Fox of France

The documents that Joseph showed Lucien were some weapons development plans. These weapons already have specific blueprints, and there are more than one kind. If it is said that after seeing Lucien's plan, Joseph made it in just over a morning, Lucien is absolutely won't believe it. And Lucien is sure that in such a short period of time, not to mention that Joseph could not produce so many things, even if he dug Da Vinci out of the ground and revived him, he would not be able to produce so many things in such a short period of time .

Therefore, the appearance of this document bag only means one thing, that is, his brother has already been making preparations for this.

But this idea really overestimated Joseph to some extent. Because these designs are actually just some things that Joseph copied from later generations. The relevant design drawings have actually been drawn a long time ago, but it is too late to take them out for use. Seeing Lucien's suggestion now, I just turned them out to scare Lucien.

Among these designs, the first to meet Lucien's vision was the revolver.

In this era, the so-called pistols are flintlock pistols. This type of pistol, like the rifles at the time, had the same problem of difficulty in loading. Each pistol can only be loaded with one round at a time, and it may take more than a minute to reload another round after firing. The range of a pistol is inherently limited, and when it comes time to fight with a pistol, there is definitely no time to reload it.

Compared with rifles, the hit rate of pistols is a tragedy because of the way they are held. There was only one bullet, so in that era, many people would think that a swift sword was much more useful than a pistol. Even those who are prepared to use pistols, generally speaking, carry at least two pistols. Just like Kano's two friends when he went to clean up Goriot.

Therefore, a firearm that can shoot continuously is simply a subversive of the rules. You imagine when you take a revolver and shoot a guy and it misses. That guy must think you're out of bullets and dead. So that guy pulled out his dagger and forced him towards you with a smirk on his face, and then you punched him with a few holes in a row. In the urban environment, a few people, each with two revolvers, can easily do the business of exterminating the family,... This is really... It's a must-have boutique for home travel, murder and arson.

Moreover, the structure of the revolver is relatively simple, and it is not particularly difficult to manufacture, even with the technical level of this era. It's a pity that the bullets with metal shells are still under development and cannot be used for the time being. (Actually, even if it was successful, Joseph did not intend to use it on the revolver immediately. Wouldn’t it be good to release an old version first, let everyone spend money to buy it once, and then release a new model, let everyone spend money to buy it again? ?)

Therefore, the first version of the revolver designed by Joseph still needs to put in the primer, pour in the gunpowder, and load the projectile into such a complicated loading process. It's just that compared to ordinary pistols, it can load six bullets at a time. As for reloading after firing six rounds, it was still terribly slow.

In addition to revolvers, there are also some special cold weapons. For example, a small detachable crossbow is a sharp weapon for assassination when there is no ability to develop a silencer. However, this thing did not sell well in the future, and what sold better was actually another cold weapon——folding knife.

There are two types of folding knives designed by Joseph, one is a side-opening spring knife, and the other is a butterfly knife that is popular in later generations. In a sense, these two things are actually just a deformation of the dagger. But unexpectedly, gangsters from all over the world applauded after using it. Although the price is more expensive than daggers, they quickly replaced conventional daggers and became the standard equipment of gangsters in various countries.

This is because these two things have two obvious advantages over ordinary daggers:

First, it is easy to carry. You can easily fit switchblades and butterfly knives into a small pocket without worrying about hurting yourself. As for the dagger, it is almost twice as long as these two kinds of knives, and with the scabbard, it is a bit inconvenient to put it in an ordinary clothes pocket. If you remove the scabbard, it can be a little shorter, but you If you put it in your pocket like this, you might accidentally fall and kill yourself.

Second, it is highly concealed when attacking. Holding a dagger in your hand is naturally less noticeable than holding a swift sword in your hand, but no matter what, when holding a dagger, the edge of the blade must always be exposed, and others can see it. But butterfly knives and switchblades, when you hold them in your hand, there is no blade exposed at all, and people will never think that you have a knife in your hand. It wasn't until the moment before the attack that the blade was exposed. When dealing with a person with a knife in his hand and a person without a knife in his hand, people's defensive actions are completely different. And once a misjudgment occurs, it will be very difficult to correct it, and this will naturally greatly increase the chance of a successful attack. As such, the switchblade and butterfly knife are a more insidious and dangerous weapon than a dagger. Perhaps because of this, in later generations, in many places where even guns are prohibited, these two things are strictly controlled.

Of course, when he saw this design, Lucien didn't think about it. He just thought that these two knives were very special. In addition, he immediately understood why these designs had to be kept strictly confidential - because these designs were too simple, as long as people saw them, they would be pregnant at a glance.

So Lucien got busy in Joseph's office, and when it was dark, he made the basic budget. Joseph was also very satisfied after reading it, and passed directly without deliberately picking on the thorns.

"Well, regarding the establishment of relevant institutions, I think the first thing to do is to recruit talents. Well, you'd better do it yourself. I'll write a letter to Kano, and you take it with you. Carnot's status is not as good as before, but in his capacity, it is not difficult to get a list of the recently resigned personnel of the Paris police system. In addition, you can also go to contact Fouché, but this matter, Try not to get too involved with Fouché. Because in the long run, you will be competitors. To be honest, I think his ability is not a little bit better than yours. Especially in this respect, our family No one can compare to him. When you deal with him, you have to be careful not to be sold by others and count the money for others."

