Holy Roman Empire

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"The biggest fortune-making opportunity of this century is here!"

"Understanding applause."

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"Let's do some calculations together. According to the contract signed with the Spanish government, the handling fee is 12%. Then:

7000×(1-12%)=6160 million

Calculated according to the interest rate of 11.2% per year, and repay the principal and interest in 30 years, we can deduct in the first batch:

67.48×12＝877.24 million

6160-877.24＝5282.76 million

In other words, for a loan of 7000 million, the actual amount we need to pay is 5282.76 million, and the actual interest rate has reached 16.6%. "

"Is that all there is?"

"No, we can also determine the direction of loan use. For example: specifying the products of certain domestic enterprises in the future, as long as they do not exceed the market price, the Spanish government cannot refuse.

This means that we still have an intermediary fee to earn, 30.00% for civilian supplies and [-]% for weapons and ammunition, isn't it too much? "

"Comprehensive calculation of 20% is good, 5286.76×0.2 = 1056.552 million, rounding off the fraction, the agency fee is 1056 million."

"At this point, in fact, we have paid back nearly 7000/3 of the 7 million Aegis loan, and the return on investment has risen to..."

Chapter 41 Military Parade

Have to admit, Rivera chose a good time.The Vienna government was busy with the military parade, and the extra investment companies did not attract everyone's attention at all.

It's not that similar financing has never happened, but it's usually done by listed companies.As long as there are no problems with the project, the approval will not be stuck.

As a professional financial person, Rivera happens to be an expert in this.Of course there are procedures, but it's just selling dog meat for a sheep's trick.

Even the 7000 million contract was carefully prepared.The purpose is to touch porcelain, the loan contract signed by Spain with domestic commercial banks before.

Although the newspapers in Vienna reported it, it is inconvenient to transmit information these days, and it is impossible for the newspapers in Vienna to transmit it to the whole world.

Therefore, the financing meeting in Vienna will start according to the normal process.A direct showdown of risks and benefits, whether you like to vote or not.

The real pockets of money are outside, from Moscow in the east, Stockholm in the north, London in the west, and even North America as far away overseas as Rivera's target.

Such a huge scam is definitely not something that Rivera can do alone, so it is necessary to divide the money.

The Rivera project cannot go ahead without the help of fellow Jews around the world.Of course, most people don't know they're part of a scam yet.

Many people thought it was an epoch-making business model, and many Jewish capitalists who participated in it also bought shares.

According to the business blueprint planned by Rivera, the money they raised will definitely exceed the Spanish loan, and the excess money will still be used for continued investment.

You must know that this is the final stage of the economic crisis, and when all assets are the cheapest, it is the most suitable time to start bargain hunting.

As long as you get through the most difficult period, you will earn blood later.It's just that this kind of thing can only be done by big consortiums and big capitalists.

Ordinary people are limited by funds and cannot accurately grasp the timing of bottom hunting. If they participate in advance, they will be exhausted before the crisis passes.

But it is different when everyone is united. Thousands of middle class and petty bourgeoisie unite, and the wealth they own is definitely no worse than any consortium.

With so much cash flow, it is absolutely possible to get a share of the bottom-hunting game.As investors, they are shareholders of the new consortium.

It just so happens that the economic crisis has just passed, and the panic among the people has not had time to dissipate, so they dare not make investments.

Deposit money in the bank, there is no interest on demand deposits, and there is also a fund management fee; although there is a small amount of interest on a regular basis, it is also a real fixed period, and it is impossible to withdraw it in advance.

A large amount of cash is left at home, and there are security risks, and the rich are also worried.

Everyone has an idea in mind: If there is an investment channel that can obtain stable and generous returns, that would be great.

Using the deception of demand setting, a routine that can be popular in the 21st century, is even more difficult to resist in the 19th century.

Everyone knows that Spain is in financial difficulties. If it is not difficult, it will not borrow foreign debts.But if you say that the Spanish government will go bankrupt, then many people will jump out to refute it.

Regardless of how it fell, in the eyes of ordinary people, Spain is still the fourth largest power in the world after the three major powers of Britain, Russia, and Shenluo.

Not only still has a fertile colony, but also the property accumulated by the colonial empire for hundreds of years.As long as you slow down the current breath, it will get better later.

Besides, isn't there still collateral after bankruptcy?

Waiting for a replacement, borrowing a few terms of the loan contract signed by Spain and several major commercial banks in Shinra, guaranteed by the Vienna government, the risk is suddenly reduced.

