Chapter 568: Usury Empire and Exporting Capital

"...At the invitation of Emperor Napoleon, Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph and his fiancee are about to arrive in Paris!"

After Haussmann, the senior official of the Seine Department, said this, the square of Paris City Hall burst into cheers, and the Parisians in the Municipal Plaza were eagerly waiting for the arrival of the foreign monarch.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the group of Parisians in front of him, Oss struck while the iron was hot and said to the Parisians: "In order to prevent the stampede and to maintain the stability of the square. At about 9:20, a team of soldiers will appear near Paris City Hall. I hope the general public of Paris can understand!”

Although the citizens of Paris do not like all violent institutions subjectively, it is indeed necessary to strengthen the defense based on the presence of the two monarchs in the city hall. If there is a deadly assassin, it will be bad!

Therefore, the citizens of Paris did not object to Haussmann's demands.

When the time came to about 9:18, a group of infantry troops of nearly 1,000 people appeared near the City Hall. The citizens of Paris are completely separated from the central square.

Some of the Parisians who were crowded and couldn't see the square simply ran to the nearby buildings, knocked on the door of the room, and watched on the balcony with the owner of the room.

More Parisians decided to stand on tiptoe when the two emperors arrived, so that they could see the emperor in the square.

In this way, the citizens of Paris in the city hall began to wait boringly.

On the other hand, Jerome Bonaparte, who was riding on a horse, arrived near the temporary military train station in the suburbs of Paris after stopping for nearly half an hour amid the attention and cheers of the Parisians.

At this time, this military temporary railway station was blocked by French soldiers as early as the night before, and all trains could not stop at this platform before the arrival of the Austrian emperor.

As for the pedestrians and the like, it is even more impossible!

When Jerome Bonaparte arrived at the railway station, General Wayan, the commander of the Seine military district who was in charge of guarding the railway station, immediately walked up to Jerome Bonaparte and saluted Jerome Bonaparte!

"General Wayan, you've worked hard!" Jerome Bonaparte dismounted with a solemn expression, and returned the salute to Wayan.

"Your Majesty, this is what I should do!" General Wayan responded to Jerome Bonaparte in a sonorous tone.

Then, Jerome Bonaparte asked Wayan where Richard Metternich was.

"Your Majesty! Ambassador Richard Metternich is in the train station! Accompanied by Minister Kuzan Montauban waiting for the arrival of the Austrian Emperor!" Marshal Wayan responded.

"That's good! Let's go! Come with me to the train station!" Jerome Bonaparte said to General Wayan.

"Yes!" Vaillant responded hurriedly, then followed behind Jerome Bonaparte and lined up with Niel.

Jerome Bonaparte, who entered the inner platform of the train station, saw Richard Metternich in the center of the platform at a glance. Jerome Bonaparte hurriedly stepped forward and said to Richard Metternich: " Ambassador Richard, I kept you waiting!"

"Your Majesty! I just arrived too!" Richard Metternich responded quickly, but from time to time he glanced at the end of the railway.

"Don't look any further! This train will arrive in about 20 minutes!" Jerome Bonaparte said with a smile.

Richard Metternich's face was slightly embarrassed, he lowered his head and did not look at the railway again.

Seeing that the atmosphere was gradually condensing, Jerome Bonaparte spoke again to Richard Metternich: "Ambassador Richard, while we still have some time, should we talk about something casually?"

"Your Majesty, please tell me!" Richard Metternich hurriedly responded, "I must know everything!"

"What do you think about the railway?" Jerome Bonaparte asked Richard Metternich casually, pointing to the railway in front of him.

Richard Metternich glanced at the railway, and then tentatively replied to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, I think the railway is changing the way we travel!"

"This can barely be regarded as an aspect!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and replied to Richard Metternich: "The railway not only changed our travel, but more importantly, it changed the mode of war. !"

"The mode of war?" Richard Metternich showed a puzzled expression.

"Do you know how we maintained supplies when we were in Crimea?" Jerome Bonaparte asked.

"Through the transport ship?" Richard Metternich asked Jerome Bonaparte.

