William I didn't know the inside story, and thought that Benjamin really had nothing to do. He was disappointed and frustrated. He felt that he was really unlucky, and it was only a little bit worse.
"Your Highness, Your Highness?"
Benjamin on this side is getting more and more excited, because William I has already taken the bait. The next thing he needs to do is to hold the fishing rod tightly, and then slowly tease the big fish William I to exhaustion, and finally pull the rod directly
Just get out of the water.
"How about you give me a little more time to think of a solution, and then I'll try to find other partners to see if I can help you make up the money!"
If William I had a very bad opinion of Benjamin when he first came in, now he thinks that Benjamin is still a good person, and he has been helping to find solutions, which is quite considerate.
Just when William I wanted to say that you will help think of a solution, a change occurred. It was not that Gelson next to him was preparing to grab the business. That was impossible, because the Gelson family all relied on Rothschild.
When a family is trying to make a living, how can they have the guts to harm the Rothschild family? Even if they had the money, they wouldn't dare!
The person who did the bad thing was Li Xiao. Just when William I was about to ask Benjamin to help find a solution, Li Xiao came. According to the agreement, he was going to continue the talks with William I and finalize the cooperation as soon as possible. But who expected to hear such a thing first as soon as he entered the door?
An interesting thing.
Why is it interesting? Because as a time traveler, he knows the details of the Rothschild family very well. The general manager of the Berlin branch of this family bank does not even have the authority to have one million Prussian thalers?
Is it possible? This is not lent to some other businessman, but to His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, the future William I. The Rothschild family made their fortune by providing financial dismantling services to powerful kings, and now William I is such a
Isn't it nonsense that he doesn't do his business when he has high-quality customers in front of him?
So Li Xiao immediately realized that there was a problem. I'm afraid it was a lie that he didn't have permission, but it was true that he was planning to do tricks.
"The Rothschild family's bank doesn't even have one million?" Li Xiao was "shocked" in a slightly exaggerated tone.
These words immediately resonated with William I, and he was also shocked. The mighty European financial king actually spent as little as one million Prussian talers, which was not enough to make people laugh.
Benjamin suddenly felt a little pained in his balls. If Li Xiao didn't have a Russian background, then he would naturally let the other party know that he knows how powerful it is. In this part of Europe, someone dares to do something bad about the Rothschild family. Do you think you are?
who!
But Li Xiao happened to have a Russian background, and he was backed by a powerful tycoon like Duke Alexander, which immediately made Benjamin helpless.
Why?
The reason is very simple. No matter how prosperous the Rothschild family is, they cannot avoid the embarrassment of their identity, that is, they are Jews. This identity may not be a big problem in Austria, Prussia, the German Confederation or France and the United Kingdom, but in Russia
The problem is huge.
Why do you say that? Because the anti-Semitic trend in Russia is quite strong, unlike Western European countries that have gradually got rid of the shackles of religion since the Renaissance. In particular, the French Revolution had a huge impact on religious forces, and religion began to withdraw from the secular realm.
The religious atmosphere in Russia is another matter. The religious enthusiasm in the entire country is very high. Whether it is Paul I or Nicholas I who followed, they all have great enthusiasm for the Orthodox Church. Look at Russia in Jerusalem and France.
The conflict is really caused entirely by religion.
Regardless of whether they are Catholics or Orthodox Christians, Jews are not welcome, especially those tsars who believe in religion, such as Nicholas I, who did not have any good feelings towards Jews.
So although the Rothschild family is all-powerful in Western and Central Europe, it really doesn't have much of a presence in Russia, and its influence is very weak. Therefore, the Rothschild family can make a difference when facing nobles or officials from other countries.
, but there are not many ways to deal with Russian nobles and officials.
Of course, later on, due to anti-Semitic issues, the Rothschild family also sided with Russia. Before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, when both Russia and Japan were frantically raising funds to enhance their naval strength, the Rothschild family gave Japan a huge
The support helped the little devils snap up a batch of armored cruisers on the lips of Russia, and this batch of armored cruisers also played a huge role in the Russo-Japanese War. The Rothschild family also used its strength to retaliate.
Take revenge!
Of course, this is the future, and the current Rothschild family has not yet reached its later peak. Now they have few ways to deal with Russia, and their business operations in Russia are subject to huge restrictions. Naturally, they are not interested in Russian aristocrats with a profound background like Li Xiao.
There is no way.
"Sir, please forgive me. It's not that our bank lacks strength, but that the current situation is turbulent. In order to avoid risks, the headquarters requires us to tighten our business and avoid unnecessary losses caused by blind operations."
Li Xiao was completely dismissive of Benjamin's explanation. He snorted and said: "Excuses, they are all excuses. Mr. Rothschild made his fortune in a turbulent situation. How could he think that the current situation is turbulent?"
Do you want to tighten your business? For the financial world, the more turbulent it is, the more it means making a lot of money. I’m afraid you are deliberately using your tone to charge sky-high prices!”
These words made Benjamin angry, because Li Xiao was right, the more turbulent the situation is, the more opportunities there are to make big money, and they really want to ask for a high price. But, it's not easy to expose it to their face!
But Li Xiao wanted to expose it to his face. He said disdainfully: "Either you provide financing services of one million Prussian talers as soon as possible, or we write a letter to Baron James Rothschild and ask clearly.
, let’s see why his Berlin branch can’t even come up with one million Prussian talers. I believe His Excellency the Baron will give us a satisfactory answer, how about it!”
"this……"
Benjamin was immediately in a dilemma, because although his operation was authorized by James Rothschild, if William I really wrote a letter, Baron James Rothschild would only think that he was doing something
He is incompetent and can't even handle such a simple little thing. This is quite detrimental to his future.
For a moment, Benjamin was extremely entangled. He didn't know what to choose. Should he continue to maintain the original plan or make a temporary concession to prevent things from getting out of hand?