Chapter 169: Hugo Strikes Back and the First Meeting
"Sure enough!"
Victor. Hugo had a relieved expression, he had expected that the cabinet would be replaced by Jérôme. Controlled by Bonaparte, Jérôme. Once Bonaparte was in power, he was bound to satisfy the interests of a part of the people.
Victor. Hugo remembered the splits that were currently taking place in the Party of Order, and he also smelled a sense of conspiracy after years of being beaten by the state in parliament and politics.
Orthodox ...... In particular, the attacks of the Priesthood faction against other members of the Order Party are likely to be met with by Jérôme. Bonaparte's instigation, in return for their instigation, Jérôme. Bonaparte was bound to continue their certain interests.
If Jérôme. Bonaparte's use of the knife in other areas would inevitably cause political turmoil, and such distribution would not benefit them, and there was no safer way than to use the knife in the field of public education.
France lost nothing more than a group of liberal-minded teachers, but it did come from the support of the Church and the reduction of educational spending.
The cost of madrassas in France is much smaller than that of a group of ordinary colleges and universities.
Thinking that in the future, French students might become religious believers, and that science and free thought were about to be stifled in the cradle, such a future made Victor . Hugo was creepy.
"I have to do something!" Victor. Hugo bowed his head and muttered, he understood that it was a certain thing to confront the religion that had existed in France for hundreds of years, and only by acknowledging religion could he attack them.
He had to go back to preparing the "ammunition" for the offensive, without which there was no need to talk about anything else.
"François, Charles!" Victor. Hugo was determined to fight for the future of France, and he looked up at François with an unwavering tone. Hugo, Charles. Hugo.
"Father!"
"Father!"
François with. Hugo and Charles. Hugo has responded to Victor. Hugo Road.
"I'll leave it to the two of you! I'm going back! ”
After talking about Victor. Hugo picked up the leather bag that he had placed beside him, got up, put the top hat hanging on the hanger on his head, and left.
The newspaper office was left with only big-eyed brothers and a busy group of workers.
"Now, what are we going to do?" Francois. Hugo asked Charles in a consultative tone. Hugo.
Shire. Hugo thought for a moment, then said, "You stay here, I'll go to the opera house!" ”
Shire. Hugo also left in a hurry.
"Alas! What are you going to do? "Look at Charles. The background of Hugo's departure, François. Hugo shouted anxiously.
"Let's see if we can help the newspaper through this!" Shire. Hugo didn't mean to stop, he explained loudly as he ran and waved his hand behind him.
"Alas!" Eyeing Charles. François of Hugo's departure. Hugo returned to the newspaper office, sitting alone on the sofa, his hands hanging on his legs, his eyes glazed and staring into the distance.
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Right here in Victor. When Hugo returned home to prepare for the Legislative Assembly's attack on "ammunition", a magnificent double-bridge carriage slowly stopped at the Palazzo Marting (Chancellery), and the golden bee icon on the side of the carriage made it easy to know who the owner of the carriage was.
The doors slowly opened, and Jérôme. Bonaparte got off the bus and went straight to the Cabinet Hall of the Martignon Palace.
At this time, in the cabinet meeting hall, the ministers of various departments waited in the hall early, and under the instructions of Prime Minister Oppel, they got up one after another to wait for Jérôme. The arrival of President Bonaparte.
A servant of the House of Martingnon entered the conference hall and trotted to Chancellor Opple to report to Opple Jérôme. The arrival of Bonaparte.
Prime Minister Oppel, who heard the president's arrival, smiled and said in a kind tone: "Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. President has arrived!"
The door to the conference hall slowly opened, and Jérôme. Bonaparte's figure also appears on the other side of the door.
Prime Minister Oppel applauded first, followed by ministers from all sectors who also gave their respects to Jérôme. Bonaparte applauded in welcome.
In the continuous cross talk, Jérôme. Bonaparte slowly made his way to the main seat in the conference hall, which had been reserved for the Prime Minister, who had to deign to be the first on the right hand side because of the arrival of the President.
Jérôme standing in the main seat. Bonaparte glanced at everyone present, cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, please be seated!" ”
All obey Jérôme. Bonaparte's order was seated, and they set their eyes on Jérôme. Bonaparte.
Jérôme. Bonaparte looked at the Bonapartist faction in the cabinet and the party inclined to the Bonapist order, and said in a kind tone: "I know the vast majority of you here!" I know all of your abilities, so I'm relieved to hand over the country to you! ”
"The cabinet still has to obey the leadership of the president!" Prime Minister Opple, of course, could tell what was polite and what was sincere, and he hurriedly flattered.
