European Financial Emperor

062 Become a conglomerate (2)

When time passed and it was early May, Yi Hwan informed the Dutch royal family of the existence of a telegram.

In front of King Willem I, as well as Ben-Heren and all the nobles, Yi Hwan demonstrated how the telegram would be used.

If a telegram was presented here today, it was obvious that in an instant, not only Europe, but also America would fall within the telegram’s sphere of influence.

Lee Hwan installed a wire on a long street from Amsterdam to Rotterdam, and received a telegram through it.

Beep beep… … .

The telegram arrived through Morse code, and Lee Hwan completed the sentence through it.

“Right now, Rotterdam is said to be overcast with dark clouds. And we will arrive in a red wagon, and inside it will be written the words that the Netherlands will win.”

The impact would not live by simply showing him how to receive a telegram, so Lee Hwan dispatched the Royal Guard to Rotterdam and had him choose the color of the carriage himself and write a short text in it.

Lee Hwan received this as a telegram and informed the king and his party, but if this was wrong, the telegram was all bluff.

While the wagon arrived, Yi Hwan assured that the train would soon run on the rails, and by then the telegraph would develop together, making the Netherlands a far more powerful nation than it is today.

“The development of information will fuel the country and lay the groundwork for our competitiveness in Europe. The people will now read cheaper newspapers, and the acquisition of information will be faster and commerce will be much more developed than it is now.”

“Ugh!”

“In fact, I can boldly say that the invention of the telegraph will make the Netherlands stronger than the invention of the weapon.”

As Lee Hwan said, telegram would open up a new field of telecommunications, and if this develops, it is highly likely that the Netherlands will dominate Europe’s information and communications.

Of course, as Lee Hwan did not live an immortal life, it is unknown how the Netherlands would change after his death, but it was clear that the Netherlands would rise to the ranks of Europe’s most powerful power within the next five years.

William I gave a standing ovation.

clap clap!

“excellent! After all, Sir Ritterkirk never disappoints us! That’s great!”

“It’s overrated.”

“I will be the first to distribute this to the Dutch government, right?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Then we should sign a contract right away. The Dutch telegram office will be established and all businesses under it will be handled by the East Stellar Company. Raise your hand if there is anyone who can object to this.”

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Many of the aristocrats, led by Willem I, were in the senators, and the gentry members of the House of Representatives who had close ties with them, the bill decided here was sure to be taken up immediately.

Richard Ben-Heren looked around with the king’s words.

Since no one objected to the introduction of Lee Hwan’s work, the introduction of the telegram was as if it had been successful.

“There seems to be no one to reclaim the objection.”

“Okay then, let’s say that the Dutch government and East Stellar Company officially sign a contract, and when the construction and installation are completed, the installation fee will be paid in full in gold. Also, let us think slowly about how we will manage and operate our telecommunication facilities in the future.”

“Yes, my lord.”

It was around the time the king and ministers were discussing the telegram.

Finally, the news came that the carriage had arrived.

“Sir, the carriage has arrived!”

“Yeah, let’s go out and see.”

The nobles began to move along with Willem I, who personally went to the palace gardens.

Richard, who had joined the ranks, glanced at Lee Hwan.

His eyes filled with pride and anticipation seemed to be able to see clearly what Richard thought of Lee Hwan now.

After a while, the color of the carriage arriving in the garden was confirmed.

“The red roof!”

“It is written on the wagon that the Netherlands wins!”

“Ugh! After all, that’s correct!”

Since the telegram demonstration was finished, the contract went ahead immediately.

After finishing the contract, the nobles approached Lee Hwan to see him separately, and Lee Hwan accepted their words appropriately.

and that evening.

Yi Hwan was called by King Willem I and invited to dinner.

It was the first time the royal family had invited him directly, so I was a little nervous, but the chief chaplain told me that there was nothing to worry about as this was an informal meal.

Lee Hwan, who returned to the royal palace in a carriage, followed the chief servant to the restaurant.

Unless there is a schedule such as a dinner party, the king said that he enjoys eating here with his family.

smart.

As I knocked on the dining room door, I heard the king’s voice from inside.

“Listen.”

I saw him this morning as well as at lunch, but Lee Hwan gave him a formal greeting.

The king, who accepted it, invited Lee Hwan to his side.

“Come here and sit down.”

“Yes, my lord. It is an honor that will be remembered for generations to come.”

“Again, this place today does not need to be formal.”

From before, Willem kept repeating the words that there was no need to be formal.

What the hell is the reason?

Lee Hwan soon found out the reason.

“Your Majesty, Princess Elizabeth Sofia of Austria has arrived.”

“Oh oh! You’ve finally arrived. Did I mention that I had served in Austria as a child.”

“… … Yes, I know.”

“If Prussia is my mother-in-law, then Austria is the hometown of my heart. Well, anyway, Princess Elizabeth Sofia is the granddaughter of the Betel family, the most influential family in Luxembourg. The Bethel family are cousins to my mother, Princess Wilhelmina, so it can’t be said that we have nothing to do with the Netherlands.”

After a while, Elizabeth appeared in a gorgeous yellow dress.

She first greeted Willem I politely.

“I see the ruler of the Netherlands.”

