The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven
Chapter 1274 Borrowing Strength
Chapter 1274 Borrowing Strength
To put it bluntly, Pedro II, the King of Brazil, is the King of Brazil only because he is supported by others. If one day those people get tired of playing house, or if the Kingdom of Brazil no longer needs to exist, they can kick Pedro II out at any time.
Historically, Pedro II had never thought about these problems, but inspired by Franz, he soon discovered the problems before him, but he had never thought about them before.
A deep fear lingered in the heart of Pedro II. All he could think of was to marry the Austrian Empire and use the power of the Austrian Empire to solve Brazil's domestic problems.
The war between the Austrian Empire and Spain at this time further confirmed Pedro II's idea. He felt that only a country like the Austrian Empire could help him solve Brazil's internal problems.
So Pedro II wrote to his stepmother Amelie de Beauharnais, hoping that Maria Amelia could marry Franz as a Brazilian princess, and he was willing to pay a large sum of money as Maria Amelia's dowry.
Amelie de Beauharnais was very surprised when she received the letter. Although she always thought that her daughter was very outstanding, it was not easy for her to be favored by both Madame Sophie and Pedro II.
"Maria! There's a letter from your brother."
"Mom, I'm coming right up."
Amelia put down the book in her hand. It was said that this book was translated by Franz himself. The ideas in it were indeed very interesting and she liked it very much.
The mother and daughter sat together, and Madame Beauharnais unfolded the letter and read it carefully.
"Your brother still cares about you."
Madame Beauharnais said, patting Amelia's hand, but the latter was a little embarrassed.
"Mother, I know you want me to marry Franz Joseph I. But does he still remember me now?"
"Silly child, of course I can remember you. My daughter is so beautiful, which man would not remember you?"
Madame Beauharnais consoled her, but Amelia became even less confident.
"But I saw that the maids in Schönbrunn Palace were all very beautiful."
"So what? What are their backgrounds? How can they compare with you? My daughter, you are destined to be the queen."
Madame Beauharnais said, stroking Amelia's smooth hair, cursing inwardly.
"Which damn eunuch stuffed so many whores into the palace?"
The Austrian Imperial Chamberlain and Prince Schwarzenberg sneezed at the same time.
"I'm really old now. I shouldn't stay up late."
Prince Schwarzenberg had just laid down when the scenes of the day came back to his mind.
The British actually wanted to lend money to the Austrian Empire, which should be a signal of easing relations between the two countries. But now the Austrian Empire really has no shortage of money, and the capital repatriation of the Austrian Empire has never been so fast.
Although the Austrian Empire's war and construction costs were staggering, the money in the treasury always made back as much as it spent, like magic.
Recently, the Austrian secret police discovered the secret vault of the Rothschild family. The vaults and properties of those rebellious families are enough to sustain the Austrian Empire for a long time.
Adding in the income from taxes and the Royal Development Company, as well as the gold sent from all over the country, he really didn't know how Britain, a country in deep economic crisis, could have the nerve to ask to lend money to the Austrian Empire. What made Prince Schwarzenberg even more unacceptable was that Franz actually agreed, and asked for 100 million pounds.
Prince Schwarzenberg really didn't understand what Franz was borrowing the money for? The Austrian Empire was already under full construction, and there were so many things to do every day that it was unbelievable.
Various documents, plans, and reports can even cover the entire Heroes' Square. In Metternich's time, there were only a dozen clerks in the Prime Minister's Office, but now there are at least two hundred clerks in the Prime Minister's Office, but they are still too busy.
From the time he was born until he became prime minister, Prince Schwarzenberg had never seen an official voluntarily ask to retire. However, after he became prime minister, there were old and weak officials who voluntarily asked to resign almost every day.
This was a further blow to the Austrian Imperial Government, which already had a serious shortage of officials. However, His Majesty the Emperor not only did not retain them, but even gave pensions to those "deserters" who resigned.
It is simply unbearable and unbearable!
With the advent of railways and telegraphs, the workload of government officials has reached an outrageous level. In the past, officials were so bored that they had to hold meetings to kill time and prove that they were not lazy.
Nowadays, everyone is too busy to attend meetings. Unless it is related to their own department, most people will refuse on the spot.
Due to the serious shortage of officials, the government can only look for people with the potential to become officials.
As a result, the employment problem of college students that had plagued the Austrian Empire for decades was solved, and even some college students who had changed their careers to become butchers many years ago were invited.
These people brought many new ideas based on their life experiences. The officialdom of the Austrian Empire had never seen such a scene of development and vitality.
However, the emperor became less and less reliable, and usually loans between countries were in the form of government bonds.
If the Austrian Empire wanted to borrow money, it could have just issued its own bonds. However, the British actually asked the Austrian Empire to issue bonds in the City of London, and even shamelessly wanted to underwrite the money.
Prince Schwarzenberg was eager to drive out these greedy British people immediately. He felt that His Majesty, who was wise and powerful, would be able to see through the British tricks and teach them a lesson.
However, Franz agreed again
Although the underwriting fee is only 3%, it is three million pounds!
What does three million pounds mean? The fiscal revenue of most countries in the world does not even reach one million pounds a year.
Prince Schwarzenberg lost three million pounds before the loan even arrived. He suddenly felt a pain in his chest. He took out a small medicine bottle and took a big gulp of nitroglycerin, which provided some relief.
The officials of the Austrian Empire all looked at the Prime Minister with astonishment. They finally understood why the Prime Minister had such a hot temper and drank explosives all day long. How could such a temper be good?
On the other hand, something even more aggravated Prince Schwarzenberg: the British demanded interest, at an annual rate of 10%. Were they here to rob him of his money?
This time Franz did not agree outright, and Prince Schwarzenberg finally breathed a sigh of relief. But soon Franz sent Baron Brooke and the financial experts sent by the British to negotiate.
The interest rate finally agreed upon by both parties was 6%.
"As expected of Baron Brook, he cut the interest by 40% in one stroke."
As his colleagues were praising him, Prince Schwarzenberg couldn't help himself.
"Six million pounds a year! That's terrifying, okay? With that much money spent every year, we can support hundreds of thousands of troops!"
As expected, another accident happened. Franz agreed without hesitation. Schwarzenberg sighed and it seemed that he would have to work for the British this time.
However, what he couldn't understand was that the transaction was just completed in the morning, and in the afternoon Franz used the money to pay off the national debts of the German states.
(End of this chapter)
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