Flowers, Swords and France

"Henry, as I promised you before, I brought this man here..." At the dinner table, Charles pointed to Albert next to him, smiled and said to his distant relative, "Don't look at this. He is usually carefree, but he is very stable in doing things, and... he is very rich, with a net worth of millions. As long as you continue to cooperate with him, it will certainly not be a problem to make a fortune..."

"Mr. de Foa Grail, nice to meet you." After hearing Charles' introduction, Henry did not dare to neglect and quickly greeted Albert opposite.

"Hey, it really makes me uncomfortable that you are so polite..." Albert responded in a strange voice, "I am used to being casual, but I don't like to be too polite with others. Aren't you a naval officer? You must not care about etiquette when you come to Fenglihai, right? Come on, let’s have a drink!”

"Well, cheers!" Henry also raised his head and raised his glass.

After drinking this glass of wine, Henry felt relaxed. It must be said that this funny Albert suited him very well.

Mr. Charles de Treville did not break his promise, and sent him an invitation the day after he returned to his residence, inviting him to attend a dinner at his house the next night, which made him overjoyed. In order to make a good impression in front of his master, he decorated himself carefully and did not arrive at the residence of the Marquis de Treville until the time was almost up. "You have a really good capacity for drinking. You really got here in the Navy!" After seeing Henry drinking so happily, Albert sighed sincerely, "Hey, we really should have had a few bottles of spirits. It's a pity today. What a great opportunity! So I just find it boring to attend family dinners and never have a good time drinking..."

"If you want to drink, go ahead and drink when you get back. Just don't get drunk here and irritate my eyes." Charlotte, who was sitting next to Charles, said to Albert indifferently.

"Oh, madam, if you are not happy that we are here, I will take Charles out to drink together immediately, and I will ensure that he is brought back safely!" Albert smiled evilly. "Do you think this is okay?"

"Bah! If you want to have a good time, go and have a good time. You don't want to lead Charles into trouble!" Charlotte immediately spat at him, but she didn't look unhappy. It was obvious that Albert was very happy to be called "Mrs."

"Don't talk as if he's not a bad guy, we still don't know who will be the bad guy!" Albert replied with a smile. "Hahahaha. What's the matter? We're all in the same mood even before we get married? Do you want to make me jealous? My friends, I really pity you two, you have become boring so quickly..."

"That's better than what you are doing," Charlotte shot back immediately, "Besides, the business the two of us run together is quite interesting."

"That's not true. You can still manage a few interesting people." Albert joked angrily.

"Hahahaha..." Such a half-sexy joke. The three young people laughed instantly, and Henry also laughed with the consciousness of a guest.

However. The corner of his eye was always in another place.

There is obviously such a cheerful atmosphere, does this person have something on his mind? Why are you so unhappy? She is obviously still just a girl. Why are you so worried?

Yes, the blond girl in a plain white dress seemed to be completely deaf to the words of her brother and others. She was eating the dinner in front of her at an unchanging rhythm, as if she was isolated from the whole world.

This is the girl he just met today. Judging from Charles' introduction, she should be his sister, Miss Fran de Treville.

To be honest, he originally thought that the princess was pretty enough, but he didn't expect that the marquis was even more beautiful. Only a famous family in the capital could raise such a girl. How could a girl be born in a remote and rough province? He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

If he was amazed when he saw Charlotte, he felt overwhelmed when he saw this Marquise. With her golden hair and delicate facial features, she looks like a character in a painting. Moreover, what is even more valuable is that her attitude is as humble as her brother, and can even be said to be docile. She is very polite to him and does not have the arrogance of a wealthy family like Charlotte. In the eyes of the young naval officer, the young lady was simply perfect.

Of course, this young man was so impressed that he had no other thoughts besides admiration and admiration. Unfortunately, even if they are both nobles, there are class differences among them. The rich and the poor live in different worlds. Henry laughed at himself slightly.

However, such a beautiful young lady who had everything going smoothly seemed to be a different person at this time. She sat in her seat with deep thoughts and ate her meal in silence, as if she was being tortured. What made Henry even more confused was that her brother and cousin deliberately turned a blind eye to her condition and deliberately chatted with their friends.

Why do these three outstanding people in the new generation of the Treville family have such a strange relationship with each other? Would anyone deliberately ignore such a sister?

The young man could not think of an answer and did not want to pursue the answer. Years of life experience tell him that wherever everything is bright, there will naturally be shadows. Sometimes, the less you know about some things, the better. He just needs to know that he got what he wanted.

"Henry, as I said before, Albert will set up a company to operate shipping and import trade of Russian grain." At this time, Charles's voice broke the young man's reverie, "Now that you have , then we will put the place in Marseille Port. I will ask you to take care of it locally. You can. As one of the shareholders, you can also find some reliable people to help run the company. You also know that our Albert is often involved in mundane matters and generally does not have time to take care of so much, so everything depends on you. ...However, we are not in a hurry regarding time, you can try to find reliable candidates.”

"Don't worry, I will do my best." Henry agreed repeatedly. "Since you have given me help, I will repay you with great enthusiasm."

"You don't have to say it so solemnly. Since we are relatives, we should help each other." Charles replied with a smile.

Although this arrangement seems a bit dangerous, as long as he continues to gain power in the capital, he certainly doesn't have to be afraid of what tricks this distant relative dares to come up with, so Charles is naturally very relieved.

