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Rothschild is a name that often appears in the news of major and small British newspapers and in various satirical cartoons.

Although in these reports, the name Rothschild is often associated with bad images such as bribery, corruption, treachery, and cunning.

But no matter how various newspapers belittle and ridicule this family, at the end of the article, they will always mention the amazing wealth controlled by this financial family.

As a huge financial family across Europe, even though the Rothschild family has achieved great success in Paris, Frankfurt, Naples and Austria, their branch family in London is still the richest among them.

During the Anti-French War of 1811-1815, the British government paid a total of 42 million pounds in aid to the allies of the Anti-French Alliance, of which the Rothschild family participated in approximately 8 million pounds.

They solved the urgent needs of the cash-strapped British government by borrowing and negotiating from other companies, and then earned a large amount of commissions and currency exchange spreads by providing financial intermediary services to the Anti-French Alliance.

In the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, they made a thrilling bet on the Duke of Wellington and made a profit of more than 200,000 pounds by buying British government bonds at a low price.

Relying on the wealth advantage they had accumulated over the past decade, they acted decisively during the financial crisis of 1825, providing the Bank of England with gold reserves worth 11 million pounds, which was suffering from a run on gold, helping them successfully weather the crisis. crisis.

Through this series of events, the Rothschild family successfully gained the trust of the Tories, so they successfully obtained the qualification to issue part of the British national debt on their behalf.

In addition, they also used their growing reputation to gain the trust of the newly independent Brazilian government and issued Brazilian bonds worth 3 million pounds on their behalf.

It can be said that since 1825, Nathan Rothschild, the spokesman for the London branch of the Rothschild family, has become the king of the entire City of London.

Caricatures often depicted him alongside other City bankers, saying that 'a sneeze from Nathan could cause an earthquake in the City'.

But compared with the Rothschild family's growing wealth, their political status has always been relatively low.

On the one hand, this is because their image as a nouveau riche is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. After all, it has only been twenty or thirty years since the Rothschild family officially became prosperous. Before that, their ancestor was just an antique dealer from Frankfurt.

On the other hand, it is because of their special identity - Jews.

In almost all regions of Europe, discriminatory policies were adopted against Jews. They were restricted to live in designated Jewish areas, their election and elected political power were restricted, and so on.

In Britain, even the Irish have a much better image in newspapers.

In order to improve this unequal relationship between wealth and political power, and also to expand their sources of information, the Rothschild family has been committed to clinging to various powerful political figures in the past decade.

Arthur had seen cartoons in newspapers more than once that satirized Nathan Rothschild for bribing Prime Minister the Duke of Wellington and King George IV.

They were so concerned about the Duke of Wellington and the King, and of course they would not neglect the Duke of Sussex, who had always advocated equal treatment for the Jews.

The Lionel standing in front of him must have been sent by Nathan Rothschild to establish a relationship with the Duke of Sussex, right?

Facing this big shot in the City of London and a small figure in the British political circle, Arthur really didn't know what attitude to use to face him.

After all, my deposit is only 14 pounds, 6 shillings and 1 penny. There should be no stocks with such a small denomination on the London Stock Exchange, right?

But he still chose to hold the other person's hand. After all, multiple friends are better than multiple enemies. Maybe they will come in handy in the future.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Rothschild."

"No no no."

Lionel blinked at Arthur, and he smiled: "Just call me Lionel. To be honest, I have been wanting to get to know you for a long time. You are the pride of the entire Scotland Yard. , your work has inspired the whole of Britain and I'm delighted for you.

Your presence also illustrates the correctness of the Catholic Emancipation Act. Times are changing, and in this changing era, holding on to old and backward concepts is unhelpful to social progress. You should also agree with this point of view, right? "

When Arthur heard this, he finally understood what kind of medicine the other party was selling in his gourd.

Both Jews and Catholics have fallen into the Thames River, and everyone wants to get ashore, so helping each other is helping yourself.

