Flowers, Swords and France

Louis Bonaparte's wish for Charles to be granted an official position did not arouse Charles's excitement, because in his opinion, his family had done so much for the Bonaparte family, so it was natural to receive these rewards. ?

However, even so, he still pretended to be deeply moved. "Thank you for taking care of me, sir."

Louis Bonaparte waved his hands nonchalantly, seeming to be satisfied with Charles's performance.

After a while, as if he thought of something, the smile on his face disappeared again.

"Not only on the political front, we have to find ways to remove obstacles, but on the economic front, we also need to solve them." He frowned slightly, "In the final analysis, if we want to accomplish anything, we must have money. Only if we have With enough funding, we can do anything.”

Of course Ciel understands the other party's difficulties. In the final analysis, politics is a money-burning thing, especially when he is planning to win over people's hearts everywhere in order to usurp power. So now, Louis Bonaparte feels more and more urgent about funds. In the eyes of this man who is trying to usurp power, money is as important as ammunition, if not more important.

"Char, the lottery idea you gave before is very high. I will find a way to implement it. It should be able to bring us a lot of money. But... this is just a small effort after all. And, although it may be possible to raise a lot of money, Two million dollars, but after all, it can't solve more problems." Louis Bonaparte continued, "In order to seize this country, we need a much larger amount than this." I raised my head and looked at Louis Bonaparte. Waiting for the other party's next step.

"We need two to thirty million francs, so that we can solve all the financial worries in the recent period." After pondering for a moment, Louis Bonaparte expressed his conclusion.

Although his tone was understatement. But Charles knew full well what a terrible sum it was.

But Charles knew that since he was willing to discuss this issue alone with him, Louis Bonaparte would definitely have his own ideas.

"Then how about we go to Baron de Beauvain to raise funds?" He asked tentatively.

"Although Beauvin is rich, how is it possible to ask him to come up with such a huge amount of money all at once?" Louis Bonaparte smiled and shook his head, "Now only the Bank of France can take out this money. ”

Although Louis Bonaparte's expression seemed to be unconcerned, let a country's central bank. Lending a huge sum of money to the president of this country in order to carry out activities that peak the country's political system still sounds ridiculous and even appalling. But in today's era of no principles and therefore no rules, it is not unimaginable. Ciel sighed secretly in his heart. But Charles was still a little surprised. Why could Louis Bonaparte be so sure? It is well known among the management and board of directors of the Banque de France. There were large numbers of supporters of Orthodoxy and the Party of Order. Even Count Argoux, president of the Bank of France, himself did not like the Bonaparte family very much.

"Is there no problem with Count Argu?" With this doubt, Charles couldn't help but asked in a low voice.

"Even if there are problems, we must eliminate all problems." Louis Bonaparte said firmly, "Charles, the Bank of France is not opened by Count Argu alone. He must also listen to the opinions of other people."

"Then what do you want me to do?" Charles asked obediently. Of course, he still couldn't understand what the other party meant.

"Char. We must work harder to get the army to obey us as soon as possible. At least most people should support us, and the directors should see that we have established a firm foothold, so that they will have the confidence to give such a large sum of money. Give us the money." Louis Bonaparte began to give advice, "In order to achieve this goal, don't be afraid of spending money, we can get it all back when the time comes."

"OK."

"In addition, we must also let the directors see the importance of supporting us..." Louis Bonaparte drawled. “We need to increase our publicity and support for the labor movement, at least, so that the directors can see the phantom of 1848. In this way, between the new violent revolution and us, no matter how much they hate us, they must choose us. "

Although Louis Bonaparte spoke very cryptically, Charles completely understood that this was a hint that his followers would later verbally and even physically support the workers' movement that had been suppressed before, using a new round of violence by the workers. The risk of revolution came to frighten the directors of the Bank of France into submission.

Of course, this matter must not be announced to the outside world, so he could only tell the details face to face and tell all his confidants.

"Okay, I understand." Ciel bowed again.

