Shortly after this conversation, Armand handed over the two scripts Shakespeare's "Tymen of Athens" and Milton's "Samson of the Misson" and many other poems to Joseph.

"This is some things I have accumulated over the past two years. They have been accumulated over the past two years... You know, where do I have so much time to do these? Anyway, it has been delayed, so you don't have to hurry. Take your time, anyway, there is no hurry over there." After handing these things over to Joseph who had just asked for a leave and was about to return to Corsica, Armand said to him like this.

"Joseph, I hope your father is fine and you can come back as soon as possible." Another classmate named Rafa also said, "In our discussion, you can always give us a lot of inspiration. If you are gone, our club party will become dull."

"Rafa is right, we can't live without you in our club." Another little man named Honore said, who, like Joseph, relies entirely on scholarships, so emotionally, he and Joseph are closer.

The club Rafa mentioned is a small group called "Friends of Youth". It consists of a group of young people who have completely different lifestyles and attitudes, but are all dissatisfied with reality and full of various naive imaginations about the future. In fact, there are many such young people in France today.

Joseph knew that many of these young people who looked very naive and had ridiculous ideas later became storied figures in the Great Revolution; and to the eyes of today's people, theirs were just small circles where children gathered together to have fun, and they also became later political parties. For example, the famous Jacobins were just clubs at the beginning.

"Friends of Youth" is actually the prototype of such a political party. Although its members are of various types, including nobles like Armand who live well, nobles like Joseph, children of merchants like Rafa, and children of poor families like Aureno. Although their members have different personalities: Armand and exaggerated; Laphathaya and easy-going; while Aureno doesn't talk much, he is determined and decisive in doing things. But in one thing, they all have a consistent view, that is, France's current system is very unfair and must be changed. However, on the issue of how to change, everyone's views have not been completely unified.

Voltaire's influence can be clearly seen in Armand. Like Voltaire, he likes to use sharp language to satirize the church, but in political systems, he appreciates the British-style constitutional monarchy system, and always likes to talk about the "Glorious Revolution" and the Bill of Rights when discussing political issues.

Aureno opposed any monarchy. One of his uncles had fought with the British in North America with General Lafayette. From him, Aureno heard countless things about the United States. So he became a staunch supporter of the republic. He opposed any monarchy and firmly believed that France should become a republic.

As for Rafah, he felt that in theory, the republic is of course the best and most in line with the principle of equality for all. This is actually consistent with the teachings of Christ. "The prophet Moses opposed the monarchy at the beginning." Lucien said so. But on the other hand, he believed that "the monarchy is the tradition of France, and the people are also accustomed to being ruled by the king, so we cannot completely ignore the tradition of France and the habits of the people. Therefore, constitutional monarchy is not an unacceptable compromise."

As for Joseph, he did not show much concern for the political system, he was more concerned with personal rights:

"I don't care who ruled the country, whether he is a king or a president, what I care most about is that his power must be bound and cannot interfere with my freedom and rights at will. In the Declaration of Independence, there is a point that I agree with very much, that is, the people have the right to overthrow tyranny. Only by being recognized by all the people is legal power. From this point of view, I respect any choice of the French people."

This sentence is actually very smooth, especially the last sentence. However, the young people of this era did not experience the slander of the foreign ministry of a certain country in later generations. Instead, they felt that what Joseph said was reasonable. However, they ignored the most critical point in this sentence, that is, who is the people and who represents the people.

After all, Joseph traveled through time. He has seen a lot of practices of various political systems in later generations. He also has the experience of working as a keyboard warrior in Tieba forum to guide the country, so he can tell the advantages and disadvantages of various political systems, and it can also make others feel that it makes sense.

In fact, compared with those knowledgeable guys in later generations, the young people in the "Friends of Youth" club are much simpler and more easily deceived. So although these people still have some political differences, Joseph successfully turned his views into the common program of the entire club. He himself became the spiritual leader of the club. Now he is leaving Paris temporarily. Several classmates have asked for leave and come to the station to see him off.

"Joseph, don't worry too much about financial problems," Rafa said. "In Paris, it's much easier to find a chance to make money than in other provinces. Come back to Paris as soon as possible after the family matters are over. We all have a way together. Well, Joseph, if you are short of money now, I can still get some money from my father for you, not too much, but two or three hundred francs are not a problem. And it's fun."

"Rafa, didn't you say your father is stingy?" Aureno asked.

"That's right. But my father is willing to give up when he really needs to spend money." Rafa shook his head and said, "You don't know that he will strictly control every copper in my body. In addition to filling my stomach, I can't drink more beer. Because according to the old man, drinking beer is not as effective as filling my stomach with black bread.

But on the other hand, when the old man sent me to school, he said to me: 'Rafa, you know that Louis Great School is one of the best schools, and there are only two types of people who can study here. One is people with rich or very status at home, and the other is people with very talented people. Rafa, you know I am frugal, and I also think frugality is a virtue. But do you really think that I can get rich because I am frugal than others? No, no, it is because I know where money is most efficient. I spend money on the way and send you to Louis Great School, which has two purposes.

First, you can learn a lot of skills here, and I can't teach you a lot; second, you can meet many capable people there and become friends with them, which is more convenient for you to do in the future. So I'm never stingy in this kind of thing."

"Rafa," Aman shouted, "Your father is such an amazing guy! Maybe I should introduce my uncle to your father for a while. They will definitely become friends."

"Ah, Armand, if you can arrange for my father to know Lord Lavoisier, he will definitely be willing to pay for it to treat us all to champagne. But you better think about it, because my father will probably make more money by using this." Lucien replied, "In addition, my father will definitely not be friends with your uncle, and his friend is only Jin Louis."

"Rafa, are you sure your father thinks I am a talented person worth investing in?" Joseph asked again.

"Of course, because I think so, and my father thinks: First, my loyalty to him is not questionable. Second, among the people he knows, he is both loyal and capable of identifying whether a person is talented and has a few prospects, and I must be one of them. Besides, my father said: 'If you do business, you will definitely make a profit, you will definitely lose. Taking risks is originally part of the business.'" Rafa replied, "I think, although it is uncertain, Joseph, you may be a famous person in history in the future."

"Ah, Rafa, I will be famous in history. Give me some investment, too." Armang shouted with a smile.

Lucien looked at Armang and laughed: "Amang, I believe you may one day be famous for history. But my father said: 'A poet, even a poet who is famous for history, is not a good investment target. At least, it was not when he was still alive.'"

"Damn, this is so similar to what my uncle said." Aman pretended to be annoyed.

"Joseph, you must come back." Aureno said as he held his hand.

"I will come back soon if possible," Joseph replied.

After saying this, he raised the hat on his head to several people, then turned around to the postcar.

...

Carlo's condition developed very quickly. When Joseph returned to Corsica, he was already in a state of dying. For most of the day, he was in a coma, and he could wake up for less than two hours a day. The doctor was completely helpless at this time.

In this era, European doctors basically had the only way to treat more serious diseases. Even in later generations, gastric cancer would be killed if it was not discovered in time. In this era, there was neither technical ability to discover it in advance nor technical ability to treat it after discovery. So at this time, the doctor simply told everyone: "What Mr. Carlo needs now is not a doctor, but a pastor."

Napoleon also came back, and he arrived one day earlier than Joseph. When Joseph came back, the whole family was all here. In the evening of that day, Carlo woke up temporarily again, and the priest began to make his final prayer for him. His wife held his hand and the children surrounded him. His eyes turned from his wife to the children, and finally fell on Joseph.

"Joseph..." Carlo said in a faint voice.

"Father, I'm here." Joseph said.
Chapter completed!