Chapter 883

The door of the office closed again, and everyone backed out. One of the two bank representatives remained indoors and the other was outside the door, seemingly preventing others from getting close to eavesdropping.

Baron Fidolon frowned, which was clearly a sign of distrust, but considering the current bad situation, he had to restrain his anger.

"Tell me, what's so mysterious about it? Be the first to explain that if you want to pay attention to the machinery factory, you don't need to waste time here.

The machinery factory is my child, and no matter how poor I am, I will not hand it over. You BNP Paribas have no right to take it from me! "

When he said this, Baron Fidolon was very confident. Although the power of the aristocracy has declined, it still holds the power of the French government.

Although the capitalists are rich, their political voice is still inferior to that of the aristocracy.

As one of the few successful businessmen among the nobles, Baron Fidolon has a strong network of contacts, and once activated, even a consortium will feel a headache.

In this context, many people peep at the machinery factory, but very few really dare to take action.

The middle-aged man smiled awkwardly: "Your Excellency the baron has been thinking too much, how dare we hit your mind?

In the past week, the stock market has fallen continuously, and the market has reached the brink of collapse. This time I am here on behalf of BNP Paribas to discuss with you the impending economic crisis. "

Undoubtedly, BNP Paribas also tried the idea of ​​a machine shop, but found that it was a hard bone, and the meat was all in the bones.

Baron Fidolon rolled his eyes: "Enough, the old man still has self-knowledge. If the economic crisis is something I can decide, I won't worry about money now."

Sudden large-scale defaults and lack of cash flow for machinery factories are well known in the capital market.

It was impossible to hide. Baron Fidolon was not prepared to slap his face and make a fat man, and he never thought that he could deceive the vampires in the bank.

The middle-aged man restrained his smile and said seriously: "Your Excellency, the next thing is very important. If you decide to listen, you must ensure that the content of the conversation is not leaked.

I can guarantee that what I will talk about next will only benefit you, not harm. Including the troubles you are encountering now, you can easily solve them. "

Naked aggressiveness, but for the sake of having a chance to solve the funding gap, Baron Fidolon decided to continue listening.

As for whether to keep it secret or not, it depends on what the news is. As long as the interests are large enough, secrecy is a joke.

"Tell me, if it's good for me, why don't you worry about the news being leaked!"

The middle-aged man nodded and said slowly: "Your Excellency, Baron, you should have found out. Now all countries in Europe are experiencing excess production capacity to varying degrees, but France has suffered the most.

In the final analysis, our industrial production costs are too high to compete with Britain and Austria.

In order to solve the problem of industrial raw materials, we have also made a lot of efforts, but still have little effect.

The main reason is that the energy problem has not been solved. We have to buy high-priced coal from the international market, and the supply is often insufficient. All walks of life suffer from it.

In order to solve this problem, we hope that the domestic business community can unite and work together to persuade the central government to implement the China-EU strategy at an early date.

As long as the energy problem is solved, the domestic industry and commerce will soon usher in the spring.

At that time, your order may be directly placed in a few years, and the company that defaults and cancels the order will also beg you to pay the balance. "

To implement the China-EU strategy, it is impossible to solve the problem by just talking about it. The French government will definitely expand its arms and prepare for war. At that time, the strategic materials that are unsalable in China will be digested immediately.

If Austria intervenes and a continental war breaks out, the strategic supplies needed are even more astronomical.

As an upstream machinery and equipment manufacturer, Baron Fidolon's machinery factory is naturally a beneficiary.

Although the interests are great, Baron Fidolon frowned, and after a long silence he said slowly: "You are playing with fire. If an accident occurs, it will destroy the French Empire!"

Although the benefits are great, the risks associated with them are even greater. The French government's China-EU strategy has been regarded as an ideal strategy since its formulation.

From the time of Napoleon III to the present, it has been more than 30 years since the plan was drawn up, and the French government still has not put it into practice.

It's not that everyone doesn't want to. In fact, successive French governments want to complete this great strategy. The key is that strength does not allow it.

Although France is powerful, it is still far behind the alliance of European countries. Once the operation is not good and a new round of anti-French war is triggered, it will be fatal.

The middle-aged man shook his head: "Your Excellency, high risk leads to high return. If we don't want to take risks, how can we solve the predicament we are facing now?

Besides, now is the best time to get started. Britain and Russia are fighting fiercely in Central Asia, and they are holding each other down. At this time, there is only one roadblock in front of us, Austria.

If this opportunity is missed, once the Anglo-Russian war is over, we will never have another chance.

Don't look at the recent years, our economy has recovered well, but compared with other European countries, our development speed is almost at the bottom.

