Fox of France

　　　　 Nitroglycerin was originally invented in 1846 by the Italian chemist Sobre. But the raw materials for making it, such as glycerin, nitric acid, and sulfuric acid already exist. It is not too technically difficult to make nitroglycerin at this point in time. In fact, the preparation of nitroglycerin is not too difficult, as long as the temperature must be kept low throughout the preparation process.

　　 But in the original history, it was this precaution that it took a huge, even blood, to be mastered by people. Mr. Lu Xun once sighed and said: "The history of human blood warfare is just like the formation of coal. At first, a large amount of wood was used, but the result was only a small piece." In fact, the history of technological progress is also the same. Many skills that took a huge price to master are actually quite simple.

　　 Of course, Joseph did not want Lavoisier to be fried to death by nitrified sweeteners, so in his letter to Lavoisier, he clearly proposed the temperature control. Starting from the theory of molecular movement, Joseph believed that more intense molecular movement would make the reaction more intense and increase the risk. Therefore, controlling the temperature to keep the temperature at a low level will slow down the reaction speed, but it can greatly increase the safety.

　　 But even with this key instruction, it is still difficult to think of nothing. Just two days later, Lavoisier’s first explosion on the Duke of Orleans’s territory occurred. An assistant did not follow the operating procedures strictly, and the acid was injected too fast, which resulted in a serious accident of one death and five injuries. This is because the amount of nitroglycerin produced is relatively small, otherwise, most of the remaining five people will not be able to save their lives.

　　 This explosion frightened Lavoisier very much. He was there at the time, but because he was thirsty and wanted to drink water, he left for a while and exploded. Of course, if he was present at the time, it is difficult to say whether the assistant would still come out of the norm. On the contrary, Duke Phillips seemed extraordinarily calm and even more interested in this thing. Because he saw the power of this thing with his own eyes, he immediately realized that this thing was really promising. As for the casualties during the research process, um, they also sacrificed for the development of science, and they are considered dead. People always die, but the meaning of death is different. Like them, to sacrifice for the development of science is to die harder than the Alps. As for whether people will be killed during production in the future, well, production accidents are unavoidable. People are still hit by horse-drawn carriages while walking. Besides, even if those workers died, they died to build France. What's the problem? In any case, the Duke will not die here, just like the Duke will never be hit by a carriage when he goes to the streets.

　　 Just as the explosion sounded from time to time in the manor of Duke Phillips, Joseph completed his affairs in Calais and returned to Paris. And his brother Napoleon brought his brother Louis to Paris.

　　 "I took time off in the army, went back to Corsica, and brought Louis to you. Is there any water in your place? I'm almost dying of thirst." Napoleon shouted as soon as he saw Joseph.

　　 "The water is over there, you can drink it upside down." Joseph said. Then he walked up to Louis and said: "Well, Louis, you have grown a little bit taller, already taller than Napoleon, hahaha. Napoleon, in our house, including girls, you might be the shortest One of them."

　　 Napoleon didn't like people joking about his height, but he knew that the more angry he was, the hateful fellow Joseph might be more proud. So he simply ignored this guy, just poured himself a glass of water, and then drank it grumble.

　　 "How is the house?" Joseph asked again.

　　 "Very bad," Napoleon said.

　　 "There is nothing wrong with it, the same as before." Louis said.

　　 "The same as before is the worst bad thing." Napoleon said.

　　 "What's the matter? I came out to meet the world, and I am dissatisfied with Corsica? I don't like Corsica?" Joseph sat down on the chair by the table and asked slowly, raising his legs.

"Why would I look down on Corsica?" Napoleon said with some dissatisfaction, "It's just that Corsica is too lack of change. In France, in Paris, you can always feel changes, new ideas, new sciences. New opportunities are changing and improving every day. But as for Corsica, today is no different from yesterday, and yesterday is no different from the day before yesterday. I talk to people, and what they think in their minds is the same as ten years ago, even It was a hundred years ago and it was the same two hundred years ago. Even those patriots are like this. They just want to be independent, then close the door and continue to live the life of hundreds of years ago. This is not a good thing. Corsica shouldn't be like this."

　　 "Then what do you think Corsica should be like? Napoleon, it seems that you thought the same way back then." Joseph looked at Napoleon with a mocking smile.

