With the howl of the cold wind, thick clouds covered the entire sky. ■↑Under this strict canopy, it has just arrived in the afternoon, but it has become as gloomy as the evening.

Despite the gloomy weather, the study of the great banker, Baron de Beauvan, was still brightly lit and there was not a trace of gloom to be seen. Solid gold or gilded candlesticks and utensils shimmer with a piercing light, brightening the delicate tapestries and carpets, while the intoxicating fragrance of flowers freshly plucked from the garden greenhouse in the expensive Qing vases in the corners.

However, this rare atmosphere of wealth did not make the owner of the room feel better.

Behind the desk, a baron with a monocle, with a copy of the text in his hand, was studying it carefully. As he read, his hands were trembling slightly, revealing his master's mood at this time.

In the study, the secretary and his subordinates, who knew his temper well, were already in a very uneasy mood, because they knew that the next storm was coming.

"Bang!"

As if in response to everyone's expectations, a loud bang sounded from the desk, and almost everyone shivered at the same time.

Baron de Beauwin slapped the essay on his desk in a variety of ways, making it crumpled in an instant. As if this was not enough to relieve his anger, he swept the other texts on the table onto the carpet with a bang.

It was a rare outburst of rage for him.

"None of these Jews are good! Not a good thing! All of them are dog mongrels! They all deserve hell! The baron roared as he slammed into it. Even the bruises on his forehead appeared, "I can't wait to personally catch them one by one and burn them to death!" Dog mongrel! Bastard! I can't spare them! ”

Others did not dare to persuade at all. He could only shrink his head and let the baron vent, while praying in his heart that this anger would not spread on him when the time came. You can hear pins falling in the room. All that remained was the baron's heavy breathing.

After a long moment, the baron finally calmed down a little, and the bulging veins gradually retracted to his forehead.

"Fuld, this dog mongrel, is so despicable and shameless! I can't spare him. As if to show his determination, he repeated it, but this time his tone was not as terrible as before. How dare he ignore me! Give me this! ”

[Achi11E-Fou1D, 18oo-1867, the son of a successful French Jewish banker Léon Fulder, followed his father in the management of the bank's business as a young man. He soon became a well-known banker. At the beginning of 1842 he entered politics and was elected vice-governor of the Hautes-Pyrenees in that year. From that time, until his death, he was actively engaged in state affairs. Dissatisfied with the July Dynasty, he gladly welcomed the February Revolution of 1848 and contributed to the formation of the Provisional Government.

After Louis Bonaparte was elected president, he strongly endorsed Louis Bonaparte's ideas and became a Bonapartist element. In April 185o, he became Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Count Opple. He also became an important financial official during the Imperial Age. 】

Seeing that the boss had lost his temper a little, a middle-aged assistant with a relatively high status of the baron finally raised his courage and spoke softly, "Sir." You don't have to be too angry, the situation is not so bad now, Mr. Minister still told you in advance after all......"

"Such a big policy shift. What's the point of a day half a day in advance! As if angered again, the baron roared again. Frightened, his face turned pale instantly, "I still don't understand?" This donkey is mad at me. At this time, I was deliberately blocking me, making me speechless, and swallowing millions of losses in vain! ”

The big banker is qualified to say that.

As a traditional business, the Baron has invested a large amount in state bonds, and thanks to their good relationship with the French Ministry of Finance, they have always been very shrewd and at the forefront of the market.

Today, things are a little different. When the Paris Exchange opened, the price of the bonds had risen somewhat, as had been expected, and the Baron's agents made a large additional investment as originally planned. However, this round of rally did not last long, starting at a quarter past two o'clock, because of the sudden influx of unidentified huge funds into the market to short, the price of bonds fell rapidly, and for a time his agents were caught off guard.

And just after the exchange closed trading at three o'clock, the baron, who had not yet come to his senses, finally received a personal letter from the Minister of Finance, Mr. Fulder, informing him that he was going to take conservative measures to stabilize the market because of the recent political changes, and that the Ministry of Finance had made new changes in its recent policy, which was undoubtedly the source of the sudden collapse in bond prices.

However, it was too late to get the news, and millions of losses had already been done, so it was no wonder that the baron was so furious.

