Napoleon's ultimate plan for Germany?

In a world where Napoleon not necessarily conquers all of Europe, but somehow manages to become accepted as legitimate ruler of France, what would his ultimate plan for Germany and the confederation of the Rhine be post-Napoleonic wars?

Would France push for centralization of the confederation to have a strong buffer on the border of Prussia? Or would they allow the decentralization that most of the members certainly will want, risking that some external force may one day grow on expense of it?

Could this eventually lead to there being 3 "german" countries in Europe, Prussia east of the Elbe, Austria along the Danube and the confederation of the Rhine between the Rhine and the Elbe?
 
I think his masterplan was always divide and rule, so he would have pressure the prussian to marry his family....
 
Napoleon didn't exactly have long term plans. He reacted to every development and was concerned primarily with defeating any threat to his continued rule. With that said, the French would not allow much coordination between the individual German states. Each state would be primarily subordinated to France more than anything else. Ultimately, I think Napoleon's rule in Europe would have been short-lived anyway, so it's difficult to discuss what France could have done in the long run.
 
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