Chapter 549： The changing Bank of France

The Count of Argoux knew that the full-fledged emperor no longer needed his "old man" to guard the gate of the Bank of France for him. He wanted to make his own will be imprinted on the treasury of the Bank of France, so that the Bank of France would be under his orders. Tool of.

Just like His Majesty Napoleon.

After all, no monarch does not like his subjects to disagree with him, especially when his subjects still hold a French lifeline.

Thinking of this, Count Argoux couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart. Now he feels like a female cousin. Jerome Bonaparte agreed to commit himself to him after being fooled.

After Jerome Bonaparte felt that he was useless, he kicked away.

Of course, this is just what Count Argou thought when he was so embarrassed.

As long as he calms down and thinks about it carefully, he will understand that his economic philosophy is destined to run counter to the emperor's economic philosophy.

Forcing a stay at the Banque de France as president would only exacerbate the conflict between the two parties, the best outcome of which would be a change in economic thinking or withdrawal by one of the parties.

And the emperor's character and vision doomed him to never retreat, only the Count of Argoux could retreat.

If it wasn't for the credit that Count Argoux had made to the empire, Jerome Bonaparte would not have privately invited Count Argoux to meet at the Elysee Palace, hoping to persuade him to continue to support his ideas through dialogue. Instead, he directly opened the imperial meeting and dismissed the position of Count Argu in public.

However, Count Argu was always reluctant to change his economic philosophy, and even concocted "shock therapy".

Only just now did Jerome Bonaparte make up his mind to let the Count of Argoux leave the position of President of the Bank of France.

"Your Majesty, I will submit a resignation letter to you tomorrow!" Count Argoux responded coldly to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Mr. Argoux, why are you here!" Jerome Bonaparte pretended to say to Count Argoux: "I was just feeling the passage of time, you misunderstood me!"

"Your Majesty, as you just said. Time has passed, and I'm almost 80 in the blink of an eye! So please allow me to resign as the president of the French side!" The emotional Count of Argoux could only endure his nausea and accompanied Jerome. . Bonaparte went on.

"Alright then!" Jerome Bonaparte seemed to regret Count Argoux's resignation. He sighed and said to Count Argoux, "Since you intend to leave, I won't force you!"

Then, Jerome Bonaparte told Count Argoux that after he resigned as president of the Banque de France, he would leave a place for him in the Senate.

Count Argu only needs to check in at the regular voting meeting of the Senate.

Count Argu knew that the purpose of the emperor's arrangement was to not leave a mean and unkind impression to the outside world.

Although the power of the Senate is far inferior to that of the Bank of France, it at least represents the attitude of the emperor.

In order to allow his political resources to shade the next generation, Count Argoux agreed to Jerome Bonaparte's proposal.

When everything was settled, Jerome Bonaparte invited the Count of Argoux to dinner.

The Count of Argoux could only accept Jerome Bonaparte's invitation, because this might be his last dinner with the Emperor.

"Let's go!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Count Argoux.

The Count of Argoux got up and followed Jerome Bonaparte out of the room where he met the emperor for the first time.

Standing at the door of the room, the head of the royal family, Mokar, saw the expressionless emperor and the pale, stumbling Count of Argoux who followed behind the emperor, and immediately realized that this all-powerful Count Mister may have become a man of power. outcast.

Just when Moral was stunned, Jerome Bonaparte's voice reached his ear: "Morcar, Mr. Argu's mental state is not very good recently! Go and help me!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Mokar hurriedly responded, then quickly walked to Count Argu, bowed slightly, and helped Count Argu.

"Thank you!" Count Argu responded to Mokar in a low voice.

Now he doesn't have the pride he had when he was in charge of the Bank of France, but looks like a helpless old man.

"Nothing! Mr. Count!" Mokar replied to Count Argu with a standard smile on his face.

With the help of Mocar, Count Argoux walked to the gate of the Elysee Palace.

Looking at the sky with only the afterglow in the distance, Count Argou felt even more uncomfortable.

"Get in the car!"

The voice of Jerome Bonaparte came from the carriage, and Count Argoux got into Jerome Bonaparte's carriage with the help of Mercury.

The carriage carrying Jérôme Bonaparte and the Count of Argoux departed from the Elysée Palace and arrived at the Tuinlery Palace via the Champs-Elysées.

Jerome Bonaparte and the Count of Argoux, who got off the carriage, entered the Tuinlery Palace and went straight to the restaurant.

Taylor, the chef of the palace, appeared in front of Jerome Bonaparte and asked him if he could serve.

