Chapter 549: The Bank of France that changed the dynasty
Count Argu understood that the fledgling emperor no longer needed him as an "old man" to guard the door of the Bank of France for him. He wanted to imprint his will on the treasure trove of the Bank of France and make the Bank of France obey his orders.
Tool of.
Just like His Majesty Napoleon.
After all, no monarch likes his subordinates to contradict him, especially when his subordinates hold the lifeline of France in their hands.
Thinking of this, Count Argu inevitably felt angry in his heart. Now he felt like his female cousin, Jérôme Bonaparte, the prostitute, agreed to commit herself to him after being deceived.
When Jérôme Bonaparte felt that he no longer had any effect, he kicked him away.
Of course, this was just what Count Algu thought when he became angry.
As long as he calms down and thinks carefully, he will understand that his economic philosophy and the emperor's economic philosophy are destined to run counter to each other.
Forcibly staying on as president of the Bank of France will only intensify the conflict between the two parties. The best outcome is for one of the parties to change their economic thinking or withdraw.
The emperor's character and vision destined him to never retreat, and the only one who could retreat was Count Argu.
If it were not for the previous contribution Count Argoux had made to the empire, Jérôme Bonaparte would not have privately invited Count Argoux to meet at the Elysee Palace, hoping that dialogue would persuade him to continue to support his ideas.
Instead, he directly opened a royal meeting and dismissed Count Argu from his position in public.
However, Count Argu was still unwilling to change his economic philosophy and even concocted "shock therapy".
It was only just now that Jérôme Bonaparte made up his mind to let Count Argoux leave his position as president of the Bank of France.
"Your Majesty, I will submit a resignation to you tomorrow!" Count Argoux responded coldly to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Mr. Argu, why is this!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Count Argu hypocritically: "I was just lamenting the passage of time, you misunderstood me!"
"Your Majesty, as you just said. Time has passed, and in the blink of an eye I am almost 80! So please allow me to resign as president of France!" The emotional Count Argoux could only hold back his nausea and accompany Jérôme.
.Bonaparte continued his performance.
"Okay!" Jérôme Bonaparte seemed to regret Count Argu's resignation. He sighed and said to Count Argu: "Since you intend to leave, I won't force you!"
Later, Jérôme Bonaparte told Count Argoux that after he resigned as president of the Bank of France, he would leave a place for him in the Senate.
Count Argu just needs to clock in at the regular voting meeting of the Senate.
Count Argu knew that the purpose of the emperor's arrangement was not to leave an impression of being mean and unkind to the outside world.
Although the power of the Senate is far inferior to that of the Bank of France, it at least represents the attitude of the emperor.
In order to use his political resources to protect the next generation, Count Argu agreed to Jérôme Bonaparte's proposal.
After everything was settled, Jérôme Bonaparte invited Count Argoux to dinner.
The Count of Argoux could only accept Jerome Bonaparte's invitation, because this might be his last dinner with the emperor.
"Let's go!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Count Argoux.
The Count of Argoux got up and followed Jérôme Bonaparte out of the room where he had first met the Emperor.
Standing at the door of the room, the royal steward Mokar saw the expressionless emperor and the pale and staggering Earl of Algu who was following the emperor. He immediately realized that this all-powerful Earl might have become someone beyond his rights.
's abandoned son.
Just when Moral was stunned, Jérôme Bonaparte's voice reached his ears: "Mokar, Mr. Argu has not been in a good state of mind recently! Go over and help him!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Mokar responded quickly, then quickly came to Count Argu, bowed slightly, and helped Count Argu.
"Thank you!" Count Algu responded to Mokar in a low voice.
Now he has none of the arrogance he had when he took charge of the Bank of France, and looks more like a helpless old man.
"Nothing! Mr. Count!" Mokar replied to Count Algu with a standard smile on his face.
With the support of Mokar, Count Argu walked to the gate of the Elysee Palace.
Looking at the sky in the distance with only the afterglow left, Count Argu felt even more uncomfortable in his heart.
"Get in the car!"
Jerome Bonaparte's voice came from the carriage, and with the help of Mokar, Count Argou got into Jerome Bonaparte's carriage.
The carriage carried Jérôme Bonaparte and Count Argoux from the Elysée Palace to the Tuileries Palace via the Champs Elysées.
After getting off the carriage, Jerome Bonaparte and Count Argoux entered the Tuileries Palace and went straight to the restaurant.
Taylor, who was the chef of the palace, appeared in front of Jérôme Bonaparte and asked him if he could serve the food.
