Make France Great Again

"Damn it! If I had known about Tiantian 996, I would never have become this emperor. A bunch of Parisian thugs, they don't know how to be grateful!"

Jérôme Bonaparte made the same Versailles-style complaint as when he "repented of Ali Jack's horse".

To be fair, Jérôme Bonaparte's strength was indeed much higher than that of "ordinary people (referring to nobles)", but he was far from reaching the average level of this era. The power he possessed stood at the pinnacle of this era.

The French Empire in the 19th century had the largest army in Europe and even the world, and the second largest navy in the world. Every word and every strategy he made could affect the political trend of the entire Europe and even the world.

Jérôme Bonaparte, who had huge power concentrated in one body, could realize that he had never experienced happiness before. The feeling of having the army and the people crawling at his feet was like a candy wrapped in a candy given by Oli.

Although everyone knows that after the sugar-coated appearance fades, there will be only endless pain, but everyone is trying their best to pursue the pleasure brought by the short-term rights.

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Even before his death, Thiers still fully expected that he could defeat Jerome Bonaparte and regain power.

Compared with the rights he received, what Jérôme Bonaparte paid was only a negligible amount of freedom.

After briefly complaining about Versailles in the corridors of the Tuileries Palace, Jérôme Bonaparte returned to his study.

After about twenty minutes, the sunset ended, leaving only countless red rays of light, which converged into a fiery red halo that seemed to be the final coronation for the coming night.

As night falls, the study gradually becomes dim.

Sitting on the chair, Jerome Bonaparte could only vaguely see the outline of his hands.

At this moment, the sound of pushing the door came and Wardley appeared at the door of the study. His left hand was holding a kerosene lamp. The flame inside the kerosene lamp flickered with blue light and illuminated half of the study. He also held several sticks of white wax in his right hand.

"Your Majesty!" Wardray bowed to Jérôme Bonaparte, and then placed the kerosene lamp in front of Jérôme Bonaparte. Several pieces of white wax about the width of one and a half middle fingers were neatly placed on top of the kerosene lamp. beside.

Jérôme Bonaparte watched quietly as Wardray moved a chair, opened the shade of the kerosene lamp, lit the candles one by one, stepped on the chair and placed all the candles on the crystal chandelier.

With the help of candlelight, Jérôme Bonaparte once again saw his palm clearly.

Wardray, who got down from his chair, once again asked Jérôme Bonaparte if he wanted to eat.

"Wait a moment!" Jérôme Bonaparte ordered Wardray to wait a moment, and then added: "Let the kitchen prepare more meals for one person. Wait until a guest comes back!"

"Yes!" Wardley took the order and went to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Wardley talked with the head chef, Tyran, and informed Tyran of Jérôme Bonaparte's request.

Tailan showed a hint of helplessness on his face when he heard Jérôme Bonaparte's sudden request. His Majesty was so unexpected every time and did not communicate with them in advance at all.

Many of the invitations were impromptu, which made those who managed the kitchen of the Tuileries very uncomfortable.

However, one advantage of Jerome Bonaparte entertaining guests is that there are many more leftovers than eating alone.

This means that they can earn a certain amount of price difference from these leftovers.

In Paris, every day, countless uneaten food from the powerful enters the Parisian market through certain "special" channels.

In order to satisfy their appetites and also to narrow the gap between them and the powerful, the Parisian boules would buy some of the leftover food eaten by the powerful, and this has formed a huge market.

Tailan, who was half happy and half worried, could only ask the chef in the back kitchen to take action.

The chefs in the kitchen were working in full swing, and Jérôme Bonaparte in the study was also waiting for the Minister of War, Saint-Arnaud.

"Please sit down!" Jérôme Bonaparte stretched out his hand to invite Saint Arnaud to sit on the sofa.

Discussing behind the scenes is a discussion, but respect should be given to Jérôme Bonaparte, a minister of St. Arnaud's level.

Jérôme Bonaparte understood that ministers in various departments should be their own profitable assistants, not slaves who can come and go quickly.

If we compare a country to a company, Jérôme Bonaparte is the chairman and general manager of these two companies, while Saint-Arnault is a small shareholder of the company and the manager of the subordinate departments, and Saint-Arnault's Shares still occupy a relatively important component.

A single manager cannot stop Jerome Bonaparte's actions. When all managers join together, he, the chairman, is in danger.

In order to maintain the unity and stability of the company, Jérôme Bonaparte also had to tolerate some of Saint-Arnault's "little willfulness".

