Chapter 740 Queen Mary’s Struggle
Queen Mary suddenly picked up a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, took a deep breath, and stood up:
“You are right, Joseph will solve all problems. , everything will be fine."
She took her husband's hand again and said very seriously:
"But we can't just watch him shoulder the heavy responsibility, but we must do his best. Do whatever you can to help him! ”
Louis XVI nodded with deep understanding and said: "Yes, so I have been working in the ordnance factory until late at night."
Queen Mary was startled.
It turns out that even the king is working hard for the coming war, and it seems that he is the only one who has no contribution...
Her mind is racing, what can she do?
For example, donate some jewelry...
Yes, donate, you can prepare a fundraising dinner and call on the nobles of the Palace of Versailles to raise funds for the army!
What else is there to do?
While she was thinking, Prince Charles opened the door and walked in.
There is no diplomacy or war in the child's world. He saluted his parents, then took Queen Mary's hand and asked: "Mother, will Grand Duchess Alexandra come to Paris again? I asked Mr. Greuze and he said that she has not made an appointment for subsequent painting lessons..."
The little guy doesn't have many friends in the palace. No one has played with him recently. Today, when practicing swordsmanship, Thinking of Alexandra.
Queen Mary's eyes lit up when she heard this.
Alexandra? Yes, why did I forget her?
She is Joseph's beloved princess.
Joseph is busy with national affairs. As a mother, she should help him handle the marriage.
This can be considered a great contribution to France!
She immediately picked up Charles and kissed him on the cheek:
“You are really my little angel!
“Oh, Alexandra will come to Paris, and Will stay for a long, long time. There was a war in Russia, so she was probably delayed. Now that peace has returned there, I sent someone to pick her up. "
Charlton immediately beamed with joy, hugged his mother's neck tightly, and said happily: "Great, Sasha is coming back! Thank you mother! "
After her youngest son was taken away by the tutor, Queen Mary looked at Louis XVI again: "Your Majesty, do you think that after Joseph repels the enemy, Sasha will be very surprised to see him when he comes back? ? ”
The king smiled shyly and nodded: "I will definitely be happier than him when he achieved a great victory."
Eager to contribute to the country, Queen Mary did not delay at all. At noon that day, she summoned the Russian Minister to France, St. Count Loganov mentioned to him his intention to marry a Russian princess.
The latter immediately solemnly stated that he would report the matter to St. Petersburg as quickly as possible, and expressed informally that His Majesty the Tsar would welcome this marriage. After Count Stroganov left, Queen Mary, who was filled with a sense of accomplishment, immediately started organizing a fundraising dinner and stayed busy until three days later.
That night, the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles was crowded, and all the distinguished nobles in Paris gathered here.
Accompanied by the music played by the royal band, Minister of Agriculture Venio took the lead on the wooden platform on the north side, raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then loudly said: "On behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, I would like to thank everyone for coming to this event. Dinner."
Seeing the people in the hall bowing to the queen, and then looking at him, Venio's expression began to become solemn and he spoke. The air was full of anger: "I believe everyone already knows that the UK, together with their evil allies, shamelessly tore up the trade agreement, attempted to plunder our country's sugar industry like a bandit, and assembled its troops to prepare to launch an invasion of our country!"< br>
What he said was set by Joseph and then handed over to the Press and Publication Bureau to organize well-known writers to prepare specific promotional manuscripts.
After that, all of France will carry out pre-war propaganda in this caliber.
Dozens of reporters standing in the corner of the hall immediately recorded Venio's speech verbatim.
As a famous orator in history, Vergniaud's words were extremely inflammatory: "The barbaric and despicable British seized our overseas colonies through the Seven Years' War, and destroyed a large number of our industries through deception and vicious competition. France, which was once the most powerful country in Europe, has since fallen into recession!
“It is because of their shameless behavior that France has lost a lot of wealth and made people’s lives increasingly difficult. People continue to freeze and starve to death, but they can continue to obtain wealth from our North American and Far Eastern colonies and show off to the world.
“It was the British conspiracy that caused France to lose 30 years!
“Those 30 years were full of pain and shame!
“Fortunately, God has mercy on France. Under the leadership of His Majesty the Great King and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we have tenaciously stepped out of the trough and have begun to regain order and prosperity. France, which was once powerful, is gradually returning.
"But the despicable British, together with the barbaric Prussians, and the Austrians who are accustomed to betrayal, they don't want to see us get up from our suffering and weakness!
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"They plan to use a sinful invasion to make us lose another 30 years!" The conspiracy makes us forever weak and always at their mercy and ridicule!
"You, people who have experienced the lost 30 years, do you allow such a thing to happen?!"
Everyone present, their chests were filled with anger, their eyes were red, and they all stood together. He shouted: "Never allowed!"
Vergniaud nodded vigorously: "France will stand forever because of you!"
He then used a passionate tone to talk about the centuries-old feud between Britain, France and France and Austria - these contents are ready-made Yes, France and them have been at war almost continuously since hundreds of years ago, and there are so many bloody feuds that we can't even finish them in a few months.
Finally, Venio saluted Queen Mary, who was standing beside her, stroking her chest: "Today, Her Majesty the Queen has called us to stand here to jointly resist the invasion of evil enemies! Defend our country!"
Amidst a burst of cheers, Queen Mary came to the stage and solemnly said: "Let We join hands and contribute our own strength to make all those who dare to be hostile to France pay the price they deserve!"
The Countess de Berninac on the side immediately said: "The person who donated the most tonight! , will receive an invitation from Her Majesty the Queen to have dinner with the royal family.”
A nobleman in the audience immediately raised his hand and said loudly: "I donate 5,000 francs!"
There was a disdainful snort from behind him, and an invited factory owner straightened his collar and raised his hand Hand said: "I am willing to spend 20,000 francs to buy cannons for the army."< br>
"How can we let these lowly guys compare?" A nobleman muttered in a low voice and raised his hand, "The Corbus family donated 30,000 francs."
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