After the end of the World War, the reconstruction of Europe was about to begin. At this moment, Duke Kaple, who lived in Bordeaux at that time, suddenly discovered that his son, the sole heir of the 14th generation Duke Kaple, not only lost the family in Paris.
assets, and also owed nearly 6 million francs in foreign debt.
What makes Duke Kapler sad is that due to the sharp depreciation of the franc during the World War, the foreign debt of 6 million francs was settled in rands. According to the exchange rate in 1913, it was approximately equivalent to 240,000 rands.
The Kaple family is one of the oldest families in France. Although France has now overthrown the monarchy, the Kaple family still has a respected status in France. The current Duke Kaple is old and has been living in Bordeaux, far away from Paris.
But Duke Kapler's son is unwilling to be lonely and has been living in the capital Paris. Duke Kapler has always thought that his son is outstanding, but he did not expect that such a scandal would happen now.
This must be an illusion. Children are all good for the family, and wives are all—
"——I don't know why this happened. I swear, I didn't mean it. I thought it was just entertainment between friends. I didn't expect that it got deeper and deeper——" Duke Kapler's son knelt in the family chapel and confessed.
, it is also possible to lose about 35 million francs in just two years.
"As for old Henry, I really didn't kill him. His death was a complete accident. The autopsy report of the Paris Police Department proved that-" Duke Kapler's son burst into tears. Only now did he know that he regretted it. Of course, maybe
Just a show.
But whether it is regret or a show, the creditor will come to the door in an hour. If Duke Kapler cannot come up with 240,000 rand to help his son pay off the debt, then the creditor will take the Kapler family to court.
By then, the thousand-year glory of the Kappler family will be destroyed.
For an ancient family like the Duke of Kapler, family glory is above all else. If you lose your wealth, you can earn it again. If you lose the family glory, the Kapler family will become the laughing stock of France, and the family members can only be the same as those who live in ruins.
Immigrate to the United States.
Now perhaps immigrating to southern Africa is a better choice.
Old Henry was Duke Kapler's old butler. Duke Kapler left his son in Paris and could not completely let him go without any restrictions. Old Henry was the safety rope that Duke Kapler placed around his son.
But Henry Sr. died in an accident the year before last, and Henry Sr.'s son Henry Jr. became the new butler of the Kapler family. Henry Sr. was unable to restrain Duke Kapler's son, so this tragedy happened.
"Who defrauded you of your money?" Duke Kapler said with certainty. It is not easy to take away the wealth of the Kapler family. Although Duke Kapler lives in seclusion in Bordeaux, he maintains close relations with many French dignitaries.
, now Duke Kapler is filled with anger. He wants to know who is so bold and dares to take the idea against the Kapler family.
"Lance Dicky, Phoebe, and Jeffrey, Jeffrey is British and works for a big businessman in southern Africa -" the little Duke confessed honestly that this was not an ordinary fraud, but a gang.
Committing a crime.
"What's the name of that businessman?" When Duke Kapler heard "Southern Africa", he subconsciously clenched the crutch in his hand, but he still retained a glimmer of hope.
Soon, this glimmer of hope disappeared without a trace: "It seems his name is Christian, a construction businessman——"
A builder?
Duke Kapler got angry, swung his cane and beat him, still cursing: "How dare a construction businessman's subordinates set a trap on you? How dare you bet money with someone without even knowing what they do? I
How did I give birth to a brainless thing like you? I should have killed you in the first place—"
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The young Duke didn't know who Christian was, but the old Duke knew him very well.
Christian is really not just a construction businessman, he is a construction businessman with 100,000 construction workers. No other identification is needed. The 100,000 construction workers alone are enough for people to take Christian seriously.
What's more, as long as Christian is mentioned, there is no way to avoid the person standing behind Christian. Everyone knows that Christian was an insignificant Boer ten years ago. It was under someone's protection that Christian became one of the best.
A big businessman, not only in southern Africa, but even in France, Christian is the leading big businessman.
The Kapler family is already strong enough in France, but it still pales in comparison to the Christian Company, not to mention the power behind Christian.
"Is it the Christian from Christian Company?" Duke Kapler's nephew Steve is the chief of the Bordeaux Police Department. He is talking about an ancient family like the Duke Kapler.
"It seems -" Duke Kapler was busy educating his son. Although it seemed a little late, the person who answered Dominic was Duke Kapler's niece-in-law Jonathan, a member of the Bordeaux City Council and a shareholder of several business companies.
