The office door closed again and everyone retreated. One of the two bank representatives stayed indoors and the other was guarding outside the door, as if prohibiting others from approaching and eavesdropping.

Baron Fidorn frowned. This was clearly a sign of distrust, but considering his poor situation, he had to restrain his anger.

"Tell me, what's going to be so mysterious? Let's take the lead in explaining that if you want to pay attention to a machine factory, you don't have to waste time here.

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

When he said this, Baron Fidoren was full of confidence. Although the power of the aristocratic group declined, he still held the power of the French government.

Although capitalists are rich, their political voice is still not as good as aristocrats.

As one of the few successful businessmen among the nobles, Baron Fidorn has strong connections and once he starts, he will feel a headache even if he is in charge.

In this context, there are many people who peek at the machinery factory, but very few people dare to take action.

The middle-aged man smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty Baron is too worried, how dare we make your decision?

In the past week, the stock market has been falling continuously and the market has reached the verge of collapse. I am here on behalf of BNP Paribas to discuss with you the upcoming economic crisis.”

There is no doubt that BNP Paribas has also made the idea of ​​a machinery factory, but found that it was a hard bone, and the flesh was in the cracks of the bones, and it would hurt teeth if it was chewed hard.

Baron Fidoren rolled his eyes: "Enough, the old man is still self-aware. If the economic crisis was decided by me, I wouldn't worry about money now."

Suddenly encountering a large-scale default and the machinery factory lacks cash flow, which is well-known in the capital market.

It is impossible to hide. Baron Fidorn was not ready to slap the swollen face and pretend to be fat, and he never thought that he could deceive the vampires in the bank.

The middle-aged man restrained his smile and said seriously: "Hisser Baron, what's next 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 I will talk about next will only benefit you and not harm you. In addition to the troubles you are facing now, you can easily solve them."

The naked provocation method, but Baron Fidoron decided to continue listening to the opportunity to resolve the funding gap.

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

"Tell me, if it's good for me, do you still have to worry about the news being leaked!"

The middle-aged man nodded and said slowly: "Your Excellency Baron, you should have discovered it. Now European countries have experienced overcapacity to varying degrees, but France has suffered the greatest losses.

In the final analysis, our industrial production costs are too high and we cannot compete with Britain and Austria.

In order to solve the problem of industrial raw materials, we have also made a lot of efforts, but the results have been minimal.

The main reason is that the energy problem has not been solved, we have to buy sky-high coal from the international market, and there is often insufficient supply, which has suffered greatly from all walks of life.

In order to solve this problem, we hope that the domestic industrial and commercial communities can unite and work together to persuade the central government to implement the China-Europe strategy as soon as possible.

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

At that time, your orders can be directly placed in a few years. Now companies that default on contract and cancel orders will also ask you to pay the final payment."

To implement the China-Europe strategy, the problem cannot be solved by just saying that it is not possible. The French government must expand its military and prepare for war. At that time, the unsold strategic materials in China will be digested immediately.

If Austria intervenes and a continental war breaks out, the strategic materials needed will be astronomical.

As an upstream mechanical equipment manufacturer, Baron Fidorn's machinery factory is naturally also a beneficiary.

Although the benefits were great, Baron Fidorn frowned and was silent for a while before slowly saying: "You are playing with fire. If an accident occurs, they will destroy the French Empire!"

Although the benefits are great, the risks accompanying them are even greater. The French government's Central and European 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 30 years, and the French government has not yet implemented it.

It’s not that everyone doesn’t want to. In fact, all previous French governments want to complete this great strategy, but the key is that their strength is not allowed.

Although France is strong, it is still a huge gap compared to the joint efforts of European countries. If the operation is not good and a new round of anti-French war will be fatal.

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

Moreover, now is the best time to take action. Britain and Russia fought fiercely in Central Asia and restrained each other. At this time, there was only one roadblock in front of us.

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

Although our economy has recovered well in recent years, compared with other European countries, our development speed is almost at the bottom.

As time goes by, this situation will become more and more serious. Now when we take action, we still have a few chances of winning, and the later we will be, the lower our chances of winning.

