Chapter 786 Set up the Colonial Department

After the signing ceremony, Count Argoux once again expressed his gratitude to the representatives of various countries present, and at the same time collected all the agreements signed by the countries and put them back on the tray.

After the attendant left with a tray containing the agreements of various countries, Jerome Bonaparte got up and announced that the first European Monetary Union agreement ended at 2:35 pm, a time that history will always remember, and Every delegate who signed up to the currency union.

Representatives of various countries present also expressed that all this is due to the well-led leadership of the French Empire.

The two sides came to an end in a burst of praise. Jerome Bonaparte shook hands with the representatives of each country present as usual, and gave them some words of encouragement.

When Jerome Bonaparte’s hand was held together with that of the Belgian representative, Jerome Bonaparte smiled and asked the Belgian representative, “Mr. Field, how is Leopold?”

The Belgian representative, who is also about to succeed the Belgian ambassador to France, was stunned for a few seconds after hearing Jerome Bonaparte’s question, and then he immediately understood what Jerome Bonaparte meant. He immediately replied: “Your Majesty, before I left, Crown Prince Leopold once said to me that he missed the sights of Paris very much, so he arrived in Paris in the near future! (Subtext: Crown Prince Leopold will visit Paris in the near future to discuss with him the problem of coal and steel)”

“That’s good!” Jerome Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction, “Please tell Leopold that my wife and I are very welcome to him!”

“I will definitely bring your words to him!” Representative Field also responded.

Having received a satisfactory answer, Jerome Bonaparte let go of Field’s hand and shook hands with the representative of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

During the handshake, Jérôme Bonaparte also asked about the latest state of Prime Minister Cavour.

The representative of the Kingdom of Sardinia, who did not understand Jerome Bonaparte’s subtext, replied very honestly: “Prime Minister Cavour, it’s been good recently!”

Jerome Bonaparte’s originally smiling face immediately became indifferent. He let go of the hand of the representative of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and responded lightly, “I hope your Prime Minister can get better and better!”

Then, with the puzzled eyes of the Kingdom of Sardinia, he shook hands with the next representative.

After all the delegates had shaken their heads, the currency union meeting was completely dissolved.

The representatives of various countries left the Louvre under the leadership of General Wayan, and Jerome Bonaparte also walked back to the Tuileries Palace alone along the corridor.

By the way, the stingy Jerome Bonaparte connects the Louvre and the Tuileries through the corridor.

Jerome Bonaparte, returning to the study, suddenly remembered that he had not yet dealt with the issue of the ownership of the Ministry of Colonial Affairs.

So, he immediately ordered Mokar to call the Minister of War Montauban.

After a while, Minister Montauban arrived at the study.

“Your Majesty?” Montauban, who entered the study, bowed to Jerome Bonaparte in response. .

“Sit down! Minister Montauban!” Jerome Bonaparte beckoned and invited him to sit down.

The Minister of Montauban sat slowly opposite Jerome Bonaparte. Jerome Bonaparte immediately asked the Minister of Montauban about the current situation of the Ministry of War.

The Minister of Montauban answered Jerome Bonaparte’s questions one by one, especially when it came to Algiers, the Minister of Montauban praised Jerome Bonaparte’s edict without hesitation. security strategy.

“According to the statistics of the Ministry of Colonial Affairs, since the policy was released to the present, nearly ten rebel forces have surrendered to our army in the whole of Algiers. Among them, the largest rebel force has nearly 1,000 men, and the smallest rebel force has more than 100 people!

Some of them are in the border area between Morocco and Algiers, and some are in the interior of Algiers!

Although our soldiers were able to defeat them, they were unable to capture them effectively!

And Your Majesty, your policy does not allow us to kill them all without effort! ‘ said the Minister of Montauban to Jérôme Bonaparte.

“Those who surrendered to us, how did you arrange it!” Jerome Bonaparte asked Minister Montauban again.

“We have pardoned them in accordance with your instructions, and at the same time we have broken up the forces that surrendered to us, mixed people from different forces, and gave each of them a piece of land in the form of a foreign construction corps, and gifted them with legal status!” The Minister of Montauban explained to Jerome Bonaparte.

“I remember that there doesn’t seem to be any extra land in Algiers, where did your tribe come from?” Jerome Bonaparte asked the Minister of Montauban.

“That’s right! All we have allocated to them are tribal lands in the inland! If they want to gain a foothold in the enfeoffed lands, they must rely on our support to succeed!” Minister Montauban told Jerome Bona Ba explained.

