Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 171 The Emperor of France Is Being Taken (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
"Mr. Field, you are the Columbus of our time...Through your transoceanic telegram, mankind has finally firmly tied the new world and the old world together."

Different from the previous sarcasm, at this time Field was surrounded by compliments, and he was extremely polite about it.

After all, before that, he still had the reputation of a "liar".

But now he has once again become a hero in the eyes of everyone, not just ordinary people, even the ministers in France, when they talk to him, they are also extremely flattering.

As for the courtesans around him, they even gave him a sneaky look with their bright eyes. What is certain is that as long as he wants to, he can lift the skirt of any Parisian courtesan.

Of course, he is more willing to chat with those ministers now than to have an affair. After all, in this country, they themselves are power, and power represents wealth.

"Your Excellency, this is just the beginning. We will spread the cable to more areas in the future. It will be my life's work..."

"Sir, you deserve all the praise—it is, after all, the noblest achievement of human civilization."

Compliments, extreme compliments came from the mouths of the ministers and ladies. Faced with these compliments, even Field, who had suffered many setbacks, was a little buoyant.

Buffett, on the other hand, was concentrating on chatting with a few ladies, and he knew that those courtesans were the most well-informed people in Paris.He even deliberately turned some courtesans into his eyeliner. As we all know, men are never defenseless in a woman's bed.

Politicians in France can leave everything, but they can't live without two things, one is the bed of a courtesan, and the other is money.

But what is certain is that through the intelligence obtained by these courtesans, more money can definitely be obtained.Even the existence of courtesans is a power-sex transaction. They themselves are the intelligence centers of the upper Paris society. Anyone who wants to obtain information cannot ignore their existence.

As they chatted with the French interior minister, post minister and others, U.S. Ambassador to France Quevero said to British Ambassador Cowley.

"It appears, my friend, that the Atlantic Telegraph Company is very popular in Paris. I have heard that they are approaching the banking circles in Paris. Perhaps they are thinking of bringing in new shareholders."

Kevro's tone of voice is sour, can he not be sour?
Originally, the U.S. government also held 25% of the stock of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, but after the telegraph line broke for the first time, the U.S. government sold half of the stock. At the beginning of the year, after Field picked it up again, the telegraph line was still unusable In reality, the U.S. government sold all its stocks directly.

But who would have thought that, a few months later, the Atlantic Cable actually received the signal again, and then... Naturally, the stock price soared.

But all of this has nothing to do with the United States. Even now, even if the United States is well aware of the importance of the Atlantic Telegram, they can't do anything - because they have no money!
Now the company's stock has already skyrocketed, and the value of the stock they sold at the time exceeded tens of millions of dollars. In Washington, some members of Congress even asked the Secretary of the Post Office to resign, because the total amount of stock sold by the US government was only tens of thousands of dollars.

This is simply a scandal, and some congressmen even think that this is a conspiracy-the profiteers in Field have teamed up to cut the cable and create falsehoods to defraud the shares held by the US government.

In a word, at this time, there must be nothing wrong with jealousy.

"Of course it is possible. After all, introducing a strong and beneficial shareholder will definitely benefit the company's stock price. You must know that some people are even planning to sue the court and ask the court to declare that the original equity sale contract was a fraud and an invalid contract!"

What Ambassador Kawley was talking about was none other than the United States—after the Atlantic Telegraph Company used a new type of mirror galvanometer to solve the signal problem of the cable, the soaring stock price and the importance of electricity bills made the politicians in Washington explode. , They naturally tried their best to take back the Atlantic Telegraph Company.

In the eyes of many politicians in the UK, this is probably the reason why Field and the others pledged their shares to the Bank of England in an attempt to seek asylum in the UK, but businessmen, they certainly will not just look for one backer.

The French...of course they are also one of the backers they are looking for.

Kawley's sarcasm made Kevro's face extremely ugly, and he smiled awkwardly. Kevro turned around and chatted with the Russian ambassador. Now Russia is a friendly country to the United States, and they sent warships to New York to support the Federation.

"French……"

The United Kingdom will not let them get what they want. Smiling as Field and the ladies were surrounded by French officials and ladies, Cowley smiled slightly. At this moment, he saw a court attendant walking past, and then Field and others went to Guided by the attendants, he left. Looking at the scene in front of him, Kao Lei thought to himself.

"It seems that the French are ready to intervene!"

The French have been deliberately intervening in the affairs of the Americas. Taking advantage of the civil war in the United States, they invaded Mexico under the pretext of debt problems, and now they are preparing to intervene in the Atlantic Telegraph Company.

What does this mean for the UK?

this is a good news!

For Napoleon III, the fact that the Atlantic Telegraph Company is preparing to sell its shares is indeed good news, which is why he summoned Buffett and Field.

"As we all know, the Americans are now preparing to sue the court to solve the share issue. I would like to know how you plan to protect the company's shares."

Napoleon III stared at Buffett with piercing eyes and said.

"Steam power was the first olive branch that science gave us. And now it has brought us another, and this time it will be more effective—that is, the electric telegraph. You can instantly communicate with your peers anywhere in the world."

Buffett did not answer Napoleon III's question, he added.

"The telegraph wire is the neuron of intercourse between nations. It conveys news of great events, eliminates causes of misunderstanding, and preaches peace and harmony throughout the world. And now it connects the old continent at one end and the new one at the other, What is certain is that this line belongs to all mankind, and the Atlantic Telegraph Company will bring the dawn of peace to mankind, Your Majesty."

There is peace there. In fact, Buffett told Napoleon III that this telegram is very important and belongs to all mankind, but it is ultimately controlled by the company. France...is not a part of the company.

"So what?"

asked Napoleon III.

"If the U.S. government declares the contract void, you will have to hand over a considerable portion of your shares."

"This means that there is not much time left for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, once the US government violates the law and seizes equity by distorting facts, one thing is certain is that France will lose the opportunity to enter this company. Your Majesty, perhaps the Americans are not radicals, but they have always been extremely resistant to France's actions in Mexico. With the telegram, Your Majesty can know what happened in Mexico as soon as possible. If there is no telegram..."

Shrugging his shoulders, Buffett laughed.

"The US-Mexico border is very long, but the Atlantic Ocean is too vast!"

Buffett's words were all in the heart of Napoleon III. The Atlantic Telegraph Company was too important to France. For him who wanted to reproduce the glory of the French Empire yesterday.

The value of the Atlantic Telegraph Company is more than just commercial value.Obtaining investment in this company can bring rich economic returns to France, but the political returns will undoubtedly be even richer.

For example, the current French operations in Mexico do need this telegraph line.

(End of this chapter)