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Marshal Philip shook his glass and smiled heartily: "Young man, do you know the importance of your mission?"

Before Brion could speak, Philip suddenly asked, "I think you should know which fleet is the most powerful navy in the world today?"

"Is it the Royal Navy of the British Empire?"

For the fleet of the Napoleonic era, Brion had browsed it in his previous life. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Although I have never heard of the fleets of Prussia and Spain, I know a lot about the British Empire, which is still the world's first-class naval power in the 21st century. Although the navy of the modern Elizabeth II era has lost its former supremacy, it was definitely the world's first seafaring power in the eighteenth century.

Of course, Brion also remembers vividly the Battle of Trafalgar between Napoleon and Nelson, which was the first battle in the history of the British Empire.

Philip nodded: "Young man, your task is very heavy. Although you are an army general, I believe that with your talents you should not be able to qualify as Secretary of the Navy. And the French Navy has always been at the disadvantage of the European Navy, and I really hope that you can completely strengthen the Kingdom Navy!"

"I understand, Marshal. ”

Philip found a seat and sat down slowly: "To be honest, young man, I really envy you. I would love to take you with me on the front lines, if I could be thirty years younger. You are the hope of our Bourbons, just let it go!"

"Hmm. Brion nodded in agreement.

Brion has always been a man of faith above all else, and the expectations of Marshal Philip were met. Briand's promise shows that he will take action to strengthen the French navy, even if the profession is seriously wrong and he is ignorant of the situation.

However, compared to the imminent arrival of the French navy, Brion's current priority is to deal with the problem of the abundant power in his hands first.

After months of continuous warfare, Brion did not bother much about the savings business, but the main part of it was arranged by Brion in advance. Now this young general has a lot of lucrative industries in his hands.

On the economic side, there was the big trading company Ambrila, which was based in Paris, which had evacuated before the siege of Marais, so there was no loss at all. In addition, there are several five-star hotels under Brion's banner, and Brion may not know that MacDonald has made the company bigger and stronger within a year, and the extra money can open several branches. However, it was the Banque de France that made the most money, and due to the collapse of the country's economy, Brion's anonymous industry unwittingly squeezed into the market, and the bank was also highly respected by the state.

So far, the French government owes the Banque de France 10 million dollars in national debt.

As for the military armament, Brion never took it lightly. Since the training of 80,000 recruits in the fiefdom, Brion has opened an arsenal to manufacture his own excellent Ferguson rifles. Since the headquarters of the arsenal was originally located in the Rhine region, and later the Prussian invasion, Briand had to move the factory back to the fiefdom. In this way, the branch factory and the headquarters of the fiefdom converged and instantly expanded the production volume.

With the passage of time, the weapons and materials of 80,000 people were basically completely solved, the arsenal became bigger and bigger, and weapons and ammunition began to accumulate. It was only then that Brion began to plan to introduce the military factory to the whole world.

It was just as the plan was slowly being conceived that a better piece of news came. Ferguson, who had secretly researched the weapons management factory in the fiefdom, finally developed the second-generation Ferguson rifle, because this new rifle was cheaper, easier to use, and faster to fire than the first-generation Ferguson rifle. Brion named the new gun the "Ferguson A2" rifle.

When the first sample of this gun was sent from the fiefdom, Brion was excited: "I didn't expect that in such a short time, our rifle would have a continuous work, this is our hope, and it is also the change of the times that will be mass-produced immediately!"

However, Desai expressed doubts: "The second-generation Ferguson rifle is not outstanding in terms of attack power, and even slightly inferior to the first-generation, and the army has only really popularized the first-generation Ferguson rifle." It is irrational to have to replace weapons now. ”

Although his subordinates were a little reluctant, Brion didn't care. He understood that the power of the rifle was very important on the battlefield, but even if it was powerful, it had to hit the enemy, otherwise it would be no different from a burning stick. The second-generation rifle just strengthened the accuracy and rate of fire, the original Ferguson rifle could have a maximum of five or six rounds a minute, but the second generation could reach a rate of fire of eight or nine rounds a minute.

For Brion, these young officers are modern after all, and Kenneng doesn't know much about the principle of striking first.

After careful consideration, Brion boldly signed the authorization form, which also means that Ferguson is responsible for the development of weapons in the fiefdom from now on.

However, in addition to weapons, Brion was more concerned about the training of the 80,000 troops. The army had been training for more than a year, and after more than a year of precipitation, these strong, restless lads had finally obeyed their commander, Sirte.

