"At such a critical juncture, His Excellency the Minister believes that mutual assistance in the industry is imperative. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoHe is also willing to invest money to help you get through the difficulties and maintain your business. ”

Under the watchful eyes of this group of industrialists, Fran calmly stated her brother's plan.

Contrary to expectations, however, her words did not welcome a round of cheers or relief for the industrialists, but on the contrary, immediately after the initial consternation, people were plunged into a cloud of suspicion.

Since these businessmen can make a name for themselves in the business world and become suppliers to the government, they will naturally not have bad minds, and they will definitely not have no connections, and of course they will not be easily coaxed.

They would never be so naïve as to think that His Excellency Chancellor Tréville would be a good man with a good heart and a sense of justice and justice, and still less would he believe that His Excellency would be kind enough to save them from fire and water for no reason.

If that's the case, then it's a poisonous spring, and drinking it quenches your thirst but kills.

Although they were all complaining just now, as if they were going bankrupt tomorrow, their enterprises have a certain scale and capital, and most of them will not suddenly collapse because of this sudden blow, but only suffer heavy losses. It's hard to suffer such a loss, but isn't it even more uncomfortable to watch the company be forcibly taken away?

These suspicious and wary glances did not make Fran angry, this was a situation she had foreseen for a long time, she would never take her opponents for fools, let alone such a group of shrewd businessmen.

"What's the matter, guys?" Curious, she asked, "Don't you think it's a good thing?" Or are you doubting the sincerity of His Excellency the Chancellor? ”

Her innocent question made the people present sit on pins and needles, this question is not easy to answer, to be honest, if you are not careful, you will offend people, who would dare to fool Miss Treville like a child.

After a moment of silence, the merchants finally organized their language, and only then did they dare to reply to Miss Tréville.

"Of course we can see the sincerity of Your Excellency, and we are very grateful that Your Excellency can remember to help us in such difficult times, but ......," said an older, bearded businessman cautiously to Fran, "I suppose Your Excellency, even if he had good intentions, would not have taken a large sum of money and spilled it out, right?" He's going to want something to compensate for, right......? So, Miss Treville, I think you will be able to reveal to us the true intentions of His Excellency the Chancellor, that we may be able to exercise a prudent judgment? ”

"You're thinking too commercially, sir." Fran chuckled, "Your Excellency is not thinking about things purely from business, but from the perspective of the Empire, from the perspective of the people, because he is the Minister of the Empire, he must consider these things. So don't doubt his motives, he just wants to help you through the next difficult times, and also to save the empire from the risks of mass unemployment. ”

So what exactly does he want? Many people were eager to ask clearly, but they didn't dare to ask, so they could only look at this young lady with anxious eyes.

From their standpoint, it must be very tempting to get financial or policy help when they are about to suffer huge losses, but they are afraid that the conditions will be too harsh, and they are now trying to find out what kind of conditions His Excellency wants to set for these financial aids, so that they can judge whether they will accept the help or not.

"Miss Treville, tell us all at once!" At this time, Eugène-Schneider finally looked impatient, "What does Your Excellency want us to do in order for us to receive financial assistance?" If Your Excellency the Minister wants some rewards, I am willing to do my best to give back a part of the funds as a thank you fee, and give them to the Minister for free! I have great respect for His Excellency, he is willing to help us, and we will never be stingy in reciprocating him! ”

"Yes!" "Yes!"

Eugène-Schneider's words immediately echoed him.

If, when the Minister uses state funds to aid them, he only wants some kickbacks, these businessmen will be happy to make their due gestures - many of the secret accounts in the Ministry of Communications come from their donations. They are willing to pay this price to maintain relations with the government and to please His Excellency.

As one of the few industrial giants in China, Eugène-Schneider's words naturally carried a lot of weight, and were also regarded as a faint representative of the businessmen present, and his words were so reasonable, so they easily received a warm response.

These businessmen didn't know that Eugène Schneider had already surrendered to the Tréville family in order to enter the huge railway order, and had secretly made an equity exchange, so in fact he was already cheering for the Tréville family, secretly leading the rhythm of others, and helping Fran control the whole situation.

