Chapter 1937 Wind and Sail

If steel replaces textiles and becomes Britain's pillar industry, then bank loans will inevitably favor them.

Georgiana was looking in the mirror and thinking as she arranged her clothes with the help of the maids.

The textile industry will not give up. They will use their influence to lobby banks not to lend to steel companies that want to expand their production scale. In this way, these steel companies will need loans from foreign banks, such as France.

Originally, Swiss bankers were also an option, but Switzerland is now fighting for independence, and young Swiss people are looking to France to stabilize the domestic situation.

Next are banks in Amsterdam, Spain, Portugal and other places.

She would not think that the new industrial factory owners' advocacy of abolishing the gates and tariffs with Ireland meant that they were righteous. She remembered Ireland's beautiful natural scenery, which in a sense also represented industrial backwardness, and industry represented

There will be environmental pollution. Even if advanced British industrial products are subject to the same tariff, it will be a kind of dumping in Ireland. On the contrary, Ireland's backward industries will be impacted by British industry.

This is also the reason why France set up high tariffs, in order to protect its local industry. It would be disadvantageous for Ireland to lose tariff protection. It would be redundant for factory owners to lobby Parliament to change the treaty to be more beneficial to them.

There is a saying that makes everything redundant.

Food-for-work solutions to the Irish famine might have worked if some infrastructure had been put in place in Ireland instead of starting from scratch.

She did not agree that it was reasonable to give free food to the poor. Caesar had done it before. He distributed free food from North Africa and other places to Roman citizens, but it led to the bankruptcy of Roman farmers. The minimum selling price set by the Corn Law was also to protect the local people.

After all, as French academicians said, colonial agriculture and aboriginal agriculture are different.

The situation in France is a bit different. Both British and American flour are cheaper than French wheat. These low-priced grains can make those who are hot-headed and push grain prices to unrealistic levels sober up. If it were not for limited shipping capacity,

If the amount of these British and American grains is large enough, it can bankrupt some speculators. The problem is that the French have a large population and relying solely on imports cannot solve the famine problem. Rouen's merchant ships cannot all be used to transport grains, but also to transport cotton yarn for production.

, only when workers have jobs and income can they buy daily necessities.

It was also for this reason that the Lyon Silk Weaving Factory borrowed money to start operations instead of borrowing money to buy grain relief. Spain, which learned many things from France, did not learn from France in terms of grain trade.

The Spaniards brought back a large amount of gold and silver from the Americas, but domestic productivity did not increase and the total volume of goods did not change. On the contrary, the money used for exchange increased. They frantically printed bonds, although they were considered a kind of national debt.

Its essence is similar to banknotes.

The way bankers make money is to buy government bonds at a lower price and then sell them on the market, and someone will subscribe to them.

But the French were frightened by a series of problems before the Revolution and the bankruptcy of the old system. Gold, real estate, and art were considered safe investments. Maybe the Belgians were more willing to subscribe for bonds than the French.

After all, Napoleon asked Austria to cash in its national debt, and Talleyrand made a huge profit. She was also a little tempted. Should she make some money while she had inside information?

She looked at Matilda, thinking of her father, and felt that he might not be able to handle this matter.

On the contrary, Godin, who once persuaded her to engage in smuggling, married her maid, and loved to write scripts, might still have some possibility.

It just so happened that Gordin was still in Madrid. In fact, there was peace. Whether the charter was issued or not, there would be no British or French warships to intercept the cargo ships and search for enemy goods. The charter also contains some privileges, which are what the blank charter does.

Grandpa's cheese.

This time she went out to buy jewelry and clothes. She almost spent all her accumulated living expenses. Those jewelry merchants were simply robbing her. When Faron came back, she didn't want to be supported like she was in the palace before. He wanted to make money for her.

She thought it was possible to open a perfume shop in Place Vendôme. After all, he was also Marie Antoinette's royal perfumer. There would always be people who sympathized with Marie and were willing to buy perfume.

She was wearing the new post-revolution women's clothing, which was not as complicated as the Rococo style, with layers upon layers, and it didn't take long for her to wear the clothes.

Halloween is here, and the streets must be very lively. Bonaparte's schedule is to visit the market, and she is going to the pharmacy school. After all, she is not the first lady Josephine, and she cannot accompany him to do "legal things" in an upright and honest way.

Things that only “wives” would do.

She looked at the woman in the mirror, hoping that she would not become the second Madame Du Barry, or the second Madame Pompidou, although it was Madame Pompidou who founded the Sèvres porcelain factory.

Seeing Philelle in the mirror's reflection, followed by Bonaparte's valet, Georgiana turned immediately.

"Madam." Constant held a jewelry box and bowed to her. "This is given to you by the general."

She had mixed feelings for a moment. When did she become the kind of woman who relied on material things to fill her emotional shortcomings?

"Put it there." She said calmly.

"The general said I must take your reply back," said Constant.

Just when she was feeling strange, Constant opened the box. Inside was a gold necklace placed on black velvet, with a note next to it.

Philiel handed her the note.

My baby, you ignite a fire in my heart that gives me no peace day or night.

I want to kiss your soul-catching eyes, I want your sweet kiss,

Now I only have one sentence, come here and let me hug you,

Only you can give me comfort and calm the flames that are burning all over my insides.

"Wow." She couldn't help but exclaimed.

French romance is like this. They say "I love you" countless times a day, and sometimes they send messages for no reason. In short, "you" must respond to him.

Her exclamation caused the whole room to laugh. She felt a little embarrassed and walked to the small living room next door.

Philiel followed her in, still holding the jewelry box in her hand. When she sat down at a small table, Philiel put the gold necklace on the table.

"This is an Etruscan style." Philiel said softly, "The First Consul heard that someone gave you an antique necklace yesterday, and specially ordered it to be given to you."

She reached out and fiddled with the gold beads on the necklace. Although the heavy gold did not have the light of diamonds, it had a simple texture. Perhaps it was found at an archaeological site.

She had heard Madame Tallien say before that she could ignore him, as Josephine had been like this before.

If there was no "before", she might respond to him as happily as a loving little girl.

Even if they came out, they would still not be free. After all, the entourage was on guard against her, a British female spy.

She was a little upset and picked up the pen to write on the letter paper.

I imagined that picture,

In the scent of myrrh, in the scent of lotus, the breeze fills the sail,

I lay drunk under the sail, the pyramids were on the shore,

Do you think the river is calm right now?

In your opinion, does the sail control the wind, or does the sailboat sail with the wind?

I compare myself to a sedge, which is shaped like a reed and sways in the wind.

What do you think you are? My lion.

After finishing writing, she suddenly felt sour in her teeth. Could she write this?

She was just about to tear it off, but Feryl pulled it away, and then she ran to Constan's side, urging him to take the letter and leave quickly.

"Come back!" she yelled angrily, but Constant ran away quickly.

She glared at Felicity, who looked frightened, but made it clear that he was not afraid of her.

As a lady, you should be reserved and not responding is the right thing to do.

Georgiana regretted it.

Why did she write that bullshit article?

She stamped her feet and left these hateful people, but instead she caused a burst of laughter.

She returned to the small table and covered her ears.

Anyway, if you don't hear it, you can just pretend that nothing happened and let them laugh as much as they want.
Chapter completed!