All Chapters of The Ex Wife's Regret : Chapter 141
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Chapter 144
Suddenly, from the marble square in front of the main entrance to the Palace of Versailles, came the angry shouts of a girl:"The guards of France couldn't even stop two bandits, they must be severely punished!"The noble young ladies in the corridor, upon hearing this, nodded and agreed:"Yes! It was because of them that the Crown Prince was injured!""I heard it was Besanval's fault for the gaps in the security setup that allowed the bandits to slip in.""I wonder how serious the Crown Prince's injuries are, and when he will recover..."Joseph, hearing the loud condemnation outside, suddenly had a bright idea and hurriedly whispered to Eman to go and thank the noble young lady on his behalf for her "righteous words."Soon, the news that Miss Andreyan had been thanked by the Crown Prince for criticizing the French guards began to spread among the young ladies. So, more girls joined the denunciation.By noon, two to three hundred young ladies had gathered outside the Minister of War's
Chapter 145
Mala put down his pen and looked up at Demulan, "Camille, you know as well as I do that the rumors about those shameless officers only omit their misdeeds, and hardly ever wrongfully accuse anyone."Besides, what I've written are only 'maybe' and 'signs indicate,' and the officers won't be convicted on this basis. The gendarmes will definitely conduct a detailed investigation. Wouldn't it be great if they actually found hard evidence?"He continued to write the denunciation letter, "What I regret the most is that the Justice Investigation Department doesn't have the capacity to go after those bastards in the army."Indeed, once Joseph had learned that the gendarmerie would be responsible for reviewing the French Guard, he immediately began the next step of his response.He first had Fouché hand over some dirt on French Guard officers to Mala, a large part of which were heard from an officer named Tiru during the previous investigation into the shelling of a farmhouse.In tune with Mal
Chapter 146
Major Bertier took a deep breath and walked into the Crown Prince's bedroom through the guards, immediately bowing to Joseph with a hand on his chest:"Your Highness, how are you feeling?"Joseph sat up in bed, smiled, and nodded:"I am much better, Captain. I'm glad you could come to see me."He then had Eman excuse the spectating nobles from the room on the pretense of needing rest."Captain?" Major Bertier was taken aback, thinking the Crown Prince had misspoken, and hurriedly reminded him in a low voice, "Your Highness, I am only a company commander…"Joseph, as if he hadn't heard, gestured to the chair beside his bed, "Please, take a seat."Oh, right, do you remember the military reform measures I discussed with you before?""Yes, Your Highness." Major Bertier nodded.Although the Crown Prince had only mentioned it briefly during an exercise at the police academy, Bertier had since visited the academy often and Dibowa had thoroughly introduced him to the prince's military reform
Chapter 147
The Minister of War narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. If it was the queen operating from behind the scenes, then the data on the reporting of the French Guards officers must have been procured by the royal claws—the Secret Police.That includes the case of the shelling of the farmhouse; it was also uncovered by them.This would indeed explain everything. A woman who wants to protect her son truly has no difference from an enraged lioness.He looked at Bertier, "How did you come to know all this?"The other could not help but shrink back a bit, vaguely stating, "General, I naturally have unique sources of information.""What is important is that I can guarantee these messages are reliable, and moreover, I have a way to solve your troubles."Marquis Saint Priest gave him another top to bottom look and then nodded slowly, "All right, let's hear it then, what is your solution?"Bertier quickly recalled his prepared statement, feeling as if he were facing an exam. To be honest, he did n
Chapter 148
Joseph immediately thought of the bankers who had been pouring large sums of French funds into England and couldn't help but grind his teeth in hatred. If he could dig up dirt on these fellows, it would not only please people immensely, but it would also effectively regulate the financial industry.However, Joseph immediately felt a sense of deflation, as there were still too many targets in the banking industry, and these people were not government officials, which would likely raise objections from Mara, the "Friend of the People," should the Justice Investigation Department look into them.If only there was a representative figure in the banking industry who was also an official...At that moment, an idea suddenly struck him—there was indeed such a person!Though he was no longer an official, he had served as the Finance Minister for a considerable time and had close ties with the banking industry. In fact, he was precisely a banker himself.The period when Necker was in charge of