"Okay!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded and responded to Taylor.
Dishes from all over Europe were brought up on trays by the servants of the Tuileries Palace. Looking at these mouth-watering dishes in front of him, Jérôme Bonaparte was in a happy mood and suddenly felt that he could eat them and completely destroy them.
The Count of Argoux obviously did not have the appetite of Jerome Bonaparte. For him who lost the president of the Bank of France, no delicious food could restore his mood at this time.
Therefore, during the entire banquet, apart from drinking a small amount of aperitif and eating a vegetable salad, Count Argu ate nothing else at all.
After dinner, Jérôme Bonaparte ordered Mokar to personally send Count Argoux home.
Escorted by Morard, the Count of Argoux successfully returned to his mansion in Paris.
Mokar, who successfully sent Count Argoux back to his mansion, took advantage of the darkness of night to return to the Tuileries Palace in a carriage.
…
Early the next morning.
The man who claimed to be the steward of Count Argoux came to the Tuileries Palace in a carriage and handed the resignation letter of Count Argoux into the hands of the royal steward Mokar.
After receiving the letter of resignation, Mokar immediately handed it to Jérôme Bonaparte in the study.
After opening the envelope, Jérôme Bonaparte carefully read the contents of the resignation letter.
Count Argoux explained in his letter that the reason for his resignation was that he was too old and no longer had the energy to manage the Bank of France. Therefore, he begged the emperor to approve his resignation so that he could enjoy his old age.
After reading the resignation letter, Jérôme Bonaparte signed his name under the resignation letter, then called Mokar over and told him that he would hold an emergency meeting to discuss the new position of president of the Bank of France.
Therefore, he was ordered to invite the members of the Royal Council, and the time was set at three o'clock in the afternoon.
"yes!"
After receiving the order, Mokar left the study. Jérôme Bonaparte, who stayed alone in the study, carefully thought about the suitable candidate for the new President of France.
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Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is almost time for the imperial meeting to begin.
At this time, in the royal hall of the Tuileries Palace, representatives of the military, government, and bankers representing the three pillars of the empire gathered together, waiting for the arrival of Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte.
When the grandfather clock placed in the hall pointed to three o'clock, the side door of the palace hall slowly opened, and Jérôme Bonaparte, dressed in black casual clothes, entered the palace hall.
"His Majesty!"
Everyone present saluted and greeted the emperor in front of them.
Jerome Bonaparte nodded, walked step by step to the center of the hall, stepped onto the steps and sat on the seat that symbolized the highest power of the empire.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who was sitting on the throne overlooking the imperial pillars under the steps, felt that his whole body was full of power. This was the feeling that power gave him.
After being intoxicated for a moment, Jerome Bonaparte said: "Everyone! Just in the morning, I received a resignation letter! The owner of the letter told me that because of his old age, he no longer has the energy to manage the bank.
thing!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present immediately realized that the person who resigned should be Count Argu, who was vacant at the imperial meeting.
Several bankers in the banker camp who were close friends with Count Argou also realized that Count Argou was likely to be "resigned", and their expressions changed slightly.
The shareholders of the Bank of France who had some problems with Count Argoux and the shareholders who wanted to seek the position of president of the Bank of France showed joyful smiles on their lips.
"Your Majesty, is the person you are talking about Mr. Argoux?" Finance Minister Magnet asked Jérôme Bonaparte on behalf of everyone present.
"That's right! It's indeed Mr. Argoux!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded and Magnet responded, then turned his gaze to Magnet and said regretfully: "Since Mr. Argoux insists on resigning, then I will also
I had no choice but to agree to his request. There is now a vacancy in the position of President of the Bank of France. It is your responsibility as the Minister of Finance to recommend a new President of the Bank of France!"
In addition to being elected by shareholders within the bank, there is another way for the president of the Bank of France to be appointed by the finance minister.
Of course, the appointment of the Finance Minister is not a random appointment. The person appointed as the president of the Bank of France must have the status of a shareholder of the Bank of France, and must be recognized by shareholders within the Bank of France.
If either of these two conditions is not met, then the President of France appointed by the Chancellor of Finance will be useless.
The reason why Jérôme Bonaparte asked Magnet about the choice of president of the Bank of France was to show the Bank of France that he was not satisfied with the conservative economic policies currently being pursued by the Bank of France.
Magnet, who was questioned by Jérôme Bonaparte, was stunned for a few seconds, and then responded: "Your Majesty, I propose that Count Giles Lebesgue de Bemini serve as the president of the bank!"
