His Excellency the Count of Grandet

When Charles came out of the Pere Lachaise Cemetery, there was no special expression on his face, and his walking pace and posture were the same as usual.But his pale face, slightly red and swollen eyes, and the black gauze on his upper arm all show that he has not recovered from the pain of losing his mother.

The sky was overcast.The cold wind in early spring blows past the tops of the pine trees, and there is still a cold and thick moisture inside, which makes people pimples.But Charles, who only wore a simple three-piece suit and hadn't even tied a scarf, didn't seem to feel anything. He passed through the piles of statues, bare trees and crosses of various styles, and walked towards the tomb silently and without turning his eyes. garden gate.

There were a few scattered carriages parked at the gate of the cemetery, and a servant stood beside them.They were all dressed in the most suitable clothes for their status in Paris at present-a dark double-breasted trench coat, narrowed at the waist and loosely gathered at the hem; as for the material, it depended on the salary his master paid.Of course, the luxury of the carriages can better reflect the status of their owners.

Antoine was standing beside one of the curtained coaches, taking off his gloves and breathing for warmth.He is not yet thirty, and he has served in the face-conscious Grandet family for nearly ten years, so he still looks young.It's just that every time he glances inside now, he takes a quick look, as if he really wants to see his young master come out, and he's frightened at this place.

Virgin Mary!Madam has always loved the young master very much. It is predictable that the young master passed away due to illness a few days ago. He was so sad that he fainted; but why did the young master seem to become unpredictable after waking up?In the past, it was impossible to come to this place three or five times in a month-it was really scary!

Finally, a figure turned around the corner of the boulevard.Antoine recognized at a glance that it was his Jingui's young master, put on his gloves hastily, took two steps forward, and stood with his hands down.

Charles saw Antoine stamping his hands and feet from a distance, and knew that his servant was getting impatient, but he didn't point it out.It was just that when he got into the carriage, he said: "Go from the Pantheon area."

"Okay, master." Antoine agreed respectfully and heaved a sigh of relief.I really hope that the young master won't come again...

The carriage sounded loudly.The traffic in Paris in the early nineteenth century must not be compared with modern times. The bumpy feeling is not severe, but it is still obvious.Fortunately, the arrangement in the carriage is perfect, and everything is extravagant, which reduces the discomfort.

Charles leaned on the two delicate embroidered cushions and closed his eyes to rest.

He originally thought that his life would end in an air crash.In the end, he turned into another Shire?Should he be thankful that he is proficient in four foreign languages ​​and won't reveal his secrets as soon as he wakes up?

This kind of thing is really unbelievable.But he has always been pragmatic, and he just put things in play if he can't figure it out—anyway, this is not his specialty.The rest, like going back 300 years and being in France, is no problem!Could it be that he can sit back and watch his family go bankrupt after changing his shell?

Yes, Charles was inspired by the surname Grandet.He remembered very clearly that Grandet was one of the four misers in the world.But it cannot be denied that Grandet is a very shrewd businessman, and he is really good at speculation.

As for the others, his impression was not so deep - anyway, he is also known as a famous entrepreneur, how could he focus on the love story?

Unfortunately, he also knew that he was disguised as the nephew of the multi-millionaire Grandet, the cousin who was destined to go bankrupt and abandoned his extremely rich heir, and married an ugly man who was in debt. The girl's stupid cousin!

But Shire, the winner in life, said that if he couldn't deal with the plane crash, that's fine; once he traveled through time, would he even forget his ability to make money?

Let's not talk about women, but being ruined by others?Then you have to ask him if he agrees first!

Thinking of this, Charles opened his eyes, sideways lifted the curtain beside the car, and raised his voice to order: "I've changed my mind, Antoine, go to the exchange."

"...Huh?" Antoine, who was driving two horses, was really shocked this time.exchange?Isn't the young master's favorite place to be only those high-end salons where celebrities gather? "Master, you..." He hesitated to say something.

But Ciel wasn't going to explain. "It's not far anyway. Have you suddenly forgotten how to get there?"

The words were gentle, but cold sweat broke out on the tip of Antoine's nose. "Of course not, young master." Then he turned his horse's head and headed towards the other side - their young master must have been so stimulated that his temper changed!

From the bridge over the Seine, it didn't take long to see a row of gray columns imitating the Parthenon in the Paris Exchange.Before the closing time in the morning, there were people coming and going at the intersection in front of the gate.

When Charles got out of the car, he saw such a situation, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly.To be honest, he has been to this place many times and is very familiar with it; now it seems that except for the exchange itself, other places have changed a lot.But as long as what's inside doesn't change, there's nothing wrong with it...

"Master, do you want to go in?" Antoine asked in a low voice.The people who come and go here are usually the big names in Paris, and he consciously controls the volume.

Charles thought about it, and felt that it was better to proceed step by step.The original body is a 24K pure ignorant, if he changes too fast, his father will suspect him easily. "Forget it, go and call my father for me, I want to have a few words with him." In the era when there is no phone call, it's not easy to find excuses!

A few minutes later, Antoine followed a middle-aged man out.This man was of medium height, relatively strong and handsome, and many people around him offered to make way for him.

