Chapter 170： Ministry of Railways and the military parade

Molney's remarks sparked a desire for money among ministers who had bought public works bonds, hoping their bonds would continue to appreciate.

"And..." Morney paused, and turned his attention to the Minister of War Reno.

Minister Reno knew that now it was his turn to take action, and he also got up and put the two documents on Jerome Bonaparte and Opel respectively.

Prime Minister Opper, who had only seen half of the Morney materials, saw the materials that General Reynold had placed on the table. The cover of the materials read "Modernization of Railways and the Army".

Prime Minister Opper put down Morney's information and turned to Reigno's information. In his mind, the army is more important than the government.

Due to the relatively small content of the material, General Opper quickly finished reading it, and Jerome Bonaparte, who had already known the content, also finished reading it.

"Comrades, we are going through a change!" said General Reño passionately: "It is not something else that brings us this change, but the railway! I once had a conversation with the Austrian army near Rome, and they Tell me that their Marshal Radetzky used the railway to carry out rapid movement in Lombardy, thus defeating the slow-moving Sardinian dynasty! In this regard, we in France must not fall behind, the mobility of the railway will make us Arrive at the designated location in a faster time! Such a speed is unimaginable when we were emperors..."

On the grounds that the railway helps the army to mobilize quickly, General Reño established the army and the railway committee to conduct in-depth exchanges. It is best that the army and the railway committee can send personnel to each other's departments.

Since the administrative level of the Railway Committee cannot be equal to that of the War Department, the two sides are faced with an embarrassing problem of administrative ownership. An academic military bureaucrat who comes to exchange and study is half a head higher than the leaders of the sub-bureaus under the committee. Who's embarrassing question.

"We desperately hope that the Railway Commission can form an independent department, so as to communicate and learn from each other with the Ministry of War! The situation we are facing cannot be taken lightly!" General Reigno said firmly.

After the two departments of the Department of Public Works and the Department of War, the comparison fee of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce also indicated that the telegraph line was also adjusted along the railway. . . .

Based on the needs of both money and strategy, Prime Minister Opper finally made up his mind after thinking for a long time.

"Minister Morney, do you have confidence in the establishment of the Ministry of Railways! Will it affect the entire Ministry of Public Works!" Prime Minister Opur asked Morney at the end.

"Mr. Prime Minister, please rest assured that there will be no problem with the Rail Commission's cut from the Department of Public Works!" Morney assured Opper.

In fact, he can't say whether there will be any problems. After all, the bonds raised in half a year have been bound to the interests of some people in the Public Works Department. It is impossible to expect them not to struggle. He only Do your best to reduce turbulence.

"If that's the case, then I agree with your proposal to cut the railway committee!" Prime Minister Opper turned his attention to Jerome Bonaparte again: "Your Excellency, what do you think?"

"I think it works!" Jerome Bonaparte, founder of the plan to cut the railway commission, certainly agreed with Opper.

"Then who will be the new Minister of Railways?" Prime Minister Opper raised a question that made ministers salivating. The Ministry of Railways without the internal constraints of the Ministry of Public Works will surely soar into the sky.

This is equivalent to a mouse lying in a rice bin full of rice, and they can make a lot of money just by stealing a little.

"Whoever asks the question, let him take it!" suggested Jerome Bonaparte.

Jerome Bonaparte's words dispelled the ministers' ambition to become Minister of Railways.

"That's fine! Whoever proposes is responsible!" Prime Minister Opper nodded with a smile: "Minister Morny, I'm afraid you will have to work for a while. The Ministry of Railways is not so easy to set up!"

"For the sake of France, I have an obligation!" Morney said with clenched fists.

"During this period of time, you will continue to serve as Minister of Public Works until the Ministry of Railways is fully completed!" Prime Minister Opper kindly extended the time for his resignation.

"Yes! Mr. Prime Minister!" Molney replied.

After the first work of the Ministry of Railways was completed, there were no major issues worth talking about, nothing more than the appropriation of the Ministry of Finance, the shipbuilding plan of the Admiralty and the follow-up costs of the Roman Republic by the War Department.

In other words, Jérôme Bonaparte did not want to bring all the problems to the table at once, which would lead to a strike by Prime Minister Opper.

scare!

Jerome Bonaparte knew that the prime minister he appointed was just a guy who wanted to spend his term in peace, and if there was too much turmoil, it was very likely that he would back down.

