Chapter 570? Currency War, Soul Brother (please book, vote)
On November 15, 1856, early in the morning, outside Paris.
The oak gate of Rothschild Manor slowly opened in the cold wind, and Feng Yunshan's four-wheeled carriage ran through the gravel road. In the gaps in the curtains, Wu Chongyao saw the gilded hexagram sign on the top of the main building, and his fingers unconsciously rubbed the silver dollar of the Heavenly Kingdom in the cuff. This portrait of Hong Xiuquan on the sample that was just pressed out at the Paris Casting Factory last night was lifelike.
"His Highness of the Southern King, what the Austrians want is prophecy, and what the Rothschilds want is finance...:::. They want to manage the money for the whole world!" Wang Libin lowered his voice and stuffed a stack of "Xuzhou Nitrate Factory Agreement" sealed with fire paint into his leather bag. This is a project that Wang Yan had just discussed with the French. That Prince Napoleon is really an old friend in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
"Contain money for the whole world?" Feng Yunshan snorted coldly, "The hearts of these Jews are so dark! Do they have that strength?"
"Your Highness, don't underestimate these Jewish bankers!" Wang Libin sighed, "They have long controlled the lifeline of Britain with gold and silver... Do you think they have the strength?"
"What?" Feng Yunshan felt incredible, "Can the lifeline of Britain be controlled by a group of profiteers who are lent to usury?"
Wang Libin looked at Wu Chongyao, who was sitting opposite him. He arrived in Paris a week ago. As the president of the central bank that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had not yet officially took office, he came to Europe to discuss cooperation with bankers here. Before he came to Europe again, Luo Yaoguo also gave him a special financial course. As the owner of Jardine Mathematics Bank, he was a financial expert, and of course he could understand it at once, and immediately knew how important the transaction of "managing money for others" in capitalist society is.
Because this "money" is capital! Managing money means managing capital! Managing capital in a capitalist society... Is there anything bigger than this?
"Your Highness, they are not only a group of usury profiteers," Wu Chongyao smiled bitterly, "They can stretch their hands and feet to all aspects so that everyone can't live without their profiteers...:::.Not anything else, the "prophetic transaction" I reached with the Russians last year was the golden ruble that was taken through the Vienna Bank controlled by the Rothschild family! Eight hundred square meters (actually ten million) golden ruble, which flowed from Russia to our secret account in the Vienna Bank, and then part of it was distributed to two cardinals! You said that if the bank water bill was placed at the desks of Napoleon III and Queen Victoria...
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Feng Yunshan's face suddenly looked ugly: "Why must we go to the Vienna Bank? Can't we go to our own HSBC or real bank?"
"No!" Wu Chongyao waved his hand, "One, HSBC and Zhenqu Bank have not entered Europe yet! Second, even if HSBC and Zhenqu Bank have branches in Europe, they are still in their interbank settlement system. :::. As long as they want to do it, they will still have a settlement water bill of 8 million rubles. If the amount of this money is large, it is impossible to leave cash. They can only go around in the banking system, leaving traces. This trace... We can't find it, the British government and the French government may not be able to find it. But the Rothschild family wants to check it, just check it out one by one!
And... we all have the handle in the hands of the Rothschild family. Will there be no leading figures in Britain, France, Pub and Austria? Europe has been in turmoil over the years. Those people are not allowed to save some money in foreign countries and leave a way out? In this way, how can Rothschild, who manages their money, not be noble? If you have to care about actual power, Rothschild is probably still above the Habsburgs!"
Feng Yunshan frowned deeply: "Do we have to cooperate with Rothschild?"
Wu Chongyao nodded, reached into his sleeve with one hand, rubbed an enamel tobacco box with an "EU" pattern. Although Luo Yaoguo did not have the ability to "curse" Rothschild, he had the ability to grasp their "prophecy"... At least for now, both sides could still cooperate.
When the carriage was parked in front of the steps, Archbishop Doria was already wearing a red robe and waiting under the corridor.
Under the bronze chandeliers in the conference hall of Rothschild Manor, Ansem Rothschild's fingers hit the teak table. Every crisp sound was like nailing the coffin to the silver dollar in the kingdom of heaven. "Silver?" He suddenly laughed and pushed a yellowed "London Gold and Silver Price Volatility Table", "From the Napoleonic War to the present, the silver price has dropped by 40%.
Your country wants to use these piles of melting stones to fight against the gold of the Empire that will never set off in Japan?”
The first theme of today's talk is the silver dollars of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
Although silver prices have been falling over the past forty years due to the continuous increase in production, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has too few gold reserves, and silver has been circulated in China as a major currency for too long, and it is impossible to turn into the gold standard at once.
In the view of Luo Yaoguo, who traveled through the era when China can earn a large surplus every year and all countries use anchorless banknotes, maintaining the silver standard is actually in line with the interests of the "industrial kingdom". In the process of industrialization of the kingdom of heaven, maintaining the silver standard can allow the kingdom of heaven to purchase machines at a relatively low price.
