Make France Great Again

"First of all, my face should not be printed on the front of the first gold coin. This is a currency that will be used for all of Europe, not for France alone. If only my face is printed, it will have a bad impact..."

Jérôme Bonaparte slowly explained to Count Argoux why he had let him.

Count Argu gradually realized that his emperor not only wanted to unify the gold content of the currency, but also had the ambition to unify the issuance of the currency.

If the countries joining the European Monetary Union really agree with the new currency promoted by His Majesty the Emperor, then they are equivalent to handing over part of the currency issuance rights to the French Empire in disguise.

However, Count Algu believes that the possibility is too small.

If His Majesty insists on implementing a new monetary policy, Count Algo even doubts that the outcome of this monetary union will only end in an unhappy way.

Therefore, Algu believed that he had an obligation to stop the emperor's reckless behavior.

Therefore, Count Argou tactfully told Jérôme Bonaparte that it was best for the French Empire not to make a fuss about currency issuance.

"Count Argu, you mean that I can no longer propose the concept of a new currency in the European Monetary Union!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Count Argu angrily.

"Your Majesty, that's not what I meant!" Count Argou denied it flatly, and then humbly replied to Jérôme Bonaparte: "In my humble opinion, the most important thing France should do now is to use the gold content of the established currency. Re-establish prestige in front of European countries!

Wait until the time is right before formulating a new currency standard! "

"Mr. Argoux thinks when will the time be ripe!" Jérôme Bonaparte retorted to Count Argoux.

"Your Majesty, it's hard to say this!" Count Argoux replied to Jérôme Bonaparte, "However, I believe that the French Empire will be able to achieve this goal under your leadership!"

"Okay! I understand what you mean!" Jérôme Bonaparte also realized that his goal of establishing a common European currency was somewhat unrealistic.

After all, the European Union in its previous life went through many twists and turns before truly achieving unified distribution. Now it has just taken the first step towards European unity and wants to achieve unified distribution. It is simply an impossible task.

But as a monarch, he would not take the initiative to admit that he was wrong. He could only rely on a conciliatory approach to end the topic.

"Your Majesty, I am also thinking about the empire!" Count Argou lowered his attitude and replied to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Yes! I understand!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Count Argoux with the same attitude: "However, I am still not satisfied with this gold coin! The front of the gold coin was changed to a map of France, and the reverse was changed to a map of France. A map of Europe!"

Count Argu had no choice but to nod his head, saying that he would definitely do what the emperor asked!

Later, Jérôme Bonaparte's study was left by Count Argoux.

Jérôme Bonaparte sat quietly in the study and muttered quietly, "Am I a little too eager for quick success?"

Indeed, since the European Monetary Union received responses from various countries (actually not many countries), Jérôme Bonaparte hopes that the European Union can be established as soon as possible. Some policies for the future (focusing on policies from the period after World War II to the establishment of the European Union) were formulated in advance, without taking into account that there is a gap of nearly a hundred years between this era and the future.

Even the same policy implemented by the same country will become completely different due to different environments.

Just like the issue of unified currency issuance just now, if Count Argu hadn't reminded him, he would have almost made a big mistake.

"Any policy must be based on the times!" Jérôme Bonaparte couldn't help but sigh, "You can't resort to swords at any time!"

After speaking, Jérôme Bonaparte called Mokar and ordered him to go to the Count of Argu's mansion to deliver some gifts.

Although Count Argoux was extremely wealthy, Jérôme Bonaparte believed that Count Argou would be even happier after seeing the gift he gave him than receiving a huge sum of money.

Because a gift is not just a gift, but also the attitude of Jérôme Bonaparte.

Sure enough, after Mokar went to Count Argu's mansion to deliver gifts, Count Argu's face immediately burst into a smile.

"Mr. Mokar, please express my gratitude to His Majesty on my behalf!" Count Argu said as he calmly gave Mokar a bill.

"Count Argu, please rest assured that I will definitely tell His Majesty!" Mokar quickly assured Count Argu.

When Mokar reported to Jérôme Bonaparte, Mokar even reported the count's expression when he saw the gift.