After carefully understanding the training situation of the fiefdom, Brion decided to suspend the armament of the first and third divisions. After the full development of the second-generation Ferguson rifle, all weapons were delivered directly to the headquarters of the Forces nouvelles. For the Rhine Legion, which has always been under the jurisdiction of the royal family, Brion has really no way to sneak in with Bernadotte and Davout recently.

After the last national riot, Louis XVI had strengthened the centralization of power. The local governors also began to tighten their control over the local legions, and Pishglu, as a royal general, also began to exercise strict control over the army.

The difficulties of Bernadotte and Davout and others Brion are also understandable.

On 20 August, Brion was ordered to leave Paris and head to the naval base in Marseille. Due to the size of the 2,000-strong guard, Brion simply took MacDonald and twenty cavalry escorts. Desai took full control of the garrison and immediately headed south to Lyon.

Brion isn't the kind of person who does whatever he says, though. Just when Paris came to think that Brion had rushed to Marseille to take up his post, Brion actually secretly went to the fiefdom capital of Etheim. Here he was about to meet again with General Braunschweig, the plenipotentiary of the Prussian side.

This time the Prussian side came secretly and Brion had already learned a thing or two. After the Treaty of Reims was again suppressed, all Prussian possessions in France were recovered, and all they got was a small kingdom of Saxony.

Brion had already thought about the wrath of the Kingdom of Prussia, but Brion still had a great purpose for the purpose of this meeting.

"Dear General Brion, you have once again disappointed Prince Ferdinand. Braunschweig took an impatient sip of coffee in the castle.

"What's the disappointment?"

"Originally, our Kingdom of Prussia could have obtained one-third of the German territories in the Rhine region, but all this was completely shattered by the Treaty of Reims, which you coerced Prince Ferdinand to sign ten days ago. Braunschweig said with some indignation: "The Prussian harvest is completely irreparable, and I hope that His Excellency the General will give us a reasonable explanation." ”

Brion blinked, still as calm as usual. However, in his mind, the situation at this time was definitely much more tense than it was under the Marais government, which had only dealt with a few small peasants who had never seen the world, but this time he had to deal with a huge military group that could play a decisive role in Europe.

"General Braunschweig, please rest assured. The corners of Brion's mouth raised: "Please tell His Royal Highness Prince Ferdinand, we will try our best to compensate for your losses this time." ”

"How to compensate?" said Braunschweig, asking the most crucial question.

"I have said that France is the most generous to its friends, and in Alsace we will try to encourage local factories to produce for the benefit of the Kingdom of Prussia. Brion casually took down the map of Europe hanging on the wall and laid it out in front of Braunschweig: "In terms of territory, we will give Prussia the initiative to attack the kingdom of Westphalia." I believe that this German land is definitely conducive to the strengthening of Prussia's leadership on the German side. ”

"Really?" said Braunschweig, a little surprised.

Still as he had been at the beginning, he still did not expect Brion to assist Prussia so generously. However, in his astonishment, Braunschweig suddenly realized that there was a deception behind such generosity, and that there were always some mistakes in Prussia every time he got a large amount of booty.

"I said that the treaties we had signed were not legitimate, with the exception of the Treaty of Reims. I'm not sure. The French government would recognize the bill. ”

Brion seems to have expected this, but he deliberately showed trepidation in order to show his true appearance.

"Perhaps France would have resisted Prussia's decision before, but the world is decided by the strong, and I think His Majesty Louis XVI should have understood this rule not long ago. ”

Braunschweig smirked, as if he was very pleased with the remark.

After looking down at the map for a while, he slowly looked at Brion: "I don't believe that you will help us for free, you must have any conditions." ”

"It's simple. Brion held up a finger: "My territory, the Duchy of Baden, is my fiefdom in Germany, and I hope that His Majesty Wilhelm III will grant humanitarian protection." ”

"That's really not a cause for concern. Braunschweig nodded with satisfaction: "Dealing with His Excellency the General is my favorite thing, I wish us success in our cooperation." ”

"Yes, I wish us success. Brion's smile was tinged with mockery and cunning.

In the final moments of leaving the army, Brion had to ask for a peace charm for his military base, and Prussia was the most effective. However, among these interests, Brion is calculated. First of all, even if the French government could encourage the factory directors, the patriotic workers would never work for the Prussians. As for the Kingdom of Germany, the British will never sit idly by.

The British had always advocated a balance of power on the mainland, and once the annexation war began, the Austro-British alliance would force Prussia to make concessions on the mainland, with Germany as the main battlefield. A huge Russia is already going to worry the monarchs of Europe, and they are definitely not going to let a European giant appear.

In short, all dangers have been pulled out, and Brion can finally be at ease.

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