Chapter 310: The Royal Bank of Russia
Ernst seemed to be very busy in East Prussia for a few days, busy receiving local nobles in East Prussia, busy holding discussions with businessmen, busy inspecting government departments, and of course, the "busiest" thing may be to go around the scenic areas of East Prussia, East Prussia is a place where tourism can be developed, but unfortunately there is not much tourist space in Europe now.
In the early 20th century, compared to the 21st century, European citizens were still in the stage of poverty and middle peasants, and they did not have so much idle money to provide themselves with travel, and there was no problem with food and clothing, and it was not a big problem to enjoy a petty bourgeois life, but this was the only way to travel abroad...... A few tens or hundreds of euros are not enough.
The citizens of East Prussia had a great deal to talk about at this time, and there was a great deal of talk about Ernst's arrival in restaurants, cafes, and homes, and every day newspapers about Ernst's actions were sold very quickly. It was true that there was less entertainment in the early 20th century, which also contributed to the enthusiasm for gossip.
Wearing a sunhat and a casual suit, Ernst walks leisurely down the street, which is one of the leading shopping streets in Gdynia, with some luxury brands that Ernst is familiar with, and of course there are some local shops with ancient heritage, and it is natural that Ernst is more interested in these shops.
It is a three-generation gemstone shop with photographs of some of the most prominent families in East Prussia, including a count of the Holy Roman Empire.
Ernst believed in the authenticity of these things, and therefore trusted the owner of the place, considering that he had given the three daughters of Maria almost nothing romantic. Since I came here, I happened to enter this gem processing shop. Then there was no reason why he should not bring back a gift for the three daughters of Mary.
There was only one customer in the shop, Ernst. This is also normal, after all, this is a three-year business that has not been opened for three years, and if it is hot every day, then the profit will not envy other industries? If that is the case, it is estimated that the market will be saturated instantly, and the competition of peers will gradually decline the industry.
The apprentice of the gem shop had always been focused on Ernst, and he could not put it on anyone else, after all, there was only one guest for Ernst at this time.
The eyes of the junior apprentice can see that Ernst is either rich or rich, and he is also the kind of rich and noble, not that the junior apprentice has any outstanding eyesight, but that everything is laid out on the bright side. Moreover, the people who came into contact with this line were themselves relatively high-level, and the junior apprentices could naturally recognize Ernst's extraordinary clothes.
This is a big customer, and it may be the kind of big customer that is difficult to meet, and he has been apprenticed for five years, and he knows very well what such a customer means to him, which means that he may be able to leave here and start his own century after this single business, and he can't help but be a little excited when he thinks about it, and he looks at Ernst with a hint of heat in his eyes.
Fortunately, Ernst's bodyguards did not follow the door, otherwise they would have misunderstood the blazing heat in the eyes of the young apprentice, and the guard's misunderstanding was not a good thing. At worst, it was just the unlucky one who was taken away and questioned...... There are not a few people who disappear inexplicably every day in this world, and there will never be more of this one.
"This model. I want three! ”
"Three?"
The big customer's opening brought the apprentice back to his senses, but his eyes followed where Ernst was pointing. The eyes of the junior apprentice have a somewhat strange but clear look, and they are really not ordinary people, so that things that symbolize love and romance can be sent out in sets.
The three rings, identical rings with different letters engraved with the sapphire at the top, were Ernst's order and his gift to the three Maria.
The apprentice's filthyness was naturally not clear in his heart, and after placing the order, the outside guard paid the deposit and Ernst left directly, seeing such a gesture, the apprentice only had envy, and at the same time strengthened his determination to end his apprenticeship as soon as possible and go out for a while.
Returning to his temporary residence in East Prussia, Ernst received news that the Quadruple Alliance was a good thing, and that the French government was on the verge of bankruptcy due to the collapse of the franc......
France's fiscal crisis has caused the prices of daily necessities to continue to rise, citizens have begun to be unable to pay for living, all bank reserves have been emptied, and even then there are still some citizens who cannot get their reserves, and they are angry and want to besiege the government, and the Ministry of Finance has reached the point of imminent closure.
In fact, France's financial crisis had been warned a few months ago, but no one expected that it would return to such a level, and Ernst naturally did not pay attention to it, and now it is undoubtedly an opportunity for the Quad Alliance, an opportunity to increase the influence of the euro - to lend money to the French government.
The French loaf of bread grows by a few cents every other day, and this result makes the senior officials of the French government very anxious, at this time, whether it is the left, the right or the radical parties are all united, their purpose is very simple, what partisanship, what presidential struggle is all aside, and solving the current financial crisis is the real priority.
