Chapter 554: I, the First Continental Army, make money!
"General Niel, what do you think of us holding a military parade with the participation of all the people on June 24?"
Just when General Niel was guessing Jerome Bonaparte's inner thoughts, Jerome Bonaparte asked Niel.
"This..." General Niel was silent for a moment, and then cautiously said to Jérôme Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, is it too hasty to hold the military parade on June 24?"
Niel knew that June 24 was an important day (Emperor Napoleon announced his attack on the Russian Empire), and holding a military parade on this day would surely boost the morale and enthusiasm of the French people.
But now there are less than two weeks (12 weeks to be exact) before June 24, and it is too hasty to prepare a military parade with the participation of all the people in such a short period of time.
They must choose a location in advance, arrange the venue, rehearse, and then coordinate with the internal affairs department to prevent emergencies...
It’s difficult to cover everything in such a short period of time!
"As long as the thinking does not slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Niel: "The General Staff and the Ministry of War have been working hard recently. My requirements are not high. Those who participated in the military parade
All it takes is one division!”
After listening to Jerome Bonaparte's request, Niel breathed a sigh of relief.
Just when Niel thought that Jerome Bonaparte only wanted to thank him for his request, Jerome Bonaparte's next words made Niel fall from heaven to hell.
"However, there must be Russian prisoners in the military parade!" Jérôme Bonaparte explained to Niel: "I mean, we captured them in Sevastopol... Do you understand? Location
If so, let’s go to the Arc de Triomphe!”
"Your Majesty, if this is the case! It may very well lead to a deadly battle between the French Imperial Army and the Russian Imperial Army!" Niel said to Jérôme Bonaparte bravely.
Jérôme Bonaparte's requirement that Russian Imperial prisoners of war must be present at the Arc de Triomphe was not for the purpose of reviewing the troops. It was simply a slap in the face of Nicholas I.
Niel could even imagine how the Tsar living in Tsarskoye Selo would react after receiving the news.
He will definitely order an attack on Sevastopol at all costs until the coalition forces entrenched in the Sevastopol Fortress are wiped out.
"Fight to the death? I want them to fight against Sevastopol at all costs!" Jerome Bonaparte confidently gestured to Niel with his hand: "As long as we can build Sevastopol into a
A giant fortress, then we can slowly wear away the elite troops of the Russian Empire by virtue of the fortress's geographical location.
The Russian Empire is really too big, and we cannot repeat the mistakes of my uncle, so letting the Russian Empire take the initiative to attack is the best choice!"
"Yes!" Niel could only nod his head and responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Okay! I'll leave this matter to you! Don't let me down!" Jerome Bonaparte patted General Niel and said earnestly.
This time Niel did not dare to say things like "I find this difficult" or "I think it may be difficult for me to do it" because he knew that His Majesty revealed all his plans in order to make it impossible for him to refuse.
, The leadership's tolerance for subordinates is not unlimited. The treatment that Niel enjoys at the General Staff Headquarters all depends on His Majesty's trust in him. Once he rejects His Majesty's request, what is waiting for him is likely to be His Majesty's trust in him.
His alienation.
After all, there are too many people who want to sit in this position.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured! As your most loyal servant, I will complete the task you have given me even if I try my best. I will treat it like my own life!" General Niel looked solemn.
After all, no leader likes his subordinates to constantly contradict him.
However, even if Niel rejected him just now, he would not transfer Niel.
But Niel himself will be lowered to a lower level in Jérôme Bonaparte's heart, and Niel's future career will also face some twists and turns.
"Your Majesty, I'll go back and prepare first!" Niel stood up, straightened his body and saluted Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Go!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded slightly.
Niel turned around and left. Before he could leave the study, Jérôme Bonaparte's voice came from behind Niel: "Wait a minute!"
Niel stopped, turned around and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have any other orders?"
"After you return to the General Staff, immediately send a telegram to Constantinople and ask them to draw up a list of decorated members as soon as possible, so that I can prepare the time to go to Sevastopol!" Jerome Bonnet
Ba said to Niel.
Niel had a surprised expression on his face, and he hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to go over in person to award the medal?"
"What's wrong? Isn't it possible?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked back.
