Eugenie with money [Grandet]

Hearing Count Nergerand's threat hidden in his gentle words again, Eugenie said to Nucingen disheartened: "If this is fate, if it is God's punishment for me being lured by luxury, I am willing to accept God's verdict."

"Why should I go to Madrid, and why should I work with the manager of Madrid to find a way to transport the gold back?" Her voice was trembling, and she questioned herself and the two counts in front of her.

"If, if it weren't for the gold," Eugenie's big gray eyes filled with tears, "Dad wouldn't be promoted, and we would still be very satisfied with the annual dividend. Dad would happily ride him with 1 I bought a horse for [-] francs and went to the countryside for an outing, instead of seeing my horse's legs broken, but there was nothing I could do about it."

Nucingen blinked desperately at Eugenie, hoping that she would remember that the man who was suspected of breaking Grandet's horse's legs was now in the same reception room.

Eugenie, who was in grief, put her hands together, tried to raise her head, and begged God not to let the tears fall from her eyes.Emotional agitation cannot be calmed down just by looking up, and Eugenie naturally couldn't see Nucingen's hint.

She went on to say: "If Dad doesn't get a promotion, he won't be summoned by the king, and he won't be a financial supervisor, so that everyone in the Ministry of Finance will hate him, slander him, and want him to never show up again." in Paris."

The tears finally couldn't stay in the eyes, and fell down the smooth cheeks in big drops. This was the first time that Nucingen and Earl Niegelang saw the wealthy female partner cry, and they were shocked to hear Eugenie's next words:

"I only have my father now, but he was so sad that he would never stay with me in Paris. Because of his sadness, he fell ill as soon as he returned to Saumur, and Nanon had to leave me, leaving me alone Stay in Paris." Eugenie's clasped hands were separated, and they hung weakly to the sides of her body, looking very weak.

She knew that it was impolite for her to shed tears like this, so she quickly turned her head and wiped away her tears, without even looking at Count Niegeland, she only said to Nucingen: "Mr. Earl, I have realized that it all started with me. It started with investing in Nucingen Bank, so let’s end it here.”

Nucingen looked at Count Niegeland as if asking for help, not wanting to hear Eugenie say what he didn't want to hear.Count Niegeland wanted to dissuade him, but Eugenie didn't give him this chance: "Count Nucingen, we had an agreement that the partners have the right to know in advance all the fund operations of the Nucingen Bank."

"But no matter whether you directly put out 2000 million francs to rescue the market or buy gold, I didn't get my consent. This is not in line with the terms of the agreement. I can go to the court to sue you and ask you to compensate me for the losses caused."

"But miss," Nucingen's sweat dripped down, and his voice was weak: "Whether it's bailing out the market or buying gold, Nucingen Bank has no financial losses."

"Do you really think so?" Eugenie showed a sarcastic smile on her face that was still in tears just now: "Then, do you dare to liquidate the market value of the funds of Nucingen Bank with me to see if there are no funds? losses on the

Nucingen dared not.

The working capital available to Nucingen Bank is now less than 1000 million francs.The treasury that should be the bank's hole card, in addition to gold worth 1000 million francs, the rest is still falling railway bonds.Most of those railway bonds were purchased during the last bailout. According to the current decline in the bond market, losses will soon occur.

And the liquidity of 1000 million francs, based on the current business volume of the bank, can only maintain the operation for at most two weeks.

Seeing that Nucingen was being questioned by Eugenie, Earl Négerand finally spoke: "Miss Eugenie, Your Majesty has always believed in your ability, and thinks that you can find a way to stabilize the public bond market. After all, it is you Suggest to the king to issue new railway bonds to guarantee the empire's military expenditure, isn't it?"

Eugenie glanced at him this time, turned her head and smiled wryly at Nucingen: "Count Nucingen, you don't know that since our partnership, no matter what investment we make, we have a lot of financial support. The opponent can be suppressed. But now, Nucingen Bank has no funds."

Only when you have money can you do things well, if you don't have money, don't talk so much nonsense.