Hearing this, Lucien didn't feel any resentment in his heart because Joseph felt that he was inferior, and he was far inferior to Fouché. Instead, he couldn't help but have such a thought: "Great, can you I went to Paris, I finally have a vacation! Hahaha..."

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face. Joseph naturally saw it, but he didn't take it to heart. He felt that it was just the vision of the sophomore boy for the future. However, after he arrived in Paris, he talked with Lucien in detail late at night about various things that needed attention.

Although Joseph is a dog, he is still very efficient in doing things. That night, he wrote the letter, and the next morning, Lucien took the letter and took two entourages on the carriage to Paris.

It was already evening when Lucien arrived in Paris. He didn't go to Joseph's residence in Paris, (the original owner of the house was guillotined in the Robespierre era, and then Joseph bought the house from the government at a relatively low price.) But Go straight to Kano's house. Fangzheng is too familiar with it.

When Lucien arrived at Kano's house, it was just about time for dinner, and this time when he could have dinner smoothly made Lucien feel very kind. He got out of the carriage and went to knock on the door.

...

A day later, Carnot handed over a list to Lucien, and said to him: "Lucien, this is the list of those who were purged from the police force in Paris after Thermidor. I suggest that you focus on these few Personally. Well, the first one is Sergeant Javier. This person is very capable and has destroyed many plots of royalist elements. His work has at least put more than 20 nobles on the guillotine. Therefore, he was also killed by those The royal party hates it. Hehe, after the Thermidor Party came to power, some of his colleagues accused him of being a Jacobin, which led to his expulsion. He has a son and a daughter. Before he was expelled, he lived at 25 Peacock Street.

Followed by Maniel, similar to Javier, he is also a good detective, but in an operation to capture a speculator, he was shot in the leg and became crippled. Well, you also know that after the Thermidor Party came to power, being injured because of arresting investors is not only not an honor, but a crime. So, he was fired too. And his situation is probably worse than Javier, Javier is at least a healthy person, but he is a disabled person. It is not clear where he lives now, but Henry Durand on the list is his friend, and you can find Magnière through him. Henry Brand lives at 45 Bernard Street. and also……"

After Carnot briefly introduced a few people to Lucien, he began to complain about the current situation. According to him, in Paris, royalists are now openly operating everywhere. And what's more terrible is that because they knew the Jacobins, the National Guards in various districts were seriously infiltrated by the Royal Party.

"Currently, nearly half of the National Guards in Paris are on the side of the Royalist Party, and the remaining half have no idea. Although they may not be on the side of the Royalist Party, most of them will not be on the side of the Republic. In order to avoid appearing immediately rebellion, so the government intends to hold elections, but the prospects for elections are not optimistic either.”

"What the government needs is time. Maybe they think that as long as they delay, their approval rating will increase when the economic situation and the situation on the front line change?" Lucien said.

"How is it possible? How could there be such a change in such a short period of time?" Kano disagreed.

"My brother Joseph thinks that they can use technical reasons as an excuse to declare the election invalid and re-election next time. This method is used to delay the time." Lucien said.

"However, their various measures will not make the country go in a good direction at all, and will only lead to more and more serious problems."

"Then they will change some rules, just like the 1991 Constitution divided citizens into active citizens and passive citizens, depriving some people of their political rights in disguise, or simply stipulate that in elections, Thermidors must be in the majority. "

"This is subverting the sanctity of elections and fundamentally undermining the foundations of the republic. Not even Robespierre dared to do it. If the Thermidorians did it, there would be an instant rebellion."

"So, Joseph believes that the government still has another way, that is, they may take a military risk and launch an offensive from the direction of Italy. And Napoleon is also very confident about winning." Lucien handed over to Kano here a bottom.

"Joseph also said that although he dislikes the current government very much, no matter how incompetent and corrupt the current government is, it is a republican government after all. Even their lower limit is higher than the upper limit of autocracy. If a victory, can If the republic system can continue stably, then such military operations are still valuable, I just hope that the things brought about by such military victories will not be wasted by them." Lucien said again.

"Oh!" Kano sighed, "Yes, they still support the Republic after all. However, it's really hard to say whether they will waste their victory in vain."

"It's not up to us to decide." Lucien said, "Joseph said, do what we can, and the rest depends on God's will."

Kano nodded, and then said: "Are you going to find those people on the list tomorrow?"

"Yes, the faster this matter is dealt with, the smaller the variables." Lucien replied.

"Well, it makes sense." Kano nodded, "However, Peacock Street and Bernard Street are not particularly stable now. Do you want me to send a few more people to go with you?"

"No, no need." Lucien said, "Too many people will easily attract attention. If the people of the royal party notice us, a few more people may not be safer. It is enough for me to bring Jacques and Pierre."

"If it was Joseph, he would definitely be willing to bring more people. In this regard, you may be more like Napoleon." Kano smiled.

Lucien stayed at Carnot's house with his two entourages, Jacques and Pierre, that day. The next morning, after they had another breakfast at Kano's house, Kano went to the Ministry of War, and the three of them also went out, took a public carriage on the street, and headed for Peacock Street direction went.