Faced with Minister Saint Arno's explanation, Jerome Bonaparte didn't know how to refute his "lack of progress" statement for a moment.
From a historical perspective, this kind of thinking is undoubtedly wrong, as it would lead the French Army into an abyss. However, from the viewpoint of that time, avoiding reforms could indeed prevent a lot of trouble, as not every reform brought success.
Successful reforms can be remembered, while failed reforms are swept away as the garbage of history.
Adhering to the principle of doing more means more mistakes, and doing less means fewer mistakes, the reform drive of the French Army was not as urgent as Jerome Bonaparte imagined, and there might even be resistance to reform.
Except for Jerome Bonaparte, no one would know the future fate of France.
Generals and marshals would only see that France won more victories with a small number of troops, and as long as victory was assured, all defects could be buried.