“Oh, yes. What happened on the way?”

“Thanks for your concern, we arrived safely.”

“Okay, take a seat anyway.”

She looked at Lee Hwan and smiled softly.

“It’s been a while?”

“… … okay.”

Lee Hwan knew that Elizabeth Sofia was a member of the Austrian Habsburg family, but never dreamed that she would be the granddaughter of the Luxembourg Wettel family.

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Moreover, he had not even imagined that King Willem I would arrange such an event with an Austrian princess.

King Willem I asked Lee Hwan, who had a slightly bewildered expression on his face.

“I heard that you and Princess Elizabeth have seen the good. So, what are your impressions? Do you want to get married?”

Counting the genealogy of European royal families, there are few people whose bloodline is not as long as a fingernail.

In a nutshell, among neighboring countries, almost all of them are relatives when they cross a bridge.

King Willem I scoured all of his in-laws and cousins to link Yi Hwan with the Dutch royal family, and eventually mobilized his connections to Luxembourg, where he was the Grand Duke.

“In a nutshell, our Princess Elizabeth and the Dutch royal family are relatives, so if you agree to the marriage, we will be connected by blood with our royal family.”

“… … Is that so?”

“If you are a nobleman in the Netherlands, shouldn’t you meet a woman who is related by blood to the royal family? Not to see that strange golden blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah-blah Jewish commerce.”

Elizabeth had told Lee Hwan that one day she would get what she wanted at any cost.

What kind of use was this?

But Lee Hwan was so unexpected.

‘No, with common sense, isn’t it correct in many ways to visit a woman from her mother’s hometown of Prussia? Moreover, they say that the current maintenance man is also Prussian.’

A Prussian princess is his mother, and he has a Prussian nobleman as his wife, so why did he suddenly bring an Austrian princess with him?

Perhaps Lee Hwan thought that Willem I was planning something great that he did not know.

An example would be the alliance with Austria.

‘… … I guess I’ve fattened the Netherlands, so you’re going to join forces with Austria to attack Prussia?’

Perhaps, King Willem I made Lee Hwan as a mercenary leader and raised his military power in the first place to attack Prussia and recover all the territories of the Holy Roman Empire in the first place.

If that happens, wouldn’t it be possible to unite the Belgian merchants and gentries who had been constantly protesting against the king for a while?

About the time the thoughts went to that point, Elizabeth said to Lee Hwan.

“Now, why don’t you stop thinking and come to me? You heard it. I want you to sever your ties with that vile business.”

“Well… … .”

“I heard that last month he even dragged a Prussian girl into her bed last night. If you are a woman who is not satisfied with being a woman, I can tolerate it.”

It was probably referring to the Prussian princess Louise.

At that moment, the words of Louise, who had called him the seed of war, suddenly passed by Lee Hwan.

‘Damn, I tried to make the Dutch army strong enough to contain the war and make money. After all, is it foolish to believe in humans?’

It’s foolish to leave a fish to a cat and hope it never goes away.

Aren’t living beings supposed to be faithful to their instincts in some way?

Giving Willem I powerful weapons and fleets was like dying to start a war.

***

The victim of the murder of Asians in Amsterdam, which took place half a year ago, has now been revealed.

His identity was a merchant named Liu Chuan from Qing.

The Dutch military police made every effort to catch the murderer of Mr. Liu, but all in vain.

This is because the events of that time were already fading into people’s memories.

However, there were people who remembered this event.

He was Aaron, the navigator of the Benheren Fleet.

Aaron was persistently chasing after this case, which the military police also treated as an unsolved case and closed the investigation.

He had many reasons for doing this.

This is because, recently, a series of deaths of Asians in the Netherlands were taking place once a month.

“Perhaps one day the little boy will be sacrificed. You have to stop it before then.”

While Liu Chuan was alive, he had learned some things about a man named Buwongun of Joseon.

One is that he is the queen’s father, and that his family is currently the two major mountain ranges of Joseon’s power.

The exact reason Buwongun wants to kill Lee Hwan is still unknown.

However, I heard that the royal family of that country was the Lee clan.

If that is the case, it is possible that Lee Hwan, who has now become a European aristocrat in name and reality, may be the royal family of Joseon.

“… … If Lee Hwan is a member of the royal family, it makes sense. It is clear that Prince Ben-Heren tried to distribute opium throughout Asia and Russia after establishing diplomatic ties with Chosun with Lee Hwan.”

If Lee Hwan dies while killing Asians like this, Ben Heren will never stand still.

Perhaps if the criminal was caught, the fact that Aaron had mentioned Lee Hwan could have been revealed.

Aaron had already made plans to catch them and destroy them.

Recently, Aaron has quit sailing and has been focusing on finding the culprit.

Then an unexpected visitor came to him.

smart.

Who was the person who pretended to be popular in Aaron’s cramped house?

“What?”

“This is Jeff. Are you still alive?”

It was such an unexpected visit.

Aaron stood stunned and stunned, and Jeff asked him.

“Are you going around looking for Asian killers these days?”

“… … What?”

“What if you left me out of such a fun thing? let’s do it together. I just have a few clues.”

Aaron’s head tilted slightly to the side.