I Am the Crown Prince in France

Chapter 488 The power of the royal family

When the officials heard that the Crown Prince said he was willing to help them make the decision, there was no hesitation at all. They rushed to nod and said: "Thank you for your trust, Your Highness. We all listen to you."

"Yes, yes! We are willing to accept investigation and prove our innocence."

"Praise you, Your Majesty the Crown Prince. It is you who gave us life."

Joseph raised his hand to signal them to be quiet, and said casually: "By the way, His Majesty the King happened to have built a new 'Royal Administrative University'. During your suspension, you can go there to study, and learn something about management and sociology. You can also stay in Paris to inquire about the results of the investigation at any time.”

The officials looked at each other in surprise, not knowing what the Crown Prince meant, but as long as he could get rid of his troubles, what did it matter if he went to the university for a while?

So a group of people nodded and bowed in agreement.

Soon, the officials who had been exposed heard the news, and they immediately rushed to the Crown Prince for help. They had even gone to Queen Mary before, but the Queen had no idea what was going on, so she sent them away directly. It was all pushed to Brianne. In other words, the Crown Prince's place is their only "way to survive" right now.

However, the Dauphin left the Palace of Versailles, and no one could find out his whereabouts.

The officials who were anxious to get angry found out from the dozen colleagues who had "successful experience" that His Highness had told them to go to some university for further study. They couldn't find the crown prince, so they rushed to the doctor because of their illness, and then went to the church to inquire about the "Administrative University".

Subsequently, the Royal Administrative University, which was still under construction, received applications from nearly a hundred senior officials. Even the priest responsible for registration received a large amount of benefits every day just to "expedite" admission.

Three days later, the first Paris police review ceremony was held grandly on the Champs Elysees Square in Paris.

Her Majesty the Queen was present, but Her Majesty the Crown Prince, as the planner of police reform, was responsible for presiding over the review.

After the vigorous publicity of major newspapers in the past few days, the public is paying attention to this review ceremony, and even the interest in the trial of corrupt officials has dropped a lot.

Thousands of citizens gathered on both sides of the Champs Elysées, peering in and out, looking extremely curious about this never-before-held review ceremony.

After a salute, solemn music sounded all around.

Then people saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, dressed in a blue police uniform, standing on a carriage and slowly passing through the middle of the square.

Behind him were more than a dozen tall flag bearers holding the royal golden iris flag and the police badge flag with iris and shield.

Behind them were four four-pound cannons dragged by more than a dozen horses. The muzzle of the cannon reflected sunlight, which stung the onlookers and subconsciously raised their hands to cover their eyes.

As the cannon passed by, a square formation composed of five Paris policemen entered the scene one after another. There are 150 people in each square, all carrying brand-new flintlock guns, with straight uniforms and impressive weapons, making them look majestic.

When a neat police phalanx passed in front of Queen Mary's position, the policemen forming the phalanx immediately shouted, "Long live His Majesty the King," "Long live Her Majesty the Queen," and "Swear to the death to maintain law and order in France."

The shout echoed over the square, startling a large group of birds and flying into the clouds. The onlookers stood up straight unconsciously in this solemn and majestic atmosphere, impressed by the majestic momentum of the Paris police.

As Queen Mary stood up and waved to the police phalanx, the five phalanxes passed the viewing platform and stood in the square.

Then, Joseph raised his hand to signal to the phalanx, and a police officer immediately shouted an order. The police phalanx on the far left instantly transformed into a semi-encirclement formation and began to demonstrate the process of launching an attack on gang members.

The policemen moved neatly and skillfully, pointing their flintlock guns straight ahead and pulling the triggers at the same time.

Suddenly a burst of black smoke enveloped the square. The onlookers were startled, but soon realized that the guns were not loaded with bullets, and then they clapped vigorously and applauded the police for their wonderful demonstration.

After the five police phalanxes demonstrated different training subjects, even the cannons were simulated firing. Of course, there were no shells loaded either.

The five to six hundred nobles sitting in the viewing gallery fell into silence while listening to the deafening roar of the cannon. Many of them were officials involved in this corruption case. At this moment, they were watching the various displays of force by the police, and their thoughts inevitably surged in their hearts.

You know, this is just a police force in Paris that can be mobilized at any time, which is enough to calm down anyone with impure thoughts immediately. Behind the police, there is the Royal Guards Corps, which is even more powerful and completely loyal to the royal family.

Those officials who were originally dissatisfied with the royal family for not stopping the High Court as usual and allowing Norfolk and others to take advantage of them suddenly felt clear-headed, and all their dissatisfaction with the royal family disappeared instantly. They only felt that solving the problem within the framework of the court was the most appropriate. of.

After the ceremony of reviewing the police force was over, Joseph stepped onto the viewing platform and praised the Paris police for their contribution to maintaining public order. Then he suddenly mentioned the newly built administrative university:

"After the establishment of this university, officials will enter the school in batches to study professional courses related to their duties, so that they can better complete their jobs."

After saying this, he signaled to the chief of police, Viscount Besançon.

The latter raised his hat to the crown prince, and then came to the stage, first talking about the police force, and then the topic turned to the recent official corruption case:

"After the recent police investigation, it has been basically confirmed that the so-called revelations of Norfolk, Caston and others are just slanders against others in order to reduce the penalty. Of course, the subsequent investigation of the officials exposed will continue, please pay attention to the newspaper news."

On the Champs Elysees Square, the officials involved in the corruption case were relieved when they heard the words. The queen and the crown prince were present, which should be the royal family's confirmation that they would not investigate the matter further.

In the next few days, the number of applications received by the Administrative Management University increased several times. The officials are all smart people. Through various sources of information, they have realized that coming here for further study is a necessary factor to get rid of the case, so they naturally dare not delay.

Even those officials who are not on the revelation list will come to sign up for safety as long as they feel uneasy.

Before the opening of the Administrative Management University, the number of students has exceeded a thousand, and is still increasing.

What Joseph didn't expect was that the Administrative University actually received more than 1.1 million francs in donations!

The officials couldn't figure out why the royal family asked them to come here for further studies. Later, some "smart people" guessed that the royal family might want to "pay a fine" to them through tuition fees, so in order to show their proactive attitude, they paid the "tuition fees" in advance.

Joseph naturally wouldn't return the money to them. There is still a big hole of 2.2 billion in the treasury, and any little bit of it is good.

Just when the French officialdom was busy, Joseph was driving to Reims to hold a ceremony to review the police. After that, he would go to Lyon, Bordeaux and other places for the same review. Since it has been decided to take a heavy hand in the reform of the civil service, it is very necessary to show the authority of the royal family to deter officials with different ideas.