I Am the Crown Prince in France

Chapter 551 Graduation Season of Administration University

Seeing the ministers nodding in agreement, the British Prime Minister continued:

"Combined with the other plans you have submitted before, as well as the military deployment just described by the Marquis of Wellesley, I am confident enough to return France to its rightful place before it becomes a threat to European countries."

Yes, a country's overall strategic shift cannot be determined by a casual slap on the head by the prime minister.

In recent months, the British cabinet mobilized all important ministers and a large number of professional talents to make extremely detailed plans from various aspects such as politics, economy, trade, military, and public opinion. After repeated demonstrations and revisions, the overall plan was roughly finalized. plan.

Afterwards, it had to be reviewed and approved by the King and the House of Lords, later commonly known as the House of Lords, before it could be implemented.

This requires investing all the resources of the country to fight for the destiny of the next few decades or even a century. Once started, there is no turning back.

If it wins, it will dominate Europe and even the entire world. If you lose, you will be unable to recover, and may even face the danger of national subjugation.

Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to be cautious and cautious.

Little Pete knocked the thick stack of strategic plans in his hand into order, looked around at the ministers again and said:

"Then, the entire plan will be submitted to His Majesty the King for signature tomorrow, and then..."

At this moment, the Home Secretary, the Duke of Portland, coughed slightly hesitantly and interjected:

"Mr. Pitt, regarding our plans in the area of ​​trade, I think there is room for improvement."

The Duke of Portland was a Whig and did not belong to the ruling Tories. But this time, in order to unite all political forces as much as possible, Pitt brought him into the cabinet.

Little Pete said hurriedly: "I am very much looking forward to your suggestions."

"Actually, I recently came into contact with a Dutchman." The Duke of Portland said, "You may have heard of him, Henry Hope. He has a high reputation in the fields of credit and shipping.

"He mentioned to me some of France's financial and trade vulnerabilities, and I thought there were some things worth noting."

He said, looking at the Second Chancellor of the Exchequer: "Mr. Wilberforce also very much agrees with his point of view."

The British second chancellor of the exchequer is actually the financial leader. As for the "first" Chancellor of the Exchequer, it was naturally Peter the Younger.

At this time, the UK did not have the position of "prime minister". The term prime minister was just a customary title. Before Peter, it even had a derogatory connotation. In recent years, it has become an honorific title. At present, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer is the de facto top leader of the government. It was not until the early 19th century that the Prime Minister became a formal official position.

Wilberforce nodded and said: "Yes, Hope has lived in France for many years and is very familiar with the situation in France. His advice is very helpful.

"Not long ago, he was persecuted by the French government for some things. We helped him escape to London at the request of the Dutch Parliament. Now he really wants to make the French suffer."

Little Pete thought for a moment, put away the documents and nodded: "Very good. Then please issue a report to me on this matter as soon as possible."

"Yes, Prime Minister."

…

February 7, 1791.

France.

Paris.

On the east bank of the Seine, in the majestic Royal French Administrative University, the graduation interviews for the first class of students are being held.

Well, the written examination ended three days ago, and the officials who passed the exam entered the interview process. If they passed, they could successfully graduate and continue their official careers.

Those who have not passed the written examination will have to continue their second semester, which will last three months.

As for why it is graduation rather than graduation? I have only studied for half a year and have only scratched the surface of complicated administrative knowledge. Do you want to graduate from college? Do you really think that a diploma from the Royal Academy is so easy to get away with?

All courses require 3 years of study, and you can officially graduate only after obtaining enough credits. However, after graduating from the Administrative University, their positions will be promoted to one level.

Students who have never been an official can directly take up positions such as secretary-in-charge of the city hall department, and their future is very good.

Therefore, upon seeing this, many officials chose to continue their in-depth studies. After all, it would be difficult for them to get promoted in three years just by hanging around in the officialdom.

In the interview room, Baron Colseppe looked at the examiner nervously and thought:

"Charging merchants on the main roads into the city can supplement the funds of the city hall. The money can then be used to widen roads or strengthen market management."

His previous position was the Assistant Financial Officer of the City Hall and he was very familiar with these matters. However, I forgot that the course on tax collection and fees that I just learned last month discussed the disadvantages of card setting and charging from various angles.

The examiner shook his head insignificantly and continued to the next question.

To be honest, these questions are simply child's play compared to later public examination questions, but for French officials who have never been exposed to this thing, they can really try out something.

An hour later, Colseppe left the examination room feeling dizzy. He thought of bribing the examiner out of habit, but he caught a glimpse of the royal guards standing at the door - directly dispatched by Joseph - and gave up the idea.

In the afternoon of the next day, Baron Colseppe received the official graduation documents. The school official who came to deliver the documents also informed him that he would attend the graduation ceremony the day after tomorrow.

He saw off the assistant of the Academic Affairs Office, took out the graduation documents from the paper bag, and found that there seemed to be something else in the bag.

He pulled out the document and found that it was a letter of appointment. There are a lot of clichés at the front, and at the end it says - In the name of His Majesty the King, Baron Colceppe is appointed to the position of Assistant to the Auxiliary Administrative and Financial Management Office of Rouen...

He was a little confused and turned to look at his classmate aside, Banel, the municipal clerk of Rouen: "Have you received the letter of appointment?"

"Yes, I received it. But it seems that nothing has changed. I am still in the same position as before."

"Me too, but there are two words 'auxiliary administration' in front of it."

"Oh? I don't have one here..."

They have no idea that their fate has been completely different because of the prefix "auxiliary administration".

Baron Colceppe will stay away from power and enter a state of eating and waiting for death. And Barnell entered a new bureaucracy and started a second life.

As for the criteria for the appearance of this prefix, it is entirely determined based on their previous performance, their studies at the University of Administration, and the final interview results.

Although these cannot absolutely accurately identify an official, they can somewhat tell some of their attitudes and abilities, as well as whether they like corruption and bribery.

Just like Baron Colseppe did in the interview, he still stubbornly followed his previous political habits, and it was as if he had not studied at university for half a year. Such an official would naturally lose his job.