Make France Great Again

Jérôme Bonaparte, who smelled the smell of war in the telegram, immediately decided to hold a cabinet meeting to "discuss" countermeasures.

Of course, it is not so much discussing countermeasures as asking about the preparations of the French army and the time when the army will enter the Near East.

Although historically Crimea began around October, and the French Imperial Army and the Russian Imperial Army officially clashed in 1854, no one can guarantee whether the Russian Empire will launch a war in advance.

Judging from the intelligence from the National Intelligence Service's Bureau of Foreign Wars, Paskevich of the Russian Empire has been consciously conducting propaganda to Montenegro, Serbia, and Bulgaria, calling on them to rise up and overthrow the rule of the Ottoman Empire.

The useless spies under the Ottoman Sultan could not see Paskevich's little moves at all.

Of course, another possibility is that they did not dare to tell the Sudan the news.

In short, the entire Balkans region has completely turned into a powder keg. As long as the Tsar decides to take action, the rebels hidden under the soil of the Ottoman Empire will rise up.

Although this group of rebels may not be able to defeat the regular army of the Ottoman Empire, they are still fully capable of harassing the Ottoman Empire.

Jérôme Bonaparte was a little worried that the Russian Empire would divide its forces into two groups, one to penetrate Bulgaria with overwhelming force, and the other to land the navy and occupy Constantinople.

In this case, the French Empire may fall into a passive situation, which will cause them to die more.

Everyone is France’s most valuable human resource.

Just do what he said, Jérôme Bonaparte immediately called Mokar over and ordered him to send someone to send the Minister of State, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of War, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of the Navy, the Minister of the Interior, the Chief of General Staff, and the Privy Seal. The ministers and the minister of railways were called to the Tuileries Palace.

"Yes!" Mokar took the order and left.

"Follow me!" Jérôme Bonaparte led De Ruys to the location of the cabinet meeting in the Tuileries Palace in advance.

The two people sitting at the long table waited quietly for the arrival of the minister. After about an hour, all the ministers who had been called arrived in the conference room.

"Everyone, I'm calling you today to discuss the next action!" Jerome Bonaparte said straight to the point without any nonsense.

Everyone present showed completely different expressions, including surprise, excitement, and melancholy!

Immediately afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte handed the telegram to Morny, the Lord Privy Seal who was the first on his left, and said: "This is the telegram sent by Ambassador Walewski from Constantinople. Please pass it around to each other!"

Morny first read the contents of the telegram, and then handed the telegram to Fuld, the minister of state next to him. After Fuld read it, he handed it to Magnet, the finance minister next to him...

By the time the telegram reached Jérôme Bonaparte again, another half-quarter of an hour had passed.

"Everyone, you can tell me what you think!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to the ministers of various departments present.

"Your Majesty, does the breakdown of negotiations between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire mean that the war between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire has begun?" Secretary of State Fuld was the first to speak.

"Nicholas I is definitely not a guy who will give up! After the negotiation breaks down, he will definitely take action against the Ottoman Empire! I think you should also know that the Russian Empire's overstep is an opportunity for France, and the British Kingdom will never allow it, just like us. The Russian Empire is out of bounds! They will stand with us against the Russian Empire.

Therefore, we do not have to worry about the risk of isolation as before. On the contrary, we can use this opportunity to close the distance with Europe, and then completely exclude the Russian Empire from the system. "

Although Jerome Bonaparte had repeated this sentence countless times, he still repeated it over and over again.

In order to make them believe that they will be able to lead them to victory, only in this way will they stand unswervingly with Jerome Bonaparte.

No one wants to follow a loser who has no confidence!

Secretary of State Fuld remained silent.

Seeing that all the ministers and ministers present were unwilling to speak, Jérôme Bonaparte could only choose someone to ask.

"Minister Montauban, how are the troops' replenishment and the preparations for the army's guns and supplies now?" Jérôme Bonaparte first asked the Minister of War, Couzin Montauban.

Couzin Montauban immediately told Jérôme Bonaparte that all the military depots along the southern route had been reorganized and that the military depots had resumed their recruitment functions. Therefore, the annual recruitment of troops was about 80,000, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Arsenals, garment factories, and canneries work at the behest of the committees to which they are affiliated.

"Very good!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded to Couzin Montauban.

