Life of Being a Crown Prince in France

Joseph pondered for a moment, then looked at Brian and smiled, "We should be nearly ready for the military operation in Annaba, right?"

"Yes, Your Highness, the Duke of Broglie mentioned to me just yesterday that the additional legions have arrived in Bizerte. Oh, that must have been last week’s news," Brian replied.

According to the Anglo-French Non-Intervention Treaty, France would retaliate against Algiers for its previous acts of aggression, with Annaba in the northeast of Algiers being the battleground as well as the spoils of war.

Given that Annaba is very small, as long as the British acquiesce, other countries on the European Continent are unlikely to pay much attention. The "sausage cutting" tactic is effective at any time.

Joseph nodded, "We must make full use of the impact of this war, so we must fight with great momentum. Of course, we also need to combine some other measures, which should be enough to keep those tribes in check..."

Tunisia.

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A Berber colonel in a white military uniform and black breeches frowned at the disorderly gathered "soldiers" on the open ground in front of the barracks and said to Zemir beside him:

"General, why do we conscript these fellows? Besides holding back the army, they won’t be of any use."

More than a year had passed since Zemir had led the "Sword of Vengeance" in a rebellion against the Tunisian Guard, and he had since been promoted to brigadier general and was responsible for commanding the Tunisian Legion.

Zemir’s French wasn’t very good, so he replied in Arabic:

"This is an order from Lord Isaac, delivered from Paris, and it demands their presence on the front line."

The colonel appeared surprised:

"Even we are only tasked with logistics and clearing the peripheries of the battlefield, and they are sent to the front line?!"

Undoubtedly, the main combat forces at the front were from the "Roman Brothers" from mainland France. The people before his eyes were from various tribes, conscripted over the recent half-month, and all were individuals of some standing within their tribes.

According to the newly published conscription rules, large tribes had 20-40 slots, while small tribes had 10. Members of the tribes participating in the operation against Algiers could earn extra points in the next civil servant examination.

Yes, it’s the Tunisian "civil service exams"; only after passing them can one hold office in Tunisia. That’s why the tribes were scrambling over each other for the conscription slots.

"Who knows what the bigwigs at the General Staff are thinking," Zemir remarked, glancing at his subordinate, "Instead of worrying about this, you’d better think about how to train these good-for-nothings."

While the Tunisian Legion was of scrub level compared to the French regulars, after more than a year of training, particularly since some officers even went to military academies in France, their fighting power was definitely top tier in the whole of North Africa. Thus, they legitimately looked down on the "waste" from the tribes, who had only gone through traditional combat training.

"Yes, General, I will train them diligently!" the colonel affirmed, standing at attention immediately.

Meanwhile, in the Sousse province of eastern Tunisia, the Wakruma Tribe was holding a farewell ceremony.

Four warriors from the tribe were about to serve as Sheriffs and policemen in the Yobari Tribe, responsible for security there.

This is indeed an extremely honorable position—not only does it come with a high salary from the government, but it also grants tremendous power. Anyone from the Yobari Tribe who violates the law can be arrested, fined, or even briefly detained.

The Yobari Tribe has a total of more than 2,700 people. According to this scale, the Sheriff could recruit 12 Patrol Officers locally, and these individuals would also receive a monthly stipend of 8 livres from the government. The Patrol Officers do their own thing usually and train twice a week, but they must always be ready to respond to the Sheriff’s call.

Oh, if European descent Patrol Officers are recruited, then the number could increase to 20.

With the continuous influx of immigrants from mainland France to Tunisia, finding people of European descent is not difficult.

The Clan Leader of the tribe personally led his people to send four warriors several kilometers away. You see, these Sheriffs would bring substantial income to the tribe—for every violation of the law discovered within the Yobari Tribe, it would add something called a "Law Enforcement Contribution" to the Wakruma Tribe. And this contribution could be used to offset the taxes the tribe had to pay.

The Clan Leader had calculated that if the four people could catch enough illegal activities, the tribe could pay thousands less in taxes every year!

Three days after the warriors left, the Wakruma Tribe received an edict from the province they belonged to stating that to reduce conflicts between tribes, no tribe would be allowed to have any form of tribal soldiers anymore.

The Clan Leader immediately panicked and asked the official who came to deliver the edict what they were supposed to do if robbers attacked the tribe now that they no longer had tribal soldiers.

The latter smiled and told him that these matters would now be handled by the new Sheriffs. And it seemed that the Sheriff of the Wakruma Tribe was from the Aboto Tribe, who would also recruit some Patrol Officers here...

In the Governor’s mansion of the Sousse province, the official in charge of police affairs was reporting the situation of Sheriffs appointed across the tribes to the Governor, Joan.

Joan kept nodding her head and finally signed her name and stamped her private seal at the end of that thick stack of names.

After the police official left with the documents, the Governor’s Assistant hesitantly said to Joan:

"Governor, according to this model, the province will have to pay a large amount of salaries for Sheriffs and their subordinates every year. This will bring great pressure to our finances."

His implication was already clear—previously, the tribes were responsible for their own security. This money simply didn’t need to be spent.

Joan smiled and said, "Firstly, this is an order directly signed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Secondly, you clearly don’t understand the significance of this measure. There may be increased financial expenditure in the short term, but within at most half a year, our fiscal surplus will see a considerable rise."

"Why is that?"

"It’s due to a favorable trade environment," Joan said just briefly. She believed the Governor’s Assistant would definitely understand the connections—currently, a large amount of investment from mainland France is flowing into Tunisia. The tribal violations of the law, such as levying trade taxes or tolls privately, or even extorting migrants, severely affect trade and cultivation. If the Sheriffs could be used to constrain the tribes, the development speed of Tunisia could be accelerated exponentially.

And prosperity would inevitably bring more fiscal revenue. Compared to that, the salaries of the Sheriffs are essentially negligible.

The Governor’s Assistant immediately understood, but then became somewhat anxious and said:

"Governor, you know, if the interests of those tribes are affected, they will not hesitate to kill the Sheriffs who ’interfere’ with their money-making."

"You are absolutely right," Joan nodded, "That’s why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arranged for those influential individuals from the tribes to go to Annaba. There, they will witness the power of destruction."

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