Under Wilson's guidance, Jerome Bonaparte spent nearly half an hour touring the Old Palace of Savoy, and then brought Jerome Bonaparte back to the main hall of the Old Palace.
"That's right! That's right! Although the sparrow is small, it has all the hidden treasures!" Jérôme Bonaparte touched his chin and pointed to the water-gold chandelier above his head and the pattern on the ceiling. "I can see that you are very interested in this."
A lot of thought went into building this palace!”
Although the palace in front of you is said to be the old palace of the Savoy family, in the final analysis it is only a product of the 11th century.
(Savoy Palace was built in the 11th century and completed in 1466.)
Since the Savoy royal family moved the principality's capital from Chambery to Turin in 1563, the palace has been basically in a state of neglect.
After the French army entered Savoy at the end of the 18th century, the palace was even more damaged by the French army.
When the French army, led by Emperor Napoleon, broke into the palace, most of the valuable goods in the palace were exchanged by Napoleon for the military expenses of the Italian Front.
After the Napoleonic Wars, only a small amount of the collection returned to the palace, and the vast majority of the collection was placed in the private collections of generals from Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia.
It is precisely because of this that the Savoy family's attack on the Old Palace was completely abandoned by the Savoy family. Otherwise, Wilson would never have been able to obtain this palace.
It can be said that Wilson renovated the entire palace from scratch.
"Your Majesty, you are very grateful!" Wilson humbly responded to Jerome Bonaparte.
"By the way! Mr. Wilson, I'm very curious about why you want to buy this castle! I think the price of renovating this old antique should not be cheaper than buying a brand new castle!" Jerome Bonaparte asked again.
"Your Majesty, actually I have a special hobby for some old antique buildings, so I chose to buy this castle!" Wilson responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"So that's it!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded slowly and said to Wilson, "It's worth paying for your hobby!"
Wilson smiled slightly and nodded.
Immediately afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte turned his attention to Camillo Varnet and said, "Mr. Varnet, thank you very much for finding such a suitable place to stay for me! We finally don't have to sleep on the street today!"
Camillo Varney waved his hand and replied to Jérôme Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, the invitation to come here is actually Mr. Wilson's voluntary suggestion to me!
All I did was deliver you here safely, nothing else is worth mentioning!"
"Mr. Varney, you are too humble!" Jérôme Bonaparte also replied.
When Jérôme Bonaparte and Camillo Varner were complimenting each other, a butler in a black dress appeared next to Wilson. He leaned into Wilson's ear and whispered to him.
Wilson nodded slightly and ordered the butler to leave first, then turned his attention to Jerome Bonaparte and others, then lowered his posture and asked Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, can you allow me to say a word!"
"Of course!" Jerome Bonaparte said cheerfully, "As the owner of this palace, you naturally have the right to speak!"
So Wilson said loudly to Jérôme Bonaparte and others, "Your Majesty, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, and all the generals, my butler just came over to tell me that dinner has been prepared for you! Are you willing to dine together?
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"Of course!" Jérôme Bonaparte immediately responded to Wilson.
After hearing Jerome Bonaparte's answer, the remaining people also followed Jerome Bonaparte in expressing their willingness.
Under the leadership of Wilson, Jérôme Bonaparte and others entered the restaurant.
"Your Majesty, please take a seat!" Wilson quickly invited Jérôme Bonaparte to sit in the main seat.
"Isn't this good!" Jerome Bonaparte waved his hand and said to Wilson, "We are all guests, and you are the host!
You should sit on top and we can sit on the bottom!"
"Your Majesty, no one is more suitable to sit on it!" Wilson responded to Jerome Bonaparte sincerely, "If you don't sit on it, then none of us here will dare to sit down.
Got it!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Camilo Varna also helped, "If you don't sit on it, none of us would dare to sit down!"
Under Wilson's constant invitation, Jérôme Bonaparte "reluctantly" sat in the main seat.
Later, the servant who entered the restaurant came to Jerome Bonaparte with a glass vessel containing wine in his hand, and poured the red wine in the glass vessel into it in front of Jerome Bonaparte.
After a glass of red wine was poured in front of everyone, Jérôme Bonaparte raised his glass and said to everyone present, "Everyone, let us drink to the friendship between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia!"
