[X] Land For Capital: The underutilized lands of France will make perfect collateral. They will be placed into a sinking fund and placed as capital for the bank.
[X] The Martin Plan: A total, comprehensive overhaul of the education, an additional higher primary school to bridge the gap between primary and Central Schools with scholarships and boarding for the poorest, and the creation of all-encompassing great lycees in the spirit of those in Germany.
[X] Approve the law: Proper names will prevail, no more will our children be mocked for the poor choices of their parents.
[X] No Compensation: Since when has the Republic of France been beholden to the bourgeoisie? We will not give compensation to those who earn more in a week than a worker in Paris makes in a year. The citizens will do their duty without complaint.
[X] The Martin Plan: A total, comprehensive overhaul of the education, an additional higher primary school to bridge the gap between primary and Central Schools with scholarships and boarding for the poorest, and the creation of all-encompassing great lycees in the spirit of those in Germany.
[X] Reject the law: Bunch of spoiled-sports, aren't they?
[X] - Write in: Silver Francs will have a similar design to Gold Francs, except with Hercules on the front instead of Marianne.
[X] Land For Capital: The underutilized lands of France will make perfect collateral. They will be placed into a sinking fund and placed as capital for the bank.
[X] No Compensation: Since when has the Republic of France been beholden to the bourgeoisie? We will not give compensation to those who earn more in a week than a worker in Paris makes in a year. The citizens will do their duty without complaint.
[X] The Martin Plan: A total, comprehensive overhaul of the education, an additional higher primary school to bridge the gap between primary and Central Schools with scholarships and boarding for the poorest, and the creation of all-encompassing great lycees in the spirit of those in Germany.
[X] Reject the law: Bunch of spoiled-sports, aren't they?
[X] No Compensation: Since when has the Republic of France been beholden to the bourgeoisie? We will not give compensation to those who earn more in a week than a worker in Paris makes in a year. The citizens will do their duty without complaint.
[X] The Martin Plan: A total, comprehensive overhaul of the education, an additional higher primary school to bridge the gap between primary and Central Schools with scholarships and boarding for the poorest, and the creation of all-encompassing great lycees in the spirit of those in Germany.
[X] Reject the law: Bunch of spoiled-sports, aren't they?
Whoever DARES try to dampen the Republican Fervor of our dear citizens, needs to be guillotine'd
[X] Loans For Bank Shares: To entice the bourgeoisie to willfully pay the loan, and to tie them further to the maintenance of the republic, they will be given bank shares, stocks in the bank so that, as its fortunes rise and fall, so too will theirs.
[X] The Martin Plan: A total, comprehensive overhaul of the education, an additional higher primary school to bridge the gap between primary and Central Schools with scholarships and boarding for the poorest, and the creation of all-encompassing great lycees in the spirit of those in Germany.
[X] Reject the law: Bunch of spoiled-sports, aren't they?
[X] Loans For Bank Shares: To entice the bourgeoisie to willfully pay the loan, and to tie them further to the maintenance of the republic, they will be given bank shares, stocks in the bank so that, as its fortunes rise and fall, so too will theirs.
[X] The Martin Plan: A total, comprehensive overhaul of the education, an additional higher primary school to bridge the gap between primary and Central Schools with scholarships and boarding for the poorest, and the creation of all-encompassing great lycees in the spirit of those in Germany.
[X] Reject the law: Bunch of spoiled-sports, aren't they?
The parents have the right to risk being disowned by their kids.
Actually yes, sort of. Napoleon made it law that only certain names would be allowed during his time as First Consul. Only those that were of Catholic Saints, and sometimes classical names were allowed until the mid to late 1960s.
[X] Loans For Bank Shares: To entice the bourgeoisie to willfully pay the loan, and to tie them further to the maintenance of the republic, they will be given bank shares, stocks in the bank so that, as its fortunes rise and fall, so too will theirs.
[X] The Martin Plan: A total, comprehensive overhaul of the education, an additional higher primary school to bridge the gap between primary and Central Schools with scholarships and boarding for the poorest, and the creation of all-encompassing great lycees in the spirit of those in Germany.
