When the news of Robespierre's loss of his head reached Toulon, Joseph had just completed all the tests of his ship. The boat performs well in all respects, the only problem is that, nowadays, it's useless.

The news was personally communicated to him by Napoleon.

"Napoleon," said Joseph, "is the carriage ready for the long journey?" ”

"Everything is ready." Napoleon replied, "Four-wheeled carriages, and a troop of cavalry, and I will let Leclerc escort you with the cavalry." You go now. ”

"Okay." Joseph said, "Wait a minute, I'll go get some things and leave." ”

Joseph walked in, changed into clothes that would be easier to travel, and came out with a large suitcase.

"What is this?" Napoleon asked.

"Some experimental data." Joseph said, "You put this thing away, it's very useful." Don't lose it, don't break it, and don't let the bears see it. ”

"I know, I'm sure I'm not going to let Lucien see it." Napoleon said.

"Don't let him know if you know." Joseph said, "Besides, Napoleon, you don't understand what I just meant. I mean, you don't have to look at ...... either."

Joseph was in a hurry to get back to Paris for a reason.

First of all, in Paris, there was no guillotine demon king anymore, and Joseph felt that there was nothing to fear there now, and it was even safer than Toulon. After all, there are still some chaotic parties in Toulon that side.

Of course, this is only the least important reason. The most important thing is that he should rush back as soon as possible, so that he can receive the staff of the "Army Technical Research Institute", which is estimated that few people will notice at present, but it is the most valuable group of treasures.

Joseph knew that in Paris after Robespierre, there would definitely be a good time when the demons were dancing around. The kings of Gigi, who had been suppressed by the great tiger Robespierre in the past, were bound to make a mess of Paris. In such a situation, even Kano may not be able to keep the 'Military Research Institute'. Rush back early, and you can grab the most valuable batch of treasures.

Just as Joseph expected, the gang of Zigigi in the city of Paris was really letting go of the mess. First of all, they abolished all price caps, and prices immediately went up to the sky. Of course, the common people of Paris were full of complaints, but a group of fellows led by Barras took advantage of this opportunity and made a fortune one by one. Especially Barras, as the biggest hero in the struggle to overthrow Robespierre, his status has been greatly improved, and he quickly made a fortune by virtue of the power in his hands. Soon became a millionaire.

Another great man, Tarian, was also given a place in the "National Salvation Committee". Although the power of the "National Salvation Committee" can no longer be compared with the time of Robespierre, this committee is still very important.

But among the winners, two played a key role, but they were unlucky.

The first unlucky one was Fuche. In the struggle against Robespierre, there was hardly any one man who played a more crucial role than Fouché. But Fouché worked behind the scenes, and his credit was most easily overlooked. Now it's time to compete for the fruits of victory, and everyone is naturally happy to ignore his credit.

If it is just that the credit is ignored, what is even worse is that although everyone has forgotten his credit for overthrowing Robespierre, they have not forgotten his "credit" when he was a commissioner. And they remembered Fouché's speech at the National Assembly, "I have done meritorious service for Jacobin, I have shed blood for Jacobin, and I want to be a dog for Jacobin." So Fouché actually became the "remnant Jacobin leader".

Fouché saw that the situation was not right, so he first went to Kano for help, but Kano always looked down on this chameleon, coupled with this person's upright personality, the two of them couldn't talk together at all. Fouché had no choice but to really run and try to organize the remaining Jacobins and become a veritable "Jacobin leader". To be honest, the remnants of Jacobins, or at least pan-Jacobins, are still very strong, and if Fouché can really unite them, then he can indeed become a pivotal role in the National Assembly.

However, those people were also in a panic, and they did not trust Fuch at all, and even feared that Fuche was doing this to lure the snake out of the hole. Some of these men had no success in preparing for an uprising, and some of them fled from Paris. As for Fouché, let him die!

As a result, Fouché was expelled from the National Assembly, losing his status as a member of the parliament and the salary he used to support his family. In the original history, Fouché had to deign to do chores for Barras, and was responsible for probing the privacy of Barras's political enemies, and only by this means could he barely make ends meet.

