Flowers, Swords and France

"I will be responsible for rebuilding the Palace of Fontainebleau?" Charles was a little confused by the sudden request from His Majesty the Emperor. He looked around, but no one looked at him, and obviously everyone else was the same. Accident.

As a minister, he has various important or unimportant matters to deal with every day. How can he have time to preside over the reconstruction of Fontainebleau? Besides, he had never done anything similar before, so he had no experience, and he didn't understand why the emperor gave him this task.

"If you have time." His Majesty the Emperor still looked at him very gently, as if it was really just a suggestion.

However, Charles knew that he should not refuse His Majesty the Emperor's assignment without reason. This was the best way for him to maintain the Emperor's trust in him. Now that the other party was the Emperor, he was even more inviolable than when he was the President. inverse.

"The Palace of Fontainebleau is of great historical significance to the empire. I am very honored to be able to shoulder such an important responsibility." He said quickly, "However, I have no similar engineering experience before... so I am a little afraid that I will not be able to Fulfill your obligations..."

"You are already the Minister of Transportation of the Empire. How can you say you have no experience in the projects you personally planned and supervised before?" Charles's excuse for declining was immediately blocked by His Majesty the Emperor. "Besides, even if you don't have similar experience, there are many engineers in the country who can help you. You just need to supervise... Don't you have the confidence to do this well? I plan to let Ou Ren -Osman is here to help you and be your deputy. He is a very experienced planner and can surely make this project complete successfully and quickly. "

Eugène Haussmann? This name Ciel is very familiar.

He was a lawyer before entering politics, and after 1848 he became a supporter of the Bonapartists.

In the original history, Emperor Napoleon III appointed him chief of police in Paris in 1853, and soon thereafter appointed him administrator of the Seine district, including Paris, and made him a baron to make him a member of the imperial nobility.

During his tenure, he led the reconstruction work of the city of Paris. Centered on the classical symmetrical central axis roads and squares, he greatly transformed the city, transforming most of the capital from shanty houses and narrow alleys to wide streets and straight roads, and established many parks, Squares, churches, public buildings and residential areas, and supervised the construction of the Paris Opera House and Halls Mall. These projects not only improved the sanitation and transportation conditions, but also changed the city's appearance, truly making her a human being. The enviable European city.

Since history has proven that Eugene Osman is a very competent person in supervising construction projects, and he has now entered the sight of His Majesty the Emperor, then Charles's task is indeed much easier.

Although he didn't understand why His Majesty the Emperor asked him to take on this responsibility now that Eugene Osman was there, he was at least relieved.

"If this is the case... I think I can do my best to complete the task you have given me, Your Majesty." Charles nodded slightly, indicating that he no longer hesitated, "I will make Fontainebleau regain its former glory. "

"I firmly believe you can do this." The emperor smiled slightly, obviously very happy that Charles could understand the general situation so well, "I will have people prepare the construction materials and workers for you, and all local government departments will also To cooperate with you, as for the budget... Charles, now that the empire has just been rebuilt, it is really difficult to allocate enough funds from the palace, so people from Charles, I would like to ask you to work harder here - I heard that you have someone in the ministry. A special budget? Let’s set aside those budgets for emergencies.”

Now Charles finally understood. It turned out that His Majesty the Emperor specially appointed himself to be in charge of the Palace of Fontainebleau, and secretly had the intention of asking him to pay for the service... It was just to make both sides look good, so he appointed a governor-general to take charge of the palace. Just a name.

He does have a secret budget in the ministry, and it is very large - when he was the secretary of the Ministry of Railways, in order to make the work of the ministry run smoothly, he set up this secret budget in the ministry, because he had passed The amount of money was too much, so the budget accumulated quickly. When he took over as minister and took over the ministry, people in the business community also sent funds to the ministry to please him, and all of these funds were also used. Concentrated into this secret fund.

Relying on these secret funds, Charles's officials have always been the most generously treated in the entire imperial government. He just likes to use this method to consolidate his subordinates' loyalty to him - after all, there are too few people who are willing to sacrifice without asking for anything in return. , most people do as much as they get benefits. In Charles's opinion, as long as his subordinates do everything well, it doesn't matter if they get an extra secret allowance.

