Charles was also quite happy to see his sister in a rare good mood, and he was indeed a little tired, so when he returned to his bedroom, Charles quickly fell into a deep sleep, and he did not wake up until the next morning.

Sweeping away the fatigue of last night, Charles in the early morning only felt refreshed, and even his brain turned much faster. After he got up, he freshened up and took care of himself, then left his house after eating some breakfast and rushed to his place of work at the 6 Army headquarters.

Along the way, he kept making motions to the staff he encountered, and then came to his office, where his own secretary was already waiting, and handed him a large stack of papers that he needed to deal with, according to important procedures.

Charles took the texts and read them one by one.

Unlike when he was in the initial Ministry of Railways, he could appoint a secretary at will, after arriving at the 6th Military Department, his secretary was appointed by the ministry - this was not only convenient for him to get in touch with work, but also convenient for him to make it difficult for him to really get in touch with work, naturally, this secretary was also the kind of middle-aged man with an indifferent expression, and his communication with him always made Charles feel dull and blunt, so the two did not say much outside of work, and Charles did not even know his family situation.

This speechless interaction between superiors and subordinates suddenly reminded him of the former full-time secretary in the Ministry of Railways, Clement, but now that Clement had been appointed by him as a close confidant, there was nothing more to say.

Although the whole office is spacious, it is also deserted, and there are no female staff inside or outside to spice up the mood.

In this era, in addition to working as low-level female workers (and many also work part-time as wandering warblers). It is very rare for women to go out and do some office work, and it is even regarded as a bad behavior of "robbing men of job opportunities" and is not accepted by society.

Moreover, at this time, the government bureaucracies in European countries were not large enough to hire a large number of typists and clerical staff to process the huge volume of documents, so Charles had to do the same as his colleagues. endured this kind of work without the company of a female secretary, so Charles had to devote himself to his work.

However, although there are a lot of documents that need to be dealt with by him, as a layman, there are not many actual affairs that he needs to deal with in the 6th Military Department. Of course, he did not need to deal with the personnel transfers, logistical management, and weapons manufacturing of the army, but was responsible for a large number of clerical tasks related to the government and parliament -- that is, an inconsequential clerical work.

This feeling of being deliberately limited couldn't help but make Charles deeply feel a certain feeling of not being valued, a feeling he had not felt for a long time. I don't want to continue to adapt.

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"I am deeply dissatisfied with the xenophobia of the 6th Army, obviously I have expressed it many times, even if I have not served, but I am still a friend of the 6th Army, why do I have to do this?" In the afternoon sun, Charles gently picked up the teacup in front of him and drank the black tea in it, "I feel that I am not accepted by you in the slightest. It's not going to work, it's bad for all of us, and it's going to affect all of us. ”

"It's because you have a lot of seniority and you suddenly get a high position. It's so jealous, sir. But with a malicious sneer, Viscount Alex de Lautrec calmly drank the black tea in his cup, "Besides, why should I listen to you?" Are you smart? As far as I can see, you're just a layman. What do you know about the 6 Army. It's just that I know some battle names and know honors. You know the uniforms and medals, but you don't know that the military is essentially a complicated digital job. And full of mud and death, it would be a disaster in itself for a layman like you to interfere too much in the affairs of the 6th Army. ”

"This layman knows at least one thing, and that is that our promising Viscount de Routrec is a disgusting and perverted cosmito." Perhaps a little dissatisfied with the other party's lively appearance, Charles suddenly laughed.

Charles's sudden taunt made Viscount Lautrec's eyes widen instantly, and his soft brown pupils and slender eyebrows formed an expression containing anger. His face turned red, and he looked like the black tea was still in his throat and he was holding his breath, and he wanted to cough but couldn't cough it out.

Finally, he drank the residual black tea in his mouth with a grunt, and then looked at Charles a little angrily, "Didn't you say that you won't mention this here?" ”

In a hurry, he forgot to use the honorific title of "you" of the nobility and used the "you" to express contempt, completely losing his usual proud demeanor.