When Nucingen heard Earl Nergerand mentioning the King, he turned around on the ground anxiously, and looked at Eugenie beggingly from time to time, hoping that she would come up with a solution as before.Count Négerand looked at Nucingen's actions and felt that since Eugenie invested in Nucingen Bank, Nucingen himself had lost his judgment and relied too much on Eugenie's wisdom.

Who does not depend on it?Recall that Eugenie has been in Paris for more than three years, and every investment and every transaction she made will get rich returns.This return is all attributed to Nucingen Bank, so the profit statements of Nucingen Bank in recent years are so satisfying.

"Miss Eugenie," Count Niegeland made a difficult decision in his heart: "If you have any good ideas, please speak up directly. The royal family, the royal family will try their best to cooperate with you."

So easy to talk to?Eugenie gave him a distrustful look, and shook her head at Nucingen, who wanted to get an idea: "Without funds, any good idea is futile. Funds, what we need is funds."

Yes, the Nucingen Bank is out of money now.Nucingen abruptly asked Earl Netherland a question: "My lord, the current price of the gold market is enough to ensure that if the gold in the Nucingen Bank's vault is sold, it will be profitable."

Nie Zhilang objected instinctively: "No. You know, the gold is only temporarily stored in the Nucingen Bank."

"But have you forgotten," Nucingen thought more and more that this was a good idea: "The bond market fell because there was a lot of selling. If there was a similar sell-off in the gold market, the price of gold would go down as well." At that time, we already had a large amount of funds to maintain the stability of the bond market, as long as the gold that had already fallen was bought back, it would be fine.”

"As Mademoiselle Eugenie once said, speculators who lose money in one market hope to make it up in the next market. If they don't make money in the gold market, they will find a way to put it in the bond market. In this way," Nucingen clapped his hands excitedly: "The funds entering the bond market will increase, and the market will stabilize faster."

Sounds really plausible.Count Niegeland couldn't help asking Eugenie for advice: "Do you think Count Nucingen's suggestion can be realized?"

Eugenie nodded noncommittally: "Theoretically, it can be achieved. However, Earl Nucingen, I would like to remind you that you cannot enter the public bond market all at once with limited funds. After all, you also found out about the last bailout. Stabilizing market sentiment cannot be achieved by a one-day influx of buying orders."

Nucingen nodded in conviction, and assured Eugenie: "Please rest assured, Miss Eugenie, I will pay attention to the rhythm of the market."

Finding that there were funds available, Eugenie's mood improved a little, and there was a trace of the original look in her eyes: "There is also a joint fund, Count Nucingen. The bond market is not the bond market of the Bank of Nucingen. All the banks held a large amount of government bonds last time, and if they don’t want their own banks to be liquidated, they will have to spend the same amount of funds as the Nucingen Bank this time!”

As she said that, Eugenie finally looked at Earl Niegeland: "My lord, once Nucingen Bank has to go bankrupt and liquidated, I doubt whether Lead Bank can rescue the king like Nucingen Bank. So please think about it, my lord, the gold is not only stored in the vault of the Bank of Nucingen."

We must sell it together, otherwise, if there are only public bond certificates left in the vault of the Nucingen Bank, it will really be a pile of waste paper!

Count Niegeland was thinking, completely forgetting what he said just now that the royal family would cooperate with the Nucingen Bank - the royal family is not the royal family of the King of France alone, the Queen and the Dauphin did not buy the order of the King of France, and the second largest in Paris The manipulator behind Lieder Bank is the crown prince.

However, Count Niegeland also thought that the queen held all the public debts that Eugenie once held in her hand, which was not a small amount.After the last market turmoil, the value of the government bonds in the hands of the queen should have shrunk. Do you also hope that the price of government bonds will rebound?

If this is the case, maybe Lieder Bank will cooperate with Nucingen Bank.

Eugenie still did not send Nucingen and the others out this time, which was unimaginable before.Neither of the two Earls felt that they had been slighted - they got what they wanted, so who cares about such a small detail?

After all, Eugenie had just been hurt, hadn't she?

In the newspapers on the second day, it was rare to continue to analyze the resignation of the financial supervisor. Everyone was attracted by the turmoil in the public bond market again. Only "Holy France" was still dictating the Earl of La Saunière. He believed that the Ministry of Finance should conduct a comprehensive inventory of his property.

