Flowers, Swords and France

Along with the howling of the cold wind, thick clouds enveloped the entire sky. Under this severe sky, it had just arrived in the afternoon, but it had already become as gloomy as the evening.

Although the weather is so gloomy, the study room of the great banker Baron de Bovan is still brightly lit, and there is no trace of darkness. Pure gold or gilded candlesticks and vessels shone with a piercing light, making the delicate tapestries and carpets more vivid, while among the expensive Qing vases in the corner, flowers freshly picked from the garden greenhouse were spreading. Exudes an intoxicating fragrance.

However, this rare sight of wealth did not make the owner living here feel better.

Behind the desk, the baron wearing a monocle held a document in his hand and was studying it carefully. While reading, his hands were shaking slightly, revealing the master's mood at this time.

In the study, the secretary and his subordinates, who were familiar with his temper, had become extremely uneasy because they knew that the next storm would come.

"Bang!"

As if in response to everyone's expectations, a loud bang sounded from the desk, and almost everyone shuddered at the same time. This was a rare outburst of rage on his part.

"None of these Jews are good! None of them are good! They are all bastards! They all deserve to go to hell!" The baron roared while venting his strength. Even veins appeared on his forehead, "I can't wait to catch them one by one and burn them to death! Bastards! Bastards! I can't spare them!"

Others dare not persuade him at all. He could only shrink his head and let the baron vent, while praying in his heart that this anger would not spread to himself. You can hear needle drops in the room. The only sound left was the Baron's heavy breathing.

After venting for a while, the Baron finally calmed down a little, and the bulging veins gradually retracted into his forehead.

"Fuld, this bastard, is so despicable! I will never forgive him." As if to show his determination, he repeated it again, but this time his tone was not as scary as before. "How dare he ignore me! Do this to me!" After Louis Bonaparte was elected president, he strongly agreed with Louis Bonaparte's ideas and became a Bonapartist. In April 1850, he became Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Count Opul. and also became an important financial official during the Imperial era. 】

Seeing that the boss had calmed down a little, a middle-aged assistant of the Baron with a higher status finally got up the courage and spoke softly, "Sir, you don't have to be too angry. The situation is not that bad now. After all, Mr. Minister should tell you in advance. It’s your turn…”

"Such a big policy change. What's the point of half a day and a day in advance!" As if he was aroused again, the baron roared again. He was so frightened that his face instantly turned pale, "Don't I understand yet? This donkey is angry with me. He only told me at this time that he was deliberately blocking me, making me speechless and swallowing millions in vain. loss!"…

This big banker is qualified to say this.

As a traditional business, the Baron has an extremely large investment in national bonds, and relying on its good relationship with the French Ministry of Finance, they have always been very shrewd in bond transactions and are at the forefront of the market.

But today, the situation is a little different. When the Paris Exchange opened, according to original expectations, bond prices rose somewhat, and the Baron's agents made additional large investments in accordance with the original plan. However, this round of rising prices did not last long. Starting at 2:15, due to the sudden influx of unidentified huge funds into the market for short selling, bond prices fell rapidly, which caught his agents off guard for a while.

Just after the exchange ended trading at three o'clock, the Baron, who had not yet recovered, finally received a personal letter from the Minister of Finance, Mr. Fuld. The letter told him that due to the recent frequent political changes, the Ministry of Finance was not responsible for the recent changes. There are new changes in the policy, and conservative measures will be taken to stabilize the market. This is undoubtedly the root cause of the sudden plunge in bond prices.

However, by the time the news was received, it was already too late. Millions of losses had already been caused. No wonder the Baron was so furious.

"This donkey is still pretending not to understand in front of me, bah! The sudden influx of funds must belong to his friends, right? A bunch of Jewish bastards!" Because he suddenly ate such a big sap, the Baron still remained silent after a long time. Incomprehensible and resentful, "They have learned to play, haven't they? Okay, I will settle the score with them then!"

"Then what should we do now? Should we continue to invest more and compete with them, or..." the assistant asked cautiously, "should we hurry up and go to the small exchange and simply sell the bonds in our hands?"

"What's the point? Throw it away! The situation is so unfavorable now, why are you betting on them? Do you want to lose twice as much? There will be plenty of opportunities for revenge in the future, don't rush now." The baron waved his hand. He replied angrily, "When the time comes, go to the small exchange and sell all the bonds you can. Don't wait for the price to drop further."

After receiving the boss's instructions, the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he was still angry, but his shrewd mind was as clear as ever.

"Today's accident is a lesson. I have remembered it..." After pondering for a moment, the Baron frowned and said to his men, "You should also be clear to me. Don't do anything anymore recently. We are going to Shrink the front line and wait until the situation becomes clearer before entering.”

"Understood, sir!" Everyone nodded in agreement.

Then the baron rang the bell on the table and called the valet in.

"Go and call the young lady and the young master over."

The servant immediately took the order and left.

Then. The servant returned soon.

"The young master went out today, but the young lady is still at home. She will be here soon, master."

This bastard son went out to fool around again! A burst of anger could not help but surge into the heart of the big banker again. But this time he suppressed it and did not explode. "Call Laura in."

"Dad, what's wrong with you? You don't seem to be in a good mood?" As soon as she entered the door, Laura looked at her father with concern, "Did something big happen?"

"Yeah. Something big happened," the Baron shrugged, then smiled, "Your dad just lost millions on the exchange."…

This smile. He would never show it in front of others.

"How could this happen?" Laura opened her eyes wide.

The baron spread his hands and made a gesture, and then the assistant immediately told the young lady what happened today.

After hearing the whole story of this incident that cost her family millions, Laura frowned tightly at first. Then there was silence for a long time.

Finally, she calmly relaxed her brows.

"I understand. Dad, I will remember your lesson. I will be more careful in the future and will never make such a mistake in politics."

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"Good daughter! What I want is this calmness!" Perhaps because he was very satisfied with his daughter's performance, the baron couldn't help but smile and nodded, "As long as you can have this magnanimity, it's nothing to lose. I'll earn it back when the time comes!"

Then, he pointed at his men and said, "This is why dad asked you to come over. Later they will go to the small exchange to sell the remaining bonds and recover some losses for us. If you want to go, You can go along and learn how to operate.”

"Dad, I want to go! Just let me go!" Laura answered immediately without any hesitation. "I will definitely learn from the gentlemen and will never get in their way."

"Very well," the baron nodded and gestured to his men.

They understood and immediately walked out of the study to prepare.

Although the eldest lady is studying, it is also a kind of surveillance, so they are naturally more attentive than usual.

After everyone left, only the father and daughter were left in the study.

The baron looked at his daughter lovingly and patted her on the head.

"Laura, I'm going to have to work hard for you these days."

"It's nothing, this is what I should do, father." Laura replied with a smile, "No matter what, I am also your daughter."

"Hey, it would be great if your brother was so sensible! I don't know who he has fallen in love with these days. He is always away from home!"

"Brother has worked very hard, dad, don't say that to him." Laura calmly said good things for her brother.

"Humph, try hard?" The Baron sneered and shook his head, "I can tell, he doesn't have that talent! I'm afraid he will need more help from you in the future... Talk to him more recently, don't let him always Hanging out."

Even though he was so useless, his brother still received the greatest favor from his father, and he was just one of his assistants.

Because her mind had long been numb, Laura didn't even have any emotions similar to jealousy or anger in her heart at this time.

"Well, I will definitely do it, Dad." Laura bowed her head obediently.

He's dead, Dad.