His Excellency the Count of Grandet

In this way, it is not only Shire who wants to get this land, but also Victor.

--joke!It's a good opportunity, why don't you hurry up and seize it?

So Tyson knew that Victor liked the scenery in the valley and wanted to buy the land there and build a manor.In this way, when he is free in the future, he can come and live for a month or two.

Tyson agreed with little thought.

The French, by nature, enjoy themselves, and he understood!Originally, that piece of land was not suitable for growing cotton, so selling it to Victor to build a manor was not a problem.

"In this case, I have to remind you that the terrain of the place is rugged, and the workload of building the manor may not be small." Before the official confirmation, Tyson told Victor this-he was not worried that Victor would repent, but he was worried that the manor would not be built. Well, the other party will blame him for not saying it before; so it is not good to affect his cooperative relationship with Shire. "Of course the place is really beautiful!" he added.

"I totally understand." Victor nodded.He is not worried about this problem at all, because his real goal is not the manor!In any case, he only needs a reason to break ground——

It is impossible for things like diamonds to appear in such inaccessible places for no reason.It is not artificial, it is natural.It is something that is naturally formed, and it is often impossible to produce only one.

That also means that the river valley and the surrounding areas are likely to be diamond mines!

It must be said that diamond mines are not the same as coal mines.Coal mines are usually continuous formations, and it takes a long time to find a section.The diamonds are distributed sporadically, with great randomness. It is almost impossible to find another one in the place where it was found last time;Buying a whole lot just increases the randomness a bit.

Thinking of this, Victor asked again: "You just said that you only have a small part of the river valley in your hand?"

"That's right." Tyson affirmed, "The Arkansas area has always only grown cotton. Since that place is not suitable for growing cotton, the plantation owners have no interest."

Victor glanced at Charles, and saw the same thing in his eyes as he thought—it would be better if no one cares, implying that the price is absolutely low!In this way, part of the risk of them not being able to dig other ores here is reduced.However, they cannot stay in the United States for a long time. It seems that they have to appoint a reliable commissioner to supervise the work after returning.

This kind of brain wave is completely different from Tyson's.Because what Tyson thought was that when he received that part of the river valley from someone else, he gave it away completely for nothing, and now it is great to sell it to the French; there is no profit at all, and he can do favors along the way!So he said courteously: "You ask, do you want an entire valley? If you don't worry about me, I'm willing to reserve an entire area for you first."

"That's really great!" Charles, who had been listening from the side, laughed. "Then please help us with the preliminary preparations. If there are no accidents, we will send someone to take over in two months. We will not forget to pay you at that time!" Even if they send a letter back to France now, When people come, two months is already the fastest.

"There's no need for a reward, it's just a matter of moving your fingers!" Tyson hurriedly refused, but his eyes rolled, "But if you are willing to offer two bottles of good wine, I will not refuse!" Waiting for wine is almost priceless in the mainland of the United States, if he can buy it from Shire, instead of selling it to make money, just using it to entertain guests will also add credit to his face!

"You have said that, how can I refuse?" Charles naturally agreed.Not to mention two bottles of wine, he will also deliver two barrels of wine——

Because this diamond mine was a state park in later generations, and it was open to the outside world so that visitors could find diamonds in it by themselves.In terms of the number of historical discoveries, the diamond production in this area is not low.He almost missed this huge business opportunity before, if it wasn't for Victor's luck...

Thinking of this, Charles felt resentful.Why did he recruit a rotten peach blossom in addition to the plan when he came to the United States; while Victor stepped on a lot of diamonds!

——It's not fair!

Of course, Charles is not usually so sour.He thought so at this moment, entirely because of Victor's reaction——

Victor's eyes lit up when he saw the diamond, and just when Ciel thought he was going to say "let's buy the whole valley," Victor did.However, his next sentence was: "Honey, I am worried about how to propose to you! If I dig out all the diamonds here and give them to you, will you agree to me?"

If it was anyone, he probably nodded at that time.But Shire just wanted to give Victor a shock: he also proposed to Victor, OK?Give him all the diamonds - wouldn't it be better to sell them?The more money you have, the more money you can make!

