Before leaving, Lu Yongzhi went to HSBC to find Richard in exchange for a franc with pocket money.

France is still in a state of rest at this time.

Napoleon III established the Second Republic, and the entire republic was constantly using troops to the outside world, causing the people to live in poverty.

France's old rival Germany was at the time when the iron-blooded Prime Minister Bismarck was in power. He deliberately provoked Napoleon III and declared war on Germany. As a result, France was defeated, Napoleon III was captured, and Paris was also occupied, and he experienced the humiliating experience of cede land and paying compensation.

The French bourgeoisie has only been in a state of stable operation since the establishment of the Third Republic for only 30 years.

When Lang was issued as a currency in the early 18th century, the price ratio was as prescribed as one franc, including four to five grams of silver, which was about one tael of silver that could be exchanged for ten francs. By the beginning of the 19th century, the francs continued to depreciate, and one tael of silver could be exchanged for about twenty francs.

Chad exchanged him 50,000 francs and told him that the money is enough for you to live in France for a year. It doesn’t matter if you really need a large amount of money. We have a cooperative relationship with the Bank of France. We can get it with our HSBC check, but you have to make an appointment in advance for large amounts."

Remember, when you go to Paris, you must go to the Boulogne Forest in western Paris, which is the real French culture."

Chad winked at him in a lewd manner.

Looking at Lu Yongzhi's confused expression, Richard pursed his lips and smiled: "

What is the essence of French culture? It’s romance, you will know it when you go."

When they arrived in Hong Kong, Nova had booked a ticket. The Real Marseille cruise ship was the destination of Marseille Port. Then they took the train from Marseille to Paris. Lebert attached great importance to this cooperation and sent a special person to welcome them at the Paris Railway Station and arranged accommodation for them in Paris.

With Jean Nova, there was also an engineer named Simon. They ordered equipment for the steel mill, and the other was to participate in negotiations with Lebel as representatives.

The Real Marseille was one of the most luxurious cruise ships at that time, specializing in European to Oriental routes. Its special cabins are located on the top floor, with single and double rooms. Nova represents a French mining company, which can be regarded as a public expense to visit relatives. He generously booked three single rooms.

The three of them got on the boat, put their luggage and washed up. Then they went to the bar on the deck to enjoy free drinks.

The three of them were chatting when they heard the waiter and the person were having an argument from the stairs on the deck."

Sorry, I'm a few. This is a special cabin. You can't come up, so as not to disturb our distinguished guests."

We went up and took a look and then got down. "A man with a Chinese accent was speaking English."

Forget it, if you don’t let it go, let’s go down and don’t make things difficult for the waiter.” A familiar voice sounded.

The male voice said unwillingly:

"Isn't it just a special class? We are first class class. We will make up for the money and go to the special class. Go and call the manager."

It was the familiar voice who advised:

"The price of the first class is twice as expensive as that of the first class. Forget it, let's go."

Isn't it just a few dollars, I'll pay for the upgrade."

It was persuasion that the male voice became more vigorous.

Lu Yongzhi walked over with a wine glass, patted the waiter on the shoulder and said, "Let them come up and sit for a while, it's my friend."

Hey, it’s you. Didn’t you say you still have to wait for someone in Hong Kong? It’s such a coincidence.”

Sheng Si was still dressed in men's clothes and looked at him with surprise."

Come, I will introduce you to Sir Jean Nova, the engineer Simon of France. This is the daughter of Lord Sheng Xuanhuai, Miss Sheng Si."

Nova already knew that Sheng Xuanhuai would cooperate with them to jointly invest in Guangxi Industry and Mining. When she heard that it was Sheng Xuanhuai's daughter, she hurriedly stood up and greeted her:

"Wow, so beautiful, no, no, so heroic Miss Sheng Si, is he going to study in France?"

"Yes, I'll go to the University of Sorbonne, Paris, France to study law." Sheng Siluo replied generously.

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce my classmates. Wang Conghui, a political student; Yu Min, Lilton, a medical student; Gao Jimin, like me, also went to study law."

