The nobles below instantly became agitated, "You can't do this!""What will we do if those banks go bankrupt?""We shall petition Her Majesty the Queen!""I have some good news for everyone," Brian's voice calmed the crowd, "The Bank of France Reserve will acquire Belanger Bank, taking over the previous debts of the bank."The bulk of the bank's debt was the nobles' investments.The nobles of the "Necker Alliance" burst into cheers, "Acquisition? That's excellent!""Long live His Majesty the King! Long live the Bank of France Reserve!""We are saved at last!"However, some quick-witted nobles immediately spotted the problem and asked loudly, "Archbishop Brian, does the Bank of France Reserve have sufficient funds?""Yes! There may be more banks with issues in the future, is the Bank of France Reserve going to acquire them too?"Brian nodded, "Yes. The government will take a share in the Bank of France Reserve. With the bank's existing assets, there should be tens of millions of funds.

The situation was even more embarrassing for him, as he himself had tens of millions of livres invested and was stuck in several banks that had run into trouble.He couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Did he have to turn to the Industrial Development Fund as well?The door opened, and the butler Donadian walked in and bowed, "Master, all the guests have arrived."The Duke of Orleans nodded, rose from his seat with extreme fatigue, and walked toward the grand hall on the second floor.The two-story-high doors were pushed open by guards, but the scene behind them sent a chill through his heart—apart from about ten people from the Banking Guild, there were only seven or eight nobles, sparsely standing in the vast hall.Just a few days ago when he had convened the nobility to counteract Necker's policies with "not borrowing money from the government," the hall had been bustling with people, hardly any space to stand.The morale of the people had dissipated...As the "pillar" arrived, t

Next, they used the advantage of issuing banknotes to regulate other banks."Who dares to disobey? We'll tighten your cash flow tomorrow and see how many days you can last!"The Marquis of Ludo and his companions exchanged glances once again—accepting the banknotes of other banks meant that others could give their printed paper to customers, who then could bring these papers to their own bank to exchange for silver coins.Although their own bank could also bring the received banknotes to the Bank of France Reserve to exchange for silver coins, there would be a couple of days' delay in this process, during which their hands would accumulate tens of millions of banknotes, essentially becoming a factual reservoir of paper currency.Not to mention, interbank settlements could hardly occur every few days; at best, they would take place once a month. All the banknotes for that month would be pressing down on their own bank.Mr. Bouvarandere said with a stiff upper lip:"Your Highness, just

"The Royal Family and the people are not enemies. They can join hands and move forward together for the common goal of France,""Yes, France does have many problems, such as the unreasonable privileges of the nobility and the exploitation of the poor by the rich. We need to solve these issues, but the problems were not brought by the King.""Do you think that everything will be better without the King? No, it will only get worse. The nobles and the wealthy will assume new identities and continue their indulgence and oppression.""You were, after all, working for the Royal Family before, but look, the people of Paris are cheering for you. Isn't this more helpful to them than saying 'I am loyal to the people' a thousand times?"Joseph paused for a moment before finally saying, "To be honest, I have always been implementing His Majesty the King's reform measures.""For instance, the Official Investigation Bureau is part of it. As you all have seen, during this period, there have also bee

```Two British technicians resigned one after another within half a month, and arrived in France by boat with the Marquis of Ludo, along with six textile workers and their families.Subsequently, both the looms and the technicians were sent to the Palace of Versailles. There, the "Honorary Lifetime Chairman of the French Engineering and Technical Association," and His Majesty King Louis XVI of France would personally undertake the task of disassembling and reproducing the machine.Initially, Joseph had intended for Murdock to handle the reproduction, but considering that he was working on the development of the high-pressure steam engine, and the Royal Workshop at Versailles had more precision machining equipment, it was ultimately decided that the important task would be entrusted to the King.At first, Louis XVI was somewhat reluctant when he learned that the new research task was not the new rifled gun as had been agreed upon, but after Joseph introduced him to the enormous profit