All Chapters of The Ex Wife's Regret : Chapter 201
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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.
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Viscount Carolina rose and exchanged pleasantries with Count Herman, yielding the seat of the Chief Examiner. However, the latter did not sit down but instead took a document from his assistant and placed it in front of Necker."Mr. Necker, according to the interrogation commission's report, the total amount of your embezzlement is 8,927,000 livres."He looked toward Viscount Carolina, who immediately nodded to confirm the accuracy of the amount.Count Herman continued, "Her Majesty the Queen, in accordance with her previous promise, has decided to punish you leniently, so the penalty is only 2 million livres. The total is...""11,927,000 livres." Viscount Carolina answered smilingly."Oh, yes. Thank you, Viscount Carolina."Count Herman then turned to Necker: "So, all you need to do is return the ill-gotten money and pay the fine, and you can leave here.""The Queen has also graciously permitted you to choose whether to go to Lorraine or Foix."He patted the document on the table: "L
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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
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Joseph was pondering how best to deal with these individuals when he heard Earl Capefield chuckle:"Your Highness, besides us, there are banks such as the Trade Credit Bank and Ravel Bank who also wish to gain your forgiveness..."The Marquis of Ludo glared at him harshly to prevent him from continuing, thinking to himself that he should not have brought this fool along. If it were not for the Capefield Family's great influence in the Banking Guild, with this fool's brains, the family's properties might have gone bankrupt ten times over!"Oh?" Joseph, however, looked towards Capefield, "How many banks do you represent this time?"The latter hurriedly pointed outside the window: "Seven, Your Highness. They are all waiting outside the Palace of Versailles."Seven banks? All were influential major banks involved in the Necker case. Joseph glanced at the few men, suddenly realizing that this might be an opportunity to prematurely start the "Central Bank" of France.Moreover, it was diffic
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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
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The next day.Paris, second floor of the Industrial Planning Bureau."So, you suddenly left last night just because you wanted to resign?" Joseph looked at the three people in front of him, and then smiled, "Now that I know your wound is not serious, I am relieved.""Thank you for your concern, Your Highness." Mala leaned on his cane and bowed slightly, "And thank you for your trust. However, we have still decided to leave the Investigation Bureau."Joseph paused for a moment and asked, "Can you tell me the reason?"Danton hastily said, "We don't want to be associated with those filthy nobles!"Demulan followed up, "Also, we don't want to work for the Royal Family anymore."Joseph couldn't help but smile wryly when he heard this, as most people resign because they cannot get promoted or receive a raise, yet these few decided to quit just after receiving a promotion.Well, this is indeed very Jacobin..."I am curious, what is it you want?" he asked.Mala replied emphatically, "We want
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"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
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Now, the Bank of France Reserve had become the major shareholder of the seven banks, including that of Marquis Ludo, and could inspect their accounts at any time.Joseph recalled that a few months prior, a teenage girl had mentioned to him that several French banks had heavily invested in the British textile industry. He thus conveniently checked and, indeed, found that these seven banks were all on the list.Upon hearing this, Marquis Ludo "swooshed" up from his chair.He had been so frazzled by Necker's case that he had completely pushed the investments in England to the back of his mind!Even the vagrants in Paris knew that France and England were at odds, with the British having seized France's colonies in India and North America. Currently, he was using French money to invest in England, which, if taken seriously, could almost be seen as treason.Marquis Ludo wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and, staring at the tips of his shoes, said anxiously to the Crown Prince, "Your Hig
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```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
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Paris.The second floor of the Industrial Planning Bureau.Joseph looked at the six men before him with a smirk that was not quite a smile, "It seems that you are not too saddened by Mr. Bouvarandere's sudden suicide."The Marquis of Ludo quickly put on a sorrowful expression, "Your Highness, we are indeed very heartbroken, but in order not to affect your mood, we refrained from showing it.""Is that so?" Joseph nodded, "What do you know about Necker's death then?"A middle-aged man, with sunken eyes and a sallow complexion, hastily said, "Your Highness, it was all Bouvarandere's doing, we know nothing about it."He was Viscount Reclixian, the owner of the Dauphine Credit Bank."Is that so? But Lady Bouvarandere confessed that the assassination of Necker was a plot devised by all of you. However..." Joseph glanced at the six panicked men and changed his tone, "I don't quite believe what she said."All six men felt a jolt in their hearts, never expecting that Bouvarandere would tell hi