At the end of the meeting, Minister of War Reño again presented a resolution to the Cabinet meeting.

"Your Excellency!, I think we should strengthen the military's sense of honor for the army, so that more people are willing to join the army!" Minister of War Reno made a suggestion.

The French army is a group of scum and scum, and most of them are people who join the army for the sake of 1300-1500 francs, so they have no so-called honor.

[Although France has a national military service system on the surface, it is actually a substitute service system. The urban bourgeoisie only needs to pay 3,000 francs to let others perform military service on their behalf. Therefore, the vast majority of military service people come to the countryside. 】

However, there are some benefits to properly promoting the glory, in case it really attracts a group of idiots... No, it is a young man who cares about the country and joins the army to serve France, which is undoubtedly a happy result.

"What's your plan?" Prime Minister Opper asked Reno directly.

"We plan to station the Roman Expeditionary Force in Lyon and transfer it to Paris, to be inspected by His Excellency the President and the Prime Minister in person!" Minister Reno said to Prime Minister Opper.

Reviewing the army is undoubtedly the best time to increase his influence, and Reynolds does not believe that Prime Minister Opper does not want to increase his prestige.

"How many people do you want to dispatch!" Prime Minister Opper asked General Reynio again, and it seemed that there was more than that in his tone.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I think the number of people participating in the military parade should be around 5,000!" Reynold responded to Prime Minister Opper without hesitation.

"5,000 people? This means that there will be troop transfers from Paris!" Prime Minister Opper said to General Reigno word for word.

In the face of the almost oppressive words of Prime Minister Opper, General Reño showed a neither humble nor arrogant response: "Every army in Paris should be controlled by the government, and the government has the right to decide whether they go or stay!"

"I agree with Minister Reno, and some of the troops in Paris have also moved their nests!" Jerome Bonaparte crossed the bar to help Minister Reno to share the pressure.

Opper summed up looking at Minister Reno, then glanced at Jerome Bonaparte, and said with a long sigh: "I agree with your proposal in principle, but I hope that you can talk to Changarnier on this matter. For a moment, all the troops in Paris are under his command!"

"Of course!" Minister Reynold nodded and said, "I will inform General Changarnier after the meeting!"

"Yeah!" Prime Minister Opper nodded and acquiesced to General Reño's request for a military parade.

The meeting concluded with Prime Minister Opper's concluding remarks, with Jerome Bonaparte and Minister Reno in a carriage to the Elysee Palace.

Jerome Bonaparte, who got off the bus, immediately said to Persini, who came to greet him: "Mr. Persini, please go to the residence of General Changarnier and say that I have something important to look for!"

"Yes!" Pessini took the white horse handed over by the guard and rode to Changarnier's residence to inform.

"Let's go!" Jerome Bonaparte motioned for Minister Reno to go to the reception room.

The two of them waited for about an hour in the reception room. The door of the reception room opened slowly Changarnier, with white temples, a wrinkled face, and an aged expression, was in Pessini's led down to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Your Excellency!" Changarnier lowered his originally arrogant head to greet Jerome Bonaparte, and then after seeing Minister Reno in the bath, he returned to his original expression: "Minister Reno!"

After Jerome Bonaparte abruptly dismissed Odilo Barro on October 20, Changarnier, who knew he had lost his allies, moved closer to the Elysee Palace.

[Changarnier has an arrogant character, and his relationship with the party of Order has always been at a level of good or bad. 】

Under the connivance of Jerome Bonaparte, he has claimed to be the king's political faction and the protector of the president. Under the dual identity, Changarnier seems to have some wishful thinking that Jerome Bonaparte will accept him.

"Commander Changarnier, please take a seat." Jerome Bonaparte smiled at Changarnier and stretched out his hand to invite Changarnier to sit down.

In the absence of complete isolation of Changarnier, goodwill should be released to confuse Changarnier.

After Changarnier was seated, he still couldn't change the arrogant face of his "protector of the president" and asked in a condescending manner: "Your Excellency, I don't know why you came to me?"

"That's it..." Jerome Bonaparte told Changarnier what had been discussed at the cabinet meeting.

"A team of 5,000 people?" Changarnier looked at Minister Reign suspiciously.

"That's right, 5,000 people!" Minister Reynolds replied.

"5,000 people will be stationed in Paris, which means that 5,000 people will also leave. I'm right!" There was an inexplicable meaning in Changarnier's tone.