"Since this matter has been raised in your office, then it is up to you, the Minister of War, to carry it out!

Once the Colonial Department is established, you can travel to Algiers and take up your role as Governor! ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! ”

Conclude the discussion of Jérôme. Bonaparte customarily invited the Minister of Montauban to dine with him, during which Jérôme. Bonaparte clinked glasses with Montauban on several occasions and suggested that if the Minister of Montauban had only achieved a little during his tenure in Algiers, he would promote Montauban to the rank of Marshal of the Reich, and even canonize him as Count of the Reich.

And he did this only to appease the Minister of Montauban, who was burdened with the hatred of weakening the War Department for him.

After all, Montauban has already carried a lot of black pots for him, Jérôme. If Bonaparte had not given some substantial reward, how many people would have been willing to take the blame for him in the future.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured! I will definitely live up to your expectations! "The Minister of Montauban deferentially addressed Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

"By the way, when you are the governor of Algiers, you must do everything you can to attract more Europeans to Algiers!" Jérôme. Bonaparte once again told the Minister of Montauban: "We French are in the minority in Algiers after all, so we must do everything we can to attract more people to Algiers!" ”

At present, there are about 135,000 Europeans in Algiers, accounting for one-ninth of the population of Algiers, of which the French population is only more than 70,000.

That's it still Jérôme. Bonaparte's desperate efforts to send all the political prisoners to Algiers had to reach such a scale, so it was necessary to increase efforts to bring more Europeans into the Algiers colony.

"Your Majesty, I understand! I'll do what you ask! Minister Montauban nodded without hesitation. Bonaparte, like himself, did not fully trust the pagans.

"There's not much else to say!" Jérôme. Bonaparte raised his glass again and said to the Minister of Montauban.

The Minister of Montauban respectfully addressed Jérôme. Bonaparte clinked glasses.

After eating and drinking, the Minister of Montauban in Jérôme. Bonaparte's personal farewell left the Tuileries Palace in a carriage.

Looking at the carriage of the Minister of Montauban as he faded into the night, Jérôme. Bonaparte turned and returned to his study.

Right here in Jérôme. As Bonaparte was about to step up the stairs, a carriage stopped in an open space outside the Tuileries Palace, and the wind chimes hanging from the carriage "jingled" after the carriage stopped.

When the sound of wind chimes reaches Jerome. At the time of Bonaparte's ear, Jérôme. Bonaparte stopped, turned and ordered his servants to go outside to check on the situation.

The servant trotted out of the Tuileries Palace and soon trotted again to Jérôme. Bonaparte's face.

"Whose carriage is out there?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked the servant.

"Your Majesty, the carriage outside is the carriage of the French ambassador to Sardinia, and he said that he has come to make amends to His Majesty!" The servants hurried to Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"Reparation!" Jérôme. Bonaparte was stunned for a few seconds, then smiled again and said to his servants: "Let the Ambassador of Sardinia in!" ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! The servant immediately went to the open space outside the Tuileries Palace and summoned the ambassador of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

The Sardinian ambassador who entered the hall of the Tuileries Palace saw Jérôme. After Bonaparte, he quickly trotted to Jérôme. Bonaparte said, "Your Majesty! ”

"Mr. Ambassador, come with me!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said lightly, then turned and stepped up the stairs again.

The ambassador of Sardinia followed in Jérôme. Behind Bonaparte, too, stepped up the stairs.

In Jérôme. Led by Bonaparte, the Sardinian ambassador entered the study.

"Sit down!" Jérôme. Bonaparte held out his hand and invited the Sardinian ambassador to sit on the couch.

After a while, the servant entered the room and placed a candlestick in each of the four corners of the square table.

Illuminated by sixteen candles on the candlestick, the sofa lit up in an instant. Bonaparte was able to see the slightly apprehensive face of the Sardinian ambassador sitting across from him.

"Mr. Ambassador, why are you visiting late at night?"

Despite the fact that Jérôme. Bonaparte already knew the purpose of the Sardinian Ambassador's visit, but he still pretended to be unaware of the Queen's questioning of the Sardinian Ambassador.

"Your Majesty, I came here this time to make amends to you!" Ambassador of Sardinia to Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

"Reparations?" Jérôme. Bonaparte deliberately feigned confusion and asked, "What are you guilty of?" Your country does not seem to have offended me! ”

The Ambassador of Sardinia immediately sent a letter to Jérôme. Bonaparte recounted what happened at the Louvre this afternoon.

