This reception was undoubtedly an outpost of formal negotiations, and it was Lopnov who gave everyone a chance to react.

It will be another two hours before the negotiations will officially begin.

Hugo, the general manager of the Banque de France, picked up his wine glass and looked up at a blonde man in a black tuxedo and reading glasses on his face not far away, looking about sixty years old.

The old man's name is Winston, and his status is the same as Hugo, and he is the general manager of the Bank of England.

As if sensing Hugo's gaze, Winston glanced up at Hugo, then smiled and raised his glass, took a sip, and came to a secluded room.

In a few moments, the door creaked open from the outside.

"Lord Winston!" The visitor shouted.

Without looking back, Winston guessed the identity of the person who came, and asked directly: "Which mining area does France have a crush on?" ”

The man who came, that is, Hugo, came and sat down opposite Winston and said, "Iron mines in the middle of the Urals. ”

"Iron ore?" Winston frowned.

You must know that the iron ore reserves in the mining area in the middle of the Ura Mountains are extremely rich, and it is a well-known iron ore producing area in the whole of Europe.

Obviously, Winston didn't want France to swallow this iron ore alone, his eyes squinted, and he smiled: "It just so happens that our Bank of England also has a fancy for the iron ore in the middle of the Ural Mountains." ”

Winston's intention was clear: to compete with the Banque de France in the mines of the central Ural Mountains.

When Winston said this, Hugo was not surprised at all.

In Hugo's view, the people of England are-stirring sticks, their governments are like that, and so are the banks.

Hugo was not angry, but said with a slight smile: "Since Your Excellency Winston said so, we at the Bank of France will also participate in the competition for the copper mines in the southern Ural Mountains and the coal mines in the Kuzbas region. ”

Seeing Hugo say this, Winston squinted his eyes and stared at Hugo like a lion who had just woken up.

Hugo didn't care at all, and continued to smile: "I know very well what Your Excellency intends to be, as if Your Excellency knows my intentions.

If you are involved in this, I can assure you that the Bank of England will not sit idly by in the projects in which the Bank of England is involved. ”

Hugo was well aware that iron ore in the central region of the Ural Mountains was a dispensable presence for England, and they would not buy it at all.

The point is that there is no shortage of iron ore in England.

England has colonies all over the world, and Australia is home to the world's largest open-pit iron ore mines, and the quality is so good that they simply can't afford to spend a lot of money on the iron ore mines in the middle of the Ural Mountains.

On the contrary, although France has many overseas colonies, in terms of the distribution of mineral resources, it is far less than that of England's colonies.

In addition, in France, only the two eastern regions of Karthas and Lorraine are rich in coal and iron. As for production, although it can guarantee the demand of France, it is only for now.

In the event of a major war, France will definitely be stretched thin on iron ore, so for iron ore in the middle of the Urals, Hugo is bound to win.

On the contrary, there is no shortage of iron ore in England, but in copper ore, it is somewhat scarce, so Hugo used this as a threat to achieve his own goals.

The meaning of Hugo's words is already obvious, either hello, I'm good, everyone, or everyone don't think about it.

Winston understood this, so after Hugo finished speaking, his brow began to furrow slightly.

As a native of the country of-stirring sticks, Winston, the spokesperson of the English financial industry, naturally has to consider the interests of England.

After hesitating for a long time, Winston finally nodded and said, "The Bank of Ingla can not participate in the acquisition of iron ore in the central Ural Mountains, but how can you guarantee that the Bank of France will not do anything in the copper mines in the southern Ural Mountains?" ”

Winston's words are not unfounded.

According to the meaning of Lopunov's words, the first mortgage of this loan is iron ore in the middle of the Urals.

In the event that the Banco de France had gone back on its word after securing the rights to mine iron ore in the central Ural Mountains, Winston would have no tears to spare.

Hugo also knew Winston's concerns, so after Winston's question, he smiled and said: "I can sign a memorandum with Your Excellency on behalf of the Bank of France, and in the event of my reversal, the Bank of France is willing to share half of the iron ore mine of the Ural Mountain Integrated Management Department to the Bank of England."

