Father Mavie

Chapter 662 War and Peace (two in one, please subscribe!!!)
The more normal Mary is related to the ancient gods, the more abnormal she is.

She was really protecting Napoleon, which surprised Mavi, but after thinking about it, maybe this was also part of the plan of the ancient gods.

Rather than studying Maria's thoughts, the top priority is to escape from Paris and return to London safely. Mavie looked around the banquet hall and met Earl Stephens in the distance. Many nobles gathered around him, talking and laughing, but Occasionally, he would shift his gaze to the window where Mavi was standing, very vaguely.

Everything has been arranged, and as soon as 9 o'clock arrives, the responding personnel arrive at the predetermined location, and they can cover Ma Wei and others to evacuate quietly.

In order to replenish his strength, Ma Wei took some snacks from the table next to him. Levin stopped drinking and kept his head clear at all times. Everyone scattered in the banquet hall and observed each other's movements.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and when it was close to 8 o'clock, Napoleon wearing a crown walked into the hall, and the nobles surrounded him at once, but he went straight to the window where Mavi was, and led a large number of people to Mavi.

"Mr. Nicholas, we meet again."

"Yes, Your Majesty, you look good."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Napoleon invited Ma Wei to sit in the rest area beside him, where it was quieter and could avoid the noisy crowd, and at the same time, there would be no uninterested postings from nobles.

Ma Wei looked down at his pocket watch, realized that there was still time, and accepted Napoleon's invitation. As soon as he sat down, he heard Napoleon say, "Are you leaving?"

Raising his head, Ma Wei looked into Napoleon's eyes with a calm expression: "I don't understand what you mean, Your Majesty."

"Maria told me that you are leaving Paris tonight." Napoleon said with some regret, "It's such a pity. In fact, I want to chat with you a little more."

"There will be opportunities in the future, Your Majesty." Ma Wei said, "It's just that I hope that we will meet again next time, not on the battlefield."

"Are you afraid that I will start a war?"

"I don't think anyone is afraid of the army led by the famous Napoleon Bonaparte. Back then, you swept across the Central Continent unstoppable. If you didn't suffer a big defeat in Moscow. What do I say?"

With a smile, Mavi raised his glass to Napoleon: "I believe Your Majesty, you will not fall twice in the same place."

Napoleon nodded slightly: "I really hope you can stay in Paris, Nicholas. Maybe you will have a better development in London, but in Paris, I can give you a status that no one else can match, even Anatole Said the same thing as me."

"Did He send you here?"

"Anatole asked me to persuade you." Napoleon smiled and said, "This is something that is beneficial to the empire, so I am here, even if Maria told me that you will not stay in Paris, I will still make a final effort .”

"Your Majesty, you speak Windsor well."

"I am a studious person. Although my family is very poor, I entered the military school. At that time, I was often excluded and my grades were excellent. I like reading. In my opinion, everyone is a book. Some books are thick and some are thin, but each book has its own content."

Napoleon said calmly: "What I have been unable to figure out is that, as a Frederick, you chose the Kingdom of Windsor instead of your own country. Why is that? Is the Kingdom of Frederick not good enough?" ?”

"Um"

This question is a bit difficult to answer, because Ma Wei knows that he is not from Frederick. He chose the Kingdom of Windsor for a purpose, but in the eyes of outsiders, he is a businessman who abandoned his motherland.

In Frederick Kingdom, his reputation is not very good.

"I grew up in the countryside of the Frederick Kingdom. When I was born, the Manstein family was completely lonely. Not only were they deprived of their titles of nobility, they also lost most of their wealth. The person who caused all this... Napoleon Bonaparte."

Napoleon froze for a moment and said, "Is it because of me?"

"Yes, but I don't hold grudges against anyone because of this. Hatred is useless. It will only distort our judgment and not make us stronger."

Ma Wei said lightly: "A poor family is worse than a family that has never been brilliant. When I was young, I went to the city to study and was bullied by other noble students. It was really an unbearable past, but like Like you, Your Majesty, I chose to face it head-on instead of running away."

