Holy Roman Empire

The Spanish government had not yet made a decision, but the French Civil War was one step ahead of the end. No matter how hard the new government in Paris tried, there was no way to conjure up food.

The sky is the biggest, and filling the stomachs is the biggest. The ordinary people don't care about the big picture of the revolutionary government, if their stomachs can't be filled today, who cares about tomorrow?

Now there were only three paths before us: first, accept the new government's rule honestly and then starve to death; second, rush out to survive, and if we were lucky we might be able to avoid the minefields perfectly; third, rebel and take back food from the revolutionary government.

Those who chose the first path had already been starved to death, and even if they hadn't been starved to death, they were only half alive; those who chose the second path were either blown up or retreated, and no more escaped alive than the European bison.

(Note: The European bison went extinct in 1627.)

In order to survive, more and more of the Parisian population joined the revolt. The new Parisian government was exhausted, more and more of the city was occupied by the insurgents, and the situation was at its most critical.

Daniele had long since lost his usual spiritedness, and this round of social poisoning had come so cruelly that it doused all his illusions.

The intellectuals, students, and mouth-breathers who had supported the new government had now changed their faces one by one. As supportive as they were before, they are now more hostile, as if the situation is out of control due to their incompetence.

Put it that way, it seems to make some sense. Judging by the results alone, the new government really isn't doing very well. But to say they are incompetent would be a real injustice.

If the only enemy was the royalist party, the new government led by Danielle would have killed the whole country by now.

The radicals' revolutionary ideas were not only opposed by the aristocracy, but also by the bourgeoisie, who were equally hostile to them.

The common people, who should have been their biggest supporters, also stood against them because of their stomach problems. As far as the eye can see, the whole world is their enemy.

......

The roar of the guns grew closer, and with each sound Paris was crying. Seeing the enemy approaching, the Captain of the Guard dutifully warned, "Monsieur Danielle, the First Division has collapsed, the enemy is coming this way, you must leave!"

Apparently, this wasn't the first time he had urged Danielle to run. Only Danielle was determined and kept going.

"Leave, where do you think I can go if I leave now?"

"It's better to wait here for them than to hide in a corner and end up being caught by the enemy. Even Robert didn't run away, am I even worse than a traitor?"

Politicians are not easy to work with, and once they get too deep into the game, they can't get out. The current Danielle is a manifestation of being too deep in the game, firmly believing that the unlucky Robert is a traitor and he is the great hero who saved the people from the fire.

Or maybe he's intentionally paralyzing himself from coming to his senses in order to escape the harsh reality.

After all, the situation is now clear, and whoever comes to power will not let him, the former leader, off the hook. Who let him break the rules of the game himself first?

It wasn't just his boss who couldn't run away, the boys behind him were just as hard to liquidate. But people are lucky, Danielle is not willing to run does not mean that his men will not run.

Even if you can't get out of the city, Paris is so big, just find a small corner and go inside. In these days of war and chaos, it's not an easy task to find a man out.

......

Just because he didn't send troops to attack the city, it didn't mean that Carlos didn't care about the development of the situation within the city. In order to control the information at once, Carlos had to send out airships to scout every day.

The details of the situation could not be understood, but the general situation within the city was clear to Carlos. Once the new revolutionary government was finished, Paris was a mess that he could take over if he wanted to, or if he didn't want to, he still had to.

If possible, he would rather take over a little later. Even if it would result in a longer time for his succession, Carlos would do whatever he had to do.

There was no way around it, the sooner he took over, the sooner he would have to bear the burden of relieving the people and restoring the economy. It wasn't that Carlos liked to avoid responsibility, the problem was that the mess was so big that taking over all at once would likely crush his shoulders.

If you don't have enough food, buy it, Vienna's control of food exports is only for the revolutionary government, and the Bourbons aren't within the limits, the only problem is that there's no money in your pocket.

Times were changing, and the cost of restoration was rising. Even with the support of the aristocratic group, Carlos's pockets were already empty after forming the Restoration Army and settling a large number of refugees.

"Borrowing money" was undoubtedly another headache. France's massive debt had scared away all the international banks.