Of course, how much money should be paid, the Bank of England still has to pay! ”

The last sentence is obviously a joke.

Winston looked down in contemplation for a moment, then looked up at Hugo again and said, "Yes!" ”

In this way, the few words of Hugo and Winston decided the ownership of the two major mining areas of Rus' country.

As for the coal mines in the Kutzbas region, it's not that the Bank of England and the Bank of France are not interested. It's really Britain and France that eat meat, and they generally drink soup for their little brother, right?

It is clear that, if nothing else, the coal mines in the Kutzbas region will be co-exploited by the rest of Europe.

As for the timber of Western Siberia?

A discerning person can see at a glance that this is a loss-making business for Jewish banks.

While Winston and Hugo were deliberating on how to divide the profits, Moses the Great was also discussing with other Jewish bankers about the 'acquisition' of timber mining rights in Western Siberia.

As a leader in the financial industry for Jews, Moses was undoubtedly the one who was extorted the most money this time.

As for the other Jewish banks, they have also been more or less blackmailed by Lopnov.

Although it did not reach the point of breaking the muscles and bones, it was obvious that everyone also felt very aggrieved in their hearts.

It is said that a weak country has no diplomacy, and as a nation that does not even have its own country, it naturally does not even have the basic right to speak.

Even if you have a lot of wealth, if you don't even have the basic right to speak, in the eyes of others, you will naturally become a piece of fat to be taken and taken.

Who doesn't covet?

"If we agree to all the demands of the Rus Kingdom this time, I am afraid that other countries will follow suit by then, then it will be bad!" Facing his own people, Moses the Great said worriedly.

"But what can I do? We don't even have our own country! Another Jewish banker was also concerned, and his face was very ugly.

The Jewish banker is going to take out a lot of money this time.

Although it is not as exaggerated as the 300,000 gold francs of Moses the Great, there are also 200,000 gold francs.

The faces of the rest of the bankers were similarly obscure.

The Rus' seemed to be holding on to the Jews this time, and these men together were to 'support' a 'loan' of not less than a million gold francs.

Everyone knows what this 'loan' is all about.

Like the Bank of France and the Bank of England, there is naturally no need to worry about the Rus' country not fulfilling their promises.

But these bankers have to worry.

It's no wonder that they don't worry about doomed 'investments'.

"Otherwise, let's use this money to buy the war bonds of the Rus' country directly!" Another banker, who agreed with the Jewish, advised: "'Investing' in timber from Western Siberia is a loss-making business." But it is still possible for war bonds to pay for themselves. ”

Over the years, the Rus' foreign wars have been more victorious than defeated, but because of the country's credibility problems and financial constraints, no one is willing to buy war bonds.

If Britain and France had issued war bonds, they would have been snapped up long ago, and how could there be such a thing as loans to European banks?

After listening to everyone's advice, Moses the Great shook his head and said, "No matter what you do, isn't it all about sending money to the Rus' country?" ”

Indeed, no matter which method they adopted, they could not escape the fact that they would give a 'loan' of a million gold francs to the Rus' country.

"Actually, there is another way to recover our losses!" As for the matter of this loan from the Rus' National Congress, Moses the Great thought about it for a long time, not to mention, it really made him come up with a solution.

The people looked at Moses the Great to learn from him how they could recover their losses.

Moses looked at the crowd of people coming and going around him, and said softly, "Now that there are many people, it's not too late for us to talk about it after we go back."

However, I hope that at today's meeting, you will definitely ask the Rus' country for more timber resources in Western Siberia. ”

The people believed Moses the Great.

As the head of the Moses Brothers Bank, one of Europe's top conglomerates, Moses the Great was also one of the leaders of the Jewish community, and there was no reason to deceive them.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to gain a foothold among the Jews.

What's more, Moses has always had a good reputation and has never done anything to be sorry for his people, so everyone suppressed the doubts in their hearts and waited for the next loan conference.

