Eugenie with money [Grandet]

As the inventor of the mask and the actual owner of the factory, Eugenie's right to speak about the mask factory is self-evident. She asked the hired manager that the purchased nitrate should not be piled up in the yard in such a disorderly manner. In case it rains, the thin rain cloth cannot block the rain and make the nitrate useless.

The manager checked repeatedly, and even if Eugenie asked him to vacate a warehouse immediately, there was no objection to storing it specially. He also thoughtfully suggested to Eugenie whether she should find a special person to take care of the warehouse.

Eugenie appreciated the manager's inference, because nitrate is very important to the factory, and Eugenie will personally arrange the guard.The manager naturally responded to the boss's arrangement, and he had no objection to Eugenie's request that he not restrain the people who guarded the warehouse.

Mrs. Taigu was a little worried. After all, in summer, with saltpeter to make ice, the mask could be preserved for a longer period of time.If the guards are unreliable, what about Eugenie's mask? Now the price of nitrate has risen sharply everywhere, because everyone already knows that the biggest function of nitrate is to make gunpowder.

Eugenie said with a smile: "It's really nothing. Please come to see the warehouse. The gentleman is a chemist. He agreed to look at the warehouse for me just because he can have a spacious place to conduct his experiments."

After finishing speaking, she quietly said to Mrs. Taigu: "I learned from him for the facial mask we use. He intends to try another thing that moisturizes the skin, but he doesn't want to be restrained by others. Why don't I agree?" ?”

There will also be other products that moisturize the skin. Mrs. Taigu's eyes are bright: "I don't know when he will be able to test it out?"

Eugenie shook her head regretfully: "He has been studying it for several years, but it is still not perfect. You know that all chemists are a little weird, and you don't want others to rush them."

In the eyes of an aristocrat like Mrs. Taigou, all those engaged in production are despicable, and the same is true for chemists.Isn't it normal that lowly people have some weirdness?Staying away from these eccentric people is what a nobleman should do.

It was precisely because she knew that she would think so that Eugenie felt relieved to put people into her factory in front of Mrs. Taigou.Grandet is not as convenient as Eugenie, he is facing a person who can even sell himself for money.

"Earl Niegeland." Grandet looked weakly at the valet who asked him to be accountable: "You said that I don't need to check the cost of the expeditionary army's ordnance maintenance?"

"Yes," Mr. Niegelang wore his signature smile: "Baron Renardy, who is in charge of ordnance maintenance, is so loyal to the king that he will not do anything that harms the interests of the king."

"But I have already checked the accounts, and the ordnance sent to Quebec, America, is all newly manufactured, and there is no need at all..." Grandet saw that the 5.00% he wanted to get left him just like that, with a look of unwillingness on his face. excuse.

Count Niegeland shook his head, and the smile on his face became more sincere: "You must have read it wrong, Monsieur Grandet, that is not the same batch of ordnance."

Come on, the same thing has happened more than once, and Grandet knew that his hard work was in vain.He stood up and said to the attendant: "Count Niegeland, can you speak to the king and say that I am not suitable for the position of financial supervisor?"

"No." Count Niegeland stepped forward and patted Grandet on the shoulder, and found that the other party's disgust did not stop: "Believe me, Count Grandet, no one is more suitable for the position of financial supervisor than you. Your Majesty is very satisfied with your work, and at the end of this year, you will receive a medal."

Grandet turned his head abruptly, and the huge sarcoid on his nose almost touched Count Niegeland's face, forcing him to take a step back.Just heard Grandet ask: "You swear to God, all the money that should be recovered when I found out that there is a problem, the money has not been recovered, and it has not entered the king's small treasury."

The gentle smile disappeared suddenly, and Earl Niegeland's eyes were full of dangerous light: "Count Grandet, as a friend who has a deep friendship with you, I have to remind you that no matter what time, you can't question us. A benevolent and wise monarch. He is so impartial, how can he have a small treasury?"

"The Count La Saunière..." Grandet wanted to give an example to the Countess Niegeland, proving that if the king did not have a small treasury, his lover would not be able to live a life of spending money like water.

Before he could say the word "Miss", Count Niegeland had already raised his voice: "Grandet!"

Grandet, who was in a bad mood, was startled by Count Niegeland's sudden utterance because the tap that should be in his hand disappeared out of thin air. Seeing his unprecedented seriousness, he shrugged his shoulders, grabbed his wide-brimmed priest hat, and walked silently. He left the attendant's office with a gift.