As for the second unlucky guy, it was Kano who had great achievements even on the surface.

Kano's problem is not anything else, but that he is too ignorant to try to prevent everyone from getting rich.

Now that the war between France and the anti-French alliance continues, what business is the most profitable in the war? Of course, it is the business related to the production of munitions that is the most profitable. However, in the past, when Robespierre and Jacobin were in power, they actually adopted various means, such as sending relevant personnel by the army to conduct excessively strict audits on the quality of products, so that everyone's profits were greatly reduced.

Such a policy, which was made at the hands of the evil Great Demon King, and which was very evil in itself, should of course be abolished immediately. However, Kano actually stood up and said that this policy is very good and worth sticking to.

In addition to this, there are military research institutes, which are highly secretive, and not to mention conducting research with state money, and also organize the production of key weapons on their own. Isn't this contrary to basic economic principles? What's more, this is also a bad thing made by Jacobin, shouldn't it be abolished?

However, Kano was even more stubborn on this issue, and he even threatened him with his resignation from the National Salvation Committee.

During Robespierre's time, Cano often confronted Robespierre and them, but for Cano's indispensable ability, even Robespierre tolerated him. The night before his fall, Robespierre, while writing that speech, wrote down all the names of those whom his spies had found to have secretly met with Fouché, except for one name, Carnot. Because Robespierre knew that this man was indispensable—even in the wildest of times, Robespierre had a bit of a statesman's heart.

But this is not the case with the Gigi kings. Since Kano is in the way, let him go aside! Threatening everyone with "withdrawal from the National Salvation Committee"? Then let him quit!

So Kano was kicked out of the National Salvation Committee.

Kano was so angry that he almost quit his job and returned to his hometown. But his wife stopped his impulse.

"Lazar, what are you working for? Aren't you working for France? Think about it, what would happen to France if you left at this time? ”

So Kano barely stayed, but his power and influence have shrunk significantly.

With no Kano in the way, the new "National Salvation Committee" quickly passed a resolution abolishing everything that stood in their way to prosperity - so that before Joseph arrived in Paris, the Military Technical Institute was already a ruin. The contents were divided among the kings of Gigi; As for the researchers, these guys don't plan to spend a lot of money to accept such a research team, they just want to make quick money, so they dedicate these experienced high-level researchers to the society.

Lavoisier finally regained his freedom, while the Charles, who had been guarding him, went to prison. The circumstances of life are so strange and unpredictable. However, I believe that Charles should be able to adapt to prison life quickly.

Lavoisier, who had been freed, found that his property had long since been confiscated by Robespierre. Of course, there is no need to think about the movable property part, and Lavoisier has several immovable properties that have been confiscated. So he ran around, looking for people he knew, spent a lot of money, and as a result, the real estate did not come back. Fortunately, as Lavoisier, it was not difficult to get a decent job, and he soon got a job at the University of Paris. Now I have to rely on this teaching position to support my family.

All kinds of military technology in the institute were also "shared" to the arsenals of some upstarts free of charge. This even includes technologies for nitrogenitorization. And this approach is almost destined to be leaked out of this key technology soon.

Since the leakage of these technologies is inevitable, some factory owners simply suggest that some neutral countries are very interested in buying "small melons" or simply open the export of "small melons". I can also come back with something to alleviate the current economic difficulties.

Of course, such a motion was desperately opposed by Kano, but his current status is not the same as before. As a result, the opposition was invalid, and such a bill was successfully passed. Of course, there is still such a clause in the bill, that is: "Prohibition of sales to non-neutral countries." ”

Thus, a new way of trade began to emerge in Europe, that is, to carry a shipload of goods to France under the flag of a neutral country, exchange them for "Bonaparte melons", and then sail the ships to England or Spain or Italy, and sell these things to these countries of the anti-French alliance.

In the beginning, it was the British and Italians who did the work. But then, they were quickly squeezed out of this market by another, more competitive group of merchants. As for this group of businessmen, they were, of course, French merchants.

When Joseph arrived in Paris, he was faced with such a situation.