Life of Being a Crown Prince in France

Chapter 609: Chapter 520: Exposed

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Half an hour later, Joseph left the residence of the Count of Artuwa.

The latter had already agreed that he would speak with Queen Mary, admitting that his previous considerations had been inadequate and that the case involving the Tax Farmers Association was very serious and should not be tolerated.

Joseph was not at all worried that this influential member of the Royal Family would harbor resentment.

o the Queen, and she has agreed not to pursue the matter of forged documents.”

Everyone revealed looks of joy, “Mr. Hope’s method really worked, saving us from a huge loss.”

“Those greedy fellows in the Palace of Versailles, as long as they see money, they are willing to do anything.”

“Once the lawsuit at the High Court is withdrawn, I am heading to England. There are plenty of investment opportunities there recently.”

“I am preparing to go to the Far East…”

Previously, following Mr. Hope’s advice, each of them had contributed 400,000 francs, amassing over five million in total, a portion of which was used to bribe Count Artuwa and Countess Debeninac, with the majority spent on purchasing the diamond crown for the Queen.

And just as Mr. Hope had predicted, the matter of the forged documents seemed to have been suppressed. They no longer hoped to continue their tax farming, each only wishing to extricate themselves as soon as possible and had begun discussing new investment directions.

Borelay remembered the incident of the tax documents being discovered by the police and asked angrily, “Mr. Fould, have you not yet found out who leaked the information?”

Mr. Fould furrowed his brow and shook his head, “None of my subordinates knew that the hidden documents were tax files; even if someone were to inform, it would likely not attract the police’s attention.

“Therefore, I suspect there’s a traitor among us.”

Godemid immediately looked ferocious, bellowing, “Who is it? I’ll kill the bastard!”

“It’s still unclear. Perhaps it’s Charles, but he shouldn’t know the location where we stored the documents.”

olitical awakening began in 1786 during the first major crisis encountered by the monarchy. When it became evident that the kingdom was bankrupt due to early military expenses (especially the Seven Years’ War and the American War of Independence) and that financial reforms were essential for improvement. Charles supported the abolition of the nobility’s financial privileges, but the Church and the nobility opposed any reduction of their privileges. He believed that the French fiscal system must be reformed unless the monarchy was to be overthrown. King Louis XVI finally convened the Estates-General, which had not been summoned for over 150 years, and in May 1789, he approved financial reforms. But his sister Elizabeth and Charles, the most conservative members of the family, opposed the demands for increasing the voting rights of the Third Estate (representing the commoners). This led to criticism from his brother, accusing him of being ‘more royalist than the king.’ [5] In June 1789, the representatives of the Third Estate declared the formation of the National Assembly. On July 9, 1789, the National Assembly proclaimed itself the Constituent Assembly, demanding a constitution and the limitation of royal powers. [5] Charles and Baron Breti formed a political alliance intending to dismiss the liberal Finance Minister Jacques Necker. On July 11, when Charles attempted to dismiss Necker before their original plan could be implemented without Baron Breti’s knowledge, the plan went awry. However, this caused the political alliance with Baron Breti to shatter, eventually turning them into mutual detestors.