Flowers, Swords and France

"Char, I told you a long time ago, these people are all strong on the outside but weak on the inside!"

In Charles's office inside the Ministry of War, the new minister General Saint-Arnaud said to Charles with a smile. ∝Top∝Point∝Xiao∝ said, w "I have scared them these past few days, look at how silent they were before! Hahahaha, I have to say, as long as we work harder, there will be nothing here next No one dares to go against us again.”

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand boldly, like a general commanding the troops to charge forward on the front line.

"You are right. Now you have scared them, and we have achieved the advantage we deserve." Charles' reaction was much calmer, and he just smiled and nodded, "But, we still need to We see that everything will not go as smoothly as we imagined. Although we may not dare to resist us openly, the officials have many tricks secretly. We must keep our eyes open, otherwise we may not know when we will be tripped up by them secretly. Son, we can’t do anything.”

"That's true..." The general frowned, "I knew it when I was on the front line. All the officials in the capital are very cunning! No matter how many rules they have, they still have many ways to make things worse. It makes our place also in a smoky atmosphere..."

Next, he looked at Charles quite worriedly and said, "Charle, it's up to you to do this. These people have too many tricks. I, a soldier, may not be able to handle them. I heard that you used to be in the Ministry of Railways. I managed a group of officials well when I was in office, and you should be good at this kind of thing. As long as you help me look after it, I can guarantee that none of those people will be able to shake things up!"

"What you said is too embarrassing. I just took advantage of the fact that the Ministry of Railways is a newly established department. I just managed to convince my subordinates." Charles replied with a smile, "That's it. It won’t work here. I still have to rely on someone with an iron fist to knock these people down.”

Although I knew in my heart that the general had not thought of this. He acted like this just because he wanted to make himself happy, but Ciel still felt very happy in his heart.

This is a future marshal, a great big shot, and he is deliberately trying to please me... When he thinks of this, he can't help but feel an indescribable sense of accomplishment.

However, this alone was not enough to satisfy him. He knew that he still had a further journey ahead.

"As long as we cooperate, huh, I don't believe anyone would dare to go against us without opening their eyes!" The general clapped his hands.

"Of course. It's not enough for the two of us to control a large group of people at will." Ciel became serious again, "We also need the help of some people."

"Help? Who do you mean?" Although it was a question on the surface, the general didn't actually look surprised.

It would be strange if Ciel didn't find some other helpers in the ministry.

"It just so happens that I plan to introduce him to you today..." Charles smiled and nodded, then rang the bell to call his secretary in and gave him instructions in a low voice.

The secretary quickly took the order and left, while General Saint-Arnaud was quietly waiting for the next surprise.

Soon, the door was opened again. Viscount Alex de Lautrec, who had been waiting outside, slowly walked in.

Although he was fortunate enough to meet two senior officials at the same time, his expression did not appear to be very happy or honored. Instead, he always looked a little panicked as he looked forward to it, as if he was not happy to receive such an interview.

His mood is easy to understand. After all, at this time, if you swagger into Ciel's office, you will either be jealous of your colleagues. Either he will be suspected of being a traitor by his colleagues, both situations will make his relationship with his colleagues sour. Souring the reputation and popularity he had long cultivated among his colleagues.

"Don't worry about what others think, you are you. Alex." As if he saw what Alex was thinking, Charles smiled and waved his hand, "Besides, even if they hate you, then So what? You are destined to climb on top of them."

Then, his eyes turned to General Saint Arnaud. "Your Excellency, this is the person I want to introduce to you - Viscount Alex Constantine de Lautrec, who currently serves as the section chief in the Personnel Department and is recognized as a young man with a bright future. He is very talented and very capable. He is an active member of the Bonaparte family and is currently a good friend of mine in the Army Department. Please give him more support in the future."

"Oh! That's it!" The general understood immediately, then smiled and extended his hand to Viscount Lautrec. "Monsieur de Lautrec, I have heard of your name."

"Mr. de Saint-Arnaud, this is my honor." In the face of the minister's kindness, Viscount Lautrec naturally did not dare to neglect, and quickly calmed down his emotions, and also stretched out his hand to shake the minister's.

