The documents that Joseph showed Lucien were some weapons development plans. These weapons already have specific drawings, and there is more than one kind, and if it is said that this is made by Joseph in a little more than a morning after seeing Lucien's plan, Lucien will definitely not believe it. And Lucien is sure that in such a short time, not to say that Joseph could not come out with so many things, even if he dug Leonardo da Vinci out of the ground and resurrected it, he could not get so many things out in such a short time.

Therefore, the appearance of this document bag only means one thing, that is, his brother has been preparing for this for a long time.

However, this idea really overestimates Joseph to some extent. Because these designs are actually just some things that Joseph copied from later generations. The relevant design drawings have actually been drawn a long time ago, but it is too late to take them out and use them. At this moment, I saw Lucien's suggestion, and just turned them out, so as to scare Lucien.

The first of these designs was the revolver.

In this era, the so-called pistols are all flintlock pistols. This type of pistol, like the rifles of the time, had the same problem of difficulty in loading. Each pistol can only be loaded with one bullet at a time, and after the shot, it may take more than a minute to reload another round. The range of the pistol is very limited, and when it comes to fighting with a pistol, there will definitely be no time to reload.

Compared with rifles, the hit rate of a pistol is a tragedy because of the way it is held. There was only one bullet, so in that era, many people would think that a swift sword was much better than a pistol. Even those who are ready to use pistols, in general, will carry at least two pistols. Just like those two of his friends when Kano went to clean up Gorio.

Therefore, a firearm capable of firing continuously is simply a game-changer. You imagine when you're holding a revolver and you shoot a guy and you don't hit. That guy must have thought you were out of bullets, and you had to die. So the guy pulls out his dagger and pushes it at you with a smirk on his face, and then you bang and open a few holes in a row for him. In the environment of the city, a few people, each with two revolvers, can easily do the business of destroying the door,...... That's really ...... It's really a must-have for home travel, murder and arson.

And the revolver was relatively simple in structure, and it was not particularly difficult to manufacture, even at the level of technology of this era. It's a pity that the metal cartridge case is still under development and cannot be used for the time being. (Actually, even if it succeeded, Joseph didn't plan to use it on the revolver right away.) Wouldn't it be nice to come out with an old version first and let everyone spend money to buy it once, and then come out with a new model and let everyone spend money to buy it again? ）

Therefore, the first version of the revolver designed by Joseph still needed to put in the primer, pour the gunpowder, and load the projectile into the complex loading process. It's just that compared to a regular pistol, it can be loaded with six rounds at a time. As for reloading after six rounds, it was still terrible slow.

In addition to revolvers, there are special cold weapons. For example, the small detachable crossbow was a powerful weapon for assassination when it was not possible to develop a silencer. However, this thing did not sell well later, and the better selling thing was actually another cold weapon - a folding knife.

There are two types of folding knives designed by Joseph, one is a side-opening switchblade, and the other is a butterfly knife that was popular in later generations. In a sense, these two things are actually just a kind of transformation of the dagger. But unexpectedly, gangsters from various countries applauded after using it. Although more expensive than daggers, they quickly replaced regular daggers and became the standard for gangsters in various countries.

This is because these two things, compared to ordinary daggers, have two obvious advantages:

First, it is portable. You can easily fit a switchblade and butterfly knife into a small pocket without worrying about hurting yourself. As for the dagger, it is almost twice as long as these two knives, plus the scabbard, it is a little inconvenient to put it in the pocket of ordinary clothes, remove the scabbard, it can be a little shorter, but if you want to put it in your pocket like this, maybe if you are not careful, you will fall and kill yourself.

Second, it is highly concealed when attacking. A dagger, held in the hand, is naturally less noticeable than a swift sword in the hand, but in any case, when holding a dagger, the blade always has to be exposed, and others can see it. But butterfly knives and switchblades, when you hold them in your hand, there is no blade exposed at all, and people will never think that you have a knife in your hand. It wasn't until a moment before the attack that the blade was revealed. When dealing with people who have a knife in their hands and those who don't, people's defensive actions are completely different. And once a miscalculation occurs, it is very difficult to correct it, and this naturally greatly increases the chance of a successful attack. Therefore, the switchblade and butterfly knife are a more insidious and dangerous weapon than the dagger. Perhaps because of this, in later generations, many places where even guns were not banned, these two things were strictly controlled.

Of course, when he first saw this design, Lucien didn't think about this, he just felt that these two kinds of knives were very special. In addition, he immediately understood why these designs should be kept strictly secret - because these designs are so simple, it is really necessary for people to see them and get pregnant at a glance.

So Lucien got busy in Joseph's office, and when it got dark, he made the basic budget. Joseph was also very satisfied with it, and he passed directly without deliberately picking thorns.

"Well, in terms of establishing relevant institutions, I think the first thing to do is to gather talent. Well, you'd better do it yourself. I'll write a letter to Kano and you take it. Cano is not as tall as he used to be, but in his capacity, it is not difficult to get a list of those who have recently left the Paris police service. In addition, you can also go and contact Fuché, but this matter, as much as possible, should not have too much to do with Fuché. Because in the long run, you will be competitors. To be honest, I think his ability is not a little bit better than yours. Especially in this regard, there is no one in our family who can compare with him. When you deal with him, you have to be careful not to be sold, and you also help them count the money. ”

Hearing this, Lucien's heart did not feel any resentment because Joseph felt that he was inferior, and he was far inferior to Fuxie, but could not help but have such a thought: "It's great to be able to go to Paris, it's finally a holiday!" Hahaha......"

