For some time after that, Joseph was so busy that he could barely touch the ground. He and Kano had to worry about the army's recruitment, organization, equipment, and logistics.

Prior to this, the armies of various countries were recruited. It costs a lot of money to recruit an army, so the scale is naturally quite limited. Until the time of the Thirty Years' War, the armies of European countries were still small. Later, King Frederick II of Prussia began to play conscription, which made small Prussia suddenly become a military power.

Of course, if the soldiers are to be recruited and are willing to fight for the king, the king must satisfy those soldiers. Therefore, Frederick II vigorously engaged in national education and patriotism, and slowly transformed his subjects into nationals. This also allowed the Prussian soldiers in his hands, in the Seven Years' War, to take the least salary, and bravely fight at the same time with almost all the military powers in Europe.

But doing so also comes at a cost. That is, the subjects have no rights and few obligations; And citizens have a lot of obligations, but at the same time they also demand a lot of rights. If you want to turn your people into a pack of wolves, there is a prerequisite, and that is that you must give them meat!

During the reign of King Frederick II, Prussia gained a lot of money through a series of victorious wars, in other words, he made the cake bigger, so that all the classes were divided into more cakes than before, and everyone was in harmony. But after the death of King Frederick II, the situation changed. Prussia no longer had a good chef who could constantly make the cake bigger and bigger, so the distribution of benefits became a zero-sum game, and then the Prussian rulers found that their subjects were much better than their nationals...... So Prussia began to turn back, and by the time of the Napoleonic Wars, Frederick the Great's wolf pack, which had made the whole of Europe tremble, was finally raised by his descendants into a bunch of warlike huskies.

Today's France, however, does not have the same concerns about turning its subjects into nationals. Because in the revolution, the "subjects" no longer exist. In that case, why not change the conscription system to a universal compulsory military service system. At the very least, the number of troops can be greatly increased. Given the size of France's population, it is not impossible to muster an army of a million if necessary. If so many troops could be mobilized, the whole of Europe would only tremble in the light of France, and what king would dare to mess with the affairs of France?

Of course, it's not enough to just recruit soldiers, there's more to it. For example, conscripts have a limited length of service, which means that they may have a lower level of warfare skills than soldiers from other countries.

In addition, conscription saves money because soldiers are paid less, which also affects morale. In order to allow soldiers to maintain their morale without much money, many times, it is necessary to give them patriotic education, improve their social status, and supplement them with some other preferential treatments, for example, the military salary of the later generations of Dongda is not high, but to join the army, many times they have to go through the back door, and there are these factors.

"There can be no glass ceiling for civilians in the military." Joseph said, "Even a private, if he performs well, should be promoted." Well, those soldiers who excelled in training and performing tasks deserve the opportunity to study at military academies. ”

"Glass ceiling?" Kano smiled, "That's a very figurative statement. It's a new era, and such a glass ceiling really shouldn't exist. However, if all people have the opportunity to study in military schools, then the number and size of military schools will not be enough. ”

"We can divide military academies into several levels. The lowest rank is set up at the company level of the army. In addition to the daily work, the company commander is also responsible for the most basic cultural education of the platoon commander under him. At least they should be able to understand the military orders - once conscription is introduced, once the number of troops expands, it is not unusual for a large number of platoon commanders who do not even recognize the words. Just as the strength of the Roman legions largely consisted of high-quality ten-captain rank low-level officers, if our squad and platoon leaders were all fools and illiterate, their understanding and execution of orders would not be very good. The combat effectiveness of the entire army will be greatly reduced. Therefore, I think that even at the first level, there must be education for the purpose of cultural literacy.

Of course, this education can rely on the company's own strength, and there is no need for specialized educators. We only need to be responsible for the appraisal and link the results of the appraisal to the promotion of the company commander. ”

"It's a good idea." Kano smiled, "It's just that those company commanders will scold you in the future." ”

"No, they'll just scold you." Joseph said, "You are the one in charge, and I am only your deputy." ”

"Then let them scold." Carnot Road.

"And then there's the military school for the outstanding squad and platoon leaders at the company and battalion level, which we call the junior officer training school. Teach some of the most basic things, and once they've finished their studies, we can put them in company-level positions. Then there are schools for higher-level commanders, and these schools will need instructors. Well, some older officers, can be teachers in it. Joseph added. He puts the word "older" very seriously.