It is not only the Quad Alliance that sees this opportunity, but also the United States and the United Kingdom, but it is relatively good that Britain is now able to maintain its own protection, where does it have the money to help France? Speaking of which, the Quad also has its disadvantages, and the United States has now begun to engage with France, while the Quad has just learned about it.
The French government has also come up with a precise plan after many discussions, the Radical Party is the ruling party at this time, the new finance minister is a big man in the financial world, and several of his deputy ministers, including the former prime minister and cabinet officials, all in all, everything has been conceded to solve this matter.
The first option is to borrow 10 million euros or 30 million dollars and then ask the citizens to pay part of the tax as soon as possible, taking care to ask for it rather than a demand, and once the tax is in hand they will pay off the foreign debt and maintain domestic spending. Option 2...... The government went bankrupt.
It's a big deal, and the bankers and governments of the United States and the Quad are keeping an eye on it, with big rewards and little risk, and if it weren't for the fact that it's hard to come across, even the two countries want to expect France to face such a fiscal crisis every day. Of course, this incident also shows the incompetence of the previous French government, at least you did not do a good job of accurate fiscal planning.
Because of this incident, several prime ministers also competed, and now the four-nation alliance is no longer the monopoly of one bank, and the major national banks are running smoothly at the same time as local banks are beginning to emerge, but one thing is in common, that is, Ernst has a stake in it ranging from 15 to 30 percent, and the rest is held by the government.
The bank with the most abundant capital is undoubtedly the Royal Bank of Prague, as the first bank, more than ten years of development has made its overall business reach the level of more than 5 billion euros, that is, the available liquidity is as much as 5 or 600 million euros, and it naturally has the most convenient conditions for the financial crisis in France.
Compared with the Royal Bank of Prague, others such as the Royal Bank of Lithuania, the Royal Bank of Warsaw, and the Royal Bank of Hungary all have abundant funds, but the review process is relatively troublesome, after all, it is worth being cautious for them to take out tens of millions of euros in an instant. After all, they are not big tycoons like the Royal Bank of Prague, and tens of millions of euros can be completely ignored.
What is the most important thing about a bank? It's credibility, and if the flow of funds is not smooth because of the withdrawal of tens of millions of euros, then they are the real gains outweigh the losses, and several major banks dare not take risks with such risks.
In the conference room of the Warsaw Bank, several major financial tycoons of the Quad Alliance gathered here, and even the rare president of the Royal Bank of Russia actually attended this meeting, which is really rare for several other bigwigs. Of course, rare and contemptuous at the same time, you are also qualified to meddle in this matter?
It's not other financial tycoons who target the president of the Royal Bank of Russia, it's really the economic constraints of the Russian Empire on the development of the bank, and he is the worst economic strength among the major state-owned banks of the Quad Alliance, which is why the president of the Royal Bank of Russia did not attend the meeting in the past, and he really can't afford to lose people.
People are talking about projects of millions or tens of millions of euros, and as the president of the country's largest national bank, he can take out less cash than anyone else for a project, so would you still like to participate in such a party? Of course, this year's Imperial Russian Bank is completely different, because he has the support of the two younger brothers, the Daqin Royal Bank and the Kazakh Royal Bank, and 10 million euros can still be withdrawn.
A few words of sarcasm did not make the family angry and left the table, and several financial tycoons could only give up, it was nothing more than adding a competitor, I believe that with the other party's financial resources, it was just a dozen soy sauces, since he was unwilling to leave, let it stay here!
Several bigwigs no longer paid attention to the president of the Imperial Bank of Russia, and they still competed within themselves according to the old rules, and the victorious representative of the Quadruple Alliance went to France to contact the French Ministry of Finance and win the very profitable loan business.
"Royal Bank of Russia?"
When Ernst got the news, he looked at the assistant who was reporting to the work in disbelief, and the assistant had a helpless expression, but in the face of Ernst's inquiry, he nodded with certainty and said that Ernst had heard correctly, and that it was indeed the weakest Royal Bank of Russia.
"It is said that the Royal Bank of Russia won this project by uniting the forces of the state-owned banks of the three countries, and the Russian government seems to have strong support."
After the assistant said this, Ernst nodded and believed that the Russian Empire has always been a role that grandma does not love and grandfather does not love, although it is very surprising to fight a turnaround battle this time, but if the other party has the support of the government, then it is natural to win this project, not to mention the strength of the state-owned banks of the three countries, even if the strength of the Royal Bank of Daqin and the Royal Bank of Kazakhstan can even rank outside the 50th in the entire European bank...... (To be continued.) )