Chapter 146： "Luo Shui" Oath

The carriage drove east along the banks of the Loire River under the guidance of De Reine, and soon came to the edge of the city on the east side of Tours. They would enter the city center from the east side.

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

Jerome Bonaparte looked in the direction of De Renal's finger. On the mountainside on the other side of the Loire River was an octagonal tower. Behind the octagonal tower was a faint pink building. The residence of a nobleman.

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

"Your Excellency, there is the Château de Clolus!" De Renal said to Jerome Bonaparte with a proud expression: "It used to be the residence of Francois I and Leonardo da Vinci. In his twilight years, he was invited by the French King François I to come to Tours to spend the rest of his life for three years, and finally died in that castle, in the arms of François I.”

Although Jerome Bonaparte didn't know which king Francois I was, Da Vinci's name is something that every student of high school history of the European Renaissance must know.

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

Whether it is Protestantism in Prussia or the Anglican Church in Britain is inextricably linked with the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci and others are part of the sharp knife of the Renaissance, and the printing art brought by Arab scholars smashed Catholicism. An important tool of thought, which was supposed to help in the printing of indulgences, became the culprit of the schism in Catholicism.

After the Renaissance, Protestantism was an important driving force in guiding the capitalist transformation of Britain.

What is even more ironic is that when the Ottoman Empire, as the "origin" of printing, saw that Catholicism was divided due to the popularization of printing, and Protestantism and Catholicism fought in Germany and Britain, they decisively ordered a strict inspection of the printing press. The Ottoman Empire was saved from "splitting".

"Tour is really an incredible city!" Jerome Bonaparte said with emotion.

"Not only that, Tours is also the royal place of the Valois Dynasty!" De Rênal vividly described the history of Tours to Jerome Bonaparte, from the Frankish palace minister Charles Matt in the Tours defeated the Arab coalition to the Revolutionary period Tours served as a base to counter the Vendé rebels. In short, Tours was an indispensable and irreplaceable member of the entire western France.

Jerome Bonaparte listened carefully to De Reine's description of Tours, and nodded to Mayor De Reine from time to time.

Mayor de Renal, who was "inspired" by Jérôme Bonaparte, spoke more eloquently about the development history of the Tours region, including how Tours changed from a textile-prosperous region to a city that is now prosperous in agriculture.

In De Reine's mouth, Tours is a city where perfection can't be more perfect.

"If the Valois dynasty hadn't died out, the capital of France would have been Tours!" De Renal vowed to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Yeah! I think so too!" Jerome Bonaparte casually said, inwardly disapproving of De Rênal's boasting of Tour, who might be able to beat the West to win the Western "Black Pearl" in the western region of France 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 entire France, is the general trend. Even if several generations of French kings consciously limit the local population of Paris, Paris attracts the surrounding people with its superior geographical location.

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

The relationship between Paris and the provinces is also close to hatred. Every time Paris rebels, the French rulers will choose to dispatch the troops of the provinces to suppress Paris. eased.

The original Louis XVI was sent to the guillotine because of the weakness of his own character 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 stronger than the second and third largest cities in France.

"So, Your Excellency!" De Renato said, "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 to brag about Tour.

Jerome Bonaparte instantly understood what Mayor de Renal meant.

If Paris will be the center of the French railway (the first and only center), then De Renal undoubtedly hopes that Tours can become the secondary center after France.

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

It can be said that the entire West has become a blood bag of Tour.

Of course, this is not to say that Tour himself is an unhelpful douchebag.

Otherwise, Tours would not have been the site for the opening of the first few batches.

[PS: According to an unreliable gossip, when Prime Minister Thiers was planning the Western Railway, he once received a "donation" from the business community of Tours. Of course, after the incident, Prime Minister Thiers refuted the rumor that he had not received the so-called black money. Everything was a rumor. 】

Although it is said that Jerome Bonaparte is inclined towards Tours as the center 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 but feel 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 could gain the dominance of the Western Railway, the people of Tours would have unswerving support The coup of President Jerome Bonaparte.

Since July 1, 1849, after the trial of Ludry Roland and others for their "counter-revolutionary" behavior, there has been a wave of public opinion that the president and the leader of the majority party (Party of Order) are about to launch a war. A coup d'état and then amend the constitution.

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

After all, Jérôme Bonaparte was not ready for a coup d'état, and public opinion had pushed him to the climax of the coup d'état.

It will be difficult for the coup to continue without quelling public opinion in person.

The coup itself is something that is done under the light of darkness.

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 sternly rebuked De Renal: "Although the current systems have more or less shortcomings, they can be Perfect. Therefore, you must believe in the future, and stop thinking about coups, and don't try to seek something through coups. I, Jerome Bonaparte, can swear to the Loire, my life is loyal to the Constitution of the Republic and to the French people I also tell you that there is no excuse for a coup, and there is no possibility of a riot! Anyone who tries to oppose the French people will not end well!"

Jérôme Bonaparte's attitude of being incompatible with the coup d'état made Mayor de Renal feel that he was not blaming the president.

Persini, 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 was not a problem for Jerome Bonaparte. Nabas has no binding power to think.

Mr. President is an opportunist who can no longer be realistic.

"Your Excellency, I'm sorry for what I just said!" De Renal said with a pretense of shame: "However, I still hope that you will consider my plea just now!"

"Yeah! I'll think about it!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded to De Renard in response.

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

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

Under the arrangement of De Reine, Gerome Bonaparte and Pessini stayed 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 prestigious gentlemen of Tours!" Jerome Bonaparte responded with a smile to Mayor de ReineMayor de Reine left Afterwards, several reporters from the Tours tabloid newspaper who had already prepared were at the door of the hotel. They wanted to enter the door to interview Jerome Bonaparte.

Unexpectedly, before they could get close to the hotel, they were stopped by the President's personal guard guarding the hotel gate.

Not long after, the presidential adjutant Conrobel appeared at the gate and pointed to the tabloid reporter squatting at the gate and said, "Your Excellency the President invites you to have an interview!"

Under the leadership of Conrobert, the newspaper reporter entered the top floor of the hotel, which was the room where Jerome Bonaparte was.

"Please!" Conrobert pushed open the door of Jerome Bonaparte. Jerome Bonaparte was sitting on the pomegranate red suede seat, and there were also several places opposite him. The number of chairs is the same as the number of reporters.

"Sit down! Journalists!" Jerome Bonaparte invited the newspaper reporters to take their seats.

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