Fox of France

Although Napoleon's "Horizon" was jointly ridiculed by Joseph and Lucien, looking at the world today, there is indeed no power that can pose a threat to France. So Napoleon can also consider some long-term measures.

"Mentheus said that if a country has no outstanding talents inside and no powerful enemies outside, then the country will easily go down the road to destruction. Well, Joseph, you told me this , right?" Napoleon said, "Now, we have met the first condition. So, I plan to discuss with you about our future development direction."

Joseph was very satisfied with Napoleon's attitude, nodded and said: "Napoleon, at the pinnacle of honor, it's really good that you can still be sober. You know, many people have long been so proud that they don't know the heights of heaven and earth after they have achieved such achievements. , I feel that I am no longer a human being, but a god."

Although few were praised by Joseph, Napoleon looked disapproving. He twisted his mouth and said, "What's so difficult about it? Am I the kind of person who gets carried away with a little achievement?"

Both Joseph and Lucien looked at Napoleon quietly.

"Well, maybe I'm a little bit." Napoleon said, "However, you know, the government doesn't have much to do during this time, so I also have time to go to the Academy of Sciences to take on some of my obligations."

Academicians of the Academy of Sciences all have certain tasks such as paper review. The number is not large, and even if it cannot be completed, there will be no mandatory punishment. At most, it is nothing more than an internal report of criticism. But for Napoleon, it was absolutely intolerable to report and criticize such a shameful thing. So, Napoleon had to finish his homework, um, so under normal circumstances, of course, those guys from the Paris Ecole Normale Supérieure would take turns to help Napoleon, and Napoleon only needed to sign his name. But after being free recently, Napoleon, who is really interested in science, decided to do it himself.

Of course, in order to ensure that there would be no loopholes when reviewing papers, Napoleon habitually wanted to arrest Laplace as an errand, but it turned out that both Laplace and Fourier were invited to give lectures in Italy So Napoleon took a look, and it seems that only Monge is the only one, but Mr. Monge has retired because of his old age, and Napoleon feels that Monge's CPU performance has probably declined significantly, so he really needs to help review it. It's better to do it yourself.

In the end, Napoleon found the younger Academician Gauss. Although Gauss was born as Joseph's assistant, because of his gentle personality, Napoleon was sure that Gauss would not tell Joseph about it.

Then, Napoleon was so shocked that he doubted his life. No way, Gauss is too perverted. Even in some cases, even more perverted than Joseph. Well, of course Joseph is perverted, but he is a spherical pervert, but in terms of mathematics, especially in terms of reaction speed when faced with mathematical problems, there is still a few Laplaces between him and Gauss Woolen cloth. In many places, Napoleon had just finished reading an argument, and before he had time to clarify the logic of the argument in his mind, Gauss had already seen the problems in the argument, or it was not perfect, and proposed amendments Here comes the opinion. As for Napoleon, after receiving Gauss's revision opinion, it often took several hours to figure out why Gauss made such a suggestion, as well as the whole idea and argument for doing so.

"Sometimes, I have some problems that I don't handle well, well, is that normal? I go to Gauss, my God, and Gauss just glances over and gives advice and advice. And his Opinions and suggestions are always very insightful, special... How should I put it, I would never go to him if I could not go to Gauss, it would simply destroy a person's self-confidence. Joseph, although in terms of mathematics, I am better than him. Not as good as you, and not as good as Laplace and Fourier. But I don't doubt my intelligence because of this. This is not as good as you, but because you put more energy on this aspect. But, But that guy Gauss is completely different, a normal human being, no, it should be said that it is impossible for a human being to complete such complicated thinking in such a short period of time... I even suspect that Gauss probably already uses mental calculations , proved the 'four-color problem', but he couldn't write the whole process! Well, discussing mathematics with him, there is such a feeling that it is almost crushed from another species. Therefore, I strongly suggest that if you have the opportunity, you must study Gauss's anatomy, I strongly suspect that he is not human!" Napoleon said.

"You're right, Napoleon, I've always thought so too." Joseph also sighed, "This guy is really..."

"So, um, I want to feel that I am a god, but as long as I think about it, I have a personal thinking ability that is even so powerful that I find it unbelievable. If I am a god, then what is he? Well, we'd better Don't talk about this pervert. Let's talk about something happy, Laura is pregnant, and the Roman Empire has a future emperor." Napoleon said.

"Perhaps it is the princess," interrupted Lucien.

