Flowers, Swords and France

"At this critical moment, the Minister believes that mutual assistance in the industry is imperative. He is also willing to invest funds to provide due assistance to you to overcome difficulties and maintain operations."

Under the gaze of this group of industrialists, Fran calmly stated her brother's plan.

However, unlike expected, her words did not usher in a round of cheers, nor did they make these industrialists feel relieved. On the contrary, after the initial astonishment, people immediately fell into a cloud of suspicion.

Since these businessmen can make a name for themselves in the business world and become suppliers to the government, they are naturally smart and have connections, and of course they will not be easily deceived.

They will never be naive enough to think that Minister Treville will be a kind-hearted and public-spirited good man, and they will not believe that this minister will be kind enough to save them from the water and fire for no reason. On the contrary, after hearing the news, they immediately became suspicious-could it be that the Minister wants to take advantage of the situation and seize their property or equity?

If this is true, then this is poisonous sweet spring water. Drinking it may quench your thirst, but it will kill you.

Although they were all complaining just now, as if they were going to go bankrupt tomorrow, their companies all have a certain scale and capital. Most people will not suddenly collapse because of this sudden blow, but will only suffer heavy losses. It is certainly uncomfortable to suffer such losses, but wouldn't it be even more uncomfortable to watch the company being forcibly taken away?

These suspicious and wary eyes did not make Fran angry. This was a situation she had anticipated long ago. She never treated her opponents as fools, let alone such a group of shrewd businessmen.

"What's wrong, everyone?" She seemed to ask the people present curiously, "Don't you think this is a good thing? Or are you doubting the sincerity of the Minister?"

Her naive question made the people present feel uneasy. This question was not easy to answer. If you tell the truth, you will offend people if you are not careful. Who dares to fool Miss Treville like a child?

After a moment of silence, the merchants finally organized their words and dared to reply to Miss Treville.

"We can see the sincerity of the Minister, and we are very grateful that the Minister can remember to help us in such a difficult time, but..." An older businessman with a beard said to Fran cautiously, "I think that even if the Minister has good intentions, he will not spend a lot of money, right? He should want something as compensation, right? So, Miss Treville, I wonder if you can reveal the Minister's true intentions to us so that we can make a prudent judgment?"

"You are a little too commercial, sir." Fran smiled lightly, "The Minister is not just considering the problem from the perspective of business, but from the perspective of the Empire and the people, because he is the Minister of the Empire, he must consider these. So you don't have to doubt his motives, he just wants to help you get through the next difficult time, and let the Empire avoid the risks brought about by the wave of large-scale unemployment."

What does he want? Many people were eager to ask, but they didn't dare to ask, and could only look at the lady with anxious eyes.

In their position, when they were about to suffer huge losses, it would be very tempting to get financial or policy help, but they were afraid that the conditions were too harsh. Now they just wanted to find out what conditions the Minister would set for these financial assistance, so as to judge whether they would accept the help.

"Miss Treville, please tell us all at once!" At this time, Eugene Schneider seemed to be unable to bear it, "What exactly does the Minister want us to do in order to let us get financial assistance? If the Minister wants some gifts in return, I am willing to do my best to give back some funds as a thank you fee, and give it to the Minister for free! I respect the Minister very much. He is willing to help us, and we will never be stingy in repaying him!"

"Yes!" "Yes!"

Eugene Schneider's words immediately caused another round of echoes.

If the Minister only wanted some kickbacks when he used state funds to aid them, these businessmen would certainly be happy to make due representations - many of the secret accounts in the Ministry of Transportation came from their donations. They are willing to pay such a price to maintain relations with the government and please the Minister.

As one of the few industrial giants in the country, Eugene Schneider's words are naturally very important, and he is also regarded as a representative figure by the businessmen present. His words are so reasonable, so he easily received a warm response.

These businessmen did not know that in order to enter the huge railway orders, Eugene Schneider had surrendered to the Treville family and secretly exchanged equity, so in fact he was already cheering for the Treville family, secretly leading the rhythm of others and helping Fran control the entire situation.

