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Emperor Franz and Karl didn't seem too surprised by Archduke Ferdinand's actions, Karl had envy and a smile in his eyes, and Emperor Franz was slightly dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything.

"Life at the Vatican must be very boring!"

Naturally, this could not have come from the mouth of Emperor Franz, and Archduke Ferdinand's old-fashioned face revealed a smile, and he was very interested in his second son's life in the Vatican.

He knew the general situation, and the guards who followed Ernst to the Vatican would send back messages about Ernst every few months.

In fact, there were very few guards who actually remained in the Vatican, and André was one of them, but it is clear that he is now Ernst's man and not the Austro-Khalinarian royal bodyguard.

"It's okay, but the teachers are amazing."

Ernst didn't deliberately sell cute, but he was really powerful, Ernst himself was better, and those guys treated Ernst's guards to a murderous degree. Of course, if this were not the case, it would not have helped Ernst train hundreds of good guards.

"The Vatican Pope doesn't think very highly of you."

At this moment, Emperor Franz suddenly interjected, he also had a straight face, but unlike Archduke Ferdinand, he did not have a smile on his face.

Ernst hated Emperor Franz a little, because he felt that he was deliberately targeting himself. Therefore, Ernst replied to Emperor Franz's words very casually and even provocatively.

"If you extort £100,000 from him, I'm sure he doesn't think very highly of you."

The room was full of Habsburg royalty, so although Ernst said it casually and defiantly, Emperor Franz was not angry, and his face did not change in the slightest.

Archduke Ferdinand smiled and put his arm around Ernst's shoulder and said, "You should respect Grandpa Franz, he is also worried that the Vatican will find you trouble in the future." ”

He knew very well about his emperor, Uncle Ferdinand, that Emperor Franz Joseph had no ill intentions, and that the provocation in Ernst's eyes was just what he thought was himself, and that Franz Joseph could not live with a six-year-old doll as one of the most powerful people in Europe.

Archduke Ferdinand's words still needed to be heard, so Ernst reluctantly apologized to Franz Joseph, to which Franz Joseph only nodded slightly to forgive him for his recklessness.

It would be better if it didn't do this, the more Emperor Franz was like this, the more disgusting Ernst hated in his heart, and felt that Emperor Franz simply looked down on and was too lazy to take care of himself.

In fact, this was all preconceived notions, and if he had stayed in Vienna for a longer time, Ernst would have understood that everything was not as he had imagined.

"Ernst, what do you plan for the wealth in your hands?"

More than 100,000 pounds, which is a lot of wealth, if converted into Austro-Hungarian currency, it is close to 300,000 gold crowns, which is one-tenth of the cost of an ordinary battleship.

Of course, Karl did not know that Ernst did not have only 100,000 pounds but 200,000 pounds, and that Ernst had a ruby in his hand that had not been sold.

"Does Cousin Carl have any good advice?"

Ernst's inquiry was exactly what Karl was looking forward to, he had just invested in a railroad, but was a little underfunded because of some small things, and he hoped that if possible, Ernst would be involved in the matter.

"Railroad?"

Ernst couldn't help but be stunned, and just as Karl was about to explain in detail, Ferdinand seemed to think of something and asked: "Is it the Vienna to Prague route?" ”

Karl smiled slightly and understood that the problem was not a big deal, nodded and replied: "That's it, 300 kilometers, all cost 1.2 million pounds." ”

It's just the cost of the foundation, not the maintenance, station, and operating costs, and Carl is just a contractor, not the owner of the railway.

"What's the profit?"

Seeing Ernst asking about profits, Emperor Franz had already opened his mouth without Karl answering: "2 million pounds, you have more than 500,000 pounds in profit." ”

The railway was built with the approval of the Austrian Prime Minister Emperor Franz, so the Emperor Franz knew the details of it.

£500,000 profit...... Ernst began to ponder.

Although he felt that Ernst should not miss such a good opportunity, Archduke Ferdinand was not the ruler of that huge fortune, so he did not speak and waited quietly for Ernst to decide for himself.

"If the railway had been completed earlier, it would have been good for Moravia."

Emperor Franz did not doubt that Prague was an important city in Bohemia and the capital of the former Czech Duchy, and that the completion of the railway with Vienna would be of great importance to the economy of the whole region, and at the same time greatly increased the security problem.

"Cousin Karl, how much is your share of this railroad?"

Rail contracting is not a matter for Carl alone, after all, he can't afford £1 million, even if the bank can take out a loan.

Seeing that Ernst was interested in Carl, he was very happy to see that Karl had been embarrassed about this matter for a long time, everyone knew that this railway could make money, but Karl did not dare to let others participate easily, because he needed all the responsibility of this railway, and at this time any capital would ask for the right to speak or even open his mouth.

Ernst is a very suitable candidate, first of all, his age, I believe that he will not speak in terms of the right to speak, and the two are Habsburg royals at the same time, and Ernst cannot be too big-mouthed.

"Our estimate is £1.1 million, but the price of steel in Germany fluctuated some time ago, and now the cost has risen to £1.35 million, and we still have a gap of £250,000."

Speaking of this, Karl couldn't help but glance at Emperor Franz, they wanted to increase the contract price, but King Franz refused without hesitation, there was no way for them to find a way to raise capital to fill the gap.

"£250,000...... Give me a week and I can come up with the money you need. ”

Ernst's words made Karl stunned, in fact, it was not only him, but also Archduke Ferdinand and Emperor Franz all had the same expression. How much money can Ernst have? £130,000 or £150,000? But how much was the Ens charter just now? A full 250,000 pounds, where will he figure out the remaining 100,000 pounds?

Emperor Franz couldn't help but glance at his nephew, Archduke Ferdinand. Will he do anything about this? Although Ferdinand and Karl had a good relationship, they ......

I believe that the bankruptcy of the Karl family because of this railway will be very much in Ferdinand's interests! Ernst...... You're still too young to understand the meaning!

Emperor Franz's sigh Ernst was naturally unclear, but he was not really unaware of the entanglement of interests, but he did not think that this matter had anything to do with the throne at all, after all, that position would not lose its threat to Archduke Ferdinand because of Karl's bankruptcy.

If Ferdinand is alive, then Karl has no chance, this is an immutable theorem and will not be affected by any external factors. Duchess Sophie's previous worries? Worried that Ernst's dispute with his servants would affect the position of Archduke Ferdinand's crown prince?

In fact, it was only the Sophie Duchess and the palace steward Burrell who thought so, and both Archduke Ferdinand and Karl knew that no matter what Ernst did, the current pattern of the Austro-Hungarian Empire would not be easily changed.