Make France Great Again

Morny's words aroused the desire for money among ministers who had already bought public works bonds, and they hoped that their bonds would continue to rise in value.

"And..." Morni paused, and turned his gaze to Minister of War Reinho.

Minister Reinho knew that it was his turn to act now, and he also got up and put the two documents in front of Jerome Bonaparte and Opal.

Prime Minister Opal, who had only seen half of Morni's materials, saw the materials placed on the table by General Regno. The cover of the materials read "Railway and Army Modernization" impressively.

Prime Minister Opal put down Morni's information and turned to study Reinho's information. In his mind, the army was more important than the government.

Due to the relatively small content of the materials, General Opal quickly finished reading them, and Jérôme Bonaparte, who had already known the contents, also finished reading them.

"Comrades, we are going through a revolution!" General Renio said passionately: "It is nothing but the railway that brought us this revolution! I once had a conversation with the Austrian army near Rome, and they Tell me that their Marshal Radetzky used the railway to implement rapid movement in Lombardy, thus defeating the slow-moving Sardinian Dynasty in one fell swoop! In this respect, we in France cannot lag behind, the mobility of the railway will make us Arrive at the designated location in a faster time! Such a speed is unimaginable in the emperor's time..."

General Rennho, on the grounds that the railway helps the army to mobilize quickly, established an army and railway committee to conduct in-depth exchanges. It is best that the army and the railway committee can send personnel to each other's departments.

Since the administrative level of the railway committee cannot be equal to that of the Ministry of War, the two sides are faced with an embarrassing problem of administrative ownership. A pedantic military bureaucrat who comes to exchange and study is half a head higher than the leaders of the sub-bureaus under the committee. Who's the embarrassing question.

"We urgently hope that the Railway Commission can form an independent department, so as to exchange and learn from each other with the Ministry of War on an equal footing! The situation we are facing cannot be taken lightly!" General Renio said firmly.

After the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of War, the ratio of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce also said that the telegraph lines were also adjusted along the railways...

Based on the needs of both money and strategy, Prime Minister Opel finally made up his mind after thinking about it for a long time.

"Minister Morni, do you have confidence in the establishment of the Ministry of Railways! Will he affect the entire Ministry of Public Works!" Prime Minister Opal finally asked Morni.

"Mr. Prime Minister, please rest assured that the separation of the Railway Commission from the Ministry of Public Works will not be a problem!" Morney assured Opal.

In fact, he can't say whether there will be problems. After all, the bonds raised in half a year have been bound to the interests of some people in the Ministry of Public Works. It is impossible to expect them not to struggle to the death. Can do their best to reduce turmoil.

"In this case, then I agree with your proposal to split the Railway Commission!" Prime Minister Opel turned his attention to Jerome Bonaparte again: "Your Excellency, what do you think?"

"I think it's possible!" Jérôme Bonaparte, founder of the plan to cut the railway commission, certainly agreed with Opper.

"Then who will be the new Minister of Railways?" Prime Minister Opal raised the question that made the ministers salivate. The Ministry of Railways without the internal constraints of the Ministry of Public Works will surely soar.

This is equivalent to a mouse lying in a rice warehouse full of rice, and they only need to steal a little to make them earn a lot of money.

"Whoever asks this question, let him do it!" Jerome Bonaparte suggested.

Jérôme Bonaparte's words dissuaded ministers from wanting to become Minister of Railways.

"That's fine! Whoever proposes it will be responsible!" Prime Minister Opal nodded with a smile: "Minister Morni, I'm afraid you will have to work for a while. The Ministry of Railways is not so easy to form!"

"For France, I am obliged!" Morni clenched his fists and said with emotion.

"During this period of time, you will continue to serve as the Minister of Public Works until the Ministry of Railways is fully completed!" Prime Minister Opal kindly extended the time for resignation.

"Yes! Mr. Prime Minister!" Morny replied.

After the first work of the Ministry of Railways is over, there are no major issues worth talking about next, nothing more than the appropriation of the Ministry of Finance, the shipbuilding plan of the Ministry of the Navy, and the follow-up costs of the Roman Republic by the War Department.

In other words, Jérôme Bonaparte didn't want to bring all the issues to the table at once, which would lead to Prime Minister Opel's strike.

scare!

Jerome Bonaparte knew very well that the prime minister he appointed was just a guy who wanted to spend his term in a stable manner. If there was too much turmoil, it was likely to cause him to retreat.