There were four people with Sheng Si. The one who just shouted the most was Wang Conghui, from Rugao, Jiangsu. His father was a wealthy businessman in Jiangsu and known as Wang Bancheng in the textile industry. Yu Min was a girl, very delicate, wearing a blue cheongsam, and the daughter of a former official living in Shanghai. Gao Jimin was the son of Sheng Xuanhuai's old subordinate. His father worked at Yantai Customs. The family situation with eyes was unknown.

It was said that she was a classmate, but she actually met her French crash course before going abroad. Sheng Si had already passed the French test, so she signed up for the crash course to get to know a few more classmates.

"You all find a place to sit on your own, so you can drink whatever you want. Fourth Master, your father is so rich, you are quite saving. Do you usually have a strict control over your expenses?"

At that time, the most Chinese people went to Japan to study, not because of the high level of education in Japan, but because of the cheaper ones. The ticket for a boat trip was only 80,000 taels of silver. Yuan Shikai once sponsored Cai E and a group of people studying at Japanese non-commissioned officers' schools, each with 2,000 taels of silver for four years.

Yan Fu spent 8,000 to 9,000 taels of study in the UK for four years, which is relatively expensive and the schools he attends are different.

Mao Runzhi asked Zhang Shizhao to borrow 20,000 yuan to give Cai Hesen, and Xiang Jingyu, Deng Zhongxia and eight or nine others went to France to study, and he also brought some of the money back to Hunan to run a newspaper.

This Royal Marseille special cabin costs only 200 taels of silver per cabin, which is not worth mentioning to Sheng Xuanhuai."

There is no need to live in such a good place. We all use our parents’ money. It’s not too late to be extravagant when we make money. We have to rely on me, and we can live in the second class cabin."

Sheng Si moved a chair and sat next to Lu Yongzhi's table, ordered a glass of juice and drank it."

Oh, you really put the word "rich second generation" to shame." Lu

He joked.

Sheng Si heard this word for the first time and tilted his head and thought:

Rich second generation, this word is well summarized. Mr. Lu, are you, too?"

"Ah, me? Haha, yes, I count too."

While speaking, Wang Conghui had already pulled the waiter to the side and muttered. He took out two francs from his pocket and stuffed them into the waiter's hand. The waiter nodded and took him to complete the procedures."

Mr. Lu, we are in France, and the class will be several months away. I don’t have to go to tutor in French. Can I follow you to listen to me when you negotiate? Just listen, I promise not to interrupt." Sheng

Siyi raised his palm seriously and made a swear.

"It was your father who sent you to monitor me, right?"

Lu Yongzhi felt funny when she looked serious and joked.

I'm just interested in business negotiations, politics and other things."

Sheng Si grinned.

"Okay, I can temporarily hire you as my escort and serve as the clerk. You can work for me for the time being, as you work and study. However, there is a requirement that the process of this negotiation must be absolutely confidential. Without my consent, you cannot disclose a word to the outside world."

"No problem." Sheng Si picked up the drink cup and clinked it with the wine glass in his hand.

Originally, he asked Cen Chunxuan to send another person to the Governor's Office as an assistant. After all, one person is for personal gain and two are for public advisors. Later, Cen Chunxuan re-elected the telegram, and there was no suitable candidate for the Governor's Office. He asked him to find one at the Embassy of the Qing Dynasty in the French Embassy, ​​or to ask Tang Haoming and others who were studying in Germany to come.

Now that Sheng Si voluntarily joins, there is no need to bother others anymore. This candidate must have no objection to the Sheng family and the Governor's Office.

As he said that, Wang Conghui ran over with two tickets and said: "

There is no way, there are only two special class rooms, and the five of us can only get up to four. Two ladies and one room, and there is another seat. Who will come to you two?"

Learton, who had glasses, raised his hand first and said, "I won't come up. I'm fine in first class. You two can live there." Gao

Jimin hurriedly said: "Learton and I live in first class cabins, and the special cabins are both large bed rooms, so I'm not used to sleeping with them."

"Then whatever you want." Wang Conghui looked at Sheng Si.
Chapter completed!