The new warship was replaced by Jérôme. After Bonaparte named the Friendship, he asked Chancellor Dick if he could take him inside the Friendship.

"Your Majesty, the Friendship belongs to you and to the entire French Empire!" Minister Diko to Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

Subsequently, Jérôme. Bonaparte and others, as they called it, boarded the deck of the ironclad of the Friendship.

The captain in charge of commanding the new ironclad ship received a message from Jérôme. When Bonaparte and Admiral Dico arrived, they hurriedly summoned the sailors of the ironclad to assemble on the deck.

Since the construction of the Friendship ironclad ship was completed in less than two months, and the entire ship has not really carried out escort missions, the sailors on the ironclad ship are still in a state of dissatisfaction with 430 people (570 people fully matched)

Four hundred sailors stood on the deck and looked at Jérôme directly in front of them. Bonaparte and Dico, many of whom had excited expressions on their faces, had been in close contact with the Emperor's nephew for the first time.

Looking at the blackened soldier in front of him, Jérôme. Bonaparte did not speak, but went among them, shook hands with them, and asked them for their names and places of residence.

Almost every one of the same Jérôme. The soldiers with whom Bonaparte shook his hand told him this information in trembling voices.

When Jérôme. More than an hour had passed since Bonaparte shook hands with all the soldiers.

Subsequently, Jérôme. Bonaparte stood before them again, praising their dedication to France and encouraging them to strive for a navy worthy of the Kingdom of Britain.

"We must prove to Britain that we are not only superior to the British army in terms of land, but also in navy we are no less inferior to the British navy! Building an independent naval fleet is a dream shared by me and Dico! I believe that with such a fleet, France will be able to spread its civilization to every corner of the world! Let the indigenous civilizations of the world learn French spontaneously and become a part of the French world! "Jérôme. Bonaparte said in a high-pitched tone.

In front of this group of newborn ironclad sailors, Jérôme. Bonaparte tried to use euphemism to instill his colonial ideas in the sailors.

In his mind, the role of the French fleet was not only to challenge Britain's sea power, but also to expand the French colonies.

Therefore, a strong navy is a necessary condition for France!

"So, I want you to act as much as you can! Work hard to build a strong navy, and I myself will support you with a spirit of 12 points! I believe that with the joint efforts of both of us, France will be able to succeed! ”

Jérôme. As soon as Bonaparte's words fell, the captain of the ironclad ship Friendship immediately began to applaud, and the sailors on the ironclad were also Jérôme. Bonaparte applauded.

Thunderous applause appeared on the ironclad, and after a while, in Jérôme. At Bonaparte's command, the applause gradually subsided.

Subsequently, Jérôme. Bonaparte gave the order to disband.

"All of them! Disband! The captain spoke in a loud voice to the members standing on deck.

The sailors on deck obeyed the captain's orders and returned to their posts, and the captain came to Jérôme. Bonaparte stood before Chancellor Dico.

"I hope the Friendship will be my ship on my trip to Constantinople!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said to Chancellor Dico.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured! I'll be sure to have all the staff fully staffed before I go! Minister Diko said immediately.

"Good!" Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded, and then jokingly said to Chancellor Dico, "Dico, this battleship has been requisitioned by me!" ”

"Your Majesty, this was originally your fleet!" Diko replied in a deferential tone, then turned to the captain and explained to the captain that he was escorting Jérôme. Bonaparte's mission to Constantinople.

"I'm sure I'll do it well!" The captain replied in a sonorous tone.

"Since we're here, why don't we have a meal here?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked Richard. Metternich Dao.

Richard. Metternich bowed slightly, and said that he had never eaten on a battleship.

"You have to do it with your heart! If Ambassador Richard is not satisfied, don't blame me for being unkind! "Jérôme. Bonaparte said to the captain in a mocking tone.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured! Our warship has been equipped with the best chefs of the Navy. It's not as good as your chef at the Tuileries, but it's also a flavour that will please Mr. Richard! "The captain was courteous to Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"yes? The chefs of their fleet, even I am a little jealous! Minister Diko also smiled and helped.

Since ancient times, the navy has been treated with the most generous of all arms, not only because of the large number of noble officers in the navy, but also because the price of training a qualified naval soldier is almost equal to that of gold.

So, almost all countries will have the best cooks for their fleets.

Even in the future, like Japan, the army is about to eat grass, the navy still enjoys supra-national treatment.

