April 11, 1855, 7 a.m.

When the warm daylight shone into the room through the light blue curtains, and extended to Augusta's face, Augusta, who was lying naked on the bed, slowly opened his hazy sleepy eyes and pushed Jerome beside him with his hand. Bonaparte.

And Jérôme, who slept next to Empress Augusta. Bonaparte didn't mean to wake up in the slightest, and he had a sullen look on his face after being gently pushed twice by Augusta, and then gently pulled Augusta's arm away with his hand.

After all, whoever was busy until midnight last night couldn't wake up early the next day.

In this world, I have only heard of tired cows, and I have never heard of ploughed fields.

See Jérôme. Bonaparte's slow awakening Augusta had to change his clothes first, and when Augusta had completely changed into the clothes he had worn for the Century Exposition, he came to Jérôme again. Bonaparte's side.

This time Augusta grabbed the cover in Jérôme directly with both hands. Bonaparte's quilt, and then pulled hard.

The white velvet quilt fell to the ground, and Jerome lost the quilt. Bonaparte then came to his senses.

Jérôme who has just woken up. Bonaparte looked at Augusta with a hazy expression, and then slowly asked, "Augusta, what time is it?" ”

Augusta will Jérôme. Bonaparte took out the pocket watch in his pocket, glanced at the time, and replied: "Your Majesty, it is already 7:40, and there is only one hour and twenty minutes left before the opening ceremony!" ”

"What!" Hear the time of Jérôme. Bonaparte woke up in an instant, and then a carp got up from the bed, and then hurriedly searched for his clothes for the fair, and complained: "Why didn't you call me up earlier!" ”

Empress Augusta pursed her lips and addressed Jérôme in a slightly sarcastic tone. Bonaparte replied: "I would have liked to call someone up, but he would not have got!" What can I do, I can't kick it! ”

"My bad! My bad! "Jerome, who knows that he is wrong. Bonaparte apologized to Empress Augusta and asked for the location of Empress Augusta's coat.

Empress Augusta glanced helplessly at Jérôme. Bonaparte, she walked slowly to the distance from Jérôme. A hanger not far from the head of Bonaparte's bed, on which the Lev gown hung on it was thrown to Jérôme. Bonaparte.

"Thank you!" Jérôme. Bonaparte quickly slipped Lev's gown on his body, and then took Empress Augusta's hand and left the bedroom.

The two men walking in the corridor were guided by the servants and soon arrived at the dining room.

After a brief breakfast, Jérôme. Bonaparte and Queen Augusta stood in the lobby of the Tuileries Palace at around 8:30 a.m.

"Mocal, are you ready to go now?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked Mocal.

"Your Majesty, all parties are ready to go at any time!" Mocal respectfully addressed Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

"Good! Let's go! "Jérôme. Bonaparte immediately gave the order to set off.

Mocal will be Jérôme. Bonaparte and my aunt casually took them to a splendid carriage and opened the door.

Jérôme. Bonaparte and Augusta entered the carriage one after another, and when the doors were completely closed, Jérôme. Bonaparte closed the curtains again, so that the outside world could not see inside.

"Let's go!" Mocal shouted, and the carriage started slowly.

When the carriage reached the Tuileries Gardens, the Dragoons, who had been waiting in the gardens, were waiting in the gardens. Under the command of Major Patterson, the guards in Jérôme were in good order. Bonaparte's front and back left to the right and left to take advantage of any attempt to assassinate.

The carriage carried Jérôme. Bonaparte drove west along the banks of the Seine and soon reached Saint-Cloud, a suburb of Paris, where Jérôme. The place where Bonaparte and Fuld chose the Exposition of the Century.

At 8:53 a.m., the carriage slowly stopped about 100 meters from the magnificent palace, and in front of the carriage was a "sea" of people.

"Your Majesty, we've arrived!" The driver in the driver's seat rushed to the Jérôme in the car. Bonaparte and Vilnia shouted.

The door slowly pushed open, and Jérôme. Bonaparte and Augusta slowly disembarked from the carriage.

"Your Majesty is here!"

"Your Majesty is here!"

Tourists in the back row see Jérôme. Bonaparte then shouted loudly, and the voice was soon heard from the back to the front.

Tourists from all over the world standing outside the palace of the Century Exposition looked behind them, and they also wanted to see Jérôme. The true face of Bonaparte.

"Hello everyone!" Jérôme. Bonaparte stretched out his hand and waved at the visitors.

