Since the royal family was over, the Palace of Versailles has been almost abandoned. Kano found a place in the Palace of Versailles and then requisitioned it as the base of the "Army Technology Laboratory" and the "Army Technical Inspection Department". With a place, there was a lot of things to be busy with. Joseph was so busy that he often asked his younger brother Louis to go to Kano's house to have a meal. Anyway, he was used to it. The only difference was that when he went to have a meal, there was Lucien, and now Lucien has gone south.

Lucien followed Chrysler and more than ten people to the south and soon arrived near Toulon. The group first reported to General Pope and showed him the official documents of the War Department.

Pope read the document and smiled slightly, "General Kano is so stable. It is enough to regain Toulon with me and my warriors. But I still welcome General Napoleon to share my glory if he can catch up. As for you to reconnaissance of the enemy's situation, well, I have been preparing to attack those invaders and traitors recently, so it is best not to interfere with your actions..."

Speaking of this, Pope drew a circle on the map: "Well, recently, it's better for you not to enter the range of this circle."

Chrysler looked down at the map. Pope had actually drawn a circle with a radius of at least 15 kilometers just now. If his mission was really pre-scouting and without entering this range, he would be unable to do anything.

"Okay, general." Chrysler nodded.

After coming out of Pope, Chrysler took a group of people to dress up in casual clothes, left the barracks, and headed eastward toward the Ri'an Peninsula. There was a young man named Ravanelli in the team. Before joining the Fifth Army, he was a member of the Marseille Volunteer Army, and his hometown was on the Ri'an Peninsula. Before joining the army, he was a fisherman. According to him, he could help everyone get a fishing boat.

The Ri'an Peninsula was a tourist attraction in later generations, but at this time it was just a remote and poor place. Neither the British nor the French army paid attention to it. The group followed Lavanelli to a small fishing village and quickly got two boats.

But these two boats are small fishing boats with only one mast. Even to put it more clearly, they are almost small sampans.

"Lavanelli, are you sure that such a ship can reach Corsica? There is not even a shed on it." Chrysler hesitated.

"Ah, that's fine. You have to know that the Mediterranean is not the Atlantic Ocean, it's as calm as a pond. As long as it's a boat, as long as it has masts and sails, as long as it has enough fresh water and food, we can even run all the way to Algeria. As for the sheds, well, these boats were originally there. But it's not winter yet, and we don't usually go out far, so we don't install it."

The climate of the Mediterranean is different from the place where it is very clear. One of its biggest characteristics is that it has different rain and heat periods. It has not yet reached the rainy season of the Mediterranean.

"So how do you judge the direction at sea? Do you know how to use sextant?" Lucien asked a more critical question.

"What is sextant? We determine the direction by looking at the stars, the sun, and the compass." Lavanelli replied.

"Hell, I didn't ask," said Lucien, "but by looking at the stars and the sun, you can find Corsica on the sea?"

"We first sail east along the coast to Nice, then turn south to Corsica, and then along the coastline of Corsica, we can always find a suitable place to stop the boat. After we get on the shore..."

"As long as you can get ashore, there will be no problem," said Lucien.

...

Just as Lucien and their friends were about to smuggle in small fishing boats, Joseph had just welcomed one of his old friends Lavoisier.

"It's really hell, it's really hell! Joseph, look at these guys, what has ruined this country! Oh my God, Versailles has become like this! I still remember that when I first became an academician of the Academy of Sciences, I came to the palace to meet the king. At that time, this place was still... but look, what it is now! It's like being plundered by the Mongols!"

Indeed, the once magnificent Palace of Versailles almost turned into ruins. Since the king was taken hostage to Paris, no one has taken care of it. The nearby peasants often came in, searched everywhere, looked for something valuable or something that was used, and knocked it down and carried it home. At first, it was a variety of metal products and wood products, but later it gradually developed into building materials such as bricks and stones. If it continued, it would probably be the feat of medieval Roman citizens to tear down half of the ancient Roman Colosseum.

