"Ahir, I knew you were going to make this request!"

Jérôme. As he spoke, Bonaparte felt in his pocket and pulled out two cigarettes, one of which he handed to Archer. Fulder.

Ahir. Furd took Jérôme with both hands. Bonaparte handed over the cigarette and took out the match he had brought with him from his pocket.

Right here in Ahir. Fuld stood up and wanted to serve Jérôme. Bonaparte praised Jérôme. Bonaparte pressed his hand, and then took out a matchbox from his pocket: "No need! I have! ”

Ahir. Fuld sat back in his original position, Jérôme. Bonaparte drew a match, gently stroked it at the matchbox, and the orange-yellow flame ignited, and then slowly approached the cigarette.

White smoke appears in Jérôme. Bonaparte's thumb and forefinger were in place, and his face also showed an expression of intoxication.

Sit in Jérôme. Arhill beside Bonaparte. Fuld also lit his cigarette and, after taking a puff, said, "Your Majesty, I beg your pardon!

If you let George. If the Ottomans continue to be the high-ranking official of the Seine, the entire Seine province and even the entire empire will be dragged down by his plan!

As of now, George. The Ottoman dignitaries have already spent a billion francs on the renovation of Paris!

It is estimated that it will cost another 1 billion francs to be able to truly complete the transformation of Paris! ”

"Ahir, think for the better!" Jérôme. Bonaparte took another puff of his flue, "A large part of these costs are not paid by the Seine provincial government, but by the bankers and real estate developers who contract the land!"

This invisibly relieves the pressure on our government! ”

"I'll admit it, George. The methods of the Ottoman officials did reduce the government's debt, but the remaining debt was still a huge number! "Ahir. Fuld argued, and then added: "Your Majesty, I am not against the transformation of Paris!"

In terms of the renovation of Paris, my opinion is actually the same as that of George. The opinion of the Ottoman officials is the same, but I do not think that George. Ottoman was right to do this!

The renovation of Paris was supposed to take at least 30 years to complete. The Ottoman high-ranking officials had to do it in 15 years!

This will only make the government have a huge debt out of thin air!

In order to pay off our debts, we have to do things that we don't want to do. ”

"What we don't want to do?" Jérôme. Bonaparte muttered, and then said to Archer. Fuld said, "You mean the new tax?" ”

"That's right! Your Majesty! "Ahir. Fuld vs Jérôme. "As far as the current finances of the Seine are concerned, it will take us at least five years or so to be able to pay off our debts!"

If neither the work stoppage nor the new tax is added, then the Seine will be in a difficult financial situation!

Especially at a critical juncture when the recent economic crisis may be coming! ”

Ahir. Fuld deliberately added the phrase "economic crisis", in order to make Jérôme . Bonaparte made up his mind.

"If I do not agree to the removal of George. Haussmann, and if you want the Ministry of Finance and the Banque de France to help the Seine through this difficult situation, then what should I do? "Jérôme. Bonaparte asked Arshiel in a slightly threatening tone. Fuld Road.

"Your Majesty, there is only one way!" Ahir. Fuld looked at Jérôme with a determined gaze. Bonaparte, then got up against Jérôme. Bonaparte continued: "Please allow me to resign from the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Treasury should be in the hands of someone more capable. ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte listened to Achill. After Fulder's answer, he showed a displeased expression, "Mr. Ahir, are you putting pressure on me?" ”

"No!" Ahir. Fuld shook his head at Jérôme. "I'm not putting pressure on you!" Bonaparte said. I just don't think I'm capable enough to handle the current situation! ”

"Will George . Will you be able to manage the current situation by ousting the Ottomans and halting all renovation work in the Seine? "Jérôme. Bonaparte frowned at Achill. Fuld Road.

"Your Majesty, I do not mean to stop the transformation of the Seine, but to slow it down!

The speed of the Seine is so fast that often the old city has not been completely demolished, and the new city planning has already begun!

This has led to many households sitting on the ground and raising prices after seeing the opportunity to make a fortune, and the grassroots have to agree to all their conditions in order to meet the performance!

Some of the land acquired by the Seine is twice as high as the market price...... As long as we can slow down, then people who have hoarded a lot of land in their hands and want to sell it to the government will be anxious, and the value of land will also decrease!

We were able to save a lot of money too! "Ahir. Fuld to Jérôme. Bonaparte explained.

"There's some truth to what you're saying!" Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded to Archill. Fuld Road.