"Yes!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and responded to Taylor.

Dishes from all over Europe were brought up on a tray by the servants of the Tuinlery Palace. Seeing these mouth-watering dishes in front of him, Jerome Bonaparte was so happy that he immediately felt that he could eat them and wipe them out completely.

And the Count of Argoux obviously did not have the appetite of Jerome Bonaparte. For him who lost the president of the Bank of France, no delicious food could restore his mood at this time.

Therefore, during the whole banquet, Count Argoux did not eat anything at all except for a little aperitif and a vegetable salad.

After dinner, Jerome Bonaparte ordered Mercury to take the Count of Argoux home himself.

Escorted by Moral, the Count of Argoux successfully returned to his mansion in Paris.

Mocal, who successfully sent the Count of Argoux back to the mansion, took advantage of the night to take a carriage back to the Tuinlery Palace.

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Early the next morning.

The man who claimed to be the butler of the Count of Argoux came to the Tuinlery Palace in a carriage, and handed the resignation letter of the Count of Argoux to the hand of the head of the royal family, Mocal.

Mocart, who took the resignation letter, was about to hand it over to Jérôme Bonaparte in the study.

Jérôme Bonaparte, who opened the envelope, carefully read the contents of the resignation letter.

In the letter, the Count of Argoux explained that the reason for his resignation was that he was too old to manage the Bank of France, so he begged the emperor to approve his resignation, so that he could live in longevity.

After reading the letter of resignation, Jerome Bonaparte signed his name under the letter of resignation, and then called Mocal over and told him that he would urgently hold a royal meeting to discuss the new president of the French Bank. So he ordered him to invite the staff of the Imperial Council, and the time was set at three o'clock in the afternoon.

"Yes!"

Mocal, who received the order, left the study. Jerome Bonaparte, who was alone in the study, thought carefully about the suitable candidate for the new president of France.

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Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the time for the opening of the Imperial Conference is approaching.

At this time, in the royal hall of the Tuinlely Palace, representatives of the military, government, and bankers representing the three pillars of the empire gathered together, waiting for the arrival of Emperor Jerome Bonaparte.

When the grandfather clock placed in the hall pointed to three o'clock, the side door of the palace hall slowly opened, and Jerome Bonaparte, dressed in black casual clothes, entered the palace hall.

"His Majesty!"

Everyone present saluted the emperor in front of him.

Jerome Bonaparte nodded, walked to the center of the hall step by step, stepped on the steps and sat on the seat that symbolized the highest authority of the empire.

Jérôme Bonaparte, sitting on the throne overlooking the pillars of the empire under the steps, felt that his whole body was full of power, and this was what power brought him.

After being intoxicated for a while, Jerome Bonaparte said: "Everyone! Just this morning, I received a letter of resignation! The owner of the letter told me that because of my advanced age, I don't have the energy to manage the bank anymore. thing!"

As soon as these words were said, everyone present immediately realized that the person who resigned should be the Count of Argu who was vacant in this imperial meeting.

Several bankers in the banker camp who were close to Count Argoux also changed their expressions slightly after realizing the news that Count Argoux was likely to be "resigned".

The corners of the mouths of the shareholders of the Banque de France who had been a little uneasy with the Count of Argoux and those who wanted to seek the position of president of the Banque de France showed a happy smile.

"Your Majesty, is that person you're talking about Mr. Argoux!" Minister of Finance Magnet asked Jerome Bonaparte on behalf of everyone present. UU reading www.uukanshu. com

"That's right! It's indeed Mister Argoux!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded in response to Magnet, then turned his eyes to Magnet and said regretfully: "Since Mister Argoux insists on resigning, then I will also I had to agree to his request. There is now a vacancy for the position of President of the Bank of France, and it is your responsibility as Chancellor of the Exchequer to recommend a new President of the Bank of France!"

In addition to the way the president of the Banque de France is elected by shareholders within the bank, there is another way is the appointment of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Of course, the appointment of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is also not a random appointment. The person appointed as the president of the Banque de France must have the identity of a shareholder of the Banque de France, and must be recognized by the shareholders within the Banque de France.

If either of these two conditions is not met, then the French President appointed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer is an empty shelf.

The reason why Jérôme Bonaparte asked Manet for the president of Banque de France was to show the Banque de France that he was very dissatisfied with the conservative economic policies that the Banque de France was now implementing.

Magnet, who was questioned by Jerome Bonaparte, was stunned for a few seconds, and then responded: "Your Majesty, I propose that the Count of Gilles Lebesgue de Bemini should be the head of the bank!"