Over the years, there have been two main means for France to export its soft power to other countries. One is more obvious, through the establishment of media such as newspapers; The other, more subtle, but perhaps more significant in the long run, is education.

France is the first in the world in science and technology, and now it has become the consensus of almost the whole world. Therefore, it is inevitable that all countries will send students to study in France. As for international students, it is natural to maintain France's academic authority. This is not to say that international students love France more than their own country. In fact, there are not a few international students who have the idea of "learning from the law and making the law". But they studied in France and could not really be politically and ideologically free from French influence. What's more, France's universal values sound extraordinarily lofty.

Therefore, the thoughts of those international students who have the idea of "learning from the law and making the method by making the law" have also begun to change. At first, some of them really thought that it was enough to study French science and industrial technology. Especially some aspiring aristocrats, and through their deep hatred of revolution, equality, and so on. But after spending some time in France, they discovered that the French system was inseparable from French industry and science.

In particular, some engineering guys, such as the Russians, went back to their own countries and started a legal movement, but they found that many of the things that were natural and essential in France just didn't work in Russia. As a result, the factories created by the legal movement cost a lot of money, the quality was poor, and the cost was sky-high. Originally, when those Russian students returned to China to open a factory, they still felt that Russia has a lot of land and resources, and any minerals can be dug by themselves, and the labor cost of workers is super low compared with France, which should be very suitable for opening a factory. The result......

Some international students even went back to Russia and mortgaged their family's land in order to set up a factory. As a result, in just two or three years, the production was bankrupt due to all kinds of strange reasons that could not be written in a notebook, and then sold the machine, ran back to France, and worked as an engineer in a French factory.

And those who study liberal arts, not to mention, if the system of the French country is not good, and the universal values of France are not universal, then they spend so much money and go out to learn those things, isn't it in vain? Wasn't that money spent in vain?

Therefore, it is natural and common for international students to sing the praises of France's soft power. When these people stay in France, they are building France, and when they return to their home country, they are promoting France. Most of the people who studied science and technology stayed in France. Most of those who studied literature and art returned to their home countries.

One of the best lessons that international students have learned from France is the importance of education. France invests a large amount of money in education every year, and the French government not only invests the largest number in the world in terms of education, but also accounts for the highest proportion of fiscal revenue in Europe.

After returning to China, one of the most common ideas of international students, especially those studying literature and art, is to learn from the good example of France and vigorously develop education.

France, on the other hand, is also very supportive of European education - anyway, it has cultivated scientific and engineering talents, and will come to France; It cultivates literary and artistic talents and promotes the universal values of France. Look at what a good thing that is. Therefore, when Prussia had to cut its education funds due to the reparations for defeat and economic difficulties, Napoleon took out a part of Prussia's reparations for Prussian higher education.

"His Majesty Frederick II vigorously developed education, so Prussia once dominated Europe. Now His Excellency Napoleon, the First Consul of France, has vigorously developed education, so France is leading the world in all aspects. It can be seen that education is really the foundation of a country, the foundation of a rich country, and the reason for a strong country. Therefore, to develop the country, we must also vigorously develop education. Every year, the French government gives a stipend to every university student with French nationality who has passed the audit and accreditation of the French Academy of Sciences commissioned by the French government. And they can guarantee the poor students among them, and get loans at low interest rates from the Bank of Rome to support their studies. This is an important reason why France is leading the world in science. We should learn from it as well. These are said to have been said in a letter to the president of Harvard University, Mr. John Thornton Kirkland, when he first took office.

It's just that the U.S. federal government doesn't have any money in its hands, so the matter of state-run education is, of course, in the U.S., "my great America has its own national conditions here." Later, there was a war, and naturally no one cared about this kind of thing.

Still, Principal John Thornton Kirkland worked hard for the development of American education. In addition to getting as much money as possible from well-wishers, one way to improve education is to hire French students, or even French scholars, to teach at Harvard.

At this time, Harvard University was completely incomparable in academic status with those universities in Europe, especially those in France. In the eyes of Europeans in this era, Harvard or something is pheasant university. Its status is probably similar to that of Qingbei during the Republic of China - although it is a top university in China, in the eyes of European and American civilizations, even as a college preparatory department, it may not be qualified. Like Qingbei at that time, a foreign student who came back from abroad could often become a professor in such a "top university" by relying on a foreign diploma, even a fake foreign diploma, and a well-known foreign teacher.

In the United States, the same thing exists. Over the years, many American students have come to study in France. To be honest, in the beginning, Napoleon was not particularly welcoming to these American students, especially those who came to study science and technology.

Napoleon said to Joseph: "You say that these Yankees went to study in the French, and they should study Molière, Cornaise, Rousseau, and Voltaire, what science and technology should they study?" The United States is so far away from Europe, and after studying science and technology, they went back to the United States to start an industry, because the cost of transportation is high, and the pressure on them from our industrial products is not enough. It's not good, it's really bad. ”

But then Louisiana was greatly developed, and Napoleon did not mention it. Anyway, American industry can't do Louisiana's industry.

But because the American industry was beaten badly by Louisiana, not to mention competing in the world market, even the American market lost their share, and even the domestic market was in a difficult situation. Therefore, there are more and more Americans who come to study in France today, but there are more and more students, such as Lie, Gaurne, Rousseau, and Voltaire.

