Three months after the "Safe Village Plan" was enforced, the jurisdiction of Desai Travel showed a peaceful and harmonious situation. Everyone lived and worked in peace and contentment without worrying about food and clothing and safety. The rebels were gone, and the appeasement effect was particularly significant. Among them, the biggest beneficiary was naturally General Desai, who counted the money every day and had cramps in his hands.

However, following the Zaragoza contract plan, Desai will give 2% of the monthly income to Princess Polina, 40% of the income to Desai herself, and the other 40% of the income will be distributed to officers and soldiers in the form of wartime allowances.

At the city of Hruna, French soldiers usually discuss the wealthy Desert brigade soldiers with envious eyes and jealousy, saying that the miscellaneous army composed of French, Irish, and Poles do what they do every day, in addition to the necessary exercises and patrols, more time is to bask in the sun by the sea, taste canned food, pay attention to the results of rugby events, and count jealous wartime allowances. But they have to endure hunger and risk their lives to siege the damn Spanish castle.

General Saint Sier was also jealous and ran to the Desai Brigade himself to fight Qiufeng, hinting that General Desai would take care of his friendly forces and give other brothers a distinction. Desai was not polite, so the two closed the door to discuss. Afterwards, the soldiers of the direct army of Saint Sier could also enjoy canned food from time to time, and the Desai Brigade also had some strange faces and French soldiers who had recovered from injury. Soon, General Vedir, who heard the news, also exchanged a large number of Mediterranean canned food with artillery, surveying soldiers and other technical troops.

A few days later, near the suburbs of Hruna, the Desai Brigade built a field hospital for the siege of the French army. Dr. Kava, who had just arrived in Hruna from the Austrian battlefield, led a medical team to enter the field hospital. According to the agreement, all officers or soldiers who have recovered from injury can freely choose to join the Desai Brigade. By mid-October, the Desai Brigade had replenished 1,200 soldiers, with a number of 6,000.

While the Safe Village Project was a great success, it also attracted the attention of Paris and Madrid. After King Joseph paid a lot of cash, a copy of the plan was conveyed to various occupied areas in Spain, but the effect was not obvious.

In many cases, the governors or generals in various places seem too greedy. They only know how to squeeze and are unwilling to give; or the methods of implementation are too cruel or weak, and they only gain one after another of armed resistance and non-violent non-cooperational attitudes. As for the money-making** that opens canned workshops, some people have tried it, but they end up losing a lot.

In addition, the garrison troops were also very problematic. When Desai built 30 "safe villages", the ratio of the French army to the villagers was 1:15, which was able to effectively monitor and suppress the villagers when the villagers were most resistant. According to the suggestions of the Vietnam War, the ratio of the number of soldiers to the villagers should not be less than 1:18, otherwise it would be difficult to control. However, other occupied areas rarely can follow the example of Desai brigade. The French army must also deal with the British expeditionary force and a large number of Spanish rebels at the same time.

Desai did not want to care about the unsuccessful use of the "safe zone plan" in other regions. King Joseph once wrote a letter to General Desai to send people to various parts of Spain to provide guidance, but he refused. Desai is not a fool's angel, and he likes to cultivate competitors for himself.

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At the beginning of the 19th century, just when the Napoleonic Empire conquered most of Europe, the Kingdom of Great Britain was experiencing a series of political unrest on the other side of the English Channel.

In January 1806, William Pete, who had always advocated "a gentleman's non-party" and was later hailed as "the most handsome and talented prime minister in British history", passed away, and also announced the complete disintegration of the joint ruling cabinet between the Whigs (the predecessor of the British Liberal Party) and the Tories (now the predecessor of the British Conservative Party). Soon, Lord Grenville, a Whigist, formed the so-called "magic cabinet", and the Tories became an opposition party in the lower parliament.

However, the glory of the Whig Cabinet could not last long. In 1806, the Princess of Wales triggered a big explosion in British politics due to suspected rape. The Tories waited for an opportunity to start a Jedi counterattack against the Whig Cabinet. Due to the secret support of King George III, they successfully ousted the Whig Cabinet in 1807.

In the same year, the Duke of Portland and senior Tory members formed a not-so-stable joint cabinet. However, in fact, the Duke of Portland is old and in poor health, so he is just a nameless prime minister. The Secretary of the Exchequer, the President of the Duke of Lancaster and the Speaker of the House of Commons, is the real leader, and the latter has even moved to No. 10 Downing Street.

Lord Percival, who was in power, was not satisfied with his position and power in the cabinet. His growing ambition had already set aside the next prime minister of the British Empire. The next step was to eliminate all cabinet members who opposed him. The Duke of York, the Minister of Army, unfortunately became the first victim of this political struggle.

