第598章

第598章“you，peaceableinhabitantsofmoscow，artisans，andworkingmen，whohavebeendrivenoutofthecitybythedisturbance，andyou，scatteredtillersofthesoil，whoarestillkeptinthefieldsbygroundlessterror，hear！tranquillityisreturningtothiscapital，andorderisbeingrestoredinit.yourfellow-countrymenarecomingboldlyoutoftheirhiding-places，seeingthattheyaretreatedwithrespect.everyactofviolenceagainstthemortheirpropertyispromptlypunished.hismajestytheemperorandkingprotectsthem，andhereckonsnoneamongyouhisenemiesbutsuchasdisobeyhiscommands.hewishestoputanendtoyourtrouble，andtobringyoubacktoyourhomesandyourfamilies.co-operatewithhisbeneficentdesignsandcometouswithoutapprehension.citizens！returnwithconfidencetoyourhabitations；youwillsoonfindthemeansofsatisfyingyourneeds！artisansandindustrioushandicraftsmen！returntoyouremployment；houses，shops，andguardstoprotectthemareawaitingyou，andyouwillreceivethepaymentduetoyouforyourtoil！andyou，too，peasants，comeoutoftheforestswhereyouhavebeenhidinginterror，returnwithoutfeartoyourhutsinsecurerelianceonfindingprotection.marketshavebeenestablishedinthecity，wherepeasantscanbringtheirsparestoresandcountryproduce.thegovernmenthastakenthefollowingmeasurestosecurefreedomofsaleforthem：（1）fromthisdayforward，peasants，husbandmen，andinhabitantsoftheenvironsofmoscowcan，withoutanydanger，bringtheirgoodsofanykindtotwoappointedmarkets—namely，themohovayaandtheohotnyryad.（2）goodsshallbeboughtfromthematsuchapriceassellerandbuyershallagreeupontogether；butifthesellercannotgetwhatheasksforasafairprice，hewillbeatlibertytotakehisgoodsbacktohisvillage，andnoonecanhinderhisdoingsoonanypretextwhatever.（3）everysundayandwednesdayarefixedforweeklymarketdays：tothatendasufficientnumberoftroopswillbestationedontuesdaysandsaturdaysalongallthehighroadsatsuchadistancefromthetownastoprotectthecartscomingin.（4）similarmeasureswillbetakenthatthepeasantswiththeircartsandhorsesmaymeetwithnohindranceontheirhomewardway.（5）stepswillbeimmediatelytakentore-establishtheordinaryshops.

“inhabitantsofthecityandofthecountry，andyouworkmenandhandicraftsmenofwhatevernationalityyoumaybe！youarecalledupontocarryoutthepaternaldesignsofhismajestytheemperorandking，andtoco-operatewithhimforthepublicwelfare.layyourrespectandconfidenceathisfeet，anddonotdelaytounitewithus！”

withaviewtokeepingupthespiritsofthetroopsandthepeople，reviewswerecontinuallybeingheld，andrewardsweredistributed.

theemperorrodeaboutthestreetsandentertainedtheinhabitants；andinspiteofhisupationwithaffairsofstate，visitedinpersonthetheatresetupbyhisorders.

asregardsphilanthropy，too—thefairestjewelintheconqueror’scrown—napoleondideverythingthatlaywithinhim.onthebenevolentinstitutionsheorderedtheinscriptiontobeputup，“maisondemamère，”therebycombiningatouchingfilialsentimentwithamonarch’sgrandeurofvirtue.hevisitedthefoundlinghome；andashegavetheorphanshehadsavedhiswhitehandstokiss，heconversedgraciouslywithtutolmin.then，asthierseloquentlyrecounts，heorderedhissoldiers’paytobedistributedamongtheminthefalserussiannoteshehadcounterfeited：—

“reinforcingtheuseofthesemethodsbyanactworthyofhimandofthefrencharmy，hehadassistancedistributedtothosewhohadsufferedlossfromthefire.butasprovisionsweretooprecioustobegiventostrangers，mostlyenemies，napoleonpreferredtofurnishthemwithmoneyforthemtoprovidethemselvesfromwithout，andorderedpaperroublestobedistributedamongthem.”

withaviewtomaintainingdisciplineinthearmy，orderswerecontinuallybeingissuedforseverelypunishingnonfulfilmentofmilitarydutyandforputtinganendtopillaging.