Make France Great Again

January 7, 1849, at 10:50 a.m.

Odion Barro, Prime Minister of the French Republic, led the newly formed entire cabinet team to the Elysee Palace Conference Hall under the leadership of the Secretary General of the Elysee Palace, Persini, to wait for Jerome Bonaparte's presence.

"Gentlemen, please wait a moment! Mr. President will be here soon!" Pesini, who stepped back to the door of the conference hall, bowed politely.

After more than ten days of running-in, Odilon Barrow, who was already accustomed to the routine of President Jerome Bonaparte, of course understood that Mr. President should still be asleep at this time. He nodded slightly with a smile on his face.

Pessini turned and left the conference hall, carefully closing the door.

Odilon Barrow, who watched Pesini leave, just stretched out his hand and made a gesture of asking for a seat, and said, "My colleagues, don't be too cautious! I think Mr. President should be here soon!"

At the invitation of Odilon Barrow, the ministers of the various departments present sat on the left and right sides of the sofa respectively, and sat in different positions according to the difference in how close they were with Odilon Barrow.

The ones closest to Odilon Barrow are Drouin de Ruiz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Leon Foch, Minister of the Interior, followed by Minister of War Liulier and Minister of Finance Passy... As non-Audi Eugène Rouet, Minister of Justice, personally appointed by Lon Barrow, and Morniy, Minister of Public Works, are separated from the position of Odilon Barrow.

However, the most unexpected person was Count Fallou, Minister of Public Education. He was supposed to be sitting near Odilon Barrow, but he had a conscious reason to sit next to Eugene Ruby and others.

Odilon Barrow showed an unhappy expression. If he hadn't been concerned about the dual identities of the Fallo orthodox and the Catholic rightist, as a left-wing member of the former dynasty, Odilon Barrow would never have hired this guy.

"Okay! Gentlemen, our seats will be based on the current position from now on!" Odilon Barrow finalized the next position, and then he set his eyes on his "money bag" Minister of Finance Passy said: "Mr. Passy, ​​what is the current financial situation of the Republic?"

Passy shook his head, got up and handed Odilon Barrow a few documents that were densely packed in French, which he had carefully organized after he became a minister.

Odilon Barrow flipped through the documents compiled by Passy, ​​page by page. As he deepened his understanding, Odilon Barrow's expression became more and more solemn. After reading the data provided by Passy, ​​he dumped the data in walnut wood. On the desk, he raised his head and said solemnly, "Mr. Parsi, I want to hear your opinion!"

"Mr. Prime Minister, our republic is facing a huge fiscal deficit! The political turmoil of the previous year hit our market hard. If we don't think about a solution, our government will face a situation where the interest on the national debt cannot be paid!" Treasurer Parcy exaggerated.

"Then do you have any solution?" Odilon Barrow went on to ask, although he knew that the so-called inability to pay the interest on the national debt was just an exaggeration by Parcy, but the fiscal deficit is really not a good phenomenon.

"In view of the fact that the Constituent Assembly has abolished some taxes such as progressive income tax, I suggest that we should restore some of the taxes that were abolished before! For example: restore the salt tax!" Passy put forward his own suggestion to Odilon Barrow.

As soon as the proposal to restore the salt tax came out, Eugène Rouet felt an inexplicable malice.

Regardless of whether Passy's proposal to "restore the salt tax" is sincere or just taking the opportunity to make trouble, Eugène Rouet only knows that once the proposal to "restore the salt tax" is passed by the National Assembly, Mr. President will face the basic evil thoughts.

If one were to rank all the taxes in France, the salt tax would undoubtedly be the first, because it represents the crazy exploitation of small farmers by the old system. As the most hated tax by small farmers, it will affect the basic sense of the president.

This tax is simply digging the foundations of Bonapartism.

But now that Mr. President has not arrived, Eugène Rouet, the Minister of Justice, cannot intervene in the issue of the Ministry of Finance on his behalf.

Morney, who was sitting beside him, also looked at Passy in amazement. He didn't understand what the finance minister was thinking.

"Then you..."

Odilon Barrow was about to ask Parcy to prepare a proposal for a "reinstatement of the salt tax" when the door to the cabinet hall suddenly opened.

Everyone looked subconsciously in the direction of the door, and fell into a temporary trance when they looked at the "guest" Odilon Barrow who appeared at the door.

"Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Ministers, how are you!" President Jérôme Bonaparte, dressed in the Napoleon Emperor's uniform and trousers, wearing a triangular cap, and a medal of the Legion of Honor on his chest, greeted warmly. .

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Odilon Barrow, who was in a trance, even "saw" the emperor's soul wandering behind the president. He raised his hand and rubbed his eyes. The emperor disappeared and was replaced by a crappy imitator.

This dress is a bit human-like!

"Hello, Mr. President!" Odilon Barrow and the ministers got up to greet him.

President Jerome Bonaparte shook hands with the Prime Minister and ministers in turn. When his hand took Eugène Rouet's hand, he patted Rouet on the shoulder and said, "Do well!"

"Yes!" Eugène Rouet responded firmly.

At Odilon Barrow's strong invitation, President Jerome Bonaparte replaced Odilon Barrow as the core figure of the cabinet meeting.

"Mr. Parcy, report the financial plan you just advocated to the President!" Odilon Barrow gave an order to Parcy.

Expounding on the necessity of "restoring the salt tax" to the "peasant" president is an act of death no matter from any point of view, and it might be the fastest minister to be dismissed in the history of France.

Passy was silent for a moment about Odilon Barrow's blatantly "selling teammates", but he still explained to President Jerome Bonaparte the importance of "resuming the salt tax".

Jerome Bonaparte listened carefully to Passy's proposal, nodding in affirmation from time to time.

After Passy finished his statement, Jerome Bonaparte said, "You can discuss this issue with Prime Minister Barrow! If there is no problem, you can submit it directly to the National Assembly!"

In the surprised expressions of Barro and Eugène Rouet, Passy said with a trill: "Yes!"

"If there is anything else that needs to be reported, please report it again!"