That's a spectacle. Joseph shook his head, "But this spectacle, it doesn't make money!" In the present, the wonders that don't make money are the wonders of misleading the country. Also, do you think the woman I draw is bad? You guys really don't have any connoisseurship, and Polina likes it so much that just two days ago, she asked me to draw a portrait of her with big eyes. ”

When Napoleon heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Joseph, it's not good for you to blow something?" You boast that you are good at math and say, 'I have an opinion on this question,' and all of Europe listens to you honestly and quietly, even if you say that the sum of the inner angle of the triangle is less than 180 degrees, people will listen to it, at least for several days before they dare to refute it. You brag about your science, you say that Newton's three laws are not right, and everyone has to think for a long time before daring to ask you for evidence. Even, if you brag militarily, few people dare to refute you except me. But you blow your paintings? Do you think painting is a ruler drawing? Polina says you draw well? Polina said that because you are the eldest brother, and she wants to make you happy! ”

At this point, Napoleon paused, and then suddenly said with a puzzled face: "No, no, this is completely wrong!" ”

"What's wrong?" Joseph asked.

"How could Polina say that you drew well? He's not a sycophant like Lucien. No, that's not right, Polina's troublemaker must have done something again, that's why she slapped you on the back like this, well, you don't have enough vigilance against her, maybe the idea was Lucien's, they've always been embarrassed...... Well, Joseph, what the hell do you think this troublemaker is doing? ”

"Look at what you said, is it true that the person who praises me must be a sycophant? Must it be an ulterior motive? I think you're the one with ulterior motives! Joseph was at first very dissatisfied, but then he added, "But as far as Polina is concerned, this is not true, Napoleon, you should quickly have someone check and see what she has done." Don't let Lucien check ......"

"I'm not a fool, how could I ask Lucien to investigate?" Napoleon said, "Anyway, Polina is not too young, and she is so foolish every day—well, it's all your habitual thing—and I say, "Shouldn't you, the eldest brother, also think about it, and help her find a husband?" ”

"I, how did I get used to it? Don't throw any pot at me, I think you have the same responsibility on this issue! Joseph began by harshly criticizing Napoleon's misdeeds of trying to evade responsibility and throwing the blame on himself. Then he scratched his head, sighed, and said:

"Napoleon, what you said later makes sense, but there really aren't any suitable candidates among my students. Well, I think there are any of your old subordinates who are suitable? ”

In this regard, Napoleon can understand very well, most of Joseph's students are scientists or something, this kind of person is a troublemaker like Polina, Napoleon thinks about it himself, and thinks that it is better not to harm others.

"My old subordinate? Well, who of my old subordinates doesn't know the 'Toulon Holy Maiden'. "But maybe some of my old subordinates will appreciate her, for Polina is still very good-looking, but she has a strange temper, but she is still very cheerful...... Alas, Joseph, why do you say that these bear children are so unreassuring? ”

Joseph looked at Napoleon and was speechless for a while.

It took three days for two men to rush to the test site of the "Bonaparte-Watt Company", where they had been waiting for them for a long time.

Although he spent several days in the carriage, Napoleon's mood was quite high, and he was not at all affected by fatigue. As soon as he got out of the car, he shouted that he wanted to go to the scene to see, Joseph was actually a little tired, but he did not want to discourage Napoleon, so he went with him, with a group of entourage, and Watt and others to the test site.

The test site is on a large stretch of flat land, where a section of steel rails with a length of six kilometers is laid. The way these rails were laid was basically completely copied from later generations. Well, it's a bit weird to say that, as if the later Chitu country copied the 5G technology that the lighthouse country didn't have. Maybe the Red Rabbit Country in the future will also have a traverser?

If you want to talk about the difference with the railroad of later generations, in fact, there are still some things. For example, in later generations, the sleepers under the railroad tracks were generally made of reinforced concrete. At this time, wood is not worth much, so the sleepers under this section of the railway are really tall solid wood.

Underneath the sleepers of the solid wood is a thick gravel ballast, and underneath the gravel ballast is a roadbed paved with larger stones.

