Make France Great Again

"Mr. Earl, why does the president treat us like this! My son is a law-abiding French citizen!"

Even though James Rothschild, who understood that money is more important than power, still couldn't get over his first impression of the Bonaparte family. In his eyes, the Bonaparte family was a bumpkin who stole the big position.

"Abiding by the law?" Count Argut said with disdain on his face: "Come on! Baron James, who in our line of work doesn't have hundreds of lives in his hands! As far as I know, your name is located in Lorraine Some time ago, there was a landslide accident in the mine, which killed more than 50 people!"

"It was just an accident!" Baron James Rothschild killed the accident, not the reason that the mine itself cut corners and made the structure of the mine unstable.

"How do you deal with more than 50 miners? How do you deal with their compensation? Has the mine been closed for rectification due to an accident?" Earl Algou asked James Rothschild continuously.

The series of inquiries made by Earl Algou caused the anger James Rothschild had finally suppressed to surge up again.

As a banker, James Rothschild is also a human being after all, not an indifferent political machine, and he has the right to be angry.

"Count Algou, if you're just here to make sarcastic remarks, you don't have to! We can afford to lose!" Baron James Rothschild responded coldly to Earl Algou.

"No, no, no!" Earl Algou shook his head, and spread his hands frankly: "Mr. Baron, I didn't come here to see your jokes! I just hope that you and His Excellency the President can stop the internal friction, both of you He who has mastered the administration of Paris, and the one who has mastered the finance of Paris, why can't he shake hands and make peace? The past will be his past!"

Earl Arcourt seemed to be thinking about Rothschild's appearance, and the surrender he said was nothing more than the unilateral surrender of the James Rothschild Bank to Jerome Bonaparte.

James Rothschild certainly understood what Earl Argou meant by "past events".

The reason why the original Rothschild family was able to take root and prosper in Paris was not only their own strong capital that could serve as white gloves for the Paris national debt, but also the original investment in King Louis Philippe of Orleans.

When James Rothschild was in power, France ushered in the "vigorous" June Revolution. The main branch of the old Bourbon dynasty fell, and the new Bourbon branch came to power. Keenly seized this opportunity, stabilized the prices of the Kingdom of Orleans through its own financial means, and at the same time contacted the Rothschild branches in Vienna, Frankfurt, and London to force countries (except Britain) that were in debt to recognize The existence of the Kingdom of Orleans.

As a result, James Rothschild won the respect of Louis Philippe and became a guest of honor. His assets also doubled to three times in the eighteen years since the establishment of the Kingdom of Orleans, and he became the second largest bank in the Rothschild Bank after Rothschild of Britain. the existence of German banks.

It is precisely because of this that the Rothschild Bank is too deeply bound to the Kingdom of Orleans, and it is impossible for them to easily change their course and invest in Jerome Bonaparte. A member of the family becomes president, and they are then able to continue serving France.

"Mr. Earl, this conflict itself was imposed on us by the President! If the President is willing to continue to pursue their policies, we are willing to accompany him to the end!" James Rothschild also used a tough attitude to resist Jerome Bonaparte. Understand that if you surrender to the president, the prestige of the Rothschild family in the French banking industry will be reduced.

If things go on like this, the prestige of Rothschild Bank will be destroyed.

Based on the attitude of the previous rulers of France towards the banks, James Rothschild believed that Jérôme Bonaparte would give in to him.

"Mr. Baron, I will tell you everything you said to His Excellency the President!" Earl Algou knew that Baron James Rothschild might "not cry until he sees the coffin", and the president's method was much tougher than that of Louis Philippe.

This time the wily James Rothschild miscalculated.

"See off!" James Rothschild said coldly.

The Earl of Argout was escorted away by the servants of James Rothschild.

Watching the departing figure of Earl Algou, James Rothschild could no longer suppress his anger. He picked up the porcelain in the living room and threw it viciously towards the ground.

The blue and white enamel porcelain worth hundreds of thousands of francs was smashed directly, and Baron James Rothschild, who felt unsatisfactory, dropped a few more.

The stalls in the living room were full of broken porcelain, as if it had been swept away by a typhoon. The servants lowered their heads tremblingly, fearing that the baron's anger would be implicated on their heads.

