After Jerome Bonaparte finished explaining Marquis Alet's views on France's naval power issue, Deco showed an expression of surprise; he never thought there would be someone in the world who completely agreed with his thoughts.
In the beginning, in order to reverse the Navy Department's disregard for maritime power, Deco had to exert significant effort, reassigning many high-ranking Navy officers to civilian roles or forcing them into retirement because their ideals were incompatible.
A large number of aristocratic Navy officers were also forced to be transferred, replaced by a group of frustrated civilian officers.
Deco's actions faced strong resistance from the aristocratic officers, to the extent that they secretly cursed Deco as the "Dictator of the Navy."
Of course, those frustrated civilian officers absolutely adored Deco; without Deco's unconventional promotions, they feared they would never emerge in their lifetime.
