When news of the miners' riot reached Ambanza, Elvis and Oliver were devastated.

Casimir Perrière's mine in Ankelica, although the largest in Madagascar, is the most profitable for Casimir Perrière.

Last year, the Ancaelica mine brought nearly three million francs in profits to Casimir Perrière, so Casimir Perrière's company suffered heavy losses in this riot, and the direct economic losses amounted to nearly fifteen million francs.

"In addition to the damage to the mine, we have to compensate the victims, which is another significant expense, and the total cost is expected to be around 2.7 million francs." Ellis frowned, and in this riot, a total of 32 French managers were killed by the rioting miners, and Casimir Perrier must compensate them according to French law.

But the current Casimir Perrière company, let alone 2.7 million francs, can't get 270,000 francs.

The failure of Lorenzo Marques' investment did not let Oliver stop.

To prove his investment vision, Oliver invested millions of francs in France's North African province in an attempt to generate new sources of revenue for Casimir Perrier.

If the Perrière family had some influence in Madagascar, in North Africa they were helpless.

In addition, the provinces of North Africa have not been stable recently, Italy and the Ottoman Empire are fighting for Tripoli and Cyrenaica, the situation in North Africa is deteriorating, Italy and the Ottoman Empire have reached the brink of war, and the French provinces of North Africa are inevitably affected, so Oliver's investment in North Africa, although it has not failed so far, has not generated much benefit, if the situation is to be reversed, then it is necessary to increase investment.

This is also the reason why Oliver wants to reduce expenses, if there is no follow-up investment injection, then Oliver's investment in North Africa may also be lost.

"This part of the compensation can be delayed, and now the company has no money, and it is always necessary to wait for the company's financial situation to improve before the compensation can be paid." Oliver's original intention was not to compensate, but that is also impossible, Jean Casimir Perrière offended a lot of people during his presidency, although Jean Casimir Perrière is now dead, but those enemies of Jean Casimir Perrière during his political career are still alive, so many people have been staring at Casimir Perrière's company, just waiting to find trouble with the Perrière family.

"No way, we have to pay within three months, or we'll be taken to court." After all, Ellis is highly educated and knows that some things can be passed without cheating.

"Then sue, I'd rather give the money to the lawyer than to the vampires!" Oliver was speechless.

Those who were eligible to attend the meeting, including Robert, immediately changed their faces en masse.

Oliver's words are indeed a bit ruthless, those "vampires" in Oliver's mouth are all employees of Casimir Perrier's company, and Casimir Perrier's company should have been responsible for their safety.

Now that they have been killed in the line of duty, Oliver not only does not actively compensate them, but instead describes them as "vampires", which is too much.

Robert didn't speak, his head bowed and fiddled with the Itno gold pen in his hand, which Robert had prepared for his son's reward.

This year, Robert's son will graduate from Ziwei College, although Robert's son's study is not good, but with the friendship between Robert and Roque, Robert's son still successfully obtained the opportunity to enter the University of Nyasaland to study.

"Shut up, if it weren't for your investment mistakes, we wouldn't have fallen to this point." When disaster came, Elvis finally couldn't stand Oliver's nonsense.

At this time, it is estimated that Elvis does not know what is wrong.

"This is not my responsibility at all, if it weren't for the collusion between the mine's security guards and the miners, there would have been no such big damage." Oliver immediately looked for a scapegoat.

So everyone immediately looked at Robert.

"I said a long time ago that those Malagasy people are not to be trusted." Robert still spoke slowly.

"If you can't be trusted, then why would you hire those Malagasy people? Now that something goes wrong, you should be fully responsible. Oliver chased after him.

Robert didn't speak, looking at Oliver with the eyes of an idiot.

"Talk? Shouldn't you explain? Oliver thought Robert had nothing to say.

"I'll explain it to the Lord." Robert doesn't want to talk nonsense with Oliver, Oliver is obviously dumping the pot now, Elvis and Ellis are a family with Oliver, and no matter what Robert says now, he won't change everyone's position.

"Now is not the time to hold accountable, we need to find a way to get through this." Elvis is still calm, and blindly throwing the pot will not really solve the problem.