How can ordinary people who don't know the inside story be able to tell the truth from the fake?Even if someone finds a problem, the people around him will help him reduce his intelligence.

"If the number of people exceeds [-], the IQ will be halved."

Of course, there will not be more than [-] people attending each presentation.But a good story can also help to lower one's intelligence.

Even if the participants in the meeting are all highly intelligent people, it is possible to arrange for a few to be dragged in.As long as someone takes the lead in investing money in it, the people behind will not be far from being fooled.

It’s not like waiting for 30 years to pay back the capital. After the investment, it will bear fruit next month.Even though they were skeptical, there were still many people who made tentative bets.

After seeing the benefits, no one knows whether they can hold back.Anyway, the scam has just begun, is it too early to close the net?

Not to mention ordinary people, even Rivera himself is now immersed in the beautifully crafted story.

Theoretically speaking, as long as the Spanish government does not experience thunderstorms and the cash flow of investment companies does not break, this scam can continue for a long time.

First take the investment of the previous investors and lend to the Spanish government; then take the investment of the latter to distribute interest and dividends to the previous investors.

Excess funds can also be used for investment.Anyway, the funds in the early stage will definitely be abundant, and you can buy and buy generously.

If the economy recovers quickly enough, the low-priced assets bought now will soon appreciate in value.

As long as you make money fast enough, interest dividends are not a problem.The big deal is to gradually reduce the interest dividends of investors in the later stage, so as to reduce the risk of breaking the capital chain.

As long as the plan is successful, then Rivera is not a liar, but a great entrepreneur.Become a master in the field of capital operation for future generations to pay homage to Mobike.

In the way of doing business, play capital scams.Rivera burst out with the enthusiasm of an entrepreneur, and everywhere he goes, he looks like a successful person.

Not only did the investors get fooled, but the employees of the company were also fooled into being unable to tell the difference between the south, the east and the north. Many people emptied their homes and joined this road to wealth.

When you look at "employee stock ownership" in investment, you are typically full of confidence.We must increase investment, or we can only eat soup.

From the second half of 1895, the great capital operation mentor, Mr. Rivera started the road of "tourism" around the world.

Not only are they fooling investors, but they are also aggressively recruiting talents from all walks of life, preparing to do a big job.

So much so that Adler, as an insider, doubts deep self-doubt.He is clearly an entrepreneur, so what kind of liar is there?

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The game of capital continues, and the military parade for the third anniversary of the Holy Roman Empire has kicked off.Franz rode on a tall white horse and led a group of people to review the entire army.

Waving hands, nonexistent.With his riding skills, if his hands were off the reins, some accidents might happen.

What's more, he is the emperor, and he doesn't need to be close to the people during the military parade, as long as he maintains his majesty, it is enough.

In fact, Franz would rather sit in his epoch-making car to review troops than to ride a horse to review troops.

However, the Holy Roman Empire has a knight tradition, and the Habsburg Dynasty is one of the best.In order to demonstrate his martial spirit, Franz had to choose a military parade on horseback.

The emperor who is over sixty years old can still inspect the troops on a horse, what else is there to say?

I didn't look at the high-level government, and they were all absent collectively.It's not that I don't want to go shopping, but that my body really can't stand the toss.

Franz, who is 65 years old, can ride a military parade, which does not mean that senior cabinet officials in their seventies and eighties can also ride a military parade.

In the event of an accident, the serious military parade would turn into a farce.This was absolutely intolerable to Franz, and he directly ordered the high-ranking officials to rest in the background.

The high-level cabinet members could only watch, and other government officials could only follow along.There is no other reason, the status level is not enough.

So much so that the military parade in 1895 became a special event for generals.In addition to members of the royal family, the generals and marshals followed.

After patrolling around, he dragged his tired body back to the tower, and Franz said slowly, "Let's get started!"

The salute sounded, and the national flag guard holding the double eagle flag took the lead in the performance.

With neat steps, every movement is accurate to the centimeter.Looking from the side, it was a line, and all the soldiers on the field looked solemn, high-spirited, and high-spirited.

The flag-raising ceremony began, accompanied by bursts of national anthem, except for the emperor and queen who were still seated safely, the rest of the people had already stood up, watching the national flag rise slowly.

Frankly speaking, Franz doesn't like to play with these rituals, but he has to admit that these rituals are indeed necessary.

Glancing at the audience, everyone looked solemn, staring at the flag raising slowly, and he was probably the only emperor who was looking left and right at this time.

You must know that the camera is on. If an indecent scene is photographed, it will be an eternal stain.

