Under the guidance of De Reina, the carriage drove eastward along the Loire River and soon arrived at the edge of Tours on the east side of the city. They would enter the city center from the east side.
De Reina, who had not yet officially entered the city, couldn't wait to point to the other side of the Loire River and said to Jérôme Bonaparte: "Your Excellency, please look there!"
Jérôme Bonaparte looked in the direction of De Reina's finger. There was an octagonal tower sitting on the mountainside on the other side of the Loire River. Behind the octagonal tower was a looming pink building. It looked like it should be
The residence of a certain nobleman.
"Mayor de Reina, where is that?" Jérôme Bonaparte, who did not know much about the history of the city of Tours, asked.
"Your Excellency, that is the Château Clolus!" De Reina showed a proud look and said to Jérôme Bonaparte: "It was once the residence of Francois I and Leonardo da Vinci.
In his twilight years, he was invited by French King Francois I to come to Tours to spend the remaining three years of his life, and eventually died in that castle, in the arms of Francois I."
Although Jérôme Bonaparte did not know which king Francois I was, Leonardo da Vinci's name is something that every student who has studied the European Renaissance in high school history must understand.
If the Middle Ages represent the darkness under the rule of the church, then the Renaissance is undoubtedly the sharp knife that cut through the darkness.
Both Prussian Protestantism and British Anglicanism are inextricably linked to the Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci and others formed part of the sharp sword of the Renaissance, and the printing technology brought by Arab scholars even smashed the Catholic Church.
An important tool of thought, which originally served as an aid to the printing of indulgences, became the main culprit of the Catholic schism.
After the Renaissance, Protestantism was an important driving force in the transformation of capitalism in Britain.
What is even more ironic is that when the Ottoman Empire, as the "original place" of printing, saw that Catholicism was divided in doctrine due to the popularization of printing, and that Protestantism and Catholicism were fighting in Germany and Britain, they decisively ordered a strict inspection of the printing press. The Ottoman Empire
This way we avoid falling into "split".
"Tours is really an incredible city!" Jérôme Bonaparte sighed with emotion.
"Not only that, Tours was also the royal place of the Valois dynasty!" De Reine vividly described the history of the city of Tours to Jerome Bonaparte, starting from the Frank Palace Prime Minister Charles Matt in
Tours defeated the Arab coalition and served as a base to counterattack the Vendée rebels during the Great Revolution. In short, Tours was an indispensable and irreplaceable member of the entire western France.
Jérôme Bonaparte listened carefully to De Reine's description of Tours, and nodded to Mayor De Reina from time to time.
Mayor De Reine, who was "encouraged" by Jérôme Bonaparte, worked harder to tell the history of the development of the Tours region, including how Tours transformed from a textile-prosperous area into the agriculturally prosperous city it is today.
According to De Reine, Tours is a city that is as perfect as it gets.
"If the Valois dynasty had not died out, the capital of France would have been Tours!" De Reine vowed to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Yeah! I think so too!" Jérôme Bonaparte said casually, but he was not satisfied with De Reine's bragging about Tours. Tours might be able to overpower the west of France and seize the "black pearl" of the west.
It has a good reputation, but if you want to compete with Paris, you should give up the idea as soon as possible.
History has proven that Paris, as the heart of France, is the general trend. Even if several generations of French kings consciously restricted the local population of Paris, Paris relied on its superior geographical location to absorb the surrounding people.
So much so that kings starting from Louis XIII had to first subdue the citizens of Paris before they could control the whole of France.
The relationship between Paris and the provinces is also close to hatred. Every time there is a rebellion in Paris, the French rulers will choose to dispatch troops from the provinces to suppress Paris. Every time they suppress it, the blood of Parisian citizens needs to be stained throughout the streets of Paris. Only then can the fanaticism of Paris be achieved.
Somewhat relieved.
Louis XVI was guillotined because he was too weak to suppress the people of Paris like his great-grandfather did.
After the Great Revolution, Paris's political and economic status surpassed that of the second and third largest cities in France.
"So, Your Excellency, President!" De Renato said indifferently: "I hope that Tours can become the leader in the western region under your leadership! The citizens of Tours will definitely follow His Majesty the President loyally!"
Good guy, it turns out that the trick is here! How can I keep boasting about Tur.
Jérôme Bonaparte instantly understood what Mayor de Renal meant.
