Chapter 949
The Russians were frantically pursuing Dolgon, and at this time, the Paris Peace Conference led by Daming in Paris was also in full swing.
Prussia was definitely an important force in Europe, ever since the Prussians promised to send troops. The effect is like dominoes!
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland were the first to respond to the war, and four countries have been threatened by Russia for many years. As a strong, and impolite neighbor, Russia is not liked.
The reason why the face was not torn in the past was simply because Russia was too large. A small country like Finland simply cannot afford to fight with the Russians.
Well, now that there's a head big enough to hold on top of the front, when will it be better to not help the handles clean up Russia?
Although they did not send many troops, all of them were 35,000, and Sweden sent only 10,000 troops. But it's a good start and a good attitude.
Soon, Austria-Hungary also decided to send troops.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire has long coveted such places as Sarajevo, and they even have Ukrainian ambitions. In the past, I was able to endure it, but it was out of fear of the huge Russia.
Now that the wall is falling down, everyone is pushing it, and it is better to wait for the Balkans not to send troops at this time. Could it be that the Balkans should be handed over to the Ottoman Empire?
Austria-Hungary was a European power, although the army was poorly equipped, demoralized, and combat effectiveness was low. But there are people in the family, and the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Ferdinand waved his hand and sent 500,000 troops.
Ferdinand's shouting immediately frightened almost everyone. In a grand duchy like Luxembourg, there are not half a million young men in the entire country.
For a time, some countries decided to participate in the operation to tear Russia apart.
The Zheng Sen brothers opened their eyes this time, these bastards, gritted their teeth and stomped their feet and stomped their farts out of several times, and as a result, they sent 300 troops. This is in the Ming Dynasty, that is, a guard of honor.
The most shameless is a country called Liechtenstein, and Zheng Sen and Tanagawa Nanazaemon searched on the map for a long time before they found this country smaller than a sesame seed.
Mighty Liechtenstein sent twelve troops!
When he first began to hear the numbers, Zheng Sen felt that he had read it wrong. I asked the translator eight times to make sure that there was no translation error.
This is fucking trying to fish in troubled waters!
Zheng Sen flatly rejected the requests of those small countries to send troops, and instead allowed their banks to lend money to other countries to buy arms.
The Russian cake is too big, and Da Ming has no appetite to swallow it. Since you can't eat, you can simply have a dinner. Of course, it would be a shame not to take advantage of this opportunity to get shares in the banks of these countries.
"European banks?" Napoleon looked at Zheng Sen suspiciously.
In terms of commanding the war, Napoleon absolutely abused anyone sent by the Ming Dynasty, except for the generalissimo Li Xiao of the Ming Dynasty. But when it comes to playing bank, he is definitely not the opponent in front of him who can speak fluent French called Ai Husheng.
"That's right! European Banks.
In other words, a bank is to be set up for the whole of Europe. All the countries participating in the operation will be able to take a stake in the European bank.
We, the European banks, can provide loans to countries participating in the war to buy arms. At the same time, countries can use the seizures in Russia to offset these loans.
As for the benefits obtained, they are distributed entirely according to the shares contributed by each country. In fluent French, Ai Husheng explained to Napoleon about the upcoming establishment of the European Bank.
"Shhhh......h Napoleon gasped, this was to begin to control the rhythm of European finance.
As soon as the European Bank was founded, it would immediately become the largest money lender in the whole of Europe. Since the target of money lending is the government of the world, it is backed by government credit.
Even if the government is yellow, the country will not and will not exist.
With the endorsement of the Ming Dynasty and these European powers, no one dares to owe money to this bank. With the state as a guarantee, you are naturally not afraid of running away with money.
European banks will soon become the largest banks in Europe.
On second thought, Napoleon felt that the bank should be a good thing for him.
In the past, Napoleon fought wars, and the scratching thing was that the military expenditure was too large. As a result, France's finances were stretched to make ends meet, and in the first few wars against France, Napoleon had to borrow money from Jewish vampires.