Eugenie admired the queen's persistence very much, and expressed her admiration for the queen to the chief lady who came to visit her.The Duchess of Godfelloy was used to flattering words for the queen, and she was not very moved by Eugenie's poor vocabulary.

She came to see Eugenie with the queen's order: "Miss Eugenie, the public bond market is in turmoil again, and the queen wants to hear your opinion."

Eugenie didn't quite understand this: "My lord, I thought all the public bonds in the Queen's hands had been sold at the price of 25 francs."

A rare embarrassment appeared on the face of the chief lady: "You know Miss Eugenie," she touched the huge ring on her hand: "The queen is not a greedy person, she is full of love for her people. She lost her relationship and was willing to give her everything for them. So when the public bond market was most turbulent, the queen bought back the public bonds she had sold in order to stabilize the market as soon as possible."

Eugenie patted her chest, she couldn't help it, she could hardly suppress her nausea.His face was only touched: "The queen is so kind. We will always be grateful for everything the queen has done for the empire. But duchess, can I know the purchase price of the queen and the share she holds?"

The chief female officer looked at the Persian carpet hanging in the reception room, and did not answer Eugenie's question directly: "The queen hopes to do her best to help her subjects."

Well, Eugenie has really learned how to speak of greed so freshly and refinedly.She lowered her voice and said to the Duchess intimately: "Mr. Chief Madam, you know that the last time Nucingen Bank took the responsibility of bailing out the market and provided all the liquidity. This time, Nucingen Bank has already taken There’s not enough money left.”

"Didn't that mean?" Cracks appeared on the duchess' serious face——will the public debt in the queen's hands continue to fall?

Eugenie nodded affirmatively: "As you thought, Mrs. Chief Madam. If there is no inflow of funds, the little confidence in the public bond market that has been hard-won will collapse. If the queen does not have a lot of public debt, it is better to release it directly. It’s better to go out, so as not to lose too much.”

The chief lady had already collected her expression, and said to Eugenie in such a serious manner: "Just now I have made clear to you the queen's position, for the sake of her subjects, the queen will not release the public debt in her hand at this time , wouldn’t that make the bond market worse?”

It was so noble that Eugenie longed to applaud.Even though she didn't do this due to etiquette, Eugenie still expressed her admiration for the queen to the chief lady, and she also revealed to the chief lady that although Nucingen Bank has no more liquidity, there is still a little gold can be sold.

If all the banks in Paris shared the worries of the royal family like the Nucingen Bank, and sold the gold in their vaults, there would be enough funds to save the public bond market: "In this way, the public bonds in the hands of the queen can appreciate in value." Ou Yeni's eyes were full of dreams, and she did not want the Queen's interests to be harmed from the bottom of her heart.

This time the chief lady accepted Eugenie's blessing to the queen and left with the same hope as Eugenie.

It has to be said that although Eugenie did not go out, there was an endless stream of visitors.No, Earl Nucingen, who had been operating for a day, came to report the progress to her again?

The gold of the Bank of Nucingen has been fully liquidated, and 100 million francs have been obtained, and 300 million francs have been invested in the bond market.Although 300 million francs is not enough compared to the strong selling, it barely boosted the market's confidence. When the market closed in the morning, the rate of decline in government bonds began to fall.

And the bankers meeting urgently held in the afternoon also surprised Nucingen. Lieder Bank, who had always been against him, was aware of the crisis and agreed to sell part of its own gold, and the proceeds would be added to the joint fund. Together with Nucingen Bank to rescue the market.

Lieder Bank, which has always been against Nucingen Bank, made a good start, so that the bankers of various small banks had to promise to sell some of the gold in stock, and the joint funds once again gathered 2000 million francs of funds.

Nucingen made a decisive decision and advanced the funds from the Nucingen Bank first. One hour before the bond market closed, he invested an additional 500 million francs, which actually caused the price of the government bonds to rise slightly compared with the previous day. Fifteen francs and fifty centimes.

This is really exciting news!

