Harry Potter Morning Light

Chapter 1260 The Greeks who betrayed Byzantium

After breakfast, Alice and Mrs. Leoncourt took a carriage to the Grand Trianon Palace, while Georgiana stayed at home with the grandparents of Leoncourt.

They did not talk in the secret room and study, but chose the garden facing the street, so that not only the servants at home could see them, but passers-by on the side of the road could also see that they were talking about business in their clothes.

This kind of widow's clothes has advantages and disadvantages. Widowed women sometimes inherit the property of their father and husband, but widowed women are also prone to have affairs with young men just like Josephine and Lucien's new wife.

Mr. Leoncourt is old, and Lance is still a child. With the addition of two women, he is like a family hostage. If something happens to Leoncourt's son in other provinces, his family will be the first to suffer.

Pomona estimated that the family members of the financiers and bankers who heard about his plan in the study yesterday were also controlled, just like before the Brumaire coup, he used Josephine to control the wife of Governor Barras.

The more you understand Napoleon, the more terrifying he is. Those men yesterday only thought about the [-]% commission they could get from this sale, but they forgot that the food was delivered according to the order of arrival. The amount of Paris is used for calculation.

The French navy was destroyed and Napoleon was doing his best to rebuild it. However, before breaking out of the British navy's blockade again, French merchant ships could not go to sea, and fishing boats could not fish. Napoleon loved to eat fish from the Mediterranean Sea. Because of the British blockade, he hadn't eaten it for a long time.

It's all the meat on the lips, how can I not eat it?If you want to transport the grain that "arrives" or "arrives" at the ports of England and the Netherlands, you cannot use French merchant ships, then you need neutral merchant ships. After the British warships bombarded Copenhagen, no neutral country dared to help France at will, only American merchant ships And the fleet still has that capability.

However, the United States and France are currently in a state of breaking off diplomatic relations. There are many planters in France whose land is in the New World. They hope that the United States will immediately lift its independence and return to the former French rule.

When you go to the New World, you need warships, and if you want warships, you need to build ships. Then spend money to repair warships, and use diplomatic means to deal with Britain if you don’t spend money.Controlling maritime superiority means controlling maritime trade. In addition to the Egyptian expeditionary force, Britain also captured many French navies, and warships needed people to drive them.

That is to say, in order to transport these grains from the UK back to France unscathed, one cannot imagine that after paying money, the grains will fly back to the European continent by themselves.

Three-quarters of Britain's food imports come from a port in Danzig, Poland. After controlling Danzig, and then pulling the New World United States to France, Britain is almost blocked.Even growing potatoes takes time, not to mention that the political situation in Ireland is unstable. Where can we find skilled farmers in Britain, a country with such high urbanization and industrialization?

The land enclosure movement is not just about sheep eating people. People who have enclosed land will not easily contribute their land. If the British continue to be obsessed with numbers, they will starve to death sooner or later.

In addition to the sea defense line, there is also a rebellion in western France, and everyone knows who caused it.After the double blockade of land and sea, traffic taxes were required in areas controlled by the Napoleon government. Before the outbreak of the Great Revolution, indirect taxes had always been criticized by citizens. .

Napoleon passed the city toll tax. This cost is borne by business travelers. It is normal practice. If the cost is too high, the merchant will increase the price to make up for his loss. However, the price of food in Paris cannot be increased. The unit price cannot be multiplied by the quantity. Under the premise of changing, if these bankers don't think of ways to save money and effort, they may have to pay for Napoleon's work at a loss.

In fact, without the French navy, French merchant ships, and American merchant ships, the French still have a way to transport goods, that is, to use privateers. This kind of ship has a name called legal pirates. Ordinary businessmen are too late to escape when they encounter pirates. Now I have to take the initiative to deal with them. Miss Georgiana’s kind reminder made some liberal nobles who heard the news, and almost jumped into the fire pit to rein in the precipice in time to prevent themselves from prematurely aging at a young age and retiring early like Napoleon’s secretary.

Of course, everyone wants to make money in an easy, simple and fast way. Make a few delicious and sweet cakes and bread, and look at the happy smiling faces of customers. Isn’t it good to make money happily like this?Why seek skin with vicious pirates and tigers?
This is just the general idea figured out by Mr. Leon Kuhl and his friends. The deeper the understanding, the more unfathomable the First Consulate becomes.And the family members of the bankers who agreed to Napoleon's conditions have already been controlled, and it is too late to repent and leak the secrets.

Once the bottle is opened, it must be dried, even if it is bitter wine.

The Corsican dwarfs ruled with coercion, and that coercion was more than cursing and shouting.

If it were a different person and another occasion, if any fanatic dared to point at the noses of so many high-ranking French officials and scold them for two hours, the proud French would never sit obediently in a chair and be scolded.

When Napoleon scolded them, they would only doubt themselves, whether they had overlooked any details, trembling in self-doubt and self-correction.

A high education does not mean a high IQ. Napoleon did not go to university. Many officials present at the time had higher education than him. Pomona didn't know what it was like to be crushed by the IQ of the same sex. She only knew that a little girl was crushed by her boyfriend's IQ What's the taste.

But before she could smirk, her sanity returned, and Severus appeared in her mind.

After regaining her senses, she soon realized that this solution was not a long-term solution, and the bankers would become less motivated. If the famine continued until next year, the price of food in Paris would eventually rise.