"What doesn't kill me will only make me stronger. After graduation, I sold my books, got some start-up funds, and then embarked on a journey of traveling. In five years, I have been to countless countries. , met countless people, and saw too many chilling or heart-warming things.”

"Gradually, I found that I became rich, not only materially, but also spiritually. In the West Island of the Kingdom of Windsor, I met a woman. She was very beautiful and her smile was contagious, just like a woman in the autumn farmland. Maisui always gives people a sense of peace of mind."

"You married her," said Napoleon.

"Yes, I have settled in the West Isle for two years, living in the countryside of County Westerford, leaving everything behind, and sometimes I feel that is where I belong, and my tombstone will stand on the ridge of the field, looking forward the small river."

Ma Wei smiled, as if recalling those days: "A year later, we had a daughter, she was so ugly when she was born, her skin was wrinkled, and she kept crying. She has a Slavic look." Lineage, more and more beautiful."

"Is your wife a Slav?"

"Half, her father is a Slav, and her mother is an Angsa. You know, Your Majesty. Now that the transportation is so convenient, it is not surprising that there are people of mixed race."

Napoleon nodded: "What happened next?"

"Later... her mother was seriously ill and passed away." Ma Wei said quietly: "It was only then that I realized that what I liked was not that village, but her. Without her village, I would never miss I stayed, so I took Emma, ​​who was only two years old, and embarked on the road of travel again. After less than a year, the gods came, I smelled the business opportunity of potions, and started to contact the friends I met before, and established Manstein Potions Company."

"So you chose to go to the Kingdom of Windsor because of Emma's mother?"

"No, I hate Frederick Kingdom."

"You hate your country?"

"To be precise, I hate militarism." Ma Wei shrugged: "Although militarism will bring me a lot of wealth, I still hope that the potion can be used in the right way, not in war."

The Kingdom of Frederick has been expanding wildly in recent years. They have annexed many surrounding small countries that originally belonged to the Rhine Alliance, and they have grown step by step. This kind of expansion is endless. The most terrible thing about militarism is that it will attack when it expands to the limit. , Invading other countries, the advantage is that it develops quickly, but the disadvantages are more.

"So you are a pacifist." Napoleon felt that he knew Ma Wei better.

"Let's put it this way."

"But war is inevitable." Napoleon said suddenly: "You should understand that the essence of war is a conflict of interests, not so-called militarism. The reason why the people of Frederick's Kingdom supported militarism was because expansion could improve their A good life can make the country rich, even in peacetime, economic confrontation is indispensable."

"When the Kingdom of Frederick expands to the limit, the disadvantages of militarism will be revealed, the economy will stagnate, and the country will not be able to support a huge army. In the end, it will greatly impact the market, and the increase in the labor force will break the social balance."

"Once the social balance is disrupted, there will be a large number of unemployed vagrants. They rely on government relief to survive, causing violence and causing social unrest. When the government cannot withstand the pressure, it will launch wars to ease conflicts."

After a pause, Napoleon stated a fact: "In a society where the cultural level has not improved, excess wealth will cause the population to surge. If the society cannot supply such a large population, there will be overpopulation. If this happens, I think there's nothing but miracles to do to reduce the population and create jobs by war."

"Yes." Ma Wei nodded and said, "Population and social productivity are inseparable. Once the relationship between supply and demand is out of balance, war will not be far away."

"Potion is a big cake. It can provide countless jobs in many fields such as collection, breeding, transportation, storage, and sales. As long as it is handled properly, it can use the potion market to achieve a trade surplus and absorb the blood of other countries to feed itself. , This is what I call a miracle, just like the steam engine back then, opening up a whole new market.”

Napoleon sipped his red wine and took a deep breath: "Unfortunately, the balance of competition is tilting towards the Kingdom of Windsor. They have an excellent Royal Navy fleet and a large number of overseas colonies. Potions will bring considerable profits to the Kingdom of Windsor. For other kingdoms, this is not a good thing."

