C2487 Xiao Letian's borrowing and interest

The rumor among the citizens of Berlin that the statue of the goddess of victory was made of pure gold was, of course, a rumor of ignorant citizens! If a nine meter tall statue was made entirely out of gold, how much money would it cost? Let alone Prussia, even the British Empire would not be willing to make such a big deal out of it!

The final product of the Victory Goddess statue was bronze, with gold foil covering its surface. The craftsmanship of forging the bronze statue was to create a plaster statue first.

Making plaster statues of equal proportions, on the one hand, allows the King and the Prime Minister and others to see what the statue actually looks like, and on the other hand, helps the foundry to make molds out of wax.

The pure white plaster statue stood alone in a room. As soon as Xiao Letian entered the room, he was shocked by the imposing Qi that was rushing towards him.

A nine meter tall Goddess of Victory! Known as the Golden Elsa, the angel's wings on the goddess's back were open in an exaggerated manner, as if he was about to fly. His left hand held the scepter while his right hand brandished a huge olive crown.

Even Europeans couldn't say that he was short. However, compared to this nine-meter-tall Victory Goddess, he was as small as an ant.

"My God! This is truly a majestic statue, you can imagine what kind of expression the arrogant French s would have when this goddess of victory waved her laurel crown in the direction of Paris and waved her scepter! "

William I's eyes immediately lit up! Amongst the crowd, Prince Karl excitedly slapped his thigh.

"Eh? Xiao Letian, you are simply a genius! That's right, when this Victory Goddess Statue stands up, she will definitely look in the direction of Paris and wave the staff of our German Nationality towards Napoleon III! " Karl shouted excitedly.

"Defeat the French! To use the glory of this victory to weave the laurels of the rise of our Empire, and wear them on our heads! "

Xiao Letian scratched his nose, he did not think that a few casual words he said would have such a passionate reaction!

William I smiled as he shook his head: "Dear Xiao Letian, although I know that you are comforting me, but hearing these words, I am still very happy!"

"No, no, no …" Honorable His Majesty the King, why do you always carry a trace of unconfidence and hesitation? Do you really think that the words that I, Xiao Letian, have said are just flattery to curry favor with you? You really don't seem to believe the confidence in our hearts! "

William I looked at him meaningfully for a moment before giving him a signal with his eyes. The two of them then started to walk around the statue of the Goddess of Victory and around to the back, while the other officials tactfully did not follow them.

At the back of the statue, there were no more ears, no more eyes. William I said embarrassedly: "To be honest, my current financial situation in Prussia is not optimistic. Do you know how much cash reserves I have in my treasury? less than twenty million pounds! "

"How are we going to start a war with this little money? Although we can borrow some money from the City of London, but to fight by borrowing purely is not the way to win! "

"I definitely won't doubt the bravery of us youngsters. The fighting strength of the Prussian Nation is obvious to all in Europe, our weapons and equipment are not inferior to the French either, and our people are even more united than the France!"

"But there's no money! In the end, war was all about money! How could a war be fought without money? "When I think of this gamble, I can't sleep at all …"

Xiao Letian laughed and said to the King, "Money will never be a problem, only victory will be a big problem!"

"Alright, since you are indeed in a financial crisis, then we will not stand idly by. I will lend you a large sum of money, but there are conditions for my large amount of money!"

"How about I offer £3 million in military borrowing? Is this considered to be very sincere? "

"Oh God! You can pay £3 million in military expenses, if you please! Your Chinese family has only been established for a few years, how could you have so much cash? "

"Hahaha, my dear His Majesty the King, you are still underestimating China's heritage. Although China has been weak for almost a hundred years, don't forget that it has been a civilized country for thousands of years! The wealth accumulated by the people over the past few thousand years is simply unimaginable! "

"Furthermore, I have the right to issue notes in the southern part of Great Qing. I even have a super large stock market, with a price of £3 million. Even though it's not a small amount to me, I can still take it out!"

"Well, God loves Prussia! I am very grateful to you for providing me with an army expense of £3 million. How much interest do you want? " The king looked at him warily.

"Hahaha …" "You are underestimating me. I do not want any interest. I only need Prussia to pay me back my principal. I will collect the interest from France!"

"After victory in the Franco-Prussian War, I need you to give me a promise, King."

"What promise?" William I cautiously asked.

"You must allow my army to search through the whole of France for the lost cultural relics in China. Those that have been stolen from the Yuan Ming Yuan will become the interest of my loan, including some European works of art that are treasured by the French courts …"

"You should know that I have a private and very large museum which needs a lot of stuff to fill up. If you only rely on the market to buy it, this museum might not be able to open its doors for guests for a short period of time, so I can only place my hopes on the war!"

William I was completely shocked, he never thought that Xiao Letian would actually make such a request, offering 3 million pounds to take such a risk, and the interest was only from a few cultural relics and antiques?

What did this mean? This meant that the Chinese man was more confident than he was. Had he already decided that Prussia was going to win?

"Oh my God, you have to tell me why? Why are you so confident? Where did all this self-confidence come from? "

"As long as you give me a satisfactory answer, I will allow you to bring these ancient relics back to the East freely. I swear on my king's name."

"Deal with my majesty!" At that time, I think you will no longer swear on the King's name. You should swear on the Emperor's name that this war will definitely bring you a crown! "

Xiao Letian looked left and right, then lowered his voice and said, "Respected Emperor, I think there is a lot of information between you and the Prime Minister that does not have a good connection. Of course, this might be related to your country's political system."

Xiao Letian knew that he was the representative of the King of Prussia and the supreme commander of the three armies, but his internal affairs were completely entrusted to the Prime Minister. William I spent most of his time and energy on diplomacy and the balance between the royal families of Europe.

"I want to ask you something. How long has it been since you last read the empire's most detailed economic analysis?"

"Hm!" "Why do you ask, are you insulting me?" William I said with furrowed brows, "I am the king of the empire, how could I not care about the situation in my own country? Of course I know the economic structure of this empire very well... "

"Haha …" What you have seen is only the simplest statistical report. You only know the fiscal surplus and the investment of Infrastructure s per year, and you only know the production of steel, coal and other general figures for every year. "

"But I'm asking you, do you really think all this data is true? Would no one hide it from these tables? "