"That's right! As the saying goes, the sea sails by the helmsman. Your Excellency, you are our helmsman! The Minister of War Reinho immediately expressed his opinion to Jérôme. Bonaparte's support.
"That's right! The French Constitution stipulates that Your Excellency the President has the power to manage the government. "Finance Minister Arshier. Fuld's seemingly critical words are also full of flattery.
The remaining ministers likewise more or less to Jérôme. Bonaparte said that "it is the French tradition that the president leads and the prime minister and ministers carry out" and that the fine tradition must not be abandoned.
In the spirit of the choice of democracy, Jérôme. Bonaparte "couldn't" refuse the desire of his colleagues to be able to preside over the situation, and he "reluctantly" presided over it.
France has changed from a stage of "unification but not rule" to a stage of "monopoly of power" by the president.
Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded at Prime Minister Opaure, and after "asking" Prime Minister Opple's "consent", Jérôme. Bonaparte began: "Is there any important situation in the various departments?" ”
Morni, who is the Minister of Public Works, was the first to speak: "Mr. President, I think that the institutions under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Works are too bloated and the scope of power is too large. I propose that the Department of Public Works should be properly compressed! ”
As soon as this statement came out, like a thunderclap that blew up the calm parliamentary hall, Prime Minister Opaull and some unsuspecting ministers looked at Public Works Minister Morni in surprise, they had never heard of it, and there would be people who disliked people with too much power in their hands, but all bureaucrats with a little bit of ideals wanted to have as much power in their hands as possible, and it was the first time that a cabinet meeting had proposed to take the initiative to reduce the power in their hands.
It didn't take long for the ministers and prime ministers present to understand that this should be a big drama prepared by the president and Morni in advance, and they just had to quietly act as spectators.
As they expected, Jérôme. President Bonaparte, as if he had known that Morni was going to propose a reduction in functions, did not ask Molny why he wanted to reduce his powers, but asked directly: "Minister Molny, which function of the public works department do you want to cut?" ”
"Your Excellency, I propose that the Railway Commission under the Ministry of Public Works be made an independent department, with the President and the Prime Minister under direct responsibility!" Morni got up and blocked the prepared materials in Jérôme. Bonaparte and Prime Minister Opple in front of him.
Jérôme, who has already read the contents of the information. Bonaparte, while pretending to look through the contents of the information, said to Morny: "Why? ”
"Due to the issuance of public works bonds and the construction of railways in the first half of the year, the number of railway committees has gradually increased, and we have had to send more people to fill the railway committees! This has seriously affected the other operations of the Ministry of Public Works! "Morni addressed Jérôme in a succinct manner. Bonaparte said.
"Then you don't need to set up a new department!" Prime Minister Oppel frowned, and he looked up at Jérôme. Bonaparte.
Having made himself the interim prime minister, he did not expect to encounter such a "thorny" problem on the first day of his tenure as prime minister. Bonaparte gave an explanation.
"Your Excellency, the Railway Commission says that it is a subordinate committee of the Ministry of Public Works, but in fact it already includes all the things that a department can have, and the four sub-bureaus of the Railway Commission and the General Office, the Personnel Department, and the Transport Bureau ......, which makes the functions of the entire Railway Commission in the public works department conflict with the Ministry of Public Works, and then seriously affect the operation of the entire Ministry of Public Works!" Molney explained to Opple.
Hit Jérôme from the beginning. Bonaparte had already decided to separate the Railway Commission from the Ministry of Public Works, and for this purpose he deliberately created a crossover between the subordinate bodies of the Railway Commission and the internal institutional powers of the Ministry of Public Works.
"Then let's just demote them all to an administrative level!" Prime Minister Oppur replied.
"Mr. Prime Minister, if you hastily lower it, I am afraid that it will affect our bonds, and the market will lose confidence in bonds! Our work progress may also be stopped! Morney replied kindly.
Bond...... Prime Minister Opple suddenly remembered that he seemed to have bought a large amount of bonds from the Ministry of Public Works, and that his money would shrink if the bonds were in turmoil.
Thinking of this, Prime Minister Oppel couldn't help but feel a little flustered: "If a new department is established, those bonds will not shrink?" ”
Glancing at his colleagues present, most of whom had bought MPW bonds, Morni said categorically: "Not only will it not shrink, but it may go up a wave!" Once the Railway Commission is established as a department, it represents the government's confidence in the railway industry. Which is more promising for the ministry directly under the Cabinet of Ministers or under the Ministry of Public Works? ”
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