Make France Great Again

"Mr. President, I am a reporter for the Journal de Tours."

The newspaper reporter sitting on the far left opposite Jerome Bonaparte spread the cardboard notebook he carried on his lap, unscrewed the dipped pen, and introduced himself to Jerome Bonaparte first.

The reporter of "Journal de Tours" opened his mouth first, causing the remaining reporters from the newspaper office to rush to introduce the name of their newspaper office to Jerome Bonaparte, and the scene fell into temporary chaos.

Jerome Bonaparte had no choice but to bring order to the chaotic scene himself. He cleared his throat and said loudly: "My friends from the press, I understand how you feel right now! I assure you that everyone can ask me questions Some questions! I will answer your questions as appropriate."

After all, Jerome Bonaparte pointed to the reporter of "Journal de Tours" and said, "Mr. reporter, do you have any questions to ask?"

The reporter of "Tours Daily" showed a flattered expression, and he did not expect that he would be the first person to interview.

"Your Excellency, may I clear my mind a little bit?" The reporter of "Journal de Tours" begged Jerome Bonaparte.

"Of course!" Jerome Bonaparte responded tolerantly to the reporter of "Journal de Tours", and then he glanced at the remaining few newspaper reporters and reminded: "But hurry up, otherwise other reporters Friends will not be happy!"

"Yes!" After thinking for a moment, the reporter of "Journal de Tours" said carefully, "Mr. President, what do you think of the rumors after July 1?"

The first day of interviews by the reporters of "Tours Daily" caused the remaining few reporters to show a little disappointment.

After all, the reporters of the "Journal de Tours" wanted to ask the same questions they wanted to ask.

"You mean the rumor that I launched a coup with the members of the parliament in an attempt to amend the constitution, right!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to the reporter of "Journal de Tours" with a candid expression.

"That's right!" The reporter of "Tours Daily" nodded and said.

"Nonsense!" Jerome Bonaparte said firmly: "I don't know where this wind of public opinion came from. Public opinion is obviously trying to provoke the relationship between us and the French people! I can tell you clearly You, I am loyal to the constitution and oppose any unreasonable coup d'état (Jerome Bonaparte's statement). The constitution created by the 30 million people of France has given me the power of the president.

If the constitution is overturned, it means that my president will also lose power because of the overthrow of the constitution.

No one loves the Constitution more than I do! Even though the constitution itself has more or less flaws, we still have to believe in the constitution! Our constitution knows that it is not yet one year old, so how can we demand that a constitution that is less than one year old solve all our problems? Believe in the wisdom of future generations, believe in the future! "

Jerome Bonaparte's unswerving response made several newspaper reporters present feel good. For some reporters with pan-leftist ideas, maintaining the existing order of the Republic is undoubtedly more important than destroying the existing order.

The reporter of "Journal de Tours" wrote down all the words of Jerome Bonaparte in his notebook.

Afterwards, he wanted to ask Jerome Bonaparte some questions: "Mr. President, what do you say about..."

"This reporter friend, I just said that every reporter can ask me a question!" Jerome Bonaparte raised his hand to stop the "Journal de Tours" from continuing to ask questions, and pointed out among the remaining reporters a reporter.

"Mr. President, I am a reporter from Havas News Agency!" The reporter who was selected introduced Jérôme Bonaparte again.

"Havas News Agency?" Jerome Bonaparte glanced in surprise. He did not expect that Charles Havas's branch could be opened in Tours. What is even more surprising is that Havas has lost overseas income. The news agency was actually able to open a branch firmly.

Jerome Bonaparte couldn't help but glanced at Persini who was standing at the door. Persini, who was in the blind spot of the reporter's field of vision, nodded and said that there was no problem.

"Mr. President, I would like to ask what do you think of the city of Tours?" A reporter from the Havas News Agency asked a well-regulated question.

"Tours is a city with a long history, as early as the Frankish period..." Jerome Bonaparte recounted de Renal's description of Tours to the reporter of the Havas newspaper, and his words were full of regret A favorite of the city of Tours.

All the reporters present had joyful smiles on their faces. Living in Tours, they are also proud of Tours' long history.

"Will Tours become the western transfer station of the French Railway?" The reporters of the Havas newspaper also forgot the agreement of one person with one question.

Jerome Bonaparte had to reiterate the agreement with the newspaper reporter and pointed out the next reporter to ask questions.

The next reporter decisively repeated the Hawass reporter's question.

"This issue needs to be judged by professionals. I am just a president who doesn't understand anything." Jerome Bonaparte said humbly: "However, I still hope that Tours can become the center of the Western Railway. !"

The next topic gradually developed towards the trend of a little gossip and current affairs.

Jerome Bonaparte put forward opinions on some issues while avoiding the important ones, and some issues were perfunctory (template for bureaucratic prevarication in the new century: we are considering solutions).