Napoleon walked to the side of the tracks, bent down, tapped the rails with his knuckles, and asked, "How many rails were used for this section of the experimental road?" ”

"20 kilograms per meter, you count it yourself." "But if the experiment is successful, we will first have to build a railroad from the Saarland mine to the steel plant." This experimental route could be used as part of this path. Therefore, although the test road was built a little longer, it was actually not wasteful. ”

"It seems that you are confident that the experiment will be successful." Napoleon said, "Where is the locomotive?" ”

"Over there, First Consul." William Murdoch said, "The locomotive is in the factory over there, but the original plan was to conduct the experiment tomorrow, so it ......"

Not far away, there is a tall factory building from which the railway runs.

Napoleon looked over there and smiled. "Ah, I understand, I just want to see what it looks like and go up and touch it again, and as for the experiment, it should still be carried out according to the predetermined plan. It's not a good habit to change your plan indiscriminately. ”

So everyone followed Napoleon into the factory.

When I entered the building, I saw two behemoths parked on the railroad track, which were the two steam locomotives. A group of workers are there doing the final overhaul of the locomotive before the experiment. The guards stepped forward and said a few words, and the workers stopped. Stand aside and wait.

"Ah, let them continue, let's not disturb people." Napoleon said, and the Guards went to convey the meaning. But instead of immediately going back to work, the workers shouted, "Is Bonaparte in power?" ”

"What? Do you know me? Napoleon was glad to hear the shouts of the workers.

"It's really Bonaparte who is in power!" Someone shouted.

"Long live Bonaparte!" Someone shouted after that.

Napoleon was overjoyed to hear this. He stepped forward and shook hands with the workers one by one.

"How does it feel to work here?"

"Your Excellency, you are right, it is indeed very hard here, but who is not hard except for the landed peasants now?" One worker said, "Fortunately, the Bonaparte Company paid us a good salary, and in a little while I will be able to save some money, and then I will be able to go to Louisiana to work as a farmer." ”

"Your Excellency, they say, as long as you can speak French and are willing to swear allegiance to France, you can also get a piece of land in Louisiana as a farmer?" Someone else asked in less proficient French.

"Absolutely. As long as you can speak the simplest of French and are willing to be loyal to France, you can do it. Napoleon replied.

Then there was another cheer around.

Because the situation in the French countryside is now good, there are now much more foreign workers, especially from the German states, in the French factories. To be honest, Joseph didn't pay them much, but compared to their hometown, it was quite good. What's more, as long as you save enough money, you can go to Louisiana and get a large piece of land.

Of course, this will certainly have the consequence that the number of immigrants to Louisiana will significantly exceed that of French. However, Joseph felt that this would not be a big problem. Because in later generations, after getting Louisiana, the lighthouse country also introduced immigrants from Europe on a large scale, and among these immigrants, the largest number of immigrants were also Germans, until Joseph crossed, Germans were still the largest ethnic group in the lighthouse country, but this did not change the characteristics of the Anglo-Saxon culture of the lighthouse country. If the lighthouse state can do it, there is no reason why France can't do it. It is nothing more than brainwashing plus education. In fact, given the conversion fanaticism, it is even easier to make a German love French culture than it is to make a French person love French culture. For example, in later generations, those who love the lighthouse country the most are often not necessarily the people of the lighthouse country.

After shaking hands with Napoleon one by one and expressing their admiration and gratitude to him, the workers gradually returned to their posts. So the technicians who followed Napoleon began to introduce Napoleon to the situation of these two locomotives.

"Your Excellency the First Consul," Watt, as the train's chief designer, told Napoleon, "the one closer to us is the Progress 1, followed by the Progress 2. ”

Napoleon nodded, he knew that the difference between the so-called "Progress Type 1" and "Progress Type 2" was actually the result of the old man in front of him and the fighting spirit of others, and the "Progress Type 2" was the target model in Joseph's heart.

"What a big guy. If some stupid Native Americans see it, they might even worship it as a god. Napoleon laughed. He walked over to Progress 1, reached out and grabbed the barbar handrail of the ladder, turned around and asked, "Can I go up and have a look?" ”

"Of course," said Watt, "is the cab above, and you can go up and have a look." ”