Fox of France

Back at the residence, Joseph began to think about a question, that is, what documents should be handed over to Fanny? Secret-related documents should never be given to her, it would harm her, but non-classified documents, well, it seems that Joseph really doesn't have any here yet.

After thinking about it carefully for a long time, Joseph finally thought of something - the exercise set he had prepared for Napoleon, Lucien and Louis. These exercises, aimed at children of different ages and levels, have a very good educational effect and deterrent effect. If they are organized properly, a "Joseph Math Exercises Collection" will be released in the future to benefit the society. It is not very good ?

So Joseph found out the math problems that Lucien and Louis had done before staying in Paris, and there were quite a few. In addition, there should be some in Kano. Taken together, it should be enough. As for the future, Napoleon, Lucien, and Louis are all by his side, are you afraid? Well, let's do it like this, and strengthen the training of these brats when we go back.

Joseph and Fanny made an appointment to visit Amon in a cemetery on the outskirts of the city in two days. In 1786, due to hygienic considerations, Paris banned the setting up of graves and burial of remains in the city. As a result, many small cemeteries began to appear on the outskirts of the city. Later, these cemeteries gradually became one of the three major cemeteries in Paris.

After Amon's body was sent back, it was buried in a cemetery near the Montmartre Heights. It would take a lot of time to go there. When Amon was buried, it took Fanny a lot of time to figure out a way to attend Amon's funeral without telling her family.

It's probably not a good idea to go to that kind of place with a lot of exercises. These things, Joseph thought, should be entrusted to her when he was about to leave. As for the day in between, it is just right to take a break.

However, Joseph did not have a smooth break. Because just as he was thinking this way, there was a knock on the door.

"Who?" Joseph asked.

"Monsieur Bonaparte, it's me, Fouche." Fouche's voice came from outside the door.

Joseph opened the door and saw Fouche standing outside with a bag in his hand, his face was covered with sweat from the heat of walking on the road.

"Come in, Mr. Fouche." Joseph invited him in, and poured him a large glass of water.

"Thank you, I'm just thirsty." Fouche took the water glass, drank the water in one gulp, and passed the water glass over, "Is there any more? Give me another glass."

Joseph poured him another glass of water: "Mr. Foucher, are you here to see me now, what can I do?"

Fouche took the glass and drank it in another gulp. He touched his mouth and said, "I've settled the two things you entrusted to me."

While speaking, Fouche took out a stack of papers from the black leather bag: "This is the people on the list I found. Except for a few people, they all accepted the conditions you gave."

Joseph frowned slightly: "What's their reason?"

"A few, such as Gaston and Dominique, are due to poor health. In addition, Edmund is unwilling to engage in such tiring work because he has become rich. What is really worth noting is that Rancois, Henry, and Otto, they left Paris and their whereabouts are unknown, but there are indications that before they left Paris, they all had contact with some royalists."

"Hehe, even the Royal Party has far-sightedness than some guys in our government." Joseph couldn't help but sarcastically.

"I have contacted the remaining people, and have signed new contracts with them according to your authorization." Fouche continued.

"Mr. Fouché, thank you for your help," Joseph said.

"Besides, the privatization of the Naval Research Institute is no longer a problem. Hmm..." Fouche said while taking out a document and handing it to Joseph, "You sign it, and the Naval Research Institute will Sold to you."

"So fast?" Joseph was taken aback. He took the document and looked at it a little bit, "Why is the total price 200,000 livres? In this way, you didn't earn a single livre?"

"The price on the document is paid in coupons." Fouché laughed.

After killing the guillotine devil, the coupons were completely out of control. Now, one livre silver coin can be exchanged for at least twenty livre coupons.

"Sold so cheap?" Joseph was taken aback.

"For this M. Ballas took another hundred and twenty thousand livres from me. Of course, the money did not belong to him alone," replied Fouché. Without Fouché's explanation, Joseph also knew that the 120,000 that Ballas took away did not refer to coupons.

