Chapter 2042: The New "The Merchant of Venice" And the Backer
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When it comes to money, Beihai really has no shortage of money. Not to mention that a large amount of cheap brass is used to cast brass coins, even silver coins are not lacking at all. The most wretched thing is that Marin took the nickel-nickel-nickel copper to France and replaced it with real gold and silver. The most ridiculous thing is that the French didn't see it at all, but they really liked the fake Denier silver coins made of nickel and white copper in the North Sea.
And Marin also discovered a very interesting thing-the French Denier silver coin is also a hard currency in Italy.
It is not difficult to understand that France is the largest country in Western Europe and the largest agricultural country. Italy has a large population but is dominated by mountains, so it needs to import a large amount of wine and food from France every year. Regardless of the fertile volcanic ash soil in Italy, it is suitable for growing wheat. However, there are not many wheat fields in the valleys. Italians still eat more food made from barley. French barley is also imported, as well as German rye as a supplement. Therefore, Italian food prices will always be expensive.
Since a large number of French agricultural products are imported every year, French currency is of course easy to use in Italy. After all, you can go directly to France to buy food with French currency.
Likewise, Italian coins were popular in France. After all, France also imports a lot of handicrafts and artworks from Italy every year, and the relationship between the two sides is very close.
So, now Marin has a new idea-he plans to spread the fake Denier silver coins made of nickel-nickel-nickel-nickel copper in northern Italy first. Then, through the direction of Italy, it flows into France. In this way, even if something happens in the future, Marin can guide public opinion and blame the Italians. Anyway, the reputation of Italian businessmen is not very good, so they are very suitable for taking the blame. Don't you see, Shakespeare's comedy "The Merchant of Venice" is an outstanding work satirizing profiteers in Italy.
In addition, Shylock, the Merchant of Venice, also has a particularly important identity as a man who has been behind the pot for thousands of years-Jewish.
The Jews can be said to be the "responsible men" of Europe for thousands of years. Whenever there is a problem with the economy, the Jews will always be pulled out and whipped, becoming the best blamers.
In short, before the end of World War II, black Jews in Europe were politically correct and conformed to public opinion...
Marin has asked the Beihai State Mint to mint more than 100 million fake Denier silver coins, and the output is still exploding. It must be fake if he is not guilty. Therefore, while frantically reaping benefits, Marin was also trying to find someone to take the blame.
Obviously, Italian businessmen are very suitable for taking the blame. And the Jewish merchants among the Italian merchants are even more suitable...
But how to make Italian Jewish businessmen take the blame? If there is no evidence, rumors will be refuted. Moreover, Marin does not want to expose the fact that there are counterfeit French Denier silver coins. after all,
I still want to make a fortune from this. Exposing it now is tantamount to self-destruction of the source of income.
Therefore, Marin intends to use subtle means to hack a wave of Italian businessmen and Jewish businessmen among the Italian businessmen. First stink their reputation, and then, when they become so stinky, even if the fake silver coin incident breaks out, with a little guidance, they can blame Italian Jewish businessmen.
How to subtly? Marin has ready-made experience to learn from, this is Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice"...
Shakespeare's influence goes without saying, and the masterpiece of this comedy, The Merchant of Venice, is also one of the best plays. More importantly, because this show is so popular, it has blackmailed Jewish businessmen for hundreds of years since its birth, and it is an important theoretical basis for Jews to be attacked...
Therefore, Shakespeare also participated in the suffering of the Jews. His "The Merchant of Venice" is too popular, which has also caused people who have watched "The Merchant of Venice" to have a bad impression of Jews. As long as people instigate it, it is easy to be used by others.
According to legend, when Mustache was anti-Semitic, "The Merchant of Venice" was the key promotional play. Some people even said that because Mustache watched this show when he was a child, he had a prejudice against Jews since he was a child...
