Chapter 957: prelude

Fürth Manor, as the situation in Paris became increasingly tense, the atmosphere in the manor became tense.
In the garden, Maxim Sidorov said with a serious look: "Tom, take your brothers and sisters to London for a holiday. I will leave tomorrow. I have arranged the boat."
Ruthless that is for outsiders. To his own children, Maxim Sidorov is still a kind father. Seeing that turmoil is about to occur in France, a retreat has been arranged for them in advance.
The young man asked suspiciously: "What about you, don't you go together?"
There has never been a shortage of smart people in this world. The weird atmosphere of Paris has already revealed a bit of rain and rain, but everyone with a little brain is looking for a way out.
The wealthy are looking for ways to go abroad, and the middle class with a small family is going to the countryside. Except for the few who had to stay, the rest were either paupers or fools.
There is no doubt that Maxim Sidorov is one of those who had to stay.
After hesitating for a while, Maxim Sidorov said insincerely: "No, you go first. Bank affairs cannot be separated from me. After the processing is completed, my mother and I will come back."
The boss is not a good one. While sharing the biggest piece of cake, he must also bear corresponding responsibilities.
Now is the critical moment, Maxim Sidorov must stay and preside over the overall situation. There are too many people staring at him. If you run away at this time, you will probably be finished before you leave France.
Neither the capitalist nor the government will let him leave.
The consortium can wrestle with the government and rely on unity. If the boss runs away, the hearts of the people will be dissipated, and the fragmented consortium will be the meat on the chopping board.
If the government wants to take a knife against the consortium, it must first destroy the leader. It has nothing to do with right or wrong, it is completely political. Who makes him most famous? Only by using him as the boss can truly shock people.
The most important thing is that Maxim Sidorov himself is not willing to run so sullenly. Because once he retreats, the industry he has worked for all his life is gone.
It is not that Maxim Sidorov has not thought about transferring assets and sharing risks. In fact, every consortium wants to diversify investment and share risks.
However, the reality is cruel. Major consortia are daring to diversify investment, and no one has really succeeded so far.
There are naturally many reasons. The core reason is that the era of capital globalization has not yet arrived and local protectionism prevails. This cannot be solved by money.
It's okay to make a little fuss, or to invest, but it just doesn't work if you want to take root locally. The local snakes can accept the influx of capital, but they will not welcome a dragon.
It can't be done in normal times, let alone now. Without the support of national power, the difficulty of developing overseas will naturally increase geometrically.
Tom asked, "Why, we already have a lot of money, there is no need to continue taking risks."
"Money", just looking at paper wealth, Maxim Sidorov is about to become the world's richest man. Of course, this must be calculated based on the value before the war.
If France wins, the consortium led by Maxim Sidorov will be the biggest victor in this war.
Using this war, they succeeded in controlling nearly one-third of the factories in France, one-half of the mines, and an uncountable amount of land and real estate. It's not an exaggeration to say that the whole of France is working for them.
The consortium gained a great deal. As the leader Maxim Sidorov naturally ate the fattest meat. Personal net worth directly exceeds 100 billion francs, which he never dreamed of.
However, the money only exists in theory. Assets are assets, but there is no way to realize them, because the entire France cannot find a picker.
Seeing that the anti-French alliance is about to come over, the amount of assets held is the amount of risk. Including Maxim Sidorov, French capitalists have been selling assets frantically recently.
Even the most sought-after Parisian residential houses in the past are now sold at a discount of 10% and there are no buyers, and the people are out of money.
Excessive concentration of wealth has led to aggravation of social conflicts, and at the same time the tens of billions of francs in Maxim Sidorov's hands are about the same as waste paper.
There is no way, what can be bought in French francs is not needed; what you want is not available in francs.
A closer look at the bank branches in Paris will reveal an interesting thing. Foreign currency and gold can be exchanged for francs, but francs cannot be exchanged for foreign currencies.
Before the war, 1 pound was exchanged for 25 francs, and now 1 pound can be exchanged for 100 francs, and the exchange rate can still be discussed.
If Maxim Sidorov is allowed to choose, he would rather use the assets of hundreds of billions of francs in exchange for 100 million pounds in cash. It is really acceptable for no more than 10 or 20 million pounds.
It's a pity that there is no such a fool to come and take the offer. It seems that there are a lot of high-quality assets, but in fact, how much can be kept after the war is unknown.
For example, mines and land in Belgium and the Rhineland region, as well as factories and real estate in Italy, seem to belong to Maxim Sidorov, but in fact the future must have nothing to do with him.
These losses alone are enough to shrink Maxim Sidorov's assets by half. The remaining half is equally unsafe, and war is the biggest asset killer.
There is no doubt that holding so many assets is certainly not what Maxim Sidorov wants. He is a banker and not an industrialist, so he is naturally not interested in factories and mines with low returns.
