Make France Great Again

Under the guidance of De Renal, the carriage drove east along the banks of the Loire River, and soon came to the fringe city on the east side of Tours. They will enter the city center from the east side area.

De Renal, who had not officially entered the city, couldn't wait to point to the other bank of the Loire River and said to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Excellency, look there!"

Jerome Bonaparte looked in the direction of De Renal's finger, and there was an octagonal tower on the mountainside on the opposite bank of the Loire River. Behind the octagonal tower was a looming pink building, which seemed to be The residence of a nobleman.

"Mayor de Renal, where is it?" Jerome Bonaparte, who didn't know much about the history of the city of Tours, asked.

"Your Excellency, that's the Clos Luce Castle!" De Renal said to Jerome Bonaparte with a proud expression: "It used to be the residence of François I and Da Vinci, Da Vinci In his twilight years, he was invited by King Francois I of France to come to Tours to spend the remaining three years of his life, and finally died in that castle, in the arms of Francois I."

Although Jerome Bonaparte didn't know which king François I was, the name of Leonardo da Vinci is a must for every student who has taken high school history of the European Renaissance.

If the Middle Ages represented the darkness under the rule of the church, then the Renaissance is undoubtedly the sharp knife that cut through the darkness.

Both the Protestantism in Prussia and the Anglican Church in Britain are inextricably linked with the Renaissance. Da Vinci and others are part of the sharp knife of the Renaissance, and the printing technology brought by Arab scholars smashed the Catholic Church. The vital tool of thought, which was originally an aid in printing indulgences, became the culprit of Catholic division.

After the Renaissance, Protestantism was an important driving force leading the transformation of capitalism in Britain.

What is even more ironic is that the Ottoman Empire, as the "origin" of printing, decisively ordered strict inspections of printing presses when it saw Catholicism split in doctrine due to the popularization of printing, and when Protestants and Catholics fought in Germany and Britain. The Ottoman Empire was saved from falling into "split".

"Tours is really an amazing city!" Jerome Bonaparte said with emotion.

"Not only that, but Tours was once the royal land of the Valois dynasty!" De Renal vividly described the history of Tours to Jerome Bonaparte, from the Frankish Palace Chancellor Charlie Matt in Tours defeated the Arab coalition forces and served as a base to counter the Vendée rebels during the Great Revolution. In short, Tours is an indispensable and irreplaceable member of the entire western France.

Jerome Bonaparte listened attentively to de Renal's description of Tours,

From time to time, he nodded to Mayor De Renal.

Mayor De Renal, who was "encouraged" by Jerome Bonaparte, talked more vigorously about the history of the development of the Tours region, including how Tours turned from a textile-prosperous area to a city with prosperous agriculture as it is now.

In De Renal's mouth, Tours is a perfect city that cannot be more perfect.

"If the Valois Dynasty hadn't died out, the capital of France would definitely be Tours!" De Renal said to Jerome Bonaparte swearingly.

"Well! I think so too!" Jérôme Bonaparte said casually, and he didn't take it seriously for De Renal's bragging about Tours. Tours might be able to beat the West in the western part of France to capture the "Black Pearl" of the West. It has a good reputation, but if you want to be comparable to Paris, you should give up the idea as soon as possible.

History has proved that Paris, as the heart of the whole of France, is the general trend. Even if several generations of French kings consciously limited the local population of Paris, Paris relied on its superior geographical location to absorb the surrounding population.

So much so that the kings starting from Louis XIII had to subdue the citizens of Paris before they could control the whole of France.

The relationship between Paris and the provinces is also almost hostile. Every time there is a rebellion in Paris, the French ruler will choose to dispatch troops from the provinces to suppress Paris. Every time the suppression needs the blood of Parisians to stain the entire streets of Paris, the fanaticism of Paris can be achieved. eased.

At the beginning, Louis XVI was sent to the guillotine because of his own weakness and did not dare to suppress the people of Paris like his great-grandfather.

After the Great Revolution, the political and economic status of Paris was even more overwhelming than that of the second and third largest cities in France.

"So, Your Excellency, President!" De Renatu said with a sharp dagger, "I hope Tours can become the leader of the western region under your leadership! The citizens of Tours will definitely follow His Majesty the President faithfully!"

Good guy, the original routine is here! I said how can I keep boasting about Tour.

Jerome Bonaparte instantly understood what Mayor de Renal meant.

If Paris will serve as the hub of the French railway (the first level and the only hub), then de Renal undoubtedly hopes that Tours can become a secondary hub after France.

Once Tours becomes the transportation hub of the entire western France, Tours will inevitably become more and more prosperous due to the circulation of commodities.

