His Excellency the Count of Grandet

This love story is really touching.

Charles could only think of such a description for a while.It's a pity that what Victor said was euphemistic that didn't fit the other party's style, and the credibility of this would have to be discounted and discounted.So he opened his mouth slightly, and said a word from his thin lips: "Advance through retreat?"

Victor really wanted to gag Charles.What is it all about!Was he that untrustworthy?And even if he really retreated, he had no other way——

Why does he feel that Charles is soft and hard?As long as it's a detour, although Charles understands it in his heart, what is shown in his actions is that the other party doesn't care at all, and only regards his pursuit as a by-product that he has to endure——

No, yes, yes!Attach, belt, product, product!

If this attitude is spread in Paris, no one will believe it!

It would be better if he pursued enthusiastically after expressing his intention... At least Charles would not always treat him with the air of a work partner, but would think carefully about the aspect he wanted Charles to think about!

Thinking of this, Victor felt completely at ease. "Whatever you say," he muttered, raised his hand to touch Shire, but put it down because he thought of what he said just now, so he had to lean against the wall of the carriage, "My attitude will not change."

Charles glanced at the hand. "I thought my attitude was obvious too."

"Are you still saying the same thing you said last time? 'Don't hang out with the partner', or something?" Victor asked back, "That's not an excuse at all-you and I both know that doesn't apply to us situation." He spread his hands and said a cold joke on purpose: "If you were really as easy to be influenced by other people's feelings as you said, then I wouldn't pursue it so hard."

But Charles didn't laugh.He looked Victor from head to toe again, and asked softly, "Is there no reason to stop you, or change your mind?"

Victor nodded. "I've never been so sure about anything." Never been so certain!

"But I want to advise you to think about the consequences." Xia Er said, very calm, as if he was not the one who was let go by a man to pursue him just now, "What if I don't feel it all the time? How about a famous saying? Who loves first Come on, who will lose?"

Victor didn't worry about the so-called consequences at all, he just sneered. "Who is your type?" He finally resisted the urge to blurt out "work", and said instead: "And I think there is no winning or losing in love. Or, no matter what it is, I am willing to—" He Leaning forward again, shortening the distance between him and Shire, "If I lose to you because I like you first, that's my own decision; and I don't think it's a failure, but I think it's A victory."

"...Victory?" Charles felt that this thinking circuit was a bit weird, and it was the first time he had heard this theory.

"I, myself, have found the other half of my dreams," Victor said emphatically, while looking straight into the depths of Charles' eyes, "as opposed to those marriages that can only be arranged by parents, or found in a lifetime. Isn't it a kind of victory to lose the person who truly belongs to oneself? Regardless of the result, is it?"

Charles also stared back, but didn't speak for a while.

Can only obey the marriage arranged by parents?In this day and age, isn't it the mainstream?

Can't find the person you want to belong to in your whole life?It wasn't just him who was shot, there were many people—whether they realized it or not—right?

But he had to admit that Victor's attitude in this regard surpassed the limitations of the times.Even surpassed him...

Finding the other half of your dreams is a triumph.On the one hand, this theory is very idealistic, and all judgments are based on oneself; on the other hand, it is very attractive, no matter what the result is, it is a kind of victory.

"Okay," Charles finally said, "I want to try your theory of winning and losing." He thought for a while, and added, not sure: "When you are free...?"

Victor nearly gave him his knees.

listen!This is the thinking circuit of workaholics!Still have free time!

But Shire did let go, this is a progress, a good progress!Whether you want to try his winning theory or want to try him, a loose attitude is a good thing!

Victor oscillated for a while between chasing after the victory and closing in on the moment, and finally leaned towards the latter.It's not that he's not in a hurry, but this matter can't be rushed, it has to be done step by step.Anyway, he still has time, he doesn't believe that he can talk softly to Charles' attitude step by step, so that the other party can truly accept him...

Hey!

Charles didn't know what development Victor had in mind.

He felt that it was normal for him to agree, because he had never set foot in this area.A person's ability is not only reflected in his own field, but also in daring to try other aspects that he is not familiar with.The more you experience and the more you accumulate, the stronger you will be.

In other words, it was Charles who seriously put this matter on the agenda, the biggest purpose was not to fall in love, but to fill the gap in understanding.