[X] Approve the law: Proper names will prevail, no more will our children be mocked for the poor choices of their parents.
[X] The Martin Plan: A total, comprehensive overhaul of the education, an additional higher primary school to bridge the gap between primary and Central Schools with scholarships and boarding for the poorest, and the creation of all-encompassing great lycees in the spirit of those in Germany.
[X] Loans For Bank Shares: To entice the bourgeoisie to willfully pay the loan, and to tie them further to the maintenance of the republic, they will be given bank shares, stocks in the bank so that, as its fortunes rise and fall, so too will theirs.
[X] No Compensation: Since when has the Republic of France been beholden to the bourgeoisie? We will not give compensation to those who earn more in a week than a worker in Paris makes in a year. The citizens will do their duty without complaint.
[X] The Andrieux Plan: Central Schools will be extended to the elementary level, and a two track system with specialized schools will be created, with the schools made to cater to an educated, wealthy few able to afford the fees.
[X] Land For Capital: The underutilized lands of France will make perfect collateral. They will be placed into a sinking fund and placed as capital for the bank.
[x] No Compensation: Since when has the Republic of France been beholden to the bourgeoisie? We will not give compensation to those who earn more in a week than a worker in Paris makes in a year. The citizens will do their duty without complaint.
[x] The Martin Plan
[X] Reject The Law
"The Revolution was a great victory over the great tyrant and the middle tyrants, the King and the nobility who sought to stamp their boots down on the throats of the French people. But now again we see clearly that the little tyrants, the bourgeois, wish to become the middle tyrants. In the factory and the field the people give their all for France, for Marianne. Yet the rich and monied chafe and moan at doing the same. They seek to hoard not only their wealth, but their knowledge as well. This shall not be! We must faithfully uphold the ideals of the Revolution, of Marat and Babeuf, against the rich and powerful! The Club d'Egalite shall forever stand for these ideals, both within and without Parliment!"
-Lucienne De Guignes
When a people, having become free, establish wise laws, their revolution is complete.
Louise Antoine de Saint-Just
The influx of money from the loan has relaxed the mounting tensions. While still practicing caution, only raising the limits of specie in exchange for the now worthless assignats, there is far less worry of a bank panic. The loan given by the bourgeoisie has seen a sense of stability return to the republic as a consistent amount of citizens are steadily exchanging their assignats for the new Franc. The gold of Marianne, and the silver of Hercules, has become an increasingly common sight within the nation as they increasingly circulate the stalls and markets of the republic, and even in our sister republics as trade continued.
The coastal cities, those most dependent on trade and overseas commerce, have been recovering, and even growing, at a steady pace. The return of a stable currency has allowed overseas trade with our ally republic such as the USA increase, with silk, wool, and cotton experiencing a boom in production.
We have managed to avoid complete disaster as citizens become confident in the currency once more. Those areas who had to revert to a barter economy are reverting to a currency as the Franc continuously circulates. Bread, which has always been a staple food and has caused great riots in the past, are now quite cheap. The harvest has been bountiful, and with the return of stability comes plentiful bread for families to eat.
The citizeness de Guignes has returned. In prison for a few months for violating the public peace with her radical rhetoric, she has been released and is as radical as she ever was, and was red in the face as she read the proposals of Ramel and his bank. She was a few seconds too late, as her denouncement of the bourgeoisie and their greed came as the loan was already passed, as she was released from prison. Still, members of the club d'Egalite are enthused at the return of one of their most enthusiastic, and she does add character to the nation.
The creditors, while still rather angered at the cancellation of the debt, find satisfaction at being given shares in the Banque Nationale de la Republique. Now they have a foot in the door, so to speak. While their fortunes are tied to the republic, the reverse is also true. With the shares come influence for the future economic plans of the republic, and the bourgeoisie creditors are eager to steer it to their advantage, and of course, the advantage of the republic.
The economy has finally returned to normalcy. We pray to the Supreme Being that another crisis such as the one we faced will not happen so long as the republic stands.
