Fox of France

　　 Lazar Kano’s name Joseph had also been heard, but it was not in history class—after all, Joseph’s previous life history was learned from his physical education teacher. In fact, Joseph first heard his name from a math teacher and a physics teacher.

　　 Mathematics teacher mentioned him when he mentioned the concept of "complete quadrilateral", but he did not introduce him more. When the physics teacher was talking about thermodynamics, he mentioned another Kano, Sadie Kano, and from this he was drawn to the fact that Sadie Kano’s father was a mathematician and military strategist, and his nephew Once the president of France. (Referring to Marie Francois Sadie Cano, the third president of the Second Republic).

　　 Later, Joseph also saw the image of Lazare Cano in a film describing the story of the French Revolution. In that movie, Lazare Cano is an important member of a conspiracy against Robespierre. And he is also the only person in this group who publicly opposed Robespierre. What's strange is that Robespierre, the murderer, never sent him to the guillotine, or even the idea of ​​sending him to the guillotine. In that movie, on the contrary, when Kano and others sent Robespierre to the guillotine, the newly established government almost slashed Kano. Until one person said: "Kano has been cut, who will organize an army for us?"

　　 This is what Joseph knew about Lazar Cano. In contrast, Joseph knew more about Lazar's son who was not born yet and who founded thermodynamics in later generations.

　　 But those who really understand the history of the French Revolution know that Lazare Cano is definitely a man in the revolution. He is also rare. From the kingdom to the republic to the empire, he can stay steadily in the center and is one of the big figures in power.

　　 During this time, there were only three people who could stand up like this. Two of them are well-known chameleons. They stand tall by observing words and watching the wind.

　　 But Lazar is not. He has always been an unflattering Republican. When Robespierre was in power, he openly sang against Robespierre. When Napoleon proclaimed the emperor, he publicly spoke out against the monarchy. Neither Robespierre nor Napoleon actually liked him, but they had to rely on him. (The superintendent government expelled him at one time, and the logistics organization of the army immediately became a mess) Because the entire French army was organized in his hands. Some people even say that without Carnot’s efforts, there would be no army under Napoleon that swept Europe. In a sense, Lazare Cano is the father of the modern French army.

　　Kano is also quite knowledgeable about geometry. At this time, it happened to have some free time, and the two of them talked about some mathematical problems. In this conversation, Joseph discovered that Kano had also fallen into the trap he dug for Mara.

　　 "Mr. Bonaparte, do you have any new ideas for that'four-color problem' recently?" Kano asked.

　　 "Huh? This question?" Joseph was taken aback, because after he raised the question, he didn't think about it at all. Because he knows that although this problem can be proved, its proof process is so complicated that it cannot be completed by humans. (The demonstration of this question is done by the computer. In the process of the proof, the computer completed 10 billion judgments.) Now Kano suddenly asked this question, which surprised him.

"I had some ideas, but when I was advancing, I encountered a big trouble, and then there was no progress at all." Joseph replied, "Otherwise, I will write a paper to get the bonus. You know, the previous paragraph Time bread is surprisingly expensive."

　　 "I had some ideas, but it was the same. I couldn't go on at the beginning. I thought that way..." Kano said, reaching out and dipping his teacup with water and drawing on the coffee table.

　　 Joseph took a rough look. Kano’s ideas are actually not bad. He believes that the essence of this problem is that five or more two-by-two connected areas cannot be constructed on a plane or a sphere. But then he ran into an unsolvable problem: there were too many configurations to solve one by one.

　　 "This is almost the same as I thought." Joseph said, "but I have another idea..."

Joseph also pulled over the concept of "reducibility", talked about it for a long time, and then said: "But...there are still too many configurations to count, let alone prove it. It feels like if I prove it by configuration, it's almost like trying to dig out the Alps with a **** and a hoe."

　　 The two laughed together. They all understand that this problem will definitely not be solved in a short time. He stopped talking about this issue, and instead talked about other things.

