157 The Battle for Oil (1)
This is the position of the French government.
By allowing the central bank to manage the notes and bonds managed by the central bank exclusively in the Kingdom of Easterfield, it was to become their financial servant in effect.
This could be said to be a much stronger financial selling condition than expected.
“If we manage French bills and bonds, your trade stance itself could change. Still, are you going to leave the management to us as a monopoly?”
“I will follow the rationality of the Easterfield Federation.”
France faltered even after the restoration of the monarchy, and there was no clear person to properly manage the political chaos.
It could be said that the reason they lean on Lee Hwan is because of such calculations.
It was a ruse to give up the entire financial market to receive treatment equivalent to the countries belonging to the federation without directly joining the Easterfield Federation.
“… … “I’m going to leave the financial market entirely up to you.”
“If you don’t believe in France, we can specify all the issues from one to ten in the contract and sign a new trade treaty.”
Easterfield concluded trade treaties with neighboring countries at Lee Hwan’s coronation ceremony and continued trade accordingly.
If France were to sign a new trade treaty, it would also mean weakening the power of France itself.
‘Will you make peace with us even by weakening your own strength? It’s a bit of a socialist way.’
It is a part that Lee Hwan never thought that France would come all the way here to serve Easterfield.
However, without revealing such a surprise, Lee Hwan asked.
“Okay then, let me ask you this one thing. Are you confident that you will never regret even if you are financially controlled by Easterfield?”
“Everyone has regrets. But if we, France, can become an ally with the most powerful country in the world, I don’t think that regret is meaningless.”
I could feel it through my skin that I had really made up my mind.
Lee Hwan couldn’t help but be worried.
‘Am I supposed to accept them as they are? Or would it be better to watch the situation a little longer and wait?’
Whatever the case, time is of the essence in human affairs.
If a person loses time, he will somehow lose money, and such damage cannot be easily recovered.
In the case of France now, by entrusting Easterfield with finance, part of their future is entrusted to Lee Hwan.
In this way, they can destroy the country due to the disease, but on the contrary, they can also prosper.
Just like the countries that are part of the present Easterfield Federation.
If so, what is the position of Lee Hwan considering it as a gyokjisaji?
‘If I make a mistake, can I just calculate the probability of using poison?’
It would be difficult to calculate the exact number of course, but Lee Hwan thought that it would be advantageous if he did not use poison in his deal with France.
Of course, even if Lee Hwan used poison poison, the probability of suffering huge losses was not so high.
It is because there is a clear difference between controlling finance and not doing so.
Calculating such probabilities was not as difficult as I thought.
Lee Hwan signed a contract with France, but decided to put some devices on it.
“good night. I will accept the French terms.”
“thank you!”
“However, instead of entering the French financial market, we will not take responsibility for your finances.”
“When you say responsibility… … .”
“We are entering France as merchants. Of course, if it causes a scandal, we will be held legally responsible, but that means we will not be held responsible for the central bank itself.”
If anything comes up that boosts or takes responsibility for the central bank, like Portugal, Easterfield has to bear all the risks.
Lee Hwan did not want to bring such a burden, so he drew the line.
The French envoy took the position that he fully understood the line drawn by Lee Hwan, as if he knew that.
“If your Highness commands you to do so, I will obey you.”
“Hmm, then.”
“Now, let the French government send a delegation again. Your Majesty, thank you so much! The castle is crazy!”
France was once again busy setting the stage for a leap forward.
They were doing everything they could to raise the competitiveness of the country that had fallen into the abyss due to the Napoleonic Wars.
Crude oil was essential for such economic growth in France, and it was clear that if they had more duty-free oil than Spain, they would achieve explosive economic growth within 10 years.
This means that Lee Hwan has obtained the right to invest in such explosive growth.
On the other hand, the British side seemed to be quite upset when they heard the French’s condition of cutting their own flesh.
They whispered something to each other, and then they seemed to have made up their minds.
“Your Majesty, even the minors have blues!”
“Say it.”
“If you increase the allowance for duty-free oil, I will transfer ownership of real estate to the financial district in London.”
“… … London?”
Easterfield’s settlement in the London financial market was a stepping stone for them to grow as a great power.
Easter Field, which laid the foundation for the growth of a powerful nation, gained momentum and made it possible to expand its territory and produce gold.
If Easterfield’s overseas territories in London are created, Easterfield’s independent financial power will be able to take root in the UK.
But Lee Hwan was still cautious.
“I think it will take some coordination. Is it simply about real estate ownership, or is it a complete financial separation?”
“If you take ownership of real estate, it is linked to the mayor of London, but it is a unique territory under the direction of Easterfield, so it can implement its own financial policy.”
“Ohh?”
“If Your Majesty thinks of us, the British Empire, that is nothing.”
I thought that the competition for duty-free oil was quite fierce.
However, if you think about it carefully, its hidden meaning was not much different from that of France.
The UK was now experiencing a near-panic economic downturn, as well as extreme inflation, which meant that it was a situation that made me want someone to revive London’s financial markets and stocks.
