Eugène Schneider only then realized that another benefit of cooperating with the President was that he no longer had to kowtow to local powers. When he initially went to Le Creusot, it was not only because of the ample trees for producing charcoal and the small amount of iron ore but also because the local power in Le Creusot was weak.
If it were Lorraine, Eugène Schneider would probably have to haggle with the various local forces there for quite some time.
None of the German nobility and bourgeoisie who had enclosed land in Lorraine were easy to deal with.
As long as the President remained in office, the Schneider Steel Company would grow increasingly stronger.
"By the way, Mr. Schneider, you should know some giants in the steel industry!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Eugène Schneider.
"Your Majesty, behind every steel company like mine, there is always a backing bank!" Eugène Schneider tactfully said to Jerome Bonaparte.