Except for a small amount of assets that are actively purchased, most of these industries are collaterals that are forced to collect overdue bank loans. Including the mines in Belgium and the Rhineland region, they were mortgaged by the French government.
No matter how unreliable these assets are, they are at least better than the franc, which is depreciating every day. If you can't turn into foreign exchange or gold, you can only continue to hold it.
"Okay, Tom. Time is running out, now you should say goodbye to your mother. As for other things, you will gradually understand in the future.
If an accident happens to me, you must assume the responsibility of the head of the family, take care of your younger siblings, and raise them up.
This is a list of our overseas assets, which are now handed to you. Basically, they are all stocks and real estate. The money is not too much. You have to plan and use them reasonably.
There is no way, those idiots lost too fast and disrupted all my plans. I can only prepare so much for you now.
As for the overseas assets of the consortium, you don't know anything. I just hope you can be safe, that is not something you can hold. "
Looking at his immature son, Maxim Sidorov regretted that he was playful when he was young, so that the eldest son is only fifteen years old now.
At this age, it is simply not realistic to ask him to play with a bunch of old foxes.
As for the others, it is very regrettable that Maxim Sidorov can't believe him now that he is used to taking and taking the magpie's nest.
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The capitalists are looking for a way out, and the nobles are not idle either. Although Europe has a tradition of not killing nobles, the revolution is an exception.
According to past experience, Paris will kill people in every revolution. Whether noble or noble, there is only one life.
If France is not the three major royal families, but only the Bonaparte family, the aristocracy is on the side of the emperor for their own benefit, and Napoleon IV has a very good chance of winning this time.
It is a pity that France not only has three royal families, but the reputation of Bonaparte dynasty among the nobles is the lowest among the three royal families.
If it had not been for this European War, Napoleon IV would have secured the throne, and the Bonapartist dynasty would be able to take off the hat of nouveau riche when the next generation rose up, and was truly accepted by the noble group.
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as reality. In the eyes of the ancient nobles, the Bonaparte dynasty was the source of disaster, which would bring endless trouble to France, and would not support them at all.
The stranger the atmosphere in Paris, the more active the nobles supporting Bourbon and Orleans. Many people are ready to imitate Napoleon III and use the revolution to seize power.
In the Palace of Versailles, looking at the gathered intelligence, Napoleon IV gritted his teeth with anger, but he was helpless.
The risk of a war with the consortium is already very high. If you deal with the nobles again, the Palace of Versailles will really change its owner.
In this aristocratic world, the emperor also needs to follow the rules. As long as people do not raise the flag to rebel, the emperor has no reason to act against them.
Putting down the file, Napoleon IV said fiercely: "Take immediate action, and you can't let those guys run away with the wealth of France. If anyone resists, they will all be killed!"
It is inevitable to be discovered, not everyone is as cautious as Maxim Sidorov, not only attracting attention in front, but also arranging children to run.
And some daring guys did not forget to swept the bank's vaults while running away, trying to run away with gold and silver.
Thinking about it, I was drunk and might run away with a few tons of gold. Those guys who carried hundreds of tons of silver were completely looking for death.
Even if it is not discovered by the emperor, such a huge amount of wealth will cause the greed of customs bureaucrats. Either it was swallowed in France, or it was hacked in Britain.
Then, naturally there is no more. If there was such a big movement, Napoleon IV would have been ousted from office long ago.
This scene is happening at the Paris Pier. A row of luxurious convoys was intercepted by customs before boarding.
A wealthy middle-aged businessman snarled at the staff aggressively: "Why don't you let us board the ship? I have legal procedures. Who gives you the right to seize my goods?
Get your chief quickly, I want to complain! Did you hear that, no matter how slow I am, I will strip you off. "
In recent years, capital has risen strongly in France, and the social status of the wealthy has been infinitely elevated. Roaring at the staff is only for pediatrics, and even dared to go straight up and slap in the face.
Since they are rich, they are not afraid of litigation at all. Even if you win the lawsuit, this kind of civil dispute will only lose money. Most of the time, the compensation is not enough for litigation costs.
In this context, let alone ordinary people, even ordinary government officials have lost their deterrent power against capital.
The young man explained helplessly: "I'm very sorry, sir. According to the latest decree issued by the government: In order to combat the outflow of gold and silver, from now on, all gold and silver are prohibited from leaving Hong Kong.
Your procedure was approved before and has now lost its legal effect. If you have any questions, you can complain to the relevant department.
However, I advise you not to do useless work. The official responsible for the issuance procedure has now been suspended for investigation, and someone will come to you for questioning soon. "
The middle-aged man was about to go crazy, an army appeared at the dock. Under the command of the officer, the soldiers directly took over the convoy.
As soon as the middle-aged man approached the theory, he was pressed to the ground by the two soldiers approaching, and he was not given a chance to argue.
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