From this we can see that the focus of workaholics is usually not in the same place as that of normal people.At least Victor could only kneel deeply after learning about Charles' thoughts: "Dear Charles, you can't deprive me of my right to propose!" Let's talk when we get it.

joke!Even if he doesn't sell diamonds, Victor can still get enough money, okay?

In this way, when Charles and Victor set off from the Arkansas area, the bag had already packed the land deed of Tyson's River Valley area and the letter of intent for the rest.This was simply a surprise, so when they arrived in Washington again, everyone was in a good mood.Victor needless to say; as for Charles, he thought that it would be fine to settle the Americans, and he would be able to convince Victor sooner or later, so he was also very happy.

Perhaps to add icing on the cake, they received a much better reception this time around.Because Webster returned to Washington before them, the copies of those signed documents also arrived one after another.Although tariffs are a see-saw issue, when seeing industrial contracts, the northern faction is not easy to cling to the tax rate.

Nevertheless, the war of words in Congress is inevitable.But this is no longer the scope of Shire's consideration; he just needs to know that they have succeeded in adding weight to what he wants to see, and the balance of victory has been tilted.There are still three or four months before the cotton matures, which is enough to determine a relatively favorable number!

People who think this way, besides Shire and the manor owners, there are also northerners.After all, no one is a fool, and everyone has their own thoughts about the situation.This time there is no doubt that the French have played a good balance within the United States, allowing them to restrain each other from the north to the south; anyway, they will not be able to pinch France itself.

——This business is too good, right?

With this in mind, Webster led another dinner party.

This was because he felt that most of the reason for his defeat in the face of Charles was that he hadn't overcome the huge political and economic hurdles. Naturally, his lip service could not compare to other people's real money.And to be honest, as an industrialist, Shire earns faster and more money than a financial worker, isn't that already good enough?

In this way, he doesn't want to do bad things with good intentions.Let the manufacturers themselves talk to Charles!Anyway, Charles seemed polite enough, and he would save face for them.There is no harm in taking a small loss, at least let them learn how the other party makes money!

Webster thought so, and so did most other Americans.The French have always had the courage to spend money, that's right; but for someone like Charles, this is the first time they've seen——

"Aren't you really considering going to the Oregon area or the Mississippi area? There are a lot of opportunities there," someone suggested to Shire. "Or India, St. Thomas, the coast of Africa? Those places are full of gold!"

"It's too risky," said Charles, "it's not suitable for an honest businessman like me."

Victor was drinking champagne by the side, and his face was almost broken upon hearing this.Honesty?Will the person who dares to put a gun against him be honest?

"That's true! Look at me, how can I speculate with an honest and reliable person like you? I'm very sorry! But then, it's rare for you not to make a fortune from the army, isn't it?"

This is the truth.Because Napoleon is so famous, the first impression of other countries on France is still cavalry, which shows that the army is very expensive.In fact, this did create several major grain and arms dealers, such as Mr. Van Leburg.

"You are joking. Although I am French, I must say that I support peace." Charles replied. "As much as I care about technology, I want them to be used to improve people's living standards, not to feed each other a gun."

"What a noble ambition! If everyone thought like you, the world would be a better place!" said the man, relieved from the bottom of his heart—he thought the formula was difficult!Fortunately, this answer will definitely satisfy the superiors!

This "superior" was at the other end of the banquet hall, occasionally looking at the small circle on the other side of Charles.

"According to the newspaper below, none of the French have crossed the line between us and Spain, nor have they crossed the border with Britain." Adams whispered, "There are no letters either. They are very responsible, maybe they are really just here to open up Marketing."

"Do you still want to say that it brought us an opportunity by the way?" Monroe asked back.

"I dare not say that; after all, a change in foreign policy is a big deal that any one of us can't fix," Adams replied, choosing his words carefully.

Monroe's eyes turned around the faces of several people in the distance, and his face was ponderous. "Then wait for the time being. Let's see the effect of those contracts, and then consider whether to advance the previous policy!"

Although his doubts have not been completely dispelled, maybe France really hopes to convey a message of "stop war and peaceful development" to them through this move?If this is the case, it coincides with their goal!At times like this, one more friend is better than one more friend, isn't it?