Adjacent to the eastern provinces of Paris, Reims.
Viscount Durant, the market supervisor, watched hundreds of imposing police officers march past him with neatly synchronized steps and couldn't help but feel solemn inside.
He vividly remembered that just a year ago, the police in Reims were hardly distinguishable from street thugs, not to mention having them march in unison, it was difficult just to get them to stand up straight.
Moreover, these police officers were well-paid, highly disciplined, and directly commanded by the Police Headquarters, not subject to the control of the City Hall.
He sighed internally, realizing that the police were no longer under the control of the nobility...
Joseph originally wanted to hold a police parade in Reims like the one in Paris, but the local police training was somewhat lacking, and the Police Headquarters said they needed a month's preparation to barely meet his requirements.