Of course, this does not include Franz.As a successful old emperor, there will be someone to help interpret any move.

Others looked around randomly, that is, "look around, look left and right"; the emperor looked around, that is, he was inspecting the audience.

After the national flag was hoisted, the parade troops lined up in a square formation and walked towards Vienna Palace Square one at a time.Fortunately, while expanding the palace, Franz also expanded the square by the way, otherwise it would really be impossible to play the military parade.

Looking around and forgetting, I saw a phalanx walking neatly, with their heads held high and their chests held high, full of energy.

The first one to come was the guard of honor of the three services, followed by the army corps, navy corps, air force corps, state army corps...

Then came the majestic armored formation, tank formation and artillery formation.It seems to be inherently domineering, even a glance from a distance can make people daunting.

The last thing to fly through the air is the amazing aerial echelon.As representatives of the Air Force, although these fighters appeared late, they ended quickly.

The airship has withdrawn from the core of the air force, and now the air force's combat power has become an airplane.In line with the meaning of perfection, one hundred fighters are the wealth that the Air Force has brought out this time.

It's a pity that the flying speed was too fast, and I made three big circles around the square. It only took a few minutes before and after, and I returned to the nest before I could understand it.

As for the performance of flying stunts, just think about it. Franz has not lived enough and is not ready to die.Although the Air Force has repeatedly stated that there is no problem, the cautious emperor restrained their desire to show.

In fact, Franz had mustered up enough courage to let the plane fly overhead.There is no way, there are so many aviation accidents these years.

Take the Air Force of the Holy Roman Empire as an example. If there are not a few flight accidents in any year, then Franz will lose.

In line with the choice of safety first, Franz never travels by plane.At the same time, it is also forbidden for any plane to fly over his head.

This prohibition is obviously superfluous. No fool would dare to fly over the emperor's head, which means disrespect to the emperor, which is a proper felony.

Including the military parade, the planes participating in the performance were far away from His Majesty the great emperor.Afraid of being misunderstood, he stood on top of the emperor.

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Chapter 42 Unscrupulous Thoughts and Paying

Judging from the enthusiastic atmosphere at the scene, Franz knew that this epoch-making military parade was considered a success.

As for whether some of the shocking scenes will bring spiritual discomfort to some audience members, that is none of Franz's business.

Celebrations are meant to be lively.Only more than 1 people participated in the military parade. Compared with the huge armed forces of the entire Holy Roman Empire, it is less than one percent, which is enough to prove that Franz has been very restrained.

If you really want to do something, organize tens of thousands of people to conduct an actual combat exercise, and the deterrent effect will be even greater.

But that's enough.Before modern times, there were very few large-scale wars on the European continent.

Most of the impressive battles in historical records are blown out.Perhaps it wasn't the ancients who were bragging, they just wrote history in a bragging way.

For example: In the "History" written by Herodotus, it was recorded that three hundred Greek soldiers defeated 5 Persian troops.

Nothing wrong, that's how it was recorded, 300 people beat more than 500 million people.

As for how the war was fought and how it unfolded, it is all mentioned in one stroke, and the whole story is about the bravery of Greek soldiers.

Three hundred Spartan warriors are obviously not enough. If they are all replaced by saint fighters, it may be possible to execute the beheading operation.

As a fellow Roman historian, Appian recorded in "History of Rome": "Caesar attacked Gaul and wiped out 400 million Gaul troops."

Caesar himself wrote the book "Gallic Wars", claiming: "Defeated the 43 Gaul army, and no one in Rome died in battle."

How about the specific record, the age is too long, and Franz has been unable to research it.The only thing that is certain is: there were absolutely no 400 million Gauls in that era.

Of course, these are beyond the reach of the Indian history.

It is recorded in "Makobharata": In the first World War, there were more than 16 billion casualties of the royal family. How many ordinary people were killed in battle? Anyway, Franz can't remember.

It really complied with the sentence: "As big as the heart is, the world is as big as it is".

Compared with the achievements of the ancients, the Russo-Prussian War and the Anti-French War are weak.

There is no problem with the bragging style of writing. Perhaps the ancients were writing novels, which were mistaken for history by later generations.

But no one who reads history dares to take it seriously.In fact, limited by the original economic model, most of the ancient European wars stayed at the level of hundreds or thousands.

Using tens of thousands of people to fight is a proper big battle.So this military exercise involving tens of thousands of people is scary enough.

After all, since the birth of many small countries, the highest-level battles they have participated in are only at the level of [-] people.