Holy Roman Empire

The door of the office closed again, and the people retreated.One of the two bank representatives stayed indoors, while the other one stood outside the door, seemingly forbidding others from eavesdropping.

Baron Fodoron frowned, which was obviously a manifestation of distrust, but considering the current bad situation, he had to calm his temper.

"Let's say, what is going to be so mysterious? Be the first to explain that if you want to pay attention to the machinery factory, you don't have to waste time here.

The machinery factory is my child, and no matter how bad it is, I will not hand it over.You BNP Paribas are not qualified to take it from me!"

When he said this, Baron Fodoron was full of confidence.Although the power of the noble group has declined, it still holds the power of the French government.

Although the capitalists have money, they still cannot compare with the aristocracy in politics.

As a rare successful businessman among the nobles, Baron Fodoron has a strong network, and even a consortium will feel a headache once it is launched.

In this context, there are many people peeping into the machinery factory, but very few dare to take action.

The middle-aged man smiled awkwardly: "Your excellency, how do we dare to hit your mind?

In the past week, the stock market has fallen continuously and the market has reached the brink of collapse.I came here on behalf of BNP Paribas to discuss with you about the upcoming economic crisis."

There is no doubt that BNP Paribas also tried the idea of ​​the machine factory, only to find that this is a hard bone, and the meat is in the bone, and if it is bitten, it will gnaw.

Baron Fodoron rolled his eyes: "Enough is enough, the old man still has self-knowledge. If the economic crisis is something I can decide, I won't worry about money now."

Suddenly encountering large-scale defaults and the lack of cash flow in machinery factories is a well-known thing in the capital market.

Zang can't hide, Baron Fedron wasn't ready to hit his swollen face to become a fat man, nor did he think that he could deceive the vampires in the bank.

The middle-aged man narrowed his smile and said solemnly, "My Excellency, the next thing is very important. If you decide to listen, you must ensure that the content of the conversation is not leaked.

I can guarantee that the content of the next chat is only good for you and no harm.Including the troubles you have now, you can solve them."

Barely radical act, but in view of the opportunity to solve the funding gap, Baron Fodoron decided to continue to listen.

As for whether to keep it secret, it depends on the news.As long as the benefits are large enough, confidentiality is a joke.

"Let's say, if it's good for me, do you still have to worry about leaking the news!"

The middle-aged man nodded and said slowly, "Your excellency, you should have discovered it. Now European countries are experiencing overcapacity to varying degrees, but France is the biggest loser.

In the final analysis, our industrial production costs are too high to compete with Britain and Austria.

In order to solve the problem of industrial raw materials, we have also made a lot of efforts, but still have little effect.

The main problem is that the energy problem has not been solved. We have to buy sky-high coal from the international market. We often have insufficient supply, and all industries and industries suffer from it.

In order to solve this problem, we hope that the domestic industry and commerce industry can unite, and everyone will work hard to persuade the central government to implement the China-EU strategy as soon as possible.

As long as the energy problem is resolved, domestic industry and commerce will soon usher in spring.

At that time, your order may be arranged directly to a few years later. Now the enterprise that canceled the order by default will also ask you to pay the final payment."

To implement the China-EU strategy, it is impossible to solve the problem by mouth alone, and the French government will definitely carry out military expansion and war preparations.At that time, domestic slow-moving strategic materials will be digested immediately.

If Austria intervenes and the European War breaks out, the strategic materials needed are even more astronomical.

As an upstream machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise, Baron Fodoron's machinery factory is naturally a beneficiary.

Although the interest was great, Baron Fodoron frowned, and said after a long silence, "You are playing with fire. Once an accident occurs, the French Empire will be destroyed!"

Although the benefits are large, the accompanying risks are even greater.The French government's China-EU strategy has been regarded as an ideal strategy since its formulation.

From the time of Napoleon III to the present, the plan has been formulated for more than thirty years, and the French government has not yet implemented it.

Not everyone does not want to, in fact, all previous French governments want to complete this great strategy, the key is that the power does not allow.

Although France is strong, it still has a huge gap compared with the alliance of European countries.Once the operation is not good and triggers a new round of anti-French war, it will be deadly.

The middle-aged man shook his head: "His Baron, high risk is high returns. If you don't want to take risks, how can we solve the dilemma we are facing now?

Moreover, now is the best time to start.The United Kingdom and Russia fought each other in Central Asia and held back each other. At this time, there was only one Austrian blocking road in front of us.

If this opportunity is missed, once the Anglo-Russian War is over, we will never have another chance.