"The role of the transport ship is to disassemble the assembled artillery and then transport it! As long as all the materials used in the weapons and rails are transported by rail, our rail network can transport the iron in the Lorraine region in the shortest time. The mine was transported to Paris and Le Clézault, processed and dismantled through these two, and then loaded again to Toulon! From Toulon to Strasbourg again by boat! The delay in the whole process will not exceed 3 God!” Jerome Bonaparte said to Richard Metternich: “And our arsenal in Paris alone can produce an average of nearly 30,000 rounds of ammunition, more than 5,000 rifles, and more than 300 artillery pieces per day. , 2,000 rounds of artillery shells, and more than 20 kilometers of rails and logs, these production capacities are not the limit of Paris, and more and more arsenals have been put into construction in Paris!"

After listening to Jerome Bonaparte's statistics, Richard Metternich couldn't help feeling an unprecedented chill in his heart.

What was Jerome Bonaparte's purpose in saying this? Is it simply to demonstrate against him?

"I don't provide you with these data to demonstrate to you!" Jerome Bonaparte seemed to see through Richard Metternich's inner thoughts at a glance, and he hurriedly appeased Richard Metternich: " I just want you to understand that the role of railways in the military field, the logistical problems that once plagued the big army, are no longer a problem after the rise of railways. We were able to move personnel and materials from one area within two weeks. Shipping to another region!

This was something that my uncle could never have imagined at that time. Although there were steam engines in that era, their power was far less than it is now... In less than half a century, our world has changed so much .

If the Austrian Empire is still embracing the new era with old ideas, then even with the help of France, Austria is destined to be ruthlessly eliminated!

The wheel of the times should never know that the country has a long history, and thus pity the country, he will only ruthlessly run over everything in front of him that hinders his progress! "

"Your Majesty, I'm just an ordinary diplomat! You should speak these words to Your Majesty or the Prime Minister!" Although Richard Metternich agreed with Jerome Bonaparte's words, he still had to put it right His own position, he responded to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Am I talking to a future Austrian Prime Minister?" Jerome Bonaparte said in a slightly frivolous tone.

"Your Majesty, you are really joking!" Richard Metternich shook his head with a wry smile and responded to Jerome Bonaparte.

"What? Have no confidence in yourself as prime minister? Or do you want to live in the shadow of your father all your life!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Richard Metternich.

A good father is often a nightmare for the child, and people always unconsciously compare the two to each other, and come to the conclusion that the son is not as good as the father.

In fact, some children are not inferior to their fathers, but they do not have the stage and opportunity to perform like their fathers.

"Your Majesty..." Richard Metternich couldn't help but want to tell Jerome Bonaparte that he was not expected to be Prime Minister, but when it came to his lips, he couldn't say anything.

In fact, in Richard Metternich's heart, he still has a dream of being prime minister and surpassing his father.

"What's the matter? Prime Minister Richard!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Richard Metternich in a playful tone.

"Your Majesty, I'm just an ordinary diplomat!" Richard Metternich emphasized again, this time with a hint of embarrassment.

Jerome Bonaparte shrugged and said to Richard Metternich: "Okay! Ordinary Ambassador Richard!"

Then, Jerome Bonaparte continued: "Where did you just say? The railway... um, the railway..."

Jerome Bonaparte gushed about the benefits of building railways to Richard Metternich After listening to Jerome Bonaparte, Richard Metternich slightly Some heart.

However, when he thought of the finances of the Austrian Empire itself, Richard Metternich's heart instantly turned cold.

As far as Austria's current financial situation is concerned, let alone building a railway like Jerome Bonaparte, even if it is only one-third of the French Empire, all the money that needs to be paid is the current Richard May. An astronomical number that Terne could not have imagined.

"Your Majesty, the railway you mentioned is indeed an indispensable thing for a country, but the length of the railway also depends on the economy of a country!" Richard Metternich said to Jerome Bonaparte : "I am afraid it will be difficult for the Austrian Empire to build railways like the French Empire!"

"You are right! There are indeed some gaps between countries, so you need to use external forces!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Richard Metternich.

"External force?" Richard Metternich immediately understood what Jerome Bonaparte meant.

"That's right! External forces! The French Empire is willing to help the Austrian Empire, as long as the Austrian Empire can pay a certain amount of interest!"