Louis XVI quickly summoned his ministers.
During the period of Louis XV, France had no prime minister, which greatly expanded the emperor's power.
After Louis XVI came to power, he did not establish a prime minister. Instead, he followed his grandfather's example and did not need a prime minister to constrain his power.
But this did not give Louis XVI much power.
Although the imperial power was not restrained, the emerging constitutional monarchy limited the power of Louis XVI.
Finance Minister Turgot is one of the supporters of the constitutional monarchy.
He looked at Louis XVI who had urgently summoned them to meet, frowned and asked: "Your Majesty, what is the reason for summoning us so urgently?"
Louis XVI looked at Turgot and said in a deep voice: "There is turmoil in America. It's time for us to fight for France!"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers present frowned.
Turgo's face turned dark.
He said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the war has just ended and France needs to recover its strength. It is not a good thing for us to join the war at this time."
Louis XVI stared at Turgot and said solemnly: "No, we don't need to directly participate in the war, we only need to provide help to those insurrectionary organizations."
"My Lord Chancellor, I think you understand what I'm talking about."
"This is a good opportunity to take revenge on Britain. They need colonies in America."
Turgot looked at the enthusiastic Louis XVI, sighed, and said leisurely: "Your Majesty, our French economy has just improved. Now it is too difficult to choose to attack the British colonial area."
"We need a longer period of recovery. The top priority now should be reform and stabilizing the domestic situation. If this continues, those rioting farmers will tear our country apart and make it dilapidated!"
Louis XVI was silent for a moment after hearing this.
He wanted to change the problems left by his grandfather Louis XV as soon as possible.
A constitutional monarchy is a good idea, leaving decision-making to Parliament and suppressing the nobility that has become big in France.
Let them hand over their land and property so they can run the country more efficiently.
But the current French Empire cannot be restored just by changing the constitutional monarchy. Many problems are long-standing and difficult to recover from.
Louis XVI wanted to show his people that France was still strong by defeating Britain in America, so as to enhance his reputation.
Strengthen your own power so that your rule can continue.
He will consider a constitutional monarchy, but before Parliament becomes the largest authority in France, the royal family must ensure that it has the greatest say.
To avoid ending up with the same fate as Emperor Longyan, a mascot like him.
After thinking of this, Louis XVI said directly: "No, let's agree to this war first and let Britain lose America, and then continue the reform later."
Turgot saw Louis XVI's firm expression and knew that no matter how much he tried to persuade him, he would not let the young French emperor change his mind.
He could only lament.
Let Louis XVI continue like this.
He was powerless to change this matter. After thinking of this, Turgo fell silent and said nothing.
Although he is the minister of finance, in the French imperial system, only the emperor has absolute power.
Louis XVI looked at the ministers and expressed his plan: "In the past, we lost New Zealand and signed a humiliating treaty. Now it is time to make Britain pay the price."
"The British colonial areas in America have now set off a trend of independence. We only need to provide them with assistance so that Britain will also lose their most important colonial area!"
…
At this time, another part of France.
Bonaparte is reading a novel from Long Yan in the library.
It is said to be a novel, but Bonaparte thought it was more like a military book.
The wars, formations, and conspiracies described in it are dazzling to watch.
Bonaparte quite liked the hero named Cao Cao in this novel.
According to his understanding, Cao Cao was born into the Long Yan noble family, but this noble status was not orthodox, but more like a servant.
But Cao Cao was able to unify the north later.
Bonaparte was reading the book. After Cao Cao unified the north, he was about to lead an army of 700,000 to the south.
But judging from the thickness of the book, the story is not finished yet. It is only about one-third of the thickness.
There were still thick pages left to read, and Bonaparte was eager to know what would happen next.
Did Cao Cao finally unify Long Yan and realize his revenge?
But at this moment, a hand suddenly stretched out and blocked the place where Bonaparte was watching.
He frowned, raised his head to look over, and immediately closed his book in awe.
"Hello, sir!"
Bonaparte stood at attention in a marching posture and said loudly.
The man opposite him, dressed as a senior French officer, hummed, looked at Bonaparte's short figure, and said lightly: "I heard that you are an artilleryman in the army and have a good record."
Bonaparte laughed and said modestly: "Those rebels always bump into the places where I bombard them, and there is nothing I can do about it."
Hearing these words, the always serious general also showed a smile.
He looked at Bonaparte and smiled: "You are very humorous, but soldier, I found you today not because of your humor, but because I need you to complete a task."
"This mission is more dangerous than previous wars, but at the same time, it is also a good opportunity."
"Soldier, I am here to hand this opportunity into your hands personally. You should know how much I value you."
"At the same time, you should also know that if you agree, you will never have any room for regret."
Bonaparte hesitated and did not respond immediately.
The general also noticed Bonaparte's hesitation. He patted the other party on the shoulder and said calmly: "You can think about it first, no rush, no rush."
The general took a look at a book written by Long Yan held in Bonaparte's hand. There were four words "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written on it: "Read more about this book. Long Yan's ancient fighting method is useful to us." A great reference value.”
"Answer me in three days."
"Okay, sir."
Under Bonaparte's gaze, the officer took a book from the shelf and turned away.
The general did not tell Bonaparte what the exact mission was, but judging from what the other party said, it was very likely that it would be an extremely dangerous one-man military operation.
However, Bonaparte did not want to work too hard for the French Empire. He always remembered that he was from Corsica.
His father is an Italian noble.
This is his true identity, and Corsica should not belong to France.