"Very good, these things are our most urgent tasks now, and we should complete them at all costs." Louis Bonaparte nodded, obviously very satisfied that Charles could understand his ideas so well.

Then, he closed his eyes slightly, as if he was lost in reverie. "Ciel, we are getting closer to the final victory... getting closer, I can even see the crown... we are about to get it!"

His tone was low and exciting, yet inexplicably contagious. How could one describe his excitement in words when he finally got close to his goal after waiting for decades? At least at this moment, even Ciel shared his joy and couldn't help but feel a little fascinated.

After a moment, calm returned to his face and he opened his eyes again.

"However, the more times like these, the more we cannot relax, and we must not relax until the last moment. We have no right to celebrate until we achieve the final victory."

"You're right." Charles quickly agreed.

"During the ceremony just now, you were standing next to Morny, right? Did you notice that he was very unhappy?" Louis Bonaparte suddenly wanted to change the subject. "Pretty unhappy."

Ciel's eyebrows twitched slightly.

He didn't understand why Louis Bonaparte suddenly mentioned his family conflicts in front of him, and what the purpose was. And judging from the other party's expression, there was nothing to be found.

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice it because I was looking at His Royal Highness just now." After thinking about it for a moment, he felt that he might as well avoid the question.

However, just to be on the safe side, he still took the initiative to add it. "However, maybe he is definitely a little unhappy..."

"He is jealous, but it is not just jealous. He is afraid, afraid that Joseph will really become the leader of the family." Louis Bonaparte suddenly sighed, "Hey, we haven't completed the final task yet, they The two are incompatible with each other!"

Ciel didn't know what to say, so he had no choice but to remain silent.

"Charles, Morny told me before that if I unfortunately encounter some kind of accident and leave no heir, he will not be loyal to Jerome or Joseph." Louis Bonaparte suddenly stared at Charles , "What about you? Will you be loyal?"

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Such a direct question made Ciel stunned for a moment.

How should I answer? Neither "yes" nor "no" seems appropriate.

"I have not considered this issue, but I will always be loyal to the Bonaparte family." After a moment, he had to give such an ambiguous answer. "This kind of question is not something I should think about."

"Really? That's good." Louis Bonaparte was not happy or angry. "So, as you can see, there will be a large group of people against Joseph. In order to prevent our career from being ruined and the family from falling apart, I must find a way to get a legal heir. And it's fast! The emperor is 42 years old. Got his heir, and I am already 43 years old..."...

Although calm on the surface, Charles still heard some anxiety in Louis Bonaparte's tone. The anxiety he feels now is a rare expression of his true feelings.

In order to avoid a major internal split, he must have a legal heir. However, he is already old, and the longer he delays, the more detrimental it will be to fertility.

"So... we must solve the problem quickly, quickly!" Louis Bonaparte finally said firmly. "Then, I will marry a well-born woman and give birth to an heir for the empire. Only in this way can we avoid disaster."

Ciel listened quietly to the future emperor's monologue, bowing his head in silence.

Perhaps because of their low background, people in the Bonaparte family are hopelessly fond of clinging to others: Emperor Napoleon was very tolerant of the old aristocracy, and eventually married an Austrian princess; and Louis Bonaparte himself was the same He hoped to find himself a noble wife who was born in a certain European royal family, so he did not formally get married until he was in his forties. In the original history, he had to marry only after he despaired of this. Eugenie finally gave birth to an heir at the age of 48.

Although I don't know if he will take the same path in this life, the situation he faces now is the same. A sense of shared anxiety gnawed at him.

"So, Charles, you have also seen that the rise and fall of this family now depends on me alone. If I make a slight mistake, our entire group will be destroyed! And your dream will also be in vain. , am I right?”

Louis Bonaparte looked at Charles.

I am the Bonaparte family itself, and you can only be loyal to me. Only in this way can your dreams and ideas be realized. He hinted at this unmistakably.

Ciel understood that he was involved in too much and knew too much, so he must not deviate from his sight.

"No doubt so, sir." (.)