If Victor knew what they were thinking, he wondered if he would still be able to laugh.

In such a situation where they had to open their minds and go in different directions every time, it was a miracle that the two of them went to Nancy without any problems.

Originally, Nancy was full of small coal mines, the kind that dug two catties secretly without a license.Because Nancy is a limestone terrain and the coal seam is shallow, it is easy to dig.However, the small owners are too fragmented, relying entirely on handwork, and the total output is not high.

But the arrival of Victor and Charles changed this - before they came, they had already notified the relevant parties of the local government, saying that they intended to unify the development, and they also brought their own machine technology, and also repaired the railway. The only thing they needed was local labor. ——

Gold is falling from the sky, pick it up and it's yours, don't hurry up and pick it up!

The officials responsible for the liquidation of government assets had long happily counted all the issued coal mining licenses, and with a swipe of a pen, officially packaged and sold the licenses that had expired or were about to expire to Shire.If the benefits of this batch are high, they might as well pack the rest together and send them to Charles——

This investment attraction is simply too easy, there is no reason!No relationship, no war of words; they just need to help find miners, and don't care about anything else, just sit and wait for the money!

It is true that mining is a bit dangerous, but can they find a more reliable big investor than Victor and Shire?Not to mention there is also the railway - no matter how you calculate it, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages!

After inspecting several larger coal mines that he had acquired, even though Victor had been thinking about how to get closer to Charles, he finally considered something serious. "Did you mention limestone before? After it is calcined, it is then made into bricks?" It turned out that the mountain-like rocks left over from coal mining all over the ground caught his attention.

"That's right," Charles replied, "if the scale grows in the future, we must consider what to do with the useless stones—it's just right to build a brick factory." The remaining slag can be used to make cement—but this It must be a long time later, let's talk about it later.

Victor nodded, a little surprised at the same time. "How did you come up with this idea?" From electricity to bricks, the scope is too wide!Does he look like a young master from authentic Paris?

Charles silently despised the other party once in his heart.It is still common sense, but it is still not the common sense that people of this era should have, which makes him stand out from the crowd.He doesn't do this to others, but he has no pressure on Victor. "Occasionally," he replied vaguely, "anyway, it can be done."

Victor twitched his eyebrows, seeing that Charles didn't want to say more.But in fact, he didn't really care too much, because the point was not how Shire knew, but that Shire who knew how to do it was the one he liked—isn't that enough?

At this time, I have to add a sentence: Is it really good to have a sense of pride before abducting someone?

But of course Victor didn't see anything wrong. "That's right," he agreed aloud, "but you're so capable, I'm starting to worry that I don't have enough money to spend."

Charles glanced at him, making sure he wasn't joking.From textiles to mining to railways, all industries consume a lot of money. So far, he has spent more than 500 million francs (all counted in the plan), and it is indeed almost time to get the bottom of the Lafitte family— —This is already one of the best family properties in Paris, isn't it?

"It doesn't matter," he said thinking about this, "anyway, things can't be done as fast as planned. If things go well, we can have double or even more money to invest .”

One year at the earliest and three years at the latest?Earn double or even more money?That is... 5000 million francs or more?

This tone was so loud that even an investment crocodile like Victor was shocked.

To be honest, when he first found Shire, he just felt that Shire met all the conditions for his agent to transfer property; for funds or something, it was enough to keep it, and it would be better to earn some money at the same time.

But now, Shire told him that doubling his earnings was just a conservative estimate?Even if all the funds are invested in the most profitable textile, after removing the cost and various necessary expenses, it is impossible to get so much pure profit in a short period of time, right?

"I think there must be something I overlooked, or you didn't mention it." Victor said thoughtfully.He is good at calculating accounts, but now he has not figured out how to make so much money—is there any expense that can be saved and turned into profit?

"I've already said that," Charles replied slyly. "As long as you go back and introduce Ampere to me."

ampere?

Victor froze for a moment, then thought of his inappropriate associations before, and at the same time thought of Charles' unusual enthusiasm for Faraday. "Electricity..." he murmured, his eyebrows raised, his mouth wide open, and finally he settled into an expression of sudden realization—energy is definitely the biggest part of the cost—"So you don't want to use a steam engine?"