Thinking like this, a smile appeared on his face. Joseph naturally saw it, but he didn't take it to heart, he felt that this should be the second boy's vision for the future. However, after he arrived in Paris, he talked to Lucien in detail about the various things that needed to be paid attention to, late at night.

Although Joseph is a very poor man, he is still very efficient in doing things. That evening he had written the letter, and the next morning Lucien took the letter and got into the carriage for Paris with two of his attendants.

When Lucien arrived in Paris, it was already late afternoon. Nor did he go to Joseph's residence in Paris, where the original owner was guillotined during Robespierre's time, and Joseph bought the house from the government at a relatively low price. Instead, he went straight to Kano's house. Fang Zheng: He was too familiar with it.

When Lucien arrived at Carno's house, it was just about to have dinner, and this time to eat smoothly made Lucien feel particularly cordial. He got out of the carriage and went up to knock on the door.

……

A day later, Cano handed a list to Lucien and said to him, "Lucien, this is the list of those who have been purged from the police force in Paris after Thermidori. I suggest you focus on a few of them. Well, the first one is Sheriff Javier, a very capable man who has destroyed many conspiracies of the royal party, and whose work has guillotined at least twenty nobles. Therefore, he was also hated by those royal parties. Hehe, after the Thermidorian Party came to power, some of his colleagues accused him of being a Jacobin, which led to his expulsion. He has a son and a daughter who lived at 25 Peacock Street before he was expelled.

The second is Manielle, who, like Javier, is also a good detective, but during an operation to capture a speculator, he was shot in the leg and became lame. Well, you also know that after the Thermidorians came to power, it became a crime to be injured because of the arrest of investors, not only was it not honorable. So, he was also fired. And he was probably worse off than Javier, who was at least able-bodied, and he was disabled. It is not clear where he lives now, but Henry Durand is a friend of his list, and you can find Manière through him. Henry Brand lived at 45 Bernard Street. And ......"

After introducing Lucien to a few people, Cano began to complain about the current situation, which, according to him, was now open in Paris. What's more, because of the clear Jacobin elements, the National Guard in various districts was seriously infiltrated by the royal party.

"Nearly half of the National Guard in Paris is now on the side of the royal party, and half are unclear. Of course, they may not be on the side of the royal party, but they will probably not be on the side of the republic. In order to avoid an immediate rebellion, the Government intends to hold elections, but the prospects for the elections are just as unpromising. ”

"What the government needs is time, and maybe they think that if they delay for time, their approval ratings will rise when the economic situation and the situation on the front line change?" Lucien Road.

"How is that possible? How could there be such a change in such a short period of time? Kano disagreed.

"My brother Joseph felt that they could use technical reasons as an excuse to invalidate this election and re-elect it next time. Use this method to stall for time. Lucien said.

"But their various measures will not make the country go in a better direction at all, and will only lead to more and more serious problems."

"Then they will change some of the rules, as the 91 constitution divided citizens into active and passive citizens, and deprive some people of their political rights in disguise, or simply stipulate that in the elections, the Thermidorians must be in the majority."

"This is subverting the sanctity of elections and fundamentally shaking the foundations of the republic. Not even Robespierre dared to do that. If the Thermidorians did this, there would be an immediate rebellion. ”

So, Joseph argued, the government had another option, and that was that they might take a military risk and launch an offensive operation from the Italian direction. And Napoleon was also very confident of victory. "Lucien gave Cano a good idea here.

Joseph also said that although he did not like the current government very much, no matter how incompetent and corrupt the current government is, it is a republican government after all, and even if its lower limit is higher than the upper limit of autocracy. If a victory can allow the republican system to continue in a stable manner, then such a military operation is still valuable, and I only hope that what such a military victory brings will not be wasted by them. Lucien replied.

"Alas!" Kano sighed, "Yes, they still support the republic after all. However, it is difficult to say whether they will waste their victory in vain. ”

"That's not something we can decide." Lucien said, "Josephus said that we can do what we can, and the rest is up to God." ”

Kano nodded, then added, "You're going to find those on the list tomorrow?" ”

"Yes, the faster this is handled, the smaller the variables." Lucien replied.

"Well, that makes sense." Kano nodded, "But Peacock Street, and Bernard Street, are not particularly stable now. Do you want me to send a few more men with you? ”

"No, no." Lucien said, "Too many people tend to attract attention, and if the royal party people notice us, a few more people may not be safer." It was enough for me to bring Jacques and Pierre. ”

"If it were Joseph, he would definitely be willing to bring more people with him. At this point, you might be a little more like Napoleon. Kano smiled.

Lucien stayed at the Carnot house with two of his retinue, Jacques and Pierre, that day. The next morning, after they had another breakfast at Carno's house, Kano went to the Ministry of War, and the three of them, too, went out, got into a public carriage in the street, and headed for Peacock Street.