Eugenie with money [Grandet]

The alarm sounded in Grassin's heart. Grandet's public debt transactions had always been entrusted to him. Meet the actresses.Now Eugenie actually said that she wanted to discuss the public debt with him?

"Miss Eugenie, I have not received instructions from M. Grandet." Grassand was unwilling to give up his commission, with a rigid and business-like attitude on his face.

Eugenie glanced quietly at Grassin, and the corners of the banker's eyes twitched from time to time, showing his nervousness.He could indeed use the excuse of writing to Grandet to delay Eugenie's taking over of the public debt business, because the proceeds of Grandet's public debt go through the hands of Grassin every year.

It took at least half a month to write letters from Paris to Saumur, and before Eugenie left, she almost used threats to get Grandet to agree that she could use the proceeds of the public debt for the first year.

Grassan really doesn't need to know the scale between the one-year income of public bonds and all public bonds.

So Eugenie smiled suddenly. Under the light of dozens of candles at the same time, her eyes were clear and bright, her white teeth gleamed, and her face was flushed with excitement due to the harvest, matching with Saumer. Completely different attire, the whole body has an extraordinarily confident strength.

Grassin was also shaken by this smile, but he looked at Mrs. Taicourt, thinking that the teaching of the Marchioness was very successful, and Eugenie already possessed the style of a Parisian woman at this time.

"Mr. Grassin, I think Mme. Taigou can testify for me. Before I left Saumur, papa agreed to let me take over his public debt in Paris." Eugenie said to Grassin after laughing.

Grassin bowed slightly to apologize: "Miss Eugenie, you should know that whether it is me, Mrs. De Grassin and Adolf, we trust you unconditionally. But regarding the public debt entrusted by Mr. Grandet, the matter is It is important, and with his prudence, it is impossible to talk about it in front of other people."

Mrs. Taigou's sharp eyes quickly passed over Grassam's face. If it was a knife, Grassin might not be able to get out of Eugenie's mansion.Fortunately, Mrs. Taigou was a well-proportioned Parisian aristocratic lady. She just glanced at Mr. Grassan and then lowered her head.

Eugenie smiled again: "Father may be very cautious about others. But Mrs. Taicoud is worthy of my father's full trust. Otherwise, he would not allow me to come to Paris accompanied by Mrs. Taicourt."

"Just now you showed us the results of Mrs. Taigou's guidance to me. Did you forget it so quickly?" Eugenie expressed dissatisfaction with Mr. Grassan's forgetfulness: "You just got a reward because of Mrs. Taigou. That's a lot of money."

A commission of [-] francs is indeed not available at any time.Grassin was calculating in his heart, but he still didn't agree with Eugenie's words: "It's just a fluke."

"I believe that such luck will continue to flow in the future." Eugenie said firmly, showing a determination that cannot be questioned: "You know, sir. The certificate of the public debt is in hand, and it will neither increase nor decrease. .But if you let it flow in the hands of different people, you can get a steady stream of commissions.”

"Miss!" Mrs. Taigou, who had just killed Grassin with her eyes and made him unable to answer, yelled in disapproval. This was definitely not for Eugenie's sake. Too many commissions will affect your income.

However, Grassin felt that Mrs. Taigou did not want to expose her mentoring of Eugenie, so she quickly assured Mrs. Taigou: "Marquise, please rest assured that I will not disclose the relationship between you and the lady. of."

One sentence made Mrs. Taigou even more angry. She felt that Grassan was mocking herself as Eugenie's tutor, but trying to influence Eugenie's decision.

The two of them talked so much that Grassin forgot that he should write to Grandet to confirm whether Eugenie really took over the bond business.

In the final analysis, it was because Eugenie had made too much profit from the Tunisian public debt this time, and Grassin felt in his heart that Mrs. Taigou had shown Grandet her talent before she accompanied Eugenie to leave Saumur.

Otherwise, Grandet would not agree that Eugenie would pay off the gambling debts for Mrs. Taigou, even with Eugenie's own money!

Eugenie, who was reaping the rewards, found that she no longer had to persuade Grassin, and he had already begun to report to Eugenie that Grandet now had a sum of 40 francs in his bank, which was used to take advantage of the end of the year when many people The need to settle the payment for one year will cause the price of government bonds to fall, and take the opportunity to buy government bonds.

The 600 million public debt left by Grandet in the original book should have been accumulated year by year in this way.Eugenie demanded without hesitation that she could expropriate this cash-like payment at any time, the reason being that the current price of Tunisia's public debt is inflated, and there will be a new decline soon.

That's another good time to buy.

Both Mrs. Grassin and Mrs. Taigou found Eugenie's analysis inconceivable. The strange thing is that both of them expressed their reservations and needed to discuss with Eugenie in detail without the presence of the other person.

