"If you get it, go quickly, don't block it here, and delay the people behind to receive food."
Looking at the moldy potato in his hand, the young man couldn't believe that this was his daily ration.
I couldn't help but ask: "Isn't there a piece of bread yesterday? Why is there only one potato today? How can we live?"
The official in charge of distributing the food scolded disdainfully: "What nonsense! Why don't you think about it yourself
If it weren't for you refugees, the city wouldn't be short of food. Now I'm implicated to follow everyone hungry, it's good to have something to eat, and if you want to pick and choose, get out of here! "
In the face of hunger, all the ugliness of human nature are exposed. The influx of refugees has harmed the interests of the local people. Although the new government is trying its best to suppress the contradictions between the two sides, the conflicts between the two sides have never ended. As the situation continues to deteriorate, this contradiction has become increasingly white-hot.
Regardless of the changing situation in Paris, the government has changed several times, but the middle and lower-level officials are basically the same people.
Seeing that the new government is about to end again, the bureaucrats have become crazy, as long as they can make money, there is nothing they dare not do.
The first to be unlucky, of course, are the foreign refugees. Anyway, these people are helpless and dead in vain, and they are naturally the most bullied objects.
Do the top officials of the new government really not know
not necessarily!
The enemy is too cunning, directly adopting siege tactics and not entering the city at all, even if the new government has all kinds of calculations, there is no room for it.
It was originally planned to turn against the lower-level soldiers of the noble coalition army, but now they are separated by rows of mines, and the two sides cannot connect.
In this context, if the high-level officials of the new government do not want to go to the guillotine, they can only wait for the arrival of the revolutionary upsurge.
The food stored in the city is limited, and the only way to last longer is to reduce the population. The bureaucrats below are mischievous, and the high-level government may not be happy to see them succeed.
In a darker way, if the refugees did not clash with the locals, then the hungry people would turn their hatred on the new government.
Human greed is infinite, and after tasting the sweetness of deducting food and reselling it, it can no longer be stopped. It's not surprising that this scene appears.
"What? There is only one potato, is this going to starve us to death!"
"There is only one potato. Could it be that someone stole our rations? One potato will drive us to a dead end."
"No, I have to get bread today!"
…
"Bang, bang, bang..."
The gunshots sounded, and the scene was instantly quiet. Faced with soldiers with live ammunition, it is difficult for unorganized refugees to have the courage to resist.
"The troublemaker, kill!"
"The food we give you for free is saved by us one by one. If anyone feels dissatisfied, they can don't, and no one will force you!
To get relief food, follow the rules. If you don't get enough to eat, that's your problem. Now there are a few people in Paris who can eat enough, and everyone is hungry, why can't you? "
The murderous words of the middle-aged officials suppressed the chaotic scene, leaving only a pair of glaring eyes.
There is no right or wrong in the adult world, only pros and cons. If you look around, you can see that most of the refugees who come to line up are young and strong, and the old and weak are rarely seen. What happened behind this is self-evident.
Everyone is working hard to survive, there is nothing to blame, and no one is much cleaner than the other. If you want to survive in this troubled world, you have to be tough.
…
In the Presidential Palace, Daniel, the leader of the government, is now looking out the window, with countless worries on his brows.
The crisis that belongs to Paris has just begun. It is autumn. The main contradiction in Paris is food. After a while, heating will become a new contradiction.
"A clever woman can't cook without rice." Daniel racked his brains, but couldn't think of a way to solve the shortage of supplies.
If it is before raising the butcher's knife to the nobles, there is still the possibility of compromise between the two sides. For an intact Paris, most of the Bourbons will make deals with them, and it is not difficult to obtain a preferential treatment.
It is no longer possible. In the previous purges, the revolutionary government had taken over the blood of the aristocracy. Surrender is a dead end, and only by continuing to die can there be a chance of survival.
Although he is reluctant to admit it, the harsh reality tells Daniel that this "silver line" is becoming more and more illusory.
The expected revolutionary upsurge did not break out, and Daniel knew that the revolution had failed again. It's not that they don't work hard enough, it's just that the enemy is too powerful.
From the moment the royalists reached a compromise, the strength of the two sides was doomed. The Bourbons have the Continental League behind them and nothing behind their size.
Even the United States, which was originally inclined towards them, cannot now withstand the pressure of the Continental Union and provide them with support at this time.
"dong dong dong..."
The knock on the door sounded, pulling Daniel back to reality, and said slowly, "Come in!"
The young man said breathlessly: "Mr. Daniel, our negotiation with the enemy failed. They refused to open an opening and let the people out of the city because they were worried that we would pretend to be refugees."
"understood!"
Danielle replied indifferently. As if it were just a trivial matter, not worth taking at all.
This is also expected. Politics is cruel, and the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty is just around the corner, so naturally they do not want to make extra troubles at this time.
Opening an opening to let refugees out of the city may seem like a big problem, but in fact it is asking for trouble. I won't talk about it if there are more than a million mouths. The key is to increase the risk of restoration failure.
There are millions of people in Paris, and if you keep these people in the city, the revolutionary government will be overwhelmed in a few months. There's nothing to do, and the Bourbons can lie down and win.
If all these people are released, all the material crisis in the city will be solved. Then there is nothing to say, only street battles with the revolutionaries.
Not to mention the painful price to pay. The question is will the refugees be grateful to the Bourbon dynasty for this
the answer is negative.
People's hearts are complicated, and maybe everyone will be grateful at first. But this kind of gratitude will not last, and soon everyone will turn into hatred due to a series of problems such as untimely resettlement and insufficient material supply.
Coupled with the instigation of the revolutionaries, there might be an anti-starvation uprising outside the city. Similar things have never happened in human history.
If they really wanted to let the refugees go, the revolutionary government had done it as early as the beginning of the civil war, and there was no need to wait until now.
If the alliance of nobles launched a siege immediately after the arrival, the refugees would be the best cannon fodder that could be used to drain the strength of the enemy.
As an extreme idealist, in Daniel's eyes, as long as his ideal can be realized, everything can be sacrificed, including his own life and wealth, let alone a group of refugees
After pausing for a while, Danielle added: "Myron, tell me to go down and start the backup plan. At this stage, I can't care about that much."
The young man's face changed greatly, and he hesitated: "Mr. Danielle, do you really want to do this? The enemy may not be fooled. If the enemy does not come, then..."
"No case!"
"It's life or death. It's a gamble. If you win the gamble, France is an ideal country without oppression and exploitation; if you lose the gamble..."
At this point, Daniel's words stopped abruptly. If they lose the bet, they are all dead, and naturally they don't need to know what will happen next.
…
"Hand over the food, or I'll kill you!"
"boom!"
The surrounded middle-aged man launched the attack first. At this time, food is life, and it is impossible to survive.
Similar scenes are staged every day in the streets of Paris. In the face of hunger, nature's most instinctive survival of the fittest is shown.
The police, who were supposed to maintain order, gradually withdrew from everyone's attention at some point. Except for official gathering areas and main roads, they are almost invisible in other areas.
In order to survive, more and more people began to form groups. One by one underworld gangs came into being, and various vicious crimes of robbery, rape, and murder emerged one after another.
The government's indifference finally aroused the dissatisfaction of the people. The anti-hunger movement sprang from the refugee camps and soon spread to the workers and citizens of Paris.
On October 21, 1893, a massive anti-hunger march broke out in Paris, and the people's cries were directly passed on to Carlos's headquarters outside the city.
Whether or not to launch a siege has once again become the focus of controversy among the nobles.