"This donkey is still pretending not to understand anything in front of me, phew! The sudden influx of funds must have belonged to his friends, right? A bunch of Jewish mongrels! Because he suddenly ate such a big stuffy stick, the baron still couldn't get rid of his hatred after a long time, "They have learned to play?" Okay, I'll settle accounts with them then! ”

"So what should we do now? Do you continue to invest more and fight with them, or do you ......," the assistant asked cautiously, "or hurry up and go to the small exchange, and simply throw away the bonds in hand?" ”

"Needless to say! Throw it away! Now that the shape is so unfavorable, what kind of anger are you betting with them, do you want to lose twice as much? In the future, there is an opportunity to take revenge, and there is no hurry at this time. The baron waved his hand and replied angrily, "When the time comes, you should hurry to the small exchange and throw away all the bonds that you can throw away, and don't wait for the price to fall further in." ”

[Refers to the Turtoni coffee shop on the boulevard in Italy.]

Because the regular Paris Bourse only traded between 1 and 3 p.m., French speculators at the time gathered in and around the café during the exchange's informal hours.

Therefore. The Turtoni coffee shop and its neighbouring area are known as the "Little Exchange". 】

After getting the boss's instructions, the others also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he was angry, and his shrewd mind was as clear as ever.

"Today's accident is a lesson. I remember......" After pondering for a moment, the baron frowned and said to his men, "You should also make it clear to me that we should not engage in any more things lately, we must shrink our front and wait until the situation is clearer." ”

"Understood, sir!" Everyone nodded hurriedly.

Then the baron shook the bell on the table and called his personal servant in.

"Go and call the young lady and the young master."

The servant immediately took the order and went away.

And then. The servant soon returned.

"The young master went out today, and the young lady is still at home, and she will come over soon, master."

This bastard son ran out and fooled around again! A wave of anger could not help but swell over the big banker's heart again. But this time he still suppressed it and didn't explode. "Call Lola in."

"Dad, what's wrong with you? Don't seem to be in a good mood? As soon as she entered the door, Lola looked at her father with concern, "Is there a big deal?" ”

"Hmm. Something is wrong," the baron shrugged, then smiled, "Your dad just lost a few million on the exchange. ”

This smile. It never shows itself in front of the people next to you.

"How so?" Lola's eyes widened.

The baron spread his hands and made a gesture, and then the assistant immediately told the eldest lady about the day.

After listening to the whole story of this incident that cost her family millions, Lola frowned tightly at first. Then there was silence for a long time.

Finally, she calmly furrowed her brow.

"I see. Dad, I'll take your lesson to heart. In the future, I will definitely be more cautious and will never make such mistakes in politics. ”

"Good daughter! That's what I want! Perhaps very satisfied with his daughter's appearance, the baron couldn't help but smile and nodded, "As long as you can have this bearing, what is the loss, and then you will earn it back!" ”

Then, he pointed to his men, "That's why Dad called you over, and then they're going to go to the small exchange to sell the remaining bonds and recover some losses for us, and if you want to go, you can go with you and learn how to do it." ”

"Daddy, I want to go! You let me go! Without any hesitation, Lola replied immediately. I will definitely learn from the gentlemen well, and I will not get in their way. ”

"Very well," the baron nodded, then gestured to his men.

They understood and immediately went out of the study to prepare.

Although the eldest lady is studying, it is also a kind of surveillance, and they naturally have to be more attentive than usual.

After everyone left, only father and daughter were left in the study.

The baron looked at his daughter lovingly and patted her on the head.

"Lola, I'm going to have to work hard for you these days."

"Nothing, that's what I'm supposed to do, father." Lola smiled and replied, "Anyway, I'm your daughter too." ”

"Hey, if only your brother had been so sensible! I don't know who he's obsessed with for a while, he's always not at home! ”

"Brother has worked very hard, Dad, don't say that about him." Lola calmly said good things for her brother.

"Huh, effort?" The baron sneered and shook his head, "I can see that he doesn't have that talent!" I'm afraid he'll need your help in the future...... Tell me more about him lately, and don't let him hang out all the time. ”

Even if it is so useless, the elder brother still gets the greatest favor from his father, and he is just one of his assistants.

Because her mind was already numb, Lola didn't even have any feelings similar to jealousy or anger in her heart at this time.

"Well, I will, Dad." Lola bowed her head in obedience.

He's dead, Daddy. (To be continued!)

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