"Your Majesty, so you agree!" Ahir. Fuld asked Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"If I don't agree, then Ahir. Fuld, will you resign! "This time Jérôme. Bonaparte's expression became extraordinarily serious, and he asked Arshier. Fuld Road.

"Your Majesty, I will submit my resignation to you!" Ahir. Fuld remained steadfast in his commitment to Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

"In that case, then I can promise you to let George. Ottoman leaves the high-ranking officials of the Seine! "Jérôme. Bonaparte vs. Achill. Fuld said.

Ahir. A look of joy appeared on Fuld's face when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked Jérôme. Bonaparte bowed.

"But!" Jérôme. Bonaparte turned to Achill. Fuld said, "You have to promise me two more conditions!" ”

"Your Majesty, which two conditions!" Ahir. Fuld asked Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

Jérôme. Bonaparte raised a finger and said with a very serious expression: "The first condition is that George. Haussmann resigned only from the post of senior official of the Seine, and his alternate in the Ministry of Public Works did not want to retain his position as a member of the municipal council of the Seine. The Ottomans still have the right to direct the development of the Seine, and you should be able to explain this condition! ”

Ahir. Fuld hesitated for a moment, he understood that His Majesty the Emperor would be able to agree to the removal of George. Ottoman had already made the biggest concessions.

The retention of the alternate Minister of Public Transport and the members of the Municipal Council of the Seine should be close to the emperor's bottom line.

So, Ahir. Fuld raised his head and replied loudly: "Your Majesty, I can promise you this condition!" ”

"There is also the Bank of France that has to bear the subsidies for the five major railway bureaus!" Jérôme. Bonaparte put forward the second condition.

"Your Majesty, the financial situation of the five major railway bureaus is quite good, and there is no need for subsidies!" Ahir. Fuld vs Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"But if the economic crisis comes, can you guarantee that the finances of the five major railway bureaus will be good?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked rhetorically.

Ahir. Fuld fell silent, and after a while he was greeted by Jérôme. Bonaparte responded: "Your Majesty, if the finances of the Railway Bureau (to be precise, the five major railway companies under the Railway Bureau) are really unable to support it, then the Bank of France and the Ministry of Finance will not stand idly by!" ”

"With your words, I'm relieved!" Jérôme. Bonaparte laughed at Achill. Fuld said.

Subsequently, Jérôme. Bonaparte and Arshier. Fulder's separately threw the cigarette in his hand into the ashtray.

Stay until Ahir. After Fuld's departure, Jérôme. Bonaparte sighed softly again.

……

Time flew by, and soon more than a month passed.

In the course of more than a month, France quickly sold half of the railway bonds of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Kingdom of Austria and Sardinia, and then used the profits from the sale of the bonds to trade with the Kingdom of Britain to buy gold, causing the Bank of England to increase the discount.

At the time of the sale of the bonds of the Austrian Imperial Railways, the then Austrian ambassador to France, Richard Brown. Metternich came to Jérôme. Bonaparte pleaded with Jérôme. Bonaparte put a sell-off on hold.

Richard. Metternich told Jérôme. Bonaparte, now the Austrian market, because of Jérôme. Bonaparte's sell-off became panicked.

If the French Empire continued to sell the Austrian Imperial Railway Bonds, then the bankers in the Austrian Empire and the British and Prussians would have to follow suit in selling the railway bonds.

In this case, the railway bonds of the Austrian Empire would have become the trigger for the economic crisis of the Austrian Empire.

Already half of the Austrian Imperial railway bonds were sold off in Jérôme. Bonaparte, considering that the friendship between France and Austria was far greater than those railroad bonds, decided not to sell the railroad bonds of the Austrian Empire again.

(More crucially, most of the Austrian Imperial railways currently in the hands of the French Empire are Bohemian and Vienna railways. Bonaparte thought that it would be difficult for the industrial area and the railroad near the capital to lose money, because it did not continue to sell. ）

At the same time, Jérôme. Bonaparte also paid tribute to Richard. Metternich assured that the French Empire, although it was now withdrawing from the railroad sector, was willing to invest in other areas of the Austrian Empire.

Richard. Metternich hurriedly asked Jérôme. Where Bonaparte was willing to invest, so that the Austrian Empire could introduce preferential policies.

Jérôme. Bonaparte told Richard. Metternich said that he wanted to establish a mining company in the Kingdom of Romania (the two principalities were merged into the Kingdom of Romania by the Austrian Empire to facilitate rule, as notified by the Austrian Emperor) and a food processing company in Hungary.

"Your Majesty, the gold mines of the Kingdom of Romania have been exhausted for a long time!" Richard. Metternich reminded.