"Mr. Lavoisier, I can't blame me for this." Joseph smiled. "If we hadn't moved here, we would have been destroyed more. Well, Mr. Lavoisier, please let me take you to your residence."

"House? Isn't this a laboratory here? Let's see the laboratory first!" Lavoisier said, "By the way, Kano promised me that my salary would be paid in silver coins instead of coupons!"

Joseph smiled slightly but didn't say anything. These were all small things. In fact, Lavoisier said this, but he didn't really value those wages. He was actually complaining.

"That guy Kano is alarmist and frightening, just like it's true. But Paris is really too noisy and there is no room for learning at all. It's good to come to you. Well, I just had an idea not long ago, wanting to do a new experiment. I can do it here..." Lavoisier continued to mutter.

In fact, is Kano an alarmist? Lavoisier is not a fool, so why don’t he know? When Kano told Lavoisier about what he learned, Lavoisier’s face turned pale at that time. Of course, he knew what the consequences of such accusation would bring today. The guillotine erected on the Harmony Square is busy working every day!

If it was during the Kingdom period, people like him had such a problem, and his reputation could protect him. But now, the people in power are all a bunch of uneducated thugs. (Lavoisier's view) Even Condolce is being hunted. Lavoisier doesn't think they will be open to him.

But Lavoisier was still not very happy to be rescued by Kano. Because in Lavoisier's opinion, Kano was in the same group as the barbarians. Although he read a lot of books, he was essentially a barbarian. Just look at him fighting against other members of the parliament in the parliament. He was just a barbarian who knew mathematics!

So, when Kano asked him if he would like to work in the "Military Technology Laboratory" and promised that he had a way to protect him and his family, Lavoisier hesitated for a second before reluctantly agreeing to Kano.

...

In the National Salvation Committee, Robespierre was also asking Kano: "General Kano, I heard that you just formed an institution called the 'Military Technology Laboratory' and then brought some very conservative people there?"

"Yes." Kano did not deny it, nor could he deny it, but he still found a reason for his own approach, "I think this is a very suitable approach. Just like we sent some rebel soldiers to a quarry or mine."

"The people from the Public Security Commission have a great opinion on this. They feel that those criminals, no matter who they are, should be punished equally. Even if they are sentenced to hard labor, they should first hand over the person to them for trial." Robespierre continued.

Regarding this question, Kano had already discussed with Joseph's response. Kano said: "Mr. Robespierre, you should note that how to deal with these people is not a legal issue. It is a political issue. People like Lavoisier are not criminals, but enemies. He and other guys with him are our enemies, but they are defeated and captured. Such people are not protected by our laws, so the principle of war should be treated. For captured barbarians, we can shoot them or turn them into slaves. Sent to all kinds of places to let them work until death. As for whom we shoot, or who will be sent to hard labor, the only principle is the principle of benefiting France and our army to defeat the enemy.

Besides, where did these enemies' knowledge and skills come from? Of course, they were cultivated by plundering the people's money. So their knowledge and skills are all stolen goods, and they are also our captures. I have never heard of them. I have caught thieves and did not recover stolen goods while they were able to recover stolen goods. I have never heard of them, because what we seized was originally from the enemy, so they had to destroy it. I think that the people of the Public Security Committee are too lacking in political awareness and their hands are stretched too long!"

"General Kano, the Public Security Committee just wants to go through a process," said Kudong.

"Haha..." Kano smiled, "These people are captured barbarians, not protected by law, so there is no formality. And all their time is ours, so the guys from the Public Security Committee cannot be wasted!"

Of course, these words of Kano were full of quibbling. But neither Robespierre nor Cuddon were willing to deny this set of logic. Because this set of logic came from Saint Just, another important member of the National Salvation Committee who is not present. Saint Just used this set of logic to deny the law that the French king was not violated. As the saying goes, the priest touched it, I can't touch it?

"Well, General Kano." said Robespierre, "So can we ask for personnel to monitor these prisoners at any time..."
Chapter completed!