Zana did well, and after talking to a few shop representatives, the price was a little lower than expected.

Of course, after all, it is such a large amount of money transactions, and it is impossible to settle it on the spot.

After a while, we will find an occasion to sign a formal contract.

Alfonso then went to register a company called "Wal-Mart Business Co., Ltd.", and plagiarized the largest supermarket in later generations to curry favor.

A subsidiary was established under the Alfonso company, called Wal-Mart French Department Store Co., Ltd.

At present, the company is also wholly owned by Alfonso, but he plans to wait until the supermarket opens to make money, and then attract some investment from the Bonaparte family and the French aristocracy.

On the one hand, it is a bundle of interests, on the other hand, it is true that there is no money, and he still has a lot of plans to carry out, how can he rely on the money that the queen brought when she fled.

Zana, on the other hand, joined Alfonso after showing his ability and is now his only employee.

The supermarket matter will be handed over to Zana for the time being, and he has already sent a letter to Isabella to ask Lucio to come over, and the two will supervise each other, and he should be at ease as a shopkeeper.

He took care of the supermarket for 1 month later, and when the supermarket began to be renovated, he had to choose the decoration style and then decide which products to put on the shelves.

But the absence of him in the supermarket does not mean that he is idle.

Not far away, the Franco-Prussian War will be fought, and his goal is to gain prestige!

You can't go to the battlefield with a gun in your hand, he's still a Spanish citizen.

You can only start from the side, you have to intervene in the battlefield without offending both sides, what can meet this requirement?

Red Cross Society!

Alfonso decided to be the founder of the Red Cross, how righteous and upright, in line with Catholic doctrine, in line with morality, in line with the nobility.

It can also attract doctors in a big way, and in the future, it will definitely promote the development of medicine by setting up its headquarters in Spain.

You must know that most of the doctors have some feelings of helping the suffering.

But when he sent someone to investigate, he found out that a similar organization had already appeared, called the "International Committee for the Rescue of Wounded Soldiers".

This is the predecessor of the Red Cross, which was founded three years ago by the Swiss banker Henri Dunant.

Now that the Geneva Treaty has been signed, the committee has spread to 12 countries.

The plate is quite large, but its influence in various countries is quite limited.

Only in Switzerland can it be considered to have formed a certain size, with a headquarters, dozens of staff, and a small number of people can be organized in wartime.

The committees in other countries are in the state of two or three big cats and small kittens.

What is currently slowing down the development of this organization is the lack of money, very short of money.

After all, as a decent job, doctors need a lot of wages, so they can't give up their small family for everyone.

In addition, medicine in this era is still in rapid development, medical equipment, laboratories, volunteers, which do not need money.

Henry Dunant, as an ordinary small banker, could not afford such a huge overhead.

And as Henry became more focused on the rescue business, his bank went from bad to worse.

Historically, in 1875, just 12 years after the commission was formed, his bank went bankrupt and he himself lived in a slum in Paris.

When Alfonso learned of this, he sent for him to talk to him about the business of saving the people.

……

Four days later, Henry was sitting across from Alfonso, and they had made an appointment in the parlor of Alfonso's rented villa.

It can be seen that Henry is a little restrained and nervous, not only because he is a commoner facing the crown prince, but also because he is now facing investors as an entrepreneur.

But Henry also had a strange feeling in his heart, sitting across from him was the youngest investor he had ever faced.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Henry, you're a great man." Alfonso said this sincerely, as the first person to establish the Red Cross and benefit hundreds of people in later generations, he really deserves respect.

Henry was stunned, he didn't expect to be awarded such a high evaluation.

My family knew their own affairs, and the signing of the Geneva Treaty was originally a political achievement project, and the governments of various countries only signed the treaty to show that they were just and humane, and after signing it, they did not care much about it.

"Thank you, Your Highness Alfonso, I didn't expect you to say that, now there are many people in my hometown who say that I am crazy."

"Time will prove the correctness of what you are doing, and I am willing to work with you to develop this great cause." Alfonso got straight to the point.

After all, it was not a serious business negotiation, and he believed that Henry had no reason to refuse his offer.

He needs honor, Henry needs money, there is no competing interests, and there is nothing to say about the two.

