The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin and John II pleaded guilty, and ran to the secret room to summon the men from Paris. Although the letters from Paris could be shown to John II, Marin did not want to be known by John II, who was active in Paris. You must know that the branch of Beihai Chamber of Commerce in Paris was established by Marin with a lot of effort, and it was quite difficult.

In this intelligence system, the most important thing is people. Therefore, it is important to avoid the exposure of Paris intelligence agents. Even the messenger, it is best not to let outsiders see.

After coming to the secret room, the messenger distributed by Beihai Chamber of Commerce in Paris quickly came in:

"See the Grand Duke! Chanel No. 5 from the Paris branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce will report to you!"

Malin immediately spit out a sip of tea, and looking at the five and three thick man in front of him, Malin really couldn't associate him with the famous Chanel No. 5 in later generations.

However, it's Marin's own fault. At the beginning, when the spies were given the name to replace the number, Marin casually said the noun "Chanel", and asked them to use this word to start from the number 1. Obviously, this one is ranked fifth...

After slowing down, Chanel No. 5 really told Marin that the letter was successful...

Moreover, Chanel No. 5 details the process of the letter being successful -

It turned out that after the fat brothers discovered Paul, who had access to these letters, the matter fell to the people of the Paris branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce. After all, the fat brothers have an important status, and it is not suitable to take action in person, so as not to expose them.

Next, the task of the archivist Paul under the routine of the French foreign minister was handed over to the spies of the Paris branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce...

However, Paul has a very regular life. Although he likes to play cards, he does not gamble. In order to let Paul fall into the trap, the Paris North Sea Chamber of Commerce branch specially selected several masters of playing cards and deliberately approached Paul.

However, in this era, because there are no entertainment facilities, Paul has no spare money, and he does not go out often. Several spies arranged by the Beihai Chamber of Commerce in Paris could not find a chance to contact Paul.

In the end, it was the fat brother who helped to think of a solution-according to the fat brother, Paul, who is not good at anything else, is a glutton, and especially likes food.

It stands to reason that it is the easiest to let the fat brothers go out and seduce Paul with delicious food. But the role of the fat brother is too important to be easily exposed...

In the end, Clark, the head of the Paris branch, came up with a solution-he applied for distribution from Italy and transferred a cook,

Specially opened a small Italian restaurant very close to Paul's house...

In order to get in touch with Paul, who has no money, this small restaurant has delicious food, but the price is low. Moreover, whenever Paul passed by the front of the small restaurant after get off work, the restaurant staff did not shout, but deliberately held a fan and blew the aroma emitted by the most fragrant roast chicken, roast duck, etc. In Paul's nose...

This trick really works, every time Paul passes the restaurant, he can't stop swallowing - it's so delicious...

After so many times, Paul, a food lover, finally had the courage to bring his family to this Italian restaurant for a meal. As a result, Paul was surprised to find that the food in this restaurant was delicious, but the price was very affordable. The only requirement is that customers dress neatly and cleanly, and no dirty people are allowed in...

This request is somewhat similar to the arrogant request of later French restaurants. However, it really attracts the petty middle class.

Just like Paul, although he also likes cheap and beautiful things. However, as a son of a nobleman, he naturally does not like to mix with the commoners of the lower classes. And this regulation of the restaurant is equivalent to preventing those dirty civilians from entering the restaurant for consumption. In this way, a small middle-class like Paul doesn't have to eat together with those dirty commoners.

In fact, this method came from Marin. Because of the low price of the restaurant, Clark, the head of the Paris branch, was also afraid that too many civilians would come and crowded to visit, thus scaring Paul, who did not like the lively, away. So, the barriers to entry are deliberately raised. Sure enough, it finally attracted Paul...

After that, Paul came to spend more and more times. And several master players arranged by the Paris branch of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce also disguised different identities, and often went to the restaurant to eat when Paul was eating. Moreover, at the end of each meal, several people deliberately took out the cards and played them directly...

Paul was originally a fan of playing cards, and every time he came to a restaurant for dinner, it was at night, and the time was short. Therefore, after dinner, Paul often watched these people play cards for a while...

In this way, after going back and forth, several spies finally got to know Paul gradually...

Then, Paul is often added to the ranks of their playing cards. However, in the beginning, no one gambled...

But as time passed, and usually everyone often deliberately lost to Paul by one move. When a spy offered to play a little, Paul reluctantly agreed. And after starting to play money, Paul wins more and loses less like before...

A few spies are very smart. In order to be realistic, although they let Paul win more, they sometimes deliberately win a few times to make Paul feel stimulated. But in the end, Paul wins every time...