The entire interview lasted nearly an hour and a half. The newspaper reporters got the answers they wanted, and they bid farewell to Jerome Bonaparte with satisfaction.

Jerome Bonaparte ordered Persini to send all the reporters of these newspapers out of the hotel, and the newspaper reporters who had just left the hotel received a "small gift" from Persini, French notes of 200 francs each.

With the bill, you can go to the Bank of France to exchange it.

The newspaper reporters were even more grateful for the generous president, and they assured Pesini that they would record the most authentic president.

Pessini, who watched the newspaper reporters leave, returned to the room where Jerome Bonaparte was.

"Have they all been sent out?" Jerome Bonaparte, who was carrying Persini on his back, asked in a flat tone.

"Yeah!" Pescini nodded.

"What's going on with Havas News Agency?" Jerome Bonaparte asked Persini again.

"Your Majesty, Charles Havas has agreed to our request for capital injection, so they are now in our hands!" Pessini explained to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Where are the newspaper offices behind those newspaper reporters?" Jerome Bonaparte asked Persini again.

"They are backed by the Havas News Agency, so we don't have to worry about their nonsense!" Pesini replied to Jerome Bonaparte.

"That's good! We must seize the time to gain control of Paris and even the French newspaper industry, whether it is exchange of shares or capital injection, in short, I only need to hear one voice in Paris, and that is our voice!" Jerome Pou Napal said to Pessini in an unquestionable tone.

Pesini was able to control the Havas News Agency and some small and medium-sized newspapers in Paris in a very short period of time. In addition to the help of Achille Fuld, it also relied on Odilon Barro's martial law law for newspapers. Many small and medium-sized newspapers either directly declared bankruptcy or accepted capital injections from some mysterious people, which led to the seemingly chaotic Paris newspapers, but in fact they were gradually controlled by the Bonapartists.

Due to the mutual shareholding of newspapers, the Bonapartists are hidden behind the scenes. Anyone who wants to find the truth will be dizzy by the complicated mutual shareholding.

A newspaper concern is on the rise.

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Early the next morning, many children selling newspapers appeared on the streets of Tours.

"Selling newspapers! Selling newspapers! The latest "Journal de Tours", "Journal de Tours"...all only cost 7 centimes!" The newsboy walked slowly on the street selling newspapers to the gentlemen passing by.

Gentlemen who have formed the habit of subscribing on weekdays have bought newspapers from newsboys.

The gentlemen who learned from the newspaper that the president would not launch a coup couldn't help feeling good about the president, and a public opinion related to the coup was dispelled by the newspaper in a subtle and silent way.

For a while, the focus of the people of Tours shifted from whether there would be a coup in Paris to whether Tours was the central node of the western city.

On the other hand, under the leadership of De Renal, Jerome Bonaparte came to the conference hall of the City Hall of Tours. The famous nobles and bourgeois of Tours gathered in the conference hall under the call of De Renal Waiting for Jerome Bonaparte's speech?

In the silence, Jérôme Bonaparte took the stage, and now he was talking eloquently on the stage.

"Since the Frankish Kingdom, Tours has been a shining jewel in the crown of France...During the Great Revolution, Tours became the logistics support base for the victory of the Vendée..."

Jerome Bonaparte praised Tours' world-renowned achievements in extremely eloquent diplomatic rhetoric at the beginning. The nobles and bourgeois present showed tired expressions. They were obviously not interested in the so-called history of Tours.

"It is precisely because Tours has such high historical achievements that our government cannot let its glory be buried in the whole of France!" Jerome Bonaparte threw a bombshell at the nobles and bourgeois: "The government plans to establish a The western railway network with Tours as a transit hub!"

All the bourgeois present instantly sensed a huge business opportunity, and they all applauded Jerome Bonaparte's slightly lame speech.

"The Ministry of Public Works will decide to issue the second phase of engineering bonds. These bonds will be dedicated to the development of the railways in the central and western regions of France. We also welcome some powerful railway companies to actively bid!" Jerome Bonaparte threw out The second bombshell.

This time even the nobles couldn't sit still, they all cheered and applauded Jerome Bonaparte.

In their view, the bonds issued by the French government are always a sure-fire business.

Amid the applause of the bourgeoisie and the nobles, Jerome Bonaparte stepped down.

The next day, the local newspaper of Tours published Jerome Bonaparte's speech in the meeting room of the town hall again.

At this moment, even the little bourgeois in Tours couldn't sit still. They didn't buy the first issue of the Ministry of Public Works bonds, and they were already gearing up to enter the market during the second issue of public bonds.

Jerome Bonaparte's word-of-mouth has been rising all the way in Tours, and the public opinion of the coup was completely resolved by Jerome Bonaparte's set of tricks.