Make France Great Again

Chapter 388 Patriotism with a clear price tag

For Jérôme Bonaparte, who was the second to mention supervisors, Baros was the first of the two.

No one in the entire upper class of Paris still knows about Prince Montfort’s nonsense.

I remember that when Jérôme Bonaparte had not yet become president, many politicians were still making fun of Jérôme Bonaparte's family.

As Jérôme Bonaparte has been president for longer and longer, few people are joking about these issues anymore.

Especially after the emperor launched a coup to establish the Third Republic, many people kept silent about his family problems for fear of causing unnecessary trouble for themselves.

Now that the emperor himself actually took the initiative to talk to him about this, Baros was a little confused for a moment about the emperor's intentions. Could it be that he wanted him to...

Jérôme Bonaparte saw through Baros' worries at a glance. He chuckled to reassure Baros: "Don't worry! I don't mean anything else! I just arranged an errand for my unmasked nephew." That's all! Otherwise, my old man might not be happy."

Jérôme Bonaparte's candid eyes and sincere words made Baros stop thinking wildly.

"Both Lucien Murat and Jerome Patterson are laymen in finance! I hope you can impart some financial knowledge to them so that they can gain more knowledge! Especially me That nephew..."

Jérôme Bonaparte mentioned his nephew to Baros many times, and the implication was that he wanted Baros to give his nephew more opportunities to exercise.

Baros, who had been in officialdom for many years, immediately understood what Jerome Bonaparte meant, and he quickly assured Jerome Bonaparte that he would assist Jerome Patterson well.

"Okay! I've told you everything I need to say! Just convey what I said to those guys intact!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Baros with a smile.

"Don't worry! I will definitely convey your will to them!" Baros assured Jérôme Bonaparte.

Later, Jérôme Bonaparte invited Baros to have dinner.

After dinner, Baros left the Tuileries Palace.

On May 30, Railway Minister Baros sent an invitation to his semi-official committee, inviting all bankers in the committee to attend the party.

Bankers including Alphonse Rothschild and Isaac Perel attended the party held by Baros.

The venue of the party was set at the newly built Louvre Hotel. It is said that one of the shareholders behind these two hotels is Baros.

Of course, this is a matter of benevolence and wisdom. How could the "honest and honest" Baros be the owner of this hotel?

The reason why Baros chose this hotel was purely because of its better service and attitude, not for other reasons at all.

As for why the Louvre Hotel implements preferential policies for officials from the Ministry of Railways, this is of course to promote candid communication between hotel management and government officials.

Absolutely no official intention!

The bankers who already knew the inside story of the hotel were naturally not too talkative. They were just wondering why the Minister of Railways would let them come here at this time. It couldn't really be just for a meal!

The bankers standing in the lobby waiting for Baros's summons gathered together in small groups and whispered, discussing why Minister Baros had called them here. Alphonse Rothschild was no exception. , rather than these guys getting together to make random guesses, Alphonse prefers to focus on the guys who are most likely to know the inside story.

Looking around, Alphonse Rothschild quickly set his sights on banker Isaac Perel.

Since Jérôme Bonaparte became president, the two brothers of the Perel family began to send money to the emperor in various ways. Therefore, the two brothers were deeply loved by the emperor and made a lot of money over the years.

Alphonse also found out that Isaac Perel's brother Emile Perel was helping the emperor run the Société Générale de Paris. Theoretically, he should be the most well-informed of the group.

So, Alphonse Rothschild approached Isaac Perel and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Isaac, what do you think Minister Baros wants to see us for?"

Isaac Perel glanced at the son of his regular customer, shook his head and said, "I don't know any more than you do!"

Alphonse Rothschild, who heard no clues from Isaac Perel's words, gave up asking Isaac Perel.

Think about it, if the Perel brothers really knew about the government's actions, they would have been eager to send money to the emperor.

Now it seems that there is no such thing as a good feast!

Alphonse Rothschild, who had the mentality of taking it one step at a time, was no longer talking, but was quietly waiting for Baros' summons.

Not long after, an attendant appeared in front of the bankers and said respectfully to the bankers present: "Dear leaders of Bank Street, please follow me! Lord Baros has been waiting for you for a long time!"

After speaking, the attendant bowed and made an inviting gesture, and then walked in front of the team to lead the way.