"If you're a little more cooperative, I can do that." Charles replied with a smile, his heart filled with a certain sense of malicious pleasure, "It's a pity, I don't think you seem to feel it yet, you and I are the ones who stand together, and ...... I am one level above you. ”

After hearing Charles's taunt, Alex's breathing became rapid, and his slender fingers tightly grasped the teacup in his hand, as if he was about to spill the tea and make a move.

However, after a few moments, he barely regained his composure.

"Alright, alright, sir, I see."

"That's fine." Charles smiled and shrugged.

Charles knew that the other party was unhappy with his "grabbing the handle and threatening to force the chariot", but he didn't care at all - it didn't matter if the means were despicable or not, as long as they worked. "So, now the situation is clear, my friend, I want to make friends with the whole of the 6th Army, but now the progress is a little disappointing, so...... It's up to you to figure it out for me, help me, it's a request you can't refuse. ”

"Isn't the situation bad now? Why do you have to do that? "As it stands, you can gain seniority and prestige here, and no one will oppose you or oppose you, so you can do it in peace, and everyone will act tacitly, and you will not interfere with your ......plans and those of Mr. President."

"But I don't accept that as a result, I want to do more." Charles replied calmly. "What the country needs me to do is piling up, and because of this, I have to get more support from the 6th Army, and not ......"

Charles paused, then added softly, "Think of me as some insignificant henchman of the President." ”

Hearing Charles's words, Viscount Lautrec's eyes widened again - after all, this could not be regarded as a sign of loyalty in any way.

After a moment, he finally sneered.

"Huh...... After all, the surname is De-Treville, and it is really extraordinary...... Haha......"

Charles looked at him quietly and smiled, he was not afraid of what would happen to the other party.

After laughing for a while, the section chief finally raised his head again.

"Well, well, since you've said so, what else do I have to say?"

Then he took another sip of tea and thought about it.

"In general, what do you want us to do? We, the officials, are just executors......"

"You are unfettered executors, and the 6th Army has been on its own for many years." Charles's expression was as calm as ever, "No one could control you back then, and even more so now." The minister is now the prime minister, but he can't do both, and everyone knows he won't be able to do it long. Besides, he also has a tacit agreement with us that he will never hinder our actions, but he also does not intend to take the initiative to do anything for us, so you can actually do whatever you want, can't you? ”

Viscount Lautrec was a little confused by Charles's cross-examination, but at last he nodded.

"Well, you're right on some kind of Cheng dù, but...... Do you want to change anything about this? If that's the case, I would like to advise you that this is a very dangerous move, and I think you yourself know it. ”

"Of course I do." Charles sighed.

Overhauling the entire army is too big a move to be necessary at the moment - at least not for now.

While this is a necessary thing, if there is a declaration now, such as "we want to hold the reins of the army", it will only push the entire army into the hands of their political enemies.

However, not being able to do so does not mean that he can't and shouldn't leave some of his mark and some prestige in the 6th Army during this term of office, at least that's what he thinks.

"Alex, you know, recently we held a military exercise at Le Mans under my leadership."

"Well, yes, I know." Alex nodded. "I heard it worked well?"

"It's okay," Charles frowned, "but I've actually had a lot of problems. ”

"Huh? How so? ”

"There are a lot of questions, and I'll summarize them all later. However, one of the most troublesome problems is that the current standard weapons of our Sixth Army are too backward and far from being suitable for this new era of great scientific and technological development. Charles looked at each other quietly, "Yes, I mean I'm going to push the 6th Army to adopt a new rifle, a new weapon that can greatly increase the combat effectiveness of the infantry." ”

"Oh?" Alex looked at Charles suspiciously.

"We already have this kind of weapon, but it is not taken seriously, and I hope that during my tenure, this weapon can be included in the arms procurement sequence of the 6th Army, so that at least some troops can use this weapon." Charles's tone was firm, "This is an idea that must be done, and I will not hesitate or hold back until it is done, and you will not be allowed to have it." Give me a way, Alex. (To be continued)

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