Seeing this gesture, the "atmosphere group" placed in the crowd quickly shouted, "Long live Bonaparte, long live the Empire!" ”

Led by the atmosphere group, everyone began to shout the slogan "Long live Bonaparte, long live the Empire"!

The sound resounded outside the palace of the Century Exposition like a mountain of mountains, and penetrated the walls and tiles of the palace into the palace.

Eugène in the exhibits area. After hearing the shouts from the outside world, Schneider subconsciously approached Basilio, the head of the French exhibition area next to him, and whispered: "Mr. Basilio, Your Majesty is here!" ”

"I hear you!" Basilio nodded, and then subconsciously glanced at the exhibits, these are all things that they can get their hands on (aluminum products, purple dresses, Bordeaux wines, saxophones, converter steelmaking technology, Moltke's breech gun are not on display), and he believes that with these things he should be able to win glory for the emperor.

Subsequently, he complained to Eugène. Schneider asked, "Mr. Schneider, you should now be able to defeat the steam hammer in Krupp's hands!" ”

"Mr. Basilio, please rest assured!" Schneider proudly responded to Basilio: "Alfred. The steam hammer in Krupp's hand is not comparable to the one in our hand, and our Schneider company exhibited more than just a steam hammer this time!

This time, I will definitely let the outside world know that Schneider is a better company than Krupp! ”

"Mr. Schneider, I'm looking forward to it!!" Bahiri vs. Eugène. Schneider replied,

……

On the other hand, to the cheers of many tourists, Jérôme. Bonaparte and Empress Augusta slowly passed through the "True. Pedestrian Passage", arrived at the grandstand located to the right of the main entrance of the Century Expo.

Looking at the Imperial ministers and foreign envoys standing in a line under the stands, Jérôme. Bonaparte and Augusta shook hands with them.

While shaking hands with Baron Ottoman, Jérôme. Bonaparte deliberately patted Baron Osman's shoulder and said, "Hard work!" ”

Baron Ottoman humbly to Jérôme. Bonaparte replied, "That's what I should do!" ”

Stay until Jérôme. After Bonaparte had shaken hands with everyone, he went out of his way to see Fouad and Cavour and told them that they were going to give a speech later.

Both Fouad and Cavour had surprised expressions on their faces, but they both nodded in understanding.

In the limelight Jérôme. Bonaparte and Empress Augusta take the stage.

"It is an honour for me to represent France at the opening ceremony of the Century Fair...... Although this exposition is said to be organized by France, it does not belong only to France, it is an exposition for the whole world...... The raison d'être of this fair is to show the world the diversity of ...... "Jérôme. Bonaparte gushes about the meaning of the existence of the Universal Fair, and then gradually leads the conversation to why he made the decision to open it early.

He told the visitors that the reason why he opened the door early was to let the world know the value of peace (pure gold on the face).

After all, the flames of war in Crimea have just dissipated, and the world needs peace at a time when he hopes to use this century fair to dispel the remaining smoke of gunpowder in Crimea.

"Hopefully, this war will be the last war for all of Europe, and let's join hands to defend peace!" In the light of Enlightenment thought and reason, we should not fight like wild beasts, we should learn from the United States of America to build a new Europa concept, and we should live in Europa as a community, not as individuals. ”

After the speech, Jérôme. Bonaparte, as usual, bowed to everyone present.

The audience immediately burst into applause. Bonaparte then steered the conversation to Fouad and Cavour, and invited them to come forward and say a few words.

As a result, Fouad and Cavour delivered speeches at the opening of the Paris Exposition.

After the two men's speeches, Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded at the Ottoman baron, who ordered his men to open the door to the World's Fair.

People poured into the Century Fair, and Jérôme. Bonaparte and Empress Augusta departed under the escort of soldiers.

In the previous life, Jérôme who had had enough of the scenic spots. Bonaparte was reluctant to visit in such a crowded environment.

Jérôme sitting in a carriage. Bonaparte began to silently calculate the profits and losses of the Century Exposition, and after careful calculation, Jérôme. Bonaparte suddenly found that the Exposition of the Century seemed to be facing a loss.

After all, each ticket costs only 2 francs, and France spent almost 10 million francs for the entire fair.

It takes about 5 million people to be able to recoup the cost, and the time of this expo is only 180-200 days, which is equivalent to at least 25,000 people watching it every day.

This figure was not even reached at the last New York Exposition, and only Albert's at the 1851 Universal Exposition was able to reach this figure.

Whoever makes the whole of France like to visit for free, the price of 2 francs is already the limit of what they can afford.

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