Chapter 147 Public Opinion Control and the Great Development of the Western Region
"Mr. President, I am a journalist for the Daily Tours."
Sit in Jérôme. Opposite Bonaparte, the newspaper reporter on the far left, spread the cardboard notebook he carried with him on his lap and unscrewed the fountain pen dipped in water. Bonaparte was the first to introduce himself.
The reporters of the daily newspaper Tours were the first to speak, and the few remaining newspaper reporters rushed to pay their respects to Jérôme. Bonaparte introduced the name of his newspaper, and the scene fell into a brief confusion.
Jérôme. Bonaparte had to take matters into his own hands to bring order to the chaotic scene, and he cleared his throat and exclaimed: "Fellow journalists, I understand your current mood! I assure you that everyone can ask me some questions! I will answer your questions as appropriate. ”
Anyway, Jérôme. Bonaparte pointed to the reporter of the Journal of Tours and said: "Mr. journalist, do you have any questions you would like to ask?" ”
The reporter of the Daily Tours showed a flattered expression, and he did not expect to be the first person to interview.
"Your Excellency, may I please put my thoughts together a little bit?" The correspondent of the daily newspaper Tours expressed his opinion about Jérôme. Bonaparte pleaded.
"Absolutely!" Jérôme. Bonaparte responded tolerantly to the reporter of the Daily Tour, and then he glanced at the remaining newspaper reporters and reminded: "But be quicker, otherwise the other journalists will not be happy!" ”
"Yes!" After thinking for a moment, the reporter of the "Daily Tour" said carefully: "Mr. President, what do you think of the rumors after July 1st?" ”
The first day of interviews with the Daily Tours newspaper left the remaining reporters with a faint sense of loss.
After all, the same questions that the reporters of the Daily Tours want to ask are what they want to ask.
"You mean the rumors that I am working with the members of parliament to stage a coup d'état in an attempt to amend the constitution, right?" Jérôme. Bonaparte responded to the reporter of the Daily Tours with a frank expression.
"That's right!" The reporter of the "Tours Daily" nodded and said.
"Nonsense!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said in a firm tone: "I don't know where this wind of public opinion is blowing, and public opinion is obviously stirring up relations between us and the French people!" I can tell you unequivocally that I am loyal to the Constitution and oppose any unjustified coup d'état (Jérôme. Bonaparte left a way back), the constitution created by the 30 million people of France gave me the power of the president.
If the constitution is overturned, then it means that I, the president, will also lose power because of the overthrow of the constitution, and no one loves the constitution more than me! Even if the constitution itself will have some flaws to a greater or lesser extent, we still have to believe in the constitution! We know that we are not yet a year old, so how can we demand a constitution that is less than a year old to solve all our problems? Believe in the wisdom of future generations and believe in the future! ”
Jérôme. Bonaparte's unwavering response struck a chord with the newspaper reporters present, who were undoubtedly more important than disrupting the existing order of the Republic for some pan-leftist journalists.
The correspondent of the daily newspaper "Tours" wrote a book about Jérôme. Bonaparte's words are all written down in the notebook.
Subsequently, he also wanted to ask Jérôme. Some questions from Bonaparte: "Mr. President, what do you think about ......?"
"Friend journalist, I just said that every journalist can ask me a question!" Jérôme. Bonaparte raised his hand to stop the Daily Tours from continuing to ask questions, and named one of the remaining reporters.
"Mr. President, I'm a journalist for Hawas!" The reporter who was in the point again sent a message to Jérôme. Bonaparte introduced.
"Hawass News Agency?" Jérôme. Bonaparte looked at him in surprise, he didn't expect Charles. Hawass was able to open a branch in Tours, and what is even more surprising is that the Hawass News Agency, which has lost its overseas income, was able to open a branch firmly.
Jérôme. Bonaparte couldn't help but glance at Pesini, who was standing at the door, and Pesini, who was in the blind spot of the reporter's field of vision, nodded to indicate that there was no problem.
"Mr. President, I would like to ask what you think of the city of Tours?" The correspondent of the Havas news agency asked a decent question.
"Tours is a city with a long history, back in the Frankish period...... "Jérôme. Bonaparte General. Reina's description of Tours was retold to the reporters of the Havas newspaper, and his words were full of affection for the city of Tours.
All the journalists present had happy smiles on their faces, and they were also proud of Tours' long history.
"Will Tours become the western transit point of the French railways?" The Hawass reporter also forgot the agreement of one person and one question.
Jérôme. Bonaparte had to reiterate his agreement with the newspaper reporter and point out the next reporter to ask questions.
The next journalist decisively repeated the question of the correspondent of the Havas news agency.
"This question needs to be left to the judgment of professionals, and I am just a president who does not understand anything." Jérôme. Bonaparte humbly said: "However, I myself hope that Tours will become the center of the Western Railway!" ”
The next topic gradually developed towards a little gossip and current politics.