As soon as he grasped his hand, the unsuspecting Viscount Lautrec suddenly frowned. Because he found that the minister held his hand very hard, as if he was trying to make a joke out of him.

The young man who blushed slightly did not dare to say anything. He just cheered up and put all his energy into his hands to avoid making another fool of himself.

After holding it for a while, the heavy pressure slowly disappeared, and the Minister slowly let go of his hand.

"This young man really has some talents." The minister said carelessly.

"Well done, Alex." Ciel echoed with a smile.

As an army general who has led troops on the front line all year round and even recently chewed sand in North Africa, he instinctively dislikes the academic army bureaucrats in the Army Department in the capital - naturally, he is not interested in looking too Viscount Lautrec, who is gentle, modest in manners and possesses various "elegant habits", cannot be displeased. In addition, this man already held an important position at a young age, which made the general who had been wasting his time for many years feel a little unhappy, so he wanted to give this young man a taste of his power at the beginning of their meeting.

It is indeed a common phenomenon within the armies of various countries that frontline officers hate the bureaucrats in the rear.

However, since Charles had clearly introduced him to the general as his comrade, the wise new minister of the army was certainly able to suppress his unhappiness and talk and laugh with him with a smile on his face.

The little lesson during the handshake could be regarded as venting the last bit of resentment in his heart.

He just didn't expect that this guy who looked a bit effeminate would be so tough and withstood his strong grip without making a sound, which made him look at this young man with admiration.

Viscount Lautrec didn't speak, but his smile was a little forced. He didn't seem to like being treated like this by the minister when they met.

"Alex, I think I've told you about this before, so I'm not going to say anything more now, but as you've seen - the president appointed a new Secretary of the Army, and it's our After this pleasant episode passed, Charles said directly to Alex, "Then, according to our agreement, it is you who will contribute. I think you haven’t been prepared for this lately?”

"Of course, I'm not unprepared."

Viscount Lautrec gave him a slightly dissatisfied look, "I've been preparing since I finished talking to you."

"What have you prepared?" Charles asked expectantly.

"I talked with my superiors and colleagues, inquired about their intentions, and tried to lobby them without any bias." Viscount Lautrec replied calmly, "I have been doing this during this period. work."

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Then, he took out a small notebook from his arms and put it on the coffee table. "This is a general record of what I have heard from them recently. I basically listed everyone's tendencies and intentions there."

"Oh, that's great!" Charles was overjoyed. He quickly picked up the book and looked through it carefully. Then he didn't forget to look at the general next to him, "I didn't recommend it to you wrong? Alex But it’s so awesome, it gave us such a big surprise without saying a word!”

"Yes, this young man has a bright future." The minister nodded approvingly.

However, despite receiving full praise from the minister, Viscount Lautrec did not look very happy - because his glorious future would soon mean that a large number of his close colleagues would be in bad luck.

To a certain extent, he is betraying his colleagues in exchange for a promotion.

However, at this point, what other way is there?

He glanced at Charles with secret resentment.

"There are other things that I think you might also be interested in."

"Oh? What? Please tell me?"

Under the expectant looks of the minister and Charles, Viscount Lautrec finally returned to his slightly reserved and gentle attitude.

"My immediate superior, after I lobbied, told me privately that he wanted to see you." Then he lowered his voice and said, "Secretly."

"What does he want to do?" Charles asked quickly.

"He wants to squeeze out other possible candidates and take over as director," the young official said without emotion. "He wants to squeeze out other possible candidates."

Ciel and the general looked at each other, and then noticed the joy in each other's eyes.

Very good.

France's huge military budget every year is decided by the Military Affairs Department on how to use and allocate it, while the Personnel Department is responsible for all personnel transfers. These two departments can be said to be the most critical departments in the ministry - and for Charles and others who are interested in serving in the military For those who want to purge dissidents within the military, the Personnel Department is undoubtedly one of the most important functional departments.

At this time, someone inside stood up and said that he was willing to help the tiger, as long as he could get a reward...

"Tell him that I want to see him, right away!" After Charles nodded, the general immediately responded. (To be continued...)