I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 306 Selection of Talents
Napoleon couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

He has always felt that his brother should not give up his legal studies and go into business - it turns out that his business ability is indeed not very good, and he has barely managed to maintain his capital after so many years.

Now that his brother has not long been working in the Negotiation Representative Office, he can go abroad for negotiations with the Secretary of Commerce. It seems that he has found a way to make full use of his talents.

The second half of Joseph Buwanaba's letter is a relay of a message from their mother, Maria Letizia.

The mother said that the government finally paid out the compensation for the vineyard last month, which reduced the family's debt by half and greatly alleviated the interest pressure.

In addition, the French Brewing Technology Association has decided to invest in the construction of a large brewery in Ajaccio, and construction is currently underway. In order to ensure sufficient raw materials, this winery has signed supply contracts with vineyards around Ajaccio. As long as there are no natural disasters in the future, the Bouwanaba family will receive a stable income of nearly 2000 livres every year.

In short, the family's financial situation has improved a lot, and they can even spend some money to hire people to work in the vineyard.

His mother finally told Napoleon that he would no longer need to take leave to go home to help, but that he should perform well in the army and strive for an early promotion.

In fact, Napoleon's so-called "going home to help" was just to take the opportunity to participate in the activities of the Corsican Restoration Organization. But when he saw what the letter said, he felt relieved for some reason. He shook his head and said to himself: "It seems that it will not be easy to return to Corsica until I find a new excuse to hide my mother's leave."

In other words, he can go to Verdun to visit the new type of mounted artillery carriage without any worries!
What he didn't know was that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had ordered people to take care of things for his family's vineyard, so that he could stay in the army with peace of mind.

Anyway, I’m pretty sure that’s where my dream will come true! Please forgive me, I really can't go back, otherwise Fortignier will lose a great general...

Of course, Joseph built the winery in Corsica to improve the living standards of the people there. Everyone has seen ways to make money, so they must be busy planting grapes. Who is still trying to "overthrow French rule" with you?

Yes, in the Guards Corps, you can be promoted to an officer regardless of your background. As long as you are brave enough and train hard enough, you can do it.

Then he took out the "Guards Corps Application Form" that he kept close to his body and began to fill it out attentively.

Do you know what an amazing army that is? Their soldiers are all extremely strong. They can carry guns and blankets and run 20 kilometers in 5 minutes, oh, that's 1.25 miles. They changed queues so fast, it was as if there was a giant holding them on a string... and their amazing shooting skills... Oh, and those handsome military uniforms...

Even the winery was built by the French. If the French were driven away, who would the grapes be sold to?
While Napoleon was reading a letter from home, in a cavalry camp not far away, a soldier about his age, with curly hair, a fat face, and slightly melancholy eyes, was lying on a hay cart, writing a letter home quickly. So that the letter can be delivered to the postman before they leave.

After he finished writing, he read it again, wrote at the end of the letter: Joachim Murat, and put the letter in an envelope.

He bit his pencil, lowered his head and continued to write: Dear father, I have made the final decision not to go back to Fortignier to learn how to sell fashion, because today I found the real goal in life, which is to join the Guards Regiment and become an outstanding cavalry officer!

The commander of the cavalry company passed by him, glanced at the half-filled application form, then raised his head and walked away as if he hadn't seen anything - he himself also filled out the same application form and had just handed it to him. The postman.

In fact, at this time, almost the entire Champagne Corps was filling up on this thing.

...Bavaria.

Northwest of Munich.

A black carriage bumped past on the potholed road. In the carriage, Joseph Buwanaba carefully checked the documents in his hand and checked the numbers with his assistant from time to time, appearing extremely focused.

The pile of documents was the result of his recent business research in Württemberg, which included a large number of questionnaires and data collected on the spot.

These are important materials that will be used in trade negotiations the day after tomorrow.

After arriving in Munich, he first reported his work to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce, his immediate boss, and then stayed in the hotel memorizing the data until the negotiations officially began in early June.

Outside the Munich Palace, bands and honor guards filled both sides of the road. Ceremonial officers shuttled back and forth to the sound of music to greet negotiators from various countries.

The Archduke of Bavaria, Karl Otterdoll, presided over a brief opening ceremony for the negotiations in the square in front of the palace, and then left everything to Minister of State Pomenthal, and left gloomily.

No wonder he was in a low mood. Not long ago, he was still planning how to seal the acquired territory of the Southern Netherlands to his illegitimate children. As a result, he received the news of Austria's defeat, which made all his dreams come to nothing.

Pomenthal called the negotiators into the conference hall, made another speech, and then looked at Austrian Foreign Minister Baron Turgut.

The latter smiled and nodded, stood up and came to the front of the conference hall, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "I believe you all know very well how chaotic the current trade situation in the German region is.

"The changing tariffs, various sudden fees, and various access system restrictions have greatly hindered our trade development..."

"So, with the joint initiative of His Majesty the Holy Roman Emperor," he said, signaling to Talleyrand and Bailly, "and His Majesty the King of France, we will begin the discussion and signing of a great agreement unprecedented in history!"

However, unlike his enthusiasm, representatives from Bavaria, Salzburg, Württemberg, Baden and other countries seemed less interested.

It is difficult for these small countries to compete with big countries like France and Austria in the fields of industry and trade, so they are worried about the so-called "free trade".

But because they did not want to offend Joseph II, they could only go through the motions and did not really expect much about any trade agreement that could be reached.

After finishing his speech, Baron Turgut ordered his assistant to send the trade planning document that he had prepared to everyone: "This is Austria's preliminary agreement plan. Please take a look. Of course, this is only a draft, and we still have specific terms. Detailed discussion is needed to determine.”

(End of this chapter)