The young Napoleon

Of these tasks, the first few went very smoothly. →

For example, the Paris Police Academy has converted most of Joseph's Manor into a training ground and purchased several acres of nearby land, making it the largest military and Police training base in France.

Of course, the teaching staff is still far from sufficient.

With the cooperation of the new Minister of War, the Duke of Broglie —an old Nobility who had been very dedicated after siding with the Royal House and being promoted to Minister of War —many of his protégés and former associates agreed to teach at the Paris Police Academy, but this was still Waterwheel for the Police Academy's current size.

According to the Duke of Broglie, the other military Nobility seemed to still harbor illusions, believing that the Royal House's military strength was insufficient to deal with all the troubles and that they would have to rely on them sooner or later, so they continued to wait and see.

Joseph stroked the armrest of his chair, frowning slightly. These hereditary officers were really "stubborn." It seemed he needed to pay more attention to this matter.

Although his plan was to use the New Army he trained to shoulder the entire combat mission of France, and let the old army stay in their garrisons to retire, it did not mean that he would give up the valuable resources of the old army that France had cultivated for decades.

Especially for mid-level officers and cavalry, these are talents who require a lot of resources and time to train, so we should try to recruit them into the Royal Guard Legion for our own use.

Historically, because the Great Revolution eliminated or forced away a large number of Nobility from the old army, Napoleon's cavalry was mostly composed of poorly trained commoners. Cavalry is best trained from a young age to become truly elite, which is something that poor commoners could not do. Therefore, his cavalry was always in a state of disarray, and it was only through the reckless spirit brought about by revolutionary fervor that they were able to hold up the battlefield.

If Napoleon had an elite cavalry force composed of Nobility, he might not have been able to turn the tide, but he could at least have held out for a few more years under the encirclement.

Joseph wasn't too worried about recruiting talent from the Old Nobles; soldiers, after all, are full of passion. Or rather, he had little interest in those who lacked passion.

Therefore, if we can find a way to arouse the fighting spirit of these Nobility officers, make them respect us, and completely submit to the Royal Guard Legion, they will naturally come to serve us, crying and begging.

After devising a plan to recruit Nobility officers, Joseph finally turned to the last part of the General Staff Headquarters report.

This is a list of personnel who made contributions during the suppression of the rebellion, along with their information and the reasons for their merits.

Most of them were from the Royal Guard Legion, with some from the Moulins Legion and Paris Legion as well. What intrigued Joseph the most was that there were even a few members of the old army on the list of awardees.

Captain Mark Dimitri Barbot led his men in bravely protecting the City Hall City Hall rioters in the Vendée attempted to burn it down...

Second Lieutenant Napoleon Bonaparte, leading 50 men, confronted nearly 500 rioters in the town of Amne and eventually dispersed the mob...

Joseph was taken aback when he saw this. Napoleon was a very rare name, and there shouldn't be anyone with the same name, but this person's surname wasn't "Bonaparte."

He quickly pulled out the documents at the back, which read: Napoleon Bonaparte, born August 15, 1769, in Corsica, Ajaccio. His father was Carlo Mali de Bonaparte, a Corsica Nobility... He had four brothers... He entered the Paris Military Academy in 1784 and graduated early in 1785... He currently serves in the La Fère Artillery Regiment in Valence, temporarily holding the position of Second Company Commander.

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Joseph's breathing quickened. It wouldn't be a big deal if it were just a coincidence that the names were the same, but the fact that the military academy student had been training for a year, the family situation, and even the father's name matched perfectly meant that it couldn't possibly be just a case of having the same name.

This must be the Napoleon power!

He was immediately puzzled: why was Napoleon Bonaparte's surname? No wonder he had been searching all over France for Napoleon Bonaparte without success; it turned out he hadn't even matched the surname.

In any case, the fact that France has finally found Napoleon at a time when it needs to extract more benefits from overseas is definitely great news!

With Napoleon in his grasp, France's confidence in dominating European Continent instantly increased exponentially!

When the convoy stopped in Vitrolles, Joseph immediately handed Napoleon's information to Eman and asked him to send someone to Valence to summon the Second Lieutenant.

While Eman was instructing the messenger, Joseph suddenly remembered that the General Staff Headquarters seemed to have transferred troops from Montpellier to Tunisia, and Valence was also under the command of Montpellier, so it was very likely that Napoleon was among them.

So he instructed Eman to leave a few men in Toulon to find Napoleon among the army heading to Tunisia —the army would inevitably board ships in Toulon to cross the Mediterranean Sea.

However, to Joseph's surprise, the messenger he sent returned the next afternoon, saying that he had encountered the army sent to Tunisia the South Montpellier, and Second Lieutenant Bonaparte was indeed in the ranks.

So at 8 p. m., there was a knock on the door of the Villa where Joseph was staying. Eman said softly from outside, "Your Highness, Second Lieutenant Bonaparte requests an audience."

Joseph immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Quickly, invite him in!"

The door opened, and a young man in an old white Military Uniform, with a slightly thin face, a high nose, and blue eyes full of nervousness, strode in and stood beside Eman, looking somewhat at a loss.

Only after Eman coughed lightly did the young officer hurriedly remove his hat and bow to Joseph: "It is a great honor to be summoned by you, Your Highness, Crown Prince..."

Joseph stepped forward and bowed in return, saying, "You are a hero who fought off the riot; there's no need for such formality."

He looked at the young Napoleon; he wasn't as fat as he was often depicted in oil paintings, but his features were still very similar.

After a pause, Joseph cautiously confirmed, "Don't you have an older brother named Joseph, and younger brothers Lucien and Louis?"

Napoleon was clearly surprised that the Crown Prince knew his family members so well, and nodded quickly, adding, "The youngest brother is named Jerome, Your Highness."

"Then that's it." Joseph pulled Napoleon to sit on the sofa and casually asked, "How is your mother's health? Is she busy with the vineyards?"

Napoleon nodded subconsciously. "Yes, Your Highness, she's fine. The vineyards aren't employing many people to reduce expenses..."

Joseph gestured to the teacup on the table, then smiled at the Artillery Second Lieutenant and said, "I greatly admire your bravery in Amne. In fact, I hope you can join the Royal Guard Legion. Oh, based on your achievements this time, you will be promoted to Captain and become the Artillery Company."

"So, what is your answer?"