Eugenie was noncommittal about this.

The next day, the whole public bond market quietly circulated about Eugenie's acquisition of Tunisian public bonds. What surprised everyone most was not the large amount of money from the outsiders, but the accurate grasp of the market rhythm.

So Grassan, the trustee, was very popular in the public bond market. Everyone wanted to know through him whether the provincial girl with precise eyes would set foot in the public bond market next.

"Miss Eugenie, as long as you let out the news of your purchase of government bonds, the government bonds of Tunisia will rise." Grassin said with satisfaction, and now he was eager for Eugenie to give him another purchase order.

Eugenie was fiddling with a few invitation cards, and she just shook her head when she heard Grassan's suggestion: "Now is not a good time to buy."

Grassan also noticed Eugenie's invitations. He recognized the ancient family emblems on several invitations and couldn't help admiring: "If you really attend the banquets of these houses, you will really succeed in Paris."

"But it's not me they want to invite, but the source of the public debt." Eugenie said very clearly, not like a girl of twenty-four years old, but like an old man who sees through the world.

Grassan nodded sympathetically: "Even so, there are still many people who would rather spend [-] francs to get these few invitations."

The truth is sometimes more pleasing than deliberate flattery.The same is true for Eugenie, she just told Mr. Grassan that she will choose to attend several banquets: "For example, the Countess de Rongele sent me an invitation card."

Grassan, who has been in Paris for nearly two years, is obviously very familiar with the family members of Earl de Rongele and knows that his family has a viscount who is suitable for marriage, so he is extremely disgusted with this invitation: "I didn't expect the proud The Marquise, I have even heard about your achievements in the public bond exchange." She usually pretended to be aloof.

"You have misunderstood." Of course Eugenie heard what Grassin meant - the Countess of Longel also took a fancy to her money, and she had to correct Grassan's concept: "Countess de Longel's My mother's surname is also La Petrier, and she is a relative of my mother's side. I attended her banquet to prepare for my father's coming to Paris."

The shock of Mrs. Grandet and her prominent relatives who knew her death was not as great as Grandet's coming to Paris.Grassin asked nervously: "Grandet is coming to Paris? He has never been here before. Could it be that he already knows that you want to withdraw the 40 francs from me?"

of course not.Eugenie reassured Grassan's worries with certainty: "No, Mr. Grassan, Dad will come to Paris because the king is about to issue a decree for his promotion."

Through the mediation of Mrs. Taigou, Grandet's baron promotion order is finally about to be issued. On the second day after the promotion order is issued, he has to go to the palace to be received by the king and swear allegiance to the king.Whenever she thought that Grandet believed in nothing but money, but she had to say words of faith and allegiance to the king, Eugenie couldn't help but feel a chill.

This was brought about by herself, and she can only show her pride.Grassan is really envious. Having lived in Paris for two years, he understands too well the role of a nobleman, even a newly appointed nobleman, in protecting an individual.

"Mr. Grandet's luck is really great." With such a sigh, Grassan remembered what was wrong: "But why did he suddenly start to operate Jin Feng? As far as I know, before the proclaimed emperor, that is, When Mr. Grandet became the mayor, he was fully qualified to be promoted, but he refused because of his political views."

lie.Eugenie was very sure that Grandet's refusal must not be due to political reasons.Eugenie narrowed her eyes slightly, feeling that this kind of experience can be used in Grandet's speech of loyalty to the king, and the effect should be better than the dry statement - the king will not pursue Grandet The real reason for the refusal, what he wanted was that everyone was against Napoleon.

Grassand was very concerned about Grandet's preparations before coming to Paris. Even if Eugenie proposed to withdraw the 40 francs immediately, he thought that Eugenie wanted to prepare for Grandet's audience. , completely forgetting that Eugenie herself was holding a large sum of money obtained in the bond transaction.

Of course Eugenie was prepared. After she took out 40 francs, she deposited them directly in the Bank of Nucingen in her own name, in order to prevent Grandet from finding that she had spent too much money and withdrawing the money from Grassand.

Next, what Eugenie prepared was her clothes for the banquet at Count de Longuere's house.Mrs. Teigou asked some of her friends who had returned and knew that the Earl de Longer and the Countess were not in harmony, so they stayed in Germany.

"The Countess and the Viscount can only rely on the income from the fief to barely maintain their superficial decency." Mrs. Taigou gave Eugenie a strange look: "That's why the Count de Longuere's family rarely entertains guests."

Seeing Eugenie didn't seem to be surprised, so Mrs. Taigou had no choice but to put down her Parisian tact and remind her bluntly: "Every time the countess entertains guests, there is a suitable marriage partner for Viscount Lascarga in Paris."