Fox of France

Lucien blotted the ink on the plans in his hand with blotting paper, and then read the plans carefully from beginning to end, and then said to himself with satisfaction: "It should be good. At least, no There will be absurd mistakes that can be seen at a glance. Although the language is a bit long-winded, with a little more attributives and adverbials, making the writing seem not concise enough, but the meaning is quite clear and even precise. I think it It should be able to pass through Joseph."

He sat there, closed his eyes, imagined that Joseph's eyes widened, trying to find fault with him all over the paper, but in the end he was disappointed and found nothing, and he felt extra happy in his heart.

"That's it!" Lucien said, "That's it, if Joseph can still find out the problem, I will... I will do all the math homework for Louis!"

So Lucien opened his eyes, stood up, stretched a long waist, and then blew out the candles on the table, preparing to spend the night with his dear pillow, but unexpectedly found that the faint morning light had already penetrated The curtains came in. Then, from the opposite playground, the sound of the wake-up call came again.

"Damn!" said Lucien. He knew that in a short while, Joseph would knock on his door, call him, and go for a run on the playground together.

"The body is the capital of the revolution, and running is the most effective way to exercise." Joseph said this, and he demanded the same from himself and his younger brother. When he was in Paris, he would take Lucien and Louis to the training ground of the "Paris Military Academy" in the morning to run with other students-if you say that at the Paris Military Academy, the students are generally disorganized in other ways, but It's still hard to practice running. It is said that this is because the school believes that good running ability is the most important quality of the French army. Later, when he came here, Joseph would also take Lucien to run on the playground here, and he would run three kilometers every morning.

After such training, Lucien's long-distance running ability is quite good. If our army is defeated on the battlefield, Lucien will run as fast as he can. There are absolutely few people who can catch up with him. As for Joseph, well, if one day he went to Paris to meet Fanny, and suddenly news came that Robespierre had been resurrected, then he would be able to run from Paris to the New World in one breath, and he would not need to catch his breath.

The chance to spend a good night with a dear pillow is gone. Lucien began to count in his mind: "1, 2, 3..." He was sure that Joseph would appear at his door before he could count to twenty.

Sure enough, when he counted to fifteen, there was a knock on the door: "Lucien, get up and go for a run!"

Lucien opened the door, glanced at Joseph and said, "Let's go."

Joseph stopped, and he said to Lucien, "What time did you go to bed last night?"

"What's wrong?"

"You haven't slept all the time, have you?" Joseph looked at Lucien and said, "Your eyes remind me of some kind of animal."

"What animal?" Lucien rubbed his eyes.

"Of course it's . . . the raccoon, the black-eyed animal that Stephen Girard mentioned. We were also saying that when we got better ships, we could ship some people from America." Animals that have never been seen before come to the exhibition... Well, you made the plan last night?"

"how do you know?"

"I can see the smugness in your eyes. Okay, you go eat something first, and then come back to catch up on sleep. As for the running thing, well, we'll catch up before going to bed at night... By the way, let's take a nap first. Show me your plan..." Joseph frowned and said, after all, this is his younger brother, not those code farmers in later generations who can replace it when it wears out.

Lucien slept through the afternoon and even missed lunch. It wasn't until his stomach protested against him that Lucien reluctantly got up from the bed and went out.

Go to the cafeteria first and ask for Xiao Zao. After all, leading the secretary still has this privilege.

After eating and drinking enough, he thought about the plan he had come up with in his mind, and then went to Joseph's office.

Pushing open the door and entering, I saw Joseph was sitting behind his desk drinking coffee leisurely, with a book spread out in front of him, and he was smiling all over his face.

"Joseph, what are you looking at?" Lucien walked over.

"Oh, I have nothing to do, I took out "Don Quixote" and read it again." Joseph raised his head with a smile on his face.

"You still have time to watch this?" Lucien was a little surprised.

"I didn't have time at first, but after you came to help, I have time." Joseph replied.

Seeing that Lucien's face seemed to be in a bad mood, Joseph said again: "Okay, Lucien, this means that you have been able to help me and Napoleon and take part of the responsibility. Okay, are you sleeping well now? "

"Ok."

"First of all, don't stay up late to work in the future. This will reduce your shelf life-it will make you age early. We brothers will carry the family for decades. Moreover, even in the short term, it is very bad. Economical, because the fatigue caused by staying up late requires a longer rest than normal to eliminate. Of course, the exception is when you have inspiration. Well, you should be recovering well, right?"

"It's completely recovered..." Lucien stretched his arms and bent his legs, and was about to continue to show off his physical condition, when he suddenly thought that if he said that, the guy immediately said, "That's good, just happened A glorious and arduous task is entrusted to you" what to do. So he stopped talking halfway.

Joseph didn't notice his younger brother's small thoughts, but continued: "In this case, let's talk about your plan. Well, there are many shining points in your plan..."

In Joseph's view, the first shining point of Lucien's plan is that when analyzing problems, he can start from the most fundamental place.

In this plan, Lucien first pointed out that the underground order is essentially no different from the above-ground order, they are essentially a rule based on violence. This kind of rule, in the final analysis, is based on violence. The fundamental reason why the underground order can exist is that the above-ground order is not strong enough, and it cannot be controlled in many places. This provides space for these underground orders. And to establish an underground order that is beneficial to oneself, in the final analysis, one needs a violent organization of one's own.