Immediately, the king summoned his attendants and asked, "Is Grandet talking nonsense again?"

Earl Niegeland was helpless: "Your Majesty, Grandet is a complete miser, and he takes his own income very seriously."

The king actually did the same thing as Grandet did just now, that is, he shrugged his shoulders: "This is my empire, I don't allow anyone to lie on my body and suck blood."

"I'm worried that if Grandet doesn't supervise with all his heart, the military expenditure..." Earl Niegeland didn't know that the king was acting unfairly.

As Eugenie once said, no matter how much embezzled military expenditure Grandet finds out and recovers, the king will get the most benefit.Those who were investigated only hated Grandet.

I heard that the horse that Grandet was riding had already been replaced by another one, because the previous one broke its leg while it was well tied up in the stables of the Ministry of Finance.

Hearing Nie Rilang's worry, the Fawang said indifferently, "When he saw the money, it was like a fly seeing blood. I don't care what he's looking for."

Nie Rilang opened his mouth and found that he couldn't say anything to refute.

But Eugenie had something to say to the dejected Grandet: "Father, you don't have to be sad."

"The king refused to reward me with even 5.00% of the corruption I worked so hard to find out, and you let me not be sad?" Grandet felt that his daughter was simply rebellious.

There was a light smile on Eugenie's face, and Grandet felt relieved when he saw it. He knew that once Eugenie showed such an expression, he already had a way to deal with it.Sure enough, Eugenie would not disappoint him, and had already thought up an idea for him:

"Didn't you discover a pattern?" She asked Grandet, seeing Grandet shook his head, she didn't expect him to find anything, and just told him the pattern she had summed up: "Every time you find out that someone is If the funds of embezzlement or scheming exceed 20 francs, the Count of Niegeland will come to convey the king's order."

"But the amount does not exceed 20 francs, so the king doesn't care about it." When Eugenie made this discovery, she felt that the French king must be in the head, and she didn't even want to let Grandet take a tap of more than [-] francs. get.Hasn't he heard the principle of gathering sand to form a tower?

But that's right, a newly civilized Frenchman can't ask too much of him.

Grandet also had the same idea: "Don't the king know that the more I find out, the more he gets?"

Eugenie doesn't know either, what she knows is how to deal with it: "You have always wanted to withdraw as much money as possible so that you can get more money, Dad. Although your majesty has the same idea as you, But he is unwilling to give you more."

Grandet, who was reminded, could figure out what to do with his wisdom when selling wine: "Those funds can't be embezzled by one person, I can investigate them separately."

He said so, and he did so.Corruption involved in the military is usually linked to cheating. Grandet adopted a method of breaking down one by one, and did not pursue anyone who was corrupt.

Grandet took out his shrewdness in selling wine and pennies, and carefully controlled every embezzlement within 20 yuan. As expected, the aide, as if he had forgotten that he knew Grandet, hadn't talked to him for a long time. Or guarantee someone's loyalty to the king.

The funds returned to the national treasury have not decreased much, but more and more low-level officials have been investigated.Soon, people in the Ministry of Finance began to be familiar with the footsteps of the financial supervisor, for fear that they would sound outside their office.

The King of France also found it strange, and asked Earl Niegelang: "Has Grandet not found anything recently?"

Earl Niegeland actually didn't want to discuss anything about Grandet with the king, because he had already discovered what was wrong.But when the king asked a question, he had to answer, so he said cautiously: "Grandet has found some problems."

"Oh?" Your Majesty was a little puzzled: "But I haven't received a report on the income of funds recently."

Earl Niegelang smiled wryly: "Grandet seems to be frightened, and he dare not investigate large amounts of funds, so the corruption he found out recently, as well as the recovered funds, were directly collected into the treasury."

"What, he was frightened. Does he think I'm not tolerant enough for him?"

"Your majesty, you are the most tolerant person in the world, and Grandet will not be unaware of this." Count Niegeland felt that it was necessary to say a fair word for Grandet: "Corruption is the worst in Grandet." He was terrified by this when his horse broke its leg while it was well tied up in the treasury stable."

The king also found it inconceivable: "There is no guard in the stables of the Ministry of Finance. Didn't you see someone move their hands?"

Of course, all the people who hated Grandet made the move together. Earl Niegeland was sure of this: "It is precisely because the guards did not find out that Grandet had to restrain himself."

