Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 1391

  Since Queen Catherine II succeeded to the throne, she has been trying to open the door to the West and export grain, hemp, wood and other goods.

The name of the Russian consul in Marseille is Persie. He is a Swiss expatriate. Under his activities, Ukrainian wheat began to be exported from Black Sea ports to Marseilles. Because of the special needs of France now, the timber will also pass through this The consul imported from Russia.

Now Napoleone wants to have a good relationship with the Russians. Even if he knows that railways are more durable than wooden roads, he has to import large amounts of wood from Russia. Moreover, wood does not have to be used for rails, but can also be used for masts and charcoal. .

  In exchange, the Russians want to buy woolen cloth made in France.

  This business started in the 17th century. By the end of the 18th century, Marseille could no longer sell a large amount of Languedoc wool to the Turkish market. Because Turkey’s national financial resources began to dry up, Languedoc was bad luck.

After Alexander I took the throne, he first changed most of Paul I’s laws, restored the privileges of the nobility, declared amnesty for the fugitive serfs, and pardoned or rehabilitated those condemned in Paul’s time from exile. He has not yet taken control. Problems of the domestic economy.

  It is undeniable that French military uniforms are really good-looking. Even if these woolen cloths are made into Russian military uniforms, it doesn’t matter, as long as the French buy silver coins spent on wood and return them to their pockets.

  In the past 500 years, Westerners liked to use spices because of their preference for heavy flavors. You only need to restore the ancient recipes to know. It is precisely because of this that pepper and other spices occupy an important position in the Mediterranean trade. But Napoleon, who had stayed in Cairo, discovered that the spice bazaar was not as prosperous as in the legend. On the contrary, coffee, raw silk, wool, leather, cotton and cotton yarn sold through Egypt had better business.

  Human hobbies are like this. Do coffee lovers really like the bitter and sour taste? Most people, especially women, add milk and sugar to coffee, and they prefer the atmosphere in the cafe.

  Napoleon’s hobby is “Eastern”, especially Egypt and ancient Rome. Now Constantinople is added. The bronze horse he snatched from St. Mark’s Church in Venice is still looking for a place to put it.

   Woolen cloth used to replace silk as a material for decorating walls. If the floor is luxurious enough, it can also be used to decorate the reception room for state guests.

What's more, the reception room decorated as a cafe is in the Mars Hall of St. Luke’s Palace, which is the Hall of War. As for the pattern on the flannel, she decided to use plants. There are also many plant patterns in the mosque, which can be made by bronzing. This room has become very luxurious.

  St. Luke’s Palace is relatively small, and the room is not big. This kind of small living room is more suitable for private friends. She plans to use Moroccan leather for the sofa, whether the sultan of the Ottoman Empire will send it for the carpet, and she plans to use granite or marble for the coffee table.

Napoleon fell the teapot given by Ekaterina to the Earl of Coltz, then she would give him a set of Sèvres porcelain as compensation, and she would also give him a set of French perfumes, hoping for fragrant spices Can soothe his injured heart.

  Before Napoleon returned, the second ruling Cambaseres had removed the 26 parliamentarians and defenders who had troubled with Siers. Now everyone is waiting for Napoleon to appoint new officials to fill those vacancies.

  As a woman, she is not busy decorating the room, is she going to participate in this "big event" like Queen Ekaterina?

Giorgio Anna, the republican introduced by Lu Xi'an, did not recommend it. It is not her ability to decide whether France will adopt a monarchy or a republic in the future.

According to the food consumption of 3 quintals per person per year, the 1 million quintals raised by Napoleon, the 2 million quintals provided by Godoy, and the 55,000 quintals of food shipped from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands every month are enough for 100 in Paris. The needs of ten thousand people are gone. The premise is that no one takes advantage of this opportunity to hoard.

When the Girondists took control of the regime, they did not care about the soaring domestic food prices and firmly opposed the establishment of a price ceiling. The civilians rushed into the National Committee because they could not afford bread. In a sense, these civilians could be dissolved at the time. Parliamentary.

After the dissolution, it is difficult to re-elect a new ruling party. On May 31, 1793, the civilians who broke into the National Convention patronized the protest. Later, the Jacobins led the same civilians into the National Assembly. Jacob The Bin faction replaced the Girondist faction, and the "spring" that Napoleon thought had arrived.

  He has changed a lot. After all, he is no longer a passionate young man in his 20s. When talking about prisoners, he is cold and ruthless. It is all calculation, but he will definitely not cede Tobago to the United Kingdom to exchange prisoners.

  Portugal and Spain have a lot of gold and silver, which they came back from the colonial zone in South America, and because of this, the gold and silver in Spain and Portugal are much cheaper than other European countries.

  Because of the small size and high value of gold and silver, freight is not a problem, let alone insurance. Who dares to **** the gold ships escorted by four British cruisers?

The real headache is Ufral’s blank special trade bill. The trade bills sent by France are signed by Napoleon himself. His signature is 1,000 francs. The signature of Charles IV of Spain is the same as the printed one. After all, He wants to save Spain's economy.

  British trade orders are opened by parliament, just like the French Senate. Although they have no legislative power, they have the power to approve commercial loans.

For example, to build the Canal Saint-Martin with a budget of 30 million francs, the French government will not really pay that much at one time. Instead, it will find hundreds of banks in Paris for financing. The banks pay money instead of the treasury. Banks that buy national debt can also pass through the canal. The toll tax earns stable interest. Compared to investing in industry, banks still prefer lending.

  It is very difficult for French SME owners to raise funds. Banks almost don’t need to count on them. They all rely on the contacts they have operated in the past to borrow money from friends, relatives, partners, suppliers, etc.

  If money is compared to blood, what effect will it have if the blood does not flow?

  That is just some dormant capital. When the blood no longer moves and circulates, the body of France will go wrong.

Private savings hidden in stockings are an obstacle to the development of enterprises. The downside of coins is that they can be put in jars and buried deep underground. If there is a disaster, the money can be dug out for emergency relief. Whenever a certain area occurs naturally Disaster, money came out of the hidden place.

  There are 100 banks in Paris, and there are only 4 in Rouen, not to mention other provinces.

The last time the farming borrowing made the bankers crazy, the general borrowing interest rate was about 5%, 7% is already very high, and the 1% interest rate is a good deed. The owner of the bakery dare to embezzle the money to lend. It's going to be a prison meal.

The advantages of water transportation are that the freight is low, heavy cargo can be loaded, and wood can float on the water. The unit of measurement is not based on volume and weight, but based on "trips". However, the annual flood and dry seasons also allow the use of the canal. Time is reduced, and water transportation cannot completely replace land transportation.

  Luck must be seized for large-scale business. France and Russia will not always coexist so peacefully. Giorgioanna also wants to learn from Uvral to open a timber factory and earn some “pocket money”.

  This is not the first time that she has done that. She used to secretly sell her own herbs, but she originally planted those plants.

  This matter can be left to Godin, which is more legal than smuggling.

Gabriel Uvral and Julian Uvral are two different types of speculators, but they always dare to take risks. This is better than those who just want to make a profit without losing money, and there is also local protectionism. The banker is much better.

  A kind of gravity is constantly pushing capital, flowing out of the capital pool like water.

  If the French bankers do not intend to take action, Giorgioanna intends to find Italian bankers to occupy the banking industry in other provinces of France.

   Sometimes, a catfish is needed to get the sardine back to the port alive.

  But before unfolding this magnificent blueprint, she needs an engineer. Before that, she has to copy the "work" of the people of Liverpool. Who would call it a top student in industry?

  (End of this chapter)