Chapter 13, The London Trip
The financial crisis of the Austro-Hungarian Empire came and went quickly. When the government put enough money into the market, the market soon began to pick up.
In the capital feast, Ferdinand, full of food and drink, has now started a trip to London.
It's time to go out and avoid the limelight. In the past two years, Ferdinand has made a statement in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and he has made another big profit in the capital feast just now.
So striking, it's not Ferdinand's style. Just took this opportunity to go out for a walk and solve the gold mine incident by the way.
After Ferdinand was reborn, he immediately sent people out to buy land. Many famous minerals discovered in later generations were taken into his arms.
The conditions in many places are so bad that there is no mining value yet, so take it and leave it alone. But those open-pit gold mines can't be left alone!
Who knows if it will be discovered in advance, the gold mine will be hacked, and the income of tens of millions of pounds is enough to make people crazy.
Ferdinand, who was not strong enough, was going to find a strong partner, and he had to ensure his own interests, so he had this trip to London.
Queen Victoria, full name: Alexandra Victoria, (May 24, 1819 - January 22, 1901), daughter of Prince Edward (Duke of Kent and Strathearn), succeeded to the throne at the age of 18, regarded as a national symbol.
Queen Victoria reigned for 63 years and 7 months, longer than any British monarch and longer than any female monarch in history, known as the Victorian era.
This was a period of considerable development in Britain in industry, culture, politics, science and military.
Queen Victoria was the last monarch of the House of Hanover, her son and heir to the throne Edward VII belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
The Victorian era was the most glorious period of Britain. It was the trade center of the world at this time. The British said proudly:
The plains of North America and Russia are our cornfields; Chicago and Odessa are our granaries; Canada and the Baltic Sea are our forest farms; Australia and West Asia are our sheep lands; Argentina and the western grasslands of North America are our cattle herds.
Peru brought its silver; gold from South Africa and Australia went to London; Indians and Chinese grew tea for us; and our coffee, sugar cane, and spice plantations spread across the Indies.
Spain and France are our vineyards; the Mediterranean is our orchards; America is our cotton fields.
At the beginning of December, Ferdinand set off from Vienna and arrived in London just after Christmas. As soon as he got off the ship, he met his friend and cousin, Albert Eduard von Saxe Coburg-Gotha— —Edward VII.
The two of them can become friends, mainly because they have common hobbies and live indiscreetly, and they belong to the heterogeneous among the nobles.
Edward welcomed Ferdinand's arrival very much, and he did not rule out that he could help him share some firepower. After all, being trained by two people is different from being trained by one. Otherwise, to meet Ferdinand, there is no need for a crown prince to go out in person.
Ferdinand, my brother, why are you here now? Edward shouted at Ferdinand
Damn, you don't know how far this road is! The wind and waves at sea are really abominable! Ferdinand complained.
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Talking and talking, this is Ferdinand's strong direction. The two naturally talked very much, and according to the etiquette, he went to visit Queen Victoria first.
Buckingham Palace, well, although it is well-known in later generations, Ferdinand doesn't think it's anything special. It may have been integrated into this world, and in his opinion, it is similar to an ordinary palace.
The calligraphy and paintings along the way made his eyes bright. Antiques and cultural relics from all over the world gathered here, and the furniture like works of art made Ferdinand an eye-opener.
Edward seemed satisfied with Ferdinand's performance,
He opened his mouth and said, If you like, I can consider giving you some, but now I'm going to see my mother.
Pulling Ferdinand back to reality, he smiled awkwardly, his performance just now was really embarrassing.
Ferdinand, you are welcome here! Victoria said kindly
But for Ferdinand, it was no less than a year. Victoria's aura was too strong, and he felt a little sympathetic to Edward now. With such a strong mother, it would be sad to think about it.
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Victoria was very old and had limited energy, so she quickly let go of Ferdinand and attended the welcome banquet as usual in the evening.
The next day, Ferdinand and Edward released themselves and began to tour London.
Ferdinand, I heard that you have made a lot of money in the past two years? Edward said enviously
It's not too much, but a few million pounds, it's just a small number for the royal family! Ferdinand said indifferently
I'm still a little puzzled by Edward's envy, co-authoring the heir of your world overlord, isn't it easy to make money? Whatever you do, it's not all money.
Of course, a few million pounds is nothing to the royal family! But to me it's an astronomical amount! Edward complained.
Looking back, it seems that this person in front of him is not having a good time now. He and Victoria have a very tense relationship. Although he is the crown prince, he is forbidden to participate in government affairs, and his expenses are also restricted. He also likes cruise ships and horse racing, and often spends a lot of money, and financial difficulties are also normal.
God, make fun of me! As the crown prince of the British Empire, you will have no money. Don't tell me that the royal family has hundreds of millions of pounds of assets. You will have no money? Ferdinand exaggeratedly said.
In fact, he was very happy, since you are short of money, you can do it. Immediately changed the plan, and the cooperation with Edward seems to be the same. As long as the officials in the colony are not overwhelmed, no one should dare to make things difficult for the crown prince's industry!
How can you look at it, Edward is also more foolish than Victoria, and the price paid is much less. How can you give up the gold mine delivered to your door!
Economic control, no more than 10,000 pounds a month! You know I have a lot of expenses, how can I have enough money? Edward complained.
Don't you know how to invest? Ferdinand asked cooperatively.
Why not? But with my little capital, I won't be able to share much! Edward growled.
Well, I found a gold mine, and you are not interested? Ferdinand said with a smile
A supermarket? I also opened a few, but the profit is not very good? Edward said bluntly
Ferdinand scolded incessantly, that you pirated my ideas and complained to my master that the profits were not high.
Of course not, I'm talking about gold mines, and open-pit gold mines! Do you understand? Edward! Ferdinand growled.
God, God, I didn't have a dream! You wouldn't dig a gold mine yourself, so why did you come to me? Edward said in surprise
Damn, don't you know that mining requires a large number of people? Do you want to know how high the wages of European workers are now? I want to cooperate with you, of course I don't want to pay wages! Ferdinand roared and explained.
What! You don't plan to pay wages! You black-hearted capitalist! I won't let you succeed, I want to break up with you! Edward said angrily
Ferdinand sneered unmoved and said, Okay, don't pretend to me, there are no outsiders here, no need to act! It's the first time I've heard that the Crown Prince of England actually cares about the lives of the natives! Then... …”
Wait, I said earlier, my brother, don't you want slaves, how much do you want to pack on me, but how should you divide the money? Edward seemed to have changed a person
Then the two started wrangling, bargaining every cent, and finally the two reached an agreement, and the two jointly established United Mining Co., Ltd.
As the owner of the gold mine, Ferdinand invested 300,000 pounds, accounting for 60% of the shares; Edward did not pay a penny, and was responsible for solving the problems of workers, while providing protection for the company and solving all external troubles, accounting for 40% of the shares.
The first target offered by Ferdinand was the Kurgardi mine.
Coolgardi: The Coolgardi Gold Belt is one of the two largest gold producing regions across Australia. The Kurgardi Gold Project is located approximately 40 kilometers west of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
In 1892, 554 ounces of gold were discovered here, and it triggered the last wave of gold digging immigrants in the world. At that time, nearly 16,000 people poured into Kulgardy, making it almost the third largest city in Australia.
The resource of the project is about 1.2 million tons, with a grade of 1.7 g/ton and a gold content of 69,000 ounces. During the first 28 months of the mine's life, 65,000 ounces of gold can be recovered through three shallow ore bodies.