Eugenie shared this gratifying result with Nucingen, and reminded him that tomorrow he must supervise all banks and put all the funds in place: "Count Nucingen, I think this time the Nucingen Bank should not Then bear the bulk of the bailout funds.”

Nucingen is also unwilling, but if Nucingen Bank does not take the big head, those small bankers are fine, and Lieder Bank will be the first to stand up to oppose it.For Leeds Bank, which has received the crown prince's explicit support, and Nucingen Bank, which has no explicit supporters, it is a little timid.

"You shouldn't have forgotten that you have to buy back the gold that has been invested in the gold market to keep the stock sufficient?" Eugenie felt that Nucingen was dazzled by the temporary victory.

A sentence like water splashing on the top of the head calmed Nucingen's feverish mind: "So when is it appropriate for us to repurchase?"

Eugenie looked at this cheeky man with a smile: "Mr. Nucingen, I want to remind you that it is not us who repurchase, but you alone. As a partner of Nucingen Bank, I will not When the liquidity of the bank is obviously tight, I agree with you to buy a large amount of unnecessary gold."

Nucingen was stunned: "Didn't you just say that you want Nucingen Bank..." He couldn't continue, and he remembered that what Eugenie said at the beginning was to let him buy it back again.

"But you know, Mademoiselle Eugenie, that almost all my funds have been reinvested in the Nucingen Bank."

Eugenie couldn't laugh anymore, and sighed: "Who hasn't invested most of the funds and the profits of the past few years in the Nucingen Bank?"

In order to recover her own funds as soon as possible, Eugenie secretly sold railway bonds in small quantities and many times through Grassand's agents, knowing that the Nucingen Bank was involved in the bailout.

Because the sales were very scattered, they seemed to be the transactions of ordinary speculators, and the momentum of joint funds entering the market was very large, and the "Journal de France" also publicized the bank's bailout in a large space, so the market was not affected by Europe. Ni's quietly entering the market saw a sharp drop.

This made Eugenie's recovery of funds very smooth.Although Eugenie still retained half of the public debt, nearly 500 million francs were recovered.All these funds were invested by Eugenie in the gold market which had been greatly suppressed, and the purchase price was eight francs.

The purchased gold was not transported back to the mansion on Bertin Street, but scattered and transported to an apartment where the bourgeoisie lived together.This apartment is on the ground floor of the whole building, and the walls are covered with roses that have grown for many years. Of course, some bees and butterflies will be attracted during the flowering season.In order to prevent these cute little creatures from disturbing their rest, the tenants will keep the windows closed throughout the spring and summer.

No one knew that under the floor of the bedroom in this apartment, a cellar nearly two meters deep and five meters wide was dug out.Experienced workers can fully believe that the cellar could be larger if it were not for the lack of space in the bedroom.

Now Eugenie was standing at the entrance of the cellar, her figure was obscured by a black cloak, and even with a candle burning in the room, she still looked like a dream.Even in the presence of Mrs. Taigou, it was difficult for a moment to see that it was Eugenie from behind.

"Miss, it's all put away." A man drilled out of the cellar and reported to Eugenie in a low voice: "620 five kilograms of gold, according to your order, 25 kilograms of which will be brought by Juan, together with you The nitrate stored in the factory was shipped to Saumur. The remaining [-] kilograms are all here."

Eugenie helped him close the cellar, taking care not to raise the suspicion of the neighbors by making a sound.Then the two carefully decorated the connection between the entrance and the floor, and then covered it with a jacquard carpet. Even if a spy came, it would be difficult to find at a glance that there was a huge wealth hidden under the room full of little Bourgeois sex.

"Thank you, Mr. Pablo." Eugenie also said softly, "For me, this is my last retreat. Please ensure the safety of this place."

"Don't worry, miss." Pablo was not a talkative person, he only said this to Eugenie and nothing else.

Even though the candlelight in the room was dim, Eugenie still smiled at Pablo: "About a week later, if I open the window on Rue Bertin a crack, you can make the nitrate in the factory disappear due to the rain leaking from the roof." Yes. The sulfur will be transported to Saumur by then, and you send someone to meet it. Charcoal can be bought in Saumur, and Papa will be willing to sell it to you."