Then, he turned his attention to Marshal Saint-Arnault, Chief of the General Staff: "What is the situation at the various levels of staff?"

"The army, division, brigade and regiment staffs have all been completed! They can set off at any time!" Marshal Saint-Arnaud replied to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Yes!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded slightly to show his understanding, and then turned his gaze to his Minister of Railways, Baros: "Where is your Ministry of Railways?"

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Railways..." Faced with Jérôme Bonaparte's sudden inquiry, Baros was stunned for a moment. He did not understand what Jérôme Bonaparte meant.

"The Ministry of Railways is the most important link in the war! You must cooperate with the work of the Ministry of War!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Baros in a stern tone: "Starting from next month, all railways must be on time. Proceed on time and according to the plan! No one, including me, can change the plan without authorization! Extend the train departure time!

So during this period, you must have closer contact with the military! "

A trace of sadness flashed in Baros's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he could only respond to Jérôme Bonaparte: Yes!

"Marshal Saint-Arnault, you have to negotiate with Minister Barroche! When it comes to military matters, you can't be careless at all!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Saint-Arnault and Baruch with a straight face. Roche said.

"Understood!" Saint-Arnault and Barroche responded quickly to Jérôme Bonaparte.

Next, Jérôme Bonaparte asked Finance Minister Manet about the financial situation of France.

Under the influence of high surcharges on luxury goods, France's overall finances tend to be in good shape.

It's just that the financial balance is not large, and it is simply impossible to start a war.

It is necessary to issue national debt to the outside world.

In the 19th century, the 20th century, and even the 21st century, no capitalist country has ever launched a large-scale war relying on its own financial surplus.

Even a global empire like Britain actually has more debt than France.

The debt of 100 million pounds during the Napoleonic Wars is still around 100 million pounds today.

Although Britain succeeded in destroying the First Empire by wielding the golden pound, it suffered the same degree of internal damage itself.

"How much will this war cost?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked a seemingly silly question.

"Your Majesty! I cannot predict the beginning of the war, and naturally I cannot predict the end of the war! It all depends on your will!" Magne said euphemistically to Jerome Bonaparte.

Jérôme Bonaparte suddenly realized that, given the decisions made within the war, predicting the amount of money needed for a war was simply a foolhardy act.

Although Jérôme Bonaparte is confident that he will completely defeat the Russian Empire within two years, who knows whether the Russian Empire will be more stubborn than history and whether various accidents will happen along the way. Everything is unpredictable.

At this stage, all Jérôme Bonaparte can do is issue war bonds according to demand.

With the current finances of the Russian Empire, it will not be France's opponent at all.

After the war is over, Jerome Bonaparte must redouble his efforts to attract back the Russian Empire.

"Let's do this! Regarding the war bonds, let those bankers be prepared at any time!" Jérôme Bonaparte could only ask them to be prepared.

"Yes!" Magnet immediately said respectfully to Jerome Bonaparte.

Immediately afterwards, Jérôme Bonaparte asked the Minister of the Navy about the situation of transport ships and warships. Dicko naturally lived up to Jérôme Bonaparte's expectations of him. All state-owned factories affiliated with the naval department and factories under naval control are working overtime and are expected to launch the second ironclad ship by the end of September. .

"Don't worry about the situation of the ironclads! Your focus now is on how to ensure the smooth flow of sea routes!" Jerome Bonaparte issued a new round of instructions to Dicko.

The instructions for Interior Minister Pesini, Jérôme Bonaparte, were even simpler, that is, to strictly monitor the celebrities who were detained in prison during the coup on December 2, 1850.

Although Jérôme Bonaparte has made two pardons (once when he proclaimed himself emperor, and the other time was on his wedding), it does not mean that he has to relax. for their monitoring.

During the war, their mouths must be blocked to prevent them from talking nonsense.

After the meeting, Minister of Railways Baros once again found Jérôme Bonaparte, and he revealed to Jérôme Bonaparte the predicament the Ministry of Railways was currently facing.

Under the huge debt, the Ministry of Railways may not be able to pay the additional expenses of the war while paying bonds and interest, which is likely to cause the entire Ministry of Railways to face bankruptcy.

The bonds issued by the Ministry of Railways in recent years have exceeded 1 billion at least. Once it goes bankrupt, the entire French economy will inevitably collapse.

Jérôme Bonaparte gave a solution to this problem.

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