Chapter 751 Warm-up before the meeting - World's Fair
April 11, 1855 at 7 a.m.
When the warm sunlight entered the room through the light blue curtains and extended to Augusta's face, Augusta, who was lying naked on the bed, slowly opened her hazy sleepy eyes and pushed them with her hands.
Beside Jerome Bonaparte.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who was sleeping next to Queen Augusta, had no intention of waking up. He had a bored expression on his face after being gently pushed twice by Augusta, and then he used his hand to
He gently pushed Augusta's arm away with his hand.
After all, no matter who is busy until midnight last night, it is impossible to get up early and vigorously the next day.
In this world, we only hear about cows that die from exhaustion, but we have never heard of fields that are damaged by plowing.
Seeing that Jérôme Bonaparte still didn't wake up, Augusta had to change his clothes first. After Augusta had completely changed into the clothes for attending the Century Exposition, he came to Jérôme Bonaparte again.
around.
This time, Augusta directly grabbed the quilt covering Jérôme Bonaparte with both hands, and then pulled hard.
The white velvet quilt fell to the ground, and Jérôme Bonaparte woke up after losing the quilt.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who had just woken up, looked at Augusta with a hazy look on his face, and then slowly asked: "Augusta, what time is it now!"
Augusta took Jérôme Bonaparte out of his pocket, glanced at the time, and replied: "Your Majesty, it is already 7:40, and there is only one hour and twenty minutes left before the opening ceremony.
!”
"What!" Jérôme Bonaparte woke up completely when he heard the time. Then he climbed out of bed with a shudder, then hurriedly looked for the clothes he wore for the expo, and complained: "You
Why didn't you wake me up earlier!"
Queen Augusta curled her lips and replied to Jérôme Bonaparte in a slightly sarcastic tone: "I would like to ask someone to get up, but he doesn't want to get up! What can I do?
You can’t kick it with your feet!”
"My fault! My fault!" Jérôme Bonaparte, who knew he was right, apologized to Queen Augusta repeatedly and asked about the location of Queen Augusta's coat.
Queen Augusta glanced at Jerome Bonaparte helplessly. She slowly walked to the clothes hanger not far from Jerome Bonaparte's bedside, and threw the Lev's dress hanging on the hanger.
Jerome Bonaparte.
"Thank you!" Jérôme Bonaparte quickly put on the Lev's dress, then took Queen Augusta's hand and left the bedroom.
The two people walking in the corridor quickly arrived at the restaurant under the guidance of the servants.
After having a simple breakfast, Jerome Bonaparte and Queen Augusta stood in the hall of the Tuileries Palace at around 8:30.
"Mokar, can we leave now?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Mokar.
"Your Majesty, all parties are ready and ready to go at any time!" Mokar responded respectfully to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Okay! Let's go!" Jerome Bonaparte immediately gave the order to set off.
Mokar took Jérôme Bonaparte and my aunt casually to a gorgeous carriage, and then opened the door.
Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta entered the carriage one after another. When the door was completely closed, Jerome Bonaparte closed the curtains again, so that the outside world could not see clearly what was going on inside.
"Let's go!" Mokar shouted, and the carriage started slowly.
When the carriage drove to the gardens of the Tuileries Palace, the dragoons originally waiting in the garden, under the command of their commander, Major Jérôme Patterson, escorted Jérôme Bonaparte in an orderly manner.
Front, back, left, and right, leaving no opportunity for anyone who attempts to assassinate.
The carriage carried Jerome Bonaparte heading west along the Seine River, and soon arrived at Saint-Cloud, a suburb of Paris. This was the Century Exposition chosen by Jerome Bonaparte and Fuld.
The place of completion.
At 8:53, the carriage slowly stopped about 100 meters away from the magnificent palace. In front of the carriage was an "ocean" of people.
"Your Majesty, we are here!" The coachman sitting in the driver's seat shouted to Jerome Bonaparte and Vernia in the carriage.
The carriage door opened slowly, and Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta slowly got out of the carriage.
"Your Majesty is here!"
"Your Majesty is here!"
The tourists in the back row shouted loudly after seeing Jérôme Bonaparte, and the sound soon spread from the back row to the front row.
The tourists from all over the world who stood outside the Palace of the Century Exposition looked back one after another. They also wanted to see the true face of Jerome Bonaparte.
"Hello everyone!" Jérôme Bonaparte stretched out his hand and waved to the tourists present.