The red devil put his hand on Arthur's shoulder and winked: "Look! What did I say? Mammon came to find you on her own initiative. Arthur, look forward, a lot of money is waving in front. Just pick up With Rothschild, your personal wealth will quickly rise by leaps and bounds."

Arthur nodded and smiled: "I have heard of the Rothschild family a long time ago, but as you know, the City of London is not under the jurisdiction of Scotland Yard. The City has a dedicated City of London Police Department, so I I’ve never had a chance to go.”

"It doesn't matter." Lionel took out a business card from his coat pocket with two fingers and handed it over: "As long as you have time, you can come to this place to find me at any time. Whether it's a chat between friends, or you want to If you want to ask for some investment advice, I’m waiting for you.”

"That's very kind of you."

The Duke of Sussex suddenly said: "Arthur, you came to me today to investigate the case in St. Giles Parish, right? Those people are indeed so abominable!

I assure you, those doctors who are involved, that I will do my best in the House of Lords to put pressure on the relevant medical schools and schools. "

Arthur said: "Thank you for your kindness and justice, but Your Highness the Duke, this is not the only reason why I came to Gresham College today."

He took out the investigative document from the handbag he carried with him.

"After my large-scale investigation and analysis, the missing persons should not only be linked to murders and body thefts. I suspect that it may also involve bad transactions that trick poor people into signing contracts of prostitution."

"Indentured slave?" When Sussex heard this, he suddenly felt a surge of anger in his chest.

He has always been one of the main supporters of the British abolition movement. In order to successfully pass the Slave Trade Abolition Act in 1807, he did a long time lobbying work among the aristocratic groups in the House of Lords.

However, the 1807 Act only made the slave trade illegal in the British mainland, but the slave trade was still legal in the British colonies.

In order to completely abolish slavery, Sussex and a large group of abolitionist supporters established the Anti-Slavery Society in 1827.

So when Arthur talked about the issue of indentured servants, it was like stepping on the Duke of Sussex's tail.

He jumped up from the sofa in a flash: "Arthur, are you sure?"

Of course, Arthur couldn't say anything dead, and he had to leave himself some leeway: "I just have reasonable doubts. After all, most of the missing persons have found their bodies, and those who can't find their bodies happen to be young and middle-aged men.

Men of this age group are unlikely to be targets of body snatchers. Scotland Yard and the military and police almost searched the entire London this time, but they couldn't find any clues. I can only guess that they have probably left Britain.

But with their level of wealth, it was unlikely that they could afford a ship ticket to other places, and indentured servitude was almost the only possibility left. "

After listening to Arthur's analysis, the Duke of Sussex nodded slightly: "What you said makes sense. Okay, let's do this. I will allocate all my private detectives to you. How do you want them to investigate? Then how to check it. These bastards are not allowed to sell black slaves, so why not just sell white slaves? What a fucking idiot!"

When Arthur heard this, his hanging heart was slightly relieved. He added and asked: "Your Highness the Duke, you should understand that slave traders who can organize a fleet are not small people like corpse robbers." Small-time criminals can compare. If I encounter a certain degree of resistance during the investigation, then you..."

Of course the Duke of Sussex understood what Arthur meant. He waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, as long as you get conclusive evidence, I guarantee that they will have no good fruit to eat! I am not doing the abolition of slavery alone. I still have many friends in the House of Commons.

If anyone dares to take revenge on you, I will protect you and will ensure that the Whigs are mobilized in the House of Commons to support you. As Lionel said, the abolition of slavery is the historical trend of the progress of the times, and the trade of white slaves is even more shameful to society.

I believe that at this point in time, even a stubborn person like the Duke of Wellington should be clear about which is more important! If he wants the cabinet to fall as soon as possible, he can oppose me on this matter.

And even if he wanted to do this, Sir Peel probably wouldn't let him do it. Arthur, feel free to do it. If anything happens, I and the Anti-Slavery Society will take care of it for you! "