Feeling the coldness in Jérôme Bonaparte's eyes, Achill Fuld, standing aside, lowered his head again.
At this time, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart, regretting why he had to be so smart and add that sentence just now.
Anyone with a little bit of brains will understand that Achill Fuld's words, "I'm afraid many people at the Bank of France will not understand your good intentions," are suspected of excluding dissidents.
After all, whether the Board of Directors of the Bank of France approves or disapproves of Jérôme Bonaparte's policies depends on the number of people who approve or disapprove.
Nowadays, Jerome Bonaparte's policy has not yet been officially announced, and the Bank of France has not yet voted on Jerome Bonaparte.
How could Achille Fuld know that the people on the board of directors were not of the same mind as Jérôme Bonaparte.
He simply wanted to use the help of Jerome Bonaparte to "invite" part of the board of directors out of the Bank of France, thereby expanding his influence in the Bank of France.
However, what Achille Fuld wanted was exactly what Jérôme Bonaparte opposed.
For Jérôme Bonaparte, whether Achill Fuld's influence in the Bank of France is too weak or too strong is not in the interest of Jérôme Bonaparte.
If Achille Fuld's power in the Bank of France is too weak, it will be difficult for Jérôme Bonaparte to command the Bank of France.
On the other hand, if Achille Fuld's power in the Bank of France is too strong, then Jérôme Bonaparte will also be worried that the Bank of France may be controlled by Achille Fuld, and thus take steps to oppose him.
return route.
After all, although Achille Fuld is close to Jérôme Bonaparte in economic thought, he does not completely follow the path designed by Jérôme Bonaparte. He also has his own
Economic philosophy and political conception.
If the alliance formed by Achille Fuld has no enemies in the Bank of France, Achille Fuld will inevitably become Jérôme Bonaparte's new "enemy".
There will be a conflict between Jérôme Bonaparte and Achill Fuld due to economic/political discord.
If things go wrong, the two sides will fall into a state of quarrel.
The final result is nothing more than three outcomes: Achille Fuld surrenders to Jérôme Bonaparte, Jérôme Bonaparte gives in to Achille Fuld, or Achille Fuld surrenders to Jérôme Bonaparte.
Germany angrily withdrew, and neither side was willing to give in.
None of these three results was what Jérôme Bonaparte wanted to see.
Of course, Achille Fuld doesn't want to see this happen, but he still won't miss any opportunity to eliminate his opponent.
After all, the relationship between Jerome Bonaparte and Achille Fuld is similar to that between Emperor Napoleon and the generals/bureaucrats of the First Empire.
The two parties are monarchs and ministers in name only (the Great Revolution had long destroyed the classical relationship between vassals and vassals), but in fact the two parties are based on a relationship of interest, each getting what it needs.
In order to gain power, Achille Fuld chose to join Jérôme Bonaparte.
In order to unite them under his command, Jérôme Bonaparte chose to cut a piece of the cake of power and give it to them.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Achille Fuld to choose to confront Jérôme Bonaparte for greater rights.
As long as Achille Fuld can show the ability that Jerome Bonaparte can't live without, or Achille Fuld's power is so great that Jerome Bonaparte can't rashly eliminate him.
Then Jérôme Bonaparte could only choose to tolerate it.
A monarch as powerful as Emperor Napoleon had to hold his nose and endure Talleyrand and Fouche.
Even though he knew that these two people were the two most likely to rebel, their abilities and the power they cultivated allowed Napoleon to use and guard against them.
…
Jérôme Bonaparte glanced at Achille Fuld quietly for a long time with cold eyes, and then said: "Whether the Bank of France agrees with my point of view will have to wait until the board of directors votes.
Make a decision!
It’s really not good to make wild guesses before voting has even started!
Be more careful next time!”
"I know!" Seeing that Jerome Bonaparte didn't care about what he just said, Achille Fuld couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He nodded and replied to Jerome Bonaparte.
road.
Immediately afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte and Achille Fuld chatted for a while on other issues, and Achille Fuld bid farewell to Jerome Bonaparte.
Looking at the door opening and closing, Jerome Bonaparte leaned his body on the chair and closed his eyes.
After a while, Jerome Bonaparte opened his eyes again, picked up the bell on the desk and shook it gently.
After a while, Basilio appeared in front of Jerome Bonaparte again.
"Your Majesty, what are your orders?" Basilio asked Jerome Bonaparte respectfully.
