Gelston did not get carried away by the good news in front of him. It was good to monopolize the interests of the Osman Empire, but to help the Osman Empire contain Austria was not something that Britannia could do alone.
Now that the Osman Empire was declining, the Government of Vienna could watch from the sidelines and let them do whatever they wanted. Once the Osman Empire showed signs of rising, the situation would immediately change.
If one day the Government of Vienna suddenly wanted to pull out this nail behind them, the British would not be able to do anything.
The Government of London could not fight with Austria for the Osman Empire. No matter what the outcome was, it would only benefit the French.
Therefore, the best choice was to pull the French down. They did not expect the Osman Empire to play a big role, but as long as they existed, they could prevent Austria from entering the European continent.
In a situation where they could not go all out, Austria naturally had no way to break through the obstacles and unify the German Region. Even for their own strategic security, the Austrians had to drag the French down.
The Fao would drag each other down, and the British could play a balance between the two to achieve their own strategic goals.
Macklin shook his head. "Prime Minister, I'm afraid this is a bit troublesome. The French financial community is not optimistic about the Osman Empire. After the Second Near East War, French banks have not issued a loan to the Osman government.
When Napoleon Iii was in power, the relationship with the financial community was very bad, and it still has not eased up. Even if the Government of Paris is willing to support the Osman Empire, they can't come up with too much money. "
Don't think that the French financial community was a supporter of Napoleon Iii and there was no conflict between the two sides. In fact, since Napoleon Iii encouraged the development of the real economy and the establishment of state-owned banks, the two sides had already parted ways.
The original Napoleon Iii was driven out by the financial capitalists. Now that there was no defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, the financial capitalists naturally did not have the strength to jump back.
However, it was also an indisputable fact that the relationship between the financial community and the Government of Paris had deteriorated. After Napoleon Iv succeeded the Government of Paris, although there was a lot of noise, they still continued the economic policies of the Napoleon Iii era.
For example, imposing a heavy tax on the financial industry, using the legal situation to limit the maximum interest of loans, cracking down on financial speculation, etc.
For the development of the country, these methods were undoubtedly correct. But for the financial capital, this is blocking their path to wealth.
Of course, in this era of rapid economic development in France, the financial capitalists still took the biggest cake, but people would never be satisfied, especially capitalists.
The Emperor believed that the financial capitalists could make money by lying down. They had received enough benefits and were worthy of their investment. However, the financial capitalists did not think this way.
The overall situation and long-term development had nothing to do with them. The capitalists only wanted to take more benefits. What did the country's development have to do with them?
Just like that, a conflict arose between the two sides, and their relationship became complicated.
On the one hand, the capitalists recognized Napoleon Iii's contribution to the development of the economy; on the other hand, they resented the restrictions set by Napoleon Iii, which prevented everyone from making money.
The relationship between the two sides deteriorated, and the most direct impact was that the Government of Paris's ability to raise funds became weaker. If they wanted to mobilize a large sum of money, they must first get the approval of the capitalists.
If both parties were on the same page and felt that they could make money, then everything could be discussed. On the other hand, the financial world would not cooperate.
Now the French financial world thought that providing loans to the Osman government was a high-risk business. In this context, unless the Government of Paris personally guaranteed it, the capitalists would not buy it at all.
Of course, secretly exchanging benefits could also be done. For many international loans, everyone knew from the beginning that they could not get back after they were given out, but they were still given out. That was the result of the exchange of benefits behind the scenes.
For the capitalists, even if the loan turned into a bad debt, the losses could still be transferred out. For example, they could set up a puppet company to take over the business and then sell it to the public in the form of bonds.
Every year, more than three digits of banks and securities companies went bankrupt all over the world, a large part of which was intentional by the capitalists. In any case, the executives and bosses made money, and in the end, it was only the ordinary investors who lost money.
Gelston frowned. "Then let the French participate in the currency issuance of the Osman Empire. We can make some concessions in other aspects, except for the tariffs that we have to get."