English food, pasta, and many things that Japanese people have never seen in their entire lives are things that Navy soldiers take for granted.

For this reason, the future battleship Yamato was also jokingly called the Yamato Restaurant.

The topic returns to the ironclad of the Friendship, as the first battleship made of iron hull, Diko can be said to have injected too much effort.

Therefore, the ironclad ship, from the sailor to the restaurant chef, has been carefully selected by Dico.

"That's good! I'll see! "Jérôme. Bonaparte smiled and said, "By the way, where is the restaurant?" ”

"Your Majesty, please follow me!" The captain hurried for Jérôme. Bonaparte led the way.

Jérôme. Bonaparte entered the interior of the hull and found the officers' dining room on the first floor (the interior of the hull consisted of a non-layered space, of which the first and second floors were resting and entertainment places for sailors and officers, the third and fourth floors were for artillery and steam engines, and the fifth floor was used for ballast of supplies)

Enter the Jérôme restaurant. Bonaparte greeted the officers in the dining room with a smile as he walked to a table near the corner and sat down.

After about half an hour, the chef of the ship's restaurant began to serve the food.

Looking at the table full of dishes in front of him, Jérôme. Bonaparte also couldn't help but wonder if the budget he had allocated to the French Navy was a bit too much, foie gras, snails, steaks, ...... A table full of them was a bit too extravagant.

After all the dishes were served, the chef brought two bottles of wine from Bordeaux, which should have been some vintage judging from the wine outsourcing.

The chef uncorked the wine and poured it into the glass.

Jérôme. Bonaparte raised his glass, stood up and said aloud to everyone in the restaurant: "This first glass of wine, toast France, may the French Empire grow stronger and stronger!" ”

All the officers present stood up, and they also raised their glasses in response: "May the French Empire grow stronger and stronger!" ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte drank the first glass of wine and sat down again.

Subsequently, Jérôme. Bonaparte and the others chatted while eating, and this small banquet lasted for nearly two hours.

When the last rays of the setting sun reluctantly disappeared at sea level, night came, and the light of kerosene lamps replaced time to illuminate the entire ironclad ship.

Jérôme. Bonaparte and the others left the ship under the escort of the captain, and then came to the harbor in a dinghy.

Jérôme standing at the port terminal. Bonaparte stared at the sparkling sea, and after a long time, he came back to his senses and looked at the Minister Dico beside him and said, "Where is our dwelling?" ”

"Your Majesty, please come with me!" Minister Dick hurriedly responded.

Jérôme. Bonaparte, led by Minister Dico, came to the pier again, and looked into the distance through the pier, where the wharf where the goods were still lit up, and where the workers were working tirelessly.

After walking to the side of the trestle away from the pier, several horse-drawn carriages were parked there.

Jérôme. Bonaparte entered the carriage in accordance with the combination of the time it came, and the carriage gradually accelerated forward under the light of the kerosene lamps on both sides.

After about 10 minutes, the carriage stopped in front of a castle.

"Your Majesty, this is it!" Chancellor Diko pointed to the castle towards Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

Jérôme. Bonaparte and the others entered the castle, and the butler in charge of taking care of the castle hurried to greet Dico and others after seeing the arrival.

"Your Majesty!" Minister Diko introduced to the butler.

"Your Majesty!" The butler, who had already known that the emperor would arrive, hurriedly asked Jérôme. Bonaparte curtsied.

"Hmm!" Jérôme. Bonaparte bowed slightly, and then ordered the butler to serve him and Richard. Metternich prepares the room to rest.

After a good night's sleep in the castle (Richard. Metternich took advantage of the middle of the night to write to the Prince of Metternich to tell him about the war in which France had new warships), Jérôme. Bonaparte, accompanied by Chancellor Dico, went to the Toulon City Hall to meet the senior bureaucrats of the Toulon City Hall.

Richard. Metternich used this time to send letters to the Austrian Empire.

In the evening of the same day, a banquet was held in the Toulon Naval Club. Bonaparte met with all the admirals of the Toulon region.

Jérôme. Bonaparte also shook hands with them and encouraged them.

Over the next few days, Jérôme. Bonaparte met with certain industrial and commercial magnates of Toulon in the castle to inquire about the progress of their enterprises.

The giants have said that their enterprises are in a stage of rapid development, many factories have more than doubled in size, and their enterprises are still absorbing workers.

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