In the following months, Paris looked calm and everything was on track. On October 1, the new National Assembly election ended, but the result of this election disappointed Lafayette. The Fyyan club he led won 264 seats, while the Jacobins of Robespierre won 136 seats. The remaining about half of the seats fell into the hands of the royal party, and more fell into the hands of those who did not have a clear ownership. The seats controlled by Lafayette did not

To reach the majority, he had to try his best to maintain a non-public alliance against Jacobin and the royal party (neither of the alliance would admit that there was such an alliance, they would attack each other with all kinds of vicious words, and in fact, they also hoped that the other party would die as soon as possible. For example, if Robespierre suddenly died of illness like Mirapo, the royal party would be so happy to go to his grave to sing and dance. But in order to oppose the common enemy, they had tacit cooperation).

Robespierre was not elected to this MP. Because he had proposed before that members of the MP should not be re-elected. Although the proposal was not passed, Robespierre, who was the initiator of the proposal, voluntarily gave up this round of elections. So some people praised Robespierre's noble character.

However, there is also a saying that Robespierre used this as a means of exchange to exchange for support from the royal party and some smaller centrists for Pettiere as mayor of Paris. After Robespierre no longer served as a member of parliament, he did not remain silent. On the contrary, without this identity limitation, he began to frequently publish various commentary articles in various newspapers and magazines, which in a sense increased his popularity.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with the Joseph brothers for the time being. The brothers' lives are still no different from usual. If there is any difference, it is that their living standards are currently slightly declining.

Although both of them have improved their military ranks and their wages have also increased a lot. However, the wages given to them have recently become coupons. Of course, this is not for the two Joseph brothers, both of them. Kano and even Lafayette's salary are coupons. So two days ago, Kano told Joseph with a bitter face that he had said he would invite their family to his home and treat them well. But now, he has some financial difficulties, so the invitation must be postponed.

Originally, with Kano's income, even though the price of the index coupon has fallen again and again, his family's life is still fine. But Kano has many old friends, and they are all small platoon leaders who are at the bottom of the army and can never be promoted. The military pay of these people is now paid with the fingerprint coupon. In the past, their military pay could barely support their lives, but now, after using the fingerprint coupon to pay with the military pay, their lives are really difficult.

Kano was an enthusiastic person who could not stand his friend suffering, but as a result, his own pockets were deflated.

Joseph and Napoleon have no friends who need funding yet. Therefore, their income is actually enough to support their lives, not to mention that Joseph has some other income. However, they still lowered their living standards a little to avoid attracting the attention of others. This decline has instead brought them a reputation for integrity.

Armand came to find Joseph again, and at this time he had become the editor-in-chief of a democratic newspaper called "Voice of Paris". Of course, the scale of this newspaper is quite compact, and Armand served as editor-in-chief, text editor, columnist and cost-effective accountant alone.

This newspaper naturally received support from the Jacobin Club. In fact, a considerable amount of funds needed for newspaper operation came from the Jacobin Club. Some articles in the newspaper also came from the club members. However, it is said that Robespierre felt that this newspaper was too "Jacobianized". Because the Jacobin Club already had such a newspaper. (Mara's "Friends of the People") So he suggested that Armand could find some writers outside the Jacobin Club, which would be different from "Friends of the People" and would be more conducive to attracting those centrists.

For this reason, Armand came to Joseph, hoping that he could write some scientific knowledge to himself. In addition, he also tried to bring Lucien to him and ask him to write articles to his newspaper.

This proposal made Lucien very moved. After all, he was now at a high age. However, because Joseph had always taught him, he did not dare to express his opinion directly. And Joseph naturally knew that at this time, he was definitely trying to do these things. So he rejected this proposal on the grounds that Lucien was still young and should focus on studying. As for those popular science articles, Joseph was also busy with work and probably didn't have time to shirke.

After Aman left, Joseph called several brothers together for a meeting and analyzed the current situation for them so that they could unify their thinking and determine the family's next policy and route.

"Napoleon, Lucien, do you know where a political force, such as the Royalists, comes from?" Joseph asked his younger brothers sitting around the table.

