Struggle in Russia

Gelson was not intimidated, but despised Benjamin's actions, so he replied neither humble nor humble: "Sorry, this has done our best. If you are not satisfied, we will continue to collect information on this person."

Gelson only agreed to continue collecting, but he did not promise to give more detailed information, which made Benjamin hate it. Because as long as Gelson said something similar, he would have a way to trouble the father and son.

He directly reported to James Rothschild that they were not working hard, and that the delay in the matter was because the father and son were procrastinating and unable to grasp the key information of the target, which made him miss the opportunity. Anyway, he would pass a lot of responsibility to the Gelsons and his sons.

But Gelson was not fooled at all, and only agreed to collect information, but did not promise to give a specific result. The ball still remained at his Benjamin's feet.

[A pair of cunning foxes! 】

Benjamin cursed secretly in his heart, but there was nothing he could do with Gelson and his son. He could only wave his hand angrily and drive him out.

After Gelson left, Benjamin crushed the thin piece of information into a ball of waste paper and threw it into the wastebasket. He snorted contemptuously: "It doesn't matter who you are, as long as you dare to block Rothschild The way of the family is to kill oneself!"

Benjamin has no choice. For him, no matter who Li Xiao is, he must try his best to complete the task. If you dare to do it, there are thousands of Jews rushing to take on this task!

Even including Gelson who was driven away by him just now, as long as James Rothschild said a word, this father and son would probably be much more ruthless than Benjamin!

But Benjamin was not reckless, he thought about it and decided to visit Count von Norman first. This earl is one of his contacts, because life is too dissolute, so he often asks for help or borrows money from him. As the cousin of Countess Augusta von Harrach, the second wife of Frederick William III, this one had a better relationship with the Hohenzollern family. If he could do the work of William I through him, or let him warn the damn Russians and scare them away, things might be easier.

After Von Neumann learned of Benjamin's intentions, he agreed without saying a word, not only because Benjamin promised to lend him another interest-free loan, but also because he has always been doing these things to make ends meet.

Yes, this von Neuermann has no other abilities. The reason why he can maintain a lavish life that even millionaires envy because of his mediocre ability is to help people with "ordinary affairs" in exchange for gratitude.

Either it is to help people match up, or it is to directly use the family relationship to threaten and intimidate, anyway, it is doing some bullying business. In the past few years, he has actually been quite honest. When his cousin-in-law Frederick William III was still there, his business was at least ten times better than it is now. At that time, there was no one in Prussia who didn't buy him some face, and there was nothing he couldn't get over!

"William's affairs are more troublesome, but we are all old friends. I will help you with this matter, so that the Russians will be obedient and obedient!"

Von Neuermann actually didn't take Li Xiao seriously. In his opinion, what about the Russians? This is Prussia, and it's not up to the Russians to be domineering. Besides, it was difficult to deal with William I in the past when he was in power, but now that William I has lost most of his power, what else can he do?

Yes, von Neuermann underestimated the seriousness of the matter from the very beginning. He felt that if Benjamin had found him to work for William I, the matter would be a matter of a few sentences. Now it's just a little bit more troublesome than before, and he needs to spend a little bit of trouble.

That night, Von Neumann went straight to William I's residence, but he was unlucky. William I has been very busy recently, and he hasn't returned home yet, so he doesn't leave. I think it's the same with the princess.

"...I heard that His Highness is busy dealing with the Russians recently?" Von Neumann cut straight to the point, "Are you planning to borrow money from the Russians?"

Augusta didn't particularly like Von Neuerman, because this guy's reputation was not very good, whether he was a playboy or relying on his ancestral relationship to dawdle, he was not a serious person. Of course, she did not ignore the energy of von Neuermann. She knew very well how well-developed this guy's relationship network in the upper class was. After all, too many nobles had approached him to solve family scandals or scandals. It's a bit of a face to buy him.

"Borrow money?"

Augusta was not clear about this news. Although she knew that King William I was very busy recently, she didn't know what he was busy with. She thought she was busy negotiating with Li Xiao!

Augusta asked calmly, "What kind of money do you want to borrow?"

Von Neuerman smiled and said: "Don't pretend to be confused with me. I have heard that His Highness is busy borrowing funds and needs about one million talers! Such a large amount of money is not a small amount. But you must be careful!"

[One million talers! 】

Augusta's own family knows their own affairs. When William I was in power, his annual income was about 200,000 talers. But after the revolution forced him to step down, his apparent wage income and annuity income combined It was less than one hundred thousand. One million talers is not a small sum for their family!

The most important thing is that William I didn't tell her that she wanted to borrow money and why she wanted to borrow money, and Augusta was very upset immediately. She felt that William I should at least discuss such a big matter with her, or at least tell her. As a result, now von Neuerman knows all about it, and her wife is still keeping it in the dark. What is this?

Although her heart was already overwhelmed, Augusta remained calm on the face, because she knew that Von Neumann was not a good person, and this time she deliberately came to talk to her about the loan, probably because she was uneasy and kind. Therefore, it is impossible for her to show any wind to him, and then she can slowly ask William I.

"You are mistaken. Your Highness has no intention of borrowing money. This is just some wild gossip!"

But von Neuermann added unwillingly: "This is by no means gossip. I must remind you that this loan is a big deal. You must not be careless. What if His Highness encounters usury and gets tricked? Let me tell you , you must not let Your Highness do things like this, you must find a reliable way to borrow money, I have a lot of friends in this regard, and all of them have very good reputations..."