Jérôme. Bonaparte gave his views on some issues in a light-off manner, and some of them in a perfunctory manner (the new century bureaucratic prevarication template: we are thinking about solving them).
The interview lasted almost an hour and a half, and the newspaper reporters got the answers they wanted. Bonaparte said goodbye.
Jérôme. Bonaparte ordered Pessini to give all the newspaper reporters out of the house, and the newspaper reporters who had just left the hotel received a "small gift" from Pessini, a French bill of 200 francs each.
With the bill, you can go to the Banque de France for exchange.
The newspaper reporters were even more grateful for the generosity of the president, and they assured Pessini that they would record the most authentic president.
Pesini, who had watched the newspaper reporter leave, returned to Jérôme. The room where Bonaparte was located.
"All sent out?" Jérôme with Pesini on his back. Bonaparte asked in a flat tone.
"Hmm!" Pessini nodded and said.
"What's going on with Hawass?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked Pesini again.
"Your Majesty, Charles. Hawass has agreed to our request for funding, so they are now in our hands! "Pessini to Jérôme. Bonaparte explained.
"What about the newspaper behind the newspaper reporters?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked Pessini again.
"They all have money from Hawass behind them, so we don't have to worry about them talking nonsense!" Pesini vs. Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.
"That's good! We have to seize the time to gain control of the newspaper circles in Paris and even in France, whether it is the exchange of shares or the injection of capital, in short, I only need to hear one voice in Paris, and that is our voice! "Jérôme. Bonaparte said to Pesini in an unmistakable tone.
Pesini was able to control the Havas news agency and a number of small and medium-sized newspapers in Paris for a very short time, with the exception of Achill. In addition to Fuld's help, he also relied on Odilon. Barro's newspaper martial law law, as soon as the martial law law came out, many small and medium-sized newspapers either directly declared bankruptcy, or accepted the capital injection of some mysterious people, which also led to the seemingly chaotic and chaotic newspaper office in Paris, but in fact gradually controlled by the Bonapartist faction.
Because of the cross-shareholding of the newspapers, the Bonapartist faction was hidden behind the scenes, and anyone who wanted to peel back the cocoon to find the truth would be dizzy by the complicated alternating shareholdings.
A newspaper community is on the rise.
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Early the next morning, many children selling newspapers appeared on the streets of Tours.
"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers! The latest "Tours Daily", "Tours Economic News...... Only 7 copies are needed! The newsboy walked slowly down the streets, selling newspapers to the gentlemen who came and went.
Gentlemen who had developed the habit of subscribing on weekdays bought newspapers from newsboys.
Gentlemen who learned from the newspapers that the president was not going to carry out a coup d'état could not help but feel good about the president, and public opinion about the coup d'état was silenced by the newspapers.
For a time, the focus of the people of Tours shifted from whether there would be a coup d'état in Paris to whether Tours would serve as the central node of the western city.
On the other hand, in Germany. Reina led Jérôme. Bonaparte came to the meeting hall of the town hall of Tours, where the nobles of Tours had a distinguished meeting with Bourgeois in de. Reina gathered in the conference hall to wait for Jérôme. Bonaparte's speech?
In the silence, Jérôme. Bonaparte took the stage, and now he is on stage talking eloquently.
"Since the Frankish kingdom, Tours has been a jewel in the crown of France...... During the Revolution, Tours became the logistical support base for the Vendée victory......"
Jérôme. Bonaparte began his speech with an extremely long diplomatic rhetoric praising Tour's remarkable achievements, and the nobles and bourgeois present showed tired expressions, apparently uninterested in the so-called history of Tours.
"It is precisely because of some of the historical achievements of Tours that our government cannot allow the glory to be buried in the whole of France!" Jérôme. Bonaparte threw a bombshell at the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie: "The government plans to build a western railway network with Tours as a transit hub!" ”
All the bourgeois present instantly smelled a huge business opportunity, and they all paid tribute to Jérôme. Bonaparte's slightly lame speech was applauded.
"The Ministry of Public Works will decide to issue the second phase of construction bonds, which will be dedicated to the development of railways in the central and western regions of France, and we also welcome some strong railway companies to bid!" Jérôme. Bonaparte dropped a second bombshell.
This time even the nobles couldn't sit still, and they fought for Jérôme. Bonaparte cheered and applauded.
In their view, the bonds issued by the French government are always a surefire deal.
To the applause of the bourgeois and the aristocracy, Jérôme. Bonaparte stepped down.
The next day, the local newspaper of Tours again published the article in Jérôme. Bonaparte's speech in the meeting room of the town hall.
Even the little bourgeois of Tours could not sit still, and the little bourgeois, who had not purchased the first tranche of the MPW bonds, were already gearing up to enter the second tranche of public bonds.
Jérôme. Bonaparte's reputation was even higher in Tours, and public opinion of the coup d'état was completely in Jérôme. Bonaparte's set of combos defused.
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