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Benjamin cleared his throat, pretended to be very sincere, and said to King William I: "Your Highness, I personally do not suggest that you borrow expensive usury loans... This will be a huge financial pressure, and it will be harmful to you if it spreads." Prestige also has negative effects. I personally suggest that you be more cautious!"

Naturally, William I did not want to borrow usury loans. In fact, he was not interested in low-interest loans. If Benjamin could provide interest-free loans or simply give them away for nothing, he would be very happy.

Of course, this is totally impossible.

So he asked a little grumpily, "Then can you give me better advice?"

Benjamin was waiting for this sentence, and he immediately said: "As far as I know, you seem to have some disagreements with Duke Ludwig III of Hesse-Darmstadt?"

William I frowned suddenly, because he did not have a good relationship with Duke Ludwig III of Hesse-Darmstadt, because in the German Confederation, Hesse-Darmstadt was more inclined to Austria, and often Always follow Austria to find trouble with Prussia. He had disliked that Ludwig III guy who had no aristocratic style for a long time, and he was not pleasing to the eye.

However, he did not show this clearly. After all, when he was in power, although he competed fiercely with Austria for control of the German Confederation, he basically did not tear himself apart. Therefore, although he hated Ludwig III, there was no direct conflict. So how did Benjamin know?

Of course, it doesn't matter whether you know these things or not. The important thing is what does Benjamin mean by suddenly mentioning Ludwig III?

Benjamin explained with a smile: "We are willing to mediate the relationship between you and His Royal Highness Grand Duke Ludwig III, if you can give him some form of recognition, or publicly express your willingness to ease the tension with Hesse-Darmstadt , I am personally willing to help you fight for more favorable loan terms."

William I was a little stunned, because he did strongly criticize Hesse-Darmstadt after returning from London, calling it a shame for Germany, and publicly stated that he would give Hesse-Darmstadt a little color look. However, these are actually just a gesture.

Because who made Hesse-Darmstadt make the most serious concessions to the Revolutionary Party in this revolution, and even handed over the position of prime minister to the liberals. In the eyes of the conservative William I, this is original sin, so whenever he has the opportunity, he will attack Hesse-Darmstadt and Ludwig III. A commoner woman is his wife!

It's just that, although the verbal attack was quite violent, William I shrewdly controlled the scope very cleverly, and it would not directly cause war or armed conflict.

To put it bluntly, William I deliberately seized the soft persimmon of Hesse-Darmstadt to show his existence.

Of course, this is just William I's idea, and the situation is different for Ludwig III. Originally, this revolution severely damaged the foundation of his rule, and he had to make major concessions to the revolutionaries. This made him very uncomfortable, but what was even more uncomfortable was that it caused high dissatisfaction in Prussia.

Yes, in Ludwig III's view, William I's continuous finding of faults was Prussia's expression of dissatisfaction with Hesse-Darmstadt, which was a threat. Because he has been following Austria all these years and did not buy Prussia's account, he naturally offended Prussia severely. Now that Austria can't do it, isn't it natural for Prussia to seize the opportunity to trouble him!

For a small shrimp like Hesse-Darmstadt, Prussia is really a behemoth. As long as this behemoth sneezes, Hesse-Darmstadt will blow a storm.

If he didn't want to sit still, he naturally had to find a way quickly, and in the German Confederation, the Rothschild family was the most powerful. Ludwig III didn't have any useful connections in Prussia, so naturally he could only find Rothschilds. He wanted to find a way for the German family, and he did not hesitate to promise a lot of money for this, and this is why Benjamin suddenly mentioned Hesse-Darmstadt.

Seeing this, I have to admire the management of the Rothschild family. In fact, the reason why this family was so new at the time was not because of their superb business skills or means, but because they had a relationship all over Europe and news network. They can grasp the key events happening in European countries at the fastest speed, and they can make huge profits at any time based on this news and their relationship network.

For example, the matter of Ludwig III is actually a very simple operation for the Rothschild family. They know very well that Prussia or William I are just talkers, and even without their intervention, Hesse-Davidson would not be destroyed. How about Mstadt. It just so happened that William I was short of money, so they allocated it reasonably, which not only earned William I's favor and high interest, but also took a handful of Ludwig III's wool. Can you make money doing this?

Naturally, William I didn't know what plans Benjamin or the Rothschild family were planning. He calculated that if Ludwig III was given a hand, the funding problem would be solved, which was completely acceptable.

However, he would not immediately agree foolishly, but asked, "What kind of preferential terms?"

Benjamin smiled and said, "We will lend you 700,000 Prussian thalers at the market rate!"

[700,000! 】

William I cheered in his heart, and there was an increase of 200,000 all of a sudden, and it was no longer a usury loan but a market interest rate. It was not just as simple as 200,000.

But this is still not enough for him, because he has calculated that at least 1 million is needed, and 700,000 is really not enough.

He immediately muttered, "That's not enough!"

Gelson couldn't help laughing when he heard this, it must not be enough, you threw out your hole cards too early, let Benjamin and the Rothschild family know that you must have this million, and they will be polite at that time , Don't squeeze out all the benefits step by step!

Benjamin also immediately put on a very embarrassed expression. He told William I that this was the only way he could think of, and he really had no way to get another 300,000 Prussian thalers.

Of course, this is still a lie. Three hundred thousand Prussian thalers are nothing at all. To the Rothschild family, it’s enough to squeeze it casually. It’s really a drop in the bucket! What they really want to do is still to increase the price tag in order to obtain higher profit income...

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