152 Grain Markets in Asia(2)
A week after Britain made contact with Easterfield, a messenger came with a scorpion.
Treasury Secretary Hallis Brown had a rather shocked expression on her face.
“… … Give up Australia? No, isn’t it too absurd to ask for India?”
“Still, looking at the conditions they suggested, this is not necessarily the case. In the future, when we bring minerals, there will be no tariffs and the price of minerals will be 8% lower than the market price.”
At first, Hallis Brown, who thought this was some kind of bullshit, woke up to the sound of an 8% discount.
Even if the mineral price rises by only 2%, it will inevitably be a burden for the leader of the industrial front.
But conversely, they say that even a 2% cut is enough for the industry to breathe, but what if an 8% price change is applied?
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Moreover, in the present era, it was not easy to maximize the ratio of net profit because it is a double tariff system in which tariffs are applied even when exporting.
In such a situation, if tariffs are waived, London’s industrial zone will be revitalized.
However, Hallis Brown was still a little unclear.
“Australia is a huge land mass, but it doesn’t feel like it’s really helping us that much. But India is different. It doesn’t make any sense to hand over northern India to them.”
“But, Vice Minister, isn’t northern India mostly wasteland?”
“Not most of it, but there is a fairly wide spread of wasteland.”
“If so, why not take this opportunity to wipe out India and Australia and all those fiery lands and take only the nutritious areas?”
Britain was not very interested in northern India.
This is because development is difficult and there are not many parts that are helpful to the industrial front.
As Harlis Brown listened to what her entourage had said, she realized that she was right.
“Well, I don’t think you’re wrong, do you?”
“Then shall we make a deal right away?”
“Zeep. There’s nothing wrong with it, okay?”
“How do I make a report?”
“I raise it.”
It was clear that something was not quite right, but he couldn’t give up his credit for creating a phase of British industry that was almost paralyzed.
Hallis Brown delivered a report based on these facts to the Duke of Wellington.
The Duke of Wellington, who had been struggling with the cost of electricity supply these days, was very happy to hear that he was procuring minerals at an 8% discount.
“You finally did it!”
“Thank you, sir!”
“By the way, if we sell India and Australia, the financial situation will be much better than before. However, the problem is that there is no good way to convert it into a military budget.”
“Can’t it be different depending on which side you build the wire on?”
One of the most important things in the war was to secure a stable military budget.
In order to be able to secure a stable electricity budget, first, it was necessary to understand the conflict area where war was taking place, and second, a financier who could reliably roll the electricity budget was needed.
Halles Brown offered the Duke of Wellington a trick.
“Sir, have you ever heard of the Golden Child family?”
“Isn’t it the family that had a marriage conversation with Easterfield I in the past?”
“Yes, it is. Now, in connection with the Austrian Habsburgs, I know that they are running bills throughout Germany and trading bonds.”
“Why are you talking to them all of a sudden?”
“Goldenchild, along with the Raschilds, are known as Germany’s most resourceful men. If we work with them, I think that it will be possible to easily finance the fuel.”
“… … Oh hey?”
“I think this is the best case scenario for us as long as tangent is possible.”
The Duke of Wellington’s eyes rolled quickly.
***
After the Austrian Habsburg unification of Germany, the Jews who had been suppressed were liberated.
The ghetto Judengase in Frankfurt, Germany, as well as the ghettos in Leipzig, Vienna, and other regions were dissolved, and the liberation of the Jews was finally achieved.
They contacted the Easterfield Confederacy and were working in every way to reclaim Israel’s liberation from the Ottomans.
At the center of it all was Rachel Goldman.
Rachel Goldman would often visit the Dutch royal family to hold meetings with Elizabeth and ask her to speak to the Federation’s head, Yi Hwan.
Of course, Elizabeth didn’t treat Rachel very well, but she didn’t welcome Rachel either.
He just thought that he was a banker with great influence in his country, nothing more, nothing less.
Today, Rachel came to visit Elizabeth.
“If the dear Dutch leader will be generous with you, our Jews will never forget Your Majesty.”
“No, I mean, how many times have I not emphasized that you have to tell Easterfield I directly?”
“Right now, for Soin, the will of Your Majesty is more important.”
“Well.”
If Elizabeth stirs up the disease, it would not be unreasonable to return Israel to the Jews.
But there was one problem.
It was coexistence.
“In the region of Israel, there are people who currently live there. Above all, Israel is currently being used as a major military and trade base for the Easterfield Federation. How can I ask you to return such a land to you?”
“If possible, the land, we Jews, will buy it with money.”
“… … Do you live with money?”