Speaking of this, Eugenie's smile became wider. Even the thought that she would have to pay Grandet fifty thousand francs a year's rent could not stop her smile—she wrote to Grandet, asking him to send When the Trauffon estate was lent to Pablo and the others, Grandet demanded this amount from her, and Eugenie must pay in cash.

If cash cannot be paid, Grandet asked Eugenie to go back to Saumur to sign an agreement in person, agreeing on the time limit for Eugenie's repayment.

Eugenie knew that after transporting gold back to Saumur twice, Grandet, like most Parisians, thought that he had no more funds in his hands, and wanted to use this to call himself back to Saumur.

For Grandet's hidden concern, Eugenie did not respond as he hoped, except for being moved by herself. Instead, she used 25 kilograms of gold to let Grandet understand her determination—it was the Parisians who wanted to rob her. Property, she will stay in Paris to solve the problem.

Just like when she came, when the janitor of the apartment went to stop the homeless outside the door, Eugenie quietly boarded the unmarked carriage, the horseshoes and wheels wrapped in thick cloth, and drove silently to the street on the Rue Bertin. Outside the mansion.

The door of the mansion was gently pushed open, and Elemi poked her head out nervously to identify the figure who got off the car.It was not until Eugenie came up to her that she opened the door a little wider, and Eugenie squeezed in sideways.

"Mrs. Taigu didn't wake up, and the cooks didn't notice, did they?" Eugene took off her black cloak and asked Elemi in a low voice.

Erime's eyes were filled with the look of sharing a secret with Eugenie: "Please don't worry, miss, I have been watching. There is no movement in Mrs. Taigou and the cook's room."

"Okay, you can go back to bed too." Eugenie could vaguely hear the cook's snoring from the half-open door, but she didn't correct Elemi's misunderstanding that there was no movement at all.

Elemie silently folded the black cloak that Eugenie had taken off, hugged her tightly in her arms and went out the door. There was also no sound when the door was closed.

Eugenie was left alone, and Eugenie sorted out her preparations: the public opinion had already spread, and even if the newspapers in Paris were silenced, the news continued to spread to the whole of France through various channels, and the dissatisfaction of the people was greatly suppressed. Stir up.

When Bono’s newspaper starts digging up military embezzlement and embezzlement again, people can be sent to various places to guide the bourgeoisie and small farmers in various places, so that their dissatisfaction will heat up, and it is best to trigger a small-scale uprising.

By that time, some of the guns needed for the uprising should also be prepared in the Traufond Manor, which can be used to arm the rebel army.Power grows out of the barrel of a gun, and Eugenie thinks all the words are wise.

Whether to win or not to seize power, Eugenie is not particularly urgent, as long as the King of France feels the urgency.It was already the summer of [-], and Eugenie felt that the French King might be ill.

With such a good wish in mind, Eugenie slept soundly and rarely got up late.When she came downstairs, Madame Taigou had already had her breakfast, and she said to Eugenie disapprovingly: "Madame, a lady should not sleep in like those night-timers."

Eugenie saw that Elemi was serving coffee to Mrs. Taigou, so she put the pot on the honest maid: "I told Elemi to call me earlier before going to bed yesterday, she may have forgotten."

Elemi looked at Eugenie in surprise, but was glared at by Mrs. Taigu: "Elimie, I think Miss should deduct your salary."

"Yes, what you said is about Mrs. Taigu. I also think Elemi has been lazy recently. Then let's deduct one month's salary so that she can have a long memory."

Elemi couldn't refute such a harsh and ruthless lady. Even if Yeni turned her back on Mrs. Taigu and winked desperately at Elemi, the maid still shed tears of remorse and left without looking back.

"Have you any plans for today, Mme. Taigou?" Eugenie asked as she sat down at the table.

Mrs. Taigu shook her head: "The Countess de Seth originally hoped that I would go to the orphanage with her to visit those poor children, but I think it's better for us to keep a low profile recently."

Eugenie smiled a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Mrs. Taigou. If you want to go, you should go with Countess Seth. I still have money to donate to the orphanage."

