Chapter 762 Investment and Voting (Please give me double monthly votes!)

Chapter 763 Investment and Voting (Please double monthly votes!)

Chevennement gave everyone enough time to digest, and then added:

“This investment will amount to tens of millions of francs.

"But if Wallonia remains outside France, the French government will probably not approve this funding due to risk considerations."

A chamber of commerce committee member in his fifties couldn't help but stood up: "Do you know how long it will take for the investment to be implemented?"

Chevenet said: "Count Mirabeau's assistant came last week, and he also brought the northwest region manager of the French Reserve Bank. If the merger of Wallonia into France is finalized, they will immediately communicate with the newly established Namou The Grace Office signed the agreement.

"You know, the surveying and planning work has been done a long time ago, and full construction will begin around October."

Everyone immediately discussed excitedly how each family would divide such a big cake.

You know, if the government directly invests 10 million francs, it will at least drive more than 30 million capital flows in the entire industry chain!

As long as you take a bite here, your net worth will immediately jump up a level.

For Joseph, these investments were not a loss at all.

Not to mention that the huge coal and iron resources in Wallonia can be more fully developed, but based on the shareholding ratio of the Industrial Development Fund in Wallonia, at least a quarter of the funds will eventually flow back to the French government. pocket.

Including rail transit revenue in the later period, the investment will be repaid in about five or six years.

Immediately, members of the Chamber of Commerce continued to express their approval for the annexation to France—basically all representatives of large coal and iron capital—and the number soon exceeded 40.

Including representatives from previous military backgrounds, the number already exceeds two-thirds of the total number of committee members.

In other words, even if Chevennement directly requests a vote, the resolution to annex France will still be passed.

But he just winked at the Chamber of Commerce Administrative Advisor Ekoye.

The latter hurriedly came to the stage, signaled everyone to be quiet, took out a piece of paper, unfolded it and said:

"This is news just sent from Paris a few days ago, to the effect that after being annexed to France, Wallonia will be divided into three provinces - Hennegau, Liège and South Brabant.

"The candidates for the Governor and Municipal Commissioners will be nominated by the Chamber of Commerce..."

Someone immediately noticed something strange and asked:

"Mr. Ekoye, do you mean the province of South Brabant? Shouldn't it be the province of Namun?"

South Brabant is a relatively large regional name. From north to south, it includes Antwerp, Brussels and Namun. Among them, only Namun belongs to the Wallonia region.

Ekoye adjusted his glasses, looked at the document in his hand and said:

"It says that the province of South Brabant includes Brussels and Namun."

The committee members immediately exclaimed:

"What? Brussels?"

“How come Brussels is included?”

"Have you forgotten, gentlemen at Versailles, that the Flemish people occupy that place..."

Ekoye held up the document: “His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s army marched to Brussels three days ago.

"Maybe soon it won't be Flemish anymore."

Chevenemant continued:

"The Austrian troops have fled to Leuven. At the moment, Brussels is only defended by some Dutchmen."

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At this time, the eyes of the committee members, including those who had previously been hesitant about annexing France, also lit up.

Brussels is the heart of the Southern Netherlands!

If it can be integrated into the Wallonia region, it will play a huge role in promoting overall economic development.

It is no exaggeration to say that the huge market in Brussels can expand the business of everyone sitting here by 20 to 30% in a short period of time.

The next morning, the Walloon Chamber of Commerce voted on annexation to France.