Chapter 340: Each Going His Own Way

Soros cut a piece of bloody beef with a knife, picked it up with a fork and slowly put it into his mouth, chewing it carefully for a while.

"He is a hundred times more terrible than you think. Although colonialism can make huge profits, it is based on massive investment in the early stage.

It is a pity that the Netherlands and Portugal, which once dominated the ocean, are still paying off debts from the Age of Exploration today."

As the saying goes, a word awakens a dreamer, and Solomon Rothschild immediately restrained his smile. He never thought that the process would be so complicated.

This time, even he almost fell into the trap designed by a little devil, and he couldn't help but gasp.

"According to you, it's just an excuse to cover up?"

The other party smiled and didn't answer, drinking while looking at the embarrassed King.

When dealing with this junior, Solomon didn't have the airs of a senior at all, and continued to ask without shame.

"The good news announced by the royal family is just to whet our appetite. Is the so-called dividend a cover?"

"Yes, in fact, the railway construction this time is also a cover. Before the massive funds entered the railway company, many routes had not even started to be built.

And I learned through a secret channel that the construction funds that should have been used on these sections of the road were transferred to Mexico."

Although Soros seemed to be confident in his words, he did not quite understand Archduke Franz's approach in his heart. After all, this action that seemed to be completely unhelpful to the empire did happen.

So, even a genius like him who has surpassed history for a hundred years needs to listen to other people's opinions, maybe it can solve his doubts.

"It's nothing. Austria contracted a piece of land in Mexico that was not favored by people, but found gold mines there, and it was a rich mine.

At this time, there are more than 10,000 imperial soldiers in California, and they almost control all the local indigenous people. The miners, farmers and even prostitutes are now transported from other places."

Solomon did have his own intelligence sources, but all parties agreed that Tasan Anna was a tyrant who forgot his principles and was greedy for money.

They were all very sure that one day in the near future, the Mexicans who coveted wealth would not be able to resist using force against California, and even if they dug up gold, the Austrians would not be able to transport it back to their country.

On the contrary, the war with Mexico would eventually make one of the United States and France the final winner on the North American continent, and Mexico would be completely eliminated from this competition.

"It's interesting that the Habsburgs are always so close to gold." Soros laughed. He felt that the United States was indeed the promised land of the Jews.

It is far better to go there and make a fortune quietly than to play the death game with such a dangerous opponent in Europe. After all, if it were not for that damn John Tyler, the United States would have been the territory of the Jewish financial consortium.

Perhaps at that time, we should have made more efforts to prevent the traitor of the Democratic Party from coming to power.

In fact, John Tyler's ascension to the presidency was a surprise to people at that time. Except for Franz, no one knew that old Harris would die of illness just after taking office.

And the former, like Andrew Jackson, was an ultimate fan of the Constitution of the United States. As soon as he came to power, he did not hesitate to offend those big moneymen and thwarted the conspiracy of the financial group to control federal power.

Andrew Jackson's epitaph has only a short sentence, "Look, I killed that bank."

John Tyler, like the former, struck a heavy blow to the financial consortium shortly after taking office, but he had offended too many bankers, and the final outcome was doomed to be not too good.

Solomon and Soros had their own ulterior motives. One was determined to conquer the United States, while the other decided to stay in Vienna.

The previous marriage plan was also scrapped, and Soros decided to leave after dinner. Solomon knew that the other party was on guard against him, so he did not deliberately keep him.

He was flexible and had planned to use the younger generation in front of him, whom he admired very much, as a stepping stone for advancement. Although it might not be a wise move to invest in the so-called Austrian Royal Overseas Development Company now, if the empire extends its power to the outside, the prices of steel and arms will definitely soar in the future.

Solomon planned to invest in industry because he foresaw that Austria would definitely fall into a long-term war in the future, and both internally and externally, and the empire and its enemies would definitely need his help.

"When the cannon sounds, gold is worth a thousand taels." This is a motto that has always been respected by their family.

In order to ease the relationship with the royal family, it is crucial to find a valuable scapegoat. Thanks to himself for conveying Soros's affairs to her boss through that cunning and seductive woman.

Soros had made up his mind to go to the United States. He originally wanted to take the opportunity of marrying the Rothschild family to hide in the Caesar Hotel, the most dangerous place in the empire.

But the other party was slow to make this request, so he had already seen that his situation was no longer safe. Fortunately, everything was prepared.

Not long after he left the Caesar Hotel and got on the carriage, Vienna's lighting system had problems. A gas pipeline leaked and exploded, and the whole city was immediately plunged into darkness.

When the lighting system was restored, Soros was no longer to be found.

During this period, lighting mainly relied on gas lamps. In 1807, Britain became the first city in the world to be lit by gas lamps.

Soon this technology spread to European countries, and major cities at that time used gas lamps.

Vienna, as the capital of Austria, is no exception, but gas lamps have some inherent disadvantages, such as dark smoke and unpleasant smells.

The biggest disadvantage is that they are easy to be used to cause explosions and fires.

Solomon did not send anyone to continue chasing, but returned to the table to clean up the leftovers.

The old butler on the side was very puzzled by the behavior of this "King", after all, he usually does not drink anything but sweet springs and does not eat anything but real food.

If a dish has even one leaf that is not placed in a standard way, the servants will be ordered to throw it away and redo it. And today, the leftovers

"Master, the food is cold." The old butler kindly reminded.

"So what? The most important function of food is to fill the stomach, and the occasion and type are not important."

Solomon rubbed the bread used as tableware on the plate, not even a drop of oil or water was left.

"No one can take it away from you, no one can!"

To be honest, Franz did have the intention to kill Soros, but the most successful way is to let Ajani get close to him, and it is also possible to lose a general.

The only remaining method is to send more people to find opportunities, but this will cost more, not to mention that it is very unrealistic to find the target in such a vast sea of ​​people.

Instead of wasting time and effort, it is better to go directly to some non-governmental organizations to draw prizes. Reward is a good way, which can not only save oneself from being criticized, but also reduce the burden, so why not do it?