Although Napoleon's "horizon" was ridiculed by Joseph and Lucien, looking at the world now, there is indeed no power that can pose a threat to France. So Napoleon can also consider some long-term measures.

"Mentus said that if a country does not have outstanding talented leaders within and strong enemies outside, then it will be easy for this country to embark on the road to destruction. Well, Joseph, this is what you told me, right?" Napoleon said, "Now, we have met the first condition. So, I plan to discuss with you the direction of our future development."

Joseph was very satisfied with Napoleon's attitude and nodded and said, "Napoleon, it is indeed good that you can still be sober at the peak of honor. You must know that many people have long been so proud that they have never known the world that is high and that they feel that they are no longer human beings, but gods."

Although some of them were praised by Joseph, Napoleon looked disapproving. He bent his mouth and said, "What's the difficulty? Am I the kind of person who is complacent with a little achievement?"

Both Joseph and Lucien looked at Napoleon quietly.

"Well, maybe I'm a little bit," said Napoleon. "But, you know, the government hasn't had much work during this period, and I'm free to go to the Academy of Sciences to take on some of my obligations."

The academicians of the Academy of Sciences all have certain tasks such as deliberation of papers. The number is not large, and even if they cannot be completed, there will be no compulsory punishment. At most, it will be just an internal criticism. But for Napoleon, it is absolutely unwilling tolerate such embarrassing things to report criticism. Therefore, Napoleon had to complete his homework. Well, under normal circumstances, of course, the guys from the High Master of Paris took turns to help Napoleon with his signature. Napoleon only had a signature. But after he was idle recently, Napoleon was really very fond of science and decided that he would do it himself.

Of course, in order to ensure that there will be no loopholes when reviewing the paper, Napoleon habitually wanted to take Laplace to work. As a result, he found that Laplace and Fourier were invited to give lectures in Italy. So Napoleon saw that it seemed that only Monge was the only one, but Mr. Monge has retired because of his age. Napoleon felt that Monge's CPU function had probably declined significantly. If he really wanted to help review it, it would be better to do it yourself.

Finally, Napoleon found a younger Academician Gauss. Although Gauss was Joseph's assistant, because of his gentle personality, Napoleon was sure that Gauss would not tell Joseph about this.

Then, Napoleon was so shocked that he doubted life. There was no way, Gauss was too perverted. In some cases, he was even more perverted than Joseph. Well, of course, Joseph was very perverted, but he was a spherical pervert, but in terms of mathematics, especially in terms of reaction speed when facing mathematical problems, there were still a few Laplaces between him and Gauss. In many places, Napoleon had just read a paragraph of argument, and before he could figure out the logical ideas of this argument in his mind, Gauss had already seen the problem or something that was not perfect, and he even put forward a modification opinion. As for Napoleon, after getting Gauss' modification opinion, it often took several hours to figure out why Gauss wanted to make such suggestions, as well as the entire idea and argument for doing so.

"Sometimes, I encounter some problems that are not easy to deal with, well, is this normal? I went to find Gauss, my God, Gauss just glanced at him and gave opinions and suggestions. And his opinions and suggestions were always very insightful, special... How to say, if you don't look for Gauss, I will never look for him. It's simply destroying a person's confidence. Joseph, although in mathematics, I can't compare to you, nor Laplace and Fourier. But I don't doubt my intelligence because of this, but because you put more energy into this It's just that. But, but that guy Gauss is completely different. Normal humans, no, it should be said that humans cannot complete such complex thinking in such a short time... I even suspect that guy Gauss has probably proved the "four-color problem" with careful calculations, but he can't write the whole process! Well, discussing mathematics with him, there is such a feeling of crushing almost from another species. So, I strongly suggest that if you have the chance, you must analyze and study Gauss. I strongly suspect that he is not a human!" Napoleon said.

"You're right, Napoleon, I've always thought so," Joseph sighed, "This guy is really..."

"So, well, I want to think that I am a god, but as long as I think about it, I feel incredible if I have a personal thinking ability, even to the point where I feel it is. If I are a god, what is he? Well, we'd better not talk about this pervert. Let's talk about something happy. Lola is pregnant and the Roman Empire has a future emperor." Napoleon said.

"Maybe it's a princess," Lucien interrupted.