"Hehe, I'm happy anyway!" Napoleon decided to ignore Lucien.

"Ah, congratulations, Napoleon. Well, what do you think about the future?" Joseph brought the topic back.

"Me? I'm thinking, what career can surpass the current glory in the future?" Napoleon said.

"From now on, there will be nothing in war." Joseph said, "Unless you plan to go on an expedition to Russia, or you plan to kill Turkey."

"Expedition to Russia and kill Turkey?" Napoleon shook his head. "Compared with conquering Britain, these two things are not so glorious—it's just beating up a group of barbarians."

Joseph shook his head and said: "What you are saying is that compared with defeating the United Kingdom, the benefits of these two things are limited. The benefits of winning are limited. If something goes wrong, it will be embarrassing. Especially Russia, where it is too cold, It has been defeated, and it is very difficult to develop. Economically, it is not compatible. And it is too large. Our army is different from the previous army, and the requirements for logistics are much greater than before. And the road conditions in Russia are not good for us. It’s a nightmare for today’s military.”

For a certain purpose, Joseph also specifically emphasized the difficulty and uneconomicalness of attacking Russia.

"I know, I've had the staff guys plan and study Russia. Damn Russians, they can't even fix a road - but considering the permafrost environment, there's really nothing we can do about it ’” Napoleon replied indifferently.

In order to solve the engineering problems of building roads in tundra areas, especially seasonal tundra areas, the Russians also asked the French Academy of Sciences for help. As a result, after the French went to study it, they spread their hands and said that we have nothing to do with this matter.

As for the railways, the mileage of the Russian railways is not worth mentioning, and more importantly, their railway tracks are not consistent with European standards-it is said that this is also a means of defense against possible invasions from Europe.

"If the Russians try to intervene in Europe, then we can easily defeat them, but invading Russia, at least for now, is a thankless and stupid thing." Napoleon finally dispelled Joseph's worries with such a sentence.

"So, militarily, in a short period of time, it can even be said that within the foreseeable period, defeating the United Kingdom will be our military peak."

"What about politics?" Joseph asked again.

"In terms of politics, the current peak should be when I wear the Roman crown?" Napoleon said.

"No." Lucien said, "Your political peak should be the implementation of the "Civil Code". You know, in the Roman Empire, and even in the history of mankind, there were many emperors. But they can be called 'legislators'." "There are only a handful of people. Especially now, all the laws in the whole of Europe will be based on your code, so I think that in future generations, this matter will be the most glorious thing for you. I think you There can be nothing more than this.”

Napoleon looked at Lucien, he was a little proud of Lucien's evaluation of his code just now, but on the other hand, he was a little suspicious, what happened to this guy today? It always makes people feel that he has an ulterior motive.

Under the gaze of Napoleon, Lucien actually lowered his eyes, and even glanced at Joseph.

Napoleon looked at Joseph again, and Joseph looked at Napoleon calmly. Then Napoleon spoke first:

"I can see that you are in collusion, right? You keep saying that we have reached the peak, are you trying to persuade me to retire?"

"Yes, and no," Joseph replied.

"Speak human!" Napoleon said very dissatisfied.

"Now is the most successful moment for France, and it is also the time when your prestige is the highest. In the future, your approval rate will only decline, and it will never be so high again. Even because of possible economic problems in the future , people may blame you. You know, what I said is true." Joseph looked at Napoleon and said, "So at this time, if you say that you are going to retire in a high-spirited manner, to ensure the democracy of France and to ensure that she will always be a republic .Then you are not only a great man in politics, but also a saint in virtue. You are a symbol of the spirit of the whole of France. In a sense, you are really a god. Anyone who disagrees with you in politics The same thing, France, and even the whole world will feel that this is blasphemy, so even if you retire, no one dares to go against your wishes. Your figure still covers the whole of France, and even the whole world. Since then If the government's policy succeeds, you must be praised by the people; if the policy fails, you must be scolded by the person who succeeded you. Therefore, your retirement is not that you are far away from power, but that you have taken power to the backstage That's all. And turn behind the scenes, Napoleon, this is the only way we have determined for our family a long time ago."

"But...but I feel that I can continue to work for another term." Napoleon said.

"Napoleon, continue to serve another term. Are you sure you can still have such glory when you retire?" Lucien interrupted again.

"I have to think about it. Besides, Lucien, speaking of the family's original plan, according to the plan, you should have a legal heir at this time, but you don't even have a legal wife... ’ roared Napoleon.