This is a very basic question. At least after many political education, this question is indeed a very basic question. So Napoleon basically disdained this question and ignored Joseph's question at all. He even hummed softly in his nose to show his contempt for Joseph's rehearsal.

However, Lucien still answered honestly: "The power basis of any political organization is their financial basis. Finance is the mother of all politics. Without money, no political organization cannot operate. The power of an organization first looks at how much fiscal revenue they can obtain, and secondly, the efficiency of the use of these incomes. And their political demands must also be related to these things."

"Well, let's first look at the Royal Party, the first political force in France." Joseph said, "Where does the royal party's money come from?"

"The main thing is feudal land rent, and some royal parties also do business." Napoleon felt that this question was a little interesting, so he spoke, "In addition, some great nobles have a lot of accumulation. Foreigners can also give them some money. But now, don't even think about land rent. The farmers will not give it. Except for the most remote and closed places, no nobles can expect to collect land rent. As for business, if they could do business, they would not have what they are today. Therefore, their main source of income can only be accumulation and funding from foreigners. These two things cannot last, so their strength is actually the weakest. They must change the situation before the money they have consumed, otherwise they will have to be eliminated."

"So, my dear brother." Joseph laughed, "What would you do if you were Louis XVI?"

"I? If I were Louis XVI, first, I would never have been able to get the belief of others now. I could only live and die with the royal party. First, I would definitely still escape. Of course, this would be much more difficult than before, but it would not be completely hopeless. The guards of the royal palace could not be strict forever. After all, this is not a prison. Then find an opportunity to sneak out, then ride a horse and escape from Paris, and as long as the person who responds outside prepares a carriage, they will definitely escape. Then run to Lyon and start a war. This is the best way I think." Napoleon said.

"What about the queen?" Joseph asked.

"That Austrian fool?" said Napoleon. "Let her stay in Paris. I will definitely not run far with her. Moreover, if the Parisians kill her, it will definitely attract interference from other countries. The Parisians will not be so stupid. So what should I worry about?"

"Will the king do this?" asked Lucien.

"He doesn't have that judgment or courage." Napoleon snorted in his nose, "It's not him, either."

"What if you were the leader of the royal party?" Joseph asked again.

"You mean I am the Earl of Artuva?" said Napoleon. "Oh my God, how could I have such a stupid brother? Well, if I were the Earl of Artuva, I would have to find a way to provoke a war. Because only when a war occurs can I have the possibility of victory. Any other result will be chronic suicide for the royal party."

"No wonder the royal party is so in line with Robespierre and the others now." Lucien interrupted.

"Then, my brother." Joseph nodded with satisfaction, "You can analyze the situation and how our boss, Lafayette is in and out of the way we deal with it."

"His Excellency Lafayette? His group of people have made a fortune in this revolution. So they most hope that the situation will continue to stabilize. However, looking at the sign-up, we know that this situation cannot continue. He has not figured it out yet, and he still has fantasies. If he really figured out the situation, he had only one way out, and that was to start a war."

"Tell me more carefully." Joseph showed a very interested look.

"In fact, if the king did not escape, if the king could trust him at the beginning, in that situation, our king would not have the best way to deal with it, except for fleeing to Lyon, for him, the best way to deal with it was to form an alliance with Lafayette. But... His Excellency Lafayette was really unfortunate. He met such a king. Now, he could not stabilize the situation internally, and the royal party could not cooperate with him, and the king was no longer supported by the people. For him, the only way out was to use the army and war to establish a military dictator like Caesar. However, our boss may not have the determination and courage of Caesar, and even if he had, he might not have such military talent. And he actually agreed to the suggestion of paying military salaries with finger coupons. I don't know how to evaluate this practice. Almost all of us are about to catch up with His Majesty the King. He didn't think about it. Without the army, what else would he have?"

"What about Jacobin?" Joseph asked again.

"Jacobbin's situation is the best," said Napoleon. "They are opposition parties, and the worse the political situation is, the more beneficial it is for them. Although they are not many in parliament, the Paris Commune falls into their hands. This means it is easy for them to provoke an uprising. As long as the current situation continues, the Parisians will sooner or later revolution again. So for them, the parliamentary seats are enough to make trouble. The current situation continues, as long as there is no war. The chances of their victory are the greatest."
Chapter completed!