It can be said that the entire west is about to become Tour's blood bag.

Of course, this is not to say that Tur himself is a dou who cannot be supported.

Otherwise, Tours would not have been the site of the first few openings.

[PS: According to some unreliable gossip, when Prime Minister Thiers was planning the Western Railway, he received a "donation" from the business community in Tours. Of course, Prime Minister Thiers later refuted the rumors that he did not receive the so-called black money and everything was a rumor. 】

Although it is said that Jerome Bonaparte is inclined towards Tours as the hub of the western railway, he cannot tell De Renal of his inclination right now.

Looking at Jerome Bonaparte who had been silent for a long time, De Renal couldn't help feeling a little restless.

In order to win the support of Jerome Bonaparte, De Renal in the carriage even openly hinted to Jerome Bonaparte that as long as the people of Tours can gain the dominance of the Western Railway, the people of Tours will unswervingly support The coup of President Jérôme Bonaparte.

After the trial of Ludwig Rolland and others for their "counter-revolutionary" actions on July 1, 1849, a wave of public opinion has been blown out of nowhere, saying that the president and the leader of the majority party (the party of order) are about to launch a war. A coup, and then amend the constitution.

This wind of public opinion is not only prevalent in Paris, but also blows to several provinces around Paris. In order to quell public opinion, Jerome Bonaparte had to go to the provinces near Paris to "clarify" misunderstandings after August 10, and try to get Paris Support from surrounding provinces.

After all, Jerome Bonaparte was not yet ready for the coup plan, and public opinion had already pushed him to the climax of the coup.

It will be very difficult for the coup to continue without personally calming public opinion.

The coup d'état itself is something that can only be done in the dark under the lights.

Once exposed, your every move will be monitored by the public, and it will be much more difficult to launch a coup.

"Mr. Mayor de Renal, I am loyal to the Constitution of the Republic!" Jerome Bonaparte reprimanded De Renal in a stern tone: "Although the current system has more or less shortcomings, they can Perfect. Therefore, you have to believe in the future, stop thinking about a coup d'etat, and don't try to achieve something through a coup d'etat. I, Jerome Bonaparte, can swear on the Loire River that I will be loyal to the Constitution of the Republic and the people of France throughout my life I will also tell you that there is no excuse for a coup d'état, and there is no possibility of a riot! Anyone who tries to fight against the people of France will end badly!"

Jerome Bonaparte's attitude of being at odds with the coup d'état made Mayor de Renal feel that he was wrong to blame the president.

Persini, who was sitting on the right side of Jerome Bonaparte, had a half-smile expression. Having worked with Jerome Bonaparte for more than a year, he knew that the so-called oath was very important to Jerome Bonaparte. Nabal has no binding force of thought.

Mr. President is an opportunist who is too realistic to be realistic.

"Your Excellency, I am sorry for the remarks just now!" De Renal said pretending to be ashamed: "However, I still hope that you can consider my plea just now!"

"Yes! I will consider it!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded at De Renal in response.

As the carriage entered the city center, people on the street looked towards Jerome Bonaparte and his personal guards.

Jerome Bonaparte in the carriage also waved at the residents outside the carriage.

Under the arrangement of De Renal, Jerome Bonaparte, Pessini and others lived in a hotel full of medieval style.

"Your Excellency, please rest here first! The people of Tours (here refers to the nobles and property owners) will meet you tomorrow!" Mayor de Renal said to Jerome Bonaparte.

"I can't wait to meet the famous gentlemen in Tours!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to Mayor de Renal with a smile.

After Mayor de Renal left, several Tour tabloid reporters who had already prepared were standing in front of the hotel. They wanted to come in and interview Jerome Bonaparte.

Unexpectedly, before they got close to the hotel, they were stopped by the president's personal guard guarding the hotel gate.

Not long after, the President's adjutant Conrobert appeared at the gate, pointing at the tabloid reporter who was standing guard at the gate, and said, "Your Excellency, President, invites you to join us for an interview!"

Under the leadership of Canrobert, the newspaper reporters entered the top floor of the hotel, which was the room where Jérôme Bonaparte was.

"Please!" Conrobert pushed open the door of Jerome Bonaparte's room. Jerome Bonaparte was sitting on a pomegranate red velvet chair, and there were also a few tables on the opposite side of him. chairs, the number of chairs is the same as the number of journalists.

"Sit down! Journalists!" Jerome Bonaparte invited the newspaper reporters to sit down.

"Thank you, Mr. President!" The reporter also saluted Jerome Bonaparte politely.