The education of the youth has been approved, in a vote that initially favored the moderate plan of Andrieux, yet the radicalism of Martin, and the assurance of funds from the new endowment swayed enough deputies to favor Martin's instead. This reform will take much time, yet the first stone has been placed that will turn France into the nation it was always destined to be.
The plans for the construction of mighty lycées have begun, with the construction of the school yards beginning in Paris, Dijon, Brussels, and Toulouse. Eager professors have already sent letters to the local mayors of the future sites, detailing their qualifications and their republican spirit. We have even received letters from foreign professors, Germans, Austrians, even some English professors have sent letters, in rather rough French, expressing interest in the new institutions.
The Central Schools have been reinforced with the addition of a higher primary school as many children are shepherded into them, teaching them the basics of what the Central Schools will soon teach them. Those students who are above 9 and below 12 are immediately sent there, with far less complaint from parents due to the introduction of scholarships for the poor, resulting in rather packed classrooms. A small examination is set up, determining their level of education, with those who do well being sent to the higher levels while those who score badly are sent to the first year of the higher primary classes.
Children of 10 are reported to be complaining of being dragged out of their 3 year vacation from their education and parents are complaining that they are going to starve without their children to help with the harvest. But they will be convinced in time.
The funding of public schools, the legalization of private institutes, alongside religious ones, and the stabilization of the economy has seen a small boom in education within France. Those who did not wish to send their children to schools due to their private belief in religion find plenty of parishes with priests eager to teach their children. No doubt they are teaching them things that will have to one day be corrected, but that is far into the future, and we will celebrate our small victories.
The teachers, who have been given a new uniform, a long black coat, resulting in the nickname the hussard noir, are quite pleased at the recent state of development. Though the boarding schools are quite shabby and rudimentary, with but a simple bed and coat, and stubborn parents still refuse to send their children to school despite the offer of scholarship, they have received more support than they ever had. New textbooks are being printed and distributed showcasing the latest advances in the sciences. The Central Schools have found a new balance as teachers of neglected courses giddily report an influx of students, though they noted that many looked bored, and some fell asleep in the middle of their classes, requiring some corporal disciplining.
Administrators and newspapers are still quite irritated at the legalization of private schools . Yet more Frenchmen than ever before are being educated, at the least, that is something to celebrate.
As the months past, autumn ends, winter begins, a deputy in the National Convention proposed something that would cause great debate: the commemoration of the execution of Louis Capet. January 21st, 1793 will be a national holiday celebrating the downfall of the tyrant. The day will admittedly not be on a consistent one as the Gregorian Calendar and the Republican Calendar will diverge as the years pass, and already the day has had multiple equivalents already. One will have to trust our horologists to keep up.
As this was reported, reactions from the people were mixed. In areas around France, people have already taken this particular day as a day of celebration. In radical circles, it has become a local tradition to celebrate with a calf's head as they toast to the health of the republic. A rather infamous incident was that of a professor of the new lycee, who invited his students to a celebration of the day with a calf's head. Few students showed up and many were disturbed by the very idea.
Some find the commemoration of a man's death as the most ghastly of ideas, a morbid celebration fit for savages rather than Frenchmen. especially one who held such influence as Louis XVI. So much blood had already been spilled in the fratricidal Year I and Year II, to celebrate a gruesome act of public violence would feel like bringing back the specter of those early years. Though they have been driven underground, many Frenchmen still hold immense reverence for the figure of the old king. To do something as blatant as this would inflame them.
One wonder how they celebrate the Fête nationale and their opinion on England's Guy Fawkes day, where an effigy of Fawkes is burned yearly.
[] Declare January 21st A Holiday: Louis Capet was but a traitor who denounced the revolution and sabotaged our work, to celebrate his death is to celebrate the life of the republic. Sic semper tyrannis
[] Reject the Holiday: While Louis XVI's death was an inevitability due to his treason, to celebrate it would be a diplomatic and domestic error. Too many royalists still roam unseen for this to be done.
As the economy and our schools are reformed, what will be next on the agenda?