"Haha, I'm happy anyway!" Napoleon decided to ignore Lucien.

"Ah, congratulations, Napoleon. Well, what do you think about the future?" Joseph brought the topic back.

"I? I'm wondering, what kind of career will be better than the glory of the present in the future?" said Napoleon.

"There will be nothing in war in the future," said Joseph. "Unless you plan to expedition to Russia, or you plan to kill Türkiye."

"Expedition to Russia and kill Türkiye?" Napoleon shook his head. "Compared with conquering Britain, these two things are not so glorious - they are just to beat a group of barbarians."

Joseph shook his head and said, "What you said is that compared with defeating Britain, these two things have limited benefits. If you win, you will be embarrassed if you have any problems. Especially in Russia, the place is too cold, and it is difficult to develop. The economy cannot be improved. And it is too large. Our army is already different from the previous army, and the logistics requirements are much greater than before. And the road conditions in Russia are simply a nightmare for our current army."

For some purpose, Joseph also specifically emphasized the difficulties and ineffectiveness of attacking Russia.

"I know, I have asked the guys in the staff to make plans and study Russia. Damn Russians can't even repair a road - but considering the permafrost environment, we actually have nothing to do." Napoleon replied indifferently.

In order to solve the problem of building roads in frozen land, especially seasonal frozen land, the Russians also asked the French Academy for help. As a result, after the French went to study it, they spread their hands and said that we had no choice but to do anything about this.

As for railways, the Russians had little railway mileage, and more importantly, their rails were not quite consistent with European standards - it was said that this was also a means of defense against invasions that might come from Europe.

"If the Russians try to interfere in Europe, we can easily defeat them, but invading Russia is at least for now, a thankless fool." Napoleon finally dispelled Joseph's concern with such a sentence.

"So, in a military, in a short time, or even in a foreseeable time, defeating Britain is our military peak."

"What about politics?" Joseph asked again.

"In terms of politics, the current peak should be that I wear the crown of Rome, right?" said Napoleon.

"No." Lucien said, "Your current political peak should be the implementation of the Civil Code. You should know that in the Roman Empire and even in human history, there are many emperors. But there are only a handful of people who can be called "legislators". Especially now, all laws in Europe will use your code as their mother body, so I think that in later generations, this thing is your most glorious thing. I don't think you can have anything more than this."

Napoleon looked at Lucien. Lucien's evaluation of his code just now made him feel a little proud, but on the other hand, he was a little suspicious, what was wrong with this guy today? It always made people feel that he had some ulterior motives.

Under Napoleon's gaze, Lucien actually lowered his eyes and even glanced at Joseph.

Napoleon looked at Joseph again, and Joseph looked at Napoleon calmly. Then, Napoleon spoke first:

"I can see that you have colluded, right? You kept saying that we have reached the peak. Did you say you want to persuade me to retire?"

"Yes, not." Joseph replied.

"Speak human words!" Napoleon said unsatisfiedly.

"Now it is the most successful moment for France, and it is also the time for your highest prestige. In the future, your approval rating will only drop, and it will not be so high. Even because of possible economic problems in the future, people may blame you. You know, what I said is true." Joseph looked at Napoleon and said, "So at this time, if you express your gracefulness and resignation to ensure that France's democracy and to ensure that it will always be a republic. Then you are not only a great man in politics, but also a saint in virtue. It is a symbol of the spirit of the whole French. In a sense, you are really

It's God. In politics, anything different from your opinion, France, and even the whole world will feel that it is blasphemy. Therefore, even if you retreat, no one dares to go against your wishes. Your figure still covers the whole France, even the whole world. After that, the government's policy is successful, and the people praise it must be you; if the policy fails, the person who is scolded must be the one who takes over your shift. Therefore, your retreat is not to be far away from power, but to use power to turn behind the scenes. Napoleon, this is the only way for our family that we have determined a long time ago."

"But...but I think I can continue to work for another time," said Napoleon.

"Napoleon, continue to work for another term. Are you sure you will have such glory when you retreat?" Lucien interrupted again.

"I have to think about it. In addition, Lucien, when talking about the original plan of the family, according to the plan, at this time, you should have a legal heir, but you don't even have a legal wife..." Napoleon roared.
Chapter completed!