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Chapter 170 The Guest of the Louvre (First update, please subscribe)
A carriage escorted by a group of cavalry guards ran straight to the Louvre along the Champs Elysees Avenue running through the center of Paris. Although Fontainebleau Palace is the French royal palace in name, since Napoleon III relied He has lived in the Louvre since the Restoration of the Peasant's Ballot.

The horse’s exhaled breath flows like white mist in the cold air, and the blue, white and red national flag of the Second French Empire is flying in the wind. The difference between this flag and the Second French Empire is that the tricolor flag is placed on the The chicken was replaced by Bonaparte's eagle.

At the front and rear of the wagons clustered cuirassiers in shining breastplates, their caps and lance-tips gleaming silver in the sun.But the most shining thing is the breastplate of the cuirassier body-all made of "deville silver".

Such a gorgeous and expensive breastplate is the only one in the world.

Pedestrians on the side of the road stopped to watch the procession and whispered to each other.

"That's His Majesty the Emperor..."

"Just a despicable usurper..."

The emperor of the Second French Empire in the carriage, His Majesty Napoleon III, was wearing a neat suit. He looked out of the car window from his eyes. He seemed to be worrying about a certain problem, with a serious expression on his face, even a little stiff.

On the side of the road, two gentlemen in suits and leather shoes who had just walked out of the hotel also stopped and stared at the carriage passing by.

"Buffett, that's the emperor's motorcade."

Field said to Buffett.

"Do you think he will agree to our terms?"

"No, it's not that he will agree to us, but will we agree to his conditions?"

Buffett smiled.

"Don't forget, that is His Majesty the Emperor, we don't need to make any conditions at all!"

Looking at the horse convoy going away, Buffett said.

"You have also heard Steven's evaluation of him - he is insidious, ambitious, good at inciting public opinion and political manipulation, moving against the trend of history, without that kind of bright personality charm, he cannot be called a hero; he is talented, although He is a politician and a conspirator, who usurped the republic and the orthodox royalists at the same time, but his ambition is no less than that of those charismatic characters, such as Napoleon. He is also a very egotistical and patriotic person. He is very fond of his uncle. That kind of ambition and sense of responsibility of "I am France", so it is destined that he will be willing to buy the Atlantic Telegraph Company!"

The evaluation of Napoleon III was made by Zhu Xianhai, and it is precisely because of his grasp of his character that he made the judgment that he would buy it.
"That's it... Isn't he worried that it will arouse dissatisfaction in Britain?"

Field was surprised.

"The British attach great importance to this telegraph line. The reason why I was able to build it at that time was entirely because of the support of the UK, but the British Treasury still held 10% of the stock, even if our first test failed. Finally, they didn't sell all the stocks..."

"But the Americans sold it!"

Looking back at Field, Buffett smiled.

"This guy sent troops to Mexico and sent warships to the south to buy cotton in order to demonstrate against the United States. The Atlantic Telegraph Company...he will definitely buy it."

Last year, Mexican President Benito Juarez flatly stopped interest payments on foreign loans, angering Mexico's biggest borrowers: Spain, Britain and France.The leader of this operation was the French Emperor Napoleon III. At the beginning of the year, the British, Spanish and French fleets arrived in Veracruz, intending to put pressure on Mexico to force them to repay their debts.The French then began to attack the interior of Mexico.When Spain and Britain realized that France intended to conquer Mexico, the two countries withdrew their fleets and troops.

The United States, which regards America as its own back garden, was of course not happy, and immediately protested. The French emperor handled the protest very simply. He directly sent warships to escort merchant ships to break through the blockade of the Federal Navy and bought a large amount of cotton from the South.

This move slapped Washington's face, where is Washington?

I can only endure it.

Not because of the traditional friendship between the United States and France, but because the strength does not allow it.After buying the cotton, Napoleon III even held a ball in the palace to celebrate, of course, there is a ball every week.

"Okay, let's get ready and go to negotiate with the emperor later!"

Negotiating with the emperor, at this moment, Buffett straightened his back even more, and his expression was full of confidence and pride. After all, he was just an ordinary person in Venice back then.

And now?

Not only is he the emperor's guest, but he will also fool the emperor into spending a huge sum of money.

Soon, Buffett and Field entered the Louvre as representatives of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. In Paris, they had always been the distinguished guests of French bankers. New cables will be laid and they will definitely require new investment.

As in the past, the Louvre on Monday once again ushered in guests from the upper class of Paris, politicians, envoys of great powers, wealthy celebrities, and of course the most famous courtesans in Paris. The dance on Monday night As with banquets, the Second Reich was definitely a status symbol.

This ball was established by Louis Napoleon after he was elected president-a ball and banquet are held every Monday to entertain the distinguished gentlemen of the republic.The famous writer Victor Hugo had some criticisms about this. He said: The republic perishes in dancing, which is due to the president's hobby.The newspaper also satirized: the president is not an emperor, so he has to dance to relieve his worries. Apart from winning the applause of the ladies, there is no dignity and glory to speak of.

However, this does not prevent this kind of ball from becoming the top ball in Paris. It is a symbol of the identity and status of the invitees. As foreigners, it should be said that they are extremely well-known foreigners in Europe at the moment. Buffett and Field Entering the Louvre, it attracts people's attention.

Be it bankers or politicians, they all came to them one after another. It seems that at this time, the two of them are the protagonists of this dance, let alone those bankers who smelled the smell of copper, or even Even the courtesans surrounded him, and they even looked at Field with admiration, not only because of his wealth, but because he was a hero, and he created a new era.

After all, the Atlantic Cable, as we all know, revolutionized the world.As for women, they have never had any resistance to heroes since ancient times.

(End of this chapter)