At the end of the meeting, Minister of War Regno once again submitted a resolution to the Council of Ministers.

"Your Excellency, I think we should strengthen the military's sense of honor to the army, so that more people are willing to join the army!" Minister of War Reinho made a suggestion in a roundabout way.

The French army is a group of scum and scum, and most of them are people who joined the army for 1300-1500 francs, so they have no so-called honor.

[Although France has a military service system for all citizens on the surface, it is actually a substitute service system. The urban bourgeoisie only need to grit their teeth and spend 3,000 francs to have others perform military service instead of themselves. Therefore, the vast majority of people who serve in the military service come to the countryside. 】

However, it is still beneficial to properly publicize the glory, in case it really attracts a group of idiots... No, it is young people who care about the country and join the army to serve France, which is undoubtedly a welcome result.

"What's your plan?" Prime Minister Opal asked Reinho directly.

"We plan to transfer the Roman Expeditionary Force stationed in Lyon to Paris, and the President and the Prime Minister will personally inspect it!" Minister Reinho said to Prime Minister Opal.

Reviewing the army is undoubtedly the best time to increase your influence, and Reinho does not believe that Prime Minister Opal does not want to enhance his prestige.

"How many people do you want to send!" Prime Minister Opal asked General Renio again, and it seemed that there was more than that in his tone.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I think the number of people participating in the military parade should be about 5,000!" Reinho responded to Prime Minister Opal without hesitation.

"5,000 people? This means that some troops will be transferred from Paris!" Prime Minister Opal said to General Regno.

In the face of Prime Minister Opal's almost oppressive words, General Renault responded with neither humility nor overbearing: "Every army in Paris should be controlled by the government, and the government has the right to decide whether they will stay or not!"

"I agree with Minister Reinho's point of view. Some troops in Paris have also moved!" Jerome Bonaparte stepped in to help Minister Reinho share the pressure.

Opal concluded by looking at Minister Reignio, then glanced at Jerome Bonaparte, and said with a long breath: "I agree with your suggestion in principle, but I hope that you can talk to Changarnier about this matter. Talk, and the armies of Paris are under his command!"

"Of course!" Minister Renault nodded and said, "I will inform General Changarnier after the meeting!"

"Hmm!" Prime Minister Opal nodded in acquiescence to General Reinho's request for a military parade.

The meeting ended with Prime Minister Haupel's concluding speech, and Jerome Bonaparte and Minister Regno took a carriage to the Elysee Palace.

Jerome Bonaparte, who got out of the car, immediately said to Pessini who came to greet him: "Mr. Pessini, please go to the residence of General Changarnier and tell him that I have something urgent to see him!"

"Yes!" Pessini took the white horse handed over by the guard, and rode to Changarnier's residence to inform.

"Let's go!" Jerome Bonaparte motioned Minister Reignio to the reception room.

The two waited in the reception room for about an hour, and the door of the reception room opened slowly.

Changarnier, with gray temples, wrinkled face, and an aging expression, was led by Pessini to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Your Excellency President!" Changarnier lowered his proud head to greet Jérôme Bonaparte, and after seeing Minister Reignor taking a bath, he restored his original expression and said, "Minister Reignor!"

Since Jerome Bonaparte suddenly dismissed Odilon Barro on October 20, Changarnier, who knew he had lost his allies, moved closer to the Elysee Palace.

[Changarnier's character is arrogant, and his relationship with the party of Order has always been in a good or bad state. 】

Under the connivance of Jérôme Bonaparte, he has already claimed to be the royal party and the protector of the president. Under the dual identity, Changarnier seems to have some wishful thinking that Jerome Bonaparte will accept him.

"Commander Changarnier, please sit down." Jerome Bonaparte smiled at Changarnier and extended his hand to invite Changarnier to sit down.

Before completely isolating Changarnier, good intentions should be released to confuse Changarnier.

After taking his seat, Changarnier still couldn't change his arrogant face of "the president's defender" and asked in a condescending manner: "Your Excellency, I don't know what you want me to do?"

"It's like this..." Jerome Bonaparte told Changarnier the contents of the cabinet meeting.

"A team of 5,000 people?" Changarnier looked at Minister Regno suspiciously.

"That's right, 5,000 people!" Minister Renault replied.

"5,000 people are stationed in Paris, that is to say, 5,000 people will also leave, am I right!" Changarnier suddenly had an inexplicable meaning in his tone.