With Jerome Bonaparte calming down the differences within the family, the plan to go to Constantinople was carried out in an orderly manner.
In order to prevent Paris from falling into a small chaos due to his departure, Jérôme Bonaparte specially called Nières and Rouet over again and told them not to leave until he arrived in Constantinople.
News of his journey to Constantinople spread.
Nières and Rouet assured Jérôme Bonaparte that they would strictly control their subordinates.
After Niel and Rouet left, Jérôme Bonaparte ordered Mokar to go to the headquarters of "Bonaparte" and "Le Française" to tell them that he was about to go to the Toulon military port for inspection.
After receiving the order, Mokar immediately went to the headquarters of the two newspapers to inform them of the news.
After a long time, Mokar came to Jerome Bonaparte's side and returned to life.
"You did a good job!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: "During my absence, your task is to assist my sister Mathilde! You must be like
Serve Princess Mathilde the same way you serve me!”
"Your Majesty, I will definitely obey your orders!" Mokar replied to Jérôme Bonaparte, and then emphasized: "But I may not be able to serve Princess Mathilde wholeheartedly, because I serve
There is only one monarch, and that is you, Your Majesty!"
Hearing Mokar's flattering answer, Jérôme Bonaparte showed a happy smile on his face.
Then, Jérôme Bonaparte waved his hand and asked Mokar to leave the study.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who was alone in his study, continued to work on the documents from the secretary's office.
…
As time passed, Jerome Bonaparte soon came to the day of departure.
When the early morning light had just penetrated the deep darkness of the night, Jérôme Bonaparte had already climbed out of bed under the service of his servants.
After a simple breakfast, he picked up the suitcase he had prepared the day before (Mokar originally helped Jérôme Bonaparte carry the suitcase, but was stopped by Jérôme Bonaparte) and took a carriage to Paris.
A temporary (military) railway station in the suburbs.
When Jérôme Bonaparte entered the train platform, it was only half past seven.
At this time, there were only Jérôme Bonaparte and the soldiers responsible for escorting him on the train platform. After a while, with a loud whistle coming from the distance, he understood on the platform that the train was almost arriving at the platform.
"Richard, why haven't you come yet?" Jerome muttered in a low voice, frowning.
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps behind Jerome Bonaparte, followed by Richard Metternich's breathless voice: "Your Majesty!"
"Quite on time!!" Jérôme Bonaparte said lightly.
Another five minutes passed, and the steam train slowly stopped on the platform.
This is a steam train with three carriages. The two carriages at the front and rear of the train are cargo carriages converted into troop carriers. The soldiers standing neatly on the troop carrier will be the highlight of Jérôme Bonaparte's trip.
Important guardian.
The middle carriage is the next "temporary residence" of Jerome Bonaparte and Richard Metternich.
After Jérôme Bonaparte and Richard Metternich entered the train, they discovered that the carriage where they lived not only had beds fixed on the floor, but also desks for working and gas pumps hanging on the walls of the carriage.
Wait... Not only that, they also found packaged cans and high-end cigarettes and imported cigars produced by Norinco in the desk drawer.
Jerome Bonaparte opened the cigar box, took out a cigar and asked Richard Metternich: "Richard, do you smoke?"
Richard Metternich nodded, Jerome Bonaparte threw the cigar and matchbox to him, then took out a cigar from the cigar box, and again took out a match from the drawer to light the cigar.
After a while, wisps of white smoke floated along the car window to the fields outside the railway tracks, and then gradually disappeared.
…
When Jerome Bonaparte and Richard Metternich arrived in Toulon, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
The people responsible for welcoming Jérôme Bonaparte at the platform were Lord Admiral Ducot and his admirals, industrial and commercial magnates in Toulon and nearby areas.
After receiving the news that Jerome Bonaparte was going to Toulon for inspection, they came to the train platform early and waited for nearly two hours.
As for why the Lord Admiralty is in Toulon, it is of course because of his personal attitude towards naval affairs.
Since the construction of new warships began, he had often traveled between Toulon and Paris. This time he just happened to be in Toulon.
Of course, in addition to supervising the construction of new warships, Dicko is also responsible for the transportation of supplies from Toulon to Sevastopol, and can be regarded as the busiest person among the entire cabinet members.
If it were not the emperor who arrived this time, Dico would not come in person at all.
