The Staff College in the Inner Volume of Chapter 346
Jérôme Bonaparte did not hesitate to refuse the pleas of several veteran Bonapartist generals to stop reforms.
Later, Jérôme Bonaparte handed the petition back into their hands and issued an eviction order without mercy: "Please take this petition! Leave here immediately!"
"Your Majesty! Please take into account that we have fought for the empire through life and death!" The old general was obviously unwilling, and he once again begged Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Humph! Life and death for the empire?" Jérôme Bonaparte had a smile on his lips. This smile was different from the kind smile before, but a kind of ridicule and contempt: "What qualifications do you have to talk to me about dedication?
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As he spoke, Jérôme Bonaparte pointed at one of the old generals who had been on an expedition to the Russian Empire and said word by word: "What... did you do after my uncle abdicated!"
"I..." The old general who was accused by Jérôme Bonaparte was speechless for a moment.
The old general who claimed to be loyal to Napoleon quickly defected to the Restoration Bourbon after Emperor Napoleon abdicated, and got the opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune in the hands of the Restoration Bourbon.
After Jérôme Bonaparte came to power, he shamelessly declared that he was a Bonapartist and regarded himself as the emperor's most loyal guard.
"What did you do during the second restoration of the Bourbon dynasty..." Jerome Bonaparte pointed at another general who was injured in the Battle of Leipzig and asked loudly.
The general was also speechless. After the Bourbon dynasty was re-established, in order to show his complete submission to the new dynasty, he turned into a tainted witness and sat on the trial table to judge his former colleagues in a grand manner.
Many of his colleagues died under his gunfire, and now he stood majestically in front of Jerome Bonaparte to express his allegiance to the emperor.
Next, Jérôme Bonaparte pointed out one by one what these so-called generals loyal to the Bonapartists did after the death of Emperor Napoleon.
The generals present felt a little ashamed. However, the "thick skin" developed in the French military and political circles over the years prevented them from having extreme emotions because of one or two insulting words.
"Your Majesty, the empire has been defeated! We have no choice but to do so!" The generals wanted to wash away their original stains.
"A last resort?" Jérôme Bonaparte still had a mocking look on his face. He raised his head slightly and faced them with a contemptuous attitude: "If you are forced to do this, then those who serve the empire
What are the generals who lost their lives? What happened to Marshal Ney, Marshal Moncey, and Marshal Murat! Marshal Moncey would rather give up his title than attack his former colleagues!
Compared with them, what outstanding achievements have you done for the empire! Yes! You have lived and died for the empire, but the empire has also never wronged you, and it has given you nothing less! Even if my uncle owed you a little at the beginning.
You guys, have I ever owed you anything? Double annual salary, committee advisors, none of them have been given to you by me! You should touch your conscience and think carefully about what the empire owes you!
Which of the things you have done can match those of those marshals? Tell me! As long as you can name one, I will consider it!"
Jérôme Bonaparte's rapid-fire words silenced the old generals in front of them. They who served as captain-level military bureaucrats during the First Empire were really not qualified to compare with those long-famous marshals!
Seeing that the generals present were not talking, Jérôme Bonaparte struck again while the iron was hot: "Now it's just a small change, but you can't wait to carry my uncle's flag to stop me! You are really good generals under my uncle!"
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Jérôme Bonaparte emphasized the word "good general", further expressing his contempt for such generals who relied on their own merits.
"Your Majesty, we are just worried..." The generals wanted to justify their actions.
"Worried? Worried about what?" Jérôme Bonaparte showed no mercy to them. "Worried that your rights will be affected? Worried that your faction will be weakened? Or worried that you will not be able to obtain more benefits?
!What you are doing now is not saving the French army at all, you are trying to destroy the entire French army!
What have you learned in the decades since my uncle left?"
Before the generals could reply, Jerome Bonaparte shook his head and said: "You have learned nothing. You are still immersed in the broken dreams of the past, but you have not noticed the changes in the world!
The guerrilla warfare in the Algiers area has made you completely forget how to conduct a full-scale war. At best, your level can only carry out small-group fighting in a limited area!
Yes! The Joauf Battalion is indeed powerful, but how many troops like this are there in the whole of France!
Wake up! France is groaning, it is sliding towards the abyss of depravity!