This was Victor-Ange-Guillaume Grandet, Charles' father.Starting from nothing, he is now a mayor of Paris, a member of the Chamber of Deputies, a colonel in the National Guard, a judge of the Commercial Court, and also runs a wine wholesale business.In terms of conversion, this position is almost equivalent to the sum of the mayor of the Imperial Capital, the deputy to the National People's Congress, the colonel of the Imperial Military Region, the judge of the Intermediate People's Court of the Imperial Capital, and the wine agents and distributors of the districts.

There is no doubt that the Grandet family not only ranks among the upper class in Paris, but can also be said to be very important.But the more beautiful it is now, the sadder it will be on the day of bankruptcy.

"Charles!" Seeing his only son, Guillaume quickly walked down the steps in small steps, "Why are you here?" He looked at his son with extremely gentle eyes, and both his tone and attitude can be described as doting .

"Father." Charles nodded, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. "I just had nothing to do, so I wanted to come over and see what my father was doing."

This is a very common sentence, but Guillaume's eyes burst into tears in an instant.Their husband and wife had a strong relationship. His wife died of illness, and he was very sad.The son was sick for several days because of this, he was confused with fever, and he was still murmuring about his mother.As the head of the family, he has to take all the responsibilities.Now that Charles is getting better, and even actively caring about him, why is he unhappy and excited?

What a loser a loving father is!

Charles couldn't help muttering such a sentence in his heart.It is never a good thing to hurt a child too much.But he didn't show it at all on his face, he just said calmly: "It seems that your business has not been finished yet... Am I not coming at the right time?"

"No, no problem at all!" Guillaume immediately denied it, and at the same time he was even happier.Although Charles had a serious illness, after recovering from his illness, he seemed more filial and considerate than before! "It suddenly occurred to me that you will be an adult this year. If you still want to come here in the future, you can come with me. How about it, Charles?"

Charles was stunned for a second—he really wanted to intervene in the affairs of the Grandet family, but he hadn't said anything yet! "If father thinks it's okay, I'm sure I'm fine." He pretended to be polite.In fact, what he thinks is that if you ask for it, you can answer it if you don't ask for it. Guillaume's doting on children can't be counted as a shortcoming!

Guillaume just blurted out in a moment of emotion, but immediately regretted it - he still doesn't know Charles?I am afraid this son is more interested in nail clippers, horsewhips, or shirt collars than bonds!But just when he wanted to find a way to talk back, he saw Charles nodded and couldn't help being more shocked than before.Does his son suddenly want to work hard?

At this moment, someone suddenly interrupted from the side. "Your Excellency, the market is almost closed, what are you still doing standing outside?"

The two turned their heads to look at the same time.It was discovered that the person speaking was a man with a gray beard, and his eyes were shining brightly.There is another person beside the gray beard, who is about the same age and figure as Guillaume.If Guillaume has a kind face, this one seems to have a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.But no matter which one it is, it looks familiar.

"Oh, Logan, Su Xie!" Guillaume recognized his business agent and notary, and the previous doubts were forgotten. "Come here, I happen to have something important to tell you! Charles will come to the Exchange with me soon!"

Charles stood aside, keenly noticing the reactions of the two people—the eyes flashed, and then quickly returned to their original state.

"Would it be too early now?" Logan, who was also a grizzled beard, said, "Charles is only a few months away from becoming an adult, and you are so impatient?" Complaining tone is like a joke.

"That's not the case. After all, Charles is the sole heir. There is no harm in learning early." Su Xie seemed to be retorting, but quickly changed the subject: "This must be what you meant, old man?"

Guillaume spread his arms. "You guessed wrong this time." He looked at Charles with concern, and made sure that there was no unpleasant expression on his son's face before continuing: "At most half and half!"

Logan and Su Xie exchanged glances quickly.real or fake?A young master like Charles, who is only interested in making himself more fashionable, is really willing to start taking over part of Guillaume's affairs?If it is true, wouldn't it be easier to fool Guillaume by settling a young master who doesn't understand anything?

This suspicion and the occasional ecstasy were less obvious, at least not to Guillaume.But Charles, who had been paying attention, saw it, and couldn't help but sneered in his heart.These two guys, it's too early to be happy!Do you really think he is just a little white rabbit?

At this moment, another carriage stopped in the small square in front of the exchange.The sound made all four of them turn their heads to look at it, and then realized that it was really necessary——

Because the brunette who got out of the car was Victor Lafitte.

He is less than 30 years old this year, but almost everyone in Paris knows him.Because Lafitte is a member of the House of Representatives, the president of the Central Bank of France, and also the president of Pergo Bank, one of the largest banks in Europe, the president of the National Chamber of Commerce, and finally the big celebrity in front of King Louis XVIII!

Of course, Charles had heard of such a person before.But in the few seconds he saw with his own eyes, he inexplicably felt a sense of crisis: He is born Yu and Shengliang!

The author has something to say: The background of this article refers to France in the nineteenth century.Because the author was born in engineering, and this is just a YY story, so although the author will try his best to check the information, it is still not history.The Historical Research Party can now be crossed, so that everyone will be happy.

The protagonist was a successful businessman before crossing over. It is inevitable to be quiet and shrewd, but he should not be crazy about money. CP is strong, because of well-known reasons, Shimizu.In fact, this is a cool article about becoming the richest man in Paris and even France~~Besides, due to the times, please do not judge the characters in the article with the modern three views.

That's all for the time being, I'll add more later when I think about it.