"Monsieur Count, why does the president treat us like this! My son is a law-abiding French citizen!"
Even though James Rothschild understood that money is not as powerful as power, he still could not overcome his first impression of the Bonaparte family. In his eyes, the Bonaparte family were bumpkins who stole the throne.
"Abide by the law?" Count Argu said with a touch of disdain on his face: "Come on! Baron James, who in our profession doesn't have hundreds or even thousands of lives in his hands! As far as I know, you have a place in Lorraine under your name.
There was a landslide in our mine some time ago, which cost more than 50 lives!"
"That was just an accident!" It was an accident that killed Baron James Rothschild, not the mine itself that cut corners and made the structure unstable.
"How do you deal with the more than 50 miners? How do you deal with their compensation issues? Is the mine closed for rectification due to the accident?" Count Argu asked James Rothschild continuously.
Count Argu's series of questions made James Rothschild's anger that he had finally suppressed surge up again.
As a banker, James Rothschild is still a human being after all, not an indifferent political machine. He also has the right to be angry.
"Count Argu, if you are just here to make sarcastic remarks, there is no need! We can afford to lose!" Baron James Rothschild responded coldly to Count Argu.
"No, no, no!" Count Argou shook his head and spread his hands with a frank look on his face: "Mr. Baron, I'm not here to see your jokes! I just hope that you and the President can stop the internal friction.
If one controls the administration of Paris and the other controls the finance of Paris, why can't they shake hands and make peace? Let the past be bygones!"
Count Argoux's appearance of caring for Rothschild hid hidden evil intentions. The surrender he mentioned was nothing more than the unilateral surrender of the James Rothschild Bank to Jérôme Bonaparte.
James Rothschild certainly understood what Count Argu meant by "past things".
The reason why the Rothschild family was able to take root and prosper in Paris was not only because they had abundant capital that could act as a white glove for Paris' national debt, but also because of their original investment in Louis Philippe, King of Orleans.
During the reign of James Rothschild, France ushered in the "vigorous" June Revolution. The old main branch of the Bourbon dynasty fell and a new branch of the Bourbon dynasty came to power. As a member of the Paris financial capitalists at the time, James Rothschild
Ed keenly seized this opportunity and used his own financial means to stabilize prices in the Kingdom of Orleans. At the same time, he contacted the Rothschild branches in Vienna, Frankfurt, and London to use them to force countries that were in debt (except Britain)
) recognizes the existence of the Kingdom of Orleans.
As a result, James Rothschild gained the respect of Louis Philippe and became a guest. His assets also doubled or tripled in the eighteen years since the Kingdom of Orleans was established, becoming a Rothschild bank second only to the British Rothschild Bank.
The existence of Childe Bank.
It is precisely because of this that the Rothschild Bank is too deeply tied to the Kingdom of Orleans. They cannot easily change their tune and invest in Jerome Bonaparte. Therefore, they are more inclined to survive Jerome Bonaparte's term.
A member of the Orleans family would serve as president, and they would then be able to continue serving France.
"Mr. Count, this conflict itself is imposed on us by the president! If the president is willing to continue to pursue their policies, we are also willing to accompany him to the end!" James Rothschild also used a tough attitude to resist Jérôme Bonaparte.
, he understood that if he surrendered to the president, the prestige of the Rothschild family in the French banking community would be reduced.
If this continues, the prestige of Rothschild Bank will be destroyed.
Based on the attitude of France's previous rulers towards the bank, James Rothschild believed that Jerome Bonaparte would definitely give in to him.
"Mr. Baron, I will tell all your words to His Excellency the President!" Count Argu knew that Baron James Rothschild might not shed tears until he saw the coffin, and the President's methods were much tougher than Louis Philippe's.
.
This time, the wily James Rothschild miscalculated.
"See you off!" James Rothschild said coldly.
Count Argou left under the escort of James Rothschild's servants.
Watching Count Argu's departure, James Rothschild could no longer suppress his anger. He picked up the porcelain in the living room and threw it directly towards the ground.
The blue and white enamel porcelain worth hundreds of thousands of francs was smashed to pieces, and Baron James Rothschild, who felt it was not enough, smashed a few more.
