Life of Being a Crown Prince in France

Chapter 1139: Chapter 1045: Let Russia’s Cannons Keep Roaring

Joseph feigned mystery and said, “It’s a device that can provide a continuous, controllable current.”

“This, how is that possible?” Coulomb exclaimed, “Wouldn’t that mean we can recreate lightning in the laboratory?”

In his understanding, the only continuous current in the world was lightning, and what humans could create was just static electricity.

And just now, the Crown Prince actually told him to design some “battery” that could provide continuous current.

“You can consider it a faint thunderbolt. In fact, controllability and measurability will be our future focus.”

Coulomb could no longer contain his excitement, bowed in salute, and then walked towards the door, “Your Highness, I shall head to the laboratory now…”

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The next day.

Joseph went to check on the progress in the third laboratory. Just after returning to the Palace of Versailles, he saw Talleyrand bringing a few Russians to meet him.

He recalled that the tall one at the front seemed to be the Russian Foreign Minister Bezbediko, which puzzled him a bit.

This wasn’t supposed to be a time for significant events, so why was he here?

Could it be that Catherine II had an early stroke and went to meet Jesus?

Not until Bezbediko smiled and placed his hand on his chest in salute did Joseph breathe a sigh of relief, “It’s a pleasure to see you, Count Bezbediko. Welcome to Paris.”

“The Emperor asked me to bring some gifts for you, esteemed Crown Prince,” Bezbediko bowed again and nodded towards the chests carried by the servants behind him, “I hope you like them.”

“Please convey my thanks to the Emperor,” Joseph nodded and returned the salute, casually picking up a set of gemstone-encrusted gold goblets, “It seems something worth celebrating has occurred.”

Talleyrand smiled to the side and said, “Your Highness, General Zubov’s army captured Hoy over two months ago. The Persians have sent envoys to Saint Petersburg, asking for the Emperor’s forgiveness and expressing willingness to compensate 2 million rubles.”

Hearing this, Joseph couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart.

Hoy was just north of the Tabriz fortress, meaning that the Russian army took only three to four months to occupy the entire Transcaucasia and Armenia.

Remember, historically, Alexander I took two and a half years before he could approach Tabriz with his army.

Even though there was the influence of the Napoleonic Wars at that time, the Russian army’s progress this time was indeed too swift.

Bezbediko hurriedly said, “This is all thanks to the crucial intelligence provided by Your Highness, oh, and those excellent Chaleville Flintlock Guns, which the soldiers at the front line praise highly.

“Three months ago, General Gudovich ambushed the Persians south of Tbilisi and defeated the eunuch’s main forces in one fell swoop. Oh, please forgive me for using vulgar words.”

Talleyrand added, “Following that, the Persians fled all the way to Tabriz. Under General Zubov’s fierce offensive, they had no choice but to request a ceasefire.”

“Ceasefire?” Joseph asked Bezbediko with an unmoved expression, “So, does the Emperor intend to accept the ceasefire?”

“Currently, His Majesty and the Marshals are still discussing,” Bezbediko said, “but it seems this lesson for the Persians is already sufficient.”

Joseph immediately frowned inwardly.

The war happened too quickly. If Persia gave in so easily and the two countries swiftly signed a ceasefire agreement, then England might not worry too much about the situation in Central Asia.

The British don’t care if Persia loses territory, as long as Russia is satisfied and doesn’t continue to move south, they have no objections.

Therefore, it’s necessary to ensure Russia continues to send troops!

Joseph looked at Bezbediko and said, “Aga Muhammad, as an usurper, must continuously expand externally to stabilize domestic dissenters.

“So, I suspect he is just buying time to gather troops.

“Now is the best time to crush him in one go.

“Please tell the Emperor that I will fully support your nation’s occupation of Shiraz.”

At the moment, Aga Muhammad had not yet moved the capital to Tehran, and Persia’s capital was still Shiraz from the Zand dynasty times.

Bezbediko was surprised by how proactive the French were in this matter and bowed, “I will certainly report this to the Emperor truthfully.”

Just as he finished speaking, the voice of the court official was heard, “The Crown Princess is here—”

Alexandra walked gracefully according to the most standard court etiquette, bowed to Joseph and the Russian Foreign Minister, and after a greeting, she asked Bezbediko, “Where is the letter from Grandmother?”

The latter quickly handed over Catherine II’s letter to her, “Her Majesty often thinks of you.”

“I will have Archbishop Talleyrand deliver my reply to you,” Alexandra said as she put the letter away, and then asked, “I heard General Zubov won a victory?”

“Yes, Your Highness,” Bezbediko quickly gave a brief description of the battle.

Joseph pointed to the gifts spread across the table and floor and said to the young lady, “These are sent by the Emperor. See if there is anything you like.”

Talleyrand pointed to a necklace set with a large emerald gemstone beside him and said eagerly, “This necklace would suit the Crown Princess well.”

Alexandra glanced over the gifts but then pursed her lips and looked at Bezbediko, “You see, my husband helped the Emperor gain Transcaucasia, yet she only sent such few things?”

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On February 18th, 1745, Alessandro Volta was born into an aristocratic family in Milan, Italy. Since studying at school, he was very interested in natural sciences. At 24, he gained attention from the academic community by publishing a paper. At 29, he became a physics professor at Como Royal School. A few years later, he became the principal of the University of Padua.

Why could the electrical era symbolize the Second Industrial Revolution? Volta began his research on electricity very early. In 1780, an anatomy professor in Italy accidentally discovered a frog’s leg twitches when connected to metal during a thunderstorm. A few years later, it was found that the leg spasms also occurred when connected with a loop made of two different metals. Upon hearing this, Volta was determined to uncover the secrets of the “frog experiment.” After many experiments, Volta made new breakthroughs, finally opening the door to electricity. He discovered that no animals were needed to produce electricity, and in 1800 presented the first battery, the Voltaic Pile. It consisted of stacked zinc and silver discs with cloth soaked in salt water in between. Soon after, Volta made improvements by placing copper and zinc discs in containers with dilute sulfuric acid, connecting several such containers to form a “Voltaic Pile.” The invention of the Voltaic Pile changed the face of electricity, providing scientists with a lasting source of current and offering the possibility of electrical applications. When the Voltaic Pile reached Britain, many scientists continued experiments and observations, promoting the birth of electrochemistry and the establishment of electromagnetic field theory.

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