Fox of France

The above decision has been made, but the implementation will take more time. An institution cannot be transformed with one breath. It took time to prepare various personnel and materials, and many things at the Paris Institute also needed to be arranged, so Joseph was not able to prepare for Toulon until the middle of the rainy month.

If only research issues are considered, it is probably the best choice to let Lavoisier take charge of the work of the Institute in Paris. However, considering Lavoisier's "captive" status and some of Lavoisier's minor problems, not to mention that this idea could not be passed by the "National Salvation Committee", even Joseph himself could not pass it.

In addition, Laplace also wanted to join the "Army Technical Research Institute", but considering that Laplace was very close to some people, Joseph always thought that Mr. Laplace was more suitable for theoretical research , rather than specific technical research as a reason to keep him out of the institute, of course it is even more impossible for him to be in charge of the institute.

Therefore, the person who succeeded Joseph and was temporarily in charge of the research institute in Paris became Monge.

In terms of academic status alone, Monge is naturally unable to compare with the previous two. But Monge himself was a member of the army, he was also loyal and reliable, and he had a good relationship with Joseph. So Joseph recommended him to Kano without hesitation.

Kano is also very satisfied with this candidate, Monge is his teacher, he knows he is a very reliable person. Although it seems to be inferior to Joseph in terms of ability. But this also means that his ability to spend money is definitely not as good as Joseph's. These days, every day he chased Robespierre's ass for money, and then as soon as he came back, Joseph chased his ass for money. Now, maybe it's time to breathe a sigh of relief.

Kano breathed a sigh of relief, but in the south, another person, no, another group of people gasped together. This group of people is of course Joseph's gang of unreliable brothers and sisters.

"Lucien, Lucien..." cried Napoleon.

"Here, what's the matter?" Lucien ran in from outside sweating.

"What are you doing?" asked Napoleon.

"It's nothing, I just went outside with Paulina." Lucien didn't realize that something was wrong.

"Ah, Lucien." Napoleon smiled suddenly, "I want to give you a surprise, do you want to know?"

At this time, Polina came in with a small umbrella with an ivory handle. Just in time to hear what Napoleon said, she hurriedly asked, "What surprise is there? Napoleon, tell me, what is the surprise?"

Napoleon stopped talking, but changed the subject and asked: "Lucien, when you came to the south, how much did you do with the stack of exercises that Joseph gave you?"

"I've done a lot," said Lucien. "Don't worry, we'll be done before we get back to Paris. What the hell are you doing..."

Napoleon didn't speak, just stared at Lucien and smiled.

Lucien could see from Napoleon's smile that something was a little bit wrong, so he hesitated and asked, "What's wrong? Napoleon, what do you mean?"

"I have a surprise for you." Napoleon said, "Joseph will come to Toulon soon. Unexpectedly, isn't it? Surprised or unexpected?"

"What?" Lucien was stunned for a moment, "How is it possible... Isn't Joseph too busy..."

"Surprise? Surprise?" Napoleon smiled maliciously, "The army is going to build a naval technical research institute in Toulon, and Joseph will come here temporarily to take charge of the work here. But it doesn't matter, anyway, you have already done your exercises. Less, although it’s not finished yet, it’s enough to handle it, right?”

"Damn!" Lucien said, "What the fuck is called a surprise? Napoleon, please explain, what is this surprise called?"

"Why, you haven't written yet, have you?" Napoleon smiled, "Lucien, you should thank me, I provided you with the news in time. Otherwise...hehe...well, the theory of this news It is still a top secret. In terms of the level of secrecy alone, you should not know at all. Come and thank me!"

"Napoleon, Joseph... When will he arrive?" Lucien forced to suppress the fear in his heart and asked quickly.

"You still have three days, Rainy Day and Hare Day," Napoleon replied.

"Long live!" Lucien shouted, turning his head and running upstairs.

Looking at Lucien's back, Napoleon couldn't help shaking his head. This guy is so unreliable, why did I act as a guarantee for him back then?

"Napoleon..." Polina said.

"Well, what's the matter?" asked Napoleon.

"Joseph...Joseph is really scary...our matter, no...no..." Polina said intermittently, obviously she was also a little nervous.

"Don't worry!" Napoleon couldn't help but reached out and rubbed Paulina's head, "Joseph won't know about our affairs."

