When Bourbaski informed Jerome Bonaparte about the road blockage by the Old Guard, Jerome Bonaparte suddenly felt in trouble.
The first thing that came to Jérôme Bonaparte's mind was "veterans' rights protection." This kind of thing is not uncommon even in the 21st century, not to mention the 19th century.
Especially as the conditions of the Imperial Army improve.
After Jérôme Bonaparte succeeded to the throne, in order to promote the positive reform of the French army and to shape the image of the Bonaparte family as attaching importance to the army, Jérôme Bonaparte retired soldiers who had exceeded their years of service.
Set out to improve the treatment of French veterans,
Every veteran can receive a certain amount of pension after reaching a certain number of years (the pension can only cover basic expenses).
If you do not want to receive pension, you can still find employment again under the guidance of government departments.
These are just ordinary soldiers, and those who retired from the Guards are treated much better than ordinary soldiers.
As for the Old Guards who followed his grandfather in the north and south, their treatment was even better.
Not only do they receive condolences from the imperial government every year, but they also receive a large pension every month.
Only when their platform is needed for the Imperial Celebration will they be able to receive additional subsidies.
These Old Guards enjoyed retirement benefits in the Second Empire, which were comparable to that of some retired mid-level civil servants.
Theoretically speaking, there is indeed a risk of the Old Guard's high salary being fraudulently claimed.
It is not impossible for the Old Guard to be angry for a moment and choose to block Jérôme Bonaparte's carriage.
However, so many people need to be mobilized to defend veterans’ rights!
Jérôme Bonaparte thought twice and rejected the idea.
While Jerome Bonaparte was deep in thought, Burbaski carefully proposed an idea that was enough to make Jerome Bonaparte's blood pressure explode.
"Your Majesty, do you want to order the soldiers to drive them all away?"
"Mr. Burbasky, you think the chaos in the empire is not enough!" Jerome Bonaparte suppressed his anger and responded to Burbasky in a teasing tone.
Burbasky lowered his head and did not dare to say another word. He quietly waited for Jerome Bonaparte's order.
After Jerome Bonaparte stood there and thought for a moment, he sighed and said to Bourbasski, "I should handle this kind of thing myself!"
After saying that, Jerome Bonaparte gently called Frederick on the carriage with his hand.
Friedrich, who was sitting quietly in Augusta's arms, looked at Jerome Bonaparte waving to him outside the car window, and then subconsciously looked up at Augusta.
Augusta naturally understood that Jerome Bonaparte wanted Frederick to see more of the world. She let go of Frederick's hand and said softly to Frederick, "Go."
Come on! Your father is waiting for you!"
Friedrich stood up, slowly opened the car door, and then carefully stepped onto the steps.
Seeing this, the surrounding cavalrymen wanted to go over and help Friedrich to prevent Friedrich from falling.
"Let him get off the carriage by himself!" Jerome Bonaparte said calmly.
After hearing Jerome Bonaparte's order, the soldiers stopped where they were, and Frederick stepped down from the carriage step by step and came to Jerome Bonaparte.
"Let's go!"
Jerome Bonaparte held Frederic's hand and headed towards the small town of Fontainebleau. Soon, they reached the front of the motorcade.
When the residents of the small town of Fontainebleau and the Old Guard saw the arrival of Jérôme Bonaparte and Frederic Bonaparte, they immediately replied to them in a hurry, "I have seen your Majesty, the Crown Prince."
Your Highness!"
Since the residents of the small town of Fontainebleau had not rehearsed, each of their replies was very scattered, and all the voices sounded particularly noisy when they came to Jérôme Bonaparte's ears.
Jérôme Bonaparte smiled and said "Good morning" to the residents of the town of Fontainebleau. Then he pushed Friedrich Bonaparte to the front and said, "Fredrich, hurry up."
Say hello to these uncles and aunties!”
Friedrich timidly said, "Good morning!"
After receiving the greetings from the Crown Prince, the residents of the small town of Fontainebleau smiled particularly joyfully on their faces.
Then, Jérôme Bonaparte led Friedrich to the Old Guard. He took a look at the wrinkled uniform of the Old Guard and the medal worn on his chest.
He immediately pointed at the Old Guards and said to Friedrich, "Frederich, this old man is the soldier who was searching for it with your grandfather!"
No matter what, you must respect him!
Do you understand?"
Friedrich looked at the clothes and medals of the Old Guard, and replied to Jerome Bonaparte in a very serious voice, "I understand!"
Later, Jerome Bonaparte pushed Frederick out and said, "Go! Convey your feelings to this old man!"