Then, the stakes were slowly raised without Paul knowing it... and Paul, who kept winning...

After playing a big game, Paul couldn't hold it back. Then, a few spies began to close the net...

After deliberately pouring Paul a few glasses of wine at a time, Paul's wine came up, and he was quite proud. Then, a few people saw the opportunity, took advantage of Paul's wine, and raised the bet to a sky-high price. And Paul, who was stimulated by alcohol, thought that he would kill the Quartet as usual, and followed up without thinking... As a result, the cup was...

When Paul woke up, several spies were already holding IOUs with a total of several thousand gold coins - all owed by Paul...

Perhaps, for a big guy like Marin, a few thousand gold coins are nothing. But for a small clerk like Paul, it was an astronomical figure.

A few spies who were once friendly turned their faces with Paul for a few thousand gold coins. Moreover, the most important thing is that several people came to collect debts directly, and even brought thugs...

Of course, several people did not directly smash and loot. However, every time he stared at Paul's wife and three children with meaningful eyes. This kind of look makes Paul, who is very concerned about his family, extremely sensitive and afraid...

In this way, after mentally tormenting Paul for a while, several spies finally tried to find out:

"Mr. Paul, it's a matter of course to pay your debts. Also, your IOUs are sworn in the name of God. I don't think anyone can breach the contract..."

"But, I don't have that much money..." Paul covered his face in pain.

"Or..." One of the spies looked at Paul's wife and three children...

"Never! Please, give me a few more days of grace, I can't lose them!" Paul knew what the man was up to, but he was a very family-friendly man.

"Even if I give you a little more grace, do you have that much money?" one of them asked rhetorically.

Paul was speechless for a moment - yes, even if he gave it a few more days, he would have money? If it is one or two hundred gold coins, he can borrow it at all costs. A few thousand gold coins...

"Mr. Paul, think about it again, what valuable things do you have that can be used to offset these thousands of gold coins..." This is the beginning of deliberately "inspiring" Paul...

After beating around the bush, Paul finally understands - these people are asking him to steal a few letters from the archives to pay off his debts...

"Think of your family..." Before leaving, several people let go of their harsh words.

After a while, Paul took the initiative to find them:

"I can help you steal the letter, but you must cooperate with me in a play, so that I can pick it out..."

"Okay!" Several spies nodded, they didn't care how the process was. Anyway, just get the letter.

"October 13th is the birthday of Princess Claude, the only daughter of His Majesty Louis XII. On this day, all ministers will go to the backyard of the palace to celebrate the birthday of Her Royal Highness. Then, the guards in the forecourt of the palace will become relatively lax, you can send people……"

"Wait... No matter how lax the guards of the palace are, it will be difficult for our people to infiltrate the palace..."

"Generally speaking, this is the case, but on that day, the palace will definitely mobilize people from outside the palace to help guard the palace. Therefore, it is common for some guards with faces to appear..."

"You want us to pretend to be guards and sneak in?"

"Yes, I can help you get fake IDs. On that day, because the big people were in the backyard, the front yard was guarded by guards who were transferred from outside. You can use those guards to be unfamiliar with each other and sneak into the front yard. , arrived at the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Look, this is the map of the forecourt of the palace... This is the archives room. We clerks were not at work that day. You can send someone to pry open the door of the archives room, and then go in and open the third floor of the cabinet on the left. Two cupboards..."

"What if our people are caught? That way we won't be able to bring it out..."

"It's alright, it's just an eye-catcher. In fact, I'll bring the letter out before I leave work the day before. They go in and they're just diverting attention..."

Paul's plan was so tight that the spies in the Paris branch agreed to his plan. On the 10th and 13th, on the birthday of Her Royal Highness Claude, the only princess of the French royal family, a spy from the Paris branch of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce dressed up as a guard transferred from outside the palace, smashed the door of the foreign minister's archives, and opened several cabinets ...and, in the end, this guy was not found. Because he did it at mealtime. During that time, most of the guards went to eat...

But in reality, it was just a cover up. The real letter was brought out by Paul one day earlier. However, Paul did not hand it over immediately, but after dealing with several spies from the North Sea Chamber of Commerce for a while, and after the spies gave him the IOU and confirmed that they would not harm his family, he finally released the letter from the secret. The buried place was taken out...

However, due to the theft of the royal palace, the vigilance in Paris was very high during that time. After getting the letter, the spies of the Paris branch of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce did not dare to send someone to deliver the letter to avoid accidents. Because, at that time, the streets of Paris were full of guards who were interrogating...

After finally waiting for the wind to pass, Clark sent someone to send back a few letters between the Principality of Gede and France to Aurich...