The banker also followed the attendant's steps, stepping on the stairs paved with Persian red carpet. The attendant led the banker to the banquet hall on the third floor of the Louvre Hotel.

Pushing open the copper-plated door engraved with the gods of ancient Greek mythology, Railway Minister Baros appeared in front of everyone.

At this time, Baros was sitting at the main seat of a long dining table. On both sides of the dining table were pear wood seats. On the white tablecloth were two bronze candlesticks, each with 6 candlesticks. There is a burning candle, and around the candlestick are the delicacies that Baros specially prepared for today's party, including steak, French escargot, foie gras, caviar, etc.

Although it cannot be compared with the palace banquet, it still cost Baros a lot of money.

"Everyone, please take a seat!" Baros, who was sitting in the main seat, stretched out his hand to invite everyone present to sit down.

The bankers present sat down according to the names corresponding to the seats, and those sitting close to Baros were naturally the most powerful and youngest Alphonse Rothschild, and the younger and relatively older ones. Baron Jean-Henri Hottinger (50 years old).

One controlled all the business of the Rothschild family branch in France, and the other was an old guy who annexed the bank through his wife in 1848, who was also a founding director of the Bank of France.

It can be said that they are the two oldest families among all the bankers present.

However, even the oldest Rothschild is only the third generation.

However, after only three generations, the wealth owned by the Rothschild family has exceeded the wealth accumulated by the family in the previous decades or even centuries.

Capital, with its ridiculous productivity, completed the wealth accumulated over thousands of years during the feudal period.

Although the wealth of the bankers present could completely overwhelm Baros, they did not dare to make a mistake in front of Baros.

Just like just now, even if Baros deliberately wanted to leave them alone, they didn't dare to have a trace of complaint on their faces.

After everyone sat down, Baros smiled and invited the bankers present to start. Most of the bankers did not come just for appetite. They simply cut off a piece of steak on the dinner plate, and then After stuffing it into his mouth, he put down the aluminum knife and fork in his hand.

The entire restaurant seemed to fall into an awkward atmosphere of silence.

"Eat! Why don't you eat! Doesn't today's dish suit your appetite?" Baros enjoyed the steak on the plate while inviting the banker to continue enjoying the meal.

"No, Your Excellency, today's dishes are very delicious! We are very satisfied with your hospitality!" Jean-Henri Huoting and the Baron immediately complimented Baros, and then asked cautiously: "It's just that we don't Do you know what you want us to do for you and the empire by asking us to come here?"

"That's right! Your Majesty, as long as you ask, we are willing to do anything for the empire!"

"Your Majesty, please tell us what we need to do!"

After getting ahead, the banker no longer worried about them and talked to Baros in a flurry of words, not forgetting to express his love for the empire.

It seems that no one loves the empire more than them!

Seeing the "passionate crowd" among the bankers who were eager to shed their blood for the empire, Baros did not continue to show off. He put down the tableware in his hand, wiped his mouth and said calmly:

"Since you all can't wait to serve the empire, then I won't hide it! I have called you here this time to announce something important to you!"

The bankers listened attentively to the next words of Baros' speech, for fear of missing the institution that made them rich.

"The empire will strengthen its supervision of railway bonds from June..." Baros told Jérôme Bonaparte's strategy to all the bankers present.

As expected, looking for the bookstore www.zhaoshuyuan.com The banker's face immediately changed after hearing the news that the Ministry of Railways requested to stop the exchange of railway bonds, and the atmosphere in the entire hall became extremely depressed.

"What's wrong? Everyone, why are you looking like this! Weren't you still saying that you wanted to serve the empire just now?" Baros reprimanded the banker quite severely. He wanted to pay back all the grievances he suffered at the emperor's hands. To them: "Is what you just said all lies? Ask yourselves, how much wealth has the empire brought to you since its establishment, and now the empire wants you to spend a lot of money, is it so difficult? Or is it so difficult? Say, there is no empire in your hearts at all!”

"No! Your Excellency, Minister, we are very grateful for everything the empire has done! They have created an environment suitable for investment and a stable political system for us! We have been able to end chaos and steadily expand our business scale! We should do something for the empire What we can do!”

The person who spoke was not Isaac Perel, but...

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