Make France Great Again

"Boom boom boom!"

A crisp knock on the door "awakened" Tocqueville who was packing up his work notes. He raised his head and glanced at the oak door and responded calmly:

"Come in!"

The door made of oak slowly opened, and a young face appeared at the door, holding a document bag made of cowhide, he said respectfully: "Mr. Tocqueville, it's time for us to disembark! "

"I see, Lale!" Tocqueville nodded and continued to pack the remaining items into the luggage.

Lale hurried to Tocqueville to help Tocqueville clean up.

Then, carrying Tocqueville's luggage on his shoulders, the two followed the stairs in the cabin to the plywood one by one.

The sailing ship slowly anchored at one of the docks, and Tocqueville and Lale, led by the sailors, jumped into a small boat and left the sailing ship.

The small boat carried Tocqueville and Lale across the river and arrived at the nearest berth to the sailboat.

Tocqueville, who had set foot on the land of the United Kingdom, looked at the thick white smoke coming out of the smoke vent in the distance, and his eyes were full of praise.

In his view, it is precisely because of the free trade promoted by the United Kingdom that the United Kingdom can move forward at an unrivaled speed.

France, which has been in political chaos for nearly 30 years, has fallen a lot, and they must catch up to not be left behind.

As a conservative revolutionary, Tocqueville also envied the United Kingdom's political system in the past, but now he believes that the new French Republic will be able to catch up with the United Kingdom.

Lale, who was Tocqueville's temporary secretary, looked around. This was the first time he had set foot on the land of the United Kingdom.

For him, everything about this country that has had a "deep hatred" with France for hundreds of years is worthy of in-depth observation and understanding.

If given the opportunity, he also wants to write a book that can cause a sensation in Paris like Mr. Tocqueville.

At that time, the doors of the same high society will naturally open to Lale without Lale doing it himself.

[In the 19th century, there were only two ways to enter the upper class. One was born noble or a rich man who had struggled for several lifetimes, and the other was to follow the Thiers route, becoming a lawyer/journalist, writing political commentary, etc. Articles, become the guest of honor in the salon! After entering the sight of the upper class, becoming a member of parliament is completely based on the upper class. 】

However, these are just the ambitions of Lale for a short moment. The most important thing right now is to follow Mr. Tocqueville to the necessary destination, and then successfully complete the task.

You must know that this job was hard for him to get. If it weren't for the fact that his father happened to be a lawyer with Mr. Tocqueville, his mother was a noble lady, and he happened to be an intern in the foreign service, this job would have been impossible. fell into his hands.

With a carrot and a hole in Paris, there is no spare place for him at all. He has to rob all the resources that can be robbed.

Lalei once again remembered what his lawyer father told him before he left: If the situation permits, you can try to contact the Bonaparte family.

"Lale! Lale!" M. Tocqueville's voice called Lale from his memory.

Lale, who came back to his senses, hurriedly apologized to Tocqueville: "I'm really sorry! This is my first time in Britain!"

"Don't you think it's shocking!" Tocqueville was not angry because of Lalai's distraction. With a smile on his face, he walked up to Lalai and lightly pressed his arm on Lalai's shoulder and said in relief: "In my When I arrived here for the first time, I was also shocked by everything here, but I have always believed that with our efforts, France will be like Britain!"

Tocqueville stared firmly at the slowly setting sun in the distance.

"I believe it too!" Lale didn't have the idea of ​​"saving the country and the people" like Tocqueville in his heart.

He who just wanted to climb to the top of Paris could only go along with Tocqueville.

Then, Lale asked a practical question: "Mr. Tocqueville, where are we going now? Are we going to call on the United Kingdom's foreign service?"

"No need!" Tocqueville shook his head, with a hint of complaint in his tone: "We came to the United Kingdom to talk to the Bonaparte family under the order of Lamartine in power, and other things are not out of our control!"

"Then shall we go now?" Lalai asked again.

"No!" Tocqueville retorted: "Let's find a place to live first, and then go to the residence of the Bonaparte family in the United Kingdom!"

Lale and Tocqueville called a carriage outside the pier and told the coachman that they were going to a hotel near King St. James's Street in the West End of London.

After negotiating the price, the two got into the carriage, and the carriage carried them through the downtown area of ​​East London.

In the downtown area, Tocqueville was surprised to find that many police officers who only existed in the West District appeared in the East District. They gathered in groups with muskets in their hands. This phenomenon is really rare.

Had there been riots in London too?

Tocqueville, who was on board, did not know about the Chartist petition movement, but this did not prevent him from making reasonable inferences based on the existing situation.

When the carriage passed the London Bridge at the junction of the East End and the West End, the messy barricades on the bridge further confirmed Tocqueville's conjecture.

Wasn't even Britain immune?

Tocqueville was bemoaning the future between the two classes in the French Republic.

Crossing London Bridge is the West End of London. The carriage passed through St. Martin's Church, Picardia Avenue, passed Trafalgar Park, and came to St. James King Street, and stopped in front of a hotel on King Street.

Lale and Tocqueville stepped out of the carriage, and Lale took out the silver coins that had been exchanged and handed them to the coachman.

"May God bless you! Two generous gentlemen!" The coachman who took the silver coins smiled and left.

The two entered the hotel together, and they checked in under the reception of the hotel owner.

Tocqueville, whose luggage was at the hotel, ordered Lalai to find out where the Bonaparte family lived.

Lale left the hotel and inquired alone in St. James King Street, and Tocqueville unpacked his bags again to work on his work in the hotel.

After more than an hour, Lale finally returned to the hotel.

"Mr. Tocqueville!" Panting, Lale swallowed and responded, "I found out! The place where Louis Napoleon is is very close!"

Lale came to the window and pointed to a mansion in the distance outside the window.

"That's Louis Mansion!"