C3263 Six hundred and sixty million francs (1/2)
Thiers had to give in. All of his mingmen had been grabbed by Bismark and Xiao Letian, especially the army. Right now, all Thiers's hope rested on the elite army that Napoleon had trained!
The number of French prisoners in the hands of the Germans and the Chinese numbered three hundred thousand, and these people were the last army that Thiers could count on.
The bet that Xiao Letian made before was very simple. If you, Thiers, could solve the problem of Paris, then these three hundred thousand captives would have no value at all!
A worthless captive could be redeemed if France paid two hundred million more!
But the good thing about the gamble is that Xiao Letian has locked onto you, Thiers. The army you have in your hands is not a match for the commune!
If one wasn't an expert in military matters, or someone who had a unique understanding of the minds of people in times of conflict, they wouldn't dare to open this gamble!
If you, Thiers, win, then we will do as per the agreement we made with the old General Trochu earlier, with the price of 1.2 hundred million in compensation for the peace between the two countries.
If you, Thiers, lose, in other words, Paris, you will still have to rely on the three hundred thousand captives in our hands, so the price will have to be calculated!
Your heart hurts? Sorry, other than these three hundred thousand old soldiers, who else can you count on? Should he ask the British to send troops to put an end to the rebellion? The price they would be asking for would probably be even worse!
In other words, Napoleon had been abandoned by the France like toilet paper. However, the inheritance left behind by Napoleon had become very popular, and had become the only hope to save the Republic!
Until today, Thiers finally understood the cleverness of French Emperor. This army could not all rely on compulsory army, a professional army needed to be raised!
The three hundred thousand elites of the French Emperor were all career armies. As long as they could be selected into their career, there would be a guarantee!
If the country gathered these people together and did not produce them, then their thoughts would become purer and their combat prowess would become more powerful!
With such an army, he could suppress any revolution without holding back, even if he had to shoot his compatriots!
That was how they trained it. The military order was as big as the sky!
The Southern Legion that Gan Bida led and the previous Paris garrison, those soldiers were all nationalist troops that came together because of money and a sense of justice.
Once such an army encountered a foreign enemy, encountered an invader, and fought what they believed to be a just war, they would be invincible!
However, if such an army were to suppress the rebellion in the country, it would be of no use at all, because every single member of this legion, every single soldier, had their own confused thoughts.
They have their own judgment on everything in the world, and they might not approve of your commander's values.
Slaughter his fellow countrymen? Your grandmother! I'm not going to take it anymore, an uprising before the battle!
It was exactly like this, with such a simple little problem, that Thiers was unable to analyze it!
Perhaps he could have analyzed it, but the current situation trapped him, forcing him to take the risk! Because he had no other legions to use and no cards to play, so he could only close his eyes and gamble!
If he lost, he lost in the end. Then, there was only one path left before him, to accept all the conditions, and then trade it back to the three hundred thousand Empire's veterans to suppress the Paris Commune!