It's just that the underground order still has its own unique characteristics. Its violence is also different from the violence of the ground order in the way it is used. It must be stealthy, small-scale, easy and quick to use. Such a violent organization should be different from the army, the number one violent organization on the ground, in terms of organization and training. However, in some senses, they have many similarities with the police agencies on the ground. Now due to lack of funds and the purge of the original "public security committee" personnel, the police system in Paris has been severely weakened, which has left a huge power vacuum for various underground forces. This also made it possible for the Bonaparte family to establish their own set of underground forces in Paris.

After demonstrating the possibility of the Bonaparte family establishing their own underground force, Lucien put forward suggestions on how to establish this force.

The first is the suggestion on personnel. Lucien pointed out that there are many unemployed ex-police officers in Paris. The reason for their unemployment is either because they were implicated in the purge of the "Committee of Public Security" or because of financial reasons. They have certain abilities themselves, and they are also very familiar with various situations in Paris, and they still have inextricable connections with the Paris police today. Coupled with financial difficulties, the life of the Paris police has also declined relatively. This also gave us the opportunity to infiltrate Paris' police system. Therefore, if these people can be included, it will be of great help to our cause.

Secondly, there must be a difference between underground violent activities and aboveground violent activities. As for what the difference is, Lucien believes that he does not know about it and lacks investigation. Without investigation and research, he has no right to speak, so he I can't give any specific suggestions, but I can only suggest that Joseph seek the opinions of those who know more about this matter when dealing with this matter. But he believes that the advancement of technology will have a very big impact on both the violence on the ground and the violence on the ground. Therefore, Lucien suggested that targeted research should also be carried out in the Institute. Lucien suggested calling this type of research "civilian weapons research."

Of course, it is economically uneconomical to develop special weapons for a limited number of underground forces. Therefore, Lucien suggested that these weapons can be sold to regions outside of France. Both Poland and North America are good markets for such weapons.

"Although I'm not sure what the new weapon looks like, it definitely has the characteristics of concealment and portability, just like our current little melon. Poland's resistance is destined to be unsustainable. In the future, guerrilla warfare in rural and urban areas will become a An important method of combat, and the assassination of 'traitors' and high-ranking invaders will also become an important way for them to resist. Such weapons should also be very suitable for them to use.

In North America, there are no restrictions on weapons, and coupled with the lack of order there, people should have a great demand for portable weapons. "

When he saw this paragraph, Joseph couldn't help but nodded, and at the same time, a sentence popped up in his mind: "Free America, shoot every day."

Finally, Lucien also suggested that this organization should be modeled on the police department and be divided into three parts: the investigation department, the planning department and the execution department. The investigation department and the execution department should be divided into multiple groups in parallel without mutual jurisdiction. . And the planning department agrees to control it.

"Concerning the organization of personnel, the structure of the organization, and the research of weapons, your suggestions are very good. However, why is your writing so complicated and long-winded? I thought you were still good at writing. I feel..." Joseph frowned.

"I'm not worried about your ability to understand, I'm worried that you might misunderstand me." Lucien said by the way.

"Hehe..." Joseph said that he didn't have the same knowledge as him.

"Lucien, I think your suggestion is still very feasible. We call this institution the 'Market Research Department', and it is said to be engaged in market research. I am also a director here, but the regular work is handed over to How are you, do you have the confidence to do this well?"

"No problem, no problem! I promise I won't cause any more trouble for you this time." Lucien was very happy.

"Well, although I don't like your style of writing very much, it at least shows one thing - you are much more meticulous than before. Remember that the devil is hidden in the details. Especially the matter entrusted to you now, even more It is to pay attention to all kinds of details." Joseph explained again.

If it was before, then Lucien would definitely say: "Understood, don't repeat a sentence over and over again, like an old lady with a broken mouth." But now, Lucien replied: "I understand, I'll be careful. I'll go and write down what you just said and stick it on my desk."

"Well, if you are going to take care of this matter, I have so many things here, can you be busy?" Joseph asked.

"It's okay, I'm strong? It's not a problem." During the process of being a confidential secretary, Lucien had already started to feel a little bit of power, and now he had the opportunity to be in charge of the daily work of a department. How could I let it go? It's nothing more than a little tired, a man should be tougher on himself.

"Idiot, look, I have too many things to do by myself, so I found a confidential secretary? Why don't you find a confidential secretary for yourself?" Joseph said.

"Ah, that's right!" Lucien slapped the fist of his right hand in the palm of his left hand: "Now Louis will be eighteen years old soon, so he can be cultivated for a while! Well, let's do it like this! Hehe..."

Lucien showed a weird smile, as if just thinking about how to train his brother could bring him great joy.

"Okay, don't smirk." Joseph said, "I have a plan here. You can make a budget and see how much the plan will cost and how long it will take. Then tell me the result."

While talking, Joseph handed Lucien a document bag.

"This is top-secret content, just read it here, don't take it out. If you can't remember the key data, just make this budget directly in my office."

Lucien opened the file bag, took out the file, glanced at it twice, then raised his head in surprise and said, "Joseph, so you have already prepared for these things!"