Chapter 255 Everyone, stop rioting and go sing and dance!
Chapter 256 Everyone, stop rioting and go sing and dance!
Early in the morning, people in Nice gathered in a square in the south of the city, preparing to start the "Zero Dollar Purchase of the Eighteenth Century" event as they had done a while ago.
However, it didn’t take long for people to notice the notices posted everywhere—in fact, they were posted on most people’s doorsteps, but the literacy rate here was far less than in Paris, so many people didn’t even read it.
An outstanding student from a church school enthusiastically recited for everyone:
"Her Majesty the Queen has decided to provide every dreamer and talented person in France with the opportunity to realize their dreams. Whether you are a craftsman, a laundry worker, a maid or a farmer, as long as you have a beautiful singing voice and graceful dancing, you can sign up to participate in the 'France Star' tryouts.
“Competition content: singing, dancing, and playing musical instruments.
“Location: Lech Square in the south of Nice, City Hall Square in the north, Juppese town on the outskirts of the city...
"Competition method: Professional judges will score according to performance...
"There is no registration fee, and you can get free meals through pre-selection. Every time you advance to a round, you can get corresponding bonuses...
"The overall winner in Nice will receive a bonus of 3,000 livres, and will go to the Palace of Versailles to participate in the finals at the expense of the royal family. The winner of the final will receive a bonus of 3,000 livres and will have the opportunity to join the palace orchestra."
For a moment, people almost forgot what they were here for, and they all talked about this competition with exaggerated bonuses:
"As long as you can sing, can you participate? My daughter is born with a good voice!"
"My brother's dancing is recognized as the best in town. He might get 3,000 livres!"
"My cousin once studied at a music conservatory! You amateurs can't compare to her."
"Did you sign up at the city hall? I have to go and see..."
The threshold for singing and dancing is very low. It can be said that one person can do it twice, and there are people everywhere who are obsessed with self-confidence. Even if you lack self-confidence, you may still have one or two relatives in your family who can sing and dance.
Naturally, such a good opportunity to make a fortune cannot be missed. At that moment, nearly half of the people left in a hurry and signed up for themselves or their relatives and friends.
What people fear most is that there is no hope.
And once hope is given to them, people will immediately and subconsciously grab it.
Immediately, the middle-aged speaker from before appeared wearing a black short coat.
His speech was still as provocative, but the content took a 180-degree turn:
“Ashes to ashes to dust, those who have done evil have been punished, punished by your own hands!
"Now, let us start a new chapter of life again. The hatred is over, but life will go on..."
People looked at each other and felt that what he said was indeed reasonable. Several of the estates of Duke Dulfo, who had smuggled the grain reserves, were burned down by them, and the noble family was too frightened to return to Nice. The other nobles had nothing to do with this matter, and everyone seemed to have lost their focus.
Everyone went back and forth to look for the gentleman with the scar on his face who had led them before, but there was no trace of him at all.
Even the usually most positive people seemed to be missing.
Are they going to sign up for "Star de France"? Or do you feel that you have already taken your revenge and are unwilling to resort to violence again?
The vast majority of the people are a "rabble". Some people take the lead and follow them, shouting that they can organize their own "activities", but they really can't do it.
As the speech continued, pamphlets began to be distributed to the crowd.
The literate person looked at a few lines, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he read out loud unconsciously:
"'Alchemy, Level 3!' Looking at the brightly shining words on the test magic stone tablet, the young man's face was expressionless, with a touch of self-mockery on the corners of his lips..."
Several people nearby were immediately attracted and urged:
"Why is that talented boy in such a miserable state? Please continue reading!"
The story is so captivating that I almost can't put it down after just one paragraph.
Soon another group of people came to the shade of the tree holding the pamphlet and read it like an addiction.
When people read about a third of the way through the booklet, they suddenly discovered an announcement - between noon and 5 p.m. every day, the church sells 30% off bread at 5 locations in Nice, with a limit of 4 pounds per person. While supplies last. The addresses are...
The news spread quickly, and people couldn't stand.
For most people, bread is the core of their lives!
Tri-folding the loaves means their cores can be doubled!
Almost instantly, there were only less than a hundred people left in the square.
Most of these people who are obsessed with "zero dollar shopping" are small aristocrats who want to make a fortune, and some are homeless people who are so poor that they can't even afford 30% off bread.
Just when they started to talk in low voices about whose home they could rob, despite the earnest words of the speaker in front of them, a group of policemen wearing brand new gray uniforms and holding Y-shaped wooden forks walked over.
The leading police officer shouted to the people in the square:
"Go home immediately! The Nice Police Department is performing riot prevention tasks!"
More than 20 people were frightened by this momentum and left silently.
Among the remaining crowd, a young nobleman shouted provocatively:
"Police sir, even His Majesty the King can't prohibit us from walking in the square, right?"
The police officer glanced at them and waved to the middle-aged policeman beside him:
"Paul, take your people and follow them. If you find anything unusual, blow the whistle immediately to warn them."
"Yes, sir!" Paul led eight policemen to the sixty or seventy people and stared at them coldly.
What is needed in things like riots is the kind of crazy momentum that makes people lose their minds.
With such a group of law enforcers nearby to remind you to stay rational, no one will be interested in rioting.
Finally, the crowd in the square dispersed. A few policemen stayed behind to patrol, while others followed the chief from Paris toward the north of the city.
At the same time, in a rural parish in Provence, the church priest came to the group of aggressive farmers who were preparing to go to the nearest city to participate in the riots. He first raised his hand and made the sign of the cross, then took out a document and wrote it in a kind words. The voice said:
"Everyone, listen to me, this is the decree just issued by His Majesty the King."
"Is there going to be another tax increase?" someone shouted loudly.
The priest waved his hand:
"No, Anouk, it's a decree canceling the lord's privileges."
"What?" The farmers were stunned and looked at each other in confusion.
"Let me read it to you." The priest skipped the first scene of the decree and said, "From now on, the lord's right to use the peasants in the territory to work for himself will be revoked...
“Abolition of the lord’s power to demarcate hunting areas…
"Abolition of the lord's power to unilaterally change the tenancy agreement...
"Cancel……"
The farmers' eyes widened when they heard this. This is simply unbelievable!
If these are true, then your life will become much easier in the future!
