(Chapter 1 arrived, it’s still a bit late, sorry)
On January 21, the second day of Xiao Jie's accession to the throne, the meeting room of the Tuileries Palace.
At a long conference table, Xiao Jie sat at the head seat, with cabinet members and military representatives from France and Iberia on his hands. At this time, probably because everyone knew the topic to be discussed next, everyone remained silent and no one said a word.
Xiao Jie looked at the people on both sides. Obviously, there were more people sitting on the Iberia side, especially the military side, where many people came. Another feature is that these people are very young, with an average age of just over 30 years old.
"Okay, let's start the meeting. The first issue to be discussed today is the status of Iberia. After the reconstruction of the French Empire, it is obviously inappropriate for Iberia to be established as an independent country. Therefore, we Today we must discuss a proper solution to solve this difficult problem." Xiao Jie glanced at everyone and said. In fact, the main conflict is concentrated on the government side, the military is easy to say, because Xiao Jie controls the military tightly, he will not hand over this power, after all, this is his most important foundation. It is hard to say about the government, as it will inevitably affect the power of some people.
No one stood up to speak. After a while, it seemed that it was too much to endure. As the prime minister of the government, Cambáceres put forward his opinion: "I think it is no longer possible for Iberia to exist in the form of an independent country. It is appropriate, now that His Majesty Andresi has ascended the throne, Iberia should be merged with the French Empire, so that it will be easier to manage and save limited resources."
As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the cabinet members in Iberia changed, because the consequences of doing so were very obvious. Iberia became part of the French Empire, but the cabinet members were fixed. Their power will be compromised, which they do not want to see. Another important reason is that Iberia's current economic and military strength has far surpassed that of France. If France wants to resume development, it must invest a lot of development funds, and France's fiscal revenue must not be able to support it. Then the money will definitely fall on Iberia's head. Xiao Jie was sure that if the army had not been completely controlled by him, his prestige had already been established, and the Iberian people had recognized his rule, otherwise there would be fierce opposition to him.
As the Prime Minister of Iberia, Forbeck stood up and said: "Your Majesty, if Iberia and France merge, the interests of Iberia will definitely be lost, and the people of Iberia will probably oppose it." Merger, such words may cause social turmoil. Therefore, I think that the merger must be remembered for a long time. Of course, this will not affect your rule over Iberia. We are also your subjects, Iberia The Asian people are also your people. We will certainly not stand idly by and will support the reconstruction of France."
"Your Excellency Forbeck, how can one country have two governments? Isn't this a waste of the country's limited resources?" Marshal Davout interrupted suddenly. According to the road, soldiers should not interfere in politics. So, being disturbed by Marshal Davout, the quarrel began, and it became more and more intense. Almost no cabinet members were spared, and they were all involved.
Watching them quarreling constantly for their own rights, Xiao Jie was a little angry, even though he knew that these people were loyal to him, and it was inevitable to fight for power. But to Xiao Jie's relief, none of his direct subordinates were involved, and they paid attention to the development of the situation with a mentality of watching a drama.
"Okay, everyone, stop arguing, I have already made a decision." Xiao Jie said after looking at everyone. According to their state, even if they quarrel for three days and three nights, there may be no results. Xiao Jie knows that the management of Iberia and France must be combined, because he desperately needs to use Iberia's huge financial and human resources to heal the wounds suffered by France in the war. Knowing how long it will take, while his enemies are still watching. Therefore, he must integrate limited resources to recover France from the war as soon as possible. In order to gain an advantage in future wars.
Xiao Jie's method is actually very simple. He borrowed the method of the "special administrative region" and reserved a high degree of autonomy for Iberia. But Iberia's military, diplomatic and financial power must be in the hands of the imperial cabinet. The military has no influence on this decision, but the cabinet is different. Although Iberia has independent administrative power, its fundamental power is still greatly restricted, especially the financial power is controlled by the imperial government. That is equivalent to completely mastering the lifeline of Iberia. Of course, Xiao Jie also made relative compensation, that is, the imperial cabinet will be expanded, and each position will have a chief and deputy, with French and Iberian cabinet members serving respectively. Of course, it depends on Xiao Jie's intentions as to who is the principal and who is the deputy. Although this restricted the Iberian cabinet, it also expanded their power to a large extent. Because they can participate in the management of the empire, while the management of Iberia is up to them.