In his opinion, every second he spent standing here was a blasphemy against the naval cause.
The whistle of the steam train reached Dico's melancholy face, and he finally soothed. He turned around and said to the general behind him with a smile: "Your Majesty is coming!"
The naval admirals standing behind Minister Dicko did not doubt Minister Dicko's judgment at all, and they also issued preparation orders like the naval band.
About 5 minutes later, the train carrying Jerome Bonaparte and Richard Metternich stopped steadily in front of Minister Dick.
Seeing Jerome Bonaparte and Richard Metternich in the carriage, Minister Dick showed a surprised expression on his face. Why did Richard Metternich, Grand Master of the Austrian Empire, come here together with His Majesty?
Minister Dicko walked quickly to the door of the carriage with doubts. After Jérôme Bonaparte walked out of the carriage, he gave Minister Dicko a hug, "Thank you for your hard work!"
"It's not hard!" Minister Dicko shook his head.
Later, under the introduction of Minister Dick, Jérôme Bonaparte shook hands with the naval admirals and industrial and commercial giants, and gave them a few words of encouragement.
Everyone who shook hands with Jérôme Bonaparte showed an excited expression, just like the fans of later generations who saw a big star.
From a certain perspective, Jerome Bonaparte is indeed a "star", and he is also a "big star" who knows how to market.
After introducing the generals and tycoons, Minister Dick told Jérôme Bonaparte that he had arranged a grand welcome ceremony for him at the Toulon military port. The ceremony was held at the most luxurious hotel in Toulon.
"There is no need for a ceremony!" Jérôme Bonaparte refused under the eager eyes of the industrial and commercial giants. "Compared with the so-called welcome ceremony, I care more about the progress of the new warship!"
"After continuous improvement by the team under the Navy Department, we have created a warship with better performance than the previous "Napoleon" (the original ironclad, currently performing patrol missions in the Black Sea)! If you don't mind, I will do it now
Take you there!" Minister Dick said to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Yes!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded, and then asked Richard Metternich: "Richard, are you willing to accompany me?"
"It is my honor, Your Majesty!" Richard Metternich replied to Jerome Bonaparte. He also wanted to see what the so-called new warship that Minister Dick said was.
Dicko, Jérôme Bonaparte and Richard Metternich abandoned the welcome ceremony and changed to carriages to go to the Toulon military port with Minister Dicko.
During the trip to the Toulon military port, Minister Dick carefully asked Jérôme Bonaparte and Ambassador Richard Metternich why they appeared here.
"Dico, actually the destination of Richard Metternich and I is not Toulon! Toulon is just a transit point for us, our destination is Constantinople!" Jerome Bonnet
Ba responded to Dicko.
"Ah!" Dicko was shocked after hearing Jerome Bonaparte's answer, "Your Majesty, you... just said you were going to Constantinople?"
"That's right!" Jerome Bonaparte said matter-of-factly: "Constantinople is the final destination!"
"As for Paris..." Dico asked Jerome Bonaparte again.
"You don't need to worry about this, I have already arranged it! You just need to carry out your work step by step!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Dicko.
Then Jerome Bonaparte asked in front of Richard Metternich the number of fleets departing from the Toulon military port every day.
Dicko told Jerome Bonaparte that hundreds of ships traveled between the two places every day, and France was fully capable of supplying another 150,000 people for the war.
Dicko's answer shocked Richard Metternich, and he wanted the Venetian port.
If the warships mentioned by Dico attack Venice, they may end up like the Russian Empire.
"Your Majesty, now we have figured out the idea for the new battleship and are currently optimizing it step by step!" Minister Dicko responded to Grom Bonaparte.
"Very good!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded in praise: "We just need to move forward steadily, and if we dare not make any rash advances, we will not be able to catch up with Britain and narrow the gap with Britain!"
When the carriage arrived in front of the trestle, it stopped slowly. The driver on the driver's seat said to the "nobleman" in the carriage: "Your Majesty, Your Excellency, Minister, we have arrived!"
Jérôme Bonaparte and the other three slowly stepped out of the carriage, followed by the admirals and industrial and commercial giants behind them.
At this time, the Toulon military port was still busy, with merchant ships coming and going, transporting industrial products (including cans, rails, and artillery) from all over France to the Crimean Peninsula (part of which was already in the Ottoman province of Syria
