After Charles had given his reasons carefully, Eugène-Schneider gave up his guard and agreed to Charles' request to have a special department set up by the Charles, and at the same time to be guided by this department to serve the war in a coordinated manner. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Of course, he was not inspired by Charles, but under the combination of soft and hard actions of His Excellency the minister, he felt that he could not agree, so he had to cooperate.

But Charles didn't care if he was willing or not, as long as he nodded.

Eugène-Schneider is one of the few industrialists in France, and now he nods, and with him as an example, he is not afraid that others will not be obedient.

After this negotiation, Eugène-Schneider had no intention of continuing to walk with the Charles siblings, and hurriedly left with a few polite words, apparently to discuss specific countermeasures with his cronies, and Charles did not force him to stay, and let him leave.

"Looks like he's still a little wary of you...... Is it okay? Looking at Eugène-Schneider's departing back, Fran leaned over to Charles' side and whispered, "Shall I strike him twice in two days?" ”

The canopy of the little parasol floats in the air, shielding the siblings from the sun.

"No, we're not tyrants, we can't let others not even have what they think in their hearts." Charles gently paddled the hardened ground under his feet with his cane, looking relaxed, "It's normal for him to have doubts, after all, it's very new to let his business accept a certain degree of guidance from the government and operate according to the country's plan, and it's normal for him not to adapt to it...... But it doesn't matter, anyway, we don't have any sinister plans in secret, and we're not afraid of him thinking too much, as long as he cooperates. ”

"Is that so......" Fran bowed her head. Well, I'll try to communicate with them as well as possible, at least to get them in the right direction and not delay your plans. ”

The so-called "industrial mobilization", like Eugène-Schneider, heard it in a fog and didn't quite understand what it was, but since this was her brother's statement, she naturally had to do her best to implement it, and she must not let this matter go wrong. And she had worked with Eugène-Schneider for a while, and she had made a good impression of each other, so she didn't want to spoil the relationship with Eugène-Schneider.

Still, there was something she didn't quite understand. "So why did you put Philip in charge? He...... He didn't look like a serious person. ”

"I can understand that you have a bad impression of Philip, but I still have to defend him, in fact, he is not a stupid person, but he was used to being a young master before, and his temper is a little bad." Charles smiled and replied, "However, he is my cousin, and I put him in charge, so no one can doubt my resolve and the authority of this department." Besides, the young master's temper also has the benefit of the young master's temper, at least if anyone dares to affect his work, then he can be furious......"

"In other words, do you want to use him as a sign?" Fran almost understood.

"That's pretty much it," Charles shrugged, "Wouldn't it be nice to have him at the top and be able to share the pressure?" You and Kong Ze are in charge of specific affairs, and everything must be done well. ”

"Okay, thank you!" Fran immediately responded with joy.

To be honest, because of Charlotte, she has always disliked the Duke's kindred, and felt that these people could not take on the big responsibility, so when she knew that Charles planned to reuse Philip, Fran muttered very much in her heart, worried that he would ruin her brother's big things, and now after hearing her brother's deep meaning, she was finally relieved, and then she was deeply happy that she could continue to work for her brother.

In this way, the brother and sister inspected the factory together, met with many managers along the way, calmed their minds with a little agitation, and emphatically established the impression that "everything is as usual, and His Excellency the Minister continues to have absolute control", and minimized the adverse effects of Charlotte's sudden decision.

It was not until the afternoon that they left the sprawling factory area, and instead of returning to the inn, Charles rode in a carriage along a deserted country road to a secluded place.

Surrounded by a forest with a stream in between, the scenery is so beautiful that the pollution and exhaust fumes from the factory area have not affected the area, and the countryside of the past can still be preserved.

And in the middle of this mountain, a two-story mansion, this house occupies a large area, from the style point of view, it is an old building from the time of Louis XV, because of the polishing of time, the corners and walls have become mottled, and in some places it is covered with moss.

However, perhaps because someone often takes care of it, although it looks old, it does not look dilapidated, but because of the age and a little more rural humor, like a rich merchant in the countryside carefully arranged for himself in the garden villa, exquisite and full of spring spirit, enough to become a good place for pastime.

Of course, Charles didn't come here for fun.

This is the mansion he had previously bought, and because of its large area and secluded location, he chose it as a place to house his laboratory - of course, it was still a long way from his ideal modern laboratory, but it was enough for now.

His adviser, Mr. Louis Pasteur, is now working here day and night.

After confirming their identities, the guards let the siblings in, and then they were greeted by a young man who was doing research and showed the way for their employer.

The interior of the house has been renovated, but not very sufficiently, but all the crevices have been plastered with white plaster, and at the same time reinforced. Now all the windows are closed, so the light inside is very dim.