He succeeded in frightening Lucien and made Napoleon very happy. He ate an extra piece of bread for lunch. As for Lucien, he never came downstairs to eat. As a result, Letizia had to take the bread and milk to him and send them to the study.

Lucien did not come down for lunch at noon, nor for supper in the evening. At about ten o'clock in the evening, Napoleon was soundly asleep. (In this era, there is no glory of the king, no sword tower to eat chicken, and even no electric lights. Therefore, people in this era generally have the good habit of going to bed early and getting up early.) Suddenly He felt someone shaking his arm gently.

"Who is it?" Napoleon opened his eyes.

"Oh, it's me, Lucien."

"Hell, what time is it? What are you doing?" Napoleon was very unhappy.

"Napoleon, there are several questions that I can't do...you must help me..."

"Damn it, can't you ask again tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow, at dawn tomorrow, maybe you don't know where you have gone." Lucien said, "You are not like your mother, you can find someone at any time."

"Go, go! I'm going to bed! I'll talk about it tomorrow night at supper!" said Napoleon.

"Napoleon, why don't you help me..." Lucien said, "These questions are very difficult. You can read them at dinner tomorrow. If you can't solve them by then, what should I do? You should read them first. I have an impression in my heart, think about it when I have time..."

"How could I not be able to solve the questions given to you?" Napoleon said so, but he thought in his heart: "Joseph is the most hateful guy when he comes up with questions. You can't use the way of thinking of normal people Come to infer him, maybe this guy will really leave one or two really difficult questions for Lucien."

"Show it to me," said Napoleon.

"Okay, wait, I'll help you light the candle first."

...

"Isn't that simple? Lucien, you really... I really don't know, you are also the brother of me and Joseph, how can you be so stupid... Look, you make an auxiliary line here... and then... and then... ...Well, wait for me to think about it...it doesn't make sense, logically, you shouldn't need to use such knowledge to solve the questions Joseph gave you...No matter, um, Lucien, let's change the method, um, Let's first establish a coordinate system here... well, do you understand?"

"No, I didn't understand at all..." Lucian's eyes were full of mosquito coils.

...

Three days later, Joseph arrived in Marseilles. He first went home to visit his mother and several other brothers and sisters. Mother's condition is not bad, although she is a little older, she is still in good health. The brothers and sisters are also pretty good, especially the younger sisters, who are getting more and more beautiful as they grow. It's just that maybe because I have grown up, and because I have been away from home for a long time, my sisters seem to have a little distance from me, so they are not as close as before. Even Paulina, who always liked to cling to herself or Napoleon, seemed to be a little bit familiar, and always seemed to be avoiding herself.

"Girls grow up like this," Joseph said to himself. Then he told Napoleon: "I can't stay in Marseille for too long. I will leave for Toulon early tomorrow morning. I also brought an order to Mr. Fouche. You can find someone to take me to visit him later."

Joseph did not stay at home for long, and went out to find Fouché. The Naval Institute in Toulon needed his help in many matters, especially in matters of security and secrecy. Joseph knew that Fouché had been ill recently, but for the sake of the revolution, he had to do his best.

As soon as Joseph went out, several people let out a long sigh.

"Lucien, why are you nervous? Haven't you finished all your homework?" Polina asked.

"It's finished, but some of the topics were given by Napoleon. He didn't speak well, and I didn't quite understand it. If Joseph asked, he would probably make a fool of himself..."

Fouché was well prepared for Joseph's visit, for he had been notified several days before. Fouche was very satisfied with this task, because he would not have to worry about being called back to Paris at the most dangerous time. Although Fouché has been in the provinces, he has been paying attention to the movement in Paris. In his opinion, Paris will be very dangerous in the past two months.

Joseph is also very satisfied with the performance of the other Joseph who received him. Although Fouche only knew about the relevant matters a few days in advance, within a few days, he came up with several sets of plans to discuss with himself. These plans were very good. It can be seen that Fouché is a very capable, And a person who is meticulous and serious in doing things.

Joseph and the other Joseph carefully studied the plan, but the time passed unknowingly, and it was already dark.

"Ah, it's so late?" Coming out of Fouché, Joseph looked at the sky and thought, "I was planning to go back and check Lucien's homework, but he's probably already asleep by this time? I'll see you early tomorrow morning." I'm leaving...Forget it, let's check later, anyway, Toulon is so far away from Marseilles, so I'm afraid I won't have a chance..."