"And the international situation is even more unfavorable to Russia," added Morgan Jr., "The money in the hands of the Russians is simply not enough to support them in running to the Far East to fight a long-term war. To fight, you can only borrow money. Uncle Schiff, I think, you can't lend money to the Russians, right?"

"Of course, I'm not a fool," replied Jacob Schiff.

"Then I believe Rothschild would not lend money to the Russians," said Morgan. "The British had long disliked the Russians in the Far East. They were also worried that if the Russians controlled Manchuria, they would harm the interests of Britain. So they would not be able to borrow money from Britain. Moreover, the British had just finished the Boer War and were said to have spent a lot of money. Now they probably had no money for activities. As for Germany, the Chinese have money, but if they wanted the Germans to take out the money, Russia would have to make a large concession in the Balkans. I don't think the Russians are willing to do such an exchange. Then the only possibility is France."

Speaking of this, Morgan stopped, took a sip of water, and then said slowly in a sarcastic tone:

"France and Russia are allies, but it is indeed extremely unfavorable for France if the Russians really win in the Far East, because this means that for a long time, the Russians will continue to invest their strength in the development of the Far East, and the power they can invest in Europe will be greatly reduced. This is not good news for France. Didn't the French win over Russia to use the power of Russia to restrain Germany? If the Russians win, it would instead reduce Russia's ability to restrain Germany. No matter how you look at it, this is a loss. Of course, considering the friendly relations with Russia, the French may give Russia some symbolic help, but certainly there will be no more substantial things. Of course, after the war is over and the Russians fail, the French may give the Russians some substantial assistance."

"It seems that the Russian navy is stronger than Japan," asked Jacob Schiff.

"Yes, but the Russian navy is divided into two large pieces, the Baltic Sea and the Far East, and any part of it is not as good as the Japanese Navy. Once a war begins, it is possible that they will be defeated by the Japanese. In addition, according to our understanding of the Japanese Navy, their training level is quite good, and they should be much better than the Russians." Greston replied.

"But, the Russians are white." Jacob Schiff was still a little worried.

Indeed, in this era, white people are God's darlings, white people supreme, and other things that seem to be racist and politically super incorrect are almost mainstream consciousness in that era. In the eyes of white people in that era, only white people can be considered serious humans, and other people of color can also be considered complete humans?

Moreover, the pride of white people is not without foundation. Since the Age of Discovery and since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, white people have become the best in any aspect. In the war with non-white people, white people have almost never failed, and they are basically crushing victory, such as dozens of people destroying an empire, thousands of people burning their palaces, and so... Anyway, other races except white people perform in the war with white people, which makes white people feel that there is no difference between hunting.

If Japan was a white country, after listening to these analysis, there would not even be such a detailed analysis. Jacob Schiff would believe that Japan could win. However, Japan is a country of color, a group of yellow-skinned monkeys. Of course, it is okay for them to bully the Qing Dynasty, which is also of color, because after all, in the world, they are the most white people of color, but can they still win against white people?

"The white people will die if they get shot." Greston said coldly, "Just like our President, isn't it?" He suddenly remembered what his father said to him, so he imitated his father's tone when he said this to him, "What determines the victory is never the color of the skin or anything else, but the power of capital. Now the capital of the whole world hopes that the Russians will fail, how can they win? Moreover, you are a Jew, tell me, why have the Russians persecuted Jews so vigorously for this period of time?"

"This..." Jacob Schiff couldn't answer for a moment. Is it necessary to ask? Since ancient times, Isn't it a matter of dislike Jews and having a long cultural tradition? What other reasons are needed? Isn't it a reason to dislike you?

"Because they said that the Jews assassinated the former Tsar..." said Jacob Schiff.

"You believe this kind of nonsense?"

"That...that is their habitual hatred of Jews...because we are pagans...and they are jealous of our wealth..." Jacob Schiff has always thought so, but now he feels very nervous about saying this.

"In this world, there is no love for no reason, nor hatred for no reason." Greston once again stolen famous quotes that Scrooge stolen from later generations, "Think about it, why, many years ago, when Western and Central Europe were expelling Jews, Russia was willing to host them. Think about how the current situation is different from that time?"

"I thought of it..." said Jacob Schiff. "At that time, Russia urgently needed funds and factories to keep up with the pace of Europe, and now, now..."

"Russia's economy is bad now, and the Russians' lives are also bad. The entire Russian society is full of dissatisfaction and is brewing the danger of revolution. The farms of the most conservative little landlords are going bankrupt, and the manors of the great nobles are becoming less and less profitable, and even affecting their decent life. What's so bad is that the standard of a decent life is much higher than decades ago.

The great nobles were dissatisfied with life, and the life of the serfs who had just become free was naturally even worse, and the domestic market naturally lacked demand. Moreover, because of the poor industrial level, Russian industry cannot even maintain its own market, not to mention the overseas market. In this case, factories and banks are not easy to live, factories go bankrupt, banks close, and workers are unemployed. If so much dissatisfaction is accumulated, Russia becomes a big powder barrel. As long as there is a spark, it may cause a revolution.

The Russian government cannot sit idly by and watch such anger accumulate. They cannot just simply suppress them. They must find a punching bag for these anger and prepare a pressure relief valve for the society. Now, Mr. Schiff, do you think what I said makes sense?" Greston said.

"You are right." Jacob Schiff nodded and said, "The Russian government is unable to solve domestic economic problems, so it treats my tribe as a punching bag and a pressure relief valve to vent social dissatisfaction. They deliberately indulge and even encourage the people to persecute us. After those thugs vent their anger on my tribe, they will no longer hate the Tsarist government. These bastards!"

At the end of the day, Jacob Shiff had a bit of gritting teeth.

"But this also shows the fragility of the Russian government at this time," Greston said, "So, as long as the war occurs, as long as the war is delayed, the Russian government will not last long under internal and external pressure. Even on the battlefield, the Russian army can really make one ten, even if one Russian kills ten Japanese, as long as the war is delayed, the Russian government will face the risk of revolution. What's more, can the Russians really be considered completely white? They are just a group of gray animals. I don't believe that they can make such an exchange ratio. In the current situation, the whole world will support Japan, so there is no suspense at all. Now, what is really meaningful for us is how to take the opportunity to rob Russia and Japan."

"Okay." said Jacob Schiff, "Mr. Macdonald, Mr. Morgan, what do you need me to do?"
Chapter completed!