Ernst is generally satisfied with the work of the Heshingen consortium branch in Marseille and can score at least eight points.

However, after rewarding, punishing, praising and rewarding some outstanding employees, some deficiencies here have been adjusted.

Apart from the state of the company's business, there is nothing Ernst particularly wants to see in Marseille.

After a brief tour of the city of Marseille on the second day, Ernst and his party left.

Along the railway north, Ernst first reached the French textile city of Lyon, from where he diverted to Paris.

October 18, 1868.

Paris, France.

At this time, it is impossible to find a city in Europe that can compare in size and quality to Paris, and of course this is only Ernst's personal opinion.

At the same time, the black chimneys and rivers flowing with black water in London, England, were suffocating.

The Vienna and Berlin environments, while not bad, are not outstanding in size.

St. Petersburg, on the other hand, is full of gloom and depression.

Napoleon III carried out a massive renovation and reconstruction of the old town of Paris, making the city vibrant and artistic.

Of course, the citizens of Paris at this time were not interested in this new city, and the French criticized this new city, probably meaning that it destroyed the unique taste of the old Paris.

Ernst still admired Paris from the perspective of his previous life, so naturally he could not understand the thinking of these people.

Of course, this did not prevent the citizens of Paris in this era from hating the new city, and there were many elites among the critics, including writers and artists.

In the end, under the pressure of public opinion, Napoleon III's designer Haussmann resigned to calm the situation, but the transformation of Paris continued.

Later, Paris also built the Eiffel Tower, which made the citizens of Paris hate and complain about it at that time.

The transformation of Paris by the government of Napoleon III basically laid the foundation for the later urban form of Paris, with more greenery on both sides of the new streets and urban parks everywhere.

Ernst's convoy drove slowly through the streets of Paris, through the sea of people, towards the place where the rich and noble lived in Paris.

……

A manor house in Paris.

Guided by his entourage, Ernst arrived at a meeting room.

"Oh, I didn't expect Knot Stantin's sons to be so old!" A gray-haired Frenchman sat on the sofa and looked at the visitors.

This is Grandpa Ernst's former comrade-in-arms, Count Jacob Medina of France (fictional).

"Jaime Medina, the grandson of my old friend. I really didn't expect that after so many years, Konstantin's little guy still has such a young son, and he is now sixty or seventy! Jacob Medina said to his son.

Jacob Medina's son is estimated to be sixty or seventy years old this year, and he is the same generation as Prince Konstantin.

"Hello, I'm Baron Jaime Medina, and welcome to Paris." Jaime Medina politely said to Ernst.

"Baron Jaime Medina is glad to meet you, and the old count wishes you good health." Ernst said to father and son.

"Today, the little ones in the family are not here, otherwise it would be nice to let them meet." Jacob Medina said.

The little guy refers to Jacob Medina's three grandchildren.

Jacob Medina's family was clearly more prosperous than the Heshingen royal family, and he had several brothers of his own, two sons and three grandsons of his own.

"It's a pity that the commander didn't come back when he settled in Bavaria, otherwise the remnants of our old days might have been able to get together, and now only I am the old fellow." Jacob Medina sighed.

The commander Jacob Medina was Ernst's maternal grandfather, Eugène de Beauharne, Napoleon's stepson and adjutant, but after Napoleon's restoration, Eugène de Beauharne did not return to France to support Napoleon, but stayed in Bavaria on the advice of his father-in-law, the then King of Bavaria.

"Back then, your grandfather and I fought under the same command, and although we were each our own masters, our friendship is unforgettable, and the sword and sword ......," the old Jacob Medina recounted in a low, slow voice.

Ernst and Jaime Medina listened in silence as Jacob Medina recounted his experiences as a young man.

"What are you doing in Paris this time? Little Ernst. Jacob Medina, reminiscing about the past, began to inquire about the purpose of Ernst's trip.

Ernst said respectfully: "Your Excellency, my father's explanation this time is to visit my father and grandfather's old friends, and there is no other purpose. ”

Jacob Medina nodded: "It's difficult! Some of you remember us old fellows, and when you go back, you must say hello to your father for me. ”

"Willing to help." Ernst Road.

"I'm afraid time is running out for us old fellows, so you young people have to move around a lot, make friends, and have a lot of paths, especially among the nobles...... " Jacob Medina said to the young men.

……

Ernst spent three days in Paris, visiting the former partners of the Hashingen royal family, many of whom were no longer there because of their age.

However, the Heichengen royal family has re-established its network of relations in France, and the two sides can at least support each other in public opinion as long as they communicate more in the future.

In addition to this, Ernst also visited other great Parisian nobles, including various factions, even the Bonapartes.

As for the past between the royal family of Hehingen and the Bonaparte, it is nothing in European history, and enemies can become friends for the sake of interests,

And the Heshingen royal family and the Bonaparte family obviously did not reach the level of enemies, that is, Konstantin rarely went abroad in these years, so the contact with these forces was reduced.

For example, Carol I was able to serve as Emperor of Romania, and Napoleon III was behind it.

But history proved that this investment was a failure, and Carol I ended up favoring his family and siding with Prussia.

Where there is cooperation, there is a stab, as is now the dispute between the two sides over Leopold and the Spanish throne.

Therefore, the aristocratic world does not take things as happy, does not take one's own sorrow, and everything is based on practical interests.

And Ernst came to Paris, not necessarily to get the support of these people, the most important thing is to reconstruct the network, intelligence is an important bargaining chip for the exchange between nobles, as the head of the land, their information can better make the Hexingen royal family avoid risks.

(End of chapter)