Chapter 149
The selection of regular soldiers was relatively easy, prioritizing those with good records while eliminating those with a history of violating military discipline or having committed crimes. A selection of over 1,700 soldiers, combining an infantry regiment and a cavalry camp, was completed in a matter of days.Screening officers was a more troublesome matter.Following the orders of the Crown Prince, Colonel Bertier eliminated all the senior officers, leaving only captains at the highest rank.There was no need to worry about a lack of intermediate and senior officers because among the captains, many had the capability to serve in higher positions but were held back simply due to their humble origins or lack of money.Promoting some of these outstanding individuals was far more effective than relying on the inherited officers for combat capabilities.Among the remaining officers, those of high noble birth were also dismissed, and a further selection was made to remove those of low c
Chapter 150
The over two thousand soldiers and officers on the Mars Field were all a bit dizzy.A few days ago, they thought they were the most unlucky people in the world, inexplicably wrapped up in the assassination attempt on the Crown Prince, then subjected to scrutiny, and even believed they might be exiled.But now, they felt like the luckiest people in the world, having mysteriously joined a new legion and been inspected by the Crown Prince himself. The Crown Prince had also announced a host of new regulations, giving them a future filled with hope.If they weren't standing in formation right now, they would really want someone next to them to kick them, to verify that this was not just a dream.After a good while, Joseph signaled for the soldiers to be quiet, and then continued to announce several rules concerning military achievements, consolation payments, retirement pensions, and even preferential treatment for the families of soldiers.With the experience from before, the soldiers and
Chapter 151
As Commander Bertier of the Guard Corps announced the start of the joint drill, the military and the police quickly hustled to the center of the training field under their respective commanders' lead.The drill sequence had been arranged well in advance, comprising four parts: formations, shooting, marching, and live combat exercises.The first on the agenda was formation drill.The Guard Corps, with their many years of military experience, should have held an advantage in this area. However, they had just reorganized. Despite Bertier's efforts to group soldiers from the same units together, many were still unfamiliar with their new companies, even the drummers and standard-bearers.The basics like standing at attention, marching in step, turning, and rifle drills were manageable, displaying the professional soldiers' poise and easily outperforming the police officers, but when it came to switching formations, especially while on the move, several unpracticed companies started to falt
Chapter 152
General MacArthur, a renowned five-star critic from the United States, once said, "The sky is high, the earth is wide, but Daddy is the biggest." A summons from Daddy must certainly be the highest priority.Joseph, feeling helpless, looked towards the carriage and gestured to Eman, "Let's head to the Palace of Versailles first, and then look at them in detail on the carriage.""Yes, Your Highness."Before long, several carriages drove out from the Industrial Planning Bureau.Inside the carriage, Joseph opened the envelopes one by one.The letters were from the three "white gloves" who had been tasked with purchasing grain overseas for him; for secrecy, they used coded language.Joseph then took the codebook from Eman and began to read with effort.In the letters, the "white gloves" first reported on the situation of the grain procurement, which was generally optimistic. The first two batches totaled nearly 70,000 setiers of grain from places like England, North Africa, Eastern Europe,
Chapter 153
The current situation in France is such that it should thank Providence simply for being able to pay the interest on its debts, as for repaying the principal? Ha, one doesn't even dare to dream of it in one's sleep.Joseph's face tightened as he shook his head, thinking to himself that it would be great if all those banks that lent to the government could just go bankrupt...Besides debt interest, another major "bleeding point" of France's finances is taxation.The French Government now entrusts most of its tax collection to "Tax Farmers." Every year, Tax Farmers pay a lump sum to the government, after which they are free to collect taxes.Estimates by later historians suggest that the actual amount of taxes collected by Tax Farmers each year exceeds the fee they pay to the government by more than one-eighth.Based on last year's tax revenue in France which totaled 500 million livres, one-eighth amounts to forty million. This money goes straight into the pockets of the Tax Farmers.In