James Rothschild, who broke several pieces of porcelain in a row, finally calmed down some of his anger. He pointed to one of the servants and ordered him to clean up the "battlefield".

The calmer James Rothschild couldn't help but regret what he had just done. He who was usually cautious would be overwhelmed, and now he had to fight the president.

After regaining his composure, he found his personal butler and said, "Now go to the House of Councilor Thiers immediately, find Councilor Thiers and tell him, no matter how much it costs, I will let Jerome Bonaparte Guy get off!"

"Master..." the personal butler swallowed and said cautiously, "I think it's difficult! That fellow Thiers is very likely..."

"You just need to pass on my words to Thiers! Leave the rest alone!" James Rothschild roughly interrupted the personal butler's reply and ordered forcefully.

"Yes!" The personal butler had no choice but to obey James Rothschild's order.

Next, James Rothschild returned to his study. Sitting on a gold-encrusted red velvet cushion, he took out the letter paper from the drawer and sent letters to Lionel Rothschild in London, Amslow Rothschild in Vienna, and Frankfurt am Main. Meyer-Carl Rothschild wrote separately, hoping that they would use their financial power to put pressure on France, just as they had put pressure on the Holy League in 1830.

However, James Rothschild forgot that it is no longer 1830. Lionel Rothschild of Britain already had the desire to "rebel" against James Rothschild of France, and Karl Mayer Rothschild of Austria Deutsche Bank is tied up in Austrian foreign policy.

[ps: Before the February Revolution, James Rothschild had been satirizing that the Rothschild Bank in Vienna was being led by the nose by the Vienna policy, so that he did not want to sell Austrian junk bonds several times. During Schwarzenberg's reign, Vienna's Rothschild banks were more tightly controlled, forcing them to follow the Austrian diplomatic baton. 】

After writing the letter, James Rothschild handed the letter to several trusted servants and asked them to use the secret communication channel of the Rothschild family to deliver the letter to their own hands.

The servant who received the letter expressed his understanding, and several servants hurriedly left James Rothschild's mansion in the dark.

However, they didn't know that the moment they left the mansion, they were being followed by several special policemen lurking in the dark of the Rothschild mansion.

"Captain, do you want to report to the director!" One of the special policemen asked the captain next to him.

"Don't worry!" The captain of the special police who was questioned shook his head. He pointed out that three special police officers were in charge of tracking, and he led the team to track down the servants of James Rothschild.

On the other hand, Count Arcourt, who left the Rothschild mansion by car, informed Jérôme Bonaparte of James Rothschild's "declaration of war" against Jérôme Bonaparte.

Facing James Rothschild's almost ridiculous declaration, Jerome Bonaparte showed a contemptuous expression: "Who does he think he is? The emperor of Paris? Declare war? Does he deserve it?"

"Your Majesty, Baron James Rothschild's speech is indeed a bit arrogant!" Earl Argou affirmed Jerome Bonaparte's words, and then responded: "I suggest that he should be properly taught a lesson!"

"Count Arcourt, are you interceding for him?" Jerome Bonaparte said to Count Arcourt.

"No!" Earl Algou shook his head and said, "I think rashly pushing to the Rothschild Bank will bring unnecessary troubles to the financial industry in Paris, and will also have a negative impact on His Majesty's rule!"

In order to maintain the stability of Paris, Jérôme Bonaparte nodded and assured Earl Argout: "Don't worry! I'm just teaching Rothschild Bank a lesson!"

"Hmm!" Earl Argut breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the president didn't want to forcibly strangle the Rothschild Bank.

"However, you must ensure that the Bank of France will always support me in this matter!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to Count Argou.

"The members of the board of directors of the Bank of France will definitely support the decision of His Excellency the President!" Count Argout immediately assured Jerome Bonaparte.

"And I hope Mane can become a member of the board of directors!" Jerome Bonaparte said again to Count Argou.

Now he is eager to expand his influence at the Bank of France and dilute James Rothschild's influence at the Bank of France.

After thinking for a moment, Count Algou agreed with Jerome Bonaparte's "opinion".

"I can recommend Magne to the board of directors, but this requires the unanimous approval of the board of directors!"