If that is the case, from the British standpoint, Lee Hwan is a relief pitcher.
‘Are we going to start Easterfield as a relief pitcher? It’s a more drastic decision than I thought. England under the world.’
Britain’s national power is declining day by day, but that does not mean that they have abandoned their pride.
Even if you die soon, moving forward with one pride, that is what Britain is today.
Today’s decision was truly an event in which Britain bent its pride.
Lee Hwan mentioned conditional acceptance as Britain bent its pride.
“good night. Then let them negotiate on those terms.”
“The castle is doomed!”
“Then let’s send an envoy from England as well.”
It can be seen that the rough negotiations have been completed.
From now on, it can be said that the key is for each country to enter the second round to bring tax-free oil.
***
The attack on the pirate den, which began with the presence of the 10th Fleet in Easterfield, was proceeding with ease.
Due to the nature of the private fleet, the brutality of a nationally recognized pirate was exhibited without regret, but that did not mean that they took their lives haphazardly.
The self-proclaimed pirate king ‘Yuhara of the Kanto’, who robbed the northern and central parts of Japan, knelt in front of Igak with her hands and feet tied tightly.
He looked at Lee Gak with scorching eyes.
“… … It’s like a damn sheep! Kill it!”
“It is too early to kill you. Because the future to move forward with you guys is still bright.”
“We are indomitable pirates who do not yield to anyone! Stop the bullshit and just kill me!”
Also, he wasn’t as bubbly as he thought.
Yuhara of Kanto was a person with a wide network and strong charisma that encompassed the entire Japanese War.
Hana Yuhara was quite conservative in thinking about external powers, and if they surrendered, they would rather do it to the shogunate.
Lee Gak decided to awaken Yu Hara’s thoughts.
“Release your bondage.”
“Great, great lord. That guy is a pirate. It’s also the leader of the pirates, but if you let it go for nothing and you get into trouble… … .”
“The pirates have already been disbanded. If we organize the pirates again, we will surely find them and destroy them. So don’t worry, let him go now.”
Yuhara’s scorching eyes fluttered in an instant.
It wasn’t just because of the remarks that touched Yuhara’s pride.
He thought that Lee Gak was a little different from the character he thought he was.
“If you release me, I will get my revenge anyway.”
“Vengeance begets revenge again. Even then you will be defeated by us. And you will experience the dreadful feeling of being caught as a pirate leader and beheading your subordinates again.”
Yuhara did not know how to let her free hands and feet stand still.
He said that Lee Gak had touched his nerves and rushed at him with a very fuss.
“die!”
Yoo Ha-ra rushes to kill Lee Gak.
The officers tried to stop him, but Yi Gak stopped them.
The colorful kicks of each leg that followed.
Quick!
“Big black… … !”
Yoo Ha-ra was instantly stunned by the kick of the two angles, which flew smoothly and irregularly like a snake’s tongue.
Lee Gak poured cold water on Yuhara’s face, who had fainted.
👌👌👌👌👌
Then Yuhara stood up again.
“… … What kind of trick did you use?”
“The Korean martial art, watermelon.”
“watermelon?”
“You can’t defeat me even with your bare body.”
“dog sound! die!”
Yuhara was also a man with a lot of guts, and Lee Gak bought Yuhara’s guts very highly.
So again, he stabbed the capital in the back of Yuhara’s head.
“Hey!”
Whoops!
Yuhara stretched out on the spot without even screaming.
After a while, Lee Gak pours cold water again.
👌👌👌👌👌
Yu Hara woke up with a puzzled expression, not knowing when she passed out, and Lee Gak asked, looking at him like that.
“Are you going to fight again?”
“Damn it!”
“Sometimes a man has to know when to withdraw. It’s not cowardly… … .”
“die!”
Yuhara was truly a man like wolf.
Even that thought that if he died, he would never be tamed, as he rushed forward to protect his pride.
‘You’re a good guy.’
Lee Gak decided to beat Yu Hara just before she died and talk again.
Since then, Yuhara has passed out twenty times.
Doctors said that he could be an idiot because his bones were shaken, but the eccentricity did not stop.
“If you are beaten like this, there will be no medicine.”
“But if you can’t tame it, it’s really difficult to unite the pirates.”
If he couldn’t tame Yuhara, he was thinking of hitting him on the head.
Lee Gak continued to stun him with such determination.
Then, Yu-hara got up again.
“die!”
This time, Lee Gak punched him in the fist.
puck!
Then, Yuhara took a step back in surprise.
“What, what?! Why did you get it right?”
“You know, if I put my mind to it, I can knock you out on the spot again. But I didn’t.”
“Why?”
“I am stronger than you. You probably won’t be able to defeat me until I die.”
“… … What do you want to say?”
“Nevertheless, you hit me once. Either way, the counterattack was successful in the end.”
“Ugh.”
“You lack the capacity to lead the pirates on your own. But with us, you can reach higher ideals faster. And at times, we may embrace a much broader ideal than we have now.”
“… … wide ideal?”
“After becoming a man, shouldn’t we have high expectations?”