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Benjamin was a little flustered, because William I's anger was real, and although the prince didn't have much power at the moment, everyone knew that Frederick William IV had no children. Everyone knows that after Frederick William IV is gone, the successor is likely to be William I or William I's son.

Although Frederick William IV is not too old, it is unlikely that he will die suddenly, but a well-informed person like Benjamin also knows that the king's health is not particularly good. William I had to be regent.

So although William I is a bit down at this time, it is not without a chance to make a comeback. If the relationship with him is messed up at this time, will William I succeed to the throne or be regent in the future? Will there be good fruits for them?

In fact, the reason why Benjamin quoted the price of 100,000 Prussian thalers is not that he really only has such a large authority. He is actually a businessman by nature. What William I asked for was 1 million Prussian thalers. He really has no authority over the money, and he doesn't want to give it. Naturally, he has to pay back the money. So he deliberately set a very low price. On the one hand, it was to lower the price, and on the other hand, he hoped that William I would inherit more favors.

What Benjamin means is that if I don’t pinch you, how do you know that this money is not so easy to borrow? I have to let you know that borrowing money is very difficult, so I made it so difficult for you to borrow money for you. Do you owe me? There are a lot of favors, and these will have to be repaid in the future, and more money will be used to honor them.

All in all, this is a deal for Benjamin. He achieved his goal with the most shrewd and practical means. I am afraid that even Baron James Rothschild will praise him. After all, not everyone can handle a country Chu Jun's.

Gelson could see it clearly from the sidelines. He knew the inside story of Benjamin and his cards best. According to Benjamin's authority, at least 500,000 Prussian thalers could be granted to William I. 100,000 Prussian thalers are indeed a bit of a beggar. mean.

So as soon as Benjamin quoted the price, Gelson knew what kind of tricks he wanted to play. In the bottom of his heart, he admired Benjamin's courage. Don't look at him before when he faced William I. He was a little restrained and shy, but now it seems that this is just It's just a disguise. The general manager was probably not afraid of William I from the bottom of his heart, but deliberately pretended to be cowardly as a disguise.

Whether it was to paralyze William I or for other purposes, it showed that he didn't really take William I seriously, otherwise it wouldn't be like this. And this made Gelson admire him very much. He hoped that one day in the future, he would truly not take a big man like William I seriously.

Of course, Gelson was also a little curious. He wanted to know what kind of conditions Benjamin would use to finance King William I. Was it higher interest rates or other political gains and benefits?

At this time, Benjamin finally opened his mouth to answer,

Sorry and embarrassment were written on his face, and he replied in a very tangled manner: "Your Highness, you are really embarrassing me. I am personally willing to provide you with financing services, but my authority is really not that great. I can offer at most two hundred thousand Prussian thalers, and I have to personally guarantee it for you..."

"Of course, the guarantee is not a big problem. We all know that your reputation is impeccable. But no matter what, I have to bear a huge responsibility for this. If the head office wants to pursue it, I will also have a headache!"

"What? Two hundred thousand is far from enough?" Benjamin spread his hands, and said again: "You are trying to force me to death! Two hundred thousand is really a lot, I only have so much authority... I At most, I can find a colleague for you and think of a solution, but the interest rate is very high. Personally, I really don’t want to bear the notoriety of usury for you, which will also greatly damage our friendship and cooperative relationship... ..."

Gelson watched Benjamin's performance quietly. As expected, Benjamin threw out the weapon of high interest rates. Although he said it beautifully, in fact, if William I really wanted to borrow usury, he would Wishing for it, after all, the Hohenzollern family is so fat, even if it is really not worth the money, it can be offset with other more valuable things!

However, Gelson felt that Benjamin's real purpose was not to lend usury. He probably wanted to obtain other more valuable promises, such as government insider information, which could be cashed ten times and a hundred times in the financial market, okay?

William I asked in a muffled voice: "A higher interest rate? How much is that, and how much can you borrow at such an interest rate?"

Benjamin made a gesture: "It's about this amount. I can lend you half a million Prussian thalers. This is really the limit!"

Five hundred thousand Prussian thalers were simply not enough for William I. If he wanted to attract more younger brothers in the German states, not one million was not enough at all. Before, he thought it would not be a big problem to ask Benjamin to borrow one million, so he reported the number directly, but who would have thought that Benjamin, who had a good cooperation and convenient loan in the past, would lose the chain, which really disappointed him!

If you can only borrow half a million Prussian thalers from Benjamin, what about the remaining half? The family put together probably only about 100,000 yuan, so how to fill in the hundreds of thousands of holes?

For a while, King William I scratched his head. He realized that he thought things too simply. These Jews didn't seem to be as easy to deal with as he imagined!

In fact, this cannot be blamed on William I. Before, he felt that Benjamin was easy to deal with. It was because he was still in power and had a lot of power in his hands. It was Benjamin who flattered him, so naturally he was obedient to his demands.

But now that he has no ruling power, and the resentment of the people in the country is still very great, in this case, he begged Benjamin to do things.

The natural situation is completely different when the offense and defense are different, so it depends on a person's humanity, not just on his attitude towards you when you are going smoothly, but on his attitude when you are in a low tide.

Besides, talking about love with a Jewish financial tycoon like Benjamin is as unreliable as talking about love with a female cousin!

Benjamin has been observing the expression of William I, seeing that he is very tangled, knowing that his strategy has worked, he just wants to make William I tangled, and then send him a meal that looks a bit good but tastes bad when he is most tangled. An uncomfortable plan, he believes that this plan will bring him great benefits, and now the time is almost ripe!

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