This may sound arrogant, but if Jewish financiers living all over Europe ran out of money, they could really buy all of Israel’s real estate.
However, it was absurd to ask for the land to be returned to the extent that the original inhabitants were expelled.
Elizabeth made it very clear that Rachel was not allowed.
“It is not.”
“Your Majesty, if you are willing to take the life of a small man, you can do so. So please… … .”
Elizabeth was well aware that Rachel was a person who didn’t hesitate to run for her original goal.
However, it was very rare to find such a blindly clinging to this.
Now it was clear that she had something unavoidable.
“I think there must be something wrong with you, what is it?”
“… … To be honest, it is because of marriage.”
“marriage?”
“Financers from the ghetto are getting married to each other and strengthening their power. If I get it wrong, I will end up marrying my maternal uncle.”
“what?”
“When I said that I refused to marry within the family, the family nailed it that they would not be able to escape unless they brought back Israel.”
“Hmm.”
In this era, interracial marriages were not very rare.
However, recent advances in Easterfield’s science have revealed that inbreeding causes genetic defects.
Since then, interracial marriages are no longer banned in Austria, and Easterfield has outlawed marriages between blood relatives.
In such a yard, it was unacceptable to have a family marriage.
Jews outside the ghetto had the right to live according to their own customs.
It could be said that there was no legal basis to stop them.
“The Goldman family has inherited hemophilia from generation to generation. If I get married like this, my children will be born with deformities.”
“Hmm… … .”
“Sir, please look down upon the dwarf!”
With the overwhelming financial power, it was virtually impossible to suppress those Jews again now.
However, there is a way to control them.
“Then how about doing this?”
“You name it… … .”
“What if we build a city on the coast like Ashdot or Ashkelon and settle the Jews?”
In the past, European Jews tried to settle down in the Middle East, but at that time, it was difficult for Jews living in Europe to find a place in the desert, so this could not be realized.
But now things are completely different.
Along the coast of Israel, port cities developed and began to form skyscrapers, and military bases were formed around Jerusalem, resulting in a huge influx of population.
Even if it was an area that had not yet been fully developed, it would have been enough for people to live if Easterfield’s infrastructure technology was introduced.
“Are you saying that you are going to divide Israel in two?”
“It’s about sharing Jerusalem.”
“… … share!”
There was one thing the Jews misunderstood, and that was the truth about holy cities like Jerusalem and Mecca.
The Easterfield Confederation has enabled all religions to peacefully coexist in the Middle East through a strategy of sharing the Holy Land.
Jerusalem did not belong to anyone, but existed as a symbol of religion and peace.
“It seems that Jewish businessmen would accept these conditions well enough.”
“But you could argue that marriage and that are different things… … .”
“So, you have to put up another condition.”
“If there were other conditions, what would you say?”
“You are connected with a powerful family of another bloodline.”
“… … A powerful family?”
“To marry one of the central powers of the Easterfield Federation.”
“iced coffee… … !”
***
A message from Lee Hwan delivered to the Portuguese royal family.
Portugal’s Joao Fernandez, one of the commanders of the Federation Forces, was deeply troubled.
“In order to steadily increase the power of the private fleet, the central character needs to be as strong as possible. then… … .”
In fact, Joao Fernandez harbored a great desire to be directly involved in the war as a member of the Federation Forces rather than stay in Portugal.
He liked sailing the open sea far more than being stuck in a remote village called Portugal forever.
In the end, João Fernandez decided to leave for Asia with his own private fleet.
Joao Fernandez’s lips were full of determination as he headed to the royal palace to meet Maria II.
Joao Fernandez, who later met Maria II.
“… … Are you leaving for the East?”
“Please forgive me.”
“No, what will our Portuguese navy do if you leave?”
“The Portuguese Navy is now part of the Federal Army. Even if you don’t have a talent, there are plenty of talented people to replace you.”
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Maria II had a lot of trouble.
The current federal army is centered around the Kingdom of Easterfield, and the countries belonging to the Federation send the heads of the military departments one by one to form a parliament.
Since Joao Fernandes has been a steady leader since the early days of the Union Army, his influence was stronger than expected.
If he disappears, Portugal’s position in the Commonwealth will decrease, she thought.
However, Joao Fernandez thought differently.
“The federation is run by conferences. You choose an outstanding general to replace me and send a new one to Parliament.”
“Well… … .”
“And if the small men grow a large private fleet in the East, he may become the commander of the Expeditionary Forces in the East.”
“iced coffee! If that happens, we will be able to produce two delegations of the Federation Forces Congress in Portugal!”
“Yes, it is.”
“Okay, then, do as you will!”
In the end, the Private Fleet was commanded by the Federal Army’s leadership.