Chapter 24 After joining the alliance

Author: Seven Years

Chapter 24 After joining the alliance

Vienna, Lion King Pride Hotel.

Unlike the Caesar Hotel, which is filled with a noble atmosphere, the layout of the Lion King's pride is very simple, giving people a sense of simplicity and lightness, with only a few porcelains as embellishments.

Austrians like to decorate rooms with porcelain to show their financial resources and taste.

In the past, porcelain was very expensive in Europe, and it was definitely the best reflection of financial resources and strength.

There are many bands in the hotel taking turns to play for guests, and the lion statue in front of the door is the hotel's signature.

In a VIP room, Friedrich Lister was repeatedly counting the portion he deserved. A full million florins, although the banknotes that could not be exchanged now, still made him ecstatic.

This was the first time he felt the benefits of power, but the words of Count Colorav kept lingering in his ears, making him unable to sleep or eat.

"Metternier is a beast with high profile and enjoys the benefits of power alone, but always allows his secret police to investigate the corruption of officials. Once discovered, it is not reported to the emperor, but uses this as a threat to knock on the bones and suck marrow."

Friedrich Lister had seen several officials being arrested, dragged away by secret police like dead dogs, and when he came back, he was ragged and in a trance.

Is Metternich sending someone to stare at him and wanting to make a note from him now? This makes Friedrich Liszt unable to sleep or eat?

After all, in Friedrich Lister's eyes, he was earned by hard work, but he could be knocked out at any time, which made him both scared and angry.

He thought, as long as the Count of Colorav said, he would bring down Metternich.

In this way, they can rest assured.

In another room, Count Corolla was drinking with Count Latour.

"Didn't you say that the situation is not clear, don't fall into it? Why did you fall into it yourself? Build a railway is not enough for one or two million." Earl Latour spoke first.

"What a joke. I'm a gambler for one day and a gambler for the rest of my life. As a gambler, how can I not take a gambler when I see such an opportunity?" Corolaf replied with a smile.

"Then it's not good to choose which one you want. You have to choose this route that no one wants. The Semerin area is full of mountains and ridges, but no one has built a railway on the mountain, let alone a canyon." Earl Latour asked.

"I didn't ask you to invest, why bother with this?"

"I know Trieste is very important, but now are you a little too hasty."

"How likely do you think I'm successful?" asked Count of Colorav.

"At most 20%." Earl Latour replied.

"Twenty percent, that's good for a gambler. You should know that there is a commonly used gambling tool in the East called dice, and it has six sides, which is six possibilities." Earl of Colorav gestured the shape of the dice.

"But why can't you wait any longer? At least you need an experienced engineer." Earl Tular continued.

"The first person to eat wolf peaches," Count Colorav replied calmly.

Wolf peach, also known as tomatoes, was once considered a highly toxic food.

It was discovered in the sixteenth century, and it was not until the eighteenth century that a painter who was not afraid of death took a bite and found that it was not as toxic as the legendary one, but had a great appetite.

Only then did the wolf peach complete the transformation from ornamental plants to food.

"But why is this for?" Count Latour asked in confusion.

"I am a corruption criminal. No one in the entire Austrian Empire is more greedy than me except that old bastard Metternier. I have done it for profit and profit for my family. Now it is time to make a profit for my country." Earl of Colorav said with confidence.

"Very good, come on, I wish you, a corruption corpse." Earl Latour smiled and raised his glass.

"Respect the Empire." Earl of Corolla also raised his wine glass.

On the other end of Vienna, the Caesar Hotel.

"It's simply a bandit!" Solomon Rothschild was in extreme anger and raised an expensive piece of porcelain, raised it high and gently put it down, picked up a cheap plate, and threw it to the ground.

With a crisp sound, the porcelain plate was smashed to pieces.

Several fragments collapsed on Metternier's leather shoes, and Prince Metternier ignored the debris.

"Solomon, as I said, Your Majesty will not allow anyone to take his basket," said Metternier.

"Damn it! Where is my money! He is not the emperor, he is simply a bandit, a scoundrel. Did my 1,500 gold bars go away like this?" Solomon Rothschild roared.

"Solomon, you should know that he is the emperor."

"So what! I'm Solomon Rothschild!" Solomon roared angrily.

"Solomon, for our years of friendship, I will remind you again that this country belongs to Your Majesty, and you and I are his subjects." Metternich's tone was cold.

As if the cold water was topping, Solomon immediately woke up.

Even after a cold sweat broke out, he dominated the financial world of the Austrian Empire for many years, and all bankers in Austria followed his leadership. Whether it was the emperor, minister, or the country's major projects, they were inseparable from their support.

However, since the Austrian Empire joined the German Customs Union, North German bankers have flocked to Austria.

Solomon Rothschild could allow his brothers in Frankfurt not to lend money to the Austrian Empire, but could not stop the profit-oriented North German financiers.

With the injection of funds from North Germany, Austria's debt problem was greatly alleviated.

Moreover, mainstream bankers were optimistic about the future of Austria's joining the German Customs Union and jumped onto this big ship full of holes.

The Austrian Empire has begun to solve the debt problem, and one of the ways to solve the debt problem is to solve the creditors.

Just like the way King Philip IV of the Dharma treated the Knights Templars, once and for all.

It is also rumored that Emperor Franz II used his sword to force Prince Elthazi to submit, thus occupying his property.

It seems nothing to be able to do such a crazy act.

As for the crime, Prince Elthazi is not needed, let alone him as a Jew.

The Jews were very bad at this time, and cases of persecuting Jews were not uncommon in European countries.

Needless to say, Russia has also experienced many expulsions of Jews in Austria's history.

It’s just that Franz II is famous for his weakness, so people forget his existence.

Thinking of this, Solomon Rothschild made an action he had never done in his life, bent down and took out his handkerchief to wipe Prince Metternier's leather shoes clean.

"Prince, forgive my recklessness. His Majesty the Emperor needs money and uses it. It will be fine at any time. I will not charge any interest. Please make sure that we have been intimate for many years of friendship." Solomon said very sincerely.

"I have good news to tell you, and His Majesty has specially approved a route from Prague to Bavaria for you."

Now any route that can involve the German Customs Alliance is a good route, so Solomon naturally knew this and said quickly.

"Thank you, God bless my Emperor Franz II."

"I'll have one more thing."

"What's up."

"Your Majesty said, please pay the final payment."

(End of this chapter)
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