Joseph sent Fanny home, and the old viscount said how did you come back so early? Joseph then told them that he would leave Paris tomorrow and return to Toulon for the time being.

"Huh? Monsieur Bonaparte, why go to a rural place like Toulon? The old viscount was taken aback, "Paris is not like it used to be." ”

Joseph knew that regional discrimination was pervasive throughout the world and throughout history.

Just like in the eyes of the imperial capital people of the Eastern Great Eater Country in later generations, all the foreign places are "underneath", and in the eyes of all the demon capital people, all the foreign places are the countryside. In the eyes of most Parisians, anywhere else in France, whether it is Lyon or Marseille, is both the bottom and the countryside. Not only are the common people there hillbillies, but even the nobility are no exception. A viscount who lives in Paris is definitely more noble than a count whose home is in the provinces. Some would rather die in Paris than go to the "provincial countryside".

"The need for work. After all, I'm still a soldier now. Joseph replied.

"Ah, there's really no way around that." The old viscount sighed, "I don't know when it will be too peaceful...... So, are you planning to go back to Paris often? ”

"Yes, I will come to Paris often." Joseph glanced at Fanny.

"That's fine, young people always want to charge outside. It's not bad to remember coming back often, unlike that bastard of Armand, who only knows how to write letters, but never comes back. ”

After saying a few more words, Joseph said goodbye and left. Fanny sent Joseph to the door, and when Joseph saw that there was no one around, he hugged Fanny and kissed her on the cheek.

"What? Daddy saw it......" Fanny blushed and struggled feebly, her voice as low as a mosquito.

"Your voice is too low for your father ......to hear," Joseph said, hugging Fanny tighter. Fanny struggled lightly and couldn't get away, and couldn't struggle harder, and wanted to say something more, but he gagged her mouth with her lips, so she had to take advantage of him first.

It took a while for the two to separate.

"It's all your fault, Dad will see it." Fanny said.

Joseph just laughed.

"You have to write to me often, don't forget my ......"

"Hmmm......"

"Also, come back often to see ......"

"Okay."

"By the way, you said you had some documents for me?"

"Tomorrow morning, I'll send it over, take one with me...... A man has come to meet you. Joseph said, "He is a very good man, and you can ask him for help if you have anything difficult to deal with." ”

Fanny was keenly aware of Joseph's hesitation at the mention of this man, and asked, "Who is that, is that your friend?" ”

"Friends? No, he and I are not friends, just partners. That guy's surname is Fouché, and he's a very powerful, even dangerous, guy. Of course, you don't have to worry, his danger is political, and it has nothing to do with you. ”

"But isn't he any danger to you? How can you say that it has nothing to do with me? ”

"Ah, at least for now, he's in the same camp as us, and his danger isn't directed at me." Joseph stretched out his hand and touched Fanny's little face and said, "Well, the things I gave you are not important things, you deal with them slowly, don't rush, anyway, in a short time, at least for several years, we shouldn't need these things." ”

"Hmmm......"

Joseph kissed Fanny again, and then got into the carriage.

It was only after watching the carriage disappear at the turn of the street that Fanny closed the door. As soon as he closed the door and walked back to the front hall, he heard the voice of the old viscount in the small living room: "Is it Fanny?" Come here......"

Early the next morning, Fouché arrived at Joseph's quarters as agreed. Joseph handed Fouch a small bag. Fouché took it, and it was heavy.

"Authentic 'Bonaparte melons', twenty in all." Joseph said, "Do you want to count?" ”

"No need." Fouché said.

"Well, I'll go with you to Fanny's and let you get to know each other. When I'm not in Paris, I have a lot of things to take care of for you. Joseph said.

The two men got into the carriage and soon arrived at the place, where Joseph and Fouché got out of the carriage, and Joseph came up and knocked on the door, which was opened almost immediately. Fanny immediately appeared in front of Joseph.

Because of the presence of outsiders, both of them naturally have to be very polite. Joseph introduced another Joseph to Fanny, then handed Fanny a tote bag and said to her, "This thing is not in a hurry, you can take your time and don't get tired." ”

After a few more words, Joseph took his leave. However, he did not leave Paris directly, but first went to the Ministry of War.

