Zhu Jingyuan asked for the right to build roads in French Canada, and then continued to remind Charles in a summary manner:

"You can ask your father to appoint you Governor General of Canada and live in the Canadian region for a few months each year.

"In the name of you, the Governor-General, you will directly decide on the affairs of the Canadian region, and formulate the direction of development and the construction plan.

"This can improve the administrative efficiency of the Canadian region, and the key is to exercise your own governing ability."

Charles nodded directly without hesitation this time:

"I'll go and apply to my father, thank you for the advice of my best friend."

Zhu Jingyuan thought of where to go, and told Xia Er some details in all aspects.

Then the topic turned to France itself, mainly about money, that is, loans.

Zhu Jingyuan said with a smile:

"It's the same as building roads in Canada, Daming can give you a loan from the French royal family.

"Then you can't allow Daming to operate the banking and financial industry in your country, right?"

Charles felt that what Zhu Jingyuan said made sense:

"It does ......"

Talleyrand glared again.

My previous emotion was too early.

His Royal Highness Charles does have a certain ability to make decisions, but the way this decision is made is still problematic.

If only His Royal Highness Charles hadn't listened to Prince Daishi's words.

Talleyrand subconsciously wanted to dissuade again:

"Your Highness......"

But this time Zhu Jingyuan himself has taken the initiative to speak:

"Don't be too busy agreeing, this kind of thing is not something you can decide, go back and let your father and the prime minister discuss and decide.

"The interest rate of the loan from the Daming Bank to the Bourbon royal family is five cents per year, that is, five percent, for a maximum period of twenty years.

"The amount will be enough for you to repay the interest on all previous loans.

"I can also give you another personal loan, the interest rate can be as low as three cents a year, and the period can be up to ten years.

"That's enough money for you to invest in some big industrial companies.

"I can't decide directly at this point about the exact amount of money to be borrowed and how much to borrow.

"Daming Bank and I will arrange professional financial personnel to go back to France with you to review the financial situation of the French royal family.

"Determine the amount of the loan according to your needs."

An annual interest rate of five cents is a normal interest, but that is the normal interest for a normal lender.

Now the finances of the French royal family and the imperial court are very bad, and it is no longer possible to get this kind of interest if you want to borrow from ordinary banks.

A loan with an annual interest rate of three cents is a real low-interest borrowing.

After hearing this, Prince Charles was very moved and thanked Zhu Jingyuan again and again:

"Thank you so much, my dear friend, I will definitely convince my father, and I will definitely use this money well......"

Talleyrand also knew that the interest rate on this loan was very good.

But Talleyrand understood that the price of these loans and borrowings was the opening of banking and the financial industry to the Ming Dynasty.

However, since Zhu Jingyuan said that there is no need to make a decision on the spot, Talelang only expressed some gratitude:

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness Prince Daishi, for your kindness, and we will discuss it carefully with His Majesty the King."

Zhu Jingyuan nodded noncommittally, and then continued to add:

"The purpose of the loan I gave you from Daming Bank is not for you to feed the Taixi Banker.

"In the process of borrowing, repaying, and investing, you are also going to start a round of liquidation.

"I do not believe that in all these years of war, there were no nobles and bankers who betrayed the country, hoarded and even smuggled illegally, or even prepared to rebel or create chaos.

"For example, the Duke of Orleans in your country, he has died eight hundred times for all the things he did.

"The shops on his porch have now become centers of activity for your French rebels, and there are countless illegal trades.

"Now that the war is over, you should kill these moths before you can continue to repay the loans.

"This should also ease some of the financial pressure.

"In order to support these operations, you first have to put the army in order.

"Build up an elite army that will be absolutely obedient to you, to capture and punish traitors, and to suppress any rebels that may arise."

Prince Charles was visibly stunned:

"The Duke of Orleans? His palace was given to his ancestors by His Majesty Louis XIV, and the police were not entitled to enter......"

Zhu Jingyuan directly sneered and said:

"Louis XIV wouldn't have allowed him to indulge the rebels, would he? This can be regarded as a crime of rebellion in the Ming Dynasty.

"The Orleans family staged a coup d'état in the time of Louis XV, which was also a capital crime in the Ming Dynasty.

"This is not the feudal era of feudal domains, and the empire cannot allow such places that are not under the jurisdiction of the state.

"After you go back this time, you will directly bring someone over to raid his house, and exile him if you don't want to kill anyone.

"Also, a Zhuhu family like the Rothsier family has done a lot of illegal things.

"The point is that even if you are caught and killed, it will not cause social unrest.

"Ordinary Frenchmen should be eager for them to be caught."

Charles hesitated:

"But...... I don't necessarily have enough evidence, and I'm just a crown prince, so I'm not qualified to do such a thing. ”

Zhu Jingyuan continued to agitate:

"There are many things that don't need evidence, if you have to, I'll let Xichang prepare some for you.

