Following James Rothschild up to the second floor, Alphonse Rothschild was unaware that the loyal steward serving the Rothschild Clan was about to take their place in prison.
With suspicions in mind, Alphonse and James Rothschild entered the study one after the other.
"Sit down!" James Rothschild commanded Alphonse.
"Yes!" Alphonse obeyed his father and sat down on the sofa.
As soon as Alphonse sat down, he heard the weary voice of James Rothschild: "From today on, you will take over full management of the France Branch for me!"
The sudden appointment by James Rothschild gave Alphonse a big fright.
At this moment, he was not yet the great banker who, twenty-one years later, single-handedly led the Bank of France to make reparations to Prussia.
Now, he had just taken over part of the bank's fund allocations between vineyards and part of its bond investment rights.
Even this small portion of power had already made Alphonse de Rothschild feel what it meant to be overwhelmed.