"Thank you for making another trip to Count Argu's mansion and inviting Argu to the Tuileries Palace!" Jérôme Bonaparte ordered Basilio.
After listening to Jérôme Bonaparte's words, Basilio showed a bewildered expression on his face and stood motionless.
Time passed by, Jerome Bonaparte frowned when he saw that Basilio was motionless, and Basilio said with a slightly annoyed tone: "Basilio, are you still standing?"
"What's wrong with him?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked quickly.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten! Count Argoux passed away in Lyon as early as the spring of this year!" Basilio reminded Jerome Bonaparte.
"What?" Jerome Bonaparte showed a surprised expression on his face, and then raised his voice slightly and asked Basilio: "Why didn't anyone tell me about this!"
"Your Majesty, I heard that before Count Argu's death, he specifically asked his family to live in simplicity!
After I received the news of Count Argu's death, Count Argu had been dead for more than a week!
"Basilio responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Even if you die for a week, you still have to tell me!" Jerome Bonaparte scolded Basilio loudly,
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Basilio had no choice but to bow and apologize.
In fact, it's not that Basilio didn't tell Jerome Bonaparte, but Jerome Bonaparte was working at the time, so he didn't hear Basilio's report clearly.
Afterwards, Basilio did not report to Jerome Bonaparte again, which resulted in Jerome Bonaparte not knowing the news of Count Argu's death.
"Forget it! Be more careful next time!" Jérôme Bonaparte frowned and waved his hand, "By the way! Where is the body of Count Argu? Why didn't he enter the Temple of the Ancients?"
"Your Majesty, the body of Count Argou has been transported back to his hometown in compliance with his last wishes!" Basilio replied to Jerome Bonaparte.
"Alas!" Jérôme Bonaparte sighed and said to himself: "Count Argou was obviously a very pompous person during his lifetime, but he didn't expect that he would be so frugal after his death!
"
Basilio did not speak, but listened quietly.
Now that Count Argoux was dead, Jerome Bonaparte had no choice but to wave his hand and order Basilio to leave.
After Basilio left, Jerome Bonaparte scratched his head and whispered, "Damn it! Is there really no one else besides them?"
After thinking carefully for a moment, Jerome Bonaparte called Basilio over again, "Now you go to Baron James Rothschild's mansion immediately and invite him to the Tuileries Palace tomorrow evening.
Dine!”
"Understood!" Basilio replied to Jérôme Bonaparte, then turned and left.
Before Basilio could walk out of the room, Jérôme Bonaparte's voice reached Basilio's ears, "When you send people to the Rothschild Mansion, don't make too much of a fuss!"
Basilio stopped and turned to Jerome Bonaparte and responded, "Understood!"
…
Basilio, who walked out of the Tuileries Palace, followed Jérôme Bonaparte's advice and chose to have his men wear regular clothes and take a carriage to the Rothschild Mansion to hand over the invitation letter.
The servant chosen by Basilio carried the invitation letter so heavy, then arrived at the Rothschild Mansion in a carriage, and knocked on the door of the Rothschild Mansion.
When the housekeeper who opened the door saw someone he didn't recognize, he politely asked, "Who are you here for?"
"I'm here to deliver an invitation to Baron James Rothschild!" the servant responsible for delivering the invitation responded to the butler.
"What a coincidence! The master is not at home!" the butler responded to the servant.
"Your Majesty, Baron, where have you been?" the servant then asked the butler.
"The master has gone to Germany to deal with some matters!" the butler responded to the servant.
"What a pity!" The servant shook his head and sighed at his unfinished mission, then turned around and prepared to leave.
The butler standing there stopped the servant and told him that the current owner of the mansion was Alphonse Rothschild. As the son of a baron, Alphonse could fully represent the will of Baron James Rothschild!
"Then please pass this letter to Mr. Alphonse Rothschild!" The servant handed the invitation letter to the butler.
The housekeeper took the letter and glanced at the family emblem on the front of the invitation, and an expression of horror immediately appeared on his face.
"You are..." The butler unconsciously used a respectful tone.
"It's good that you know!" the servant responded to the butler after making a gesture of silence.
Subsequently, the servants left the Rothschild Mansion to resume their duties.
The steward of the Rothschild Mansion glanced at the invitation in his hand, and then placed the invitation very carefully in Alphonse Rothschild's room.
So that he can see it as soon as possible after returning home. This chapter has been completed!