In fact, we should have taken action as early as the 1880s Russian-Prussian War. Unfortunately, some people were wasting an opportunity because they looked forward and took no time."

Judging from the comparison of strength alone, 1880 was indeed the highest success rate in France challenging the European order.

Immediately after a gunshot from the Paris Revolution, France's economy suffered a heavy blow and it has not recovered until now.

Unfortunately, this is not the end of the matter, it is just the beginning of the disaster. Seeing the economic crisis, if you find a way to overcome the crisis, the French economy will be hit hard again.

In the long river of history, ten years are not worth mentioning at all. But for France, the wasted decade is a decade in which the economy fell behind.

As early as more than ten years ago, the total economic output of France exceeded that of the British Isles, but now it has been overtaken by the British.

Compared with Austria, the gap in economic strength is even greater. If you continue to struggle like this, perhaps in the next decade, the gap between the two sides will not be in percentage points, but will be changed to multiples.

Nowadays, everyone has underestimated the importance of the economy. When calculating the comprehensive national strength, the economic proportion is very small.

With the reputation left by the Napoleon era and years of government propaganda, France is still the world's largest army power and the world's second naval power, and ordinary people cannot feel the pressure.

But the consortium is different. They are the most economically sensitive. Economic prosperity means a lot of money. If the economy is at a disadvantage for a long time, it will gradually widen the gap between them and British and Austrian capital.

Whether in long-term development or short-term interests, consortiums have a need to promote China-Europe strategy.

The main reason for winning over Baron Fidorun is that capital is interested in his network of personal connections, which can influence government decision-making to a certain extent.

These things cannot be exchanged for money. Even now, the French consortium’s political spokesperson has little say.

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

"well!"

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

The more you know, the more worries you have. The current situation in France cannot be hidden from them. The more you understand them in depth, the harder it is to make a choice for Baron Fidoren.

Seeing Baron Fidoron hesitating, the middle-aged man added: "As long as you are willing to promote the China-Europe strategy, regardless of whether it is finally successful or not, the bank's loan can be extended until next year.

If the China-Europe strategy is passed by the government, we can also provide another loan to the machinery factory."

"Bank loans" rather than just "Bank Palestinian loans". The implication of Baron Fidoren is very clear, and it is nothing more than the French major consortiums jointly promoting this plan.

Unlike the nobles and France who were tied together, once the empire was destroyed, everyone's good days would be over.

Capitalists have always had a lot of room for choice. Even if they lose the bet, they can also withdraw from other countries to develop.

It just needs to start from scratch, and the cost is higher. If necessary, everyone will not easily abandon France.

Baron Fidorn sarcastically said, "You are so generous! Okay, I know what to do. I have another meeting next, so I won't leave you more."

The middle-aged man was treated rudely, and he knew that things were done and left the office politely with a smile on his face.

From beginning to end, Baron Fidorn never asked the middle-aged man's name or identity. It was not that he was arrogant, but that there was no need to care about a small person.

Making decisions for the government and promoting China-Europe strategy is also a taboo thing. Big people will not emerge at all, and those who come out to connect are all optional pawns.

It would be fine if the plan was successful. If the plan failed and attracted hostility from the French government, these pawns would be ready-made scapegoats.

Looking out the window, Baron Fidoron picked up the phone line after a long time, took out the phone book and started connecting...

...

It was not just Baron Fidoren who was lobbied. Since the stock market crash broke out, capitalists have secretly started to connect.

First, the industry and business community, then the MPs and government officials, a massive public relations event kicked off.

Before we knew it, French public opinion began to change. Experts and scholars attributed a series of problems such as stock market crash, unemployment wave, and low wages for workers to the speculation of coal prices between Biden and Germany.

To sum it up, the despicable and shameless Biden plundered France's wealth by raising coal export prices.

Of course, in order to attract attention, some street tabloids also brought John Bull. After all, Britain is the world's number one coal exporter these days.

These are all small issues. The conflict between Britain and France has not been a day or two, so it doesn’t matter if you write down one more.
Chapter completed!