As a result, the spoils of war that the warriors had gained with their lives were all cheaper than those Jews.
Although Napoleon hated the Jews from the bottom of his heart, he had nothing to do with them. Because he is not sure whether he will borrow money from others in the next war.
Every time the repayment date comes, the dignified French emperor will be blocked at the door to ask for debts. This kind of day, Napoleon didn't want to die.
Now, Daming has taken the lead in making a European bank. France is still a shareholder, and if it wants to borrow money in the future, it will borrow from European banks.
Anyway, France can still get a share.
"It's a good thing, and we in France agree very much." Napoleon thought for a moment, and said yes.
The power of example is endless, and after Napoleon agreed, Frederick naturally agreed. The problem he faced was similar to that of Napoleon, that is, the inability to finance the war. As a result, I fell into a series of Jewish loans, and every time I repaid the money, it was like peeling off a layer of skin.
The Low Countries of the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium naturally raised their hands in favor. Italians, even more excited yelling.
The Italians have long since lost the prowess of the Romans, and the Italian army is synonymous with jokes on the battlefield. Letting them send troops to fight is simply a nightmare for the Allies.
So much so that over the years, Italy has managed to avoid many wars.
Now that the opportunity to enter the war in another form is finally available, how could Italy not take advantage of it?
The Swiss are depressed because Switzerland claims to be a neutral country. They never took the initiative to participate in the war, but because the people were relatively strong, naturally no one had the idea of fighting the Swiss.
Zurich, Switzerland, is the world's most prestigious banking hub, and the banking industry is naturally the backbone of Switzerland.
Now there is a big Mac to grab a job, and the Swiss certainly don't want to.
But the Swiss could not afford to provoke all the countries of Europe, even if they did not want to. After all, now everyone is talking about how to clean up Russia.
Now that you're doing something, maybe everyone will discuss it and clean you up first.
No matter how fierce the Swiss are, they can't be the enemy of all of Europe.
The Swiss have a big opinion, but they are not the one with the most opinions.
The biggest opinion is the Rothschilds entrenched in London. This Jewish family has been engaged in the banking and securities business for more than 200 years.
If all kinds of banks are leeches lying on European countries, then there is no doubt that the Rothschilds are the biggest and most ferocious one.
"To set up a European bank!" Old Rothschild slammed his fist viciously on the red lacquered oak desk.
"Yes! News from Paris, I heard that the Ming household department Shangshu personally went out. Daming will appear as a major shareholder, and France and Prussia will also be major shareholders.
The rest of the shares are being subscribed by governments around the world. Even the deputies almost had to fight for shares. Rothschild Jr. cautiously confronted his father, who was on the verge of an outburst.
"We can also subscribe to some, and we can also be major shareholders. You go to Paris now and meet with the Ming Dynasty's Tobe Shangshu. ”
The Rothschilds are not bad for money. Old Rothschild, said leisurely. For the European banks that were being built, the elder Rothschild felt great pressure.
If this matter is not handled well, it may jeopardize the foundations of the Rothschild family.
"Father, the shares of European banks, are sold only to governments. In other words, they have no intention of giving us a stake in the shares. ”
"Damn it!" Old Rothschild scolded viciously. It seems that this time Daming did a great job, just to grab a job.
No, they are going to smash the jobs of the Rothschilds.
But the old Rothschild is an old treacherous and cunning. I lit a cigar and sat on the couch thinking for a while.
"Prepare the carriage, I'm going to see Prime Minister Quinine." Soon, old Rothschild commanded.
"Father, don't count on the government. Although Prime Minister Quinine has a good relationship with you, you can ...... But now the Ming fleet is anchored in Caen and the ports of Antwerp.
If the Ming people were angered, London would be turned into a sea of fire in the shelling. Rothschild Jr. said with some panic.
"Who said that looking for the Prime Minister, it was he who persuaded Her Majesty to go to war with the Ming Dynasty? Besides, although England did not declare war with the Ming Dynasty, the two countries had already fought each other in India.