If Paris will serve as the hub of the French railway (the first and only hub), then De Renal undoubtedly hopes that Tours can become a secondary hub after France.
Once Tours becomes a transportation hub for the entire western France, Tours will inevitably become more prosperous due to the circulation of goods.
It can be said that the entire west has become the blood bag of Tull.
Of course, this does not mean that Tour himself is a helpless Adou.
Otherwise, Tours would not have been the location for the first few batches of traffic.
[ps: According to an unreliable gossip, when Prime Minister Thiers was planning the Western Railway, he received a small amount of "donations" from Tours' business community. Of course, Prime Minister Thiers later refuted the rumor and said that he
I have not received any so-called black money, everything is just a rumor.】
Although Jérôme Bonaparte was inclined toward Tours as the hub of the western railway, he could not inform De Renal of his preference now.
Looking at Jérôme Bonaparte who had been silent for a long time, De Reine could not help but feel a little restless.
In order to win the support of Jérôme Bonaparte, De Reine in the carriage even openly hinted to Jérôme Bonaparte that the people of Tours would have unswerving support as long as they could gain dominance over the Western Railway.
The coup of President Jérôme Bonaparte.
After the trial of Ludru Roland and others for their "counter-revolutionary" behavior on July 1, 1849, a wave of public opinion arose from nowhere, saying that the president and the leaders of the majority party (the Party of Order) were about to launch a war
coup and then amend the constitution.
This public opinion trend was not only prevalent in Paris, but also spread to several provinces around Paris. In order to calm the public opinion, Jérôme Bonaparte had to travel to the provinces near Paris after August 10 to "clarify" the misunderstanding and try to gain Paris.
Support from surrounding provinces.
After all, before Jerome Bonaparte was ready to carry out the coup plan, public opinion had already pushed him to the climax of the coup.
If public opinion is not calmed personally, it will be difficult for the coup to proceed.
The coup itself was something done in the dark.
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 Reina, I am loyal to the Constitution of the Republic!" Jérôme Bonaparte reprimanded de Reina in a stern tone: "Although the current system has more or less shortcomings, they can be
Perfect. Therefore, you must believe in the future, stop thinking about coups, and do not try to seek something through coups. I, Jérôme Bonaparte, can swear on the Loire River that I will be loyal to the Constitution of the Republic and the French people throughout my life.
! I also want to tell you that there is no excuse for a coup, and there is no possibility of a riot! Anyone who tries to go against the French people will not end well!"
Jérôme Bonaparte's attitude of being incompatible with the coup made Mayor De Renner feel that he had wrongly blamed the president.
Pesini, who was sitting on the right side of Jerome Bonaparte, had a half-smiling expression. Having worked with Jerome Bonaparte for more than a year, he knew that the so-called oath meant a lot to Jerome Bonaparte.
Nabal had no restraint to think.
Mr. President is an opportunist who is extremely realistic.
"Your Excellency, I'm sorry for what I said just now!" De Reina pretended to be ashamed and said, "However, I still hope you can consider my plea just now!"
"Yes! I will consider it!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded to de Renard in response.
The carriage entered the city center, and people on the street looked at Jerome Bonaparte and his personal guards.
Jerome Bonaparte in the carriage also waved to the residents outside the carriage.
Under the arrangement of De Reina, Jérôme Bonaparte, Pesini and others stayed in a medieval-style hotel.
"Your Excellency, please take a rest here first! The people of Tours (here refers to the nobility and property owners) will meet you tomorrow!" Mayor De Reina said to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"I can't wait to meet the prestigious gentlemen of Tours!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Mayor de Renal with a smile.
After Mayor de Reina left, several Tour tabloid reporters who had been prepared were in front of the hotel door. They wanted to enter and interview Jerome Bonaparte.
Unexpectedly, before they could get close to the hotel, they were stopped by the presidential guards guarding the hotel door.
Not long after, Presidential Adjutant Conrobert appeared at the gate and pointed at the tabloid reporter squatting at the gate and said: "Your Excellency, the President invites you 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!" Canrobert pushed open the door of Jérôme Bonaparte's room. Jérôme Bonaparte was sitting on a pomegranate red velvet seat, and opposite him there were also several
chairs, the number of chairs is the same as the number of reporters.
"Have a seat! Dear reporters!" Jérôme Bonaparte invited the newspaper reporters to take a seat.
"Thank you, Mr. President!" The reporter also saluted Jérôme Bonaparte politely.
