Eugenie with money [Grandet]

Tatishev began to observe this supposedly very rich French lady the moment Eugenie entered the ballroom, and he was also curious about Eugenie's appearance in Madrid at this time.

"Beautiful lady, you stole my lines." Tatishev laughed heartily: "I thought that such an elegant figure could only be seen in Paris. You know, long-distance travel is not suitable for young people. Ladies."

The young Ms. Eugenie responded to the ambassador's temptation with a smile: "Obviously my partner doesn't think so. He thinks that people without family burdens are suitable for traveling no matter what time they are."

"Oh?" Tatishev asked interestedly, "Your partner is really a cruel guy."

"Yes, everyone in Paris has the same evaluation of Mr. Nucingen as Mr. Ambassador." Eugenie showed her sign.

The reputation of the Nucingen Bank is not limited to Paris or France, but ranks first in the entire European continent, so Tatishev not only knows the Nucingen Bank, but also knows that the Nucingen Bank is called Nucingen Bank. Bank, because its owner's surname is Nucingen.

A German with a unique vision got the title promoted by the French royal family.

The young lady in front of him turned out to be the partner of such a person.As far as he knows, even the offices of Nucingen Bank in other countries are not partnerships with local people, but Nucingen sole proprietorship.

"You must be good enough to make Baron Nucingen so hard." Tatishev acted as if he had said something wrong, and even saluted Eugenie slightly to express his apology.

Eugenie smiled even brighter, even knowing that the Russian ambassador was saluting Capital, she happily accepted the apology.

The two did not talk alone, there were not only people walking around, but also Countess Ugarte who introduced them.Soon, the news that Eugenie was a partner of Nucingen Bank spread quietly and quickly throughout the ballroom.

Everyone speculated about the purpose of Eugenie's presence in Madrid at this time.Again, now is not a good time to travel, especially to a country in turmoil.

A wealthy partner of the Nucingen Bank, the purpose of coming to Madrid must have something to do with capital.

When the quadrille started, someone had already started to test Eugenie. Eugenie, who was holding a goblet, had a slight smile on her face, and watched the quadrille's separation and reunion seriously, hoping to see Madrid The quadruplets in Paris are different from those in Paris.

Being tempted to interfere with Eugenie's research, she could hardly maintain her smile, and her tone was filled with impatience that did not conform to social etiquette: "It's not Mr. Nucingen, who thinks that only people in the office Dealing with the exchange of pesos and francs is not very reassuring. Well, Countess, let's watch the dance, the lady in the red dress has a really slender waist." Can Le Cheng breathe like this?

The tempter found that Eugenie was really interested in the quadrille, so he stopped disturbing her interest, quietly left Eugenie's side, and went to a corner of the ballroom to talk with others.

After the quadruplet there was a minuet, and this time Eugenie praised a dignified Marquise, whom she considered the most graceful bowing of her knees.And the lady who had been with her to watch the minuet also knew that she had come to Madrid to supervise the currency exchange at the Nucingen Bank office.

When the ball was over, the manager of the office who was notified was already waiting in Madame Taicourt's room—it was impossible to let him go to Eugenie's room, and Madame Taicourt was old enough not to care who stayed in her room. In the room, no one would suspect anything.

"Tomorrow, many people will come to discuss the issue of exchange with you. You don't need to keep any secrets. It doesn't matter even if you let the people who come to negotiate meet." Eugenie only ordered this sentence.

As a banker, sometimes the secrecy is subconscious.There are also many customers who are unwilling to let others know their purpose of going to the bank.As for Eugenie, she had spent such a long time at the dance, so of course they should have a sense of crisis.

The manager nodded to leave, and Mrs. Taigu asked, "Isn't the exchange rate of francs to pesos one to ten enough?" Even if she didn't understand it, Mrs. Taigu thought it was an unbelievable price.But the young lady had never worked so hard before, so she guessed boldly.

The old lady became more and more shrewd, which brightened Eugenie's mood: "We have taken such a big risk, of course the more we get, the better."

Just exchanging francs for a good price is certainly not Eugenie's goal.She herself stayed in the room and did not go out, pretending to be perfunctory and perfunctory, and actually studied all the newspapers that Mrs. Taigu could collect, even the short messages in the newspaper gaps.

Soon, I saw the news that Riego led the mobile column back to Madrid, and was received by all members of the constitutional cabinet.Then the mobile column did not leave Madrid as Eugenie had seen in the history books in her previous life, and continued to wander around Spain.They stayed in the city, and news of Riego's meeting with military personnel appeared in newspapers from time to time.

