Chapter 430: The Layout of France
The collapse of the Royal Bank of England was a bit of a surprise to the English government, but it did not seem to be a big deal.
Because the government and the people of England have nothing to lose, the money taken from the Royal Bank of England is only deposited in another bank.
Moreover, in an era when currencies in Europe are pegged to gold, even though the Royal Bank of England is the currency issuer of England, the pound will not depreciate with the bankruptcy of the Royal Bank of England.
So Hugo, or rather France's revenge, only bankrupted a bank in England.
But is it really that simple?
In fact, with the Royal Bank of England officially declaring bankruptcy, England's financial sector has been languishing for a long time.
Among them, the Moses brothers made the greatest contribution and received the most benefits.
The president of the Bank of France, Hugo, is only concerned with the Royal Bank of England these days, but the Moses brothers are concerned with the financial markets of England as a whole.
So, while making the greatest contribution, the Moses brothers also received the most benefits.
After the matter was over, Hugo began to make good on his promise and formally applied to the French Emperor Louis XVIII to improve the status of the Jews in the country.
Because the Moses brothers had played a great role in dealing with the Royal Bank of England, Louis XVIII did not think about it, and officially announced that he would further increase the status of the Jews in the country.
Of course, it is only in France, and France is unable to help other countries in its sphere of influence.
Although this is somewhat different from the promise made by Hugo before, the Moses brothers are already very satisfied.
More importantly, from this moment on, the Moses brothers really had a big backer in Europe. If other countries or forces want to fight the idea of Brother Moses again, and want to treat Brother Moses as a piece of fat that can be cut at any time, I am afraid that it will not be so easy.
Because the French government will not agree.
That's the benefit of having a backer.
With the bankruptcy of the Royal Bank of England, Hugo began to set his sights on the Rus' kingdom, which had betrayed France.
Because of its alliance with England, the Rus' relations with France were now strained.
In the past, France invested in various industries in the Rus' country, especially in mineral resources, and now the government officials of the Rus' country have begun to carry out inventory in various aspects such as mining and transportation.
Faced with this situation, Louis XVIII, at Hugo's suggestion, agreed to sell off France's fixed assets in Rus' to other banks.
And the first bank that came to Hugo's mind was the Commercial Bank of Venice, which disgusted him for a long time when the Rus National University borrowed money before.
France's investments in Rus' were mainly mineral resources, and most of them were high-quality resources, so after receiving the news, the Venetian Commercial Bank quickly sent people to Paris to buy France's investment in Rus'.
Of course, at a premium of more than 10%, the assets of France in the Rus' country were purchased in a package.
After that, the French Emperor Louis XVIII, after consulting with Hugo, decided to send a foreign minister to Austria in order to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
As mentioned earlier, Austria is now one of the four major powers in Europe, and even Austria's political influence in Europe far exceeds that of the Rus' state.
In the past, the Rus' state had France behind it, and Austria did not dare to do anything about it, but now it is different.
Obviously, now the Rus' treachery to France has made the relationship between the two countries even worse, and France naturally hates the Rus' country.
Originally, these had little to do with Austria, but Austria's relations with the Rus' country have always been very poor.
You must know that over the years, the Rus State has been firmly implementing two national policies, one is to expand eastward, and the other is to expand westward.
Most of the small countries in Eastern Europe are Austria's sphere of influence, such as Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and other countries, and their royal families are in the same vein as the Austrian royal family.
The current king of the Czech Republic is the younger brother of the Austrian emperor, do you think Austria's relations with these countries can be bad?
Therefore, the westward expansion plan of the Rus' country inevitably lost Austria's interests, and Austria naturally looked at the Rus' country unhappy.
Previously, because France did everything possible to support the Rus' country, Austria was actually unhappy with Lancy. It's not happy, they are just making some small moves behind their backs, and they can't really make France how.
Fortunately, however, relations between Austria and France have not deteriorated much because of this, since there are not many direct conflicts of interest between the two countries.
France was now an enemy of the Rus' state, and Austria was naturally happy to see it. In particular, the visit of the French foreign minister to Austria showed obvious goodwill, and Austria naturally would not refuse to allow people to travel thousands of miles.
Therefore, on the day of the French diplomatic mission's visit to Austria, he received a grand and warm welcome.
In the days that followed, the two sides reached a series of political, economic, and military cooperation in their relations, bringing them to the level of preparing allies.
During this period, the French Foreign Minister also did everything possible to instigate Austria to deal with the Rus' state, but Austria refused.
In fact, when it comes to the combat effectiveness of the armies of Austria and Rus', it can be said that it is half a pound and eight taels.
In terms of weapons, Austria was slightly superior to the Rus' country, but the Rus' people were strong enough to eliminate Austria's slight advantage in weapons.
It was also for this reason that Austria did not dare to take action against the Rus' state lightly......
"Previously, during the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Lopnov, did he buy weapons and ammunition from the English government?" In Paris, the capital of France, Louis XVIII in the palace asked his ministers.
"Nope!" One of the ministers responded, "After paying the arrears, Lopunov returned home with the two million gold francs in gold, and did not stay long in any country." ”
"That's great!" Hearing this, Louis XVIII slapped his hands excitedly.
God knows, in the past, the weapons purchased by the Rus' country were all purchased from France.
If one day in the future, the Rus' state will come into conflict with the countries of Eastern Europe. And at this time, if Austria intervenes again and escalates the war, France can deal a fatal blow to the Rus' country at this time.
As soon as France announces that it will prohibit the domestic arms manufacturers from selling arms and ammunition to the Rus' country, the country's stockpiles of weapons and ammunition will inevitably be insufficient.
In other words, because the industrial production standards of France and England are not the same, the guns and artillery produced in France cannot be mismatched with the elixirs and shells produced in England. If the Rus' country wanted to continue the war to the end, it would have to buy a large amount of arms from England.
Naturally, this involves a huge amount of money......