His Excellency the Count of Grandet

Like Madame de Grassin, Notary Cruchot's heart skipped a beat when he saw Charles.The only difference is that Mrs. de Grassin is planning for her son, and he is planning for her nephew.The two factions were originally evenly matched, but as soon as Shire appeared, the limelight obviously overwhelmed them all——

First of all, Charles has the advantage of having the surname Grandet.This means that Charles has a good reason to enter the room and get in touch with Eugenie more closely.Just one day later, he noticed that Xiao Nizi looked at Charles with obvious reluctance - this is definitely not good news.

Then, the Grandet house in Paris is now on the rise.He received further news that the bank magnate Lafitte and the Duke of Chartres had both honored Charles' bar mitzvah.Although both of them only stayed for a while, it was already a remarkable achievement to invite someone of such a status, a very remarkable kind.

Finally, there are rumors that the Grandet family may have become the wine supplier of the army under the name of the Duke of Orléans.It was a rumor earlier, because neither party announced it; but now it is not, because the Duke has no intention of finding someone recently, and the contract has obviously been signed.As for the source, the most unusual thing before was that the Duke specially ordered Grandet's house at a ball.

If Cruchot's notary had been more informed, he would have known that the contract had already been circulated on the Saumur market, and everyone was dumbfounded at the level of local tyrants in Grandet in Paris——

Ten thousand barrels a year!At least it is the sum of the output of the entire Saumur area in three to five years!

But he didn't know yet, so he just stared at Charles and analyzed in his heart why he came to Saumur.He is here today because Grandet refuted his return at noon yesterday, and he wanted to make up for the impression.It was just that he bumped into Shire by accident, and his attention was diverted.But no matter what the reason was, he could at least be sure of one thing - the Cruchot family and the Grassin family are now on the same side!

There has been no contact for more than [-] years, so what's the matter with a carbine on the way?play with them?

Thinking of this, the notary's expression became a little worried and reluctant.

This reaction fell entirely into Grandet's eyes, as did Madame de Grassin's.He naturally knew what the two were thinking, but he never cared about it.Because he has learned some new news from old Cruchot just now, and now Charles is not only a good nephew of Paris, but also a fat and oily lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"Charles," he said slowly, as if he didn't care much, "I just heard some news from the notary Cruchot. Paris..." He suddenly stammered, as if he didn't know what to say.

It was not the first time for old Cruchot to see Grandet's stuttering ability at certain times, so he quickly followed up and said, "It is His Excellency the Duke of Orleans, you must have an impression... about his special wine supplier for the army, in Paris There is a lot of buzz in the city."

Madame de Grassin wanted to tell Grandet about this, but when she heard it, she secretly thought something bad.Well, Cruchot took the lead again!

Charles didn't respond at all. "So you are interested in this matter, my dear uncle? Then you should have asked me—it is indeed true. It is thanks to the trust of His Excellency the Duke of Orleans that my father has this opportunity."

What he said was specious, without mentioning that he signed the contract; normal people would not think of him, after all, he has just grown up and has always been good at playing.It's just that he usually looks very squeamish, but now he can pretend to be weak and fluffy - obviously, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is also one of his life principles.

Charles admitted so readily that the other three couldn't help but glanced at each other out of the corners of their eyes.I've said it here, so why didn't I mention it in Paris?

Regardless of the two on the side, Grandet's expression did not change, but his heart turned away quickly.

Although Guillaume was his own younger brother, he hadn't seen him for so many years. He only knew that Guillaume was doing well in Paris and had a good reputation.It would be asking too much for him to say why Guillaume kept a low profile.

I don't know what kind of father is like, so I can only look at my son!

His nephew sent so much gold as soon as he made a move, obviously he didn't know how hard it is to make money!It's not difficult to coax your nephew to buy all the wine in his hand at a high price, right?It's just that this year's year is mediocre, and the harvest is estimated to be only [-] barrels. What a pity...

"As I say, this is a lucrative position; we all know how hard it is to please your lord the duke," Madame de Grassin interrupted, with a sweet and worldly gleam in her eyes that is common to Parisian women. "You are now the biggest young master in Saumur, sir! Would you consider condescending to visit the dormitory? My husband and I will be very honored, as well as the business tycoons and noble children in the city." The following words are obvious It is implied that Grassin is the most popular surname in Saumur.

Cruchot could not help staring at her.Although Madame de Grassin is a girl, she has a lot of tricks.For example, now, say a few words to Charles without a trace, so as to improve the relationship, so that... so that Charles can buy the wine produced in Grassin's vineyard at a high price?Or let Charles speak well in front of the Duke of Orleans?It's all good anyway.