Even if I went to provoke a war, what does it matter to me if the Ming Dynasty blew London into ruins? Perhaps, then Londoners will have to queue up to borrow money from me to build a house and buy food and drink.
Remember! My son! We operate as capital, not charity. Capital is ruthless, so we should be ruthless too. Old Rothschild spoke as he took off his coat and top hat from the hanger.
"Yes! My father, I remember! Little Rothschild said respectfully, followed the old Rothschild out the door and into the carriage.
"Father, why don't you go to see Prime Minister Quinine for the sake of going to war?" Little Rothschild never understood why the old Rothschild did this.
"You'll know when you go." Old Rothschild is still the same and does not talk about work in any public place.
For secrecy work, the old Rothschild is not ordinary. The horse-drawn carriage ran over the streets of London and came to 10 Downing Street like the wind.
"Oh! Rothschild, my friend, long time no see. At the door of the prime minister's office, Prime Minister Quinine embraced Rothschild with open arms.
"Hey! Quinine, we only went to Nottingham last month to hunt wild ducks. Old Rothschild slapped Prime Minister Quinine on the back hard.
"Nottinghams have complained that you have run out of ducks. Come in and say! With a smile on his face, Quinine welcomed the old Rothschild into the prime minister's office.
Entering the office, the elder Rothschild sat down on the huge leather sofa.
"Why did you remember to come to see me today? Let me guess ......! You want to know about Her Majesty's knighthood of you, don't you? Don't be in a hurry, there will be news in the next few days. Quinine smiled and poured a cup of tea for old Rothschild.
"It's not!" Old Rothschild threw out two words lightly.
"Isn't it?" Prime Minister Quinine looked at the old Rothschild suspiciously. Britain's biggest banker is no easy man to leave the house. Today, I didn't contact beforehand, and I took the liberty of ...... to come to myself with some rudeness!
Could it be that something big is going on?
"Do you know anything about the European Bank?" Rothschild Sr. looked at quinine and said.
"Oh! I know that thing, it's being discussed in the House. Some people are for and some are against, you know that the House is like that, and it often gets into a pot of porridge. Quinine spread his hands, and he couldn't do anything about the council guys.
"European banking matters, we want to be involved. However, the shares of European banks are only for government sales. In other words, I can't buy it even if I want to. Old Rothschild also spread his hands, his expression very helpless.
"Oh! Rothschild, my friend. I can't help with this matter, you know that the Ming Dynasty is now powerful. Just across the strait, in the port of Caen, there were two battleships as high as a mountain, and more than a dozen ironclad ships.
This fleet alone could defeat the British Imperial Navy. What's more, Antwerp also has a fleet that is not much smaller.
The Ming people put the fleet here, obviously to deter our Britain. "Quinine's meaning is very clear, he can't go to war with Daming because of Rothschild.
"Nope! No! No! My old friend, you misunderstood me. I mean, since the shares of European banks are only sold to the government. Then we, the Rothschilds, paid for some in the name of the British government.
Of course, in the future, it will also be held in the name of the government. Look at this...... What do you think? ”
As soon as the old Rothschild finished speaking, little Rothschild's eyes suddenly lit up. Daddy is daddy, and decades of ups and downs are not in vain.
The method that the Ming people thought was perfect was easily dissolved when they arrived at old Rothschild.
"That's ......! I don't think it's a big deal, but I have to discuss this matter with Her Majesty. If Her Majesty agrees, everything will not be a problem. I'll give you an answer tomorrow! ”
In the end, it was an old friend, and Quinine didn't have any prevarication.
"Then thank you very much, quinine, the Rothschilds will not forget you." Rothschild Sr. shook Quinine's hand excitedly.
The elder Rothschild believed that as long as he could hold shares from the British government, he would be able to convince other governments. After all, the Rothschilds have made a lot of friends over the past hundred years.
Wherever he went, he was the king's guest.
As long as you get enough shares, you can enter the board of directors and squeeze out Daming.
European banks, hehe! Another Rothschild's bank is right.