Chapter 27 Ballas's official residence (1)
On the night of January 13, 1794, General Andrew, who was a few days away from the East, was 25 years old. According to the instructions of the Army, most of the officers and soldiers of the guards were left outside the city, and the light carriages were installed and entered the revolutionary holy land of Europe, Paris. So when he chose to enter the city at night, Andrew had his own considerations, and was unwilling to publicize and avoid accidents, and his greater concern was due to the general's "tragic encounter" in Orleans.
Paris in the 21st century is beautiful. Looking around the streets, the houses and buildings are in a variety of styles, each with its own unique characteristics, which is breathtaking. Various shops are colorful and dazzling. Paris is the capital of Western culture. It not only has the world-famous Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, the Palace of Verse, but also has famous buildings such as the Palace of Champs-Elysées, and the Museum of Humanity. Women who love beauty all over the world know all kinds of gorgeous costumes displayed on the Champs-Elysées, not to mention the Paris Fashion Festival, which is famous all over the world. These places like magnets deeply attract the world and make them linger.
At the beginning of the new year in 1794, Paris in front of Andrew looked different: the buildings on both sides of the main road were extremely magnificent and tall, but too dark and depressing. Under the dim street oil lamp, a lonely carriage walked among the paulownia trees. There were few pedestrians in the streets and alleys. It was rare to see a few rows of backs outside the window. Occasionally, a chaotic footstep sounded from a distance, which was emitted by the Night Logistics of the National Self-Defense Forces. Under the faint candlelight in the houses on both sides, figures swaying in the glass window flashed by. Hearing the sound of horse hooves from the street, one, the bold heads stretched out of the window, looked vigilantly with a slightly terrified look, then quickly retracted, closed the glass tightly, pulled the curtains, and was still silent.
The darkness is the single color of Paris nights, while the horror is the smell of passers-by.
Andrew in the carriage sighed inwardly, put down the thick curtains, turned his head but found that his orderly man, Juliss had woken up, stretching his waist in a daze.
It was so lonely, Andrew shouted again in his heart that the guards, led by Lieutenant Colonel Chateau, were all staying in the barracks outside Paris, including his own military medical officer; the commissioner Fred came to the city, and after only a few minutes they parted ways, they didn't know where to end; the old butler Sandro also left a letter yesterday and left without saying goodbye. Now he was surrounded by two guards driving horses in front of the carriage and the boy in front of him.
Seeing the general looking at him, Juliss quickly let go of his fatigue and hurriedly said, "General, Paris is too quiet!"
"Yes, it's too quiet, it's a bit scary, maybe it's too noisy during the day." Andrew seemed to be muttering to himself, and looked at the carriage. He knew that Juliss was still afraid, and the previous baptism of the battle only reduced his fear of blood, while his demonic face was always in the boy's mind and was indelible.
"General, where are we going now?" Perhaps the pressure in front of us was much less, and Ulissis's speech seemed calm.
"In my mentor's home, your general has no residence in Paris, and he doesn't want to knock on the gate of the army in the middle of the night. He can only harass the MP Barras." Andrew explained lightly, then asked: "What did the butler Sandro tell you before he rushed back to Venice?"
"No, nothing was mentioned to me, but told me to obey any commands of the general," said Ulyses.
Nodded, because from Juliss' eyes, Andrew saw sincerity and no concealment. Why were the Jews so hurrying? They just left the elder ring representing the highest token of the Jewish Masonic and a letter explaining that because the Chamber of Commerce had some urgent matters to be dealt with, they left alone before returning to the Orleans barracks last night. Could it be that the Chamber of Commerce had a big deal? Otherwise, it would be impossible to transfer Sandro away in such a hurry, hoping that they would not affect their support for themselves. Andrew prayed devoutly in his heart, muttering the name of God he did not believe in on weekdays.
The carriage continued to move forward, and I don’t know how long it took, but I heard a low voice from the guards outside: “General, the official residence of the Councillor Balas is coming soon.”
Official residence, private residence. Hehe, his mentor, the MP Barras has such courage to maintain his own territory at the core of the revolution. Even revolutionary masters like Mara and Robespierre rely on their own meager salary to maintain their rent. No wonder the three giants despise him; the royalists look down on him; the Eberists hate him... He is favored by the tolerant and the swamp faction. After the coup in the Remont month, the sky rose and became one of the heads of the government. The butcher general from the East thought about it, and felt even more injustice and jokes in history. The only reason is that the real revolutionaries have no good ending without exception. Robespierre and Eberspierre walked onto the guillotine.
Mara died of life, and she lived more and more moist, but the fenceists like fencemen, such as Balas, Fred, Tanelang, etc. The former was one of the heads of the government and the first person to become rich in France; in the middle were Napoleon's confidants and senior officials of the Imperial Police; in the later part, she was even more unlucky. She served several generations of French emperors and was known as the greatest politician in Europe in the 19th century. The rise and development of the three may be different, but they all have the same characteristics, that is, their position is capricious, their expressions are psychologically observed, and their actions are seized. Those who are close to the vermilion are red, while those who are close to the ink are black. It seems that their mentality changes have been greatly affected by them.
A few minutes later, the carriage slowly stopped, and Ulyses had packed up. A guard in front of the carriage jumped down, opened the door, and the general and the orderly officer walked down one after another.
Balas lives at No. 6, the Swamp District. The house was bought by the MPs in Paris in the third year. Two years after the outbreak of the Great Revolution, and it cost 20,000 gold francs. The house was later demolished and rebuilt, and 50,000 gold francs were used. The house was changed several times in the Paris street during the Great Revolution. The whole house is four floors tall, all of which are masonry and stone structures, with a moderate height, with a little architectural decoration. It is facing the street and facing the private garden on the back.
Note: Some book friends said that this book allowed them to truly understand the history of the French Revolution, and I was ashamed of this kind of comment. Compared with some readers, the author may know a little more about the Revolution than them, but this is just understanding, not a deep understanding, and whether it is as honest as Comrade Dandong. In order to narrate this great history, the author did spend a lot of time studying (hehe, exaggerating the facts, just browsing), including French history, British history, German history, Italian history, European history, and various military, economic, legal and other related books. Some of the historical plots told in the books are true expressions, some are expressed by the author's views, some are compiled by themselves, and some are fundamentally tampering with history.
Chapter completed!