Chapter 924

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 heavy taxes on the financial industry, using the legal situation to limit the maximum interest on loans, cracking down on financial speculation, and so on.

For the development of the country, these practices were undoubtedly correct. However, for the financial capitalists, this blocked their way of making money.

Of course, in this era of booming French economy, 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 of the country had nothing to do with them.

What did the development of the country have to do with them of the development?

On the one hand, the capitalists recognized Napoleon III's contribution to the development of the economy; on the other hand, they resented Napoleon III's restrictions, which prevented them from making money.

The relationship between the two sides deteriorated, and the most direct impact was that the Paris government's financing ability weakened. If they wanted to mobilize a large sum of money, they must first obtain 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. If the French financial community thought that providing loans to the Osman government was a high-risk business. Unless the Government of Paris personally guaranteed it, the capitalists would not buy it.

The French financial community now considered lending to the Ottoman government to be a high-risk business, and capitalists would not buy it unless the Paris government personally guaranteed it.

The French financial community knew from the beginning that providing loans to the Osman government was a high-risk business. Unless the Government of Paris personally guaranteed it, the capitalists would not buy it. For many international loans, everyone knew from the start that they would not be able to get it back. However, they still gave it out. That was the result of the exchange of benefits behind the scenes.

For example, they could set up a puppet company to take over the business and sell it to the public in the form of bonds. Every year, more than a hundred banks and securities companies went bankrupt. A large part of it was intentional by the capitalists.

Every year, more than a hundred banks and securities companies went bankrupt. A large part of it was intentional by the capitalists. In any case, the executives and bosses made money. 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 areas, except for the tariffs."

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 was equivalent to giving up the Osman Empire's arms market.

The "arms trade" was profitable, but the Osman Empire's arms market was different. The biggest problem was that the Osman government had no money.

Without money, the government 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 swallow up this part of the benefits, but there was no way to protect it. It was a practical need to share it with the French.

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In the Vienna Palace, Franz had just finished a special trip, and he felt physically and mentally exhausted.

Originally, he thought that he was a "homebody" in his previous life because he had no money, but now he realized that it wasn't just a matter of being "poor." He was essentially a "homebody."

Now that he was back in his nest, he could finally relax. 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 only kept edible fish.

This was almost the opposite of Austria's cultural tradition. Most Austrians didn't like seafood, especially fish, prawns, and crabs. They absolutely couldn't be served on the table during festivals.

The reason was very strange. They didn't like crabs because they walked sideways, which violated the laws of nature. They didn't like prawns because they walked upside down, which symbolized a bad meaning.

Because they didn't like it, they didn't like it.

Of course, most people in this era didn't have the right to be picky. It didn't matter whether they liked it or not. The key was that meat products like fish, prawns, and crabs were relatively cheaper.

Other than festivals, fish was the main meat on the civilian's table during normal times. Using the prices in Vienna as an example, one pound of beef = 1.4 pounds of lamb = 2.3 pounds of pork = 3 pounds of goose = 4 pounds of fish.

Prices were different in different places. Fish was relatively cheaper in coastal and riverside areas, while beef and lamb were relatively cheaper in the grasslands. However, overall, beef was the most expensive, while fish and poultry were the cheapest.

The perception of the outside world didn't affect Franz's diet at all. Instead, it was the emperor's diet that affected the Austrian's eating habits.

Following the example of the 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 Austrian 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, and 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 didn't care about the breed anymore. He was thinking about how to eat such a small fish.

Fried, steamed, braised. Unfortunately, it was too small even for soup. It couldn't be helped. This was Franz's achievement 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 wasn't small, and the fish in the lake had lived for many years. Except for the emperor Franz who occasionally came to cause trouble, no one would pay attention to them under normal circumstances.

Even from where Franz stood, he could see the fish swimming in the clear lake. They weren't small, but no fish took the bait.

After hesitating again and again, Franz decided to release the fish. This hard-won achievement was worth less than one pound. Franz didn't want to make things difficult for the chef. He didn't want to make things difficult for the chef.

As for the problem of lunch, it didn't matter. Now the rules had changed. Since no fish took the bait, he would use the internet cafe. In short, fish was a must.