[] Diplomacy: As a new year for us continues, the monarchs of Europe continue to move. We have no official relations to those except republics and our Muslim allies, perhaps that might change.
[] Religion: The faithful of France have won their victories as they are once again allowed to teach their children their faith in peace and in public. Yet they are not fully reconciled, not just yet.
[] Military: The republican army was the sword that fended off the reactionaries of Europe, and for that, we will always give them praise. Yet the past few years have allowed us to see the flaws within the system that were not apparent when we were at war.
[] Administration: The Revolution was first a revolution in administration. The nonsensical borders set by priests and noblemen were corrected to rational administrative divisions corresponding with their geography. Though we have gone far, there are still areas to correct.
Foreign News:
Bache the Representative: Sadly a year too young to qualify as a senator, the radical Benjamin Franklin Bache, grandson to the famous Benjamin Franklin, and an ardent ally of the French Republic, has been named to the US House of Representatives for his native Philadelphia. An ally, if a distant one due to the brashness of his paper, to the President Thomas Jefferson, the election of Bache is a small milestone as one of the most radical men in America is named to the government, and may herald our nation good fortune.
A Parliamentary Hibernia: While the Irish, or Hibernians, have been long oppressed by the English, they seem to have had an attachment to the system of parliament introduced by them. Their experiment with a system similar to France was short, as renowned revolutionary James Napper Tandy was elected to the ceremonial figurehead position of President and Wolfe Tone's United Irish party won a majority seats in parliament, as was expected, and subsequently found himself Prime Minister. We wish them luck, though do wish they did not return to the English system, a ghastly thing made by a ghastly people.
Prussia Chooses Neutrality: In a move that is sure to be a boon to the republic, the Kingdom of Prussia has, in public statements, declared neutrality in any impeding conflicts within the continent. Said to be advised by the Prussian queen consort, who warned the King Frederick III of Prussia's weakness and potential reliance on Russia for any future alliances, this move has created tension with the Austrians and the Holy Roman Empire. One may have expected this, as the Prussians were the first of the coalition members to drop out of the war, and their membership was constantly in flux as they fought with the Austrians and Russians regarding the Polish partition.
A Tory Revolt: In the Kingdom of Great Britain, the appeasement advocated by Prime Minister Henry Addington has come under increasing criticism. The hawkish Tories have increasingly pushed for a vote of no confidence and replace Addington with a returning Pitt the Younger. In response, Addington has promised to increase the naval budget and crack down on radicals in the isles, though the former is a struggle as the economy nearly exploded with the loss of Ireland.
Nizam-I-Cedīd: Translated as The New Order, the reforms of Selim II have been in motion since the beginning of our revolution. Created for the purpose of elevating the Ottoman Empire to the level of the European nations, it has impacted all levels of Ottoman society, and even some Frenchmen, noticeably one Napoleon Buonaparte who undertook a mission there for a brief period of time, have assisted in his reforms. But the Janissaries, who have all but become the Turkish Praetorian Guard, have increasingly protested his reforms, and its attack on their privileges. One would expect a confrontation in the near future.
AN: Hey folks, early update here. You may post your initiatives and choose our next two prioities.
[X] Declare January 21st A Holiday: Louis Capet was but a traitor who denounced the revolution and sabotaged our work, to celebrate his death is to celebrate the life of the republic. Sic semper tyrannis
[X] Military: The republican army was the sword that fended off the reactionaries of Europe, and for that, we will always give them praise. Yet the past few years have allowed us to see the flaws within the system that were not apparent when we were at war.
[X] Diplomacy: As a new year for us continues, the monarchs of Europe continue to move. We have no official relations to those except republics and our Muslim allies, perhaps that might change.
[X] Declare January 21st A Holiday: Louis Capet was but a traitor who denounced the revolution and sabotaged our work, to celebrate his death is to celebrate the life of the republic. Sic semper tyrannis
[X] Administration: The Revolution was first a revolution in administration. The nonsensical borders set by priests and noblemen were corrected to rational administrative divisions corresponding with their geography. Though we have gone far, there are still areas to correct
[X] Declare January 21st A Holiday: Louis Capet was but a traitor who denounced the revolution and sabotaged our work, to celebrate his death is to celebrate the life of the republic. Sic semper tyrannis
[X] Military: The republican army was the sword that fended off the reactionaries of Europe, and for that, we will always give them praise. Yet the past few years have allowed us to see the flaws within the system that were not apparent when we were at war.
