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015 Commitment

“Gascoll!

It turned out to be him!"

Polkha soon recognized the face of the middle-aged officer in charge. As the nominal leader of the rebel army, Gascoll personally came forward to meet him when he surrendered, so he knew that the other party was the actual commander of the first-line infantry regiment under Li Wei and the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Of course, this military rank is not recognized by the Kingdom of France and can only be regarded as a noble private army, but it is still authoritative in the Charles family territory.

The fiefs of these traditional aristocrats are not much different from those in the country, but they just lack the right to form an army.

This is the result of France's Sun King Louis XIV's efforts back then. Louis XIV was also a hero of a generation. Relying on many continental wars, he transformed France from a traditional feudal empire to a country with a centralized system.

The local escort system, which played a crucial role in the French monarchy system, was perfectly established in the generation of Louis XIV.

The King of France relied on the inspectors from all over the world to firmly control the military and political power in various parts of the French Kingdom.

Otherwise, the Kingdom of France is not much different from the Holy Roman Empire next door. Although the original France was a unified country, the middle and upper nobles all over the country have their own private army and administrative and judicial powers.

Of course, now all parts of the Kingdom of France have become accustomed to the unified state and monarchy system. As nationalist ideas are rampant in France, it is more difficult to split France at this time than the Louis XIV period!

This is the human heart, this is the general trend!

The gunshot of the Paris Revolution also caused a drastic change in the hearts of the French people. Most of the French people who were struggling under the line of food and clothing, under the guidance of thinkers and ambitious people, pointed their resentment at the monarchical Louis XVI.

They did not hate the system of monarchy, but they looked down on Louis XVI, a foolish monarch. If Louis XIV were alive, there would not be a great revolution in Paris!

However, people do not care about monarchy...or most people do not understand what monarchy is, but those French literary masters have pointed out a very tempting path to everyone - freedom, equality, and fraternity!

This slogan that spread throughout the country from the Paris Revolution easily awakened the most dream that the lower class people longed for.

They lived all day long under the oppression of the aristocratic and bourgeoisie, and had no freedom at all!

With the three major social hierarchies that exist in the legal situation, everyone is extremely eager for true equality. As for fraternity, it is the side that people yearn for. The three major slogans can be said to be completely in line with the current voices of the suffering people. It is not difficult to understand why the influence of the Paris Revolution was so great.

Perhaps, the behind-the-scenes promoters of the Great Revolution did not expect that the revolutionary ideas would spread so violently, and they even had a tendency to exceed control.

The fierce quarrels in the Constitutional Assembly and various parties took turns to fight were actually the images of the mastermind behind the scenes being unable to helm the revolutionary ship.

The bourgeoisie, who finally gained political power, was unwilling to continue to be oppressed by nobles and church monks, and even wanted to turn the government into their money-making tools.

The people who are hungry at the bottom of the country need a lot of bread and daily necessities to comfort them, and these things require money!

It is obvious that it is impossible for those great nobles and church monks to empty their own pockets to supplement the masses at the bottom.

If the people cannot fill their stomachs, the revolution will not really calm down. After the victory of the Paris Revolution, those armed citizens did not disband!

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Polkha frowned and looked at Gascoll. He had never seen Levi, the real ruler of Charles town.

In fact, Li Wei rarely appears in front of outsiders. On the one hand, there is no need for that. Li Wei is very clear that the fundamental reason for his rule is the comprehensive war system, and he does not need unstable factors such as the people's hearts to constrain him.

On the other hand, Li Wei is more afraid of death and is worried that he will be assassinated if he appears frequently!

It’s so comfortable and safe to be a boss sitting in the office and giving advice!

Therefore, Gascoll's appearance can be said to be a major event related to the current Charles family territory.

In general affairs, such people cannot be allowed to appear.

"You are all bandits who participated in the rebellion, and they should be executed according to the law, but the noble Baron Levi was a kind man who gave you a chance to rebirth.

Now, you have gained a valuable opportunity to redeem your freedom. As long as you participate in a month of recruit training and become soldiers under Baron Levi, you can not only get rid of all the mistakes you have made in the past, but also get huge compensation..."

Polkha and a group of prisoners of war listened attentively to Gascole's speech. Every time Gascole finished speaking, soldiers would repeat loudly around him to ensure that everyone could hear it clearly.

Gradually, the eyes of Polcha and other prisoners of war changed, and they were no longer hopelessly numb. The reason was very simple. The recruitment conditions offered by Gascoll or Baron Levi were too generous!

As long as they join the army, all their family’s past debts can be forgiven, which is just the beginning.

The military pay standard issued by Baron Li Wei has exceeded the current elite regular army of the French Kingdom!

As for the issue that Baron Levi’s previous promise to the line infantry for the first phase of training was not fulfilled, because no soldiers talked too much after the training, so everyone did not know that Baron Levi’s failure to pay the first-line infantry regiment had not been confirmed.

It was this lack of information that caused a slight hope to most prisoners present. Didn’t they rebel just to survive?

Judging from Lieutenant Colonel Gascoll's meaning, maybe Baron Levi can live better if he serves as a soldier!

As for whether Baron Levi was fooling them, most prisoners of war, including Polkha, did not care.

They did not go to work as workers, but served as a soldier for Baron Levi, with guns in their hands!

If Baron Levi fails to fulfill his promise and is angry with the public, wouldn’t he be afraid that these people will look for him with muskets?

As for the strange situation of the infantry regiments on the front line, most prisoners of war did not take it seriously, thinking that others were completely different from themselves. Perhaps the soldiers of the infantry regiments on the front line had a pitfall, so they would definitely make trouble if they were themselves.

Of course, after Gascoll read it, these prisoners of war were not allowed to refute. The thousand people were soon escorted to the Charles Town Training Camp by hundreds of officers and soldiers of the front-line infantry regiment!
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