But today, His Majesty the Emperor inadvertently obtained this secret fund, and explicitly asked him to use part of it to fund the royal family's reconstruction of the palace. This was not just because of financial constraints. This is nothing more than an implicit warning - the emperor actually knows what you are doing secretly, but he just doesn't want to punish you for this.

At the same time, Charles always felt that he was also hinting that all the money you got was a gift from the emperor. He could give it to you, and of course he could take it back. Maybe he was overthinking it, but he always He couldn't help but think about this, because he knew the emperor too well, he was so eerie and unpredictable.

Because of His Majesty the Emperor's seemingly casual words, the entire hall suddenly fell into silence. Many people secretly focused their attention on Ciel. Some people were gloating about his misfortune while others were worried about Ciel.

Ciel suppressed the dissatisfaction and anxiety rising in his heart and nodded with complete calmness.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I will let our ministry raise funds to support this project, and we will never let it come to a standstill due to funding issues." Charles held his head high, "Your Majesty's will, for us It’s an order that must be fulfilled.”

"Okay, that's it, Charles." His Majesty the Emperor raised his glass again, "Then let's drink another drink to Fontainebleau."

After everyone drank this glass of wine, the atmosphere was still a little dull, and it was obvious that they still had not recovered from the small incident just now. As an important minister like Lord Treville, every word and deed of the emperor must be of great significance. Everyone is thinking whether this is just a little slap on his face by His Majesty the Emperor? Or is it a sign that Treville has completely fallen out of favor?

"Your Majesty, the scenery of Fontainebleau is very beautiful, and the air there is very good, which will definitely be good for your health. Why don't we go there together when we have time? I'm afraid it won't work if you always stay in the palace. It's not good." At this moment, Charlotte suddenly laughed and turned to look at Queen Karona, who had been silent. "I will bring my son with me to watch it with you. What do you think of the scenery?”

This somewhat sudden request did not allow the young Queen to react for a moment. She raised her head and looked at her husband, but there was obviously some expectation in her expression - a woman of her age is of course more lively and active. I don't like to stay in the boring palace all the time.

Under the Queen's expectant gaze, His Majesty the Emperor's face showed a rare look of pampering.

"I think this is a good idea, Mrs. Treville." He smiled and nodded towards Charlotte, "The Queen has just arrived in France not long ago and is not very familiar with everything here. Please continue to accompany her in the future. Help her understand France and become a worthy queen."

"This is my honor, Your Majesty." Charlotte still had a smile on her face, but Charles knew that the smile actually had no warmth. "However, I think Her Majesty the Queen has rich knowledge and a kind heart. She She fully possesses all the conditions to become a competent queen, and there is no need for me to act as a teacher. At most, I can only serve as a slightly older guide, so that she can communicate with French society as soon as possible and feel the influence of the entire country. pulse."

"This is exactly what I want to implore you to do." His Majesty the Emperor bowed his head to her politely, "You have a perfect surname and appearance, which are indispensable for our country's aristocratic society. Pass, so I really hope you can help Karona connect with the famous old families in our country.”

Of course he was telling the truth. He dreamed of being favored and recognized by those old noble families, just like his uncle.

"I will do my best, Your Majesty." Charlotte's smile remained unchanged, "As your subject, I am very happy to serve you and your queen."

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After Charlotte's proposal and His Majesty the Emperor's reaction, everyone could see that the Emperor did not have a bad feeling towards Minister Treville, and the previous episode should have been just a small knock - after all, this young minister I am so proud of myself and have gained so many things, which is really enviable.

If this is the case, then there will be no turmoil among the empire's top brass. Suddenly everyone else breathed a sigh of relief or felt sorry, and then everyone continued talking and laughing as before.

Although Charles kept talking and laughing with the people next to him and enjoying the delicious food that was constantly being delivered to him, he felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

He really didn't want to see his wife courting someone she hated for his own sake, even if that person was the emperor of the empire.

This feeling is too uncomfortable.

Do you think that since you are the emperor and a god, you can order us ministers at will?

You are wrong. You are just being held up by us. What qualifications do you have to be above me?

With this anger, he secretly glanced at the emperor and the empress on the main seat.

Especially the queen with a beautiful face, a dazed look that revealed joy and a little bit of youthful vitality.

Even your wife, didn’t I find it for you? What qualifications do you have to be ungrateful to me? (~^~)