Mrs. Taigou shook her head and rejected Eugenie's kindness: "I heard that the Count Négerand will not leave the palace today, and I would like to ask him when you can go back to Saumur to visit the Count Grandet."

"No," Eugenie quickly rejected the old lady's kindness: "I really don't need Mrs. Taigou. Don't embarrass Count Niejran anymore. Now I don't want to accept his help. And although I am worried about my father's health , but Nucingen Bank is doing its best to save the market, and as a partner of Nucingen Bank, I don’t feel at ease leaving Paris now.”

"But Count Grandet has written several letters, hoping that you can go back and visit him."

"And Nanon is taking care of him." Eugenie didn't want to go back at this time, it would be such an embarrassing thing for Mrs. Taigou to see Grandet alive and well.

Hearing her mention of the bailout, Mrs. Teigou became even more worried: "I heard that the price of public bonds started to rise back to [-] francs yesterday, miss, do you think my public bonds..."

"If you're asking for my opinion, I don't suggest you sell." Eugenie had to explain the difference between speculation and long-term holding to the old lady again. Seeing that she was still uneasy, she had to say: "If you If you are worried that the government bonds will fall again, you can sell the government bonds in hand to me at today's market price."

Mrs. Teigou looked at Eugenie sympathetically: "You have already withdrawn the amount you can spend at Nucingen Bank this year at the beginning of the year, so where is the money now? Don't worry about me, miss, I will make the right decision .”

Eugenie became even more embarrassed. It is really not a proud thing for a master to be found to be short of funds by his tutor.This made Eugenie eat faster, and she slowed down after being looked at twice with disapproving eyes by Mrs. Taigou.

It wasn't until she finished eating that Mrs. Taikoo went upstairs to rest in her room. Eugenie took the opportunity to find Elemi: "Why do I think Mrs. Taikoo seems to have found something?"

Elemi thought that she and Eugenie had done a good job of prevention, but she still reminded Eugenie: "Miss, next time you go out, don't drink too much wine. Mrs. Taigou asked you when she went downstairs. But, did the doorman secretly drink alcohol?"

What a sharp old lady.In order to convince Elemi that she was going out in the middle of the night to avoid Mrs. Taigu's eyes for fun, Eugenie dripped a few drops of wine on her clothes. Unexpectedly, not only Elemi smelled it, but Taigou also smelled it after midnight. Mrs. Igou smelled it too.

Just smell it, Eugenie doesn't go out every night, usually she can see people she wants to see during the day.

"Magistrate of the Inferior Court of Paris, M. de Pompon is here." The doorman announced the first visitor of the day.

"Good day, Mademoiselle Eugenie." Mr. de Pongfeng, who had gained a little weight, no, should be called Judge de Pongfeng now, respected Eugenie as always.

Eugenie returned the gift with a smile, and Teponfon found out that Mrs. Taigou, who had been accompanying Eugenie to receive guests, was not there, and asked, "How is the Marquise de Taigou?"

See, this is the effect of assimilation. In the past, Te Pomphon would not greet a person who was insignificant to him, but now he has also learned the hypocritical politeness of Paris.Eugenie kept a decent smile: "Mrs. Taigou has some things to deal with."

Te Pomphon wanted to understand that Eugenie had something to talk to him alone, so he tried to sit up straight—he was able to enter the Paris Inferior Court as a partner of a law firm, and he knew that he should be grateful who.

If it had been a little earlier, Te Pengfeng would still have some thoughts about Eugeniken talking to him alone, but now he is completely treating his benefactor with the attitude of supporting him.Eugenie was very satisfied with his transformation, and she spoke more directly:

"Mr. De Pongfeng, I found that all the newspapers in Paris have stopped discussing whether Earl La Saunière embezzled military expenses. This is not the result I hope to see."

"Yes, Miss Eugenie," Te Pontfeng said to Eugenie with sympathy, "Count Grandet has suffered great physical and mental injuries, but the perpetrator has been at large. This is a blasphemy against the law."

You are so right, how can the law spare a person who does evil?Eugenie nodded heavily: "But we don't have evidence now, so we can't seek justice for Dad."

