When Li Xiao arrived in Weimar in central Germany, a young man also arrived in Berlin in the northeast. This young man's name was Gelson Bleichröder.
Looking at Berlin, which had just experienced riots and fighting, Bleichröder was a little uneasy. He was still very immature at the age of 27, and the previous revolution had frightened him. As a Jew, he was born to be extremely sensitive to these things. After all, in
Every riot in Europe is accompanied by the persecution of Jews. Even wealthy upper-class Jews like Bleichröder will actually be affected.
Gelson's main task when he returned to Berlin was to end his work in the family bank and switch to serving the Rothschild family. This would be a qualitative leap. After all, the Rothschild family means to the Jews and the financial world.
What, it was already very obvious at that time.
Yes, starting from the Battle of Waterloo or the death of Meyer Amschel in 1812, the five Rothschild brothers have become legends.
At that time, Meyer Amschel was just an ordinary small merchant of coins, medals and antiques in Frankfurt's Judean Alley. During the turbulent years of the Revolution, he had the investment vision to save Prince Wilhelm of Hesse from financial crisis.
Taking this opportunity, he jumped up, and then his five sons further developed the family business and established the Napoleonic Empire in the business or financial world.
So what is the relationship between Gelson Bleichröder and the Rothschild family? In addition to the fact that they are both Jewish, Gelson’s father Samuel and Anselm von Rothschild
(Son of Baron Solomon of Vienna) had business contacts very early on, and the contacts were close.
It is said that Samuel regularly received commissions from the Rothschild family, and was also responsible for buying and selling securities for the Rothschild family. It is said that the Rothschild family often gave Samuel orders to buy low and sell high.
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Of course, Gelson’s father Samuel was also a ruthless character, or a master of business. As mentioned before, the Gelson-Bleichrode family was Jewish. It was very difficult for Jews to survive in Europe at that time.
, no matter how talented you are in business, it will be easy for you to get married.
But Gelson’s grandfather (also named Gelson) Gelson Jacob, in his early years, he was able to stay in Berlin because the Jewish community in Berlin needed gravediggers. It should be said that Gelson’s grandfather is not known in Jewish legends.
He has the kind of business talent that turns stone into gold. In addition to being a gravedigger, he also worked in many professions, but they all ended in failure.
The most important achievement of Gelsen's grandfather was to marry the daughter of a protected Jew in Berlin, thus opening the door to success for his descendants.
Don’t underestimate the title of protected Jews. This thing is quite powerful, because Europe at that time was particularly discriminatory against Jews. Almost all Jews were isolated in separate communities, spoke their own national language and wore specific clothes (
For example, you must wear a yellow Star of David logo on your clothes), you are not allowed to own land, and you are not even allowed to marry other European civilians. The only things you can do are moneylending and various small businesses.
But this is not all. For example, a small group of Jews can obtain a higher status than the majority of Jewish compatriots. If they can make special contributions to the country, such as solving the financial crisis of the king or the grand duke, such Jews will be granted the status of protected Jews.
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Protected Jews can be exempted from many restrictions imposed by other Jewish compatriots. For example, taxes will be much lighter, and they enjoy certain rights of free movement (can enter aristocrats or other high-end places).
Some of the protected Jews had a higher status. They generally won the recognition of the royal family or the court and acted as financial advisors to the king or grand duke and other high-ranking nobles. Generally, such Jews were called court Jews.
Gelson's grandfather married the daughter of a protected Jew, which can be said to have opened the shackles for his children, allowing them to live and develop more freely. The one who benefited the most from this was Gelson's father Samuel.
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Initially, with the help of his mother's family, Samuel opened an exchange shop in a remote corner of Berlin, Rosenthal Street. Because of Germany's loose federation, there were a large number of different currencies among the states, and these messy
Currency is not conducive to the development of commercial activities, so exchange services emerged.
Samuel made his first pot of gold from this business, and then worked part-time as a lottery shop and exchange agency. When Gerson was born, Samuel could already call himself a banker. Of course, he was very young.
The humble so-called banker.
By the time Gerson came of age, Samuel's business was already very large, and he could be said to be a famous local banker in Berlin. Because Samuel was so good at seizing opportunities, he grasped them tightly.
After living in the Rothschild family, his relationship with the Rothschild family became closer and closer. This brought him huge profits.
So when Gerson performed well in the family bank, Samuel decided to send this precious son to the Rothschild family for new learning.
Of course, learning is just a name and an excuse. The real reason may be more like the exchange of protons for alliances between countries during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Samuel sent Gelson to the Rothschild family. On the one hand, he wanted to express his gratitude to the other party.
To show goodwill and sincerity, on the other hand, I also hope that Gerson can learn more business methods from the Rothschild family.
"If you want to make money, you have to be smart and well-informed," Samuel taught with a serious face: "The Rothschild family is the most well-informed place in Europe. Everything you see and hear there is
It is the latest and most profitable first-hand information in Europe. You should read it carefully and learn how they operate!"
Gerson nodded hurriedly, because his old father was usually very strict, and his requirements for him were not generally high. He had received the strictest education and training since he was a child, and he could never slack off.
"Yes, father, I will definitely study hard!"
However, Gerson's answer did not satisfy Samuel completely. He snorted and said: "Learning is naturally important! But the most important thing is not to learn these techniques, because these are all similar. In the past five years,
You’ve already learned almost what you need to learn, and it’s just a matter of improving it over there!”
Having said this, he taught him a very stern lesson: "What is really important when you get there is to maintain the relationship with the Rothschild family. It is best to win the friendship with them and other financial families and powerful people. These are better than those boring ones."
Knowledge is worth ten thousand times! That is the real wealth!”