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The ministers, upon hearing this, immediately showered the King, the Queen, and now the Crown Prince with compliments once more.They all remembered that it was the Crown Prince himself who had proposed this cost-free plan to tackle piracy, and now it indeed began to show initial signs of success.Joseph, intrigued, took the report from the Marquis of Castries and started to read it, quickly discovering that it was an American named Charles who had obtained intelligence on the pirates from Algiers, enabling the successful ambush.When he saw Charles mention that his information might have come from a former Tunisian Pasha named Eunice, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.A former "Crown Prince" of Tunisia, still influential there? If this were true, perhaps his North African plan needed some adjustments.Previously, he had planned to follow historical trajectories, starting with an attack on the pirate strongholds on the northern coast of Algiers, followed by purging pirates across
Chapter 216
The Combined Fleet, upon seeing the pirate ship trying to escape, wasn't too surprised and maintained its course, squeezing the pirates' space smaller and smaller.The dozens of oars on the pirate ship were rowed so vigorously they almost took flight, quickly on the verge of escaping through the encirclement from the east and west sides, when all of a sudden, a tall warship appeared from the south, bearing the blue field and fleur-de-lis flag on its mainmast.It was the 42-gun cruising frigate "Cleder."Even though in the gentle winds of the Mediterranean, the oar-sail ship had a certain speed advantage, the formation of the Combined Fleet was impeccable; "Cleder" just needed to calmly wait there, and the warships from the other two directions would soon close in.In the end, the cornered pirate ship exchanged fire with "Cleder." The outcome was inevitable—the third broadside from "Cleder" broke the pirate ship's mast and a 28-pound cannonball blew away the entire bow of the ship, whi
Chapter 215
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
Chapter 214
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
Chapter 213
```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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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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