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Faced with the threat of Krupp's cannon and Prussia's million-strong army, Garion's suggestion was to publish an article in Le Figaro that praised Prussia's military prowess and belittled the French army for nothing.

On the other side of the English Channel, the Royal Navy of Great Britain also relied on imaginary strong enemies to knock on the Diet, especially when Edward VII was in power and launched an arms race with the Second German Reich, exaggerating the horror of the German Navy in the Reich all day long.

"It's a viable plan."

Napoleon III hoped to reduce the burden and pressure on the empire by transforming the internal class contradictions into contradictions between the German nation and the French nation. Fighting a war is one of the ways to maintain the stability of the regime, and of course it is on the premise of victory. If it fails, a coup d'état awaits them that overthrows the Empire.

"Then the government will release rumors and discuss this matter, by the way, His Excellency Garion has a merit in bringing down Proudhon's rebels, say, what reward do you want?"

Napoleon III's generous sincerity on the one hand was a sign of guilt for Gallian, and on the other hand, he was also diverting the subject, and he could not have said to Gallian that tomorrow I would send troops to attack Berlin, so that the Prussian fools could understand the wrath of France.

"I had saved up a fortune by partnering with others in the condom business, and now I want to use the prestige of the Bonaparte royal family to work with Schneider on rifles and artillery."

Napoleon III looked at Garion in front of him and felt that the other party did not feel like he was lying, but it was an eye-opener for the emperor to have a writer study artillery and firearms. He couldn't help asking, "In addition to writing books, intelligence work, and historical and political analysis, is there anything Your Excellency Garion can't do?" ”

Garion smiled, ignoring Napoleon III's teasing, and asked, "The head of Schneider's company has a close relationship with His Majesty's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Fulder, and I want him to be the intermediary to take this bridge, there shouldn't be any problem, right?" ”

"I'll have Fuld meet with you another day, and I won't get involved in the specifics. Do you have a specific plan on hand? ”

"There are a few for the time being, but we need to consult with the head of Schneider to come up with a definite answer, to deal with the Prussian artillery, we need a completely different war machine than before. So wait until the specific samples come out, and then deliver them to His Majesty for inspection. ”

Garion also has other small calculations in his heart, but judging from the current situation, he still needs a certain amount of time to prepare.

"Your Majesty, if nothing else, I'll go back first. Oh yes, and please honor the promise of that bounty. Pay him three thousand francs for the man who found me outside the door. ”

Napoleon III said excitedly, "Of course, don't say 3,000 francs, even if it is 30,000 francs, I will be happy to pay!" ”

After leaving the Tuileries Palace, Garion hurried home to prepare for a new round of the Dechui project.

As he approached the door, he saw an unexpected figure standing in front of him, asking Ardai about something when he opened the door.

"Hasn't Lord Garion returned?"

Aldi shook her head, looking at the person in front of her at a loss. The other party was afraid that Ardai would misunderstand him, so he quickly explained, "I forgot to introduce myself, I am a friend of His Excellency Garion, my name is Ernest, and I am an English writer." ”

"Ernest?"

As if remembering something, Ardai suddenly lost her voice and said, "I know you, I heard my father mention your name!" ”

"Your father?"

Ernest looked at Aldi in front of him for some reason, and asked politely, "May I ask who your father is?" ”

"Your Excellency Hugo."

Hearing Hugo's name, Ernest couldn't help but be in awe of the girl in front of him, and he said respectfully, "It turned out to be the daughter of His Excellency Hugo, it's rude." May I ask when Lord Garion will be back, and please tell me when the trouble comes. ”

"We don't know."

Alde's eyes darkened, and the whole of France searched for his whereabouts, but Garion disappeared from the world, and there was no news.

"Your Excellency Ernest, it's been a long time."

Ernest heard someone shouting his name behind him, and quickly turned around, but was surprised to see Garion, who had not been seen before, standing in front of him at this time, looking at himself in front of him with a smile.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Ernest and Ardai both looked surprised as they suddenly appeared in Garion, as if they had seen a miracle. And Aldai pounced directly and kept himself tightly.

"God willing, you're finally back, do you know how worried we are about you these days?"

Ardé's eyes glistened with tears, she and Madame Balanchi had been thinking about tea and dinner all these days, inquiring about Garion's whereabouts, and when the two of them were about to despair, they did not expect him to appear in front of him.

"Sorry for worrying you."

Garion hugged Alde's head and hugged her into his arms, the other party couldn't help crying in his arms, and Garion said guiltily, "I'm sorry for worrying you." ”

"Promise me not to disappear silently next time, okay?"

Altai stroked Garion's haggard face, and said distressedly, "I have suffered a lot these days since I was missing, and the whole person is so haggard." ”

Garion squeezed out a smile, and he silently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and left a kiss mark on her smooth forehead.

"I'm sorry to worry you."

"But not anymore."

After calming Aldi, he turned to face Ernest beside him, frowned and asked, "Why is Lord Ernest here?" Shouldn't you be assisting Carl in London right now? ”

"Well, I've been sent to Paris by Karl. After all, I was the only one in London who was the most innocent, and I was hardly noticed by the government. ”

Ernest was telling the truth, those guys who had serious suspicions overseas had long been blacklisted by the Paris government, where would they have the opportunity to swagger on the Champs-Élysées, he had to explain with a wry smile, "This time I came to London with a great mission as a communist, and it is not good to discuss anti-government behavior in broad daylight, isn't Lord Garion going to invite me into the house?" ”

A big calling?

Gary was relieved, and for a long time he could not think of the important mission of 1864 in addition to the founding of the Workers' International. He had a vague feeling that the trajectory of history had moved in a direction beyond his control.