"Well, I'm honored with that. Heard you're interested in investing in the committee? ”

"Don't bring in the business negotiation of the bank, not investment, but donation to a sacred cause!" Alfonso retorted.

Seeing the teachable expression on the other side, he continued: "I plan to donate 20,000 pounds in the early stage, and this money will arrive in the account within one month."

I will gradually increase my donations, and I will promise no less than £20,000 every year in the future! It will only be high, not low.

Of course, how to spend this money will have to be discussed with me. ”

Henry's heart was pounding, the bank he ran was now sold, and he could get less than 10,000 pounds.

Of course, he also knew that such a lucrative condition would definitely need to be reciprocated, so he nodded and waited for the rest of the story.

"After the 20,000 pounds are in the account, leave Switzerland alone, and put up the Prussian and French stalls first.

I asked that by wartime, at least more than 800 wartime medical personnel could be organized on each side. ”

Henry was taken aback when he heard this request, "You, you think Pf.P. is going to war!" ”

Alfonso smiled: "Only God knows what will happen in the future, I am just preventing this possibility." ”

He was not afraid of the other side leaking out, and since Prussia defeated Austria, there have never been a few people who felt that Prussia was going to war.

Especially after Prussia formed the North German Confederation and France claimed German territory, this kind of talk was even more noisy, and every war could not have been launched without a trace.

"Second, you also know that I am the prince of Spain, and when I return to China, the international headquarters will be located in Spain, and the committee will also assist me in the development of medical care in Spain."

Henry nodded, he was a true internationalist, and it didn't matter to him where he was headquartered, let alone whether the other party could return to China.

"Thirdly, I ask for the position of Honorary President of the International Committee, a position that can be passed on to my descendants."

"No problem, if His Highness needs it, I, the chairman, can let someone you arrange to be the person, and I will give him a hand."

Alfonso waved his hand, he understood the dedication of the man in front of him:

"What do I want you to do as chairman, in the future, the rescue organizations in various countries will definitely cooperate with you.

They would definitely have a lot of autonomy, and it would not be possible to leave all the medical care of wounded soldiers to an international organization.

There are only a lot of things that you, the chairman, can do, so I just want a name. ”

Henry sighed: "Your Highness, you are really the best investor, unlike other businessmen, who ask for everything when they invest money. ”

Alfonso laughed: "That's how it is in business, I'm similar to them, but we're not a business, it's a sacred cause."

Since you have agreed, we are partners, let me teach you a few hands of this partner, your current operation is still a bit immature in my opinion. ”

Henry said he was listening.

"Change the name, the International Committee for the Rescue of Wounded Soldiers, there is no distinctiveness, and there is a reason for doing business, and only with a brand can people remember.

I think your red cross is a good symbol, and you will change your name to the International Committee of the Red Cross in the future. ”

"Good idea, we're going to differentiate us from other medical organizations, Red Cross, good name!" Henry's eyes lit up and he was pleasantly surprised.

"Then you have to run a newspaper, and it is not enough to do things with your head down, and just doing things without propaganda is equivalent to not doing them.

Big deal! All countries have to issue it, well... Now that we are relatively short of money, we will first do Britain, France, Prussia, Austria, Italy, and Western Denmark, and the United States is too far away to postpone it.

When your own newspaper is not yet influential, you spend some money to let other newspapers publish it, where you have saved which people. ”

Henry was a little embarrassed and said, "We also want to publish a newspaper and get donations."

The main thing is that we haven't done anything yet, the Austro-Prussian war is going too fast, and it's over before we arrive. ”

Alfonso taught: "It's not just those big wars, like the endless local conflicts in Spain, you can also find opportunities to intervene.

If you really have nothing to do, you can organize a few doctors, find a few children who are in a miserable situation, and give them a small sum of money and a few pieces of bread.

The newspapers talked about the child's tragic experience and how his life changed when he met the Red Cross......"

A few hours later, Henry went away in high spirits, and he felt like he had grown a lot.

He learned from Alfonso how to raise donations and put on a show, and how to improve the structure of a relief organization......

Finally, Alfonso pledged to develop the Red Cross into an all-weather relief organization that retains influence in peacetime.

When he succeeded to the Spanish throne, he would also help push for the signing of treaties for the protection of prisoners of war.