In fact, although the Russian Foreign Minister Lopunov invited only the top European bankers to the meeting, in the final analysis, these bankers did not represent the interests of more than just a bank.

Hugo, the general manager of the Banque de France, who attended the meeting, represented the interests of the entire French banking system.

The same is true for the Bank of England.

As for Moses the Great and others, it is natural that they represent the interests of all Jews, but the whole 'interest' is obviously in quotation marks.

Before I knew it, two hours had passed.

Led by Hugo, Winston, and Lopunov, they walked into the conference room one by one.

The Rus' seem to be born without beating around the bush and speak very directly.

As soon as everyone sat down, Lopnov went straight to the point and said, "Have you all figured out which mining area you want?" ”

As he spoke, Lopunov's eyes kept scanning the crowd.

Seeing that no one answered, Lopunov did not feel embarrassed, and went directly to the point, saying: "The iron ore mine located in the middle of the Ural Mountains is currently the second largest iron ore producing area in China, with reserves of more than 300 million tons.

Acquire the mining rights there for twenty years with 1.5 million gold francs, I wonder who is willing? ”

Hugo, the general manager of the Banque de France, who was sitting opposite Lopunov, glanced at the crowd and frowned slightly when he saw a banker from Italy eager to try.

Coughing, Hugo wanted to remind the banker from Italy that the Banque de France had set its sights on the iron ore mines in the middle of the Ural Mountains.

But as if he hadn't heard it, the banker said directly to Lopunov: "Your Excellency Lopnov, we, the Commercial Bank of Venice, are willing to buy the right to mine the iron ore in the middle of the Ural Mountains for twenty years for one and a half million gold francs. ”

Seeing that the Italian banker actually ignored his face and spoke directly to Lopunov, Hugo's brow furrowed even deeper.

At the same time, Hugo kept the banker's appearance firmly in his mind, and said in his heart: "Damn Italian, wait until the meeting is over, see how I clean you up!" ”

On the side, Winston, the general manager of the Bank of England, looked at Hugo playfully to see how he dealt with the problem.

But Hugo didn't seem to see Winston's gaze, and his eyes were old, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Is there anyone who wants to increase the price again!" Lopnov asked as he glanced at Hugo, then at the crowd.

It's just that Hugo has never spoken, and naturally others will not open their mouths to increase the price.

One and a half million gold francs is not a small amount, even the top banks in Europe, such as the Bank of France and the Bank of England, can come up with so much money at one time.

This is not to say that their bank does not have so much money, but the liquidity is really limited, and if they suddenly transfer 1.5 million gold francs to the Rus' country, the bank will definitely face a shortage of funds in a short time.

Therefore, in order to avoid financial constraints in the future, they usually fund the acquisition together with relatively large banks in the United Nations.

In this way, first, it can alleviate the financial pressure, and second, it is naturally to give other domestic banks a piece of the pie.

You can't eat a lot of meat in France/Bank of England, and don't let the little brother below drink the soup. If that happens, it's going to take a while.

Normally, when this happens, the government generally does not intervene and leaves it to the domestic banks to solve the problem on their own.

In this case, those banks that can't drink the soup will make a bad mistake behind their backs, maliciously transferring cash from the banks above, making their funds even more tight, so that they have to make a compromise in the end.

But how can the Commercial Bank of Venice have so much liquidity?

Hugo was thinking about it.

Although the Commercique di Venezia is one of the top banks in Europe, it is undoubtedly smaller than the Banque de France in terms of scale.

One and a half million gold francs, and the Banque de France would have to join forces with other banks to come up with so much cash.

But how could the Banco Bunkai suddenly come up with so much cash?

Behind the commercial bank of Venice, who is behind it?

Isn't it England?

Thinking of this, Hugo squinted at Winston, the general manager of the Bank of England.

Seeing the playfulness in Winston's eyes, Hugo shook his head secretly.

Because Winston's reaction at this time was clearly an outsider's look at a joke.

"Who the hell is that?" Hugo was puzzled......

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