reconstruction has not yet begun... The new government is about to start chasing the debts of the previous empire!
This vicious plan to draw out the firepower completely paralyzed the Paris Commune!
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