Broken porcelain was everywhere on the floor in the living room, as if it had been swept away by a typhoon. The servants lowered their heads tremblingly for fear that the Baron's anger would implicate them.
James Rothschild, who broke several pieces of porcelain in succession, finally lost some of his anger. He pointed at one of the servants and ordered him to clean up the "battlefield".
James Rothschild, who was calmer, couldn't help but regret what he had just done. The usually cautious man was actually carried away, and now he had to fight with the president.
After regaining his composure, he called his personal butler and said: "Now you go to Congressman Thiers' home immediately, find Congressman Thiers and tell him that no matter what the price, I will let Jérôme Bonaparte."
Get off that guy!"
"Sir..." the personal butler swallowed and said cautiously: "I think it's difficult! That guy from Thiers is very likely..."
"You only need to pass my words to Thiers! Leave the rest alone!" James Rothschild rudely interrupted the 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 the study. Sitting on a gold and red velvet cushion, he took out the letters from the drawer and addressed them to Lionel Rothschild in London and Amslow Rothschild in Vienna.
Germany and Meyer Karl Rothschild of Frankfurt wrote letters respectively, hoping that they could use their financial power to put pressure on France, just like they put pressure on the Holy Alliance in 1830.
However, James Rothschild forgot that it was no longer 1830. Britain's Lionel Rothschild already had the desire to "rebel" France's James Rothschild, and Austria's Karl May
Yes. The Rothschild banks are tied up in Austrian foreign policy.
[ps: Before the February Revolution, James Rothschild had been satirizing that the Rothschild Bank in Vienna was led by Vienna’s policies, so much so that he did not want to sell Austrian junk bonds several times. Schwarzenberg
During the reign, the Rothschild Bank in Vienna was subject to tighter controls, forcing them to follow the Austrian diplomatic baton.]
After writing the letter, James Rothschild handed the letter to several trustworthy servants and asked them to use the Rothschild family's secret communication channel to deliver the letter to themselves.
The servant who received the letter expressed his understanding, and several servants hurriedly left James Rothschild's mansion under the cover of night.
However, they did not know that the moment they left the mansion, they were targeted by several special police officers lurking in the darkness of the Rothschild Mansion.
"Captain, do you want to report it to the director?" One of the special police officers asked the captain beside him.
"No need to worry!" The captain of the special police who was questioned shook his head. He named three special police officers to be responsible for tracking, and he led the rest to track down James Rothschild's servants.
On the other hand, Count Argoux, who left the Rothschild mansion in a car, informed Jerome Bonaparte of James Rothschild's "declaration of war" against Jerome Bonaparte.
Facing James Rothschild's almost ridiculous declaration, Jérôme Bonaparte showed a contemptuous expression: "Who does he think he is? The emperor of Paris? Declaring war? Is he worthy?"
"Your Majesty, Baron James Rothschild's speech is indeed a bit arrogant!" Count Argou affirmed Jérôme Bonaparte's words, and then responded: "I suggest that he should be taught a lesson appropriately!"
"Count Argoux, are you interceding for him?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Count Argoux.
"No!" Count Argu shook his head and said: "I think that rashly pushing it to the Rothschild Bank will bring unnecessary trouble to the Paris financial industry, and will also have an adverse impact on His Majesty's rule!"
In order to maintain the stability of Paris, Jerome Bonaparte nodded and assured Count Argu: "Don't worry! I just taught the Rothschild Bank a lesson!"
"Yeah!" Count Argu 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!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to the Count of Argoux.
"Members of the Board of Directors of the Bank of France will definitely support the President's decision!" Count Argu immediately assured Jérôme Bonaparte.
"And I hope that Magne can become a member of the board of directors!" Jérôme Bonaparte said again to Count Argu.
Now he is eager to expand his influence in the Bank of France and dilute James Rothschild's influence in the Bank of France.
After thinking for a moment, Count Argoux agreed with Jérôme Bonaparte's "opinion".
"I can recommend Magne to the board of directors, but this requires the unanimous consent of the board of directors!"