Many of these people returned to the United States and became professors at various American universities. And if they want to get a higher status and more income for themselves, they have to convince people that what they can learn by coming to him is worth the price. So, if you want to ask where in the United States there are the most spiritual French, it must be those universities in the United States.

So, in addition to the media, universities in the United States are an extremely important part of the Ministry of Truth's plan.

Of course, it's not just the Ministry of Truth that is eyeing international students - damn it, those rats in the sewers, disgusting color-changing monsters, dead leftovers left over from the guillotine, and the guys from the Ministry of Public Security are also eyeing international students.

This is also a normal thing, among the international students who come to study in France, there are some who are very patriotic, but there are also those who just want to change their personal destiny. The men from the Ministry of Public Security first confronted these students, then screened out possible targets from among them, and then looked for opportunities to make tentative contacts, including direct financial buy-offs, or using methods such as consumer traps, gambling, etc., to make him go into debt, and then coerce and lure. In short, it's all the same old way. But the fact that these old methods have always existed actually shows that these tricks are useful.

So the guys from the Ministry of Public Security also have a lot of international student spies in their hands. It is precisely because of these people that some of the actions were discovered by the guys from the Ministry of Public Security at the very beginning. And then......

"Obviously, there are some characteristics of the United States that are unnecessary and even dangerous for us in France. For example, the inexplicable sense of mission of the Americans, the expectation of becoming a great power, is a very bad thing. So, our old adversaries are on the move. Well, recently at Yale, there was a literature professor named Fafnier who wrote a very interesting article called 'I don't care about the rise of great powers, I only care about the dignity of small people'. Well, the article immediately sparked a lot of discussion. I think there must be a shadow of the Ministry of Truth in this.

Of course, such an action is certainly not carried out by the Ministry of Truth itself. This is the grand strategy of the country. I know you guys have a bad opinion of the Ministry of Truth, and honestly, who in our department would have a good opinion of that bunch of guys? These fools are a waste of resources, corrupt and inefficient, and that playboy minister of theirs, if it weren't for having two good older brothers, would simply not be in that position. If this matter were left to us and cost the same amount of money, we would definitely do it much better than theirs. In a modest office with only a desk and a few chairs, Fouché was talking to a few of his subordinates.

"That's it, the Ministry of Truth is a waste of support, and they will leave their affairs to us."

"If we had the resources they have, we would have ...... long ago"

Several subordinates expressed their disdain for the Ministry of Truth.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is no need to say anything like that. You know, over the years, the guys at the Ministry of Truth have made a lot of trouble for us, and this time ......"

"Let's tear them down too!" A subordinate said viciously.

"yes, let them know we're awesome!" Another subordinate also said.

Foucher glanced at them, and he knew they were saying this just to show their hatred for their first enemy. In fact, they are all human spirits, and they all know that those things can be said but not done.

"Okay, don't talk nonsense." Foucher said, "Dealing with the United States and peacefully evolving American culture is a major policy of the state, and it is an extremely important thing. In this kind of thing, if we deliberately carry out sabotage, it is treason. Lucien was indeed not very good at many things, but the consuls of Bonaparte and the abbot of Bonaparte were both smart men. Do you think if we do the sabotage, they won't find out? What will happen if they find out that we are harming the interests of the whole country for the sake of the sector? When the time comes, who will be the loser? Therefore, if we really tear down the Ministry of Truth in this matter, that is what the Ministry of Truth wants to see the most. Because that is the demolition of the entire country's Taiwan, in the final analysis, it is the demolition of our own Taiwan.

In fact, the contradictions between our two departments, the First Consul is very clear - how can he not be clear? However, the First Consul has set the most basic tone for this, that is, there can be competition, but there must be no such thing as tearing each other down.

You think, why did the First Consul let France have two intelligence agencies? One of the most important reasons for this is to make us compete with each other. Because competition makes us more productive. ”

Speaking of this, Foucher smiled: "Taking ourselves as an example, if we know about a case and someone from the Ministry of Truth may also be following up, then our efficiency can immediately be greatly improved, well, the same is true for the Ministry of Truth." That's what the First Consul wants. But if we tear each other down, it's not what he wants. In our struggle with the Ministry of Truth, the final judge who wins and who loses is the First Consul. He was Lucien's elder brother, and although His Excellency the First Consul was a very, very just man, it was impossible for brotherhood to be without influence on him. So, we can't do anything more than the Ministry of Truth - I personally hope that Lucien will come and tear down our platform more. ”

So one of the subordinates asked, "So what should we do, Minister?" Are we just ......?"

"We certainly can't let go of this opportunity. What the First Consul wants is that we can compete with each other, and we will compete with the Ministry of Truth to do a better job than them, and at the same time keep an eye on them, pay attention to their shortcomings and loopholes, and if there are, we will quietly fill them up, and then record this matter and give it to His Excellency the First Consul, which is the best way to deal with the Ministry of Truth. Guys, do you understand? ”

Everyone nodded. Then Fouché smiled again: "Of course, because they themselves do not have enough ability to analyze all kinds of information, what kind of basket has happened, as long as we can not damage the country's goals and can make up for it, it will be the best." ”

Everyone laughed together, and everyone understood what Fuche meant. It is not okay to directly dismantle the platform and dig a pit, but it is completely okay to lure the other party to make a mistake and then come out to successfully save the scene.