According to intelligence, it will be the 44th birthday of the major general Lucas in two days, and long before that, Lucas has already posted a heroic post, and almost all the nobles who have some status in Paris have received invitations.

After the German army occupied Paris, on the one hand, it was necessary to implement high-pressure rule, and on the other hand, it was necessary to settle Paris, otherwise all the people in Paris would run away or die, and only an empty city would remain, and it would be of little use for the German army to occupy it. In this way, it is very necessary to win over the old French aristocracy, which is also a move of Lucas to win over the division.

Charles de Gaulle, who preached liberal democracy, was still in England, the French puppet government was relocated to Vichy, and Paris was again under German control. Lucas is also obviously well aware that pure violence cannot completely control a city, and it is precisely through his birthday that he has given publicity a chance to get closer.

After knowing this birthday party, Zhang Yang and Perez quickly found a relatively down-and-out nobleman, the aristocratic status at this time was embarrassing, on the one hand, the common people were constantly opposing the aristocracy, on the other hand, the power fell into the hands of the Germans, and the noble title, which was full of glory in the past, has now become a thick irony.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Zhang Yang would hardly have believed that this was a nobleman.

With the help of the underground intelligence network planted by the Allies in Paris, Zhang Yang and they were able to obtain a very detailed list of nobles, on which dozens of large and small families were recorded, whether they were still in glory or dying, the list was mostly mentioned.

"The aristocratic family we are looking for can't be too good, at least not too well now. Otherwise, he wouldn't have paid attention to our request at all. It's best to be a great nobleman who was beautiful before, but now it's down, if the level is too low. I'm afraid they don't even have the qualifications to get the invitation, only the down-and-out nobles, who best meet our immediate needs. ”

Zhang Yang quickly excluded two-thirds of the list, and some families and nobles who were in decline but could still maintain a relatively high quality of life were excluded by him as soon as possible, and then screened out those whose rank was not enough, and finally left one-third of the list.

"Our purpose is to blend in with the banquet, so we need a legal and open identity. It would be nice if you could buy off these rotten guys, and contact them secretly, in the name of being prepared to show favor to Lucas. Don't make them suspicious. Zhang Yang pinched the list and smiled brightly.

"But I guess some guys are already scared, and I'm afraid that even if they can guess our identity, they won't dare to say it."

Perez took the initiative to take over the task, glanced at the list above and said, "Leave the matter of contact with them to me." I know some native French. Should be able to help somewhat. ”

"OK, we've got two days to get this done, and the funds needed will be deducted from me." Zhang Yang nodded in agreement, Perez also has the aura of the Rockefeller family, even if the main forces and connections are in the army, but in such a big family, it is inevitable to have contact with people in this circle. Obviously, it shouldn't be too bad to get to know Perez and get to the point of being "friends" with him.

Zhang Yang didn't have to worry about whether Perez's friends would leak secrets. He and Perez are grasshoppers tied to a rope at the moment, sharing honor and disgrace. If Perez can't even handle such a thing, then I'm sorry for the name Rockefeller.

On the afternoon of the next day, Perez contacted a qualified nobleman through his connections in France, and the other party offered a price of 500 francs.

"Mr. Leon."

Perez was wearing a neat suit, showing good upbringing, and glanced at the young man who was drinking the tea that had been rushed over and said:

"Do you know what you can buy for five hundred francs in what is now Paris? That's enough to cover your living expenses for two months! You can buy a lot of high-quality coal, which is enough for at least two months, so that you can hide in a warm house and sleep well in such a ghost weather! ”

The young man sitting opposite him, although the suit on his body was very neat, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that it should be last year's or the year's clothes, but it was washed and washed, ironed and ironed, and although it was well maintained, the work of getting old clothes was inevitable, which also reflected that the life of this Mr. Leon was not very good.

"Monsieur Jonas, I have a very sincere price, isn't it worth the five hundred francs for the two invitations to Major General Lucas's birthday party!"

The new heir of the Leone family, Leon. Bruno is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp either, and while drinking tea, his two wandering eyes have been staring at Perez, of course, at this time Perez is using the pseudonym "Jonas".

When he came into contact with this guy, Perez just let his friend act as an intermediary, introducing himself to the other party, claiming that he was a businessman who wanted to secretly get closer to Lucas, and Perez's etiquette training at Rockefeller made the down-and-out Leone family heir believe that Perez was once a down-and-out nobleman like himself.

In order to stimulate the other party, Perez showed deep financial resources, of course, these things were bought from Zhang Yang's hands, Perez did not use Rockefeller's power, not that he was unwilling to pay these small money, but that he thought that Rockefeller's power should not be used for such small things.

"A hundred francs, Monsieur Leon, this is my price."

Perez looked at Leon, who was sitting on the ground, and narrowed his eyes.

"Then I'm sorry, Monsieur Jonas, I can only say sorry to you for such a price, I can make some more concessions, four hundred and fifty francs."

Leon apparently treats Perez as a wronged man who has money and nowhere to spend.

If this were not the case, he would not dare to open his mouth to be a bargaining chip of five hundred francs, knowing that many civilians only live on five francs a day, and even if they live in luxury, they can live at least two or three months. It's a pity that such a standard of living is not what Leon originally intended to bear, he hopes to reproduce the glory of the family during his grandfather's time, but it is a pity that Perez is not only not wronged, but also a calculating businessman, after hearing Leon's chips, he sneered directly, got up and brushed his sleeves away.

"Alright then, I'm leaving."

Leon, who was waiting for Perez to bargain a little bit, was dumbfounded when he saw Perez turn his head and leave directly, although he knew that the price he offered was a bit scary, but it was the so-called sky-high bidding, sitting on the ground and paying back, who would have thought that Perez would not even have the interest in sitting down and bargaining slowly?

Just as Perez walked to the door, Leon's hurried voice came from behind him:

"One hundred and fifty francs! Mr. Jonas, nothing less is missing! Otherwise, my grandfather would have jumped out of the grave, taken me as a family disgrace, and grabbed me by the tie and threw me into the Mediterranean! (To be continued......)