Archduke Ferdinand and Karl thought the same as Emperor Franz, and Karl even glanced at Archduke Ferdinand, wanting to know what his expression was when he heard this, but he was destined to be disappointed, because Archduke Ferdinand's face did not change in the slightest, and he looked like he did not stop or agree.

What is in Archduke Ferdinand's mind at this moment? His idea was simple, Ernst had been separated from the family for six years, and his father was unqualified, and he should have spoiled Ernst.

Yes, at this time, Archduke Ferdinand was not the crown prince of Austria-Hungary but just an ordinary father, and even though he understood that Ernst's actions were not in his own interests, he still did not stop them.

If at first Ernst did not understand the idea of the three giants of the Habsburgs, then when he saw that the eyes of Emperor Franz and Karl turned to Archduke Ferdinand, Ernst knew everything. But at the same time, Ernst was also very moved, because Archduke Ferdinand had clearly misunderstood that he would borrow money from him, but he still did not stop him......

Ernst's attitude towards Archduke Ferdinand changed in an instant, if the status of Archduke Ferdinand's crown prince was greater than his father's role just now, now it is the opposite.

Shaking his head, Ernst explained: "I already have 200,000 pounds in my hand, and I also have some gems and jewelry, if they are all sold, I believe that 250,000 pounds is not a problem." ”

Ernst's explanation couldn't help but make Emperor Franz, Archduke Ferdinand, and Karl slightly stunned, Ernst was so rich, but the source of his wealth......

Although they can't say that they know everything about Ernst's every move in the Vatican, they probably still know a lot of details, and they haven't heard of any treasures and huge wealth that Ernst accidentally obtained.

Fifty thousand pounds is already a huge fortune, such as the Bonarroti family in the Kingdom of Italy, their family wealth is only tens of thousands of pounds, but even then their family is one of the richest families in Florence.

In terms of real status, it is like the multimillionaires of Britain in the 21st century, or even more than much, after all, the "millionaires" of the 20th century are more than twice as many as the multimillionaires of the 21st century.

On the train, Ernst borrowed the toilet time to return to the mysterious space, and the "fishing net" gave Ernst a great gift, a broken merchant ship.

The fishing net only hooked the mast of the merchant ship, but the turbulence in the space-time tunnel did not let the dilapidated merchant ship break free, which was cheap Ernst, it was a whole merchant ship, if there was nothing good on it, no one would believe it.

It took a lot of effort for Ernst to drag the merchant ship back into the mysterious space through the space-time tunnel, and even the fishing nets were torn apart, but of course the losses were nothing compared to the harvest.

Based on the various dilapidated items on the merchant ship, it can be determined that it was a Spanish ship, and judging by the wooden hull and small naval guns, Ernst speculated that it was a ship from the Napoleonic period.

One hundred and twenty cases of fine wine, gold wine glasses, a box of jewels in the captain's room, and not to mention the rest, that box of jewels alone was worth tens of thousands of pounds.

The value of the wine is impossible to estimate, but it should be able to sell for a good price, and Ernst is also a celebrity, and he secretly tasted a lot of fine wine when he was in the Vatican, and this 120 cases are believed to reach 150 pounds per case is not a problem.

The average price of a first-class French winery is just over £20 per bottle, which is quite cheap even now, but Ernst can't be a part of the deal.

For the aristocracy, wine could be given to friends but refused to be sold, as was the case with any aristocratic estate, and Ernst did not want to have a bad reputation in Vienna.

£250,000 was no longer an issue, and Archduke Ferdinand had something to ask Ernst, but he knew it was not appropriate at this time. At the same time, Archduke Ferdinand was hesitant, because he did not want Ernst to have his own thoughts about controlling him.

"Cousin Karl, now we should talk about profit."

Profit is the main thing, and if it weren't for profit, Ernst wouldn't be able to help Karl in vain, after all, Ernst was going to leave Vienna for his own territory after a while, and he needed money.

In the normal proportion, Ernst's profit would have been around £27,000, but it could not be distributed according to that proportion, and even an increase in Ernst's share of profit from 5.4% to 10% would not satisfy Ernst.

"11%, this is my bid, cousin Ernst shouldn't be too greedy!"

Smiling lightly, Karl was ready to use words to restrain Ernst to continue negotiating, but to be honest, the price given by Karl was indeed very reasonable, if it was replaced by someone else, then Karl should choose to compromise for the sake of Karl's status as a prince, but Ernst was also a prince because of this......

"It's too boring to talk about the profit ratio directly, it's better to do this, 250,000 pounds is considered to be a loan I gave to Carl's cousin, and you will pay me back 320,000 pounds in five months."

The interest of 70,000 pounds in five months is indeed a bit dark, but thinking back to Karl's current situation and his reluctance to find anyone else, the possibility of a compromise of 70,000 pounds is very high.

11% is less than 60,000 pounds, which means that Ernst asked for 10,000 pounds in exchange for a director, and Karl had no reason to refuse such a deal, and there was really no reason for him.

He wanted to fully control the right to speak on the railway contract this time, but because there were many partners to work with, although most of them were in the banking industry, this also made Karl a little constrained, but if Ernst gave him the corresponding shares, then the situation would be completely different.

The construction of the railway had been under construction for a few months, and it was about five months before it was completed, and Ernst had just heard this from Karl before setting the five-month deadline.

Without the slightest hesitation, Karl chose to agree, and Ernst stretched out his hand on behalf of cooperation, looking at Ernst on his waist, Karl laughed and shook Ernst's hand.

"Ernst is very good at business, and may be the first millionaire in our family in the future."

The currency of a millionaire is, of course, the pound sterling, and if it is exchanged for the Austro-Hungarian golden krona, then it is not far from him becoming a millionaire after doing this business.

Karl's ridicule of Archduke Ferdinand couldn't help but smile, although Emperor Franz didn't show it on his face, but Ernst clearly saw that the corners of his mouth were lightly raised, and he was obviously amused by Karl's words.

Archduke Ferdinand said to Emperor Franz: "Ernst was going to leave after a while, but now it seems that he will not be able to go to his territory until after Christmas." ”

Emperor Franz obviously knew about this, he nodded and did not speak, but Karl was a little surprised, he also owned the territory, but until now he did not go there, he was a little difficult to imagine how Archduke Ferdinand could safely let Ernst, who was not yet seven years old, go to the territory alone.

But he didn't speak, for in an instant he understood that everything was on guard against his father, the famous playboy of Vienna, Archduke Otto Franz.

Carl wanted to explain something, but after hesitating and choosing to keep his mouth shut, many things were useless to explain, because the misunderstanding was already there.