I don’t ask you to transform the French army. At the very least, you should learn to shut up! You just need to watch quietly!"
Suddenly, the old generals seemed to see the original emperor, and he was reprimanding them like he is now...
After the rebuke, Jérôme Bonaparte called Mokar again and ordered Mokar to send several old generals back.
The old generals who had been reprimanded by Jerome Bonaparte left the Tuileries Palace as if they had lost their souls. Their plan to ask Jerome Bonaparte to make concessions through a petition had completely failed.
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When other members of the Staff College went to the old general's home to ask the old generals how things were going, the old generals shook their heads and closed the door tightly.
The next day, a document "On How to Rectify the French Military Academy" was issued by Marshal Saint-Arnaud, Chief of Staff of the General Staff.
The document analyzed the pros and cons of many colleges such as the Ecole Saint-Cyr, the Ecole Supérieure des Engineering de Paris, and the Paris General Staff College. It especially severely criticized the Paris General Staff College for engaging in cliques, not working seriously, and ranking based on seniority.
Anyone with a discerning eye knew that behind Marshal Saint-Arnault was Jérôme Bonaparte, and the members of the Staff Academy could not find any good solution for a while.
Protest? It’s useless! Rebellion? Don’t dare!
The Staff Academy faction, which had spent several days in a state of confusion, finally received its most fatal blow.
On July 4, Marshal Saint-Arnaud, Chief of the General Staff, hoped that all French staff officers (most importantly the staff academy) could participate in a "fair", "just" and "open" attendance check and win.
Those who are good can continue to be retained, and outstanding members can even be promoted to a higher level.
Those who fail will need to face the risk of rebuilding. For those who are unwilling, France will order them to retire.
The attendance check time is set for one month later, that is, August 1st.
The subjects of attendance are nothing more than actual combat exercises, coordination of various arms, and war game deductions.
If they were a staff officer who worked down-to-earth, these exercises would be a piece of cake for them.
For those members of the Staff Academy who have long lost their basic skills, this is undoubtedly a disaster.
Many academic staff officers with slightly better families applied for retirement from the War Ministry, and Minister of War Couzin Montauban approved their applications under the instructions of Jérôme Bonaparte.
Perhaps in order not to leave the infamy of killing the donkey, Jérôme Bonaparte also specifically asked Couzin and Montauban to provide them with a retirement annuity of 1.5 times based on their current level.
For a time, nearly 30 more staff officers of the Ministry of War resigned from the active service of the army.
Under the criticism of Marshal Saint-Arnault, the Paris Staff College also did not dare to relax even a little bit.
Those officers who had finally been involved in the Paris Staff College were forced to become involved again.
At the same time, this group of officers from the Staff College were also surprised to find that from some unknown time, there were many unfamiliar faces in the Staff College that they had never seen before. They hurriedly came to the Staff College in casual clothes.
Listen to the class and leave in a hurry after the class is over.
After they asked the teacher, they found out that these guys were their seniors, and the reason why they came here to listen to the class was probably to prepare for the surprise test later.
The changes in the college were unknown. After that, the French Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte also came here as if he had heard some news. He praised the Staff College for having so many students and praised the Staff College.
The academy is the cradle of the French army.
This flattered the leadership of the Staff College, and under the leadership of the leadership, Jérôme Bonaparte visited the entire school.
Later, the Emperor, the President of the Staff College, and the Provost were in the same room, seemingly discussing something.
The day after Jérôme Bonaparte left, the Dean of the General Staff College immediately announced that the General Staff College would offer two more courses on the original basis, one of which was related to railways and the other to telegraphy.
The teachers for the two courses are candidates from the Ministry of Railways and the Telegraph Bureau, and the provost also announced that starting from this year, there will be a "final" exam for the railway and telegraph every year.
The format of the examination is a combination of practical combat and theory, and the purpose is to enable officers to master the corresponding instructions proficiently.
Moreover, in the last semester, every school in the college must go to the Ministry of Railways and the Telegraph Bureau for a half-year internship (three months at the Ministry of Railways and three months at the Telegraph Bureau), so that they can graduate successfully.
Under the double pressure of Jérôme Bonaparte and Saint-Arnault, the General Staff College also began to engage in crazy involution.