In the War Department, Kano is worried about military salaries. France has now conscripted almost a million troops, and military salaries have naturally become a large expense. While Robespierre was still there, no matter what means were used, Robespierre finally ensured the supply of the army. Now, however, the newly established Directory is no longer able to guarantee this. Although numerically, they allocated several times more money to the army than before, but ...... Damn it...... They dialed in to refer to coupons.

As the so-called Qiao woman is difficult to cook without rice, Kano can only take the method of demolishing the east wall and repairing the west wall at this time. Those armies that are not fighting should be patient first, and those that are fighting in less important directions also need to be patient first, and priority should be given to the armies that are fighting in the north.

Even so, the problem of military quarters was a headache for Kano.

Without military representatives, the quality of those military supplies could not be controlled at all, and all kinds of cutting corners made the army complain. For example, in order to reduce the cost of bayonets produced in some arsenals, not only did the heat treatment process be completely omitted, but the materials used were also very problematic. Some bayonets you can bend with your hands - of course, you can also straighten them with your feet, which is also easy to maintain. There are also some that can't be broken, but in training, just by stabbing a few straw men, several of them were broken. However, this also has advantages, and it is no longer necessary to maintain it.

There are also muskets that blow up because they cut corners, and "little melons" that don't know when to blow up because of fuse problems, well, in addition to the "little melon" that General Rubert encountered, there are also those that were thrown from the French to the Austrians, and then kept smoking on the ground, just didn't blow up, until the French rushed over with bayonets.

Fortunately, the French merchants still have business ethics, and they sell these inferior things not only to the French, but also to people from other countries without discrimination. It is said that in Prussia, there were three "little melons" in a row, and when no one pulled them, they exploded themselves, killing and wounding more than ten people, causing Prussian soldiers to protest and refuse to use small melons made in France.

However, considering that the technical secrets of things like "Little Melon" are probably not kept, after all, there are too many decent people who know about it these days. In case that decent person takes money from others and does unseemly things, maybe it won't be long before only the French will be able to use counterfeit and shoddy products, you say how anxious it is!

So as soon as he saw Joseph, Cano said, "Joseph, why are you still in Paris?" Hurry back to Toulon and build me a reliable arsenal first, at least, get a batch of reliable 'little melons' first! What the hell! Move quickly, otherwise, maybe when, the north side won't be able to hold on! ”

"Is it that serious?" Joseph asked, "We have a lot more people than they do." ”

"That's just on the books." "Now that we are short of money, we have even fewer troops at our disposal than others!" ”

"Also, go back and tell Napoleon that from next month the pay of his troops will be reduced." Kano said again.

"Hell, how much?" Joseph hurriedly asked.

"To one-third of what it is now." Kano said.

"You're raising an army? Lazar, such a small military salary is not enough to raise birds! With such a small amount of money, let alone training, it is not enough to simply eat! Other troops can be a little harder, but we can't hurt our own foundation, right? Joseph hastened to argue.

"The rest of the army, as long as it is not on the battlefield, has been reduced to a quarter of its original size, or even lower." "There's really no money." ”

"Lazar, in this case, it will ruin the morale of the army. And high morale is also one of the most important advantages of our army. Without this, France alone would not be able to confront almost all of Europe. Joseph said with a frown.

"Yes, yes, you have a point. But I'm not God, and I can't say, 'There was money, so there was money.'" To be able to keep Napoleon still a third with him was already the result of my hard work. ”

Hearing this, Joseph sighed and said, "Lazar, if that's the case, then we'll have to figure it out on our own. You know, the military is a violent institution with guns in hand. They are no better than ordinary people, they will not starve honestly, and if this is the case, if they don't do it well, the army will become a gang. ”

"This will never be tolerated." Kano said.

"Lazar, how about you say that we attack Italy from the south?" Joseph suddenly said, "Even if the army is going to go crazy, let them go to other people's territory to go crazy." ”

"You want to turn our army into Genghis Khan's nomads?" Carnot Road.

"No, no, no, we won't become nomads, we went to Italy to fight local tyrants and divide the land."