Equipment, technology. After the industrialization of the Kingdom of Heaven, the global silver production of thousands of tons per year was only 120 million taels. If the Kingdom of Heaven of Heaven became a factory in the world, would it be afraid that it would not be able to eat it?
Silver...:::.It is always more valuable than anchorless paper money? And if the Kingdom of Heaven changes to the gold standard, how much gold can be paid in the international market?
However, Luo Yaoguo's plan was unimaginable for Wu Chongyao, who lived in the 19th century.
The future president of the Central Bank of Heaven's palms oozed cold sweat, but his face was filled with a unique sleek smile from the comprador of Guangdong: "But the transaction volume of silver futures on the London Exchange increased several times last year. "He pulled out a roll of silk from the suitcase and spread it out into a "Silver Circulation Map of the Yangtze River Basin" embroidered with silver silk." From Hankou to Songjiang, all Chinese banks only recognized silver ingots. If Mr. Rothschild was willing to let the silver dollar of the Heaven's Kingdom hook up with Jiangnan raw silk and tea exports..."
The purpose of "raw silk silver" and "tea silver" are to support the silver price on the surface, similar to "petroleum dollar", but in fact, they are to maintain the international competitiveness of Chinese silk and tea.
After all, silver is easy to obtain, gold is precious!
Especially in the United States, Mexico's silver production will surge after the 1870s, so that Chinese products paid with silver can enter the US market more easily...
"Then let our bank hedge the risks for you?" Ansem's lens flashed coldly, "What are the conditions?"
"Prophetic transaction!"
After the talks began, Feng Yunshan, who just sat quietly and listened to Wu Chaoyue's translator, suddenly interjected in English.
Then he gave Wu Chaoyue a wink, and Wu Chaoyue continued his words and said in English: "You Rothschild family have made a lot of money from the prophecy of the Russian war, right? If you support 'raw silk silver' and 'tea silver'.\n...... The Rothschild family can set up an office in Tianjing, and members of your family can serve as special advisors to our Prime Minister!"
Ansem von Rothschild exchanged glances with the Austrian Foreign Minister around him: "I want a seat on the board of the Central Bank of Taiping, plus the mint supervision right.::::. We must ensure that each silver dollar in heaven is very good! In addition, we cannot guarantee the exchange rate between the silver dollar and the pound, it can only be determined by the market!"
It is determined by the market...it can basically be regarded as determined by the Rothschild family!
"Where is the market?" Feng Yunshan asked.
"Of course it's London!" Ansem von Rothschild said, "You can't be in Shanghai, right?"
"We are preparing to set up the Shanghai Stock Exchange, hoping that the banks of the Rothschild family can win several trading seats on the Shanghai Stock Exchange." Wu Chongyao grasped the enamel tobacco box with the "EU" pattern, "In addition,
HSBC and True Bank hope to set up offices in London, Paris, Vienna, Rome, Berlin, Amsterdam, and want to become a member of the European interbank market!"
Ansem von Rothschild smiled slightly: "My friend," he pointed to the Austrian Foreign Minister and Archbishop Doria, "they hoped to have the opportunity to study "Joe" and the Dead Sea Scrolls in your hands!"
In fact, the Rothschild family does not object to HSBC and the True Bank entering Europe...:::. It will be easy to kill when it comes!
As for trading silver, gold, silk, and tea in Shanghai...:::. The Rothschild family is backed by Da Ying,
I'm not afraid of anyone cheating! That's why Ansem gave the exchange conditions to the Holy See and the Austrian government.
Feng Yunshan pretended to think, nodded and said, "The appointment is to be handed over to the Queen of England...:
Before that, the Holy See and Austrians could study it. As for the Dead Sea Scrolls, we could consider establishing a research institute in Europe to study them."
Archbishop Doria suddenly interrupted in English: "The Holy Seeks the Research Center of the Dead Sea Scrolls is located in Rome. There is a Scripture cellar left by the twelfth century, which is safe enough."
When Feng Yunshan's carriage left, Ansem took off his monocle glasses and showed a faint mockery in his pupils: "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom actually wants to play finance...:::" He wiped the dust that did not exist on the lenses. "Prince Albert will definitely be very interested in this news!"
Carl Ferdinand touched his beautiful mustache: "They don't know that the financial field is also a battlefield... Although there is no smoke of gunpowder, it is even more deadly and cruel!" He looked back at Ansem, "Earl,
How do you think Prince Albert will deal with these Chinese people with increasingly ambitious ambitions?"
Ansem smiled and said, "This is hard to say...\n...\n. It's not going to turn against each other right away, but there will definitely be containment measures! For example...:::.I heard that a new heavenly kingdom has appeared on the Korean Peninsula, which was established by the Eastern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He is Queen Victoria's soul brother!"
Chapter completed!