At the call of Jérôme Bonaparte, everyone present raised their glasses and said loudly, "Cheers to the friendship of France and France!"
After drinking a glass of wine, the servant ran to Jérôme Bonaparte and others again and poured a glass of wine.
The second glass of wine was opened by Niel, the chief of the general staff. He raised his glass and proposed a toast to "the good health of His Majesty Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte."
Everyone at the wine table except Jerome Bonaparte agreed to Niel's suggestion, and everyone toasted again.
After two glasses of wine, the faces of many people present unconsciously turned rosy. Jérôme Bonaparte picked up the knife and fork aside and cut off the foie gras on the plate.
Take small pieces and chew them in your mouth.
Everyone present also followed Jerome Bonaparte to start the formal meal... The whole banquet lasted for nearly two hours before it ended. During this period, Jerome Bonaparte asked Camilo Val.
There were many questions about Chambery, and Camilo Varnet answered them all.
After everyone left the restaurant after eating and drinking, Camillo Varney bid farewell to Jérôme Bonaparte.
After Camilo Valson left, Jerome Bonaparte put away his smile and said to Wilson word by word with a serious expression, "Mr. Wilson, I wonder if you know Emile Perel?"
And Yinsak Perel!"
Faced with the sudden inquiry, Wilson shrank slightly, and then hurriedly replied to Jérôme Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, who in Paris doesn't know about the Société Générale de Paris founded by the Perel brothers!"
Jerome Bonaparte sighed and said to Wilson, "Mr. Wilson, I need you to tell me honestly! Is Industrial Bank behind Wilson Bank?"
Wilson smiled bitterly and responded to Jérôme Bonaparte, "I can't hide anything from you, Your Majesty! Yes, behind Wilson Bank is indeed Industrial Bank!"
"So, I'm afraid your purpose of coming to Savoy is not just for investment!" Jérôme Bonaparte continued to guess, "I guess your bank should hold a certain amount of Savoy (Savoy).
shares in the bank!"
Wilson had a horrified look on his face. He had never told Jérôme Bonaparte that Wilson Bank held shares and bonds of the Bank of Savoy.
Unless Jérôme Bonaparte verified it himself, judging from His Majesty the Emperor's attitude just now, he should not know the specific business of Wilson Bank.
"Your Majesty, how do you know?" Wilson said to Jerome Bonaparte with a wry smile.
Nonsense! In the previous life, the Perel brothers were all interested in Sava Bank’s right to freely redeem banknotes and issue bank notes! Since they valued Sava Bank in their previous life, then you, the cover company of Industrial Bank, must also obey their instructions.
Willing to take action against Sava Bank!
Jerome Bonaparte thought to himself.
Of course, it was impossible for him to tell Wilson these words.
"This!" Jérôme Bonaparte raised the corners of his mouth slightly, with a mysterious smile on his face, "I guessed it!"
"Your Majesty, your guess is correct!" Wilson replied to Jérôme Bonaparte, "Wilson Bank has indeed acquired part of the Bank of Savoy, but we have not yet fully grasped the Bank of Savoy.
"
"What do you want to do when you have a complete grasp of it?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked, pretending to be ignorant.
"Your Majesty, I'll tell you the truth! The headquarters may want to use the Savoy Bank to act as a guarantee for Société Générale!" Wilson explained to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"From now on, Wilson Bank will stop this business!" Jérôme Bonaparte frowned and said to Wilson.
"Why?" Wilson asked confused.
"It won't be long before the Bank of Savoy becomes French territory!" Jérôme Bonaparte replied to Wilson, "At that time, the function of the Bank of Savoy to privately issue bank notes will be completely abolished!
Only the Bank of France in the whole of France has this right!"
Hearing Jérôme Bonaparte's words, Wilson's face showed a trace of frustration. Could it be that the capital injection of nearly 50 million francs was really wasted like this!
"Your Majesty, when will the French Empire plan to annex Savoy!" Wilson asked with a slight reluctance. He wanted to take advantage of this period to sell his shares in the Bank of Savoy.
In this case, he can still recover some losses.
"It will probably be completed in the next one to two months, but this is only an estimated time. I don't know exactly when the annexation will be. It all depends on when the Sardinia crisis will end!"
Rome Bonaparte naturally understood what Wilson meant and immediately said something to Wilson.