During the World War, Jonathan's company had frequent contacts with Christian Company, and he had some understanding of Christian Company's strength.
But this is just a glimpse of what is happening. Jonathan's companies are all local companies in Bordeaux, Christian's company has business all over France, and Christian's company in Bordeaux is just a medium-sized branch.
Even if it is a branch, its size and capabilities are enough to cooperate with Jonathan's company.
"Very powerful?" Steve was eager to try. As the police chief of Bordeaux, many times, especially during the world war, the police chief was the king of the city.
"Very powerful. Christian is not only a builder, he is also a slave trader and an arms dealer. He has dozens of companies under his name. Let's put it this way, if Mr. Christian wants to meet the mayor of Paris, he can just make a phone call.
Do it." Jonathan frowned and subconsciously picked his fingers, which was a sign of extreme nervousness.
"That was in Paris, and this is Bordeaux!" Steve said domineeringly, looking like he wanted to have a fight with Christian.
"Don't underestimate this Christian—" Duke Kapler finally panted and put down his crutches. He was too old and physically unable to keep up: "—Christian is not scary. The scary thing is the person behind Christian. Christian has always been
Claiming to be the servant of the Earl of Nyasaland——"
"It's just a count -" Jonathan blurted out. There was nothing to fear from the count. Duke Kapler was still a duke.
But after saying a few words, Jonathan immediately shut up.
Although the title level of an earl is not as good as that of a duke, the earl of Nyasaland is really different from ordinary earls.
Jonathan didn't know Christian well, but he knew Leonard Capet, who had become famous in France in recent years. The Capet family, which was already in decline, fell into disgrace in just a few years because of its relationship with the Earl of Nyasaland.
Turning around, in France now, the reputation of the Capet family is higher than ever before. It is said that some members of Congress have proposed that Leonard Capet should run for the next French president, but Leonard Capet was
reject.
It's not that Leonard Capet is not qualified to run for president, it's that Leonard Capet himself is unwilling.
The shadow of a famous tree. When Christian was mentioned, Steve was still eager to try. Now when it comes to Count Nyasaland, Steve and Jonathan were speechless for a while. Duke Kaple also calmed down. The chapel
It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The little Duke curled up in a ball on the ground and didn't dare to breathe.
"Gentlemen, there is a man named Geoffrey outside -" the steward broke the silence of the chapel.
Duke Kapler stood up tremblingly, no matter what, the Kapler family had to face reality.
Just by hearing his name, Duke Kapler would have thought that Jeffrey was a hateful little bastard.
What Duke Kapler didn't expect was that Jeffrey was well-dressed and personable, and at first glance he looked like a decent man with a good education.
After a few casual conversations, I found out that Jeffrey was indeed from a British aristocratic family, but because of his family's financial difficulties, he worked for Christian Company.
"Since you are also a gentleman, why would you do such a thing?" Duke Kapler really couldn't figure it out. European aristocrats are actually of the same origin. They are born from the same origin, so there is no need to rush into each other -
Duke Kapler definitely doesn’t know this poem, but he probably feels the same way. Art knows no borders——
Jeffrey smiled and said nothing. At this point, there really was nothing to say.
"If you think your dirty tricks can achieve your goal, then you are wrong. This is Bordeaux, not your England." Jonathan mustered up the courage to speak when it was time to speak, and he would praise him even if he didn't have money.
Personal field.
"Calm down Director Jonathan, I'm not here to collect debts, I'm here to visit Mr. Bunian -" Jeffrey said seriously, Bunian is the little duke, because France has overthrown the monarchy, so when talking about the little duke, you only need to use
"Sir" is enough, you don't have to be like the British who are always distinguished by your Excellency So-and-so.
Jonathan was certain that he had never met Jeffrey before, and he was not wearing a uniform today, but Jeffrey still revealed Jonathan's identity, which showed that Jeffrey had done enough homework before.
People know you are the police chief, but they don't care!
This reality is indeed very powerless.
"Honestly, what do you want to do?" Duke Kapler faced the reality. The saying that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake is because the dragon is not strong enough.
"The Kapler family has been around for thousands of years. I heard that the Kapler family has the largest collection in the world, more than the collection in the Louvre. I don't know if it is true -" Jeffrey still smiled, Kapler
Duke Puller easily read the word "cold" from Jeffrey's smile.