Hearing Montauban’s explanation, Jerome Bonaparte couldn’t help feeling overwhelmed.

Who said that the Ministry of War is all scumbags! People’s ability to provoke the indigenous people has reached the point where they are perfect.

“You are doing very well!” Jerome Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction, and then said nakedly: “For those stubborn stubborn people who are unwilling to obey the French indoctrination! We must implement a resolute dictatorship and cannot Let them breathe again!

And for those who are willing to obey the French leadership, we should also give appropriate encouragement. ”

“Yes! Your Majesty!” Minister Montauban replied to Jerome Bonaparte.

Next, Jerome Bonaparte politely asked the Minister of Montauban what he thought of the Ministry of Colonial Affairs.

Montauban didn’t understand what Jerome Bonaparte meant, but whenever His Majesty said what he thought about the **** department, it meant that this department either took off or died there.

Judging from His Majesty the Emperor’s attitude towards colonization, the Department of Colonial Affairs is most likely not one of those who died on the spot.

The Minister of Montauban, who had roughly determined the attitude of His Majesty the Emperor, replied righteously to Jerome Bonaparte: “Your Majesty, I think with the expansion of the French colonies! The Department of Colonial Affairs should not be a subordinate department of the Department of War. , but to be a department on par with the Ministry of War!”

“I didn’t expect, you think so too!” Jerome Bonaparte deliberately pretended to be surprised and said to the Minister of Montauban: “I also think that the Ministry of Colonial Affairs should not be attached to the Ministry of War, because Colonization itself is not only to use violence to government those backward peoples, but we also use education to mobilize those peoples, so that they can sincerely identify with our culture, and even identify themselves as French.”

Although it is said that in later generations France has become a green and black black chicken, it is undeniable that France’s education in West Africa is far more than any other region in Britain.

Many political figures in West Africa are proud of France. The school curriculum in West Africa is still simple and maintained in French. Even the currency issued in West Africa is also the CFA franc.

According to the concept of the East, France is a celestial kingdom to West Africa, and they are considered vassal states of France.

It is this kind of “tributary state” relationship that makes France, even if it was forcibly dismembered by the United States and the Soviet Union like the United Kingdom, it did not fall to the bottom like the United Kingdom, and became a country that can only exist by relying on the United States.

Even if the later generations of France were pulling their hips, they would still be a country under China and the United States. (The Russian Empire has to lower a grade due to the Russian-Ukrainian war)

And everything depends on France’s policy of both **** and governance of the colonies.

The policy of blindly implementing strict military management in the colonies, or blindly letting the colonies go, regardless of the policy of collecting money, is not suitable for France.

Therefore, the Ministry of Colonial Affairs cannot always be affiliated with the Ministry of War, it must become a department of France.

“Your Majesty, what you said is absolutely correct!” Minister Montauban nodded in agreement.

Anyway, he was destined to go to Algiers to serve as the governor. The Ministry of Colonial Affairs is not independent, so it has little to do with him.

Rather than disobeying the emperor on this issue, it is better to obey the emperor’s will.

Besides, even if he continues to serve as the Minister of War, it is impossible for him to stop His Majesty the Emperor’s actions.

As long as His Majesty the Emperor wants, no one or any department can stop him.

“Since the Ministry of Colonial Affairs is said to be independent, then after its independence, it must have a minister. What do you recommend?” Jerome Bonaparte asked Montauban.

“Your Majesty, it’s not good for me to decide this issue!” Montauban declined politely.

“What’s wrong!” Jerome Bonaparte waved his hand and replied to Montauban, “You are still the Minister of War, and the Ministry of Colonial Affairs is under your jurisdiction!”

“Then…” After hesitating for a moment, Montauban replied to Jerome Bonaparte, “How about General de Castellane?”

“What? You are afraid that people will resent you for stealing his governor of Algiers, so you brought it up!” Jerome Bonaparte asked the Minister of Montauban half-jokingly.

“There is this reason!” Minister Montauban replied frankly, “However, I think General de Castellane is capable of being a Colonial Minister!”

“Okay! I see!” Jerome Bonaparte nodded to Minister Montauban.

Originally, Jerome Bona planned to use promotion to marshal + entry to the Senate to quell General De Castellane’s resentment that he lost the governor of Algiers.

Since Montauban recommended de Castellane to be the Minister of Colonial Affairs, then Jerome Bonaparte arranged for this position to move forward.

After all, the Imperial Marshal is far more precious than the position of Colonial Minister.

Jerome Bonaparte believed that if General de Castellanet knew that Montauban had “lost” his position as marshal, he would have resented Montauban even more.

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