Chapter 389: Ponzi scheme (3)
Marseille, the largest trading port in the Kingdom of Lyon.
Here, Orsini set up a fairly large merchant house.
The merchant house was named after the South Sea Company, a company that had committed a great fraud against the government and the people before the British Empire became great, and had shaken the foundations of the British Empire.
Orsini did not know the origin of the name, but he was twisting his whole body and working hard to commit the greatest fraud.
He put aside his modest pride, and even the conscience and morality that a human being should naturally have.
“Oh, sir. How could it not work?”
“I said it couldn’t work, that’s right. You gave me a lot of gifts. I admit that. But how can I believe that cochineal, tobacco, and cacao came from a new land and not from the Masai Union? If you are a fraud, what can I do?”
“No, how can I be a fraud? Have you ever seen a fraud who looks so good?” “Can’t you judge a person by his appearance?”
Orsini begged the Montblanc manager, who was the most powerful figure in charge of Marseille’s commerce, especially trade.
For a merchant, pride is something that can be thrown away whenever necessary.
He was a man fit for the Rothschild firm, who didn’t hesitate to roll around in the mud when the time came.
“Please just go through the registration process so that I can trade stocks. Do you know how much money I’ve given you so far?”