Chapter 281 The troublesome Corsican Zionists
Chapter 282 The troublesome Corsican Zionists
Napoleon obviously did not expect that the Crown Prince was looking for him for this matter. He was stunned for a moment, stood up hurriedly, caressed his chest and said: "I am very honored, Your Highness. I mean, of course I am willing to join the Royal Guards Corps!"
Joseph couldn't help but find it quite interesting to see the nervous and reserved look in front of him of the emperor Nahu, who was the most powerful man in history and turned Europe upside down.
He also expected that the young Nahuang would not refuse his solicitation at this time. After all, his family still owed a large amount of money on the vineyard in Corsica, and they urgently needed him to make money to supplement their family income.
Joseph was about to encourage Napoleon a few more words to bring the two of them closer, but he saw Napoleon blushing, as if he had summoned up the courage to say: "Your Highness, but I have one more request, and I hope you can grant it."
"Oh? Please tell me."
"Well, I need to take four to five months of leave every year to return to Corsica..." Napoleon obviously knew that the military discipline of the Royal Guards must be very strict, and it would be difficult for him to take leave at will like he did in Valence, so he had to Say it directly.
"You know, my health is not very good and I need regular treatment. In addition, I also need to go back and help take care of the vineyard at home..."
Joseph narrowed his eyes and thought that Nahuang seemed to have no serious illness except hemorrhoids. So what does he do when he returns to Corsica every year?
He suddenly remembered that the emperor at this time seemed to be a staunch Corsican Zionist. Under the call of Pascal Paoli, the leader of the Corsican independence movement, he often secretly participated in some political activities.
Historically, Nahuang served as a soldier for 4 years before the Great Order, and he took nearly 3 years of leave to go to Corsica to participate in these things. Thanks to the chaotic management of the old French army at that time, no one noticed this...
Joseph secretly sighed, it was not a problem for the emperor to be in the Cao camp and his heart was in the Han Dynasty. He had to stop the idea of restoring Corsica as soon as possible.
It's just that you can't rush this matter, otherwise it may be counterproductive. After all, young people in their 20s have a somewhat rebellious mentality. It would be great fun if the emperor was determined to join the restoration of Corsica and in turn become the enemy of France.
Therefore, we must first stabilize the emperor and improve the relationship, and we will talk about the other things later.
So Joseph nodded very generously and said: "Your health is the most important thing. Of course you can take leave. As for the vineyards in your hometown, I have some friends in Bordeaux. Maybe I can ask them to help take care of it."
Napoleon originally thought that it would be rare for the crown prince to grant him one or two months of leave every year, but he unexpectedly agreed directly.
Hearing the Crown Prince's caring words, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted again: "Thank you for your kindness and consideration, my brothers and I can take care of the vineyard.
"Oh, I will do my best to fight for the Royal Guards and use my military exploits to thank you for your appreciation!"
Joseph was very happy to "put the Emperor in his pocket" for the time being. He took him to have dinner with him, and then Jean Quesode sent two guardsmen to send him back to Paris and directly report to the General Staff Headquarters.
As for Raphael's Legion, he directly wrote a note and had it sent to Valence. Today's old French army is honest and honest. As long as the officer himself has no objections, he can basically mobilize them at will.
After the emperor left, Joseph came to the courtyard of the villa, looking at the stars in the distance while blowing the cool night breeze of late spring, but thinking about how to eliminate Corsica's independent tendency.
Not to mention giving up the emperor's idea of restoring Corsica, this island hanging outside the French mainland will have to be reorganized sooner or later, otherwise there will be trouble sooner or later.
First of all, we have to try to get that Pascal Paoli. Without this guy inciting them from behind, the little nobles in Corsica will soon forget about the restoration of the country.
But this guy has now gone to the UK. He only relies on publishing books and directing the Corsican nobles to do things by remote control. He rarely shows up.
Maybe the Intelligence Bureau can think of something about this.
The second step is to get rid of the Corsican Parliament.
After Louis XV bought Corsica, he had no intention of running it well, so he did not establish French civil rule there, but allowed the Corsican Parliament to continue to exist.
This resulted in Corsica having very great autonomy, and the guys in the parliament were even more worried about losing power, so they used all their strength to support Corsica's independence.
In addition to these, it is also necessary to enhance France's national strength and thereby improve Corsica's economic level. Corsican people are living a stable life, who is still willing to follow you to achieve independence?
Only the strong France can make Napoleon identify with it. Over time, he will naturally integrate into France and become an out-and-out Frenchman. At that time, whoever dares to talk about dividing French territory will be the first to strongly oppose it.
It's a bit funny to say that in history, it was the Emperor who, after ascending to the throne, personally ordered to significantly restrict the power of the Corsican Parliament and unify the Corsican administrative system, thereby ending the independence movement here.
Nine days later, after a bumpy journey, Joseph's convoy finally entered Paris.
On the carriage, he opened the latest newspaper sent by Eman, and saw that the front page of "Paris Business Times" was "The final of the Star of France is coming, fifty contestants will go to the Palace of Versailles."
He smiled and shook his head. In fact, there were two very important things today that had an impact far beyond the French Stars game.
The first thing is that the succession case of the Duke of Chartres has officially come to an end after a long trial. The Duke of Chartres inherited the entire estate of the Duke of Orleans, owed a total of 26 million livres in fines, and was officially declared bankrupt. A large number of properties, including the Royal Palace, and the annuity of the Duke of Chartres have been recovered by the French Reserve Bank to pay off debts.
However, Her Majesty the Queen was soft-hearted and could not withstand the tearful offensive of the Duchess of Orleans, so she agreed to leave a manor and hundreds of thousands of livres of property to the Duke of Chartres in order to maintain the minimum dignity of the nobles.
But judging from the fact that the Duke of Chartres is currently infected with syphilis, he probably doesn’t have many years to live...
At the same time, the Duke of Orleans's property of more than 60 million livres has officially fallen into the hands of the French finance, and most of it is currently used to repay the national debt. Of course, as the largest holder of French government bonds, this money basically goes into the accounts of the Bank of France.
The second important thing is that the hundreds of rioters who were arrested were officially sentenced, and most of them received the death penalty. Naturally, Joseph would not be merciful to these guys from gangs.
However, under the huge influence of the French Star, everyone in France was nervously staring at the 50 qualifying players, discussing their deeds and specialties, and betting a few sous on the final championship.
The happy and forgetful French people had long forgotten the poor Duke of Orleans and the rioters facing execution.
