I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 488 The Power of the Royal Family

When the officials heard the Crown Prince's willingness to help them, they did not hesitate at all and nodded in a hurry, saying, "Thank you for your trust, Your Highness. We will all listen to you."

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

"Praise you, Your Highness. It is you who gave us life."

Joseph raised his hand to signal them to be quiet, and said casually, "Oh, by the way, His Majesty the King has just built a new 'Royal University of Administration'. You can go there to study during your suspension, learn some management and sociology, and you can stay in Paris to inquire about the results of the investigation at any time."

The officials looked at each other in surprise, none of them knew what the crown prince meant. But as long as they could get rid of their troubles, what did it matter if they went to university for a while?
So a group of people nodded and agreed.

Soon, the officials who were exposed heard the news and rushed to the Dauphin for help as if they had been pardoned. They had even gone to Queen Marie before, but the Queen had no idea what was going on and pushed them all to Brian. In other words, the Dauphin was their only way out.

However, the Dauphin left the Palace of Versailles, and no one could find out where he was.

The anxious officials learned from their colleagues who had "successful experience" that His Royal Highness had told them to go to a certain university for further study. They couldn't find the crown prince, so they went to the church to inquire about the "Administrative University" in desperation.

Subsequently, the Royal Public Administration University, which was still under construction, received applications from nearly a hundred senior officials. Even the priests in charge of registration received considerable bribes every day in order to "expedited" admission.

Three days later, the first Paris Police Review ceremony was solemnly held on the Place des Champs-Elysées in Paris.

Her Majesty the Queen was present, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, as the architect of police reform, presided over the review.

After the major newspapers' vigorous publicity in the past few days, the public has been paying close attention to this review ceremony, and even the popularity of the trial of corrupt officials has decreased a lot.

Thousands of citizens gathered on both sides of the Champs-Elysées, looking around and showing great curiosity about this review ceremony that had never been held before.

After a burst of salutes, solemn music sounded all around.

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

Behind him were more than a dozen tall flag bearers holding the royal golden fleur-de-lis flag and the police emblem flag with an iris and shield.

Behind them were four four-pound cannons pulled by more than ten horses. The muzzles reflected the sunlight, causing the onlookers to subconsciously raise their hands to shield their eyes.

After the cannons passed, five squares of Parisian police entered the arena one after another. Each square had 150 men, all carrying brand new flintlock rifles, wearing neat uniforms, and looking dignified and majestic.

When the neat formation of police passed in front of Queen Marie, the policemen forming the formation immediately shouted loudly, "Long live the King", "Long live the Queen", and "We will defend the law and order of France until the death".

The shout echoed over the square, startling a large flock of birds to fly into the clouds, while 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 formation, the five formations passed the viewing stand one after another and stood in the square.

Then, Joseph raised his hand to signal the square, and a police officer immediately shouted an order, and the police square on the far left instantly turned into a semi-encirclement formation and began to demonstrate the process of attacking the gang members. The police moved neatly and skillfully, pointing their flintlock rifles straight ahead and pulling the trigger at the same time.

Suddenly, a cloud of black smoke covered the square. The onlookers were startled, but soon realized that there were no bullets in the gun. They then applauded loudly and cheered for the police's wonderful demonstration.

After the five police phalanxes had demonstrated different training subjects, even the cannons did simulated firing, of course, again without being loaded with shells.

The five or six hundred nobles sitting in the viewing seats fell silent as they listened to the deafening roar of the cannons. Many of them were officials implicated in the corruption case, and as they watched the police display their force in various ways, their minds inevitably surged with thoughts.

You have to know that this is just the police that can be mobilized at any time in Paris, which is enough to calm anyone with impure thoughts immediately. And behind the police, there is the Royal Guard 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 following the usual practice to stop the High Court and allowing Norfolk and others to complain suddenly felt their heads clear, and all their dissatisfaction with the royal family disappeared in an instant. They only felt that it was most appropriate to solve the problem within the framework of the court.

After the police review ceremony was over, Joseph went up to the viewing platform and praised the Paris police for their contribution to maintaining public order. He then suddenly mentioned the newly built University of Administration:

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

After saying this, he gestured 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 turned the topic to the recent official corruption case:

"After recent police investigations, it has been basically confirmed that the so-called revelations by Norfolk, Caston and others were just slanders against others in order to reduce their sentences. Of course, there will be continued investigations into the officials who were exposed. Please pay attention to the newspaper news."

On the Place des Champs-Elysées, the officials involved in the corruption case breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. The Queen and the Crown Prince were both present, which should be the royal family's confirmation that they would no longer investigate the matter further.

In the following days, the number of applications received by the Administrative Management University increased several times. The officials were all smart people. Through various sources of information, they had realized that coming here for further study was a necessary factor in getting rid of the case, so they naturally did not dare to delay.

Even those officials who are not on the exposure list will come and sign up to ensure their safety if they feel uneasy.

Before the Administrative University opened, the number of students had exceeded a thousand and was still increasing.

What Joseph didn't expect was that the Administrative University actually received more than 110 million francs in donations!
The officials couldn’t understand why the royal family asked them to study here. Later, someone very smart guessed that the royal family might want to “pay a fine” to them in the form of tuition fees. So in order to show their proactive attitude, they paid the “tuition fees” in advance.

Joseph would naturally not return the money to them. The treasury still had a huge hole of 22 billion, and any amount that could be filled was good. Even the smallest amount was still money.

While the French officialdom was busy, Joseph was driving to Reims, where he was going to hold a ceremony to review the police. After that, he would go to Lyon, Bordeaux and other places to conduct similar reviews. Since he had decided to take drastic measures to reform the civil service, it was very necessary to demonstrate the authority of the royal family to deter officials with other ideas.

(End of this chapter)