Flowers, Swords and France

As soon as he finished dealing with the most important documents, Charles left the rest of his official duties, got up and left his office, and walked straight to the minister's office.

Although there were many staff and secretaries outside the door, Charles did not pay attention to them and knocked on the door directly.

"Minister, I want to talk to you about something."

"Oh? Is it Charles? Please come in!" The minister's response came immediately from the room.

After getting permission, Charles immediately opened the door, walked in, and gently closed the door again, isolating the curious and surprised eyes outside.

As soon as he saw Charles coming in, Count Dillion immediately stood up to greet him.

"Charles, you are finally here! When I heard that you were here just now, I planned to see you, but I didn't disturb you because you were working." He smiled and gestured to Charles to sit down.

"I just dealt with some necessary things. I hope I didn't keep you waiting for a long time, sir." Charles answered very respectfully.

However, although he pretended to be very calm, he was relieved in his heart. To be honest, he was a little worried just now, fearing that he would encounter the Count's rage as soon as he entered. Although it was unlikely that he would drink alone, he still couldn't help thinking so.

Now, judging from the expression and tone of the minister, he still seemed to be unaware of Matilda's arbitrary behavior that night. Instead, he seemed to be a little apologetic and embarrassed towards Charles. He probably thought that Charles finally decided to "put the overall situation first" under Matilda's persuasion. He made the decision to sacrifice himself to save everyone, so even his smile seemed to be a little more friendly than usual.

Matilda, thank you.

Looking at the Count's still elegant and handsome face. Charles couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Although he knew that this idea was absurd, he couldn't help thinking so.

Fortunately, this wonderful feeling did not last long before it was interrupted by the minister's words.

"Charles, thank you so much." The minister looked at Charles and smiled as if the courtier of the past had resurrected again. It seemed that he was very grateful for surviving this disaster. "I will remember your help to our family all the time."

I slept with his daughter. And he kept thanking me here!

A ridiculous feeling made Charles almost speechless for a moment. Even if he had extraordinary psychological quality and was always thick-skinned. This sense of absurdity was really speechless.

After a while, Charles finally came back to his senses.

"Don't say that, I just did something I should do. I said, to the Dillion family. I have always been a trustworthy friend, no matter what time."

"To friends" The minister nodded very moved. "Charles, you have helped our family so much all the time, I have always remembered it in my heart"

Then, he finally regained his composure and sat down again. "Charles, as Matilda said, even if you leave office, we will continue to help you implement your plans. There will be no difference. As long as I am here, no one can affect your plan. Don't worry, I will still help you with this matter."

"Thank you so much!" Charles nodded, seemingly moved. "Mr. President actually has no opinion on the two of us. He just wants to evade the unfavorable public opinion about us. He is quite satisfied with our overall work. Otherwise, the treatment of me would not be a transfer but a direct dismissal. So, you don't have to worry about anything. Just continue with our previous plan."

"As long as the president has no opinion on us, it will be easy!" The minister also sighed with relief. "Alas, this incident really caused everyone a headache."

"Anyway, the storm has passed, and we can calmly carry out the next work."

"I hope so!" The count nodded.

Then, he looked at Charles with a slightly apologetic look. "Charles, although you are leaving, your work achievements in the department during this period are obvious to all. I think after a brief uproar in public opinion, people outside will eventually understand. Since such achievements have been made, we cannot just erase them. I plan to apply for a medal of honor for you recently, and I will give it to you in a while."

"Thank you in advance." Although Charles didn't care about medals, it was better to get it than not to get it.

"What are you going to do with Albert and Clement? Are you going to take them with you?"

"No, let them stay in the ministry. Albert is doing his job well now, so there is no need to replace him. As for Clement, he has worked so hard by my side for so long, and I should give him some compensation. If possible, can you arrange a position for him in the audit department?"

