These financiers, who are usually known for their calmness and shrewd thinking, couldn't help but have their thoughts confused at this moment.

In their understanding, the more distinguished aristocrats are, the farther away they will be from these business operations.

After all, the role of a businessman does not personally participate in the production process, so he has always been looked down upon in traditional concepts. This is consistent with the class concept of Eastern scholars, farmers, industry and commerce.

Even by the end of the eighteenth century, these merchants had amassed untold wealth, but their status in society had always been in a rather embarrassing position.

As for those conservative old aristocrats, even if they discovered the infinite opportunities in finance and business, they would rarely personally participate in it for the sake of face, and even if they did, they would regard it as a dishonorable thing.

Because in tradition, nobles are not allowed to engage in commerce or industry. Although this is not a legally binding rule, it has become a deeply rooted concept.

This is also the reason why the old aristocrats remained poor despite possessing large tracts of land in the money economy formed by the gradual prosperity of industry and commerce.

Even for a great aristocrat like the Duke of Choiseul, his economic income comes directly from fief taxes and royal annuities, rather than from investments in businesses and factories.

As the apex of the entire aristocratic class, the royal family is a staunch defender of this ancient tradition. No one thought that Crown Prince Louis would be the pioneer to break this tradition.

Compared to the financiers who were stunned and puzzled, the reporters were caught up in a carnival mood. They will not be short of breaking news for a long time to come.

Reports on the royal family have always been a popular subject for Parisian citizens, let alone such breaking news.

"New ideas in Versailles - from a crown prince who represents the bourgeoisie!"

Journalists have even begun to think of tomorrow's front-page headlines.

On the podium, Prince Louis' speech continued.

But what follows is just some pretty routine and boring content, and nothing worthy of attention.

After the Crown Prince finished his speech, Lawrence immediately walked up to the stage, nodded approvingly, and said softly:

"Excellent speech, Your Highness, you can take a break."

"Thanks, Lawrence."

Crown Prince Louis also seemed very satisfied with his performance. While folding up the speech and putting it away, he asked in a low voice:

"But aren't there still questions later? Don't I need to answer their questions?"

"Oh! Your Highness, I know you are quite open-minded."

Lawrence raised the corners of his mouth, chuckled, shook his head and said:

"But sometimes we still have to follow etiquette. As the crown prince, it would be a mess if you, as the crown prince, have to accept questions from these common people. It is most appropriate for a humble servant like me to answer them."

"Okay, what you said makes sense, I just feel a little pity."

Crown Prince Louis thought for a while, nodded, shrugged with regret and said:

"You wrote this speech, and you answered the questions. I didn't even have the chance to communicate with them in my own words."

This tone did not mean to blame Lawrence. Crown Prince Louis simply felt that it was a pity that he did not speak in person during his first interview.

"It is indeed a pity, Your Highness."

Lawrence put on an expression of great approval, sighed slightly and said:

"But what you may not know is that journalists in Paris are a very unruly group of people, and their questions may embarrass you. I think you should not accept reporters' questions rashly until you have sufficient experience."

Crown Prince Louis was a little discouraged after hearing this, but he also admitted that Lawrence was right. He was still completely blank in financial knowledge. If he really accepted questions from reporters, he might be very embarrassed.

So Crown Prince Louis nodded with a wry smile and said:

"Okay, okay, another piece of advice that hurts my ears. Thank you, Lawrence."

"My pleasure, Your Highness."

Lawrence said with a smile, extending his hand to signal Prince Louis to sit on the seat behind the podium.

At the same time, Lawrence also murmured to himself as quietly as a mosquito:

"However, I think it is enough for you, Your Highness, to be an excellent manuscript reading machine. Let me, a humble servant, do everything else."

...

Lawrence stood in the center of the conference room, glanced around at the financiers and reporters present, and did not speak in a hurry.

After all, there are many people here who have not yet come to their senses.

Crown Prince Louis revealed a lot of information in his brief speech just now.

The first half alone not only shows that the royal family has no intention of suppressing or controlling the financial market, but also directly denies the statement made by Justice Maupp in the newspaper.

Many politically sensitive people have begun to speculate whether Justice Maupe will no longer be used and loved by the royal family.

As for what happened next, the news that Crown Prince Louis announced that he had become a director of the National Silver Company of Corsica was no less than an earthquake for financiers.

France's economic environment has been in a downturn for a long time, so investors are constantly looking for a suitable project.

The National Silver Company, which Mr. Montmartre spent a huge sum of money to invest in some time ago, is undoubtedly a subject of great concern to them.