"You are still only considering the issue from a businessman's point of view." The smile on Fran's face slowly disappeared, and she looked at Eugene Schneider as if she was unhappy, "If it is just for financial considerations, why is it necessary for the minister to come? Why bother to do this kind of thing?”

Seeing that Miss Treville seemed a little angry, Eugene Schneider immediately fell silent, and everyone else also immediately kept quiet, for fear of making her angry again.

"Furthermore, the funds he wants to use this time do not come from the state - the government has already done its best for future major events. If there are still idle funds that can be used, why make such a decision? "In the silence, Fran continued, "This time he is going to use private funds, strictly speaking, it is a loan."

"Loan?" These businessmen were shocked. "Who did you borrow money from?"

"A loan from Baron de Beauvin." Fran immediately replied, "The minister plans to borrow money from him in the name of the Ministry of Transport, and then set up a special assistance fund project, and finally use it to support you - you will be in trouble when the time comes. When business is in difficulty, you can apply for assistance from this fund and receive financial support.”

This explanation immediately caused confusion among the people present.

"Is this...is this okay?"

In their situation, they need to find ways to alleviate the capital crisis, but if they want to borrow money from financial institutions, those bankers will harshly evaluate their credit and require various mortgages. In the end, they can The funds available may be limited.

According to what the Minister said, if the Ministry of Transport is the main body for borrowing money, the responsibility and risk will be borne by the government, and bankers will definitely be willing to lend large sums of money to the government. And based on their smooth cooperation with the ministry over the years, it will be much easier for them to apply for funds when the time comes.

This is of course a great thing, it couldn’t be better, and it makes one wonder if it’s even true.

"Your Majesty the Minister sincerely wants to help you. He just wants you to get through the difficult days ahead. There will be absolutely no other conditions, and you don't need to pay money to please him. As long as you can continue to do so in the future. To serve the country with the same attitude as in the past, then these help will be unconditional." Seeing that the emotions of these people have been aroused, Fran finally decided to show off, "If there are conditions, it is Baron de Beauvain. A condition put forward, and a very reasonable one.”

"What are the conditions?" someone asked immediately.

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“He requires you to make a written commitment that when the country restarts railway construction in the future, you will also need to go through his bank when borrowing money. He also hopes to send several representatives to participate in industry associations so that we can work smoothly with you. Communicate." Fran immediately answered, "Baron de Beauvain took a risk in lending this time. He hopes to ensure that his funds can be recovered as safely as possible... I believe you can do this. Do you understand?"

No one answered. Everyone was thinking with their heads down, weighing the pros and cons to see if the baron had any hidden killer moves.

"Your Excellency, the Minister, assures everyone on your own honor that your operations will never be interfered with!" Fran knew what they were hesitating about, so she immediately emphasized, "Your Excellency, the Minister, will never want to see the empire's railway business. It will become Baron de Beauvin’s playground, you can rest assured.”

If we talk about the past, that was indeed the case. The conditions proposed by Charles were exactly what Laura had worked tirelessly to achieve through Charles. She even had a big quarrel with Charles in the club because of this matter. Finally, he was forcefully pushed down by Ciel.

However, it was after that time that she unexpectedly became pregnant, which also created an opportunity for Ciel to change.

Logically speaking, although Charles has a good relationship with Baron de Beauvain and is a close collaborator, they are still wary of each other after all. Charles will never be so biased towards the Baron in his own field, and in his position On the other hand, it is best to have bankers check and balance each other.

But the situation is different now. Laura has given birth to a daughter for him, and it seems that the Baron intends to hand over his family property to Lianna to inherit-at least make her one of the heirs.

In this case, the two sides can almost be said to be one family, and the balance has been completely tilted, so Charles simply made up his mind and prepared to firmly tie this group of businessmen to these two families.

If the family fortune is destined to be inherited by your daughter, then you might as well make it bigger. This is Ciel's decision.

Of course, these businessmen will not understand that the minister's position has suddenly changed so drastically.

So they were all tempted.

"Of course we believe your Excellency, Minister." Some people said with relief. (~^~)