Holy Roman Empire

No one can resist the temptation of gold. Since Baron Fickney discovered the first gold mine, God seems to have opened the door, and large and small gold mines have been discovered.

The scope has long been not limited to Guinea. Gold mines have been discovered in Ghana, Côte d’ Ivoire and Mali.

Even the most conservative nobles in the German region could not bear it, and sent their children to organize overseas expansion missions to compete for this fat cake.

Vienna Palace

Lopez, president of the German Regional Cultural Exchange Association, said: "Your Majesty, a lot of German nobles have expressed their goodwill to us in the recent period of time, hoping to join this gold mine competition. Do you want them to join in?"

The German regional cultural exchange meeting was organized by Franz after the Paris conference. The main purpose was to continue to resist the banner of reunification.

There is a market for young people in the German region, the literary and art circles, and the education industry. Through the tandem of this organization, the Vienna government is holding cultural exchange meetings in the German region every year.

Not only the New Holy Roman Empire, the German Federal Empire, and the Kingdom of Prussia participated, but in fact, independent countries such as Switzerland, Belgium, and the Netherlands also participated.

The meeting place is also rolling in turns among the various states in the German region. The funds are nominally from private donations. In fact, most of them are allocated by the Vienna government.

The nobles in the German region proposed by Lopez will naturally not be nobles within the New Holy Roman Empire. These families are interested and have already joined them. More are still in other regions.

"As long as you recognize the German culture, you can join it, whether it is a noble, non-governmental organization or individual, you can promote it in this regard.

The land we expanded on the African continent was not only created for the new Holy Roman Empire, but also for the entire Germanic nation.

We welcome every compatriot to join and contribute to the construction of our second home.

The Vienna government is formulating a bill to encourage everyone to immigrate. All German immigrants will enjoy the best conditions."

Franz is still worried that immigrants are not enough, how can they be refused to join?

In this era, nobles ran for gold, but it was not just a single-handed battle. Without organizing an armed team, even if you found a gold mine on the African continent, you could not keep it.

Shortly after the abolition of serfdom in the German region, the influence of the nobility had not dispersed. Having them come forward to organize armed immigrants was more efficient than government propaganda.

As long as people are fooled past, Franz is not afraid of them leaving.The big deal is the release of land, which is not attractive to the capitalists, and it is different for the poor jingling ordinary immigrants.

Is a farm still afraid of keeping people?Anyway, there are not many other African continents, that is, there is no land.Logging and selling wood first, and then open up farm plantations.

Flicker lives one, then flickers a family.People who ca n’t eat enough food in their home country suddenly have a farm of their own. Are they afraid of emigrating?

Although the conditions in the United States are better, it is also full of uncertainties. Many people may not be able to achieve a lifetime if they want to obtain a farm of their own.

The African continent is much better, and some of the Emperor Franz paid land.The prerequisite is to overcome local diseases, and the personal risk factor is very high.

In order to increase the number of immigrants, Franz had to mobilize everyone's patriotic enthusiasm and rebuild the second home, which is the slogan of the government's immigration propaganda.

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Guinea

The Royal Bank has settled in the African continent for more than a year. Since the settlement of the colony, the Royal Bank opened a branch here, which is the first bank to enter the Austrian colony.

Now there is another business, which provides loans to mine owners who have insufficient funds.The development of gold mines also requires a lot of investment. Most of the gold prospectors can't come up with this fund, and the demand for loans will appear.

Franz did not follow suit when everyone ran to find gold mines.He is very clear that people looking for gold mines may not be able to make money, but they can certainly make money by doing logistics services.

The outbreakers who have just discovered the gold mine are the best customers of the bank. If they have gold mine property as collateral, there is no need to worry about their repayment ability.

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The bank account manager Tedis said with a smile: "My excellency, this is already the optimal loan condition.

If you do n’t believe it, you can go out and ask. In New Brook, is there a financing channel with lower interest than Royal Bank?"

Baron Fickney shrugged and said, "Mr. Tedice, there is only one bank like Royal Bank in the whole New Brook. Where would you ask me to inquire?"

If there is a financing channel outside, it must be the usury of the underworld.You can never learn from them, this may damage the glorious image of the great Majesty Franz!"

Baron Fickney knew that he did n’t have much room for bargaining. The entire Austrian-African colony currently had only one bank, and he could n’t go back home to raise money.

For the development of gold mines, time is life.If you develop one day earlier, you will be able to dig out gold one day earlier and realize profitability one day earlier.

He did not forget that he still has a debt in his homeland, but the collateral is family land. Although the income of the land is not high, he does not want to be a prodigal man and lose his ancestry.

Tedis said indifferently, "His Baron, you are so humorous. Does the credibility of the Royal Bank still need doubt?

