This heritage would be inescapable for him; despite his strong ties to France, he would be known until the end of his life as "the Corsican." This was not necessarily a compliment, since the Corsicans at the time were known as a "feuding, assassinating, divisive, disputatious and sullen people" (Englund 6)
While this centralized administration exerted an enormous amount of power over the citizens, they benefitted from consistency, safety, and absolute equality under the legal system. (Grab 58) One effect of Napoleon's rule that would impact France's well-being far beyond his lifetime was his reform of the financial system
His military success solidified his reputation in Paris. He had gained fame as "a formidable warlord, a hero of France, [and] easily the nation's most powerful man" (Schom 60)