Early the next morning, Lopunov went to the palace to meet his sister Empress.

Sure enough, at the empress's bedchamber, Lopunov met with Emperor Alexander II, because all this was expected by Lopunov.

Seeing Alexander II, Lopunov said directly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, yesterday the minister met the little Moses of the Moses Brothers' Bank!" ”

"Oh?" Alexander II, without the slightest wave in his eyes, asked, "What is the matter with him coming to you?" It wouldn't be that you want to move those calamity stars to our Rus' country, right? ”

"Uh...... His Majesty the Emperor! Lopunov didn't expect Alexander II to know about it, so he replied directly: "It's really because of this." ”

"Not to mention that all the Jews were infected with the plague, even if they were all fine, I would not agree." Alexander II didn't think about it, so he directly vetoed it.

Having already anticipated Alexander II's attitude, Lopunov was about to open his mouth to accept it, but he didn't want his sister Empress to suddenly come out of the bedroom at this time, and said: "I thought I could agree to come down for the time being!" ”

"Oh? What does the queen think? Alexander II was a little surprised when he saw his wife say this, and asked directly.

"What can I say? Isn't it for Your Majesty, for our Rus Empire? The queen chuckled lightly and replied directly: "I think that since Brother Moses has decided to ask His Majesty, the corresponding conditions must have been prepared." Your Majesty might as well listen to it, if it is beneficial to Your Majesty, Your Majesty may wish to agree to it, if it is not good for Your Majesty, it is good to refuse directly, why bother so much? ”

Alexander II thought about it carefully, too, if the conditions of the Moses brothers could not satisfy him, it would be better for him to refuse directly.

Therefore, Alexander II said directly to Lopunov: "In three days, you can just bring little Moses to the palace, and I will meet you at that time!" ”

With that, Alexander II left the empress's bedchamber.

Seeing her husband leaving, the empress asked directly to Lopunov: "What is the reason?" Why do you suddenly want to introduce little Moses to Your Majesty? ”

"My sister doesn't know, this little Moses is very generous, and as soon as we met, she gave me a check for 100,000 gold francs. I thought that if he wanted his people to settle in our Rus' country, he would definitely have to offer more money to His Majesty. ”

The queen thought about it, a fat sheep like little Moses was something that could be met but not sought. Now that the Rus' government is financially stretched, and the royal family does not have much money to spare, even in terms of food and clothing, the queen obviously feels much more embarrassed than before. At this time, if little Moses wanted to succeed in convincing her husband, he would definitely have to hemorrhage. Not only do you have to make a large donation to the government, but you also have to 'support' the royal family.

After sending away her brother Lopunov, the empress began to seriously sum up how she could knock out a sum of money from little Moses.

It was not until late in the evening, when she saw her husband Alexander II again, that the empress expressed some of her thoughts......

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Moses the Younger, also under the guidance of Lopunov, managed to meet Alexander II.

When he saw Moses the Younger, Alexander II said: "I already know what you said, and in the spirit of humanitarianism, I was willing to accept you Jews to emigrate to our Rus' country.

But I've heard that many of your people have been infected with the plague, and if you move into our country, I'm afraid you'll infect others! ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, please relax!" "Originally, I planned to move my people to Western Siberia, but I had invested heavily in Western Siberia in your country, which is sparsely populated and will not come into contact with others. His Majesty the Emperor only allows my people to enter your country! ”

"Oh?" Alexander was surprised, "There are so many people in your people, I'm afraid you'll have to consume a lot of food along the way." You also know that the food in our Rus' country is not abundant, but I am afraid that it will not be able to meet the needs of so many people! ”

"I have a great idea!" Little Moses chuckled, "I intend to contribute five million gold francs to your government to help my people procure food.

Your Majesty the Emperor also knows that such a large-scale grain trade has to be carried out by the government.

In addition, on behalf of my people, I am willing to provide your government with a temporary residence fee of one million gold francs per year, I wonder what His Majesty the Emperor thinks. ”

"This ......" At this time, Alexander II was obviously a little moved, not to mention the five million gold francs for grain procurement, he could order the government to withhold several percent, just say that the annual "temporary residence fee" of one million gold francs also made Alexander II moved.

There was no way, the finances of the Rus' country were so tight that in order to alleviate the financial pressure, they repeatedly borrowed heavily from abroad at the cost of mortgaging domestic minerals.

There are not many mortgages to be made of the country's minerals, but there are not many loans that can be borrowed, only a few million gold francs at a time.

So how could Alexander II not be impressed by this annual contribution of one million gold francs?

But after thinking about it again, Alexander II thought of what Empress Qian said to herself, so he didn't immediately agree.

Why?

Because now the money that Moses the Younger promised to give was only money for the government, and the royal family did not receive a cent. You know, little Moses was very generous, and even the introducer Lopunov gave a check for 100,000 gold francs.

So in any case, Alexander II had to knock out a sum of money for the royal family from Moses the Little.

But it's hard to say this, after all, he is the emperor of a country, and it is a bit embarrassing to say such a thing, so Alexander II seemed a little hesitant.

As if he had seen through Alexander II's heart, little Moses said directly: "I heard your foreign minister, Mr. Lopunov, mention that Your Majesty the Emperor wants to build a palace in Petersburg, but you have no money. I thought, since my people are about to move into your country, I wonder if I can get my people to do their part for Your Majesty? ”

"Where do you start?" Alexander's eyes lit up, but he pretended not to know.

Little Moses said: "On behalf of my people, I offer to your Majesty the Emperor a million gold francs for the construction of the Imperial Palace in Petersburg, and I hope that Your Majesty the Emperor will laugh at it, otherwise I will not be able to sleep well." ”

"In that case, then if I don't agree, it's a little unkind!" Alexander II said with a look of reluctance.

"In this way, on behalf of my people, I would like to thank His Majesty the Emperor for his kindness!" Seeing that Alexander II agreed, little Moses finally had a long-lost smile on his face......