"Yes, yes, but..." After Niel hesitated for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said to Jérôme Bonaparte: "I think that His Majesty only needs to sit in Paris! There is really no need to commit the crime alone.
risk!"
"What does it mean to commit a single risk?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Niel: "My uncle personally led the army to attack Italy. Does it count as a single risk? Does attacking Moscow count as a single risk?"
"Of course not!" Niel replied to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Since my uncle's personal role as an army commander is not considered a personal risk, then why is it considered a personal risk for me to go to Sevastopol to honor the French soldiers who bravely fought the enemy? Could it be that in your heart, I
Just a coward who can only shrink back?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked in a bad tone.
"Of course not!" Niel was shocked and denied: "I'm just worried that Your Majesty may not adapt to the environment in the Near East!"
Niel's reply reminded Jerome Bonaparte that the environment in the Near East was very different from that in France.
However, considering that in history, Jérôme Bonaparte personally led the Third Division without any major problems in Crimea, it is impossible for him to be so unlucky!
"Don't worry too much about the environment in the Near East! I'm only staying there for a short time, and I need to stay there for a long time!" Jérôme Bonaparte replied to Niel.
Since there is no way to dissuade him, Niel can only obey His Majesty's order.
Shortly after Niel's departure, Jérôme Bonaparte called Mocart again.
"First call Morny, the Chancellor of the Privy Seal, and then hand over this telegram to the newspaper office under our control!" Jérôme Bonaparte handed the telegram to Mokar and said: "Yes.
Come on! Let the newspaper company mention the facts of that year!"
Mokar received the telegram and told Jérôme Bonaparte that he would definitely follow his instructions.
"By the way, let the gangs who are loyal to us spread the rumor that something big will happen on June 24th!" Jérôme Bonaparte said after Mokar.
Afterwards, Mokar left the study.
Another 15 minutes passed, and Morny, the Lord Privy Seal, appeared in Jerome Bonaparte's room.
"Your Majesty, what are your orders for me?" Morny asked Jerome Bonaparte respectfully.
"Your secretariat should quickly prepare a speech. I want to use it at the legislative meeting tomorrow!" Jérôme Bonaparte closed the document, raised his head and said to Morny.
"What was the theme of the speech?" Molny asked.
"The military expenditure of the army is about to bottom out again!" Jerome Bonaparte replied with a shrug.
"How could it be so fast!" Morny was a little surprised. He clearly remembered that the last appropriation was only about a year ago. Logically speaking, the additional military expenditure of nearly 200 million francs should not be consumed so quickly.
"Military expenditures are not only used in Crimea, but also require a large amount of military expenditures at home!" Jérôme Bonaparte explained to Morny.
If the military expenditure of 200 million francs is used abroad alone, it will definitely be able to support it for a long time. However, these military expenditures are not only used abroad. The training and expansion of the domestic army also occupy a large amount of money.
Not to mention the proliferation of military academies and military crash courses in recent years, which also occupy a large amount of military expenditures.
Under such circumstances, how can military expenditures be sufficient?
"I know!" Morny nodded and replied.
"When can it be handed over to me?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Morny.
"It can be done tonight!" Morny said.
"Well!"
At 8 o'clock that evening, Morny handed him the script of Jérôme Bonaparte's speech at the Palais Bourbon tomorrow.
Looking at the dense text in front of him, Jérôme Bonaparte gritted his teeth and read the speech over and over again until he could read it well and recite the entire speech.
By the time Jérôme Bonaparte had memorized the speech, it was already 1 o'clock in the morning.
"Yawn!" Jerome Bonaparte yawned and dragged his tired body back to his room to sleep.
[ps: Since Queen Augusta was still pregnant, in order not to disturb Queen Augusta’s rest, the emperor could only sleep alone.
However, when the emperor really couldn't stand his loneliness, the queen still allowed him to go to Madame Eugenie's home to rest.】
June 13th was sunny.
Britain and France are like a pair of "partners" who have a clear understanding of each other. After the newspapers in the two countries simultaneously published reports on the occupation of Sevastopol by the coalition forces on this day, the public opinion circles and people in the two countries immediately set off a carnival.
