Descending On France 1780
Chapter 341 - 334 First Governor’s Cabinet List

Chapter 341: 334 First Governor’s Cabinet List

Finally, the National Assembly passed the resolution to exile Robespierre with 20 abstentions and 66 votes against.

It appears that many are still dissatisfied with the exile of Robespierre and want to eliminate him thoroughly.

However, due to the "prestige" of the First Governor, the majority voted in favor.

Talleyrand didn’t forget to sing praises: "Let us extol the mercy of the First Governor together!"

The vote on Saint Just then had much less disagreement, with almost everyone voting to send Saint Just to the guillotine.

After all this, Anning decided, according to his plan, to propose Dan Dong as the next Chairman to control the National Assembly, but at this moment FouchE stood up to speak.

"For a long time, we have allowed the National Assembly to hold both executive and legislative powers, and everyone has gotten used to having everything decided by the National Assembly.

"This is actually incorrect, according to the principle of separation of powers, we should completely separate the executive agencies from the National Assembly."

Upon hearing this, Anning thought FouchE made sense. Historically, the Savior Committee was the administrative agency when the Jacobins were in power, but now it had been transformed into an institution similar to the NKVD, leaving a vacuum in the executive branch with most administrative tasks being taken care of by Special Commissioners assigned by the Parliament.

This was actually incorrect.

Thus, Anning agreed with FouchE’s statement and watched him continue to speak.

FouchE: "Paris internally has the Paris Commune to take responsibility, but outside of Paris everything is in chaos. I propose that the First Governor nominates a Cabinet directly under his leadership!"

Well, with that, Anning would fully control the executive power of France, making him truly deserving of the title of First Governor.

Moreover, under the current circumstances where the entire National Army obeyed Anning’s orders, the power of the First Governor was almost limitless.

Anning quickly thought it over and felt this was also good, as he wanted to rapidly promote the industrialization of France, and having control over executive power would make things more convenient.

Thus, Anning nodded and said: "I will nominate my Cabinet members tomorrow for the National Assembly to review.

"Today, let’s decide on the new Chairman of the National Assembly. I propose Jacques Danton as the new Chairman!"

Talleyrand: "Agreed!"

Anning seriously said: "The voting has not started yet, please follow the voting procedure."

Talleyrand bowed slightly: "Sorry, I was too hasty."

I don’t believe you at all, you definitely had this planned.

Thanks to Talleyrand though, it seems Danton cannot escape being the Chairman.

Indeed, as Anning anticipated, Danton was almost unanimously elected as the new Chairman.

**

At noon, Anning returned to the Royal Palace with a group of military officers.

Christina had already received news of their return and was waiting at the door.

"How did it go?" she asked.

Anning shrugged: "You might not believe it, but I am now the First Governor of France."

Napoleon interjected: "He really is Caesar now."

Christina showed a surprised smile: "Really? So, I am Caesar’s wife now?"

Anning: "Alright, that’s not important, Christina, prepare a simple meal, we have a meeting while eating. We need to discuss the Cabinet members next."

Christina was a bit surprised: "Cabinet members? A bunch of military people discussing this?"

Anning also found it ridiculous, but his current team consisted solely of military people except for Lazar Kano, and he had never intended to expand into the administrative area at all, having no relevant experience.

Anning now wanted to ask his loyal officers if they knew someone who could serve as a member of the government Cabinet.

A group of people majestically entered Anning’s study in the Royal Palace, and then everyone spread out and took their seats.

Napoleon spoke first: "I think we can call Mr. Equality back, he has many friends in Paris, and serving as the Minister of Seal should be no problem."

Anning sighed: "We are a Republic, there is no Minister of Seal. However, having my father-in-law serve as the Minister of Internal Affairs might be good, he’s well-connected in Paris, which should be an advantage."

Anning paused, then looked at Lazar Kano: "The Minister of War continues to be Kano, there should be no issues."

Lazar Kano nodded, accepting the appointment.

Anning continued based on his knowledge from his previous life: "The Minister of Foreign Affairs can be Talleyrand, and the Minister of Police can be handed over to FouchE."

Lasalle immediately frowned: "Isn’t FouchE a merchant, can he do a good job?"

Anning: "I’ve reviewed the records of FouchE’s time as a Special Commissioner in Lyon, at least in Lyon he successfully maintained local security and significantly reduced violent crimes. I think he must have some successful experiences to bring to Paris."

Then Anning consecutively proposed several names, all based directly off the list of ministers after Napoleon’s coronation.

Fortunately, his prestige was high enough now, so no one questioned how he suddenly proposed names of people they usually had no contact with.

Once everything was nearly arranged, Moro suddenly spoke: "Your Excellency, you know me, I was a lawyer before joining the military, if you need a trustworthy person in legal affairs, I can join the Constitution Drafting Committee, overseeing their drafting of a new constitution..."

Anning: "But as far as I know, you don’t even have a law school diploma?"

Moro was embarrassed: "Er, but I did study to be a lawyer, and my father is a very famous lawyer..."

Anning: "I fully understand your desire to alleviate my concerns. But I need you more on the battlefield, you know we are lacking senior officers. We are about to advance into the Rhein River and start a war with the fully reorganized coalition forces of Prussia and Austria."

While Anning was obliged to stay within France due to logistical issues, Prussia and Austria were also actively reorganizing their troops, each pulling up hundreds of thousands of troops again.

Anning: "Although we have already achieved splendid victories, although we have a high-spirited French Army, if we do not take our enemies seriously, defeat will certainly come knocking.

"Complacency leads to defeat."

Anning’s words made everyone look at each other in bewilderment.

Indeed, after a series of victories, everyone gradually began to think that defeat for the French Army was unlikely, as if just stomping the feet would bring the coalition forces of Prussia and Austria to the ground, and the kings of Prussia and Austria would bow down to France.

Anning: "In any case, if there are no objections to the Cabinet list, it will be settled like this, and after submitting to the Parliament tomorrow, we only need to consider military matters."

Anning didn’t believe his Cabinet proposal would be rejected at all.

Saying this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

At least Robespierre wasn’t dead, history had indeed been changed by me.