C2981 Privileges of the strong

Faced with the defense government's accusation, the committee simply ignored it. They bluntly retorted, "The defense government is the government of the entire France, we did not rob you of your authority to rule France!"

"We have just elected our representatives from Paris, and we are preparing for the impending war! "We must gather the power of Paris!"

"In other words, our administration level is below your defense government. Why do you say that we rebelled?"

Trochu and the rest were so angry that they were about to vomit blood. You guys are shameless, you actually said that it's under our National Defense Administration's jurisdiction? Can we command them? This is how you want Paris to be completely independent and out of the control of the defense!

But what was the use of getting angry? The left side was too powerful. A million workers was like a vast ocean!

Paris was in complete chaos, and the Prussian army outside the city was still steadily increasing their numbers, the encirclement was slowly closing down, and all that was left was the barracks and the fortifications. Almost all of the forests surrounding Paris had been cleared, and the thick logs had turned into skeletons to support the fortifications.

In such a big Paris, he couldn't possibly be filled with lunatics. Just as Thiers was watching the show coldly, an unexpected customer suddenly appeared.

Gan Bida, the former competitor of Thiers, had actually come to visit him at night!

During the special period of Paris being surrounded, Thiers's house was still filled with wine and delicacies. Gan Bida never thought that Thiers would still be able to get himself some fresh goose liver and salmon, and even some Black Sea caviar.

"As expected, his eyes and hands are connected to the heavens!" "It is really unexpected that the Councilor would be able to obtain so many expensive ingredients at this critical juncture …"

Gan Bida smeared the caviar onto a piece of magic stick and watched it for a long time without being able to swallow it!

Thiers did not care about Gan Bida's sarcasm at all. The reason why he invited the Minister of the Interior to such a high-profile banquet was for him to flaunt his own abilities.

"Mr. Minister, this world belongs to the strong. The weak are not worthy to live in this world … You are a strong man, and I am also a strong man. Only people like us can save France! "

"And strong people have special privileges!"

Gan Bida finally put down the caviar and sneered, "Your privilege is to trade secretly with the people outside the city! Do not think that we are all fools. What are Eugene and Andrew doing?

"Who else but you? They took advantage of the war to sell the artifacts of Paris out of the city, and the Chinese bought a lot, didn't they? "

Thiers no longer cared about Gan Bida's threat. He even smiled and nodded, "That's right, I admit that Eugene and Andrew are my friends, I gave some convenience to their business …"

"Even the fine wine and delicacies today were obtained through secret channels from outside the city. If not, I wouldn't have been able to produce them …"

"What are you trying to say? Said I ate Chinese foie gras and caviar? And then further saying, "I'm betraying the country?" Hahaha … Please, it's not like I'm in direct contact with Chinese people, it's just a form of filial piety for Eugene and Andrew! "

"I can shove myself clean without the slightest psychological pressure and then send those two people onto the guillotine! At most, she would just find another capital spokesperson! "Aren't there many merchants in Paris?"

Thiers took a sip of Bordeaux red wine and let out a long and beautiful sigh. What did it mean that I could get these scarce goods during the war? "It's not that I'm betraying the country, but that I have the ability …"

"Narrow-minded nationalism is used to deceive ordinary citizens. Only those fools who spend their days with fervent thoughts in their heads will put patriotism on their lips!"

"We are politicians. What we want is to solve problems, to coordinate relations, to achieve balance... For me to be able to engage in secret trade with the enemy during a war shows that I am capable, I am capable! "

"Who doesn't like it? Then I'll let whoever does it. I'm not a member of the 26-man team …" If you think I'm not good enough, you can arrest me for the trial, but you don't dare to arrest me? "Then expel me …"

"Such a big France, don't you still have a place for me to live?"

Gan Bida was completely speechless. He thought that he could use Eugene's secret business as a trump card to force Thiers a little, but he didn't think that the other party wouldn't care at all.

Not only did I not care, I even admitted it without any hesitation. I am the boss behind those two guys, I just earned this money, what can you do about it?

If I can earn that much, it means that I have the ability. I'm a strong person … In order to save France, he had to rely on the strong and not the weak!

Gan Bida took a sip of his wine and laughed, "Forget it, I am not here today to denounce you. I only hope that you can stand up and save the situation!"

"Of course I know your abilities. With the current situation, it's impossible to rely on these people …"

"Ai …" What can I do? I don't have any troops, who would listen to me? Now, the crux of Paris is, for one, with Old General Trochu and the rest of the people from Blanqui's group … "

"Three hundred thousand National Guard s and one hundred and eighty thousand Paris garrison s, this is the key …"

Gan Bida straightened his clothes and sat up straight, "Please be direct with me …"

Thiers cut a mouthful of half-cooked roast beef that was stained with blood, put it into his mouth and chewed for a long time before he said, "The situation has already reached such a stage, both of us know what's going on. Do you think we can defeat Prussia with just our military skills?"

"So difficult, it's really too difficult …" Although we are fighting for the strength of our nation, we still have to compete in organizational skills. All of the veterans of our France have fallen in the north, so no matter how many new recruits there are, they will all be defeated by the enemies in the end! "

"Even if we were lucky enough to win, how many people will die in my France? How much blood? "

"The only way now is to negotiate. We must first negotiate to end the war … After the enemy retreat, we will have a few years to retrain our troops, build up our defense line, and accumulate national strength. Only then will we be able to take revenge! "

"It is precisely because of this that I have allowed two merchants to trade secretly outside the city. Honestly speaking, being able to maintain this path of conversation is even more difficult than battling!"

Thiers put down the kitchen knife: "But negotiation also has its skills, we cannot talk about it right now, we are at a disadvantage in negotiations right now … Prussian is at the moment where his aura will soar like a rainbow, at this time, he will definitely ask for an exorbitant price! "

"We have to win a war, be it in the south or Paris, or the surrounded Mace... There has to be a victory to boost our morale! "

"If we let the Prussian know the danger and retreat, they wouldn't ask so much!"

"What a pity, what a pity …" My advice the old general doesn't listen to at all... "If it was before, when the Prussian vanguard unit first arrived in Paris, he won a beautiful battle, then we might have been able to start negotiations now …"