The massive armies of up to 100,000 men each clashing in the Silesian campaign had made Joseph acutely aware of the need to expand the size of the Guard Corps.
After all, no matter how strong your combat capabilities were, it was going to be tough to win when facing an enemy four or five times your size.
So, he seized this windfall opportunity to attract a new group of soldiers and, at the same time, to boost the morale of the Guard Corps.
Joseph looked at the remaining three carriages and, after pondering for a moment, gave his order, "The rest should be deposited in the Bank of France Reserve for now. I'll use it to acquire military academies when I get back."
It was something he had been wanting to do for a while.
Currently, there were a total of 12 top military academies in France, but apart from the Paris Military Academy, their sizes were modest.
