"But Farina told me that the Treasury should be underwritten by four or five independent institutions, otherwise it is easy to manipulate the rise and fall of the Treasury manually. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info What do you think?" Elena said softly, flipping through the papers.

Wickers remembered the 0.05% rebate and remembered the 140 kilograms of pure gold.

Enough to renovate his house into a palace.

He felt the need to use the money to honor his father and prove that he was not incompetent.

"Breschroeder is loyal to the Empire, and if the central bank he manages can help the Empire sell out the national debt, it is a blessing for the Empire, so why be suspicious?" ”

Frederick also said that the empire's economy was fragile and could collapse at the slightest touch. Elena didn't lift the pen, but looked at the snow outside the window with her hands: "Borrowing money is already very hurtful." If the national debt is still artificially falling, then this document is equivalent to drinking water to quench thirst and fishing with all your might. ”

Wickers knows that victory or defeat is a matter of victory.

"I heard that Frederick was printing wedding cards and renting a square, as if he was going to have a magnificent wedding. Vickers bowed and stared cautiously at Elena's immovable dress, always watching: "He will also invite the priest to attend the wedding—the priest will be as grand as His Majesty's coronation." He has transgressed the specifications like this, let me ask, where will he put His Majesty?"

Elena took a deep breath, then said lightly, "Let him do it." What does it have to do with me when he gets married? Our marriage contract is dissolved, and we will be strangers from now on. His voice was not as good as the crackling of firewood. ”

Then, with a rustle on the desk, the Empress picked up her pen and signed her name "Theresia" in seven places.

Vickers didn't dare to straighten his waist, but he was ecstatic in his heart, knowing that the empress was signing the autograph, and the 10 million business was finally completed.

Moreover, he knew that the deficit of the treasury was at least hundreds of millions, so this 10 million business was only the beginning, and there were still 20 million or 30 million big projects waiting to be discussed; as long as the empress alienated the opposition led by Frederick, these businesses could be completed one after another, and as long as the commission was calculated at 0.05% as usual, he Vickers would soon be able to make a lot of money.

It was as if he saw himself being flooded with gold coins like a rainstorm, and he would surely become the most prominent family in the imperial capital. And Philia mistakenly followed Frederick, who was in the waning mountains, and sooner or later she would regret it.

After a while, the sound of "rustling" disappeared, and the empress asked indifferently, "Why are you staying there?" Spread a message and tell the Prime Minister to talk to Braischroeder. It won't take long for this 10 million to build a railway. ”

Vickers hurriedly agreed, and when he went up to put away the papers, he saw a pile of handmade woolen scarves that were almost finished in the middle of the stacked ledgers and folds on the table.

He couldn't help but praise: "Your needlework is so meticulous." Is it a gift?"

Elena glanced at it, her expression softened, and nodded in reply, "I knit and play when I'm tired." Prepare for the day to be given to the Minister of War. ”

Vickers thought about it, T for Theresia, F for Farina, and the Empress wanted to envelop the military department, which did take some thought. He also felt that these small talks would bring the Empress closer to him, so he was full of praise and flattery, and then left the imperial study.

When he returned to the first floor, he saw Braischroeder waiting in the snow, and Vickers was so excited that he ran up the hall, and the two were together like father and son, only to hear Braischroeder ask excitedly, "Has the Empress approved?"

"Approved!" Vickers was overjoyed.

"Did she reluctantly approve it, or did she approve it with a pleasant face?" said Braischroeder, who was doing market research.

She was reluctant at first, and she remembered Frederick's advice. But I provoked Frederick to the word of his marriage, and though the woman remained silent, I knew that she was angry, for she quickly approved the papers, and ordered me to continue to negotiate with you about the underwriting, and said, 'It will not take long to build a railway.'" Vickers was eloquent.

Braischroud's beard trembled with joy, and he stretched out his fingers and said: "The more angry a woman is, the more rebellious she becomes, and at this time Frederick said that nothing could stop the emperor, because the emperor would not listen at all." We can sign a bigger contract!"

"Let's go back to the house and talk about it. Vickers trembled with excitement, a smile froze on his face, and he felt like a promising future was unfolding.

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As Frederick prepares for his wedding, an unprecedented and terrifying financial turmoil is brewing and slowly approaching the undefended HRE Empire.

At the beginning of November 1735, the HRE Empire was determined to develop the military industry, and sent three groups of technicians abroad at public expense to London and Paris to learn the advanced industrial system. He also invested in hiring British experts to guide the opening of modern factories, and encouraged the establishment of civilian-owned factories in the expansion of military factories with military capital, and made efforts to promote industrialization. The project, which was urged by the Cabinet, cost three million a month and created a huge deficit in the state treasury.

At the same time, the War Department implemented a nationwide recruitment system and set up rigorous recruitment offices in various provinces to recruit a large number of strong laborers. The additional military supplies led to an even greater deficit in the treasury.

Among the recruits, the military department selected those with excellent qualifications and entered the Iron Cross Military Academy founded by Frederick, with Frederick himself as the principal, and began to train the first batch of low-level officers. This is the first batch of civilian officers without knightly blood, national honor and patriotic duty are the core spirit of the Iron Cross Military Academy, known as the first phase of the Iron Cross cadets. This is the most money-saving project, with a low-five-figure payout that is almost negligible.

As a result of the national conscription system, the number of workers declined, and wages rose. Forced to save costs, private capitalists began to take the initiative to introduce large machinery from abroad to save wage costs. Under the adjustment of these scheming policies, the private factories unconsciously contributed generously, which accelerated the process of industrialization of the empire.

The most incredible thing is that at this moment of poverty, Elena actually mobilized a huge amount of 8 million yuan to urge the construction of the north-south railway, dredge the connection of the only two railways in the territory, and the new railway winds and crawls, reaching the front line of the war in the north and the suburbs of Munich in the south, ensuring the efficiency of the transportation of soldiers in wartime.

This huge project directly pulled the empire's financial deficit to 40 million, creating a huge demand for borrowing. Due to the internal and external difficulties of the HRE Empire and the low ability to repay the money, it was only natural that Breschrod raised interest rates aggressively and blatantly issued usury to the royal family. According to the agreement, all state taxes within 50 years will be paid to the central bank as a price for rolling profits.