Today, although more information about the company has not yet been disclosed, the political background revealed by the National Silver Company has already shocked them.

Lawrence Bonaparte, the Governor of Corsica, the Duke of Choiseul, the French powerful official, the future King Louis, Crown Prince, Mr. Montmartre, the President of the Bank of Commerce of France, and Lord Mery, the Chairman of the Paris Stock Exchange.

All these important figures in the political and financial circles have extremely close relationships with this company.

These figures alone were enough for investors all over Paris to put the name of the Corsican National Silver Company on the first line of their memos.

"Then, let's get started."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After waiting for a while, Lawrence said loudly:

"You can speak freely."

The conference room was quiet for a while, and then a reporter raised his hand first. After getting Lawrence's signal, he stood up and said:

"Hello, Your Excellency Bonaparte, I am from the French Review. I would like to ask if the speech of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince guarantees the free operation of the financial market, and neither the government nor the royal family will interfere in any way."

Hearing this question, Lawrence couldn't help but frown slightly.

This is a rather difficult question to ask.

If Lawrence nods in affirmation, he will undoubtedly be criticized if the policy changes in the future; if he shakes his head in denial, it is equivalent to self-denial of the Crown Prince's speech just now.

However, Lawrence still organized his words with ease and said calmly:

"I cannot give you a definite answer on behalf of the government and the royal family. As the first attendant of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I can only confirm to you on behalf of the Crown Prince that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not impose any restrictions on the financial market in the near future."

Having said that, in order to counteract the negative sentiment in financial markets during this period, Lawrence added:

"In addition, I know that you are also worried about Justice Mopu's previous remarks. I would like to disclose to you in my personal capacity that Justice Mopu's ideas have no conditions for being put into practice, so there is no need to panic.

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After hearing this, the reporters quickly copied Lawrence's reply verbatim. Although they did not receive a definite guarantee, it was also quite important news to learn that Justice Maupp would not attack the financial industry.

The financiers looked at each other with wry smiles, never expecting that the sluggish market that had caused them heavy losses in the past few days was completely a misunderstanding.

Only someone like Mr. Montmartre who knew the inside story could sit down there without changing his expression.

However, Mr. Montmartre also vaguely guessed that the drastic changes in market sentiment during this period were most likely the result of His Excellency Bonaparte's deliberate manipulation.

Then another reporter stood up and asked after introducing his background:

"Your Excellency, Bonaparte, you just said that Justice Maupp would not attack the financial world, but we heard that he did stop the listing of the Corsican National Silver Company. Doesn't this count as an intervention in the financial market?"

This issue has not only attracted the attention of journalists, but also the ears of financiers, who are also eager to know whether the national silver company can be publicly traded.

"That's a really good question."

Lawrence smiled and nodded, glanced at the reporter with approval, and explained loudly:

"I did have a dispute with Justice Maupe, when he asked me to stop the company's listing process. But now, I am happy to report that the listing process of National Silver Corporation has resumed and..."

Lawrence paused for a moment, whetting everyone's appetite, and then said:

"Starting from 9 a.m. tomorrow, the shares of the National Silver Company of Corsica will officially be publicly traded on the Paris Stock Exchange."

"tomorrow?!"

This is really an extremely sudden news.

A financier in the front row didn't even pay attention to the reporter's unfinished question. He stood up directly and asked with wide eyes:

"Your Excellency Bonaparte, are you saying that the National Silver Company will be officially listed tomorrow morning?!"

"Yes, that's right." Lawrence nodded and said:

"According to the regulations of the stock exchange, you will be able to see the disclosure information of National Silver Company before this afternoon, so I won't go into details here. Do you have any other questions?"

Lawrence looked around the conference room twice, but no one raised their hands to ask questions again.

No one expected that the listing of National Silver Company would come so suddenly, just a dozen hours later.

Financiers even feel like their butts can no longer sit still in their chairs. They really want to fly back to their offices right now and start allocating funds for stock acquisitions immediately.

Even if we haven’t seen the specific financial information of the National Silver Company, its political background and Mr. Montmartre’s optimism alone are enough to show that this is a rare investment project in ten years.

Moreover, in the stock market, the probability of new shares rising is very high, even for an ordinary company, let alone an existence like the National Silver Company.

Within a few hours, the value of its shares will inevitably be much higher than the issue price.

Of course, Lawrence also believes that when these people actually see the false financial information, they will become even more crazy about it.
To be continued...