The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1167: Earl of Derby's Transaction

After hearing what Lionel said, Earl Derby felt a sense of sympathy and thought, "Great minds think alike."

But the next second he was shocked, and Lionel sighed.

“Unfortunately, our family suffered too much loss throughout 1848, and many of my relatives are still imprisoned in German and Austrian prisons.

Plus, the current economic situation is not good, so we can only sigh in despair.”

The Earl of Derby really wanted to walk away, but he was already in a difficult situation. Without the support of Parliament, he could not allow a single bank to dominate.

Earl Derby knew very well about these so-called bankers. As long as the benefits were sufficient, they could choose to betray Britain and join any other country at any time.

Of course, this principle also applies to bankers in other countries. In order to prevent this from happening, the Earl of Derby must find a force equal to the Barings Bank to check and balance each other.

The Rothschild family is a good choice, but he really can't stand this kind of behavior of raising prices.

"Congressman Lionel, you have to believe in our country. The British Empire is the strong backing behind every citizen."

Lionel Rothschild said this with an embarrassed look.

"Mr. Prime Minister, you know that we Jews are naturally smarter and better than most people in the world, so some barbaric and backward peoples and countries have never stopped suppressing us out of jealousy."

The Earl of Derby was already tired of hearing this kind of talk, after all, it was not someone who had said this before.

Lionel was very sensitive to other people's emotions, and he quickly got to the point.

"In 1848, the Austrians and Germans carried out a shameless persecution of the great Jewish people. I hope to use the power of the country to seek justice for us."

Earl Derby was shocked when he heard this. Even the German Confederation itself could not figure out where the money had gone to due to its messy debt. Moreover, the amount of money involved was too huge, and the number of people involved was more than 500,000.

If he has this ability, why would he negotiate? He can just unify the world.

"Prime Minister, you misunderstood."

Lionel smiled apologetically.

"In fact, we want to take back our family's property and my poor compatriots."

The Earl of Derby's frown finally eased a little.

"I understand that you are anxious to rescue your family. I will also try to help you communicate with the German Confederation, but as you said, the European continent is full of barbaric and ignorant people. No one can guarantee the effectiveness of this communication.

The British Empire has been stranded in the ditch of the Mediterranean for too long to undertake another expensive and ill-timed expedition. Do you understand me?"

Lord Derby was a practical man, but Lionel was a businessman.

“Mr. Prime Minister, the status of the Cape Colony will inevitably be affected after the Suez Canal is opened.

As the economy goes down, it will inevitably cause many social problems. In order to save the economy and order of the Cape Colony, I would like to recommend someone to you. "

What Lionel said made sense. In fact, Earl Derby was also worried about the future of the Cape Colony. At this time, all ships returning from trade in the East had to stop in the Cape Colony. After all, the Cape of Good Hope was not so easy to pass.

Therefore, Britain settled a large number of veterans in the Cape Colony and invested heavily in it. However, once the Suez Canal was dug, the Cape Colony would fall into a very embarrassing situation. It would change from a midpoint of the voyage to the real end point, and almost no ships would choose to pass through the Cape of Good Hope with high winds and rough waves.

In fact, Europeans at that time had seriously misjudged the Suez Canal in the early days, and quite a number of people believed that the Suez would completely replace the African route.

Based on this misjudgment, people at that time drew more wrong conclusions.

"No problem. Who is he?"

"One of my cousins ​​is a senior economist. I believe he can lead the Cape Colony out of its difficulties and minimize the losses to my British Empire."

"I want to meet him."

"No problem, Prime Minister, when are you free?"

"Next month, on the second Sunday."

"Okay, I'll let him bring gifts to see you then."

"Mr. Prime Minister, you have worked really hard for the future of the British Empire. I will definitely work hard to raise funds to ensure the British Empire's dominant position in the Suez Canal Company."

“It’s dominance.”

Lord Derby corrected, and Lionel immediately answered readily.

"No problem, Dominion. It's getting late, you might as well stay and enjoy dinner at my humble abode before leaving.

We have specially invited the famous French chef Alexi Sawyer, who has been in charge of Louis Philippe's court dinners many times.

You will love it! "

Unable to refuse the invitation, Earl Derby finally chose to stay at the Rothschild estate to enjoy the dinner, but he was soon shocked by the extravagance of these Jews.

The Earl of Derby was not a man who had not seen the world. He had been invited to attend the royal dinner hosted by the King of France, but he was not particularly impressed.

However, at this moment, he was dumbfounded.
In the private banquet hall, a huge crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling, emitting dazzling light. The long dining table was covered with snow-white silk fabrics, and the lace on the edge of the tablecloth was hung with pearls. The tableware made of real gold and sterling silver even made him feel a little overwhelmed.

The variety of delicious food on the table was dazzling, and all kinds of famous wines and cigars were available. Even the waiters around looked extraordinary. Upon asking, I found out that these so-called waiters were all real aristocrats.

However, at this time, their aristocratic bloodline could not fill their stomachs, let alone bring them wealth, so these people became servants of the Rothschild family.

Watching Lionel showing off his wealth unscrupulously, Earl Derby maintained a polite smile, but he understood in his heart why so many people were anti-Semitic.

In fact, Jews were not welcomed by most people in Britain at that time, but the relationship between British Jews and the British government had always been good.

On the other hand, the presence of the Church of England is relatively weak, and it has focused most of its energy on dealing with the Irish, and its control over the grassroots is extremely poor.

Therefore, after the mid-17th century, there were no large-scale anti-Semitic incidents with the tacit approval of the government or the church.

However, as Britain's industry and commerce continued to develop in the 19th century, anti-Semitism rose again among the people. But as the idea of ​​money supremacy became more and more popular and the economic, religious and political status of the Jews continued to improve, it was eventually eliminated.