You should be aware that the cost of operating banks on the African continent is much higher than that of the local.Now that New Brook is full of waste, we basically have no business.

Now the interest rate is a little higher than the local one, mainly because the operating cost is amortized. When the new Brook economy becomes formal in the future, our customer group will grow, and this interest will naturally come down."

Baron Fickney said helplessly, "Mr. Tedice, but your loan interest rate is not a little bit higher. The monthly interest rate is 1.5%, which is three times higher than the domestic loan interest rate.

Even the highest-risk commercial loan interest is no different.But I took out part of the gold mine's property rights as collateral, so you don't need to worry about the breach of contract at all."

Tedis shook his head and said, "Baron Fickney, the account can't be calculated like this. This is the African continent, and risks always exist.

The threat of indigenous tribes to gold mines, the threat of diseases in various countries, your gold mine reserves are good, but the development environment is not good, and accidents may occur at any time.

Once the worst happens, we are lost.

Royal Bank is a humane bank. If force majeure occurs that prevents you from performing the contract, we will just collect the collateral and will not hold you personally responsible.

In fact, we have shared the risks for you.By that time, the gold mine's property rights had long been worthless.

Moreover, in the process of mining, you have encountered some troubles. Royal Bank will also block the pressure from the outside world for you. If you give up this service, then the interest is not negotiable."

The last one is Baron Fickney ’s most tempting. Pulling Royal Bank into the market can block the stare of the hungry wolf.

As for whether it will be swallowed by the Royal Bank, he is not worried at all.A gold mine is not worth it, and Royal Bank has established its own reputation.

After hesitating for a while, Baron Fickney said: "I can pay with gold, can I always get a certain discount?"

Tedis replied with a smile: "Of course, we can settle at a 10% discount on the gold price in the international market, which is already the biggest discount.

I can guarantee that the gold price of New Brook in the future will not exceed 5% of the international gold market, which is a common situation in all gold producing areas."

After a moment of contemplation, Baron Fickney, who felt that the price was pretty good, did not continue to hesitate, and took the pen directly to sign the contract.

After the transaction was completed, Tedis continued to sell: "Baron Fickney, I think you still need the mining equipment, which is available in New Brook.

We have a cooperation with the Austrian Machinery Group. If you haven't bought it, you can check it in the past. The quality is definitely not worse than any similar products."

Baron Fickney replied politely: "Thank you, the name of the Austrian Machinery Group, I have heard it in China. As long as the price is right, I will be happy to cooperate with them."

Baron Fickney was not interested in caring about the relationship between Royal Bank and the Austrian Machinery Group.How a big man makes money is not something he can consider.

However, now he does need machinery and equipment, and it has not been possible to order from China within a few months.

As long as the price is not too abnormal, he will accept it.The profit of the gold mine is enough to smooth out all these investments, all he lacks is time.

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After a large number of gold mines were discovered, the gold rush wave broke out.After entering 1856, the local situation was not under the control of the Vienna government. The British, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, and Americans all joined the gold rush.

Almost every day there are gold prospectors from all over the world. In just one year, Guinea ’s Golden Bay has increased by nearly 200,000 people.

This number is just the beginning, and more people are coming from all over the world. The contradictions between immigrants and even the disputes between governments have increased.

Especially in the Ghana region, the powers of the great powers are intricate, and the gold mines discovered are also the most, which has become the focus of power conflicts in various countries.

The earliest start of action in Austria is undoubtedly an advantage, at least an absolute advantage in the number of immigrants.

At this time, propaganda came into play. The German Federal Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia had too low a say in this round of competition. Most German immigrants were brought together under the new Holy Roman Empire.

Coupled with the previous immigration in the local area, the total population of the New Holy Roman Empire in the Golden Gulf colony of Guinea exceeded 200,000, which exceeded the sum of the gold diggers of all countries.

There is nothing wrong with the saying that people are more powerful. At least when looking for gold mines, they have an advantage and preemptively occupy a large number of gold mines.

In response to the colonial disputes, Franz appointed the Governor of the Gulf of Guinea to include all gold diggers from the German region into the reserve, and added an infantry division garrison in the country.

It can be said that Franz can mobilize 100,000 troops with a single order, which is enough to sweep all the colonies in this area.

Austria has an advantage on land, while Britain and France have an advantage on the sea. Although these countries, such as Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands, are weak in strength, they do not have a large share of interest.

How to handle relations between countries has become the primary task of all parties concerned.It is impossible to swallow alone, and no one can deal with so many enemies.

Moreover, the interests of gold mines seem very attractive, because of the mining technology, this area will mine up to 180 tons of gold every year, and the profit remaining after eliminating the cost is obviously not enough to pay for the war.