"That's what happened!" Jérôme. Bonaparte still pretended to have an expression of indifference, waved his hand freely, and said, "If you don't say it, I'll forget it!" At that time, I did want to ask about your Prime Minister, Mr. Cavour! ”

Speaking of which, Jérôme. Bonaparte paused, "But, Mr. Ambassador, you're here!" I just wanted you to ask some questions of Mr. Cavour on my behalf! ”

"Your Majesty, please speak! I will definitely convey it to Prime Minister Cavour! "The Ambassador of Sardinia addressed Jérôme Jérôme with a straight face. Bonaparte said.

"I asked Monsieur Cavour a few months ago if he would like to join France in the process of indoctrination (or colonization, to put it bluntly) Africa! At that time, Mr. Cavour said that I need to ask my brother, your king Emmanuel, to get back to me! "Jérôme. Bonaparte said to the Ambassador of Sardinia in a slow manner: "Months have passed now, and Monsieur Cavour has not given me an answer!"

So can you ask me if your prime minister is still willing to act with France? ”

"I will convey it to our Prime Minister on your behalf!" The Ambassador of Sardinia nodded to Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

"By the way, there's one more thing!" Jérôme. Bonaparte replied to the Ambassador of Sardinia.

"Your Majesty, you say!" Sardinia was deferential.

Jérôme. Bonaparte tactfully asked whether there was a surplus working population in the territory of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Face Jérôme. Bonaparte's inquiry, the Sardinian ambassador was stunned for a few seconds, then nodded.

Immediately Jérôme. Bonaparte said he wanted to sign a labour agreement with the Government of Sardinia on behalf of the French Colonial Ministry.

The French Colonial Ministry will hire Sardinian laborers to work in Algiers, and the money earned by each Sardinian laborer will be directly handed over to the Royal Government of Sardinia to be used as foreign exchange for the Royal Government of Sardinia.

Although said Jérôme. Bonaparte's wording is very elegant, but it only takes a little listening and thinking about it to understand that Jérôme. Bonaparte's labor agreements were human trafficking in disguise.

Sardinia, however, could not refuse this condition, because the Austrian Empire, which was located next door to them, had begun to recover economically thanks to the support of the French Empire.

The tax shackles that had been put on Lombardy and Venice were gradually loosened by the rise of Prague, Vienna, and Buda Pest, and Lombardy and Venice, which were gradually loosened by Austria, are eating away at Sardinia's share of light industry in the Apennine Peninsula at an unprecedented rate.

To make matters worse, some of the industries in the Kingdom of Sardinia were affected by Cavour's open-door policy and began to be gradually controlled by the capital groups in France.

Two-thirds of the railways that have been built recently are backed by French capital, running water, horse-drawn carriages, banks...... Everywhere is the capital of France.

If the current Sardinia does not consider finding another way to make money, otherwise, the only industry they have will either be completely crushed by the Austrian Empire or controlled by French capital!

"Your Majesty, how many people do you need!" The Ambassador of Sardinia asked Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"Of course, the more the merrier!" Jérôme. Bonaparte replied to the Ambassador of Sardinia without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, I will give you an answer as soon as possible, along with the previous questions!" Ambassador of Sardinia to Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

"I look forward to your good news!" Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded and said.

Jérôme. Bonaparte chatted with the Ambassador of Sardinia until 11 p.m., and finally the Ambassador of Sardinia met in Jérôme. Bonaparte's eyes were sent off.

……

In the coming period, Jérôme. Bonaparte announced a number of personnel changes.

He first went to separate the Ministry of Colonial Affairs, which was subordinate to the Ministry of War, from the Ministry of War into an independent department.

[PS: This move made Minister Montauban's status plummeting in the hearts of his subordinates in the Ministry of War, and for a minister, not being able to win benefits for his subordinates and the department is a failure! ]

During the tenure of Minister Montauban as Minister of War, the Ministry of War successively lost military command and colonial control...... It can be said that he is the most "wretched" war minister in history.

Of course, some rights are not lost by Montauban, but this does not prevent subordinates from placing "credit" on Montauban.

If the current Montauban hadn't relied on the emperor behind his back, he wouldn't have been able to command the Ministry of War at all. 】

The new department was renamed the Colonial Department, which was responsible for the colonies except Algiers.

The Colonial Department has the right to appoint colonial officials, form colonial governments, and nominate colonial governors (for the time being, the only governors that the Minister of the Colony can nominate are Senegal, Guyana, and Gabon).

The new Minister of the Colonial Department was headed by the Governor of Algiers. General Casterne served.

Minister of War Kuzan. Montauban was transferred to the governor-general of Algiers, and the emperor's aide-de-camp, General Wayan, became the new Minister of War.

As soon as the personnel announcement came out, the entire War Department became Kuzan. Montauban was delighted.

And Kuzan. Montauban, at the moment receiving Jérôme at the Tuileries Palace. Bonaparte wore him a knighthood of the fourth degree.

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