I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 571 Let's Play Missing Together

Just now, Chrystil told him that French goods seemed to be very popular, and many businessmen or companies had expressed their willingness to take over the goods immediately and guaranteed to announce to the public that the money was still paid by the original buyer.

It's just that the price needs to be discounted.

Duke Leeds looked at Chrystil and asked, "So, how much more do we need to pay in total?"

"Seven orders, a total of 7 million florins, Your Excellency." The latter took out a stack of copies of the agreement and added, "These buyers are all reliable. For example, Viscount Plummer is very famous in Vienna and has strong financial resources.

"My people signed an agreement with them with clear terms, and they have even paid part of the payment to the French company."

The Duke of Leeds frowned again.

180 million florins is 18 pounds sterling.

In order to launch this attack on French industrial plan, Congress allocated him a total of 50 pounds.

He had only taken out 30 yuan to do the actual work, and the rest was originally intended to be used to "reward" himself and to deal with the officials involved in the matter.

But if the 18 pounds is not invested now, the whole plan may fail, and the 30 invested previously will all be wasted.

However, after deducting the management fees, the funds are less than 18, and I have to put in a little more...

Damn it! He clenched his fists in anger and comforted himself in his heart: Just paying 48 pounds would cause the French to lose at least 130 million pounds and their industrial system!
After the plan is completed, I can use this achievement to return to the political core circle of London. This little money can be regarded as an investment in my future.

The Duke of Leeds repeatedly confirmed with Chrystil that there were no problems with these transactions - of course there were no problems, the people or companies that signed the agreements had already begun paying for the goods, so what could be wrong with real money?
Then he finally nodded: "Okay, I will transfer the funds to you as soon as possible. I don't want to see any more surprises."

"I assure you, my Lord."

In the following period, Chrystil distributed 18 pounds, or more than 450 million francs, to his subordinates and asked them to give it to the French company as a "discount".

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief and began to imagine the wonderful scene of going to Manchester to enjoy life after receiving the reward from the British, he heard the butler report that Graz had something urgent to discuss with him.

"What do you mean someone is missing?!" Klestil frowned and looked at Gratz.

"That's right," the latter stammered, "Viscount Plummer hasn't attended any social events for several days, and when I went to look for him, I found that his villa had been emptied.

"I sent someone to his hometown of Odenburg to inquire, and the people there said that Viscount Plummer died at the beginning of the year..."

Chrystil had a bad feeling in his heart and asked hurriedly, "What about the payment from the French company? How much did he pay?"

"Only, only the first 5 florins..."

Crestilton felt dizzy and fell into a chair, then stood up suddenly and shouted to the butler: "Quick! Send someone to find this bastard!"

However, as soon as the butler turned to leave, he returned with Bolasnia.

The latter said to Klestil with a dark face: "Master, the Holmeslar Investment Company suddenly declared bankruptcy, and their directors seem to have fled abroad..."

Over the next three days, Chrystil received a series of reports that the people or companies that had signed contracts to take over French goods at a discount had disappeared.

In fact, they all "disappeared" on the same day, but it took time for the news from Italy to arrive. No matter how stupid Klestil was, he knew at this time that he had been deceived.

Subsequently, the French company began to demand payment more frequently and began to publicize the matter in public, even taking business people or celebrities to visit warehouses where goods were piled up, and complaining that the ordering company had breached the contract.

Graz was the first to run away.

After failing to contact him, Klestil hurriedly fled Vienna with his family overnight and headed towards Russia.

However, just as his carriage reached the outskirts of the east city, it was forced to stop by fallen trees on the road. Then several men in black took advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun and killed his entire family, including the servants.

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Paris.

The headlines of mainstream newspapers such as Paris Business News these days are all "Outrage! Austria, Tuscany and other countries are carrying out contract fraud in an organized manner!", "Contract fraud involves a large number of factories across France, with a total amount of more than 3 million francs!" and other titles.

While the senior executives of major French factories were cursing the scammers for their cruelty, they were also secretly thankful that the scam was exposed early. They only produced less than one-third of the orders, and after deducting the deposit, the loss was not too great.

At a salon in Lyon, several textile factory owners were talking angrily, "I only have less than 2 francs left. If I find out there is something wrong with the order a month later, I will have no choice but to declare bankruptcy!"

"Yes, I borrowed 15 francs from the bank for this order, and I almost used all of it to buy cotton..."

"Those damned Austrians!"

Some people were more relaxed: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked us to control production a month and a half ago. Maybe he had already discovered some clues by then."

His factory was 40% owned by the Industrial Development Fund, so he had to drastically reduce production in accordance with the requirements of the fund committee. As a result, he suffered the least loss.

A senior member of the Lyon Textile Industry Association said in a low voice, "You guessed right. I heard that the goods that Thiécillin shipped to Tuscany were mobilized by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from Nantes and Lyon. Otherwise, they would not have been able to complete the order so quickly."

Someone immediately exclaimed in surprise: "It is those goods that expose the scammers' tricks!"

"This must be what His Highness foresaw. Oh, God, he is truly the son of God..."

The factory owners who survived the disaster were immediately shocked and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Your Highness saved my factory!"

"To His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Just as everyone was toasting, an official from the Lyon Textile Industry Association rushed in, signaled the band to be quiet, and then jumped onto the table without regard for etiquette, saying loudly: "The Palace of Versailles just sent a notice that all factories that suffered losses in this order scam can get 12% of the order amount as compensation!
"Everyone, hurry up and go to the city hall to register. Oh, and remember to bring your order agreement!"

Cheers suddenly broke out in the salon, and people rushed out of the room, ignoring the helpless look of the salon host, Baroness Leo, and returned home to get the order agreement.

This money was naturally the 450 million francs that Mesmer and others "knocked" out of the Duke of Leeds by means of "discount takeover".

(End of this chapter)