One hundred and sixty-sixth Prime Minister's Doomsday
Only then did Eugene Schneider realize that another benefit of cooperating with the president was that he no longer had to surrender to local forces. When he went to Le Crezo, in addition to the fact that there were many local trees that could be used to make charcoal and there was a small amount of iron ore,
Also, the local power in Le Crezo is not strong.
If it were Lorraine, Eugene Schneider would probably have to quarrel with Lorraine's large and small local forces for a while.
None of the German aristocrats and bourgeois in the Lorraine enclosure were easy to get along with.
Now as long as the president can stay in office, Schneider Steel will continue to become stronger and stronger.
"By the way, Mr. Schneider, you should know some giants in the steel industry!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Eugene Schneider.
"Your Majesty, every steel company like mine is inseparable from the banks that finance it!" Eugene Schneider said tactfully to Jérôme Bonaparte.
After being reminded by Eugene Schneider, Jérôme Bonaparte suddenly remembered that the path to industrialization with French characteristics was inseparable from the capital injection of banks. If he wanted to make them surrender, they must make the banks behind them also surrender.
Jérôme Bonaparte thought for a long time, and he felt that he must have a friendly understanding with the "giants" of the Paris banking industry, otherwise, he, the president, would become a decoration.
However, the time for communication must be set after he has dismissed Odilon Barrow.
Otherwise, the giants in the banking industry would not understand the power of the president at all.
"I understand!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded and expressed his understanding: "I'll leave you to worry about the Lorraine Steel Plant! If you have any difficulties, you can come to me directly! If you can't find me,
You can ask for Pesini!”
"I know!" Eugene Schneider nodded happily and said.
"Take this drawing!" Jérôme Bonaparte pointed to the drawing and said to Eugene Schneider. Then he suddenly remembered a shortcoming of the Bessemer steelmaking method and warned: "
By the way, the inner wall of the furnace needs to be lined with dolomite, otherwise the steel produced will not meet the standards!"
Since the iron ore in the Lorraine area is a high-phosphorus iron ore, impurities cannot be extracted without the use of alkaline linings, which makes the steel brittle and cannot be used as rails and iron plates.
For a long time after the advent of the Bessemer steelmaking method, the steel output value of the entire Europe did not increase significantly. On the contrary, Sweden made a lot of money.
Since Swedish iron ore is low-phosphorus iron ore, even Germany during World War II said it was good.
It was not until the 1870s that the birth of Siemens' open-hearth technology made iron ore a cheap product. At the same time, improvements in the Bessemer converter steelmaking method also leveled the gap between converters and open-hearth furnaces again.
Now, after Jérôme Bonaparte's actions, I wonder if the German Siemens open-hearth steelmaking method can still exist.
After all, capitalists are not willing to continue to invest in climbing the technology tree when there are convenient products.
"I understand!" Eugene Schneider held the rolled-up drawing under his arm and protected it like a treasure.
Jérôme Bonaparte and Eugène Schneider chatted for a long time. During this period, Jérôme Bonaparte tentatively asked Eugène Schneider if he was interested in the artillery business.
Although it is said that the most famous "Miss 75" of the Schneider Artillery Company will not appear until more than 40 years ago, Jérôme Bonaparte still has certain hopes for Eugène Schneider.
If they really succeeded, not to mention the Miss 75 type of artillery, even the practical steel cannon of Krupp in 1870, Jérôme Bonaparte would be satisfied.
During the Franco-Prussian War, Krupp used their specialty breech-loaded steel cannon to blast his cousin Napoleon's proud cannon to pieces, and by the way shattered France's dream of artillery doctrine.
"Your Majesty, I think that if the company's stalls are too large, it will easily lead to some unpredictable situations!" Eugene Schneider rejected Jérôme Bonaparte's suggestion in disguise.
Since Eugène Schneider is not willing to enter the arms industry now, it is also difficult for Jérôme Bonaparte to force him.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who sent Eugène Schneider out of the Elysée Palace, returned to his study again.
Looking at the setting sun outside the window, Jerome Bonaparte showed a sneer on his lips and muttered: "The decisive battle is about to begin!"
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October 1, 1849.
The Legislative Assembly officially opened with the solemn declaration of Speaker Maraster.
All 750 members of the Legislative Assembly were present.
In the corridor on the right side of the Legislative Assembly, all cabinet members headed by Jérôme Bonaparte have arrived. At the invitation of Speaker Maraster, they will enter the rostrum one by one, in front of 750 members of the Legislative Assembly.
Explain to them everything that happened in the French government during the first half of 1849.
"Citizens, President Jérôme Bonaparte, please come to the stage!" Speaker Maraster said to the rostrum in a solemn tone.
Jérôme Bonaparte straightened his sleeves and walked slowly up the steps. The documents he held under his arm were placed on the rostrum.
