Fox of France

Lucien's plan obviously came from Joseph, and it carried a taste of public conspiracy that Joseph himself often boasted about. The purpose is obvious, and people with political vision can almost see the purpose of this approach at a glance-to expand the division of the United States, and to increase France's influence on the United States, especially on the northern United States, so that the United States, at least the United States The North became a de facto vassal of France.

But seeing the Frenchman's goal and being able to deal with it are two different things.

You can of course debunk the French in the newspapers. However, this means that you are blocking the way for many people to get rich. And then without the French even saying a word, those people will unite and pour all kinds of dirty water on your head. Although in fact they are the ones who take the francs, they will charge those who oppose them with the crime of taking the British pound.

I don't know who first invented a long-awaited prophecy that those who adhere to the law of the sea system will be paid five pounds from the UK for every article they publish in favor of the law of the sea. Then they nicknamed these people Five Pounds.

Of course, those people also immediately counterattacked. They also accused those who advocated the full legalization of an article and could get ten centimes from the French, so they also nicknamed them Ten centimes.

Since the beginning of the war, especially after the North Atlantic naval battle, the British government has begun to support the situation by drinking poison to quench thirst. One of the methods is to issue treasury bonds indiscriminately and suspend the exchange of sterling and gold. The consequence of this is naturally similar to the excessive issuance of index coupons in France. The pound quickly became worthless. Although theoretically one pound is still equivalent to 7.32 grams of gold, the exchange has been suspended. Since it cannot be exchanged, even if it cannot be exchanged temporarily, this theoretical figure is meaningless.

At this time, the British government is particularly in need of money and launched the pound sterling, just like the French revolutionary government issued coupons in 1993. Therefore, the devaluation of the pound notes is a mess, and five pounds is not necessarily worth ten centimes now. Of course, British pound coins are still very, very valuable, but that thing is completely invisible on the market.

Napoleon is quite satisfied with the current situation in North America. Although the United States won the war with Britain, they gained nothing in this war. Not only the economy has been hit hard, but even domestic conflicts have also been triggered. This also means that in a short period of time, the United States will no longer pose any threat to Louisiana. Even in the long run, the United States has the possibility of splitting and even becoming France's new dog.

The Ministry of Truth's work during this period can be said to be fruitful. Of course, the Ministry of Public Security has also performed very well, especially in the assassination incident, and cooperated very well with the Ministry of Truth...

Damn it, except for the first sentence, the next half hour is all about praising the Ministry of Public Security! Lucien said very unhappy when he returned to his ministry after the meeting.

Minister, I actually think we are the winners, Villefort said.

Tell me your opinion? Lucien said.

Minister, although the Ministry of Public Security has been praised, their scope of business and areas of control have not changed much, and the direction of their work in North America will shift from focusing on secret work to open and legal work. Especially with universities and publicity as the main focus. This also means that this matter is led by us. Although the Ministry of Public Security has received a lot of praise, it has not received many substantive things.” Villefort replied road.

However, the Ministry of Public Security still has the power to intervene in North American affairs. Although this right is called cooperating with our work. Lucien is still a little dissatisfied.

Minister, completely excluding the Ministry of Public Security from North America is not in line with the intention of the First Consulate. With all due respect, even if Fouché does a bad job, the First Consulate will at most only change individuals, and will never let the police Not all of them withdrew from North America, replied Villefort.

Lucien knew that what Villefort said was very reasonable. Even if he was Napoleon's brother, Napoleon would not let him monopolize the control of the intelligence system. And North America is so important that Joseph even said at the family meeting that in the long run, North America is even more important than mainland France. Therefore, in the future, a large part of the power and wealth of the Bonaparte family will be transferred to North America.

Therefore, he can gain the upper hand in North America, but he cannot monopolize the intelligence lines in North America. Even if Napoleon suddenly announces his resignation now and lets him be the first consul, he will definitely strike a balance between the Ministry of Truth and the Ministry of Public Security. It's as if he himself is within the Ministry of Truth, and he will also balance among several departments.

But although he knew this intellectually, Lucien still felt uncomfortable.

Minister, do you think, if you were Minister Foucher, how would you feel now? Villefort continued.

Ah, what if I were Fouché? Lucien thought for a while, and immediately felt much happier.

But Fouché was not as unhappy as Lucien imagined. On the contrary, Fouche is actually quite happy. His expectations were actually not high. Because he knows how far his hand can stretch. On matters in North America, his department cooperated closely with the Ministry of Truth, fought a good battle, and was praised by Napoleon. Of course, more importantly, he successfully gave the Ministry of Public Security the opportunity to intervene in academia, although it is only a small amount of authority, and in this regard, the Ministry of Truth is indeed much stronger than the Ministry of Public Security, but because , With this beginning, it is a big victory for the Ministry of Public Security.

Things in North America have basically come to an end. The war of words between the South and the North is still going on, and the battle between philosophy, literature and law is still going on within the American academic circle. However, considering the overall economic and cultural advantages of the French, it is almost imminent that there will be traitors in the American legal circle. , and the outcome of this war is almost without suspense.

Today, there are two things that France is really most concerned about. One is the new type of warship that Britain is building, and the other is the war at the end of the world.

The war hadn't officially started yet, but when it was only showing signs of a war, under the instigation of the French, the Netherlands sent some intelligence personnel to Cape Town to provoke the local residents to riot. France also sent intelligence personnel to support the uprising.

In fact, according to the feeling of the British, they have been very polite to the Dutch and lowlanders in Cape Town and their descendants. Much more polite than the guy from North America. It's just that the economy has been difficult in the past two years, so it will inevitably affect Cape Town.

But in the eyes of the Boers in Cape Town, they have been exploited by the British in various ways over the years. Back then, everything about the port was in their hands. Passing merchants and ships entering the port for shelter had to pay them. But after the British came, it was not their turn to make money while lying down. The port was controlled by the British, and those who lay down and made money became the British.

Of course, the Boers can also engage in farming and animal husbandry in the countryside. Life is actually passable, even compared to the farmers in the UK, it is not a little bit better. (Because of this, the British feel that they should be satisfied) With the country preparing for war, the British also raised taxes. Anyone will be dissatisfied when more money becomes less, especially now that taxes are raised.

But because life is still passable, the Boers didn't plan to move much at first. Even some smart guys use this as a means of bargaining with the British, asking the British to stop raising taxes. As a result, the British who were threatened immediately took a big raid and detained a large number of Boers in Cape Town under the name of protective control. Including the intelligence personnel sent by the Netherlands, the entire army was wiped out.

In fact, the British did not have a high-level counterintelligence team in Cape Town, but such a guy wiped out all the intelligence personnel in the Netherlands. A traitor, though, exactly how it happened, no one knows.

Of course, the Boers in the countryside outside the city were disturbed, but they were powerless to threaten the city of Cape Town without a leader.

At this time, the Frenchman played.