More than 20 minutes later, Eman looked at the three full pages of orders in his hand and sighed inwardly: Today, I'm afraid there will be hundreds of signalmen who won't have time to eat dinner.
He was just about to turn and leave when Joseph suddenly remembered that Napoleon's report mentioned the Milan Council voluntarily donating 2 million francs to his army, along with some valuable artworks.
"Voluntary donation?"
Joseph shook his head, knowing too well Napoleon's reputation in the occupied territories.
Although it was customary in this era to loot occupied territories, few did it as extravagantly as Napoleon. Wherever he went, he left outrage and resentment in his wake.
Most likely, this 2 million francs was "donated" by the Milan people under the persuasion of cannons. Especially those famous paintings, who would donate such things to an army?
Joseph had no desire to see the international situation of isolation France faced during Napoleon's time reoccur.
