Why is Emperor Norton loved by the American people?

Joshua Norton was born in England on 18 1 1 year 1 month 17, and immigrated to South Africa with his parents in 1820. 1849, Norton came to San Francisco during the gold rush in the western United States and became one of the most respected businessmen in San Francisco. However, he went bankrupt overnight because he failed to get rich by speculating on rice prices. By 1858, he was penniless. /kloc-in the summer of 0/859, he returned to San Francisco and wandered the streets in a handsome suit of a shabby European naval villain. The office of the San Francisco Gazette submitted an imperial edict: "At the strong demand of the overwhelming majority of American citizens, I ~~ ~ declare myself as the emperor of the United States", and ordered US state legislators to meet in the San Francisco Concert Hall on February 1 next year to amend the existing laws. Subordinate "Meidinuoton I". The citizens of San Francisco woke up and found themselves subjects of the emperor. And happily accepted this reality. On that day, someone bowed to Norton I in the street. As time goes by, Norton I is more and more loved by the people of San Francisco. Obviously, many people will think that Norton himself is just a psychopath. But apart from calling himself the emperor, his words and deeds are normal. Mark Twain was a neighbor of Norton I when he was a reporter in San Francisco. According to his observation, Norton himself is not what people think. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: At that time, Norton I was portrayed as a "king". However, Norton I's attempt to unify the United States was frustrated again and again. 18591October 12, he issued an imperial edict, announcing the dissolution of the us congress on the grounds of rampant corruption and the current government's inability to protect citizens' lives and property, and once again ordering representatives from all sides to go to the San Francisco Concert Hall. 1860 1 month, he heard that members of congress continued to meet in Washington against their wishes. He ordered General Scott, commander-in-chief of the US military, to send troops to the Capitol to expel the rebels. The American army also resisted the edict, so he issued an imperial edict in July of that year, announcing the dissolution of the Republic of China. At this time, the Republic of China was indeed on the verge of disintegration, and civil war was about to break out. He ordered President Lincoln and President Jefferson Davis of the Confederacy to come and direct the peaceful settlement of the dispute. Both men resisted the decree and civil war broke out. After the outbreak of the Civil War, Norton I told President Lincoln that he was willing to use the Guards to help the federal government. Lincoln politely replied that he and his team would serve as reserve forces. Notton I also wrote letters to heads of government around the world, offering various suggestions. It is said that the Hawaiian king admired the wisdom of Norton I at that time, refused to deal with the State Council in the United States, and only received the special envoy of Emperor Norton. The identity of Norton 1 has not been completely denied by the US federal government. In the record of 1870 national census, it was written that Norton's occupation was "emperor". However, Norton I's rule was obviously limited to San Francisco. As an emperor, Norton I enjoyed some privileges, such as free meals in the best restaurants in San Francisco. The theater in San Francisco reserved three seats for him and two imperial dogs in the front row. His palace-the rent for a dirty, narrow apartment. It is also underwritten by the * * * Economic Association. When he really needs to pay, he issues "Royal" banknotes. Most of these banknotes have a face value of fifty cents, and some have five dollars or ten dollars. These banknotes are generally accepted by shops and banks in San Francisco. It is said that their reputation is better than that of US dollars. However, Norton I didn't make a fortune by printing money indiscriminately. After his collapse, people found that the national treasury had only a few dollars. Now in Northton, the city government ordered a brand-new royal suit for him and held a grand ceremony to give it to him. When bicycles became popular, the municipal government bought him a royal mount. Norton I also made great efforts to govern the country and work hard for the people. People watch him patrol the streets in a royal suit every day, supervise the construction of municipal facilities, supervise the work of the police, and often give speeches at various celebrations as a guest. If he finds that the municipal facilities are insufficient, he will order improvement. If the tax rate is too high, he will order it to be lowered. If his deputy doesn't carry out his orders, he sometimes comes forward. At that time, there were frequent riots in San Francisco that attacked Chinese. He said that in order to quell the riots, he ran around among Chinese and mobs, knelt down and prayed repeatedly, which made the mobs feel ashamed and dispersed. Norton I was also a visionary and brilliant emperor. 1869, he issued an imperial edict, ordering his subjects to fund a local inventor named marriott to study the "aerial machine", and it has been more than 30 years since the Wright brothers successfully manufactured the first human plane. He proposed to other leaders to set up an "international league" to solve international disputes peacefully. 19 19, an international institution with the same name and function was established according to the Treaty of Versailles. 1869, Norton I ordered the construction of a suspension bridge in San Francisco Bay, and then issued several imperial edicts to build the bridge. Different from his other imperial edicts, this imperial edict was not only implemented, but also attributed to him, only more than 60 years later. 1933, San Francisco began to build a suspension bridge at the address planned by Norton I. 1936, one of the most famous bridges in the world was completed. On one of its bridges, there is a monument to Notton I, "Traveler, please stop and thank the American emperor and Mexican protector Notton I (reigned from 1859 to 1880) for his foresight and conceived and ordered the construction of a bridge in San Francisco Bay". Such an emperor should be loved by the people. 1867 1 February 2 1 day, a new policeman named Oman Barbier was ungrateful and committed the crime of competition. Arrest Norton I for vagrancy. It was pointed out to Barbier that Norton I had four dollars and seventy-five cents in his pocket, and he also had a place to live, so he was not a tramp. So Barbier accused Norton I of being a psychopath and locked him up waiting for the decision of a psychiatrist. Public opinion is so strong that newspapers in San Francisco published editorials attacking the police. Seeing that the people were about to rise up against him, the sheriff ordered Norton I to be released and apologized to him. Norton I generously pardoned the new police officer. Since then, the police in San Francisco have always saluted him when they see him in the street. The annual police inspection ceremony-Norton's "Royal Police"-was also led by Norton I. 1880 1 8, Norton I died of a stroke on the way to the Academy of Natural Sciences. He was buried in * * *, and about 30 thousand people attended the funeral. The funeral procession is two miles long and is said to be the biggest funeral in the history of San Francisco. On the second day of the funeral, a total solar eclipse made San Francisco dark and reminded the people of San Francisco of the end of a beautiful dynasty. 1On June 30th, 934, the city government of San Francisco moved his body to the Woodland Mausoleum, erected a marble tombstone, and wrote "Norton I, American emperor and protector of Mexico".