"Very well, thank you for your help. Then we have only one last thing left." Joseph looked at Fouché and said, "Now, can you tell me your choice?"

"Mr. Bonaparte, according to our previous agreement, I should be able to get 70,000 livres in silver coins, in addition, plus my commission of 2,000 livres, and the amount I saved when I negotiated wages with those gentlemen. It's 1,215 livres. I should get 73,215 livres from you. If I invest 73,000 livres in a share, I How many shares should you have?"

The two began to study the matter of shares. Speaking of which, Fouché is much more eloquent than Lavoisier in this matter. The two quickly came to a broad agreement on the issue. Joseph felt that the two sides should be able to reach a comprehensive strategic partnership soon, but at this moment, Fouche suddenly asked: "Mr. Bonaparte, what do you think of the current political situation?"

Joseph knew that Fouche was different from Lavoisier. Compared with money, Fouche valued political status more. But he asked: "Mr. Foucher, why do you ask me this question?"

"Mr. Bonaparte, I have been helping you deal with these matters recently, and I have also specifically learned about your various actions in the past few years." Fouche replied, "During the past few years, your actions have been very You are cautious. But now, your actions are suddenly much bolder, so I want to know your thoughts."

"Mr. Fouché, the chaos in France under the current government is already obvious." Joseph said, "A regime must have his support if it wants to survive. Who is supporting them in the current government?"

"Who?"

"People who have made a lot of money, and hope to make more big money. But do these people really trust those who have been Jacobins and cheered for Robespierre?" Joseph smiled, " Therefore, in order to gain the support of these people, they must not only guarantee the interests of these people in terms of policies, but also let those people they really trust enter the political power and occupy important positions. Who do those people trust most now? "

"The Brissots," said Fouché.

"Not only the Brissot faction, but also the Feyan faction, as a reaction against Jacobin, the more important thing is the general distrust of the strong government. The result is that the Royal Party will follow suit Come out. These decent people. There are also Brissotites, Fiyanites, who don't trust today's giants at all. Moreover, because of the liberalization of the market and the denial of Jacobin, they will definitely It will cause various adverse effects on the combat effectiveness of the army. Therefore, for a period of time to come, France will definitely suffer military failures. Even if there are one or two occasional flashbacks, it will not change the basic situation. Politically , the country will be turbulent and rebellious.”

Having said that, Joseph stopped. He looked at Fouché, and then said: "At this time, those decent people will find that the current weak government can't guarantee their interests. So they will need a government that can really protect their interests, and even pay for it." A strong government that can benefit them. This is the real opportunity."

Fouche listened and laughed: "Robespierre was very worried at the beginning that the continuous war would lead to the emergence of military poisonous vegetables. But now it seems that this trend is irreversible, isn't it? Your brother is A very good general, and you are also a very good person. And because of financial difficulties, the army is starting to starve. Isn't this an opportunity to privatize the national army? Well, I hope we can cooperate happily in the future. "

So the two successfully reached a comprehensive strategic partnership.

"Mr. Bonaparte, I remember that you wanted me to help you with security and confidentiality matters. I have studied the secrecy regulations of the 'Army Research Institute' in the past, and the regulations are actually very perfect. Of course, the implementation costs Too high. Based on the original plan, I simplified the plan a little bit. It should be enough if you follow it. You also gave me another task, which is to keep an eye on other manufacturers. For this, I need to keep In Paris. And our real business needs someone in Paris, Mr. Kano can handle some military affairs, but for many things, I think it’s better for me to come out.”

"You are right." Joseph said, "Well, you should stay in Paris first and be in charge of intelligence and other things. If you need anything, just ask me directly. When I am away, you can write Give it to me, or you can go directly to General Kano."

"Well, let's do it like this." Fouché stood up, ready to leave.

"Ah, Monsieur Fouché, there is another person when I am away, please take care of me too." Joseph said.

"Who?"

"Amon's sister, Miss Fanny." Joseph said.