　　 During the chat, Joseph learned that Kano was of civilian origin. He graduated from a military academy and joined the army ten years ago, and obtained the rank of lieutenant. Now he is a captain.

　　 became a lieutenant as soon as he graduated from the military academy, which was not easy. The average military academy graduate is at most a second lieutenant when he joins the army. It can be seen in particular how outstanding Kano's performance in the military academy is. However, more than ten years later, he was only promoted to the rank of first rank, from lieutenant to captain.

　　 This is not because of other reasons, but because, in the French army at the time, there was a glass ceiling. Generally speaking, for a civilian officer, the lieutenant was already the ceiling. Kano can obtain the rank of captain, which is enough to explain his excellence.

　　 "The National Assembly is quite worried about the military, especially the noble officers. At this time, a capable civilian officer is extremely precious." Joseph thought.

　　 The two talked for a while. At this time, a servant came in and greeted them: "Mr. Carnot, Lord Marquis would like to please. Mr. Bonaparte, Lord Marquis asked me to apologize to you. You may have to wait a while."

　　 Kano stood up, said goodbye to Joseph, and then went out with the servant. Joseph stayed in the side hall alone, drinking tea and waiting.

　　 But this time he didn't wait long. After a while, a servant came and invited him to see the Marquis of Lafayette.

　　 Joseph stood up, tidied his clothes again, and then followed the servant through a corridor into the formal drawing room.

　　The parlor of the Marquis of Lafayette is not as big as the parlor of the Duke of Orleans that can almost hold a ball. The size of his meeting room is the same as that of the side hall, which is actually not much larger than the living room of ordinary people. It does not have any delicate decorations, and it looks quite civilian. I just don't know if it has always been this way or deliberately.

　　 Lafayette was also talking to Kano at this time, and seeing Joseph coming in, he stood up and walked up to welcome him. When Joseph sat down, he smiled at Joseph: "Mr. Bonaparte, I invite you this time because there is one thing I hope to get your help."

　　According to Lafayette, he noticed Joseph's performance when he formed the National Guard in the block. Many of his friends have mentioned him to him. Everyone thinks that Joseph is very talented in organizing and training the army. (Joseph: Why don't I know myself?) Now, the situation facing France is still very unstable, and the military as an important force for maintaining the stability of France has become more and more important. Therefore, he hoped that Joseph could stand up to serve the country and help him train the army.

Joseph instinctively wanted to ask Lafayette to ask Gaoming. He said that he was not humble, but that although he was wearing a military uniform, he had not received military education. In fact, he was just a mathematics technician. How could he be able to do this? What's the important task?

　　 However, Lafayette stated that ~www.readwn.com~ the National Assembly has decided, and it is you. And it's not that you are alone in taking the lead. The person responsible for this is Lazar Cano, you are just his deputy. And Kano also said that just now he talked with you for a long time and found that you have a lot of research on military affairs, and many ideas are very reasonable and very enlightening. When he accepted the task just now, he made a request, that is, I hope you can help him. Don't you want to contribute your own strength to France?

　　 At this point, Joseph has nothing to say. He was worried that if he refused, he would become the enemy of the legitimate Lafayette. He originally wanted to recite two lines of poems, but suddenly realized that after these two lines of poems were translated into French, the flatness and rhythm were wrong, so he suppressed the magic power rushing in his heart and replied: "I am willing to serve France."

　　 After leaving Lafayette’s mansion, Joseph was always thinking about gains and losses along the way. Whether today’s decision was right or wrong. Now Lafayette is indeed gaining power, but with his little historical knowledge, he also knows that Lafayette is not the protagonist of this era, he is just one of the dramas of "Sing it out, I will be on stage" It's just a supporting role coming and going in a hurry. Now he hurt his thief ship like this, right?

But many years later, when looking back on the past, Joseph sighed that his actions tonight were really correct, because he followed Lazare Cano on a path to become an indispensable "technocrat". the way. After that, no matter who came to power, they needed them, and they couldn't do without them. This is also the reason why Lazar Cano jumped to death like that in the original history. And Joseph, who is essentially a bullshit, would not love to die like Lazar, and his situation is naturally safer.