Kano immediately understood what he meant. He laughed and said, "What is older, is to throw those officers who are not very reliable in politics there." That's also a way to do it. What other ideas do you have? ”

"I have one more idea." "We may be able to reduce the length of ......time soldiers serve," Joseph said.

"How is this possible?" Kano's eyes widened, "Mr. Bonaparte, I know you mean to save money, but the time for compulsory service is inherently short, so the time for military training is naturally insufficient, and the soldier's combat skill level is worrying." If the service time is shortened, how can the military quality be guaranteed? And if we continue to compress the time, then we will have to keep training the soldiers, and this cost will be high. ”

"Mr. Kano, retirement is not the end." Joseph explained, "All retired soldiers, their names will be recorded in the list of the National Guard, and they will become part of the National Revolutionary Army. That way, we don't have to spend too much money to maintain a large army. And those soldiers who have been trained, we put them in the National Guard, then it will not cost the government money, but it can guarantee a certain level of training, a certain level of technology. If there is a war, we can call them back into the army again from the National Guard. ”

Kano listened, did not speak immediately, but lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said, "This idea of yours is very creative. However, there are a lot of complicated things involved, and we still have to sum them up, but I think this method is worth studying......"

Although Joseph taught at the military academy, he was really a halfway monk for military affairs, but some experience in later life still gave him the opportunity to pretend to be B in front of real experts. His suggestion, in later generations, is actually very ordinary, but it is just a reserve force. But in this day and age, it's definitely a great idea.

However, there is a huge gap between what is creative and what is practical. And to erect a bridge on it, a lot of meticulous work is required. Joseph was really not very proficient in these areas. However, Kano's ability in this area is really outstanding. He is not only quick and delicate in thinking, but also experienced in handling all kinds of things. Many things that seem very difficult to others, Kano can arrange them in an orderly manner. Plus Kano is physically strong and energetic. Many times, he can work close to twenty hours a day.

"This guy's work ability is already strong, and with such hard work, he can use at least ten people alone! And it has to be ten experts! This guy is not human at all! In his letter to Napoleon, Joseph described his boss as follows.

"Joseph Bonaparte is the most talented man I have ever met, and his head is a treasure trove! I dare say that even the legendary treasury of Alexander the Great will not be richer than the treasury in his head. No matter when, no matter what the problem, as long as you go to him, he can always take out a magic weapon from that treasure trove that can solve the problem. But Joseph Bonaparte was also the favorite and lazy person I have ever met. As long as he can be lazy, he will take every opportunity to be lazy.

But when I say he's good at being lazy, I'm not derogatory. He always finds an easier way to avoid the tedious work. For example, he will use mathematical methods to model various tasks and then coordinate them. This greatly improves the efficiency of implementation. Then he can use the time he saves for other things. To be honest, seeing him in such a state of work, I am both envious and jealous. I work more than ten hours a day, and there are many things I don't have time to do, and this guy, at most, has eight hours at most, still has time to study mathematics, and even publishes a paper or two from time to time!

In addition, Bonaparte has another rare advantage, that is, incorruptibility. You know, when it comes to logistics, how many tricks can be played. In a different person, in Bonaparte's current position, he doesn't know how he will get rich. But Monsieur Bonaparte was quite self-disciplined, and even some of the benefits due according to the gray rules were very reluctant. I dare say that if it weren't for the fear that not taking these things might cause dissatisfaction and cause trouble at work, he wouldn't have even taken it......"

This is what Kano said about Joseph in a letter to his teacher Monge. (Of course, Kano misunderstood Joseph about integrity, the first reason why Joseph was "incorruptible" was cowardice, and the second reason was that he felt that using this job, he could know a lot of inside information that would allow him to make money legally.) Just like a certain county warden in New Yorkshire, Citigroup, it is said that he did not even receive a salary during his tenure, but during his entire tenure, his personal assets have legally doubled several times. In short, both Joseph and Kano were very happy with their partners. And they're doing a good job. By May of the following year, a program that included conscription, military academies, and reserves had begun trial operations in Paris. The Marquis de Lafayette was very pleased with their work and was ready to promote the model to the rest of the country.