Make France Great Again

August 2, 1848.

The fiery red sun rises slowly from the hills in the east, shining its light and heat on every inch of land in the city of Rome. This is the hottest time of the year in Rome, and there are few pedestrians on the streets even in the early morning. Residents with meager assets in the urban area opened all the doors and windows in the hope of getting a little coolness, while the slightly richer residents closed the doors and windows, and took out the ice cubes stored in the cellar in the previous winter and put them in the house.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Jerome Bonaparte Bonaparte, wearing simple casual clothes, was waiting for the arrival of the carriage in the shade of the hotel near the ancient Roman Colosseum.

The glare of the sun shines on Jerome Bonaparte's back and arms through the shade of the trees, and the sweat soaks Jerome Bonaparte's back and sleeves.

The originally white shirt also gradually became wrinkled, and was firmly attached to Jerome Bonaparte's back. The wet and sticky feeling from the sleeves and back made Jerome Bonaparte have to constantly Shake the shirt, every shake can drop a little sweat.

About 10 minutes later, two brown open-top carriages appeared in front of Jerome Bonaparte, and Persini and Letty sat in one of the carriages.

The carriage that Pessini was riding in was parked less than five steps away from the shade of Jerome Bonaparte, and Letty's carriage was also parked under the steps of the hotel. Persini and Letty got off their respective carriages at the same time. Persini came to Jerome Bonaparte, and Letty entered the hotel along the steps.

"Your Majesty, get in the car!" Pessini bowed to Jerome Bonaparte and invited Jerome Bonaparte to get in the car.

"Um!"

Jerome Bonaparte nodded and got into Pessini's carriage, followed by Pessini.

Letty in the other carriage also ran from the hotel to get into the carriage carrying the big and small bags.

Everything was ready, Jerome Bonaparte ordered the coachman sitting in the driver's seat in standard Tuscany: "Let's go!"

The coachman who heard the order lightly patted the buttocks of the tall brown-red horse, and the horse that received the signal raised its hooves, and the carriage moved slowly.

During the distance from the ancient Roman arena to the outskirts of Rome, the carriages traveled at a constant speed.

When the carriage was completely away from the city of Rome, the carriage gradually picked up speed.

With the increase in the speed of the carriage, waves of heat hit Jerome Bonaparte's body, and Jerome Bonaparte could finally feel refreshed.

Thanks to the intense heat of August, there were no carriages or pedestrians on the pipeline from Rome to Civitavecchia, and the carriage in which Jerome Bonaparte was riding could gallop as fast as he could.

It took less than 3 hours to reach the straight-line distance of 70 kilometers.

After paying the fare, Pessini led Jerome Bonaparte and Letty to a cargo ship.

Through Pessini's introduction, Jerome Bonaparte learned that the owner of the cargo ship was a lame retired military officer who was also a believer in Bonapartism.

As soon as Jérôme Bonaparte got on the ship, he was surrounded by enthusiasm on board. Under the leadership of the captain, everyone on board lined up in two rows and shouted: "Long live Bonaparte! Long live the Empire!"

Seeing this, Jerome Bonaparte also echoed, "Long live the Empire!"

Under the leadership of the captain, Jerome Bonaparte was arranged to the captain's own room.

The whole room is extremely tidy. Jerome Bonaparte can be sure from the layout of the room that the owner of this ship must have sent someone to tidy it up in advance. There is also a portrait of the emperor crossing the Alps on the wooden wall of the room. , next to the portrait is a crossed command knife.

"I have a heart!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded at the captain.

"Your Majesty, this is what we should do!" The captain showed a flattered expression,

Cautiously asked: "If you have any dissatisfaction, you can come to me anytime!"

"I'm very satisfied!" Jerome Bonaparte looked at the captain, and after his gaze stayed on the captain's lame right foot for a moment, he asked, "Can you tell me your story!"

"Extremely honored! Your Majesty!"

The captain told his own story to Jerome Bonaparte. He was born in the Provence region during the imperial period. He lived during the imperial period and listened to the wounded veterans tell the story of the emperor's southern and northern wars. He had infinite longing for the emperor【 PS: From a certain point of view, those veterans who were forced to return to their hometown because of the war are the best propagandists for Bonaparte. By promoting the tall image of the emperor, they reflected their bravery from the side. ], when he was 9 years old, the empire collapsed, and the Restoration Dynasty set up a home return mission in Provence to liquidate the veterans and officers of the Napoleonic period. His neighbors and uncles became the targets of the liquidation, and even he almost became the target of the liquidation object.

Speaking of this, the captain said in a hoarse voice: "I hate that damn dynasty, it makes our life a mess."

From then on, the captain made up his mind to give the damn dynasty a good look. In order to complete his revenge, when he was 20 years old, he joined the Bourbon army and gradually became an officer in the Bourbon army.

Before he could start his army of vengeance, the restoration of Bourbon was overthrown, and Charles X was forced to flee.

Confused, he had no choice but to follow the army into Algeria. He was injured in a counterattack in Algeria and was forced to leave the army. After returning to his hometown, he used the treasure he robbed in Algeria to open a small shipping company in Marseille and other countries. Successfully become the captain.

"I look forward to the arrival of the Empire all the time!" the captain said to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Don't worry! The Empire will return soon!" Jerome Bonaparte assured the captain.

Subsequently, Jerome Bonaparte asked the captain about the voting situation in the port of Marseilles.

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the situation in the province of Var is not optimistic! Most of the little nobles in the countryside are inclined to Cavaignac." The captain first said euphemistically to Jérôme Bonaparte, and then encouraged him: " However, I believe most of France is willing to support you!"

Jérôme Bonaparte was not surprised to hear the bad news from Bouche du Rhône. In his impression, most of the votes for Cavaignac came from the Provence region.

The Provence region is where the orthodox electorate gathers, and those orthodox diehards are rightfully hostile to him, a Bonapartist.

However, if Cavaignac wants to defeat him with the votes of a district in Provence, it will be really difficult.