Chapter 173: Desperate Situation_2

After everyone's persuasion with phrases such as "displaying the Royal Family's clemency and benevolence," "showing His Majesty's concern for his ministers," "prioritizing the recovery of embezzled funds," and "giving the former minister a chance to turn over a new leaf," Queen Mary felt that it seemed quite reasonable and thus hazily agreed to it.

Early the next morning, Queen Mary publicly announced in front of a large assembly of nobles and journalists that Necker would be dealt with leniently, and displayed the document signed by the King.

At the same time, several pamphlets began to circulate wildly in Paris.

The bulk of the pamphlets' content were the usual noble erotic stories, but inserted among them was a piece of news: someone was offering 150,000 livres for the head of Jacques Necker. Even just for providing information, one could get 100,000.