"As for whether you are qualified or not, you are qualified as long as you are willing to do it, and your identity is your qualification.

"Your father himself is relatively soft-tempered, and if you do these things directly, he should not punish you.

"At the same time, I'm also your back, and he has to think about the consequences before he wants to punish you.

"The loan given by Da Ming and the loan I gave were all pulled back by you.

"The current situation in France, whoever can get the money has the right to make any decision.

Again, this situation does not allow you to hesitate.

"As you said before, when there is chaos, there is chaos.

"As a future monarch, you have to make your decisions, and then your courtiers and soldiers will obey you."

Charles was still a little hesitant, but when Zhu Jingyuan said the end, Charles nodded seriously:

"I see, I'll think about it seriously, thank you, dear friend......"

Zhu Jingyuan also nodded slightly, and continued to explain other thoughts:

"In the current situation in France, it is not enough to have money, otherwise sooner or later it will go into the pockets of those bankers.

"There have to be industries and jobs to absorb the unemployed workers who have been released by previously bankrupt manufacturers.

"You can learn from the Ming Dynasty and build some industrial companies owned by the royal family, and some manufacturers directly under the imperial court.

"At the same time, Daming and Da Shiguo are also willing to invest in some industries in your country.

"In addition to building roads, as in Canada, power plants, steel mills, machinery factories, textile mills, food factories are also being built.

"But the role of these factories is mainly to absorb the lower wage earners.

"The key groups that affect social stability are also intellectuals and the middle class.

"So I'm also going to open a school, a newspaper, a theater, and a radio news broadcaster.

"These things are not something that you can decide directly on Charles and Talleyrand, and send them back for your king to decide.

"You want us to invest in something, like we open up certain industries."

After Zhu Jingyuan finished speaking this time, Charles and Talelang were silent for a while.

These requirements, these industries, are very important.

If the relevant industries in France are completely controlled by the Ming Dynasty, then France will not be able to be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

With the capital and technical advantages of the Ming royal consortium, it is difficult for local manufacturers in France to compete with the Ming Dynasty.

After the scene was quiet for a long time, Charles asked quite tangledly:

"Is opening up these industries a condition for Daming to be willing to give loans to France?"

When Talleyrand heard this, he immediately pricked up his ears.

This is a very critical question, and if Charles does not ask, Talleyrand will have to ask later.

But they didn't expect much from this answer.

As a result, Zhu Jingyuan gave them an answer that looked like a surprise:

"The condition for us to invest in a particular industry is the industry itself.

"The condition of the loan is to open up the financial industry, and the condition for building steel plants is to open up the steel industry.

"If you open up the financial industry, we will provide loans, and if you open up the steel industry, we will invest in the construction of steel plants.

"On the other hand, if you don't open up a certain industry, we don't invest in a certain industry.

"You don't open up other industries, as long as you take out loans, then only open up the financial industry."

Talleyrand was a little surprised after hearing this, but he was also vaguely worried, and always felt that there was something wrong with it.

Talleyrand looked at Charles and reminded him that he could use his identity to ask directly, also to see if Charles was aware of the problem.

Charles may have thought differently than Talleyrand, but he did feel uneasy:

"Best Friends...... I don't know what to say, I feel like there's something you haven't said.

"If France really only needs loans, no other investments, and doesn't open up those industries, you should be very unhappy?"

Zhu Jingyuan smiled:

"It's just the relationship between you and me, so I'm willing to give you an explanation and interpret the diplomatic logic of the Ming Dynasty.

"This logic is actually very simple, Daming is willing to accept you into the Daming system, the question is whether you are willing.

"It's like two friends, you are willing to tell me that you have those troubles, so that I can help you in this trouble.

"If you don't tell me anything, then we can't help you, and we're not friends, are we?

"If you only need a loan, then we will also do business, I will lend you money, and I will charge interest on an IOU.

"If you open up certain key industries to Daming, Daming can support you in those industries.

"In the process of cooperation and support, trust is built, and over time, the two countries can be regarded as strategic partners.

"To put it bluntly, this is to see if your France's future diplomatic strategy will fall to the side of the Ming Dynasty.

"To what extent, is it one-sided, there is still competition and cooperation, or to maintain all-round competition and vigilance."

It dawned on Charles:

"I understand, of course I personally hope that France can fully fall to the Ming Dynasty, but my father and the nobles may not be able to accept it."

Talelang next to him also asked very seriously:

"If France is willing to fully surrender to the Ming diplomatically, can the Ming sign a formal alliance agreement with France?"

Zhu Jingyuan shook his head with a smile and said:

"Unless it is the real resurrection of Rome and the complete unification of the Tessie Continent, you are qualified to sign an alliance agreement with the Great Ming.

"For the existing other countries, Daming will only sign agreements.

"But don't worry, tributary is an advanced form of alliance, and the Zongfan agreement contains the role of an alliance agreement."

Talleyrand's expression suddenly became a little embarrassed:

"Uh...... This ......"