Shrewd lady, he thought, not idle: "Madame, you have gone too far. Are you trying to monopolize this gentleman from Paris?"

"I think Madam is just warm to the guests, and I'm flattered." Charles smiled and excused Madame Grassin, and then changed the subject: "I appreciate your kindness, Madam. But it's an old saying, I plan to leave in two days Yes. My friend has an old castle on a hill in Gascony. He invited me to play, and the wine is ready; I am ashamed to keep him waiting for me for too long." Castles are all excuses, the point It's to pretend to be a plaything!

"Young people are out of Paris for the first time, so everything they see is exciting? I have to say, this is also human nature." Grandet said, he stopped stuttering at this time.

Madame de Grassin was a little unwilling to be rejected for the second time. "You say it nicely, but you don't even want to give me a chance to show your kindness to the landlord?" This is not so appropriate, but she said it in a coquettish tone, which is not at all. Violated.

This woman is not an efficient lamp, Charles thought. "If you say so, it is true that I have done something wrong. But my dear lady, I will definitely return to Paris a few years ago; when I pass by Saumur, you must not forget me."

Hearing that he had to leave Saumur when he came back, the three of them made a plan in their minds.Yes, even now it is too early for them to sell wine to the Shires, for the grapes are still hanging on the racks; and when the Shires return, it should be just right.In other words, they brewed good wine and waited for Charles to return to Paris!

"Gentlemen, listen! What's this?" Madame de Grassin scolded. "My husband and I will not be able to sleep for such a noble young master as you are waiting for your return!"

Charles twitched secretly.He did not doubt the authenticity of these words, but what Lao Gelashan was thinking about was definitely not his people, but his money!He was sure that if he and Eugenie got closer, Madame de Grassin's insomnia would definitely develop into pins and needles!But he didn't show it on his face, he only said a few polite words back and forth.

Grandet was very happy about this, because all the questions he wanted to know came from others.None of the businessmen who came to Saumur to buy wine were courted by him, let alone a fledgling boy from Charles?He has full confidence in it.

So in the end, he waved his hands and made a conclusion: "This is not a place to talk at all. Since there is still time in the future, let's go back to have lunch today!"

Hearing this, the notary Cruchot and Madame de Grassin couldn't help but slander.Why do you still have time in the future?Surely he wanted to hold Ciel more firmly in his hand, right?You must know that the contract period of special military suppliers is not too short. If you can get Shire and keep importing your own goods, then there is nothing better than this——

It's basically the rhythm of sitting at home and waiting for the sky to smash gold!

Charles nodded and followed Grandet back.From the beginning to the end, he had a particularly pleasing smile on his face, and it didn't disappear at this time.

Getting Grandet done is tantamount to getting Saumur done.According to his estimation, the annual wine production of the whole city of Saumur is about three to four thousand barrels.As long as the news here spreads, and he adds fuel to the flames, [-] barrels of wine are almost within reach.

All that matters now is the price.Charles felt that he could already write to his father and ask how things were going in the east.If everything goes well, the next step can be put on the agenda——

Filling in the funding gap to buy a lot of wine, that is, a lot of money!

For the next two days, there was only one topic on the lips of the residents of Saumur—except Shire, and Shire.But unlike the initial focus on Shire's clothing, they are now more concerned about their own interests——

Grandet in Paris is no less wealthy than Grandet in this city!They buy more than 1 barrels of wine every year!

This amount made Saumur's eyes dizzy, and he couldn't even imagine how much money Charles had in cash—otherwise, how could he buy so much wine.Considering that Father Grandet just bought the estate of the Marquis of Floavon at the beginning of the year, his hands must be empty; therefore, people with good deeds concluded that the gold that Grandet in Paris now holds must be coveted by Grandet. Three feet.Leaving aside the boldest estimate, the most conservative estimate is no less than 300 million francs.

"Otherwise, he could have entertained his nephew so affectionately?" Those people plausibly said, "I must have seen gold from my nephew!"

Charles was only amused to hear a few rumors from Nanon, who was filled with righteous indignation.

Of course, what he was laughing at was not the residents of Saumur's speculation about the relationship between his uncle and him, but the estimation of his family property.In fact, their family’s total assets are no more than one million francs, and one-third of them are houses and other indefinite properties; counting the bonds and promissory notes that have not yet matured, the cash does not exceed 150 million francs .

Charles really wanted to know, if other people knew this, what would they look like?

The author has something to say: the expression must be like this: Σ(°△°|||)→w(°Д°)w→(╯‵口′)╯︵┻━┻There are currently two life rules for the protagonist : Making a fortune with a muffled voice, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, um~ Author: You have to be so low-key and cruel to be liked by Victor~ Protagonist: You'd better die!