As time goes on, this situation will get worse. Taking action now, we still have a little chance of winning, and the further back we go, the lower our chances of winning.

In fact, as early as 18

During the 1980s-Russian-Prussian War, we should have acted. It's a pity that because some people look forward and backward, an opportunity is wasted in vain. "

From a purely comparative perspective, 1880 was indeed the time when France had the highest success rate in challenging the European order.

In the immediate aftermath of the Paris Revolution, the French economy took a heavy toll, only now to recover.

Unfortunately, this is not the end of things, only the beginning of disaster. Looking at the economic crisis, if you try to get through the crisis, the French economy will be hit hard again.

In the long history, ten years are not worth mentioning at all. But for France, this wasted decade was a decade of economic lag.

As early as more than ten years ago, the economic aggregate of France surpassed that of the British Isles, but now it has been overtaken by the British.

Compared with Austria, the economic strength gap is even greater. If this tossing continues, perhaps in the next ten years, the gap between the two sides will not be measured in percentage points, but will be replaced by times.

Everyone underestimates the importance of the economy these days. When calculating the overall national strength, the economy accounts for a very small proportion.

With the prestige left over from the Napoleonic era, and after years of government propaganda, in everyone's subconscious, France is still the world's first army power and the world's second naval power, and ordinary people feel no pressure.

But the consortium is different. They are the most economically sensitive. Economic prosperity means more money. If the economy is in a disadvantaged position for a long time, it will gradually widen the strength gap between them and Yingao Capital.

Whether it is for long-term development or short-term interests, the consortium has a need to promote the China-EU strategy.

Winning Baron Fidolon is mainly because capital takes a fancy to his personal network, which can influence government decision-making to a certain extent.

These things cannot be exchanged for money. Even now, the political spokesperson of the French consortium does not have a high voice.

It's okay to influence some small decisions. If you want to promote the China-Europe strategy, you must win the support of the nobles.

"Ugh!"

After a sigh, Baron Fidolon closed his eyes and fell into a fierce inner struggle.

The more you know, the more trouble you have. The status quo in France cannot be concealed from these elites. The more in-depth understanding, the more difficult it is for Baron Fidolon to make a choice.

Seeing that Baron Fidolon was hesitant, the middle-aged man added: "As long as your Excellency is willing to promote the China-Europe strategy, regardless of whether it is successful or not, the bank's loan can be extended until next year.

If the China-EU strategy is approved by the government, we can also provide another loan to the machinery factory. "

"The loan from the bank" is not just "the loan from BNP Paribas", the implication of which is very clear to Baron Fidolon. It is nothing more than several major consortia in France jointly promoting this plan.

Unlike the nobility and France tied together, once the empire is destroyed, everyone's good days will end.

The choice of capitalists has always been very large. Even if they lose the bet, they can also withdraw and retreat to other countries for development.

It just needs to start from scratch, and the cost is higher. If it is not necessary, everyone will not easily give up France.

Baron Fidolon sneered: "You are so generous! Come on, I know what to do. I have a meeting next, so I won't leave your Excellency."

Being treated rudely, the middle-aged man was not annoyed, he knew that it was done, and left the office politely with a smile on his face.

From the beginning to the end, Baron Fidolon never asked the middle-aged man's name or identity. It's not that he is arrogant, but there is really no need to care about a small person.

It is also taboo to make decisions for the government and promote the China-EU strategy. The big guys won't show up at all, and those who come out to connect are all dispensable little pawns.

If the plan is successful, that's all. If the plan fails and attracts hostility from the French government, these pawns are ready-made scapegoats.

Looking out the window, after a long time, Baron Fidolon connected the phone line, took out the phone book, and started to connect...

...

It wasn't just Baron Fidolon who was lobbied. Since the outbreak of the stock market crash, capitalists have secretly started to connect.

First the business community, then members of Congress and government officials, a massive public relations campaign kicked off.

Unconsciously, French public opinion also began to change. Experts and scholars have attributed a series of problems, such as the stock market crash, unemployment wave, and low wages for workers, to the speculation of coal prices in Belgium and Germany.

To sum up: the despicable and shameless two countries, by raising the price of coal exports, plundered the wealth of France.

Of course, some street tabloids also took John Bull by the way in order to attract people's attention. After all, Britain is the world's number one coal exporter these days.

These are all small issues. The conflict between Britain and France is not a day or two. It doesn't matter if you write more down.

In line with the principle of persimmons looking for softness, experts and scholars decisively chose not to see it, but asked the government to take tough measures against Germany and Germany to avoid the loss of national wealth.