Since Catherine married into the MacDonald's family, some of the guys who are related to her have had their luck. Her cousin David is a typical example, although David was praised by his relatives for his strong birth ability, he could only help Lawrence run errands. Now, he has become one of the faces of the MacDonald consortium in London. By running around on behalf of the MacDonald Consortium, David has done a lot of business for the McDonald Consortium and made a lot of money himself.

Because of the money, the marriage event that made Lawrence sad and uneasy has also become smooth. Not long ago, David married the only daughter of a baron, and their children will be able to have the title of baron.

Just today, David received news that Italy had been defeated in a battle with the Austrians, and had lost almost the entire 6th Army. This news surprised David, he knew that the consortium had invested a lot of money in Prussia, and many of the new technologies that the consortium had just mastered were soon transferred to Prussia, of course, it was not for nothing, Prussia also provided a lot of new technologies for the consortium, in addition, Prussia also acquiesced to the MacDonald consortium's various poaching behaviors in the universities under his rule. Moreover, if Prussia does well, the MacDonald consortium can make a lot of money just by licensing the numerous patents given to Prussia.

But if Prussia loses this war, then the exhibition of Prussian industry will be suffocated because of the narrowness of the market, and the investment of the consortium in Prussia will naturally be difficult to make too good returns, and he, the person who is in the middle, will be able to obtain a great reduction in benefits.

Days immediately telegraphed a kite that was fixed twice a day, like Scrooge on the other side of the Atlantic. Mr. MacDonald reported on the information he had received. In the afternoon, at the appointed time, he received a reply from the other side of the ocean: "Before July, choose a low point and buy Prussian and Italian national bonds and stocks in war-related industries." ”

"It seems that Mr. MacDonald Scrooge is still very optimistic that the Prussians will win." David broke the news to his father, Lawrence, who was eager to hear what Lawrence had to say about it.

"In general, Austria is in good shape." Lawrence put it this way, "While most of the German states supported Austria, Prussia's most important ally, Italy, suffered a defeat of almost unimaginable proportions." This left the whole situation of the Prussians passive. Now they were almost alone against Austria and his allies. So, on the whole, the situation in Prussia should be very unfavorable. However, Scrooge?? Mr. MacDonald was always sharp-eyed, and he rarely made such a big error of judgment. And he's been paying attention to the problems between these two countries for more than a day, well, I think he probably knows something that we don't know, and that's why he's so sure that Prussia will win. Did he think that Prussia could defeat the alliance of Austria and the other German states by its own strength? ”

"And father, what should I do?" David asked.

"Of course, it is in accordance with the above requirements. And buy as low as possible. It may also be a test of your evil. Lawrence said, "Neither I, nor anyone else, is financially better than Scrooge." ”

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During this period of time, the war situation on the big 6 in Europe has constantly affected the buying and selling of the government bond market in London. After the news of the failure of the Italian offensive, Italy's national debt plummeted, even below par value. It was generally agreed that the losses suffered by the Italian army were too severe to be compensated for in a short period of time. Should Austria defeat or repel Prussia and move south, Italy would have to pay a heavy price to keep itself.

David also threw out all the Italian government bonds he controlled with his left hand, and then bought them back with his right hand. This kind of trading with one left hand and one right hand to create the illusion that the price is falling or rising is illegal in trading today, but at the time, it was a common trick. As a result, Italy's national debt fell even more sharply, fueled by him.

At the same time, Tong Guò Heishui's inside line in Italy, she also learned about a situation, that is, because this battle was so humiliating, the Italian king has not appeared in public since he retreated.

The news brightened David's eyes, and he immediately found his friends in the newspaper press and whispered it, so that the next day a sensational rumor appeared in the newspapers that the King of Italy had been wounded in the war, and that his injuries might have been so severe that he could no longer preside over the affairs of the state.

As soon as such rumors were released, the London market once again welcomed the sharp fall in Italian government bonds. This time, it is not only that it has fallen below the face value, but in just two or three days, the Italian government bond cannot even hold two-thirds of the face value.