"Dear Speaker, fellow members, I am Jerome Bonaparte. On behalf of the French government, I will now report to the sacred and solemn National Assembly everything that happened in the first half of the year..." Jerome Bonaparte gushed to the audience.
The congressman described everything that happened in France in the first half of 1949, including Prime Minister Odilon Barro's two major taxes, intervention in the Roman Republic's war, and the "diplomatic achievements" achieved in the German region, etc.
After the report, Jérôme Bonaparte stood quietly waiting for questions from the congressmen.
"Mr. President, I would like to ask about the military expenditure of the Roman Republic? From the column you just reported, I did not hear any specific military expenditure!" The Republican congressman stood up and asked Jerome Bonaparte.
Jérôme Bonaparte looked at Odilon Barro in the corridor with pretense of hesitation, and then said to the congressman with a slightly apologetic tone: "I am not very clear about the military expenditure of the Roman Republic! The specifics are
The question needs to be asked to Prime Minister Odilon Barrow!”
"Okay!" The Republican congressmen "beat the drum and call it a day." They want to focus all their firepower on Odilon Barrow. The "puppet" president in front of them, who has done nothing, is not within their attack range.
At present, no one wants to find trouble for Jérôme Bonaparte. Jérôme Bonaparte consciously bowed and walked off the rostrum.
Odilon Barrow entered the Legislative Assembly with high steps like a gladiator in the arena. He explained to the Legislative Assembly all the regulations of the Cabinet Assembly in the first half of the year and his government expenditures.
At the same time, it was proposed to the Legislative Assembly that the French army require 9 million francs and annual compensation of 300,000 francs from the "war widow" Countess of Orleans.
In the words of Odilon Barrow, these are issues that the Legislative Assembly should resolve.
After hearing the two bills proposed by Odilon Barrow to the Legislative Assembly, there was a small commotion in the Legislative Assembly.
The remnants of the Montagnards in the parliament stood up excitedly and retorted to Odilon Barro: "Prime Minister Odilon Barro, I think both of your bills are unreasonable! Interfering with the Roman Republic is your own good without the consent of the parliament.
We sent troops, and now we are asked to pay for it! The Countess of Orleans' compensation is unheard of, I have never seen a compensation of 300,000 francs per year! Mr. Prime Minister, it is now a republic!"
The congressman specifically emphasized this sentence.
Odilon Barrow straightened out his slightly rounded belly, put one hand on the rostrum and thought of a rooster about to enter combat mode: "Mr. Congressman, I think the two objections you mentioned are totally unacceptable.
Reasonable! Although the intervention in the Roman Republic was an action that we first sent out troops and then obtained the consent of Parliament, but Parliament has already agreed to our action, it means that the entire intervention process is within the constitution, and it is reasonable for the army to ask for military expenses. As for the Countess of Orleans
I also know that the amount is a bit huge, but we have to recognize the contribution made by the Count of Orleans to France."
Having said that, Odilon Barrow glanced at the Party of Order and the Republicans and said: "I think it is necessary to pay compensation to the widow of the Duchess of Orleans!"
Then, Odilon Barrow made a decisive decision and turned to Marast and said in a commanding tone: "Speaker Marast, I request the parliament to start voting immediately!"
Odilon Barrow's aggressive attitude made Marast a little angry. He also received favors from the Duchess of Orleans. He also felt a little pity for the Orleans family in London. He listened to Odilon Barrow's advice and began to vote.
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"The voting begins!" Under Marast's wooden hammer, all the members began to vote for the two bills.
In the end, the motion to intervene in Rome's military expenditures was passed by a margin of 600 to 150 votes.
The motion to compensate the Widow of Orléans also passed with a vote of 450 to 300. Except for a few Republicans and the Mountain Party, the vast majority of those who voted against were orthodox members of the Party of Order.
well!
Odilon Barrow, who voted to pass the vote, couldn't be happier. He understood that the rift between the Orthodox and Orleans factions might not be healed for a while.
Next is the report of the ministers of each department. Except for a few ministers with special secrets (Minister of Public Works Morny, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Biffe) who concealed part of the expenditure, the remaining ministers reported the situation truthfully.
MPs also did not question them.
The first National Assembly session in October ended.
In the next few days, Odilon Barro often went to the Party of Order headquarters in Povaldi Street to unite the Orléansist MPs.
Under Louis Philippe's "golden sign", many Orléanists were persuaded by Odilon Barrot to agree to temporarily resolve their conflicts. Odilon Barrot seemed to be winning the trust of the comrades of the Party of Order again.
On October 15, Odilon Barrot was hurriedly summoned to the Elysée Palace by Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Prime Minister Odilon Barrow, from now on you will no longer hold the position of Prime Minister!"