Chapter 9 Chapter nine

In terms of military affairs, as soon as Napoleon entered Moscow, he strictly ordered General Sebastiani to pay attention to the actions of the Russian army, sent troops to various roads, and ordered Murat to find Kutuzov.Then he detailed the massive strengthening of the Kremlin's defenses, and then devised genius plans for future campaigns on the all-Russian map.On the diplomatic front, Napoleon called for Captain Yakovlev, who was robbed and ragged, and did not know how to get out of Moscow, explained to him all his policies and his magnanimity, and sent a letter to him. A letter to Emperor Alexander in which he said it was his duty to inform his friends and brothers that Rastoptchin had done a poor job in Moscow and then sent Yakovlev to Petersburg.After he explained his ideas and leniency policy to Tutormin in detail, he sent the old man to Petersburg for negotiations.

-------- ① Guards Captain Yakovlev is the father of the famous writer Alexander Herzen. In terms of justice, after the fire, he immediately ordered that the arsonist be arrested and sentenced to death.As punishment for the villainous Rustopchinist philosopher William James (William James, 1842-1910), his house was ordered to be burned down. On the administrative side, he gave Moscow a constitution, established a municipal government, and issued the following proclamation: Residents of Moscow! Your misfortune is cruel, but His Majesty and King will make prevent these unfortunate developments.Terrible examples have taught you how he punished those who resisted and violated the law.Severe measures were taken to stop the riots and restore social order.Elders, elected among yourselves, shall form the Municipal Government, or Municipal Administration.It will take care of you, your needs, your interests.These administrators are marked by a red belt on their shoulders, and the mayor has an additional white belt.During their spare time, they wear only a red belt around their left arms.

The Municipal Police has been established according to the original regulations, order has been improved because of its activities, and the government has appointed two superintendents, or police chiefs!Twenty district supervisors, or police chiefs, were appointed in each district of the city, and they are the ones you see with the white sash around their left arms.Churches of several different denominations have opened and are free to worship.Every day your countrymen are returning, and orders have been issued that, because of their misfortunes, they should be protected and helped at home.This is what the government is doing to restore order and improve your situation; but if this is to be achieved, it is essential that you join them in your joint efforts, if possible, to forget your misfortunes and to hope For a better fate, you should believe that anyone who violates your body and your remaining property will not escape the shameful death penalty. Finally, you should not doubt that your life and property will be guaranteed, because this is the greatest the will of the most just prince.Soldiers and residents of whatever nationality!Restoring the public trust that is the source of the happiness of a nation, live like brothers, help and protect each other, unite to thwart the designs of villains, obey military and political authorities, and you will soon have no more tears.

With regard to the provision of the army, Napoleon issued a notice to all the officers and soldiers, ordering them to enter Moscow in order along the way to alamaraude, to obtain food for themselves, so that in the future the army will not need to worry about food. In religion, Napoleon ordered ramenerlespopes②, the church resumed worship. -------- ① French: looting. ② French: recall the priest. With regard to commercial and military supplies, the following notices were posted everywhere: notice Listen up, you peaceful inhabitants of Moscow, artisans and workers who have unfortunately been driven out of the city, and peasants who are still displaced in the wild by unfounded fears!Now the ancient capital is peaceful again, and order has been restored, and your countrymen, seeing that they are respected, have bravely emerged from their hiding places.Any violence against their persons and their property will be punished immediately.His Majesty the Emperor and the King protect them.Consider none of you to be his enemy, except those who disobey his commands.He wants to end your misfortune and bring you back home to your loved ones.Therefore, in obedience to his merciful will, remove all scruples and come back to us.Residents!Return to your lodgings with confidence: your needs will be met soon!Craftsmen and hardworking workers, return to your workplace, your home, your workshop, where security measures are waiting for you, and your work will be paid for!And finally, you, peasants, come out of the forest where you hid, go home, and have no fear, you can be sure that you will be protected.Many grain stores have been set up in the city, and farmers can transport surplus grain and local products there.The government has formulated the following measures to ensure that they can buy and sell freely: (1) From now on, farmers, peasants and ordinary people in the suburbs of Moscow can transport all kinds of products to the two designated markets in the city without any risk. On Mokhov Street, another one at Okhotney Market. (2) The price of the product is freely negotiated between the buyer and the seller. If the seller disagrees with the price, he can transport the product back to the countryside. No one can use any excuse to obstruct it. (3) Every Sunday and Wednesday is designated as a big market. Therefore, every Tuesday and Saturday, a sufficient number of troops will be sent to protect the freight vehicles on all roads outside the city.

(4) The same measures will be taken to allow unhindered passage for the peasants and their chariots and horses on their way home. (5) Immediately take measures to restore normal trade.Residents of this city and villages, and you, workers and craftsmen, whatever your nationality, call upon you to carry out the benevolent will of His Majesty the Emperor and King, and to seek the common good.Crouch at his feet to show respect and trust, hurry up and unite with us! " In order to inspire and improve the spirit of the troops and the people, inspections and awards are constantly held.The emperor rode around the streets to appease the residents, and despite his state affairs, he still attended the theaters he ordered to build.

In charity (charity is the highest virtue of a king) Napoleon did all that he could.He ordered "Maison de mamere" to be written on the building of the charity house, thus combining the filial piety of a son with the mighty grace of the emperor.He visits orphanages, he makes the orphans he saves kiss his white hands, he talks kindly to Tutormin.Then, according to Thiers' rhetorical account, he ordered his soldiers to be paid in his forged Russian banknotes. Relevantl'emploidesmoyensparunactedignedeluietdel'armeefrancaise, ilfitdistribuerdessecoursauxincendies. --------

①French: My mother's house. ② French: To further expand these measures with actions worthy of him and the French army, he ordered subsidies for burned-out homes.But because food was too precious to be given to hostile foreigners, Napoleon thought it best to give them money and let them go around looking for food by themselves, so he ordered them to be given paper rubles. In terms of military discipline, successive orders were issued to severely punish dereliction of duty and prohibit robbery.