Don't look at our economic recovery in recent years, but compared to other European countries, our growth rate is almost at the bottom.

Over time, this situation will become more and more serious.Taking action now, we still have a few chances of winning, and the further we get, the lower our chance of winning.

In fact, as early as 1880, during the Russian-Russian war, we should take action.It is a pity that because some people look forward and backward, they waste a chance."

Judging from the comparison of strength alone, 1880 was indeed the highest success rate for France to challenge the European order.

Immediately after the gunshot of the Paris Revolution, France's economy was hit hard, and it has not recovered until now.

It is a pity that this is not the end of things, but the beginning of disaster.Looking at the economic crisis, if we try to get through the crisis, the French economy will be hit again.

In the long course of history, ten years is totally not worth mentioning.But for France, this wasted decade is a decade of total economic stagnation.

As early as a dozen years ago, the total economic volume of the French mainland exceeded the British Isles, but now it has been overtaken by the British.

Compared with Austria, the gap in economic power is even greater.If we continue to toss this way, perhaps in the next decade, the gap between the two sides will not be in percentage points, but will be doubled.

Everyone has underestimated the importance of the economy these years. When calculating the overall national strength, the economic share is very small.

With the prestige left over from the Napoleonic era, after many years of government propaganda, in everyone's subconscious, France is still the world's first army power and the world's second navy power, and ordinary people do not feel pressure.

But the consortium is different. They are the most economical and sensitive.Economic prosperity means more money, and if the economy is in a disadvantaged position for a long time, it will gradually widen the gap between their strength and that of British and Austrian capital.

Whether it is for long-term development or short-term benefits, the consortium has the need to promote the China-EU strategy.

Baron Fidoren was attracted mainly by capital, and his network of connections could influence the government's decision-making to a certain extent.

These things cannot be exchanged for money.Even now, the political spokespersons of the French consortium have little say.

It is okay to influence some small decisions. If you want to promote the China-EU strategy, you must win the support of the nobility.

"Ugh!"

After a sigh, Baron Fodoron closed his eyes and fell into a fierce struggle.

The more you know, the more troubles you have.The status quo in France simply cannot conceal their elites.The deeper the understanding, the harder Baron Fidron made a decision.

Seeing Baron Fodoron in hesitation, the middle-aged man added: "As long as your Excellency is willing to promote the China-EU strategy, no matter whether it succeeds or not, the bank's loan can be postponed until next year.

If the China-EU strategy is approved by the government, we can provide another loan to the machinery factory."

The “loan of the bank” is not just the “loan of the BNP Paribas”. The implication is that Baron Fidoren is very clear that it is nothing more than the promotion of this plan by several French consortiums.

Unlike the aristocracy and France tied together, once the empire is destroyed, everyone's good days will be over.

The choice of capitalists has always been very large.Even if they lose, they can still withdraw and retreat to other countries.

Just need to start from scratch, the cost is higher.If not necessary, we will not easily abandon France.

Baron Fedron sarcastically said, "You are so generous! Okay, I know what to do. I will have another meeting next, so I won't stay too much."

Being treated rudely, the middle-aged man was not annoyed either. He knew the matter was done and left the office politely with a smile on his face.

From the beginning to the end, Baron Fodoron never asked the name and identity of the middle-aged man.Not his arrogance, but really no need to care about a small person.

Making decisions for the government and promoting the China-EU strategy is also taboo.The big guys don't show up at all, and those who come out in series are dispensable little pawns.

The plan succeeds, and in case the plan fails, it attracts the hostility of the French government. These little pawns are ready-made scapegoats.

Looking out the window, after a long time Baron Fedron took the phone line, took out the phone book, and started to connect ...

...

It was not just Baron Fodoron who was lobbied. From the outbreak of the stock market crash, the capitalists began to concatenate in secret.

First, the industry and commerce industry, then members of parliament and government officials, a huge public relations campaign kicked off.

Unconsciously, French public opinion began to change.Experts and scholars attributed a series of problems such as stock market crashes, unemployment waves, and low pay to workers to the speculation of coal prices in the two countries.

To sum up: the despicable two countries, Belgium and Germany, plundered the wealth of France by raising coal export prices.

Of course, some street tabloids also piggybacked John Bull for the sake of bloggers.After all, Britain is the world's number one coal exporter this year.

These are all minor issues, and the conflict between Britain and France is not a day or two. It doesn't matter if you make a further note.

In line with the principle of persimmons being soft, experts and scholars did not see a decisive choice, but only asked the government to take tough measures against the two countries to avoid the loss of national wealth.