To raise funds, Carlos has embarked on a frenzied sell-off.

Overseas assets invested by the Bonaparte dynasty - sold; a range of infrastructure including port terminals, roads, bridges, parks - sold; state-owned banks, industrial and mining enterprises - sold. Seizure of confiscated rebel property - for sale ......

In short, but there was no property that couldn't be sold if it could be liquidated. If someone offered money, I guess Carlos wouldn't mind even selling the Palace of Versailles.

The most regrettable thing was that now that the situation in France was collapsing, the originally valuable property could only be sold at a floor price.

The floor price must also be sold, who asked them to lack money? All in all, Carlos had been doing one thing lately: raising money - buying food.

Inside the Restored Allied Command, Lieutenant General Felix warned, "Your Highness, the gunfire in the city has subsided, and it looks like the battle is almost over.

The time to take Paris will soon be upon us, and now we need to organize the men to clear the mines and clear a road for the army to pass through."

How much fun it was to lay the mines; how hard it was to clear them. No one knew that civil unrest would break out in Paris, and the mines were laid as tightly as possible to prevent the enemy from rushing out.

Three layers inside and three layers outside, all densely packed with mines. Even the soldier in charge of laying the mines could not now keep track of exactly where he had planted them.

The mine siege method had proven to be very effective indeed, and the city's defenders had been blown up and cried out in many attacks.

It was troublesome when it came to demining, it was a high-risk job, and a bad operation would send itself to the sky.

"Organize people to slowly excavate it, this kind of thing can't be done quickly. The food in the city should be able to last for some days, we still have time to organize airships to drop food into the city if necessary."

All grandiose and bad ideas, but Carlos said it without changing his face.

Slowly discovering it seemed to be responsible for the personal safety of the soldiers draining the mines, but in reality, he wanted to receive the mess later.

Originally, it was true that the food in the city of Paris could still last for a while, but after this wave of civil war, it was an unknown how many days it could last.

Besides, human hearts were complicated, and even if there was food within the city, it would be impossible to distribute it to everyone fairly. The end result would be nothing more than those in power continuing to feast on fish and meat, while the general public would continue to starve.

Airdropping food was even more bullshit, with the few old broken airships in their hands, they would at most drop a dozen tons of food into the city every day. It seemed like a lot, but in reality it was a drop in the bucket.

If the food they put into the city is not enough, then they will have to rob it. In a sense, putting food into the city wasn't solving the problem, it was intensifying the conflict.

Knowing that it was a bad idea, Carlos had to resort to it, because now he had no better option.

As a reserve king, he always had to do something when the populace was in dire straits. Even if the aftermath of those measures was severe, the starting point was always a good one.

Too many good intentions throughout the ages have been forgiven in the end; those who have actually done good things have often faced accusations of impure motives.

Being able to stand out from the many candidates, Carlos naturally did not lack political finesse. If he really was a loser, even if the nobles were willing to accept a useless puppet, the Bourbon dynasty would not be able to let him out to be humiliated.

With the situation in France being so chaotic, whoever went up there and didn't have enough ruthless means wouldn't be able to stand firm.

Looking at things from a different perspective, the more chaotic the current situation in Paris was, the more casualties it caused, and the less hidden dangers it would have to face after future reception.

When this chaos is over, it is expected that the people of Paris will be scandalized by the revolutionary party for a long time to come.

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On December 7, 1893, the radical revolutionary regime led by Danielle fell in the midst of the People's War, and on December 10, the Bourbon Restoration, led by Carlos, officially took over Paris.

On December 10, the Bourbon Restoration Group led by Carlos formally took over Paris, and on the 12th, Carlos was crowned king in the ruined Palace of Versailles, from then on France once again began the Bourbon era.

The restoration was successful, but Carlos was not happy at all when he saw the Palace of Versailles in disarray and regained the Bourbon throne.

The years of hardship had just begun, and it wasn't just Versailles that was in ruins, the whole of France was in ruins. Settling refugees, restoring the economy, and paying off debts became the three mountains on Carlos's head.