"Now the shipping is getting busier day by day. As long as the port is taken care of, the next income will definitely be very considerable." Henry couldn't help but think about the future, "We will definitely make a fortune by then, sir."

"It will be more than that then, Henry."

"Huh?" Henry's answer to Charles was a little strange.

"In the future, um... that is, when Mr. President can completely dominate the situation, I am going to suggest to the President that he simply establish a Ministry of Transport based on the Ministry of Railways. It will have comprehensive control over all transportation matters in France. Including railways, Roads and sea transportation. Only in this way can the government easily use its incredible power.

Moreover, as soon as this department is established. At that time, won’t it be up to us to decide which companies are responsible for shipping? At that point, it’s a good time for you to make your big move, comparison. Now it's nothing... just trying my hand a little bit! "

"Really?" After hearing Ciel's explanation, Henry was immediately overjoyed, "That's great."

"Not only that, under my grandfather's suggestion, Mr. President is also planning to reform the military system in the future, establish a staff department for the army and navy, and let professional institutions be responsible for the military orders of the army and navy..." It seems that he drank a lot of wine. Because of this, his face turned slightly red, "I suggest you can Just keep an eye on it. When the time comes, you will have a great opportunity for a future in the navy... Yes, as long as we wipe out everything in the past, we can do anything next, believe me! You have come to find me, so as long as you work hard enough, you will have a bright future...ah!”

"Charle, drink less. He's starting to talk nonsense. It's not good to scare the guests..." Charlotte smiled and patted Charles on the shoulder to stop his tirade, "Look at you. , all smell of alcohol."

Although it was a reproach on the surface, she did not look angry, but rather happy.

It was not until the Charles de Gaulle government in 1944 that the Ministry of Transport was officially established, and in 1946 it was expanded to the Ministry of Transport and Works.

After the defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, France introduced the general staff system and established the Army and Navy Staff in 1871. The General Staff was established in 1888 by Charles de Frescine, the then Minister of War. 】

Although the voice of the young man in front of him was a little hoarse due to the influence of alcohol, it seemed to be surprisingly convincing.

It seems that this young man is not as gentle and humble as he usually appears, but is equally ambitious and wants to do something big.

That's right, otherwise how could he possibly climb to such a position at this age?

"Yes, our future is promising! Thank you, sir!" Henry also felt excited in front of the blueprint drawn by Charles. He took the wine glass and said, "Here, let's have another drink!"

After drinking the glass of wine, Henry's eyes accidentally fell on the girl opposite.

However, he was surprised to find that the girl who had been isolating herself was watching her brother with hidden eyes.

She was filled with adoration, as if she couldn't see anyone else.

It turns out that the relationship between their siblings is not very bad.

The young man who had been secretly observing the girl came to this conclusion.

Then he became even more confused about the relationship between this family.

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Forget it, never mind it.

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Just when the guests and guests were having a good time at the family banquet, a servant suddenly walked in and said something to Charles. Charles was stunned after hearing this.

After a moment, he spoke again in a rather solemn tone.

"I just got the news that Count Diliion passed away a few hours ago."

"Is he the father of the Minister of Railways? Count Dillion, a high official in the former dynasty." Of course Henry didn't know everything. ""

Ciel nodded silently.

For a while, the restaurant was silent. Obviously, this kind of news will always dampen people's appetite.

"Everyone, don't be like this, come on, let's continue to toast!" After a while, Charles took the initiative to pick up the glass and broke the sudden silence. "Life is like this, there is life and there is death. Since we will face that day anyway, shouldn't we who are still alive enjoy life while we can? Besides, given the age of the earl, it's not too difficult to accept that he leaves now, right?"...

"That's right, Charles, come on, enjoy life while we can, cheers!" Albert next to him immediately echoed him and raised his glass.

"Cheers!"

For a great politician who just passed away, this group of people's silence lasted only less than half a minute.

No matter how glorious a person is and how many achievements he has made, when he dies, he can only make irrelevant people in the world sad for so long. Life is so impermanent.

Not only that, after mourning the death of the earl, Charles felt a little relieved and even happy at this moment-this way, it would be easier to deal with the Dillion family.

"I wonder if our respected minister's political career will be affected by the loss of his father's guidance?" Charles said softly under the influence of alcohol and pleasure.

"Oh, it's really sad." Albert, who had known Charles's thoughts for a long time, sneered and echoed.

Charlotte looked at Charles in confusion, and then looked at Albert.

Then, she quickly understood something.

"Oh, that's really unfortunate news..." She sneered and echoed.

Of course, she would not feel uncomfortable because Charles was going to exclude and attack people, but would only think about helping.

Fran looked at them in confusion, then lowered her head and continued to eat.

"Cheers!"

The bad news was quickly forgotten by the young people, and the family dinner soon resumed.

Viscount Dillion could never have imagined that his father would die soon after he climbed to the top of his life as a minister. While he was still immersed in the grief of losing his father, a conspiracy group had secretly formed among his most trusted subordinates, ready to give him a heavy blow at any time.

Life is such a game of ups and downs!

PS: When I saw that the 25th was the second day of the lunar calendar, I thought it was the second day of October, and I wanted to celebrate my birthday with a few more chapters... But later I suddenly found out that it was the second day of the leap September... Embarrassing...