Jérôme Bonaparte listened quietly to Mokar's return, and silently estimated in his heart how much money Mokar had received from Count Argu.

Judging from Mokar's language, Count Argou gave Mokar about 50,000 francs.

"Okay! I understand!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded, then waved his hand at Mokar and ordered him to leave.

…

In the next two days, Jérôme Bonaparte continued to receive visitors from various countries.

Soon the time came for the start of European Monetary Union.

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon that day, a scorching sun shrouded over Paris, making the whole of Paris extremely hot.

It was in this hot weather that representatives from various countries began to set off in carriages, and their destination was the Louvre Museum adjacent to the Tuileries Palace.

At 1:30 pm, envoys from various countries arrived at the gate of the Louvre one after another.

Reporters from major newspapers in Paris who were responsible for squatting near the Louvre swarmed directly in front of the representatives of various countries, which frightened the representatives of various countries.

On weekdays, I only see representatives of polite reporters (reporters outside of Paris during this period basically made an appointment and then conducted interviews alone. However, reporters in Paris were influenced by some official newspapers. All of a sudden, they started to become "shameless" in order to grab first-hand news. (Have you ever seen such a posture before? Facing the reporters' questions one after another, some representatives showed embarrassment on their faces.

If it hadn't been for the action of the Guards stationed near the Louvre, the delegates would never have been able to enter the Louvre.

Looking at the representatives entering the Louvre, the reporters had disappointed expressions on their faces.

If the delegates were not entering the Louvre, they would have a hundred ways to block them at the door.

At this moment, a young man appeared in front of the reporters. He said loudly to the reporters present: "Reporters, reporters! Please be patient. We promise to leave you with some information after the meeting." Time for your interview!”

"Who are you?" The reporter looked at the young man coming out of the Louvre in confusion.

"I am a clerk in the press office of the Emperor's Secretariat. My name is Rastignac!" Rastignac replied slowly to the reporters present.

"Okay! Remember what you said!"

Finally, with Rastignac's assurance, the reporter went to a cafe near the Louvre to wait for the meeting to end.

After Rastignac returned to the Louvre, he was immediately encouraged by the director of the Information Office.

…

At 1:40 pm, representatives from various countries gathered in the lobby of the Louvre, led by Mokar, came to the conference room on the second floor of the Louvre.

The overall style of the conference room is also the style of the imperial period. A round table covered with Turkish wool blankets is equipped with 12 blue armchairs.

"Delegates, please take a seat!" Mokar invited the representatives present to sit down. "Your Majesty and Count Argu will be here soon!"

Everyone present was stunned for a few seconds after hearing Count Argu's name.

Count Argu appeared together with His Majesty the Emperor. This was something they had not thought of.

The time soon came to 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and Jerome Bonaparte and Count Argoux appeared in the sight of representatives from various countries.

All the representatives stood up and paid tribute to Jérôme Bonaparte. Jérôme Bonaparte glanced at the representatives present and said with a smile: "Dear representatives, this time I only brought one pair of ears with me!

Everything will be communicated by Mr. Algu to you!

However, I’ll start with my ugly words. Regardless of the outcome of this exchange, no quarrels are allowed!

Otherwise, I will ask the guards to expel you! "

"Yes!" Everyone present nodded.

Jérôme Bonaparte glanced at Count Argoux, then at the representatives standing in front of the round table, and said solemnly: "Okay! You can start!"

Immediately afterwards, Argoub walked in front of the representatives with strong steps, while Jerome Bonaparte sat on the throne that had been arranged.

"Dear representatives, I am honored to be the host and French representative of the European Monetary Union this time..." Count Argou expressed his gratitude to the representatives present in a calm tone.

The representatives immediately applauded Count Argu's opening. After the applause lasted for a while, Count Argu then told the representatives of various countries about the glorious history of the Roman Empire and the single currency policy implemented during the Roman Empire.

Then, the theme of building a monetary union emerged through the destruction of the Roman Empire.

"With the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe's currencies began to become more diverse! The variety of currencies affected the trade and communication between countries, making the European economy an island! This greatly hindered the development of the people of various European countries. Friendly exchanges, therefore establishing a European-wide monetary union has become a top priority!”

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