Chapter 393: Ponzi scheme (7)
The Duke of Sforza was cornered both economically and politically.
Politically, Duke Visconti, the young Duke, proposed mandatory education and somehow managed to elevate himself to the point where he could challenge the Emperor’s power. Visconti became one of the key figures in the establishment of labor laws.
As a result, the Visconti faction’s influence was soaring to new heights.
In the past, his own faction had been the largest among the nobility, but now it had become as pitiful as comparing a chicken to a pheasant.
"How would my ancestors view me now?"
Would they sigh in disappointment at seeing such a pathetic and incompetent man, or would they strike him with a cane, just as they did when he rashly took a noblewoman from a prestigious family as a concubine during his youth?
Would they simply look at him as they would a pile of trash, not even saying a word?
He couldn’t even guess what they would think.
This thought tormented the Duke.
He knew he was bound to be scorned, but the reality of just how thoroughly his honor had fallen was unimaginable. He had completely lost his status as a noble.
Economically, there was one man to blame.
"Rothschild, that damn bastard."