Capitalists were the most difficult creatures to deal with, but also the easiest to deal with. As long as the benefits were in place, all the problems were no longer problems.
Prime Minister Gelston initially promised to let the French train the Osman army, which in reality was equivalent to giving up the Osman Empire's arms market.
The "arms trade" was indeed profitable, but the Osman Empire's arms market was not the same. The biggest problem was that the Osman government had no money.
When the government had no money, it naturally could not upgrade its armaments. This seemingly profitable market was in fact a pie in the sky.
In contrast, tariffs and currency issuance were where the real benefits lay.
Controlling a country's tariffs was equivalent to controlling a country's market; controlling a country's currency issuance was equivalent to controlling a country's economic lifeline.
The best way to bribe the financial capitalists was to let them participate in the currency issuance.
It just so happened that the British had the ability to eat up this part of the benefits, but there was no way to protect this part of the benefits. Sharing it with the French was also a practical necessity.
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Vienna Palace. Having just finished a special trip, Franz only felt physically and mentally exhausted.
He originally thought that he was a "homebody" in his previous life because he had no money, but now he realized that it was not just a matter of being "poor." He was essentially a "homebody."
Now that he was back in his nest, he immediately relaxed. In order to celebrate his return, the fish in the artificial lake suffered again.
As a pragmatist, Franz never kept ornamental fish. The artificial lake raised fish that were edible.
This was almost the opposite of Austria's cultural tradition. Most Austrians did not like to eat seafood, especially fish, prawns, and crabs. They absolutely could not be served on the table during festivals.
The reason was very strange. They did not like crabs because they walked sideways, which violated the laws of nature that God had given them. They did not like prawns because prawns walked upside down, which symbolized a bad meaning.
Because they did not like it, they did not like it.
Of course, most people in this era did not have the right to be picky about food. It did not matter whether they liked it or not. The key was that meat products such as fish, prawns, and crabs were relatively cheaper.
Other than festivals, fish was the main meat on the common people's table during normal times. Using the prices in Vienna as an example, one pound of beef = 1.4 pounds of mutton = 2.3 pounds of pork = 3 pounds of goose = 4 pounds of fish.
The prices in different places were different. Fish in coastal and riverside areas were relatively cheaper, while beef and mutton in the grassland areas were relatively cheaper. However, overall, beef was the most expensive, while fish and poultry were the cheapest.
The perception of the outside world did not affect Franz's diet at all. Instead, it was the emperor's diet that affected the eating habits of the Austrians.
Following the example of their superiors was inevitable in any society.
Franz never cared whether the ingredients were expensive or cheap, as long as they were delicious.
Under Franz's butterfly effect, many delicacies from all over the world were introduced in advance and took root here. The Austrians' dining table was much richer.
Looking at the constantly shaking buoy in the water, Franz quickly turned the pulley and tightened the fishing line.
The movement in the water became louder and louder. The fish on the hook all jumped out of the water. Franz's joy disappeared without a trace.
What he saw was a small fish about seven or eight centimeters long. Franz did not care about the breed. He was wondering how such a small fish could be eaten.
Fried, steamed, braised. Unfortunately, it was too small to be used to make soup. There was no other way. This was Franz's record in the morning.
The harbor was already out. He said he would use the fish he caught for lunch, but in the end, no fish took the bait. This made Franz very embarrassed.
This artificial lake was not small. The fish in the lake had lived here for many years. Except for the emperor Franz who occasionally came to cause trouble, no one would pay attention to them under normal circumstances.
From where Franz stood, he could see the fish swimming in the clear lake. They were not small, but no fish took the bait.
After hesitating again and again, Franz decided to let the fish go. This was a hard-won record. The fish were probably less than 50 grams. Franz really did not want to make things difficult for the chef.
As for the problem of lunch, it did not matter. Now the rules had changed. Since no fish took the bait, he would use the internet cafe. In short, fish was a must.
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