Of course, Marin doesn't care what the mustache is. He knew that there was no better person to take the blame than a Jewish businessman. Moreover, the image of the Jewish merchant Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" is not completely fabricated, and there are many prototypes.
As far as Marin knew, Jewish businessmen in this era had no integrity.
Of course, as a businessman, most businessmen in this era have no integrity. It's just that Jewish businessmen are the best among them, and they are more prominent. People are unwilling to blackmail their own businessmen of the same race, and then, Jewish businessmen who have no homeland and are pagans, take the blame...
Marin does not discriminate against Jews, on the contrary, he values Jews more. For example, in the official office of his Ministry of Finance, there are many Jewish college students working to help him manage his finances, and they have done a good job.
Therefore, although Marin had already established a theater in Aurich and copied Shakespeare's plays, he just never copied "The Merchant of Venice". Mainly, he had to consider the feelings of his Jews. In addition, the feelings of the quasi-ally country Venice must also be considered.
But it's different now, Marin needs to find someone to take the blame for him. It's not that Marin is so afraid of France, but that he cherishes his reputation. If an imposing ruler of the country is exposed to wantonly minting fake silver coins, he will be despised by everyone. Therefore, it is necessary to find a blame man. Moreover, he is a person who can carry the blame. Otherwise, just find a passer-by to take the blame, and no one will believe it.
Obviously, the Jews of Venice, this double identity is very suitable as a target...
The Venetians have monopolized the spice trade for hundreds of years and have earned astonishing profits, which have long been envied by the whole of Europe. And the Jews also make a lot of money, and their reputation is even more stinky. Combining the two, no one will believe that he is innocent...
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What Marin has to do is to put "The Merchant of Venice", a Shakespeare play that he participated in the drama club on the university campus, on stage, and spread it all over Europe, so that people automatically think that Italian Jewish businessmen are not Reliable, very wicked...
However, in order to get rid of the pot of casting fake silver coins, Marin also specially modified the original version of "The Merchant of Venice", adding a story where Sherlock led a group of guys to edge the gold coins and cast fake silver coins.
In this way, with this plot, as the play becomes popular in Europe, people will subconsciously think that the casting of counterfeit coins must be the handiwork of Jewish merchants... Then, their excuses are useless...
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It's just that, as a quasi-ally of Venice and the need to take care of the feelings of the Jewish officials of the North Sea State, Marin decided that the North Sea State could not be involved in this matter, and had to find a "trumpet" to handle it...
Marin thought of John Lafite, who was a spy in France, and originally wanted to stage the play in Paris. But considering that France is now an ally with Venice, it should take into account the face of the Venetians, so it is not appropriate.
Then, you can only choose Spain and the United Kingdom. Both countries are sworn enemies of France, and the relationship with Venice is naturally very poor. It is very appropriate for them to blacken the Jews in Venice and Italy.
It's just that Marin's power in Spain is weak, and he wants to promote the drama "The Merchant of Venice" without anyone noticing, and there is a lot of resistance.
Therefore, we can only promote the show in England first. Moreover, Marin also intends to leave a name for Shakespeare. Then, the author of the new "The Merchant of Venice" is still Shakespeare, even though Shakespeare was not born, he got the authorship right of a world-class drama...
Marin intends to use various channels of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in England to fully roll out the new comedy drama "The Merchant of Venice" in London first. Then, let the men in England go to Spain to find a performance partner, and translate the script into the Spanish version, so that the local Spanish talents can help promote it. As long as this show becomes popular in England, the capable people in Spain will be happy to help promote it. After all, they make money too.
Then, this new "The Merchant of Venice", which was added by Marin to depict the plot of Jewish merchants casting counterfeit money, will successfully throw the blame on the poor Jewish merchant, and let Marin, the real culprit, stay out of the way...
On the day when the incident happened, people watched "The Merchant of Venice" too much, and their first reaction might be that the Jewish businessman is playing tricks again...
Thinking about it makes me feel miserable...it really is "a person sits at home, and the pot comes from the sky"...
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