I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 495 Shattered into pieces (Additional chapter for the helmsman who deviated from the lane)
Cesar looked at Paulie and said seriously:
"Uncle, I think you should return to Corsica as soon as possible to stabilize the situation. Otherwise, when you organize the next rally, the voting situation will be even more unfavorable to you."

He almost said directly that after the next vote, you will no longer be the leader of the restoration organization.

Paulie paced back and forth in the room anxiously, shaking his head and muttering to himself:
"No, I can't go back! The French must be waiting for me at the dock. If I go back, I'll be finished..."

Cesar had no choice but to emphasize:

"Uncle, as far as I know, most of those who abstained from voting believed the slander against you. They just worried that the organization couldn't suddenly lose its leader, so they didn't support Bartolio and his men."

Paulie suddenly stopped when he heard this and turned to look at him: "What did you say?"

"I said that some of the organization's top leaders are worried that if something big happens suddenly, there will be no one to take charge, so they are reluctant to support you. Wait until they elect a new one..."

Paulie raised his hand to interrupt him, a fierce look flashing in his eyes: "You are right, as long as something big happens, they will have to rely on me. By then, all the votes will disappear!"

"Big thing? What do you mean?"

Paulie bowed his head and thought for a moment, then whispered to his nephew:
"After you go back, send people to secretly burn down Nongza Village. Then leave some traces of the French and announce to the outside world that it is the French who are taking revenge, and that the revenge will be extended to more villages..."

Cesarie's eyes widened in shock and he cried out, "That... that will kill a lot of Corsicans!"

Nonza is a village in the mountains. Almost all the villagers are staunch anti-French elements. They have been present in every conflict between Corsica and the French government.

So if something happens here, no one will doubt it if they say it was done by the French.

Such a major bloodshed would surely arouse the whole of Corsica to unite against the enemy, and someone would be needed to lead everyone to fight against the French.

As it stands now, this person can only be Paulie - other people in the restoration organization do not have this prestige yet.

Paul patted his nephew's shoulder vigorously and said earnestly:

"For the future of Corsica, for the freedom of its people, sacrifices are inevitable."

Cesar took a few steps back in disbelief, staring at Paulie blankly, as if he had never known this uncle.

After a long while, Paulie repeated it in an imperative tone, and he suddenly came to his senses. The sense of obedience formed by his uncle over the past few decades took effect, and he lowered his head and murmured:

"Yes, I understand... I'll be back soon."

After Cesaree left, Paulie was in a very bad mood for two days.

The Corsican Restoration Organization was founded by his father, and those idiots actually wanted to kick him out of the organization.

He secretly swore in his heart that after this incident was over, he would teach Bartolio, Cesare and others a lesson. Yes, he would drive them out of Corsica!
The butler's voice came from outside the door: "Master, you should go to the club."

When Paulie heard the word "club", he immediately thought of Isabella's youthful and beautiful face and her slender and graceful waist. Some part of his body reacted faintly, and his previous unhappy mood instantly disappeared by more than half.

The so-called "going to the club" was the days when he met Isabella three times a week. "I know."

He called to the butler and asked the maid to bring his newly bought French fashion, humming a little tune.

……

Second floor of the Tuileries Palace.

Joseph flipped through the latest report on the situation in Corsica and said to Fouché, who was sitting opposite him on the sofa:
"You have done a great job this time. So, what is the current situation of the Restorationists?"

Fouché leaned forward slightly and reported, “Your Highness, they are currently divided into three camps.

"On one side are the anti-Pauli faction led by Bartolio, who are determined to expel Pauli from the organization. There are currently 17 high-ranking members of the traitorous organization, and with our funding, they are the most powerful.

"The other side is the group loyal to Paoli, led by Giuseppe and Cesarelli-Colonna Paoli. They deny all the charges against Paoli and there are 14 of them.

"The other side is the moderate faction headed by Elek, who advocates investigating Paulie first and then re-electing the leader of the organization. There are 12 of them in total.

"In addition, several people withdrew from the treasonous organization."

Joseph was a little surprised. He thought that he would be successful if he could split the Corsican Restoration Organization into two factions, "pro-Pauli" and "anti-Pauli". He didn't expect it to be broken into like this. Some people were so discouraged that they "quit the group".

He took a sip from the teacup in front of him and thought: "If this is the case, we can make a difference in the Corsican Parliament."

Corsica’s current political model is a high degree of autonomy, and neither the governor nor the royal family has the power to speak the same language as the parliament.

If they could control the majority of seats in the Corsican Parliament, they would be able to push legislation and more easily reverse Corsica's tendency towards independence - for example, legislation that would give the Governor of Corsica a veto over the resolutions of the Parliament, or that Corsica's taxation would no longer be controlled by the Parliament.

He looked at Fouché and said, "You went through that sponsor, what's his name..."

"It's Chalmers. Your Highness."

"Oh, let Mr. Chalmers use his influence on the 'anti-Pauli' faction to urge them to break away from Pauli's organization and form a new restoration organization. In the early stages of its establishment, we should mix some of our people in it, and try to downplay the content of independence in the organizational charter."

Fouché's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded quickly, "Yes, Your Highness."

It can be imagined that the opportunity for the establishment of this new restoration organization is to oppose Baoli. In the future, we can just sit back and watch the restorationists fight against themselves.

Joseph continued: "In addition, I will personally tell Count Butafuoco to put aside his own little calculations and work hard to integrate all the pro-government factions in Corsica. Strive to gain more seats in parliament."

Count Butafuoco was a representative of the pro-French forces in Corsica and had considerable influence on the island. However, he was very ambitious and always wanted to be the great lord of Corsica and opposed the various new policies of the French government. But compared with the Restorationists, he was very obedient and absolutely loyal to the royal family.

(End of this chapter)