The current situation is indeed very difficult for Casimir Perrière, in fact, there is still something that Ellis did not say, according to the agreement between Jean Casimir Perrière and Roque, Casimir Perrière's company will pay the dividends of the previous year to the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company in June, but the money has been misappropriated by Oliver to invest in the North African provinces, and it cannot be withdrawn in a short time, so for Casimir Perrier, the real crisis has not yet broken out.

If Casimir Perrière does not pay compensation to those killed, Casimir Perrière will at most be taken to court.

However, if Casimir Perrière did not pay the dividends due to the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company, then the Perrière family would transfer the management of Casimir Perrière to the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company, as originally agreed between Jean Casimir Perrière and Roque.

In that case, the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Corporation would have the final say on how much money the Perrière family would receive each year, which was absolutely unacceptable to the Perrière family.

Of course, Robert is also very clear about Oliver's embezzlement of funds to invest in North African provinces, so Robert is not in a hurry, the more hysterical Oliver is now, the more it proves that Oliver is weak.

"Robert, send a telegram to the Lord that I am going to visit him in Nyasaland—" Elvis had no choice but to go to the docks of Nyasaranbai, hoping that Roque would help the Perrière family through this difficult time.

This is Elvis' first trip to Nyasaland, after Elvis took over as chairman and did not travel to Nyasaland to meet with Roque.

"Okay—" Robert smiled, the telegram could be sent, but it wasn't certain that Roque would see Elvis.

Some people always think very highly of themselves, the reason why Jean Casimir Perrier was able to go online with Rocla, by virtue of his status as the "former president", Elvis is the younger brother of the "former president", after all, he is not the "former president" himself, so it is not certain that Roque will not give face.

A little later, Jonathan and Todd arrive at Robert's home in Ambanza.

Ambanza was the largest city in northern Madagascar, the largest of this period, and certainly not that big, the whole city was not much larger than the town of Ziwei, and the population was only a little more than a thousand.

"That idiot has climbed to the edge of the cliff, and we don't have to push it, the idiot will slide down on its own." Robert never mentions Oliver's name in his own home, and when he talks about Oliver, he always uses "that idiot" instead.

"Aren't we playing too big this time-" Jonathan was a little apprehensive, Ankailika's mines were the main source of profit for Casimir Perrier, and even if the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company took over Casimir Perrier, it would have to spend more effort to rebuild it in the future.

"It doesn't matter, the mine in Ankailika has been basically exhausted, and even if it is not blown up, the resources will be exhausted in half a year at most, and it is best now, in the future, the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company will take over Casimir Perrier, and the mine can be sold for a good price-" Todd is in charge of resource exploration at Casimir Perrier, and knows the situation of the mine very well.

There are many French companies in Madagascar, and Casimir Perrière is only one of the relatively largest, not even the largest, and if Casimir Perrière wants to sell the Ankelica mine, there is no fear that no one will buy it.

Of course, this must be on the premise that the news is not leaked, Elvis and Oliver also know about this situation, if Elvis and Oliver want to sell Ankelica's mine, then Robert will arrange for someone to take the initiative to leak the information.

In short, the Perrière family is not allowed to make money, so that the Perrière family will continue to make mistakes in order to fill the hole, until it is liquidated from Casimir Perrière's company.

"That's good, I'm still worried that the loss will be too great and will upset the Lord-" Jonathan finally breathed a sigh of relief,

"Actually, why should we bother with Casimir Perrière, if the Lord wants to make more money, then just set up a mining company." Todd thought the problem was a little simple.

"This is Madagascar, not Nyasaland—" Robert said, not that Britain and France are now allies, but relations are not very good, and the rift caused by the Hundred Years' War is not so easy to repair.

Madagascar is the last enclave in Africa, although France has repeatedly claimed that Madagascar is French territory, but the Malagasy people do not admit it, and have been constantly resisting, there must be something in it, without the support of external forces, the central highlands of Madagascar will not be able to hold out for so long.

Churchill described Italy as having a good appetite but a mouth full of bad teeth, and the same applies to France.