Chapter 487: Money Channel

At the suggestion of the aristocracy, the Austrian government issued a policy of expelling all Jews from the country half a month later.

But even so, the aristocracy still did not get the benefits they wanted, because the Jews of Austria proper, at the suggestion of Archbishop Paul, once again deposited their savings into the bank of the Moses brothers, and entrusted the real estate such as real estate and shops to other Jewish chaebols.

It can be said that in the end, the Austrian aristocracy made a bamboo basket and made a waste of water.

However, it is not necessarily that there is no benefit, at least the Austrian people saw that the Jews were deported, and for a time they praised the government.

Not only Austria, but also the people of all European countries believe that the Jews have plundered their wealth, robbed them of their jobs, and even exploited them in every possible way, so under the impetus of habit, not many people in Europe have a favorable opinion of the Jews.

As soon as the Austrian decree was issued, it was no one else who panicked, but Italy in the south and Germany in the north.

As soon as the news was received, the states of these two regions introduced measures to prohibit Jews from entering Austria.

There were no less than 400,000 permanent Jews in Austria, and if we add the 300,000 Jews who had emigrated from France, up to 700,000 Jews were forced to leave Austrian territory within half a month.

But now all the states, whether in Germany in the north or Italy in the south, refused to accept Jews, and in desperation, the Jews had no choice but to move eastward.

At this moment, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and other countries in eastern Austria began to panic, and successively sent large armies to the western border to station, preparing to prevent Jews from entering the country.

Jews were not welcomed in any country in Europe, let alone those infected with the plague.

Moreover, the countries bordering Austria to the east are all small countries, and they cannot support more than 700,000 people at once. So a large number of Jews gathered on the eastern border of Austria, struggling to live and die.

At this time, a Jewish consortium, represented by the Moses Brothers Bank, stepped in and bought a large amount of food, clothing, and medicine to help the people. On the other hand, Moses the Younger personally traveled to the Czech Republic and Poland to persuade the local government to open a road for the Jews to migrate eastward.

Of course, it was not without cost, and the Moses brothers even signed several contracts with the Czech and Polish countries, planning to invest no less than five million gold francs in both countries over the next few years, and only reluctantly agreed to the relocation of Jews from both countries as soon as workers were recruited from both countries.

The premise, of course, is that when the Jews move, these Jewish plutocrats will buy all the food, clothing, and medicine needed by the 700,000 Jews at a price of more than 20% above the market price in both countries.

Little Moses agreed without hesitation, and signed a contract with the representatives of the governments and businessmen of the two countries on the spot. After ordering the news to be shared with the other Jewish consortia, Moses Jr. hurried east to the kingdom of Rus'.

The Rus' state was the most important and important part of the Jewish migration. If all goes well, then everything is fine, but if something happens, I am afraid that the entire Jewish community will face a situation from which it will never recover.

Hurrying to Moscow, without resting at all, little Moses went to the home of the foreign minister of the Rus' country, Lopunov.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Moses, but my lord has left for Petersburg!"

Hearing the servant's words, little Moses suddenly became anxious and hurriedly asked, "When will Mr. Lopnov be able to rush back?" ”

"If there are no accidents, it will be three days before I return."

"Fortunately, there is plenty of time!" Hearing the servant's words, little Moses breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Lopunov was a key figure in the Rus' ability to convince the government and emperor of the Rus' kingdom, and Moses the younger wanted to see him anyway.

Besides, apart from Lopunov, the foreign minister, Moses Jr. did not know other high-ranking officials of the Rus' government, so he could only pin his hopes on Lopunov.

So little Moses waited for three days, but he did not see Lopnov return.

Little Moses could not sit still, and moved to Lopunov's mansion almost every morning and evening to see if he returned.

It took another three days for little Moses to finally see Lopnov.

"Mr. Lopnov, you're finally back!" Seeing Lopunov, little Moses' hanging heart finally let go.

"What's the matter, Mr. Moses?" Naturally, Lopunov learned from the servant that little Moses had visited him every day in the past few days, and after a little thought, Lopunov understood what was going on, but he pretended not to know and asked.

"Now only you can help me, Lopunov!" Little Moses went straight to the point, "I think you have already heard what happened to our people, so here I ask your Excellency to save my people and persuade your government to agree to relocate my people to the territory of Rus'. ”

"Mr. Moses, are you kidding me?" Lopunov was surprised, "How can our country accept so many people who have moved to the country of Rus at once, or a large number of people who have been infected with the plague?"

Besides, I am only the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and what you say requires the consent of His Majesty the Emperor and the Ministry of the Interior, and I cannot be the master. ”

"I know, I know, Mr. Lopunov, so I would like to ask you, can you let me see His Majesty the Emperor? Of course, I will give Your Excellency a good reward! ”

Lopunov hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Mr. Moses, otherwise, I will go to the palace tomorrow to ask for a meeting with His Majesty the Emperor, and listen to His Majesty's tone, what do you think?" ”

"Absolutely!" As he spoke, little Moses took out a check from his pocket and put it on the table next to him, and said, "Monsieur Lopnov, this is a check for one hundred thousand gold francs, whether His Majesty the Emperor agrees or not, this check is yours!" ”

After saying that, he politely thanked Lopunov, and little Moses left Lopnov's mansion.

After sending off little Moses, Lopnov returned to the living room, looking at the check on the table, and Lopnov's eyes revealed a hint of greed.

Put away the check, and Lopunov will sum it up.

As the saying goes, take people's money and eliminate disasters with people, and Lopunov is not a person who collects money and does not do anything, so since he received a check from little Moses, he naturally has to give him a chance.

As for whether it will work out or not, it doesn't matter to Lopnov......

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