It's also funny to say, the king of Italy originally only needed to show his face to successfully refute the rumors. But somehow, the king never showed up, and even more interesting news came from Italy, saying that the reason why the battle was lost was because His Majesty the king was too brave and took the lead, and as a result, he was injured and the command was chaotic. There are also several versions of the king's injuries, ranging from falling from a horse to being shot, anyway, now everyone (including Italians) believes that the Italian king was injured, not lightly, and may even be life-threatening. If it weren't for Blackwater's intelligence, even David would have believed that the King of Italy was really injured.

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"Your Majesty, why did you release the news that you were seriously injured? This has caused a lot of chaos in the country. A close minister named Engel asked.

"The civil chaos will not go there. For the time being, the Austrians will not come to fight, and they will have to concentrate on fighting the Prussians - God bless our allies, and hope that they will win. The king replied, "But if they lose, then we will be in real trouble, and if nothing else, the reparation for the cession of land is indispensable." In that case, the pressure on us to repay the national debt will be too great. So, I let out such rumors. ”

"What do you mean?" Engel seemed to understand a little.

"Our people bought it back when the national debt was falling sharply. We won't have to pay back so much in the future. If you think about it, if Prussia had won in the end, well, at the present price, it would have been more than sixty pounds since we had borrowed a hundred pounds. That's a good thing. Anyway, for us, the war is over, and we don't have to borrow new debts again"

When he got home, Engel immediately said to his nephew: "Go and inform the Yankees, and say that they are going to do it quickly, and that the person who should be the king's majesty will come to the bottom soon." ”

"What do you mean?" Engel seemed to understand a little.

"Our people bought it back when the national debt was falling sharply. We won't have to pay back so much in the future. If you think about it, if Prussia had won in the end, well, at the present price, it would have been more than sixty pounds since we had borrowed a hundred pounds. That's a good thing. ”

When he got home, Engel immediately said to his nephew: "Go and inform the Yankees, and say that they are going to do it quickly, and that the person who should be the king's majesty will come to the bottom soon." ”

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To tell the truth, the shamelessness of the King of Italy was completely beyond David's imagination, so much so that he almost fainted after receiving this inside information. A king, in order to cheat money, actually did such a thing of pretending to be injured, this is too much Roman spirit, right?

"Actually, the king still hasn't said a word, and that is how good it is, and then the money in the treasury becomes the money of the royal family." When David told his father about the story, Lawrence, who was a little more knowledgeable, made another judgment.

"Well, I guess this majesty, in the next few days, maybe the crown prince will come out to preside over the work, so as to create public opinion that I really can't do it, and then start to buy back the national debt." Lawrence judged.

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"Dad, look, I really let you talk." Waving a newspaper, David said to his father, "The Dauphin of Italy presided over an emergency meeting to discuss the situation against Austria...... The Italians really did it! ”

"And what are you going to do?" Lawrence asked.

"I've started buying in batches." David said, "As long as the king is healthy, buy these things now, even if Prussia loses, it will be earned." Well, even if Austria could defeat Prussia, its own losses would be very large, so Italy's situation was nowhere near as bad as it appeared in the market. ”

"You're not going to wait? Get the lowest point? Lawrence asked.

"It's hard to judge the lowest point," David said, "and you don't need to be so greedy, it's the right way to grasp the general trend and make money steadily." ”

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"Those Prussian barbarians don't know how to fight at all!" This was stated by the commander of the Austrian Army, General Benedek. He said this because the Prussians divided their forces into three lines, attacking like Austria. In past wars, dividing troops was always a risky thing to do. Because it is difficult for the various armies to know the location of other armies in real time, it is easy for the defenders to take advantage of the inner line advantage and concentrate superior forces to break each one. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's battle in the battle of Salhu, the stupid soldiers were divided into four ways, but they were broken by the wild boar skins of the inner line of battle.

"The Prussians were a little better equipped than we were, and probably better trained than we were, but their army was not more numerous than ours, so they were divided into three lines, each of which was far less than ours. They were still so open to each other that once they were attacked along the way, the other roads would not be able to understand their situation at all, so they would not be able to come to the rescue. It can only be divided and annihilated by us. So, we won this battle. General Benedek said.

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