"He restrained himself?" The king smiled strangely: "Are you joking, my dear attendant. How could a money-grubbing person like Grandet restrain himself?"

To follow a stubborn monarch is to endure his yin and yang, which is deeply rooted in Earl Niegeland's heart.Seeing that he remained silent, the king thought about the limited funds in his small treasury, and made his request to the Earl of Niegeland: "You know, Niegeland. It will be La Saunière's birthday soon. This time she has her eye on a castle."

"Is the Countess La Saunière dissatisfied with her own fief?" Niege Lang was not tired of currying favor with the king's lover.

The king shook his head to express the determination of Countess La Saunière: "So you go and tell Grandet, no matter what method he uses, he must find out the biggest black hand who lost military expenses."

"That's impossible, Monsieur the Earl." Grandet resolutely rejected Earl Niegeland's request: "Every corruption discovery has to go through a lot of careful examination. I swore to God that I would never be wronged." A good person. So, I can't pull out someone who is not corrupt and say he is corrupt."

Of course it is impossible, every person who is really corrupt will be called wronged after being found out, and those who are not corrupt will be framed, and Grandet himself will have no way out.Although Earl Niejran knew that, except for small employees, as long as anyone with some power in the Ministry of Finance could find out the corruption directly, he couldn't say that.

"You misunderstood me, Count Grandet." He always had a gentle smile on his face, which made people feel very friendly: "The king knows that you are the most loyal to him, so he will take this task here you are."

"The one who is most loyal to the king should be you, my lord servant." Grandet is not someone who can't find Bei after hearing flattery. Has he heard little flattery in Saumur for so many years?

"If you can't satisfy the king..." Earl Niegeland pretended that he didn't hear Grandet's rebuttal, and said threatening words with a smile.

Grandet glanced at him, as if thinking of something, he couldn't help but question loudly: "So it's you, my lord. I always respect you as much as the king, but I didn't expect you to be such a despicable villain."

He was trembling with anger: "Come on, come on, Mr. Attendant. You don't have to pretend to be surprised, I have already seen you through. No wonder the people who watched the stables dared not tell who broke my horse's leg and shot it. If the person is you, how dare he say it."

Niezhilang was stunned: "I think you misunderstood, Count Grandet, I don't know, how could I, I almost never come to the Ministry of Finance..." Being so suspected by Grandet, Count Niezhilang Experience the indisputable.

Grandet stared at him for a while, then turned and left without saying a word.How could Earl Niegeland let him leave like this, he took a step forward and grabbed Grandet.He never knew how rascal Grandet could be, but he heard Grandet shouted loudly: "Sir, are you killing people to silence your mouth?!"

There was a sound of door opening in the Ministry of Finance, and heads poked out from many offices.The Minister recognized Grandet's voice, and read that all the funds Grandet found out these days were successfully returned to the treasury, making the Ministry of Finance unprecedentedly rich, so he had to come to Grandet's office to persuade him.

But who did he see?

It was the attendant who was accused by Grandet, and the minister didn't know whether he should go in and persuade him.The deputy chief followed the minister to Grandet's office and followed the minister, apparently not planning to rescue the king's attendant.

"Minister, you came just in time. Count Grandet has some misunderstandings about me." How could Count Niegeland let Grandet shout, seeing the minister was like seeing a savior.

"What misunderstanding." Grandet's voice didn't drop at all because of the minister's arrival, did he not see the deputy minister hiding behind?The two were not in the same company, and Eugenie had told him: "My horse has just had its legs broken, and now you are threatening me. Twelve thousand francs, you wretch." Horse, you might as well just break my leg. Yes, maybe that's what you think."

Where is that Grandet who is nervous when encountering business and slurring his words?Count Niegeland misses him very much, but he can't find him. He can only watch Grandet in front of him put the trumped-up charges on his head.

Not to mention, Grandet has already shouted at the minister: "Minister, I will resign from you now. I will go to the palace to resign to the king in a while. I can't be loyal to the king while being rejected by the king." threatened by his attendant."

The minister told Grandet to shut up: "Count Grandet, how could you be so rude to the attendant."

The deputy chief also spoke at this time: "You said that the valet threatened you, how did he threaten you, Count Grandet?"