If they didn't know what research was going on, Charles probably wouldn't have paid much attention to this gloomy atmosphere, but they knew now that this mansion was full of germs that could cause illness and even kill, so even if he knew it was safe, he couldn't help but be a little nervous, and followed closely behind the passerby, not daring to do anything superfluous.

When he heard the news that his employer had arrived, Professor Louis-Pasteur hurriedly put down his work and hurried to the reception room.

"Your Excellency, Chancellor. Welcome to the city. At the sight of the young Chancellor, the young Professor Louis-Pasteur warmly welcomed him with open hands.

"It's a pleasure to see you again, Mr. Pasteur." Charles nodded, then took a closer look at the remarkable researcher.

Perhaps because of the study he had been working on day and night, he looked a little haggard, and the bags under his eyes were heavy, and he looked like he was puffy, and he had obviously not taken care of his appearance all these times, so that the beard on his chin had grown a large stubble, like a mess of grass.

However, although he looks a little depressed, his eyes are full of aura, and he is full of confidence in his expectations, which is a scene that only people who devote themselves to a certain cause will have.

"Looks like you've been getting tired lately...... "Charles smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry to have you in such a humble place." ”

"It's not simple, sir, and you've made it very convenient for me." Louis Pasteur smiled and denied Charles' opinion, "Although this is the initial stage, the experimental equipment you provide is very sophisticated, and I am very satisfied with my life, there are no problems with the supply, and ...... The scenery is also very nice and allows me to avoid being disturbed by others, the conditions here have exceeded my expectations, and I am very grateful for the help you can provide me with such ideals. ”

"I'm relieved that you can say that." Charles smiled, "You don't have anything to dislike about your research, do you?" ”

"I'm also very satisfied, I've picked a few assistants, and they're all very smart and perceptive young people, enough for me to see myself when I was younger." Louis Pasteur replied immediately, "They also cherish the conditions they have now, and they are doing their research without sleep or food, and they are working with me to open the temple of science." ”

"So has this temple been opened?" Charles asked again. "How far has the research been?"

"We already have a rough understanding of the pathogenic mechanism, and we have begun to isolate the pathogenic bacteria, as long as we can find out this harmful microorganism and study it, then we are not far from overcoming typhoid fever." Louis Pasteur replied with the characteristic caution of a scientific scientist, "I think, however, that it does take time and patience, because there are many kinds of germs and their mechanisms are different, and it takes careful study to identify them one by one, and to find a way to restrain them." ”

"I think you're the best person to do this kind of careful research." Charles nodded, seemingly pleased with his results, "So what's your difficulty?" ”

"It's not that difficult, but it's a bit troublesome." Louis Pasteur replied very honestly, "We have now isolated some pathogenic bacteria, and we are starting to do experiments, taking some animals to study the symptoms and isolate them for observation, but after all, animals do not tolerate the same as humans, and ...... And for the specific description of symptoms, we can't ask an animal, so we can only objectively observe, and then describe their symptoms, and summarize the results of the test accordingly, which is admittedly a big distraction for us. So I thought, can we transfer some typhoid patients from some hospitals and let us have a comparative observation? ”

"It's not easy for patients to transfer." Charles thought for a moment, then replied. "Think about it, how can typhoid fever patients afford to travel long distances, already very weak? And even if they could, what if they got infected during transportation? This can have a very bad effect. ”

This is of course one of his concerns, but he has a more important concern - if he does, the secrecy here will also be in question, because then it will require the cooperation of the government and the hospital, and there will be many idle people waiting to come here.

He wanted to make this the future research center of his family business, how could he be happy to see that happen?

"Is that so......?" Louis Pasteur was a little confused all of a sudden, "Well, we can try to use objective ......"

"You need humans to experiment, that's easy, I can bring you some people, some people who are infected with diseases and have no worries." Charles interrupted him abruptly, "Like death row inmates, or some enemy spies." ”

"What......?" Louis Pasteur was shocked when he heard this.

"Sir, it's for science, isn't it? This is much more humane than others. Charles immediately explained to him, not letting him think about it too much, "And you are contributing to the progress of humanity, and all you need to lose is some people who should not have been left in the first place." ”

Louis Pasteur moved his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

"To Your Majesty, and to France, a brave and fearless warrior is worth a hundred traitorous enemies." Charles reminded him, "Mr. Pasteur, you have no shame in doing these things for the sake of your country, and are you not willing to help our soldiers?" ”

It was undoubtedly a ruthless crime, but in the 19th century it was not necessarily morally abominable, at least not in any convention or code prohibiting him from doing so, and Charles did not mind taking advantage of the convenience of allowing Louis-Pasteur's experiments to be accelerated.