"Nobody wants a superpower," Mavie said.

"That's right, if this continues, the gap between other kingdoms and the Kingdom of Windsor will further widen. Fortunately, their land area is small, and it is too difficult to become a superpower. Only by seizing the opportunity can other kingdoms narrow the gap with the Kingdom of Windsor. The gap between ... and even beyond them."

Ma Wei suddenly fell silent, and he heard the meaning behind Napoleon's words: "Your Majesty, do you think that the appearance of potions is not a good thing?"

"It's a good thing, it's a good thing for us, but for you, a pacifist, choosing the Kingdom of Windsor is a wrong decision."

Napoleon shook his head and said: "Excessive trade deficits will force other kingdoms to embark on the road of war and speed up the process of competition. For example, the First Empire of Bonaparte. The gap between us and the Kingdom of Windsor has always been very small, but now there is a magic war. medicine, which means that the gap between us is constantly widening, in order to narrow the gap, I can only use other means to increase national strength."

"Your Majesty"

"Sorry, Nicholas." Napoleon cast his gaze, with some emotion in his eyes: "I want to think about the empire. If you choose us, the situation will change, but it can only delay the arrival of the war, and the ending will remain the same."

Ma Wei lowered his head, thought for a moment, and suddenly said: "There is one thing, Your Majesty, you are wrong."

"What's the matter?"

"The essence of war is a conflict of interests, that's right, but every new piece of cake, that is, the advancement of technology, such as steam engines and potions, will eventually lead to war."

Ma Wei said: "Because the distribution is never equal, capital will always be distributed more, and there will always be people who want to share more. There will be competition in the distribution process, competition will cause friction, and in the end, it will always turn into war. .”

"Every progress of the times will be accompanied by war." Napoleon nodded slowly: "That's right."

Regarding the nature of war and the distribution of benefits, Mavie and Napoleon both put forward their own opinions. Although there were some differences, the results were the same.

It is also very simple to delay the war, as long as there are new markets and continuous distribution. In that way, both the rich and the poor in the eyes of the rich are willing to enjoy the dividends of the times, but this can only stop the war Delay cannot fundamentally solve the problem.

Contradiction is like a powder keg. When the tide of the times comes, the wet gunpowder cannot be ignited, but when the tide of the times recedes, the powder keg will dry quickly, and only a little spark is needed.
It will explode with a bang.

"It's almost time, Your Majesty."

Looking at his pocket watch, he found that Ma Wei stood up at 8:45 and said to Napoleon, "I'm leaving."

"Wait a moment."

Napoleon took out a sealed letter from his pocket, and handed it to Ma Wei: "If you meet the imperial army on the way to escape, take out this letter, written in my own hand, with the emperor's seal on it, The imperial army will not make things difficult for you, but you need to solve the troubles of the church by yourself."

Ma Wei took the letter and smiled: "Is this a parting gift?"

"I cherish talents, Nicholas. If one day you can no longer survive in the Kingdom of Windsor, come to Paris to find me. The gate of the palace is always open to you."

Ma Wei's mood at the moment is somewhat complicated. He knows that he and Napoleon are enemies, and the Church of Truth and the Church of Wisdom are also enemies. make concessions.

Seeming to see Ma Wei's state of mind, Napoleon smiled and said: "You don't need to worry about anything, you have to take this letter back to Rhodes IV, it is not the time to start a war with the Kingdom of Windsor, so I will use this letter To moderate what Anatole has done."

"In time, if we meet on the battlefield, I hope you will not be moved by today's letter. Similarly, I will not be merciful. The interests of the country and the nation will always be above the individual!"

dong dong!

Levin suddenly knocked on the door of the lounge, opened the door and came in: "Brother, it's time."

"Ah."

Ma Wei put the letter into his arms and nodded to Napoleon:

"I will, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)