"Through the analysis and discussion of various newspapers a few days ago, I personally think that the public is still interested in whether Earl La Saunière has embezzled and embezzled himself. If someone directly sues him in a lower court, the court can accept it." Te Pont Feng made suggestions very professionally.

"But what kind of person should sue. After all, if someone who has no relationship with Count La Saunière, the prosecution is not convincing." Eugenie asked with some concern.

Te Pompon firmly believed in the law: "Miss, any upright French citizen can sue Count La Saunière for his misappropriation of military expenses for the defense tax he has paid."

"Any honest French citizen?" Eugenie murmured, repeating the words of Te Pomphon.

Seeing Eugenie's embarrassment, Te Pengfeng tried to relieve her worries.After a while, Te Pontfeng spoke: "Miss Eugenie, when you arrived in Paris, you met all the top aristocrats in the upper class. You may not know that there are some people in Paris who work more than ten hours a day. , earned less than five francs. They ate hard bread, had less than an egg for half a month, and less than a glass of milk."

Of course Eugenie knew, but Countess Eugenie de Grandet had no reason to know, so she had to look surprised: "Can't eat an egg in half a month?"

"Yes," Magistrate Te Pontfeng's ideological realm sublimated, with a tone of concern for the country and the people: "Even if they can't eat an egg in half a month, they still need to pay national defense tax. Earl La Saunière embezzled, It is these poor people who gnaw on hard bread and hand over what is corrupt."

Seeing that Eugenie just nodded to indicate that she was listening, Te Pontfeng expressed his idea: "There are more than 30 such people in Paris, and many of them can't even eat hard bread every day. As long as someone gives them a bite to eat , they are willing to kill and set fire.”

Eugenie shuddered, thinking that it would be a little serious to kill everyone and set fire to them.Te Pengfeng felt that what he said was too rude, which frightened a quiet lady like Eugenie, and apologized to her immediately.

"You know, M. de Bonfon, I don't know such a person." Eugenie was still immersed in the words of Te Bonfon just now, and told him her predicament in embarrassment.

Te Pengfeng didn't think it was difficult: "Miss, the lower courts face people like this every day. So please forgive me for my indiscriminate words just now. Whoever told me to hear it every day is all the same. That's what I said. No, miss, I've made a mistake again, so let me get back to business."

"I know a good fellow who would sell himself for money. He dared to bring a lawsuit to the lower court for a hundred francs, and even a group of people would follow him and cheer for him. If he had five hundred francs, He can instigate half of the people in the Latin Quarter to join him and sit in front of the palace to petition the king." Te Bonfon told Eugenie in detail what he knew about the lives of the lower classes in Paris.

Is the cost of demagoguery so low in Paris?Did I prepare too much and wasted my time?Eugenie thought about it and asked Te Pompon: "Then if, I mean, if those who can't afford eggs sue the Count de La Saunière, will they be retaliated by the Count de La Saunière or the king, and what will they bear? Bad consequences?"

Te Pengfeng shrugged his shoulders: "Miss, you are so kind. They accept money from unknown sources, and they should have expected the possible consequences of taking the money. For those of them, eat a few more meals If you are full, you can pay any price."

Well, Eugenie is not the Virgin, so instead of sympathizing with the lower class people in Paris, why not think about whether you want only one person to sue Count La Saunière, or let the entire Latin Quarter go to the palace to petition.

To be on the safe side, Eugenie only thanked Te Pomphon, but was not interested in the specific implementation: "You know Mr. Te Pomphon, I am very willing to let my father get justice, but I am not willing to let the innocent Revenge is in vain.”

The parties have said so, what else can T. Bonfon say besides lamenting that Eugenie is as kind as an angel—even if he is now a judge of the lower court, and his annual income has reached [-] francs, let him represent Grandet offered a hundred francs in vain to prove his innocence, but T. Pompon would not do it.

For people from Saumur, friendship is friendship, francs are francs, and this will never change.

Not long after Te Pompeo left, Mrs. Taigu found Eugenie with a face full of accusations: "Miss, I seem to have seen Magistrate Te Pompeo's carriage just now."

Eugenie readily admitted: "Yes, he came to ask me about the