"Your Majesty! I wonder why you came to me?" Saint Arnaud asked Jérôme Bonaparte in a nonchalant manner.

"That's right! As the power of the Secretariat's Office becomes more and more powerful, I hope that the powers and responsibilities of the War Department and the Secretariat's Office can be separated. They are always mixed together like this, and neither the War Department nor the Secretariat's Office has any influence. Benefits!" Jérôme Bonaparte first vaguely proposed the idea of ​​separating the Secretariat from the Ministry of War.

"Your Majesty, I also think that there are some unclear boundaries between the Ministry of War and the Office of Secretaries!" Saint Arnaud immediately agreed.

Jérôme Bonaparte nodded and continued: "You still remember that I promised you that the future Secretariat will serve as the organization in charge of military command, that is, the General Staff. After the reorganization, the General Staff will He will have more autonomy, and he will no longer only serve as the commander-in-chief's staff..."

Saint-Arnaud nodded, and his heartbeat couldn't help but beat a beat faster.

"I have decided..." Jérôme Bonaparte paused deliberately, then pointed at Saint-Arnaud and said: "You will be the first Chief of General Staff of the General Staff!"

The sudden surprise made Saint Arnaud a little confused. Saint Arnaud, who originally had no hope for the Chief of General Staff, never thought that the emperor would take his promise so seriously. (Saint-Arnault believed that he had lost his power as chief of general staff because he opposed the emperor on the military depot issue.)

Saint-Arnault felt ashamed. He was ashamed of his behavior of "obstructing" the reform of the army after serving as Minister of War, and he was ashamed that the president appointed him as the first chief of general staff regardless of past suspicions.

As the chief of general staff who can give orders to all military commanders, his power is equivalent to that of some emperors.

Giving him such huge power is enough to show Jérôme Bonaparte's trust in him.

[PS: The specific powers of the War Department are designated by the president. Theoretically, the War Department can command all operations inside and outside France. However, these operations only involve the final strategic intention, and the intermediate process requires the commander's own judgment.

During the Crimean War, after Minister of War Saint Arnaud resigned as Commander-in-Chief of Crimea, Marshal Wayan took over the position of the Ministry of War. In every action, Marshal Wayan only gave the final goal of the strategy, and Wayan had no power to interfere with the specific actions.

The chief of general staff not only controls the direction of the war, but can also manage the military's strategic intentions and control the actions of corps-level commanders. 】

"Your Majesty, I...I..." Faced with Jérôme Bonaparte's unreserved trust, Saint-Arnault, even a tough man, couldn't help but choke up: "I'm sorry for you...I failed you. Your trust!”

"Nothing!" Jérôme Bonaparte patted Saint Arnaud on the shoulder and said, "Once a person sits in that position, there will always be things he cannot help but do!"

Then, Jerome Bonaparte said with a solemn expression: "However, I hope you can understand one thing!"

"What's the matter? I will definitely listen to you!" Saint Arnaud said quickly.

"Struggle is a struggle, and I will never allow the army to fight without a bottom line! Once this happens, don't blame me for turning my back on others!" Jérôme Bonaparte said in a stiff tone.

"Understood!" Saint Arnaud assured Jérôme Bonaparte that he would not do anything to split the French army.

"You haven't eaten yet! Do you want to have a meal together? It's been a long time since we sat down to eat!" Jerome Bonaparte extended an invitation to Saint Arnaud.

Saint-Arnaud readily agreed to Jérôme Bonaparte's invitation, and the two left the study and headed to the restaurant.

The dinner took nearly more than an hour to end, during which Jérôme Bonaparte and Saint Arnaud also discussed a lot about the current situation of the French army.

Saint-Arnaud also assured Jérôme Bonaparte that he would seriously contest the issue of the French army. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan． com

At the end of April, the Tuileries issued an order to the Ministry of War to establish a General Staff.

Saint-Arnault, then Minister of War, accepted the order, and the Secretariat officially separated from the Ministry of War and merged with the existing General Staff (this General Staff was actually an empty shell)

While the outside world was speculating about which marshal would serve as chief of the general staff, Saint-Arnaud submitted his resignation to Jérôme Bonaparte.

Jérôme Bonaparte quickly approved Saint-Arnaud's resignation, and then appointed Couzin Montauban, commander of the First Division, as Minister of War, and General Canrobert succeeded Couzin Montauban as the First Division.

After leaving office, General Saint-Arnault was placed as the new Chief of General Staff by Jérôme Bonaparte the next day. It can be said that the connection was seamless.

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