Important letter from the French Emperor to his adopted son Eugene Napoleon, Viceroy of Italy. Napoleon lists in detail the amounts of taxation to be paid to the Grand Army by various regions in Italy: "...Verona is to pay 400,000 francs; the region of Venice 1,000,000 francs; the Treviso region 1,500,000 francs (etc)..." He adds: "It is essential that the sum be deposted because I need it. I would be happy if it reaches ten million...Don't forget that I need a lot of money; that I must add to my army, and that I am organizing my fleet...I note that you are spending too much money in Italy..." Napoleon also writes: "I greatly approve of the steps that you have taken to prevent the introduction of English merchandise into the Venetian region; do the same thing for the Kingdom of Italy. Those are good and useful measures, with advantageous results for France and very severe ones for our enemies..."