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Gelson Bleichröder obediently followed the manager into the living room. This is a house full of Prussian style, so what is Prussian style? That is, simple and rough is not luxurious and comfortable enough. All in all, if such a living room appears in the upper class of Vienna or Paris, it will be laughed at.

But this is Cottbus, the core area of ​​Prussian style, especially the owner of this parlor is the famous Prince of Shotgun, so don’t be surprised to see the pure original ecology.

For the Hohenzollern family, who paid more attention to practicality than showing off their wealth, unnecessary luxury was meaningless. Everything was simple and practical, which was also in line with the German tradition. Of course, this kind of tradition is rather abrupt to Gelsen, because he is a Jew, and although the Jews don't like to show off their wealth publicly, it is not so shabby that people look down upon it.

After all, the necessary scene is still necessary for businessmen, otherwise it is very likely that potential partners will think that they do not have enough strength, and in this way, the business will not be completed.

Anyway, Gelson felt that the prince's living room was not as western as his own, and it was really petty. However, he did not dare to express his disdain openly, because after all, this was the living room of the prince's house, and the general manager who brought him to pay a visit to King William I was respectful and even a little restless.

But usually this person is a five-person, six-pair subordinate who doesn't have a good color, and sometimes is a bit domineering, anyway, it's the feeling that his eyes are above the top. Even ordinary Prussian nobles can't get good looks from him. At that time, Gelsen envied the general manager very much, because not every Jew can have such a bright moment.

Gelson hoped that in the future, he could be as dignified as this general manager, and he could instruct those nobles who looked down on Jews to be like his grandson, so that he would have no regrets in this life.

It's just that today when the general manager meets the real top nobleman, it's still not enough to watch. Gelsen felt that it would be more perfect if the Prussian prince could also show respect.

Will William I show respect to the Jews? meeting! But that depends on who it is, at least the general manager of the Berlin branch of the Rothschild family bank in front of him is far from enough. If it was the real direct descendant of the Rothschild family, he would show proper respect. After all, those were real financial giants, and even a prince like him had to respect him three points.

"Mr. Benjamin, how are you discussing about financing? When will you give me a definite result?"

Gelson glanced at his general manager without leaving any traces. At this time, his buttocks, which were only sitting on the small side, moved out, looking particularly reserved.

He bowed his head slightly and replied: "Your Highness, your request is a bit too sudden. This sum of money is not a small amount. I need to report it to His Excellency the Baron for approval... and you also know that the connection with Vienna is very successful now." Question, those mobs..."

Benjamin wanted to explain, but William I was not interested in listening at all. He suddenly stretched out his arm to stop Benjamin from continuing to speak, and asked aggressively: "I'm not interested in these, you just need to tell me when I can Just get the money!"

Benjamin took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. After struggling for a moment, he replied, "Your Highness, the money you want is really urgent. Our bank doesn't have such great authority, so I can only..."

William I interrupted him impatiently again and asked, "Then how much money can your bank grant me?"

Gelson sat on the sidelines and pondered the conversation between the two. It was obvious that King William I planned to borrow a sum of money from the Rothschild family's bank for emergency, but the sum may be large, far beyond the scope of Benjamin's authority. .

And right now William I was in a hurry, but he couldn't get in touch with Vienna for a while, so he let Benjamin sit on the wax.

For a qualified Jewish businessman, Gelson immediately began to think about whether this matter would be profitable, but he really didn't have much experience in this area. It's not that he hasn't done lending before, but that he rarely engages in lending with such top nobles. Because there are a lot of sayings in it, and their family members really loaned out the money so lightly that they may not be able to get it back.

So Gelson just turned around in his mind, and didn't really want to intervene. After all, although doing business sometimes requires a certain degree of gambling, if the gambling is too much, it is also death.

At this time, Benjamin replied hesitantly: "My authority can only provide you with 100,000 Prussian thalers..."

Benjamin was interrupted by William I again, but this time the prince was very angry, or he felt insulted: "One hundred thousand Prussian thalers, do I need to find you for this little money? Do you think I am People who lack this little money! Mr. Benjamin, I have always trusted Baron James Rothschild to choose your bank as a partner, but your performance has really disappointed me, and I have to consider terminating Collaborate with you!"

In fact, the meaning of these threats is greater than anger. William I may have felt that he could already borrow more funds, rather than a mere hundred thousand Prussian thalers. This is a bit unacceptable to him who is arrogant. But at the same time, he also knows that there are not many banks in Berlin that can provide large sums of money, and the Rothschild family may be the only one that can meet his needs.

But the family's bank obviously let him down too much, and they were only willing to lend him 100,000 Prussian thalers. What is this little money enough for? How many MPs can you buy?

Benjamin was also taken aback by William I, because he knew the importance of William I very well. In the past, their bank had a very happy cooperation with William I, and they got a lot of benefits from the Prussian government. William I was still able to give an overview of state affairs as before, let alone borrowing 500,000 Prussian thalers, even if it was doubled, it would not matter.

The problem is that now William I has been forced to step down, and now he only has the false title of governor, and his influence on the Prussian government is not as good as before. At this time, he was lent a large amount of money. ?

Neither the Rothschild family nor Benjamin are charitable. On the contrary, they are the financial executioners who are the best at knocking out the bone and sucking the marrow. They are determined not to do business that loses money!

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