Xiao Jie's decision is basically beneficial to both parties. Basically, there was no obstacle, and everyone accepted Xiao Jie's decision.
Next is the appointment of cabinet members. After consideration, Xiao Jie appointed Cambaceres as the Prime Minister of the Empire, and Forbeck as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Empire. Gregor was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire, and Compigny was the Vice-Minister. The Minister of the Interior is Shafter, the Deputy Minister is Kreit, the Minister of Police is Angus (French side), the Deputy Minister is Bernard (Iberian side), and the Chancellor of the Exchequer is Ottove. Deputy Minister Christopher (French side), as well as ministers and deputy ministers of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Health, Agriculture, Education, etc., are alternately served by the French side and the Iberian side.
In the cabinet this time, it seems that there are no such departments as the Ministry of War and the Ministry of the Navy. This makes Davout, who is currently serving as the Minister of War, very frustrated, because Xiao Jie's intention is obvious, that is, to The military and the government are completely separated.
For military reform, Xiao Jie has been brewing for a long time. It is mainly manifested in the army. Due to the size of the navy and air force, they have to temporarily maintain the current state and reorganize after the scale expands in the future. As for the army, Xiao Jie arranged it in this way. The establishment of each legion remained unchanged, except that the General Staff Department was set up to be responsible for the command of the army, the General Armament Department was responsible for the supply and renewal of the army's equipment, and the General Logistics Department was responsible for the preparation and maintenance of military supplies. Supply, the General Training Department is responsible for the recruitment and daily training of the army, etc.
Xiao Jie had already made arrangements for the heads of these various ministries. Among them, Eck served as the chief of staff of the General Staff Department, Dioka served as the chief of the general armament department, Rody served as the chief of the general logistics department, and Davout served as the chief of the general training department. Although this will make people feel that he is concentrating all his strength, Xiao Jie doesn't care about it anymore. At this moment, he must control as much resources as possible in his own hands.
The commanders of each legion have also made corresponding adjustments. The first is the 88th Army Corps. Since Xiao Jie is now the emperor, he resigned from the position of the commander of the 88th Army Corps, and the deputy commander of the 88th Army, Du Geer, took over, and the new deputy commander was General Thomas. The commander of the newly established 89th Army was replaced by General Monty, the current commander of the 1st Division of the 88th Army, and the deputy commander was General Carl. Marshal Davout served as the commander of the 1st French Army, which was being formed, and Marshal Saint-Cyr as the deputy commander. Marshal Bessières served as the commander of the French 2nd Army, and the deputy commander of the 1st Division of the 88th Army was Admiral Edmondo. Marshal Lanz served as the commander of the 3rd French Army, and General Marcos, the deputy commander of the 2nd Division of the 88th Army, served as the deputy commander. UU reading www.uukanshu. com
The commander of the 1st Iberian Army is General Mike, the commander of the 2nd Division of the 88th Army, the deputy commander is Lieutenant General Kalil, the former commander of the 4th Iberian Independent Division, and the commander of the 2nd Iberian Army is General Otis, the former commander of the 1st Iberian Independent Division, and General Simta, the former commander of the 2nd Iberian Independent Division, served as the deputy commander. The commander of the Iberian 3rd Army was Admiral Kutt, and the deputy commander was General Sachsden, commander of the Iberian 3rd Independent Division.
As for the Intelligence Bureau, Sikes once again served as the head of the Empire's Security Department, who was only responsible to Xiao Jie. The two underground forces cultivated by Xiao Jie were also incorporated into the system of the Ministry of National Security. Abel and Andrew served as the deputy ministers of the Ministry of National Security (in name but without real power). The military established a military intelligence bureau, which was headed by General Solskjaer of the former Iberian intelligence bureau.
After such personnel adjustments, the political power of the French Empire was completely controlled by Xiao Jie, and his rule was effectively consolidated.
The meeting that day also arranged for the focus of the next stage of work, that is, trying to restore the economic and social order of France, ensuring the smooth progress of military construction, increasing the tilt in the navy in terms of military expenditure, and striving to compete with the United Kingdom for maritime control. (To be continued, if you want to know the future, please log in to .QDAN., more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)