"You're still only thinking from a businessman's point of view." The smile on Fran's face slowly faded, and he looked at Eugène Schneider with unpleasantness, "If it's just for the sake of money, why is there any need for Your Excellency Chancellor to bother to do such a thing?" ”

Seeing that Miss Tréville seemed to be a little angry, Eugène-Schneider immediately silenced her, and the others immediately kept quiet, for fear of provoking her again.

"Besides, the money he wants to use this time is not from the state - the government is now doing its best for the big things ahead, so why make such a decision if there is still idle money to use?" In silence, Fran continued, "This time he's going to use private money, strictly a loan. ”

"Borrowing?" The merchants were amazed. "With whom did you borrow money?"

"Loan with Baron de Beauwon." Fran immediately replied, "Your Excellency intends to borrow money from him in the name of the Ministry of Communications, and then set up a special aid fund project, which will be used to support you at the end - when you are in business difficulties, you can apply for assistance from this fund, and then receive financial support." ”

This explanation immediately made the people present wonder.

"This ...... Will this work? ”

In their situation, they need to find a way to alleviate the financial crisis, but if they want to borrow money from financial institutions, those bankers will assess their credit harshly, and they will ask for all kinds of collateral, and the funds they can get in the end may be limited.

According to His Excellency the Minister, if the Ministry of Communications is the main body of borrowing, the responsibility and risk will be borne by the government, and the bankers will certainly be willing to lend large sums of money to the government. And with their smooth cooperation with the ministry over the years, it will be much easier for them to apply for funds at that time.

This is certainly a great thing, it simply couldn't be better, and it makes people wonder if it's true at all.

"Your Excellency the Minister really wants to help you, I just want you to get through the next difficult times, there will be absolutely no other conditions, and you don't need to pay money to please him, as long as you can continue to serve the country with the attitude of the past, then this help will be unconditional." Seeing that the emotions of these people had been mobilized, Fran finally decided to have a showdown, "If I have to say that there is a condition, it is also a condition proposed by Baron de Beauwon, and it is a fairly reasonable condition. ”

"On what terms?" Someone asked right away.

"He asked you to make a written commitment that when the country restarts railway construction in the future, you will also take out loans through his bank, and hopes to send a few representatives to participate in the industry associations in order to communicate with you smoothly." Fran replied immediately, "Baron de Beauvois has taken a risk by lending money this time, and he wants to make sure that his funds are recovered as safely as possible...... I guess you can understand this, right? ”

No one answered, and everyone was thinking with their heads down, weighing the pros and cons to see if the baron would have any hidden killer moves.

"Your Excellency, in your honor, assures you that your business will never be interfered with!" Fran knew what they were hesitating about, and immediately emphasized, "Your Excellency the Chancellor would never want to see the Empire's railroad business become a playground for Baron de Beauwon, and you can rest assured of that. ”

If it was before, it was true, Charles's condition was exactly what Lola had been trying to do through Charles, and she even had a big fight with Charles in this club because of this, and was finally forcibly pushed down by Charles.

However, it was after that time that she unexpectedly conceived a child, which also caused an opportunity for Charles to change.

It stands to reason that although Charles has a good relationship with Baron de Beauvang and is a close collaborator, they are still wary of each other after all, and Charles will definitely not be so biased towards Baron in his own field, and it is better to let the bankers check each other's counterbalances in his position.

But now things are different, Lola has bore him a daughter, and it seems that the baron intends to give his family fortune to Liana - at least to make her one of the heirs.

In this case, the two sides can almost be said to be a family, and the scales have been completely tilted, so Charles simply made up his mind and was ready to tie this group of merchants firmly to the two families.

If that family business is destined to be inherited by his daughter, then simply make it bigger. That was Charles's decision.

Of course, these businessmen would not have understood that His Excellency the Chancellor's position had suddenly shifted so much.

So they were all tempted.

"Of course we believe in Your Excellency." Some said with relief. (To be continued.) )