"Yes, of course!" The minister agreed hurriedly. "Since you said so, let's do it. As long as it is within my authority, I can help. Charles, I still say what I said before. As long as we all help each other, we can get through any danger, right?"

"Of course, sir." Charles smiled and nodded, and then he seemed to remember something. "But since you said so, I still remembered something I want to talk to you about."

"Oh? What is it?"

"You must also know, right? Mr. President means that I will be transferred to the Ministry of War in the future." Charles said carefully, "You also know that I am a bit impulsive. If I don't like it, I can just stay there peacefully." In my position, I have to give myself something to do, so I want to make some reforms there. ”

"Reform?" Upon hearing this word, Count Diliion's expression suddenly became serious. "This is not a fun thing to say about Charles. Can you listen to me?"

"Well, of course, please tell me." Charles was a little confused by the count's sudden seriousness.

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"Charle, it's a good thing to be young, and it's also a good thing to be energetic and ambitious, but don't show off your sharpness everywhere. After all, it's not like here where you can show off your talents. This is a newly established department, and there is nothing. There are no complicated stakes, it's just like a blank piece of paper. You can do whatever you want here and arrange it according to your own ideas, but it's different there! It's a key department and it's been there for a long time. There are things everywhere. It's a complicated pie The faction is still full of all kinds of bad habits and unscrupulous things! If you make any reforms, you will accidentally offend someone. The offended faction will not be as easy to deal with here. , be careful and listen to my advice , when you get there, keep a low profile and don't easily offend others. If you stay a few more years and add a few more points to your resume, then who else will be able to easily oppose you. What? Don't be impatient, Charles."

After listening to the minister's sincere advice, Charles suddenly felt that he was somewhat impressed by the minister.

He may be mediocre or a little blind, but after all, he comes from a political family, and he is not a fool without vision. After all, he still has some foundation.

It cannot be said that his suggestion was wrong, but Ciel was certainly not unprepared for this situation.

"Thank you for your advice, Your Excellency, but don't worry, I'm not a stupid young man who wants to set fire to an unfamiliar place when I first arrive. I want to make reforms in other aspects."

"Huh? What do you mean?" The minister was a little confused.

"You also know that our railway not only has economic significance, but also military significance. It can even be said that it has an epoch-making power that allows the army to maneuver at a speed that was unimaginable before." Charles looked at the minister, Slowly said, "Because of this, I have considered integrating the planning and development of the railway with the needs of the Army. , in order to facilitate the movement of army troops and supplies across the country through the railway network. Well, it just so happened that I was going to the Ministry of War this time, so I thought that I could carry out some necessary reforms there so that the development of railways could be in line with the army. Combined with the needs of the army, I will directly organize several military mobilization exercises when necessary. I hope you can cooperate with me then. "

After hearing what Charles said, the minister stopped talking and fell into deep thought. Although Ciel spoke very casually and politely, Ciel was obviously taking away his authority, and of course he would hesitate.

Does this young man want to use this as a greeting gift to consolidate his authority in his new position?

"Mr. President also sees it this way. You also know that he is a person with some political ideals. For him, a system that facilitates the rapid deployment of troops across the country is very important and indispensable. If we can help him complete it, If so, I think Mr. President will be very happy.”

After he became emperor, in order to facilitate the suppression of possible rebellions in various places, he needed a railway network that could quickly mobilize troops. Of course, Charles could not say this directly, but he could hint it to the minister, and the minister also Completely understandable.

If it were Joseph Bonaparte, he would definitely not take Charles's words to heart and directly reject Charles's suggestion, but Count Dillion would not. This is not only because of his guilt and compensation for Charles, but also because this person who has been a courtier still has the mindset of a courtier - he really wants to please his new master Louis Bonnet. Tom, I would not hesitate to give up a little bit of my authority for this.

"Well, if you insist on this, I won't object. I wish you good luck there, Charles." After thinking for a moment, the Earl agreed as Charles wished. (To be continued)