After seeing this gesture, the "Atmosphere Team" placed in the crowd quickly shouted "Long live Bonaparte, long live the Empire!"
Led by the atmosphere team, everyone began to shout the slogan "Long live Bonaparte, long live the Empire"!
The sound resounded like an overwhelming force outside the palace of the Century Exposition, and penetrated the palace wall bricks and entered the palace.
After hearing the shouts from the outside world, Eugene Schneider, who was in the exhibit area, subconsciously approached Basilio, the leader of the French exhibition area next to him, and whispered: "Mr. Basilio, your Majesty is here.
!”
"I heard it!" Basilio nodded, and then subconsciously glanced at the exhibits. These are all things that the North Industrial Group can get away with (aluminum products, purple dress, Bordeaux wine, saxophone, converter
Steel-making technology and Moltke's breech-loading gun are not included in the exhibition), he believed that with these things he should be able to win glory for the emperor.
Then, he asked Eugene Schneider: "Mr. Schneider, you should be able to defeat Krupp's steam hammer now!"
"Mr. Basilio, please rest assured!" Schneider responded proudly to Basilio: "The steam hammer in the hands of Alfred Krupp is simply not comparable to the one in our hands, and our Schneider Company
This time there is more than just steam hammers on display!
This time I will definitely let the outside world know that Schneider is a better company than Krupp!"
"Mr. Schneider, I'm looking forward to it!!" Basili replied to Eugene Schneider,
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On the other hand, amidst the cheers of many tourists, Jérôme Bonaparte and Queen Augusta slowly passed through the "real pedestrian passage" composed of soldiers and policemen and arrived at the main entrance of the Century Exposition to the right.
Side stands.
Looking at the imperial ministers and foreign envoys standing in a line under the stands, Jérôme Bonaparte and Augusta shook hands with them respectively.
When shaking hands with Baron Haussmann, Jerome Bonaparte deliberately patted Baron Haussmann on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
Baron Haussmann humbly replied to Jerome Bonaparte, "This is what I should do!"
After Jérôme Bonaparte had shaken hands with everyone, he specially brought Fouad and Cavour in front of him and told them that they would also give a speech later.
Fouad and Cavour had surprised expressions on their faces, but they still nodded to show their understanding.
Jérôme Bonaparte and Empress Augusta appeared on the stage under the spotlight.
"I am honored to represent France at the opening ceremony of this Century Exposition... Although this exposition is held by France, it does not only belong to France. It is an exposition for the entire world... The meaning of this exposition is
Show diversity to the world..." Jérôme Bonaparte talked endlessly about the meaning of the World Expo, and then gradually led the topic to why he decided to open it early.
He told the tourists present that the reason why he opened the event in advance was to let the world know the value of peace (purely to put money on his face).
After all, the war in Crimea has just dissipated, and the world is in need of peace. He hopes to use this century's expo to wash away the remaining smoke in Crimea.
"I hope this war will be the last war in Europe. Let us join hands to defend peace! Under the brilliance of enlightenment ideas and rationality, we should not fight like wild beasts. We should learn from the United States of America and work hard to build peace.
We are working hard for a new Europa concept. We living in Europa should be a community, not independent individuals."
After the speech, Jerome Bonaparte bowed to everyone present as usual.
The audience immediately burst into warm applause, and then Jérôme Bonaparte directed the topic to Fouad and Cavour, and invited them to come forward and say a few words.
Therefore, Fouad and Cavour respectively delivered speeches at the opening of the Paris Exposition.
After the two men finished their speeches, Jérôme Bonaparte nodded to Baron Haussmann in the audience, and Baron Haussmann ordered his men to open the door to the World Exposition.
People poured into the Exposition of the Century, while Jerome Bonaparte and Queen Augusta left under the escort of soldiers.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who had had enough of scenic spots in his previous life, was unwilling to visit in such a crowded environment.
Sitting in the carriage, Jerome Bonaparte began to silently calculate the profit and loss of the Century Exposition. After careful calculation, Jerome Bonaparte suddenly discovered that the Century Exposition seemed to be facing the fate of losing money.
After all, each ticket costs only 2 francs, and France spent nearly 10 million francs on the entire expo.
It takes about 5 million people to make back the money, and the expo only lasts for 180-200 days, which means that there must be at least 25,000 visitors every day.
Such a number was not even reached by the last New York Exposition. Only Albert's Universal Exhibition in 1851 could reach this number.
Who makes the whole of France like to visit for free? The price of 2 francs is already the limit they can afford.