Grandet met his bosom friend: "You don't know, the attendant actually wants me to frame my colleagues in the ministry and those who are loyal to the king with me. If I don't obey, he will threaten me in the name of the king." .Fortunately, I always thought he was a real gentleman, who knew that the first person who threatened me was a gentleman."

"This is not good." The deputy chief shook his head: "The financial supervisor has already been envied by others, and even his horse's legs have been interrupted, and you come to the Ministry of Finance to threaten him, Mr. The faithful feel unfair."

Nie Jilang trembled with anger at their singing: "You are the one who framed me, Grandet. And you, Mr. Deputy Chief, your irresponsible words make me suspect..."

"Look." Grandet drew a cross on his chest: "God, please take a look, he is threatening people again."

It is impossible for the minister to continue such a farce in the Ministry of Finance.He asked the Earl of Niegeland and Grandet to meet the king to clarify whether the Earl of Niegeland really threatened the financial supervisor Earl Grandet.

Regardless of the dissatisfied look in the minister's eyes, the deputy minister must follow to meet the king, because he is the witness of Mr. Grandet.Although he didn't know what he could witness for himself, Grandet was the first to agree to his request after the deputy chief spoke: "I know your friendship with the aide, Mr. Minister." This made the minister completely unable to object to the deputy minister. Follow into the palace.

The four hurried into the palace, but had to let the attendant go to the king first.Even if Grandet said that it was unfair, no one would pay attention to him - once he entered the palace, it was the territory of the attendant, Grandet did not dare to shout too loudly.

When the King of France heard Nie Rilang's report, he was also stunned: "How dare he?"

Count Niegeland felt that Grandet's conscience had been eaten by a dog. Thanks to him, he even reported Grandet's grievance in his heart: "I never thought of it, my lord. I have never been insulted like this before. With a face, he dared to call me mean, and even said that I broke his horse's leg."

"You ask the people in the stable to prove it to you." The king felt that his attendant must be confused.

Earl Niegelang smiled bitterly: "He said that because I was the one who did it, of course the people in the stable dare not admit it."

"Do you think he is expressing his dissatisfaction?" The King of France is not interested in listening to the oral lawsuit between Grandet and Nie Rilang. He wants to know whether Grandet is still worth using.

Nie Rilang said without hesitation: "He no longer obeys the command of the king."

The French king was prepared in his heart, and ordered Nie Rilang to summon the three people who were waiting, and said straight to the point: "Grandet, I am very disappointed in you. You clearly know that Nie Rilang has always held a friendly attitude towards you."

Grandet, who had always been aggressive, froze when he heard the king's words: "My lord, he..."

"I can assure you," the king looked at Grandet very seriously, "the day your horse's leg was broken, Nie Rilang had been working in the palace and never left."

Grandet lowered his head, and said nothing.The deputy chief opened his mouth and realized that he had nothing to say. The so-called testimony was not true, so he hid behind the minister again.The king didn't want to let Grandet go: "I heard that you are no longer qualified for the job of financial supervisor?" He asked Grandet who refused to speak.

Grandet raised his head suddenly: "Your Majesty, I just, you know, my horse cost 1 francs, it is really, really rare horse..."

"Shut up, you idiot." Seeing that stuttering Grandet reappeared, the king's ears began to ring: "Since you are not competent, then resign. Anyway, you are old, and you are really not good enough." It’s time to continue looking at the ledger.”

"But Your Majesty," Grandet said with an innocent face, "I have recovered so much military expenses for you, you can't just kick me away just because you have investigated all the corruption."

Count Niejran's expression softened again: "I need to remind you, Count Grandet. No one can disobey the king's orders."

Hearing Earl Niegeland's words, Grandet's eyes widened again, filled with angry blood, looking at Earl Niegeland bitterly, everyone present believed that if this was not the king's summoning room , he will step forward to fight the Earl of Niegeland.

This raised a question in everyone's mind. Maybe, maybe, maybe, Grandet has any evidence. He said that Count Niegeland broke his horse's leg, and he didn't fabricate it out of thin air?

Even Earl Niegeland himself felt a little guilty.

After a while, Grandet stopped staring at Earl Niegeland: "Your Majesty," he turned his head and pleaded with the King of France, "Your Majesty, you just said in the office of the Ministry of Finance that I can get this year's medal." , if I resign now, this medal..."

"You have disappointed me, Grandet." There was no trace of warmth in the king's voice: "You go back and hand over." He ordered the minister.