African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 152 Restoring Contact
Ernst is generally satisfied with the work of the Hechingen consortium in Marseille, scoring at least an eight.

However, after rewarding, punishing, and commending and rewarding some outstanding employees, some deficiencies here have been adjusted.

Apart from the state of the company's business, there was nothing Ernst particularly wanted to see in Marseilles.

After a brief tour of some unique landscapes in Marseille the next day, Ernst and his team left.

Going north along the railway, Ernst first arrived at Lyon, a textile city in France, and then turned to Paris from here.

1868 10 Month 18 Day.

Paris France.

In this era, it is completely impossible to find a city in Europe that is comparable in size and quality to Paris. Of course, this is just Ernst's personal opinion.

At the same time, the black chimneys and rivers flowing with black water in London, England, were suffocating.

The Vienna and Berlin environments are decent, but not outstanding in scale.

St. Petersburg is full of depression and depression.

Napoleon III undertook a large-scale renovation and reconstruction of the old town of Paris, making the city vibrant while displaying artistic value.

Of course, the citizens of Paris at this time were not interested in this new city. The French criticized this new city, which probably meant that they destroyed the unique taste of old Paris.

Ernst admired Paris from the perspective of his previous life, so he naturally couldn't understand the thinking of these people.

Of course, this does not prevent the citizens of Paris in this era from hating the new city, and there are many elite critics, including writers and artists.

In the end, under the pressure of public opinion, Osman, the designer of Napoleon III, resigned to quell the incident, but the transformation of Paris continued.

Later, Paris also built the Eiffel Tower, which was hated and complained by Parisians at that time.

The transformation of Paris by the government of Napoleon III basically established the urban form of Paris later. There are more green plants on both sides of the new streets, and city parks can be seen everywhere.

Ernst's convoy walked slowly on the streets of Paris, passing through the sea of ​​people, heading for the place where the rich and nobles lived in Paris.

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A manor in Paris.

Under the guidance of his entourage, Ernst came to a living room.

"Oh, I didn't expect little Constantine's son to be so big!" said a gray-haired French old man sitting on the sofa and watching the visitors.

This is the former comrade-in-arms of Grandpa Ernst, Count Jacob Medina of France (fictional).

"Jaime Medina came to meet me, this is the grandson of my old friend. I really didn't expect to see him for so many years, the little guy Constantine has such a young son, he must be in his [-]s or [-]s now! said Jacob Medina to his son.

Jacob Medina's son is estimated to be 70 or [-] years old this year, and he is of the same generation as Prince Constantine.

"Hello, I'm Baron Jaime Medina, welcome to Paris as a guest." Jaime Medina said to Ernst politely.

"It's a pleasure to meet Baron Jaime Medina, and the old earl wishes you good health." Ernst said to the father and son.

"Today, the little ones at home are not here, otherwise it would be good for you to meet them." Jacob Medina said.

The little ones refer to Jacob Medina's three grandchildren.

Jacob Medina's family was obviously more prosperous than the royal family of Hechingen. He had several brothers himself, two sons and three grandchildren.

"It's a pity that the commander didn't come back when he settled in Bavaria. Otherwise, the remnants of our old days might still be able to get together. Now I'm the only old guy left." Jacob Medina sighed. .

The commander Jacob Medina mentioned was Ernst’s grandfather, the former Eugène de Beauharnay, Napoleon’s stepson and adjutant, but after Napoleon returned to the country, Eugène de Beauharnay did not Instead of returning to France to support Napoleon, he stayed in Bavaria on the advice of his father-in-law, then King of Bavaria.

"Back then, your grandfather and I fought together under the banner of the commander. Although we were our own masters later, our friendship will never be forgotten. At that time, swords, lights and swords..." the old Jacob Medina used The low and slow tone recalls the past.

Ernst and Jaime Medina listened quietly to Jacob Medina's account of his youth.

"What are you mainly doing in Paris this time? Little Ernst." After recalling the past, Jacob Medina began to ask Ernst the purpose of his trip.

Ernst said respectfully: "Your Excellency, I am here to visit my old friends of my father and grandfather according to my father's instructions, and I have no other purpose."

Jacob Medina nodded: "It's difficult! There are still people who remember us old guys. When you go back, you must say hello to your father for me."

"Happy to help," Ernst said.

"We old guys may not have much time, so you young people still need to move around a lot, make friends, have multiple paths, especially exchanges between nobles..." Jacob Medina said to the young people.

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Ernst stayed in Paris for three days and visited all the former partners of the Hechingen royal family. Because of his age, many of them were no longer there.

However, the royal family of Hechingen has re-established its relationship network in France. As long as the two sides communicate more in the future, at least they can support each other in public opinion.

In addition, Ernst also visited other great nobles in Paris, including various factions, even the Bonaparte family.

As for the past between the Hechingen royal family and the Bonaparte family, it is nothing in European history. Enemies can become friends for the sake of benefit.
The royal family of Hechingen and the Bonaparte family obviously did not reach the level of enemies, that is to say, Constantine seldom went abroad these years when he was older, so his contact with these forces decreased.

Like Sigmaringen next door and the Prussian royal family, they are still in frequent contact. For example, Carol I was able to serve as Romanian emperor, and Napoleon III was behind it.

But history proved that this investment was a failure, and Carol I finally favored his family and sided with Prussia.

Where there is cooperation, there is stabbing, just like the current dispute between the two parties about Leopold and the Spanish throne.

Therefore, in the aristocratic world, do not take pleasure in things, do not take sorrow in oneself, everything is based on real interests.

When Ernst came to Paris, it was not necessary to obtain the support of these people. The most important thing was to reconstruct the contact network. Information was an important bargaining chip for exchanges between nobles. As local snakes, their information could be better Let the royal family of Hechingen avoid risks.

(End of this chapter)