"This shows that I have improved and surpassed others." Napoleon replied, "As for what Corsica should be like. I think the future Corsica should be a country of freedom, equality, justice, and the rule of law, just like Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu described them."

　　 "Napoleon, you have indeed improved!" Joseph smiled, "Then what are you going to do?"

"I have been thinking about this issue during my hometown. First of all, I think the most fundamental problem of Corsica is not the French occupation, but the inability of the people to awaken. To really change Corsica, First, we must educate our people and awaken our people."

　　 "What?" Joseph was taken aback, staring at his brother with wide eyes. "Is there something wrong with this guy? Could it be that because of the butterfly effect that we have brought over, this guy does not intend to be a celebrity, but is going to be a Lu Xun who awakens the people?"

　　 Joseph hesitated and asked, "Napoleon, what are your specific plans?"

　　 "I plan to write a history of Corsica, just like "The Chronicles of Gaul"." Napoleon said.

　　 After hearing these words, Joseph heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that Napoleon was still Napoleon. "The Gallic War" is the work of Caesar the Great in ancient Rome. This shows that the example in Napoleon's heart is still a politician and military strategist like Caesar. The creation of Corsican history is only a means for him to achieve political goals.

　　 "I am not too optimistic about your plan." Joseph shook his head and said, "You know, the proportion of illiteracy in Corsica is higher than that in France and Italy, and there are very few people who can read."

Napoleon opened his mouth and prepared to refute, but Joseph did not give him a chance. Instead, he continued: "Napoleon, don't rush to refute, I know what you want to say. You want to say, although Corsica can read There are few people. But as long as these people recognize the problem and understand the new correct thinking outside, they can not only change themselves, but also lead other people, because these people are the leaders of the Corsican. You That’s how you think, right?"

Napoleon stared at Joseph for a while, and then replied: "Yes, that's what I think. Is there anything wrong with this?" Because he used Joseph's old habits when dealing with him, he estimated that Joseph would immediately attack him. Sharp sarcasm, so this answer is a bit reluctant.

　　 Facts have also proved that his prediction is very accurate. Joseph immediately said: "My stupid brother, you are so young and naive! You actually believe that you can convince people with reason! This is really laughable."

Having said this, Joseph suddenly leaned forward, got close to Napoleon’s face, stared into his eyes and said: "My brother, you must remember that most people’s actions are never controlled by their heads. It’s their buttocks! The key is not what is right and ethical, but what is good for them, and where is their **** sitting! Understand?"

After saying this, he straightened up again and said: "Use your head to think about what a country of freedom, equality, justice, and the rule of law has for the people you depend on to get things done together. Is it beneficial or harmful? Don’t mention things like morality and ideals. You just think of them as people like Machiavelli portrayed, and then think about it, they will support'freedom, equality, justice, Is it a country of the rule of law? Don’t say anything else. In France, you can also see that, who are the people who most oppose what you said about “a country of freedom, equality, justice, and the rule of law”? "

Napoleon was silent for a while, and then he said: "But, Joseph, they are not all Machiavelli. You know, we are also one of them." It's just that, perhaps because he himself is aware of this. Perhaps the idea was indeed wishful thinking, but his retort was very low, and it seemed that he was not sufficiently aggressive.

"Napoleon, individuals and groups are not the same. There are individuals who betray their own interests, but never-there will never be groups who betray their own interests." Joseph said, "Napoleon, you want to change Corsica, That will inevitably lead to the re-determination of the distribution of benefits, that is, a revolution is being launched. And since ancient times, in all revolutions, what is the most important problem, do you know?"

　　 Napoleon shook his head.

"Who is our enemy? Who is our friend? This question is the first issue of the revolution." Joseph shamelessly took the thought of a great man as his own. "In the past, revolutionary struggles that had little effect and failed because of many reasons , But the most basic reason is that we cannot unite our true friends to attack the true enemies. Revolutionaries are the guides of the masses. In the revolution, no revolutionaries lead the wrong way and the revolution does not fail. If we want to know what to do The wrong path and the certainty of success, we must pay attention to uniting our true friends to attack our true enemies."

　　 Napoleon lowered his head and thought for a while before raising his head. The unconvinced look in his eyes had disappeared, but a light of desire was revealed.

　　 "Then how do we determine who is our friend and who is our enemy?" Napoleon asked.