Make France Great Again

"Minister Montauban... no, Governor Montauban! Thank you for your contribution to the empire during your tenure as Minister of War! I hope you can continue to shine for the empire after you step into your new post!"

As soon as Jerome Bonaparte finished speaking, the invited generals around him applauded Jerome Bonaparte.

Amid thunderous applause, Jérôme Bonaparte personally placed the Order of Knights of the Fourth Degree and the ribbon on the Governor of Montauban.

After Jerome Bonaparte put the medal on him, the Governor of Montauban immediately saluted Jerome Bonaparte and replied: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely live up to your expectations!" You, govern Algiers for France!"

"I look forward to your answer!" Jérôme Bonaparte patted Montauban on the shoulder and encouraged him.

After the investiture ceremony, Governor Montauban and the invited generals left the Tuileries Palace.

General Vaillant was called into a room by Jérôme Bonaparte, who wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with him in person before taking office.

"Vailant, sit down!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Vaillant.

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Vaillant sat on the sofa opposite Jerome Bonaparte.

Immediately afterwards, Jérôme Bonaparte threw the cigarette he had specially prepared on the square table to Vaillant, "I know you like this, smoke it!"

"yes!"

Wayan skillfully lit the cigarette with a flint and held it in his mouth. Then he took one out of the cigarette box and handed it to Jérôme Bonaparte respectfully.

Jerome Bonaparte took the cigarette and lit it.

After a while, the sofa was surrounded by smoke.

The first cigarette ended quickly, and neither of them said a word during this period. Jérôme Bonaparte reached out to General Vaillant again and said: "Give me another one!"

General Vaillant once again handed one to Jérôme Bonaparte, and then lit one for himself as well.

When the second stick was halfway through, Jérôme Bonaparte asked General Vaillant: "Vailant, you have been my adjutant for some time, right?"

"Yes! Your Majesty!" General Vaillant nodded and replied to Jérôme Bonaparte: "More than a year ago, I was fortunate enough to be promoted by you to serve as your Majesty's adjutant!"

"This time, I will promote you to the position of Minister of War! I hope you will not hold a grudge against me!" Jérôme Bonaparte put the hand holding the cigarette into the crystal ashtray and clicked it twice.

"Your Majesty, how could this be?" Vayan shook his head and responded to Jérôme Bonaparte: "I am really grateful that you can promote me to Minister of War!"

"That's right!" Jérôme Bonaparte chuckled first, and then said to Vaillant solemnly: "Vailant, I don't care what kind of mentality you have when you take office, but I hope you can take it seriously. treat the position of Minister of War.

Although the current Minister of War has lost a large part of his power, he still has an influence that cannot be ignored on the army.

A good war minister can significantly improve a country's military strength, while a war minister who only knows how to muddle along will make a country's military strength decline.

The reason why I promoted you to the position of Minister of War is, on the one hand, based on my trust in your ability, and on the other hand, because you are a general who came out of the Tuileries Palace. I trust you more than other generals! "

"Your Majesty, thank you for your trust in me!" Vaillant replied to Jérôme Bonaparte with a hint of joy.

Being able to be told "I trust you more" by His Majesty the Emperor to his face, Wayang believes that his future will not be too bad. The Minister of War is destined to be just a platform for him, not the end.

"Especially some time ago, after I proposed military reform to the legislative group and it was approved by the legislative group! The Minister of War is even more crucial, so you must cooperate with Chief of Staff Niel to jointly transform the reserve system (to be precise) It is a semi-reserve system) and be fully implemented in France!" Jérôme Bonaparte warned General Vaillant.

"I will definitely cooperate well with General Staff Niel!" General Vaillant assured Jérôme Bonaparte.

"That's right! When cooperating, don't just give in! If Niel deviates from the rules in some respects, you must report it to me in time! Do you understand?" Jérôme Bonaparte said again Said to Niel.

Although Jerome Bonaparte gave the General Staff the power to dominate in the field of military orders, he also had to draw a red line for them in the field of military and political affairs.

Otherwise, once the fields of military affairs and military orders are mixed together, the General Staff will turn back into the former Ministry of War... No, it should be said to be an enhanced version of the Ministry of War.

Jerome Bonaparte has never forgotten the lessons of the Second German Empire.

