You'll understand what I want in two words.

You must at once, between you, send two hundred and fifty thousand francs (without interest) into the country after Falleix, who has gone post-haste, with a courier in advance of him." "Is it possible!" said Gobseck.
"What for ?" cried Gigonnet, "and where to ?" "To des Lupeaulx's magnificent country-seat," replied Mitral.

"Falleix knows the country, for he was born there; and he is going to buy up land all round the secretary's miserable hovel, with the two hundred and fifty thousand francs I speak of,--good land, well worth the price.
There are only nine days before us for drawing up and recording the notarial deeds (bear that in mind).

With the addition of this land, des Lupeaulx's present miserable property would pay taxes to the amount of one thousand francs, the sum necessary to make a man eligible to the Chamber.

Ergo, with it des Lupeaulx goes into the electoral college, becomes eligible, count, and whatever he pleases.