The mistress of the Duke of York was revealed to use the Duke's position and salary in the army to sell official positions and titles privately. The incident was debated in Parliament for three days on March 9, 1809. Percival himself advocated the removal of the Duke of York's title of commander of the army and delivered a three-hour speech in the House of Commons, criticizing the Duke of York. As a result, the Duke of York automatically resigned from the position of commander of the army several days later.

In April, Percival and Foreign Minister George Canning deteriorated in order to become the next prime minister. When the Duke of Portland had a stroke, they quickly fought for the position of prime minister. At this time, rumors were everywhere against the Secretary of Foreign Minister George Canning, one of which was a vicious attack on George Canning's mother, a third-rate stage actor, who lived a dissatisfaction with his life and was vulgar, and was simply another copy of the Duke of York's mistress.

In August, Percival successfully dismantled Foreign Minister George Canning and his political alliance with the War and Colonial Minister Viscount Castlerey. Subsequently, the Chancellor of the Exchequer conspired to incite two cabinet ministers to launch a real-life duel in Putney Heath. As a result, George Canning was unfortunately injured and forced to resign from the position of Foreign Minister and completely withdraw from the Portland cabinet.

Soon, Viscount Castlerey chose to be a political ally with Lord Percival, who helped the latter win the favor and trust of King George III. Forty-seven years, Percival finally cleared the last obstacle to his throne of the imperial prime minister.

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Located in the western Mediterranean, Palma is one of the largest in the Canary Islands of Spain, also known as Mallorca. The island is picturesque and has a pleasant climate. The numerous coves and beaches complement each other, forming a charming summer vacation center. In the early 19th century, after the administrative jurisdiction of Palma Island was transferred to Spain, the British Mediterranean Fleet still retained the rights to station the island and its nearby islands.

In 1808, when Napoleon's army invaded Spain, under the order of the cabinet, the main ships of the British Mediterranean Fleet quickly entered Palma Island, expelled the French fleet, and helped the locals establish autonomous **. The British Mediterranean Fleet also used the island as a base to cruise the west coast of the Mediterranean, cut off the maritime traffic between Spain and France, and provide military assistance to the rebels in all parts of Spain, especially the eastern coastal areas.

Compared with Spencer Percival, who is a feminine and aggressive, William Percival, as his son, looks gentle and kind. During his service in the Mediterranean Fleet, this handsome, elegant, and young and rich British naval captain was most popular among noble ladies.

However, today, on August 14, the young captain must bid farewell to the bright sunshine, white beaches, and the Spanish girl with thin waists and beautiful buttocks, return to the Victor battleship, and start another round of routine voyage. At dusk, the Victor, loaded with a large amount of food, arms, medicines, and more than 300 Spanish volunteers, was getting farther and farther away from Palma Island, until its final outline was hidden in the twilight.

The Victor was originally a four-deck battleship built in Spain, originally known as the King. This giant ship was built in Havana in 1769 with the best wood from Cuba and has a glorious service history of forty years. It is 220 feet (61 meters) from the stern to the bow; the ship is fifty-eight feet wide; the height from the keel to the upper deck is twenty-eight feet.

Such a huge size was not available to any ship in the world at the end of the 18th and early 19th centuries. Its powerful ribs were a real forest that supported four decks. Its ship gangs were extremely strong wooden walls, and when it was built, they had 16 gun holes; when it was expanded and modified in 1796, they had 130 gun holes; in 1805, they were reassembled, with a total of 140 guns, including cannons and short-tube artillery. The interior of the cabin was very particular and divided into various cabin partitions, which were the strait gun decks, crew members' lower decks, grain storage compartments, officer room compartments, kitchens, infirms and other service offices.

In the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, this Spanish giant ship was captured by the British Navy and then became an expensive trophy. It joined the ship sequence of the Mediterranean Fleet, and its name also changed from "King" to "Victor". However, commanders at all levels of the Mediterranean Fleet did not like this exotic warship that was huge and luxurious but not suitable for the combat effectiveness of the British Navy.

After 1808, the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet persuaded the Spanish Central Committee that he could invest to turn the "Victor" back into the "King", and the funding source was the huge pound funding of the British cabinet to the Spanish resistance. But the temporary central government of Spain flatly refused, on the grounds that "our soldiers need to resist Napoleon's invasion on land, not at sea."

The second year after the hawking was fruitless, the British simply carried out a major transformation of the "Victor". First, they towed away more than 60% of the ship's artillery, re-planned and adjusted various cabin partitions, canceled the infirmary and other service offices, and transformed them into a huge armed merchant ship for the use of various materials and armed personnel along the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
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