"Your Majesty, I will definitely keep it in mind!" General Vaillant assured Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Okay! Vaillant, that's all I have to say!" Jérôme Bonaparte put out the cigarette butt and put the cigarette into the ashtray.

Vaillant also threw the cigarette into the ashtray, stood up and saluted Jérôme Bonaparte.

Then, Jérôme Bonaparte ordered General Vaillant to report to the Ministry of War.

…

A few days later, French Foreign Minister Valewski brought two pieces of news to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Your Majesty, Grand Duke Maximilian of Warsaw invites you to go to Warsaw in October to attend the coronation ceremony!" Walewski handed the telegram from Vienna to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Okay! I understand!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded and replied to Valewski: "You tell them that I arrived on time together with my wife, Queen Augusta! What's the next news? ?”

Walewski immediately reported the next news to Jérôme Bonaparte, “The Belgian side informed us that their Crown Prince Leopold and Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (Minister of Agriculture and Commerce) Philippe will be arriving in two days. Arriving in Paris!”

Jerome Bonaparte touched his chin and replied to Valewski: "You tell the Belgian side that we very much welcome their visit!"

"Yes!" Walewski nodded.

"Is there any other news?" Jerome Bonaparte asked Valewski again.

Valewski shook his head and replied to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, there is no other news at the moment!"

"Well! Thank you for your trip!" Jérôme Bonaparte politely issued an eviction order.

Shortly after Valewski left, the Sardinian ambassador appeared in Jerome Bonaparte's study. He also brought Cavour's reply to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Cavour has specifically ordered me to tell you that after careful consideration of the suggestions you gave, the Kingdom of Sardinia has decided to give up! Because Sardinia's national strength is different from that of France, and we do not have the ability to spend money on it. It is consumed in colonial activities that never end." The Sardinian ambassador said to Jerome Bonaparte sheepishly: "However, we are very grateful to Your Majesty for your advice!"

"It doesn't matter!" Jerome Bonaparte felt a little disappointed, "I respect the choice of the Kingdom of Sardinia!"

What a good victim, but it's a pity that he still takes the bait.

"However, regarding the labor agreement! Our Prime Minister agrees to your request!" The Sardinian ambassador hurriedly reported the good news to Jerome Bonaparte. "The Prime Minister told me in the telegram, Your Majesty, Sardinia can supply you with as many laborers as you want!"

"Yes!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and responded to the Sardinian ambassador, "You can talk to the Colonial Department about this issue!

However, you will have to wait for a while!

Because the Colonial Secretary is still on his way back to Paris! "

"Your Majesty, we can wait!" the Sardinian ambassador said quickly.

The Sardinian ambassador then left the Tuileries Palace.

…

Two days passed quickly, and Belgian Crown Prince Leopold and Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Philip arrived in Paris by train.

This time Jérôme Bonaparte did not greet them personally, but sent Mokar to greet them.

When Crown Prince Leopold arrived at the Tuileries Palace, Jerome Bonaparte and Queen Augusta were already waiting in the hall of the Tuileries Palace.

"Welcome to the Tuileries Palace again!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Crown Prince Leopold.

"Your Majesty, thank you very much for your reception!" Leopold bowed respectfully to Jerome Bonaparte.

Immediately, Jérôme Bonaparte, Dulles (Minister of Agriculture and Commerce), Leopold and Philip entered a room in the Tuileries Palace for negotiations.

"Leopold, are you willing to work with France to build a community alliance of coal and steel!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Leopold bluntly as soon as he entered the room.

"Your Majesty, if we establish this alliance with France, what can we gain?" Leopold asked Jerome Bonaparte rhetorically.

"A market with a population of more than 30 million!" Jérôme Bonaparte replied bluntly to Leopold: "I think you should know that there is only a small amount of coal in France, so we need coal from Belgium. !

Moreover, there are still some companies in our country that are technologically immature. Belgium can seize their market with its own capabilities! "

"What is the cooperation charter of the Coal and Steel Alliance?" Leopold asked Jérôme Bonaparte again.

“I plan to establish a unified institution between France and Belgium. This institution will control the coal and steel price markets in France and Belgium, prevent vicious competition, and maintain price stability between the two countries!

Later, this organization will also consider including the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Sardinia into this community! "

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