When Jerome Bonaparte's plan for a five-year regular army and a four-year reserve was proposed, it immediately drew opposition from Mr. Favre.
Favre believed that the four-year reserve plan would inevitably cost a lot of money and manpower, placing a heavy burden on the entire French Empire.
"Your Majesty, the current France already bears the burden of nearly 550,000 troops. I can hardly imagine what it would be like to bear a reserve of the same size. Moreover, drafting so many people into the army at once will also affect our development!" Favre said excitedly to Jerome Bonaparte.
If one didn't understand Favre, they would surely see him as a politician deeply concerned with the nation's welfare after hearing his words.
In reality, Favre opposed Jerome Bonaparte simply because he personally disliked the Second Empire.
Favre, it could be said, placed his likes and dislikes above the future of France.
