"Minister Fuld, Minister Barroso has already provided his insights!
What is your opinion on this?"
Jerome Bonaparte looked at Achille Fuld, with a hint of pressuring in his words.
Clearly, the Emperor had been inclined towards Barroso... no, it should be said Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann's plans from the start.
Thinking of this, Achille Fuld couldn't help but feel somewhat aggrieved.
He worked diligently at the position of Minister of Finance, sometimes even late into the night.
And he worked so hard precisely to maintain the balance of the Empire's finances.
In Achille Fuld's view, excessive expenditure would only lead the nation's finances back to the plight of 1789.
However, His Majesty the Emperor maintained a dismissive attitude towards this, always believing that the Empire's wealth was inexhaustible.
Whenever there was a bit of surplus in the national finances, he would think of spending it all.
He was practically a complete spendthrift!