[X] Administration: The Revolution was first a revolution in administration. The nonsensical borders set by priests and noblemen were corrected to rational administrative divisions corresponding with their geography. Though we have gone far, there are still areas to correct.
[X] Declare January 21st A Holiday: Louis Capet was but a traitor who denounced the revolution and sabotaged our work, to celebrate his death is to celebrate the life of the republic. Sic semper tyrannis
[X] Military: The republican army was the sword that fended off the reactionaries of Europe, and for that, we will always give them praise. Yet the past few years have allowed us to see the flaws within the system that were not apparent when we were at war.
[X] Administration: The Revolution was first a revolution in administration. The nonsensical borders set by priests and noblemen were corrected to rational administrative divisions corresponding with their geography. Though we have gone far, there are still areas to correct.
[X] Declare January 21st A Holiday: Louis Capet was but a traitor who denounced the revolution and sabotaged our work, to celebrate his death is to celebrate the life of the republic. Sic semper tyrannis
[X] Administration: The Revolution was first a revolution in administration. The nonsensical borders set by priests and noblemen were corrected to rational administrative divisions corresponding with their geography. Though we have gone far, there are still areas to correct
[X] Diplomacy: As a new year for us continues, the monarchs of Europe continue to move. We have no official relations to those except republics and our Muslim allies, perhaps that might change
[X] Declare January 21st A Holiday: Louis Capet was but a traitor who denounced the revolution and sabotaged our work, to celebrate his death is to celebrate the life of the republic. Sic semper tyrannis
[X] Administration: The Revolution was first a revolution in administration. The nonsensical borders set by priests and noblemen were corrected to rational administrative divisions corresponding with their geography. Though we have gone far, there are still areas to correct
[X] Diplomacy: As a new year for us continues, the monarchs of Europe continue to move. We have no official relations to those except republics and our Muslim allies, perhaps that might change
[X] Declare January 21st A Holiday: Louis Capet was but a traitor who denounced the revolution and sabotaged our work, to celebrate his death is to celebrate the life of the republic. Sic semper tyrannis
[X] Administration: The Revolution was first a revolution in administration. The nonsensical borders set by priests and noblemen were corrected to rational administrative divisions corresponding with their geography. Though we have gone far, there are still areas to correct
[X] Religion: The faithful of France have won their victories as they are once again allowed to teach their children their faith in peace and in public. Yet they are not fully reconciled, not just yet
[X] Declare January 21st A Holiday: Louis Capet was but a traitor who denounced the revolution and sabotaged our work, to celebrate his death is to celebrate the life of the republic. Sic semper tyrannis
[X] Administration: The Revolution was first a revolution in administration. The nonsensical borders set by priests and noblemen were corrected to rational administrative divisions corresponding with their geography. Though we have gone far, there are still areas to correct
[X] Religion: The faithful of France have won their victories as they are once again allowed to teach their children their faith in peace and in public. Yet they are not fully reconciled, not just yet
[X] Declare January 21st A Holiday: Louis Capet was but a traitor who denounced the revolution and sabotaged our work, to celebrate his death is to celebrate the life of the republic. Sic semper tyrannis
I don't know what to choose, so for now I'll vote this.
[X] Declare January 21st A Holiday: Louis Capet was but a traitor who denounced the revolution and sabotaged our work, to celebrate his death is to celebrate the life of the republic. Sic semper tyrannis
[X] Administration: The Revolution was first a revolution in administration. The nonsensical borders set by priests and noblemen were corrected to rational administrative divisions corresponding with their geography. Though we have gone far, there are still areas to correct
[X] Religion: The faithful of France have won their victories as they are once again allowed to teach their children their faith in peace and in public. Yet they are not fully reconciled, not just yet