In the eyes of the Old Guard with excitement and regret, Friedrich came to the Old Guard and saluted him with a non-standard military salute.
Upon seeing this, the Old Guard raised his slightly trembling hands, returned a military salute to Frederick, and said indifferently, "Good boy!"
Immediately afterwards, Jérôme Bonaparte came to the Old Guard. He did not criticize them all for blocking the road, but instead asked the Old Guard if they had encountered any difficulties.
"Sir, you are a hero who has fought for the Empire! The Empire will never treat heroes like you badly!" Jerome Bonaparte solemnly said to the Old Guard, "If you encounter any difficulties
, or if you encounter something unfair, you can tell our government departments!"
At this point, Jerome Bonaparte deliberately raised his voice, "We will solve your problem personally!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After hearing Jerome Bonaparte’s response, the eyes of the Old Guards were even more moved.
The Old Guard, who had experienced decades of ups and downs, did not know Jerome Bonaparte's "little tricks", but these "little tricks" were enough for him.
No monarch after Emperor Napoleon truly cared about them like Jerome Bonaparte, without even a simple greeting.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my impulsive behavior!" the Old Guard cried and apologized to Jerome Bonaparte.
"Old sir, I forgive your impulsiveness!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to the Old Guard, "Now please tell me your difficulties, so that I can better help you solve the problem!"
"Actually..." When the old guard talked about the problem, he suddenly became coquettish. He seemed to be a little embarrassed about the motive of blocking the road.
"No matter what the difficulty is, I will do my best to solve it for you!" Jerome Bonaparte encouraged the Old Guard to speak out.
"Actually, I am asking you on behalf of the residents of the town of Fontainebleau whether you want to abandon the Palace of Fontainebleau?" the Old Guard asked Jérôme Bonaparte.
Although the words of the Old Guard were very obscure, Jerome Bonaparte immediately understood the reason why the Old Guard blocked the road.
It turned out that the residents of the small town of Fontainebleau were afraid that he would abandon the Palace of Fontainebleau, so they blocked the road to prevent him from leaving.
The prosperity of the town of Fontainebleau is entirely due to the help of the Palace of Fontainebleau.
During the few months when Jerome Bonaparte lived at the Palace of Fontainebleau, the economy of the town of Fontainebleau has been significantly improved. Many nobles will choose to stay in the town when passing through the town of Fontainebleau.
A wave of consumption indirectly drives the economic prosperity of the town.
Once the Palace of Fontainebleau loses its status as the king's palace, the town of Fontainebleau will immediately return to its original shape.
For the sake of the town's economy, the residents of Fontainebleau were unwilling to let the emperor leave the Palace of Fontainebleau.
However, in order to prevent conflicts, the Old Guard in the town became responsible for the road blockage.
After all, the empire's tolerance for the Old Guard is obvious to all.
The emperor would not vent his anger on an old man in his 70s.
After thinking about this, Jerome Bonaparte said kindly to the Old Guards, "I promise you that I will not give up the Palace of Fontainebleau!
The Palace of Fontainebleau will exist as the second palace of the empire, and my family and I will spend two to three months living here every year!"
After receiving Jerome Bonaparte's assurance, the old guard showed a relieved smile on his wrinkled face. He quickly bowed to Jerome Bonaparte and apologized, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry for taking up your precious time!
Please believe that the residents of the town of Fontainebleau will always be loyal to the empire!"
"I believe in you!" Jérôme Bonaparte pointed to the medal on the chest of the Old Guard and responded solemnly, "During the First Empire, you residents living near the Palace of Fontainebleau joined the Empire.
Army, follow my uncle to fight in all directions!
Now, your children join the army of the Second Empire and follow the empire to conquer the north and south! (Nearly a quarter of the new generation in the town of Fontainebleau joins the imperial army)
How can I not believe in such loyal citizens!"
Then, amid the shouts and curses of the Old Guard soldiers, the residents of the small town of Fontainebleau gave way to a road.
However, Jerome Bonaparte did not return to the carriage. He and Frederick walked at the front of the procession to receive the attention of the residents of Fontainebleau.
When Jerome Bonaparte passed through the town, he opened his pocket watch and took a look at the time. The time displayed on the pocket watch had reached the scheduled departure time.
Jérôme Bonaparte and Friedrich quickly returned to the carriage, which began to gallop again.
Soon, Jerome Bonaparte's motorcade arrived at the train station outside the town of Fontainebleau.
At this moment, it was already about 15 minutes past the original scheduled departure time. Jérôme Bonaparte and others hurriedly took the time to enter the train.
Nearly half an hour passed before the train sounded its first whistle before departure.