This is always Bonaparte's style, after triggering a dizzying victory, leaving behind long-term labor pains, his advantages and disadvantages coexist, as bright as his advantages are, his disadvantages are also more conspicuous. Danzig is in Poland, he In order to win over Poland, I'm afraid he will still be with Mrs. Walewska.

"The lending that Miss Georgiana just mentioned was also the order of the First Consul?" After the long speech, Mr. Leon Kuhl began to ask the real question.

"Why do you have such an idea?"

"You are here to do good deeds. How can people who do good deeds think of lending money?"

"Then you think I should lend money to those bakery owners free of interest?"

Leon Kuhl just smiled.

"Let me tell you what will happen. The money I lent to the owner of the bakery without interest, the owner will charge 2 cents of interest to lend to others. He has income without doing anything. In the end, not only did I not do anything. If good deeds are accomplished, usury will also be nourished, and the funds will flow to another pond like running water, so that even if my original intention is good, I will also accomplish bad deeds, so I need to establish a suitable rule, how much interest is appropriate, and repay To cooperate with the legal clauses and the contract, and lock the desires in people's hearts like a bridle, I need your help, Mr. Leon Kuhl." Pomona said modestly.

"Where did you learn this?" asked M. Leoncourt.

"My husband," said Pomona resignedly.

On the other side of the world, the Federal Reserve borrowed money at low interest rates to stimulate the rapid development of real estate.

"You'd better call him your ex-husband, otherwise His Excellency Bonaparte will be very upset." Mr. Leoncourt reminded, "Should we give priority to retired soldiers as our borrowers?"

"I know that many beggars are ex-soldiers, but we can't lend them money." Pomona said indifferently, "They can't pay back the money, and they are not as simple as my friends, who didn't grab any spoils. Do they have bad habits like gambling?"

M. Leoncourt did not answer.

"We lend money to them because they are retired soldiers, and they use it to gamble. It doesn't matter if we lose all our money. Those who really need to borrow not only cannot borrow money, but also pay attention to the social impact, citizens. There will be mutual exchange of messages, this loan can only be earmarked for special purposes, and only lent to small bakeries that have gone bankrupt due to the famine, you should teach the children and let them do it." Pomona said to Lance "You go down first."

"Yes, Miss Georgiana." Lance immediately stood up and left the garden.

"What do you want to tell me?" Mr. Leoncourt asked with raised eyebrows.

"As for the church, please tell me the truth, am I qualified to know?" Pomona said wearily, "I don't want to be the second Mrs. Du Barry, and talk nonsense when I arrive at the scene."

"This is a complicated question, but I don't think you will become the second Madame du Barry." Mr. Leoncourt said, "If my granddaughter has half your wisdom, I will be satisfied."

"You said that I will leave my name in history. I think I will really leave my name in history, and it will only be a joke."

"Why do you think so?"

"He has been to the East, how many men don't want polygamy?" Pomona sneered and took a sip of black tea. "Sooner or later, there will be someone younger and more beautiful than me."

"If I were 20 years younger, I would also be crazy about you." Mr. Leoncourt complimented.

"I want to go to the refugee camp outside the city one day. I don't know what to do until I see it. I hope you can accompany me there."

"Although I am old, my sword is still sharp, and I am willing to serve you at any time." Leon Kur stood up and bowed to Pomona.

Pomona did not hide, and Napoleon also accepted the salute from the elders.

"Your Excellency Bonaparte is especially gentle with women." Leon Kuhl sat back and said to Georgiana, "I heard that Your Excellency once clearly stated that male monks are not required, but nuns are acceptable to run the hospital."

"I'm really afraid that in the end instead of allowing the church to be accepted by society again, we will compete with the church for popular support."

"If you wear this outfit, it really doesn't look like you are helping the poor." Leon Kuhl looked at Pomona. "This is the craftsmanship of the former court tailor."

"Could it be possible that I still need to find some clothes made of fine cotton?"

"That would seem too deliberate. How could His Excellency Bonaparte not even be able to afford women's clothes?"

"Then what should I wear?"

"Now I wish my wife and daughter were here," said Leon Kuhl, troubled. "I'm not good at women's clothing."

Pomona has mixed emotions, and three men have left their marks on her.

The first was Albus, who taught Pomona frugality.

The second is Severus, who learned about Muggle finance from him and Lucius.

The third is Napoleon, who taught her how to spend money and have a higher vision.

Without any part, she wouldn't be who she is now.

After feeling sad for a moment, she suddenly realized a problem, and the teacup in her hand fell to the ground.

Leon Kuhl looked at her in bewilderment.

"What happened, Miss Georgiana?"

"Napoleon Bonaparte!!!" she screamed angrily, and Monsieur Lyoncourt was even more confused.

"You take me to him now!"

"Tell me first, what are you looking for him for?" Leon Kur said calmly.

"I have something to ask him." Pomona calmed down a little, she could only hope that she was thinking too much.

"Maybe, I can do it for you... Well, I'll prepare the car now." Leon Kuhl finally changed his words.

After he left, Pomona began to roll up her sleeves and check her skin. It was still the same, but she was still worried.

"Wait until I find you...ah!" She stomped her feet angrily, she couldn't wait any longer.

(End of this chapter)