King's Landing in France

Chapter 61 History Is Playing Off?

The king stood up, and threw back his great blue cloak, marked with irises.

The king's seat is on the top step, one step above his queen.

Wearing this big cloak, it was very difficult for him to walk, and it could be seen that this thick cloak was very heavy.

As for the scepter in the king's hand, An Ning thought it was a crutch for a while, but when the king walked into An Ning, he realized that it was a scepter representing royal power.

The king didn't wear a crown—or it was blocked by a pile of hair from some unknown animal on top of his head.

Around his neck was a large necklace, so large that it looked like an accessory attached to a cloak.

An Ning felt that this necklace looked a lot like the props of the "Big Brother Society" that he saw on Douyin before time travel.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Queen Mary next to her. The queen wore an oversized necklace around her neck, which also had a vulgar aura.

Good guy, the big brother and the big brother's woman in gold and silver, don't you hurry up and take out your phone to do the whole thing?
Queen Mary has been tricked into paying big bucks for fake jewellery, but it doesn't look like that detracted from her penchant for luxury jewellery.

——Are you really about to go bankrupt?

Why don't I look like it?
On the lower step of the king and queen are the seats of the royal family's important officials. An Ning saw that on the chair closest to the king's right hand sat Necker, the royal treasurer. This Swiss nobleman was wearing a very conspicuous big cross.

The King had the same medals, only smaller than Necker's, and hung about his neck in a thin gold chain, pressed on top of the thick gold chain.

The seat of the king's cardinal is on the next step, and the Pope's representative puts on a serious face and puts on an air of detachment from the world.

Then the king began his speech.

Louis XVI: "Everyone! I am very glad to meet you here. As you all know, our country has recently fallen into serious financial difficulties and has become unsustainable.

"Look at the clothes I'm wearing today, none of them are new clothes, a king can only wear old clothes on this occasion, you can see how tight the palace's expenses are!
"My wife Mary, she is also wearing an old dress today, remade from a dress that has been worn twice! Her jewelry is still a dowry I brought from Habsburg.

"So in the current situation, we must increase taxes! This is not only for the royal family itself, but also for the bankers and nobles who lend money to the royal family! Without opening up new tax sources, the royal family will not even be able to repay the interest on the arrears arrive!

"Mr. Necker, the Royal Treasurer, is racking his brains to borrow new money to pay off old debts, tearing down the east wall to pay the west wall! This situation must not continue!"

The king's complaint made all the third-level representatives in the audience frown.

Dandong next to An Ning murmured: "Damn it, since you have no money, let that Austrian bitch save some money."

An Ning: "His Majesty the King is very economical, as long as he has a lock, he can have a lot of fun."

Most of the gentlemen around laughed when they heard An Ning's humor, only Maximilian Robespierre remained stern.

At this time, a gentleman in the front seat turned around and said: "As far as I know, the king occasionally goes hunting. He just went to the royal hunting ground a few days ago. But compared to his queen, His Majesty is indeed a thrifty person."

Mainly the Queen Mary was too much.

After complaining, the king continued: "I have read the general petitions submitted by all levels, and I think there are only two important things, one is to increase taxes to solve the current financial difficulties of the royal family, and the second is taxation. Equally shared, I agree with your request, the three levels should pay taxes equally, and there should be no tax-free privileges!

"However, I think the dangerous reforms you proposed are absolutely impossible! France has been a country with a monarch at its core since the time of my grandfather's grandfather. How long has it been since the glory of the Sun King? Few people have heard about it from their ancestors!
"The era of my grandfather's grandfather was so glorious, and the scene of vigorous and vigorous development of all things is still in front of us!"

An Ning was shocked, what's the matter, you want 800,000 vs 600,000, the advantage is even?

Louis XVI: "Since in my great-grandfather's time, the French state system can usher in glory, but it can still do it now! There is no problem, and there is no need to change it!
"I hope that all representatives can give up those dangerous ideas, and discuss on the basis of maintaining the French state, and discuss ways to overcome the current difficulties!"

At this time, the representatives of the third class in the audience were in an uproar, and the voices of whispering even overshadowed the king's speech.

As if he didn't hear these whispers, the king seemed to have completed a major task, and returned to his throne on the highest step with a sigh of relief.

At this moment Necker, Director of Finance, rose to his feet.

The Swiss aristocrat often appeared at social gatherings in Paris, and he was regarded as the representative of the progressive new aristocracy at court.

Necker stepped forward slowly, thought for a moment and said: "Everyone, Your Majesty has just said that France has entered an unsustainable state. Although it can barely maintain its operation by relying on loans, the debts of the royal family have now been exhausted." It has swelled to an unbelievable level. Even if the property of everyone present is added up, it may not be able to repay all the debts of the royal family.

"I once suggested that His Majesty go bankrupt, so that all debts can be written off..."

As a hardcore Paradox player, An Ning thought in the audience, don't, the bankrupt DEBUFF is too scary, other countries will definitely come to take advantage of it, and there will be a lot of "Lindenwan" explosions in China.

Bankruptcy does not last for decades and cannot be slowed down at all.

In the Paradise game, when the financial crisis is in crisis, you have to find a rich and capable country to fight, and use war reparations to fill the financial deficit...

Necker: "But His Majesty refused. He thought that would have too much impact on the royal family's prestige, and it is very likely that no one will lend money to the royal family in the future.

"But the financial crisis is a problem that has to be solved, so we held a three-level meeting. Everyone can't imagine this country without a king, right?"

An Ning: No, not only did I dare to imagine, but I also saw it in history textbooks.

Necker said a few more innocuous words, and then he was about to finish his speech. At the moment he turned around, someone from the representatives of the third estate shouted: "Necker, where is the constitution? We are going to make a constitution. What about the Constitution?"

Another delegate yelled: "How about reforming voting? Please respond to our motion to vote by head!"

Necker pretended not to hear, and returned to his chair.

The ceremonial officer stepped forward and loudly suppressed the noise of the representatives: "Next, the three-level meeting officially begins! The first topic is the review of the right of representation! The three levels each return to the discussion room assigned to you to review the right of representation. !"

An Ning recalled the process of the three-level parliament in his memory.

Remember at this time someone had to stand up against the various ranks going back to their rooms to review representation separately.

This is actually a divide-and-conquer approach. The three levels discuss behind closed doors, and the other two levels will definitely not agree to count votes by head.

Afterwards, the vote on the issue of vote counting will probably be conducted with one vote per level, which is absolutely impossible to pass.

Therefore, the first step in the struggle of the three-level conference is to start with the refusal to separate the examination of representation.

At this time, a representative of the third level should take the lead and take the lead in opposing separate deliberations.

An Ning forgot who this person was for a moment, and his name may not be recorded in history.

He waited expectantly for the man to stand up and object.

However, no one objected.

Under the urging of the ceremonial officer, some representatives of the second level and the first level were already preparing to leave.

What the hell?

History is about to change?

Did I just take the place of the guy who would stand up against split review of representation?
Or is this era full of randomness, so that person just wasn't chosen?

Facing the history that is about to derail, An Ning is anxious like an ant on a hot pot.

do not!Don't do that!
Cardinals of the first order have already stood up.

Even some representatives of the third level are preparing to leave!
Damn, I can't control it anymore!
An Ning decided to prevent history from derailing!

He patted his thigh and stood up: "Wait a minute! I object!"

(End of this chapter)