Roman Empire
Napoleon's speech once again sparked cheers. If Napoleon had transformed France from a republic into an empire, as he had done in history, many people might have had their own thoughts.
In the original history, when Napoleon became emperor, many students at the Paris Higher School of Engineering openly accused Napoleon of betraying democracy. Napoleon was very dissatisfied with this and therefore blamed the principal Monge, for failing to manage the students. Monge, an old Bonaparte, retorted, "That's entirely because you deceived them." Meanwhile, old republicans like Carnot simply resigned.
Abroad, Napoleon's act of declaring himself emperor further alienated him from the people. Before Napoleon's ascension, France was the true beacon of hope in Europe. Any foreigner with a modicum of conscience, when faced with a conflict between their own feudal princes and France, would unhesitatingly side with France. The common people struggling under feudal oppression saw France as their liberator. Italy, Poland, Germany, and Northern Europe served as volunteers in the France army, fighting to defend democracy and freedom.
However, with Napoleon's coronation as emperor, the left-wing forces throughout Europe felt deceived and betrayed. Subsequently, the wars between France and other countries increasingly transformed from wars between the Third Estate and feudal monarchs into wars between the France nation and other nations.
But this time, the situation was different. Napoleon still became emperor, but not the emperor of France; he was the emperor of "Rome," a concept that didn't exist in reality. In this context, the crown, in everyone's eyes, was not much different from the Imperator Medal. Moreover, Napoleon placed the title of First Consul before the title of Emperor in his speech. Besides, the title of Rome Emperor itself carried a certain republican connotation.
Therefore, when Napoleon ascended to the throne in this way, almost everyone cheered for him.
An hour later, the newspapers Science Truth Daily, Businessman's Daily, and the Sun all published special editions reporting on the matter.
The headline in * Science Truth Daily * was. "Long live the People's Emperor!" The headline in Businessman's Daily * was. "Long live the Rome Emperor!" And the headline in * the Sun * was. "God declares: Rome legitimacy lies in France."
Although a very small number of people still worry that Napoleon might further erode France's democratic system, most people see Napoleon's current behavior as a manifestation of his noble character.
The following day, First Consul of the French Republic and Emperor of the Roman Empire, Polonius Bonaparte, was interviewed by a reporter from Le Soir (Science Truth Daily). In the interview, Napoleon reiterated his loyalty to the democratic system and elaborated more systematically on his understanding and thoughts regarding the title of "Emperor of the Rome." He told the reporter that since he was now "Emperor of the Rome," he could naturally and legally grant those who had contributed to the progress of humanity the status of "Roman Citizen," or even "Roman Nobility."
"The Legion of Legion of Honor is an honor of France, generally awarded only to France people, but Roman Citizen and Roman Nobility are honors of the whole world. They can be awarded to people of all nations who have contributed to the progress of mankind." Napoleon also explained the meaning of "Roman Citizen" in this way.
On the third day, the French Council of State convened an emergency meeting and passed a resolution congratulating the First Consul of France and His Majesty Napoleon Bonaparte, the "Emperor of the Rome." The resolution also proposed that France allocate land near Paris to the Roman Empire —suggesting the area around the Olympic Games site—as Roman Empire territory. It further recommended that First Consul Polonium Bonaparte send Foreign Minister Talleyrand to represent France in talks with representatives of Rome Polonium Bonaparte to establish a permanent alliance treaty.
After this proposal was put forward and passed unanimously, the Council of State quickly put forward a new proposal, suggesting that France and the Roman Empire should reach an agreement on completely free trade, complete mutual exemption of tariffs, granting each other full national treatment, allowing dual citizenship and dual allegiance between France and the Roman Empire, and an agreement on France's responsibility to protect the security of the Roman Empire.
This suggestion was quickly adopted. However, the first proposal encountered obstacles from First Consul Bonaparte and Emperor Napoleon. Bonaparte believed that ceding territory was an act of treason, even to the great Roman Empire. Emperor Napoleon, on the other hand, argued that the Roman Empire, as a friendly neighbor of the French Republic, also possessed its own dignity, which would not allow him to exploit the France people's simple affection for the France Roman Empire. Therefore, he suggested that land could be purchased from the France government at market prices through a land sale, with the Roman Empire paying for it.
The statement made by Bonaparte and His Majesty Napoleon fully demonstrated their noble character, deeply moving the members of the Council of State. They quickly consulted the suggestions of the First Consul and His Majesty the Rome, revised the first suggestion, and swiftly passed it, submitting it to the Tribunate for review.
The Tribunate, and subsequently the Legislative Assembly and the Senate, completed their review of the two draft bills with astonishing efficiency and submitted them to the ruling party for approval.
This time, Bonaparte's government did not raise any objections and approved the agreement. He then sent Foreign Minister Talleyrand to meet with Senator Talleyrand, who had just been granted the status of a "Roman Nobility" (Roman Nobility were often senators in the Senate), and they eventually signed a series of documents.
This Levin includes the Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance French Republic and the Roman Empire, the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between the French Republic and the Roman Empire, and the Treaty on the Purchase and Demarcation of Territory between the French Republic and the Roman Empire.
The two countries' highest leaders, His Excellency Bonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic, and His Majesty Napoleon, Emperor of the Roman Empire, respectively signed these treaties on behalf of their respective governments. This marked the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the French Republic and the Roman Empire.
A month later, in the very square of the former Free Palace, His Majesty Napoleon formally proclaimed the establishment of the Roman Empire's government. Almost all the France ministers received Roman Empire noble status and assumed corresponding positions within the Roman Empire government. Consequently, almost all Roman Empire officials concurrently held positions within the French Republic, including the president of the Academy of Sciences. Of course, because the Roman Empire was newly established and its finances were not abundant, Roman Empire officials did not receive salaries.