When the Russian ambassador saw Eugenie in the restaurant, he had to admit that the wealthy partner was a person who knew how to enjoy life. The food made the corners of Tatishev's eyes twitch.

If he read correctly, the sturgeon on her plate was from her hometown.The meat of this kind of fish is very tender, which can only be achieved by handling live fish on the spot before cooking. The partner lady does not seem like a person who can accept pickled fish, and pickled fish cannot be steamed.

"Can you serve me a sturgeon too?" Those who have been away from home for a long time, of course, will miss the delicious food in their mouths only after eating it.

The waiter bowed and apologized: "Sorry, Mr. Ambassador, only one Russian sturgeon was brought to the store alive, and Miss Eugenie bid for it at a price of [-] francs." So now there is no more in the store.

Tatishev shook his head regretfully, looking at the recipes on the menu, he didn't think any of them caught his eye, so he ate the meal very quickly, so fast that he could meet Eugenie who had eaten first at the door.

"Morning, Mademoiselle Grandet." A gentleman's greeting.

"Good morning, Mr. Ambassador." The lady responded.

Then we talked about the weather, and then the exchange rate between pesos and francs—the partner lady came to Madrid to supervise the exchange, and the chat did not involve commercial secrets.

"There is no way." Eugenie spread her hands regretfully: "The current public lacks confidence, and the exchange rate is rising day by day. I think when I return to Paris, I will face Mr. Nucingen's anger."

Tatishev knew it well, he had already received news that the final exchange rate Nucingen Bank got was [-]:[-], but now, the exchange rate has become [-]:[-].This risky supervision was obviously not successful.

"Indeed, the public's confidence still needs to be boosted. Now the Spanish national debt is only six pesos per share." As an envoy of a major country valued by the royal family, Tatishev understands the current market price in the capital market.

Eugenie also knew that after the exchange was completed, all the pesos were exchanged for government bonds through different traders. Now in the vault of the Nucingen office, 400 million shares of Spanish national bonds are quietly placed there.

"Since the people need confidence, put the person who can make them feel at ease the most." Eugenie said indifferently, as if to say that you can go to the market to buy whatever you want Same, completely ignorant empty talk.

Now who is the most trusted person by the Spanish people, who is the last person the royal family wants to mention.Tatishev is very clear about this: "Politics is not about buying and selling like currency exchange."

Eugenie raised her eyebrows in puzzlement, and her face was full of disbelief: "Politics, don't you also have to look at the amount of capital in your hand? I have a lot of funds in my hand, even if there is a mistake in the exchange this time, Nucingen Mister loses his temper at most, can I still reduce my shares?"

If there is no loss to your own shares, there is no loss in dividends.Eugenie looked like she didn't know what you thought.

Tatishev pondered for a while, and even missed the stairs. It was Eugenie who reminded him, so he thanked Eugenie embarrassedly, and then corrected his mistake.

The next day, the front page of the "Journal of Spain" published a report that Riego was appointed by the king as a member of the constitutional cabinet. The public really felt that the royal family's move was full of sincerity for the constitutional system.

Eugenie saw the report for the first time, and smiled silently: The Russian ambassador wanted to understand that the army is Riego's capital, and wanted to attract people into the cabinet, cut off Riego's connection with the army, and persuade Spain so quickly The king is really clear-headed, and his influence on the king cannot be underestimated.

But he was not clear that Riego seemed to be wandering around the Spanish territory without accomplishing anything, and his reputation among the people was still spreading more and more widely with the footprints of the mobile column.

His capital is not limited to the army, but also all the regions that declared the implementation of the [-] constitution.The bourgeoisie in those places are Riego's biggest political supporters.And it will be a matter of time before the bourgeoisie takes power!

The reaction of the capital market was exactly the same as Eugenie's judgment. The public debt had risen from six pesos to ten pesos in one day, and the exchange rate of pesos to francs had also returned to one to twelve.

The manager of the office reported the profit on the book to Eugenie with a proud face, hoping to get instructions for the next step.Eugenie told him not to act rashly. She had already discussed with Nucingen that the Spanish national debt would be held for a period of time.

At present, it seems that Eugenie's goal of going to Madrid has been achieved, and it is time for her to return—it has been nearly 20 days since she left Paris, and the journey will take another five days, which adds up to nearly a month.

Since arriving in Paris, Eugenie has kept writing a letter to Grandet every half a month. Grandet should be worried if she hasn't received her letter for a long time this time?