Never Let the United States Admit Defeat

This guy in the Britain fleet was giving the United States a major headache. And in Louisiana, another man was furious about it. That man was Louis Bonaparte.

In the Bonaparte Family, Louis was truly the first to stand on his own. Whether it was the eldest son Joseph, the second son Napoleon, or the third son Lucien, they would discuss things together with their brothers. Although the three brothers arrogantly declared, "What else can they do besides hold me back?", they actually supported each other to achieve their current status.

But the situation is different in the Americas. After losing India, North America is now as important to France as India is to Britain. Joseph has stated more than once at family meetings. "France is the family's present, but North America is likely the family's future." He even expressed his willingness to come to Louisiana to directly control the situation in North America.

But despite Napoleon's fondness for mocking Joseph and his tendency to portray Joseph as a troublemaker, in such situations, Napoleon always decisively declared, "Joseph cannot leave!"

Joseph can't leave, Napoleon can't leave, but what about Lucien? Considering the need to balance the Ministry of Police, considering that Lucien, though not very useful, is still indispensable in crucial moments, and also considering Lucien's personal wishes (Lucien: What? Leave Paris, leave the Moulin Rouge? Go to some rural place like Louisiana? Even if you made me king there, I wouldn't do it!)

However, Louisiana was both crucial and distant. As the saying goes, "Those who guard it may not be kin, but wolves and jackals," so a trustworthy person was needed there, and someone with the surname Bonaparte was unacceptable. Therefore, Lucien suggested, "Louis can go! Louis performed very well when he managed the Lorraine Steel recently. His performance at the Roman Bank also earned him recognition. I think he is perfectly capable of going."

Napoleon suspected Lucien's true intention might be to quickly send a younger brother there, to prevent his two older brothers from constantly trying to push him into the position. However, considering Lucien's current role, he was indeed difficult to replace. Furthermore, Louis, as Lucien had said, was doing quite well in his management position. While not quite at Rothschild's legendary level, his vast resources and profound understanding of the fundamentals of economic activity meant his strategic decision-making and tactical command were arguably first-rate. Therefore...

"I can't, I can't!" Louis firmly refused at the time. "How can someone like me, who works in business management and honestly does trade, suddenly go to Americas to become governor?"

Of course, this is only the superficial reason. Louis's resistance to going to Americas was actually no different from Lucien's.

"Don't worry, Louis. We have no intention of making you governor. You have absolutely no political experience, and if you were put in the governorship all of a sudden, people would say that our family members are abusing their power for personal gain," Napoleon said seriously.

"I knew it! How could I possibly be the governor?" Louis grinned, his lips curving to his ears.

"We just intend for you to go to the Louisiana Development Bank as chairman," Joseph said slowly from the side. "You did a good job at the Roman Bank, and I think you are perfectly capable of this job."

"What...?" Louis's smile vanished instantly. "Joseph, you can't gang up on me!"

However, this protest was completely useless. The family meeting had already decided that Louis would become the chairman of the Louisiana Development Bank. So Louis read two sentences—no, I mean, made two requests—and came to Louisiana.

The first requirement was to establish transoceanic radio communications as soon as possible. The second requirement was that I would only serve for three years, and after that, I would be replaced.

Joseph and Napoleon readily agreed. Of course, what would happen in three years was another matter. If Jerome had matured by then, he could replace Louis. If not, they'd deal with that later! These two weren't strangers to breaking their promises. Especially Joseph, who even quoted a great Eastern philosopher named "Confucius" who said, "To always keep one's word and to always produce results is the mark of a stubborn, inferior person!"

Therefore, a common characteristic of the upper class is that they speak like they're farting.

However, after spending some time in Louisiana, Louis discovered that the place wasn't as bad as he had imagined. First of all, in Paris, he had his three Lucien, Napoleon, and Joseph, all of whom could bully him. But his brother Jerome... Jerome was too incompetent; there was no point in bullying him.

Upon arriving in Louisiana, Louis immediately became a local tyrant, even though, theoretically, Governor Marcel was the most powerful person in Louisiana. However, even Governor Marcel understood that the First Consul's brother was the true governor. Therefore, in Louisiana, it was basically only Louis who bullied others. Since ancient times, bullying others has been a source of pleasure, so Louis somewhat forgot about Paris.

Furthermore, as a powerful figure in charge, Louis had done a decent job during this period, at least in his old profession—making money. However, the current situation still angered him greatly.

"Chairman, according to the information we just received, the Britain did not enter the Chesapeake Bay. They encountered and sank a United States- mined ship at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. However, the Britain are also worried that the Chesapeake Bay is full of mines, and even more worried that they might be trapped inside by the United States. So they attacked and burned Cape Charles and Watchapreague, and then continued north. It is estimated that their next targets will be Atlantic City and New York." A manager marked these two targets on the map with a pencil.

"Damn United States, damn Britain, a bunch of scum!" Louis cursed. "Burning Cape Charles and Watchapreague, what will they burn? Hmm, any news from Cleveland?"

"The American troops have safely withdrawn, and the British Army did not pursue them."

"If things continue like this, the United States might sue for peace. That won't do! Is there any way to prevent them from doing so? Besides, we can't let the United States really be defeated by the Britain. After all, even with our support, if they still lose, who will dare to use us as pawns in the future? We must find a way to give the United States a victory! These bastards! We've given them so much help, and they still managed to fight like this. It's infuriating!"