The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven Chapter 26

USA, Chicago.

At this time, Chicago is just a desolate small town.

And there was a young man from the European continent who bought half of the town and the wasteland around the town for $200,000.

The young man was immediately elected mayor of the town, and the young man was very helpless. He was obviously an official of the Austrian Empire, and was sent by Baron Brooke to purchase real estate for the empire.

As a result, he was chosen inexplicably as the mayor of a small town in the United States, so he had to write a letter to Baron Brook in Austria asking him to make a decision.

At the same time as this young man appeared in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and other places, the Austrian mission officials responsible for purchasing the land also attracted people's attention.

Someone identified the young man who spent $1.5 million to buy land in New York. He was the nephew of Baron Bruck, special advisor to the Emperor of Austria.

It is said that Baron Brook is the actual helm of the Austrian Empire's finances. More information is constantly being dug out, and the influence of the incident is growing.

Due to the continuous expansion of the influence of the incident, the identities of other people who wantonly bought land have also been exposed one after another.

Among them are the descendants of the great European aristocrats, the descendants of the great bankers, and even the descendants of the Sina family who once contended with the Rothschild family.

This is exactly the effect Baron Brook wants. He bought the land just for hype.

Almost all bankers know that land prices in the United States are rising too fast, but they are all optimistic about the land market in the United States.

It's just that no one pierced this layer of window paper. All Baron Brook had to do was to pierce it to let the wind in.

Sure enough, as he expected, after this incident, Americans also began to pay attention to the value of land and stopped selling their land easily.

What followed was a wave of follow-up, first in the United States, and then the news spread back to Europe, and the capitalists came upon hearing the news.

At this time, the U.S. government is also adding fuel to the flames, introducing a series of policies to attract foreign investment, and at the same time issuing a large number of banknotes due to economic overheating.

The banks issued a large amount of loans, and the capitalists speculating on the land used the land as collateral to continue to borrow from the bank to buy more land, and the land price naturally skyrocketed.

Although the inflow of precious metals into the United States did increase at this time, the number of banknotes issued still far exceeded the upper limit that the United States could redeem.

Philadelphia, Headquarters of the Second Bank of the United States of America.

"Damn it! Andrew Jackson is short-sighted, a bandit with a gun. We have to print more money so more Europeans can invest. Then there's a huge surplus and look at that bandit What else can I say!"

The speaker was Nicholas Biddle, president of the Second Bank of the United States of America, and Andrew Jackson, whom he called a bandit, was the seventh president of the United States.

Since Andrew Jackson was a soldier and made a name for himself by looting Indian lands, he deserved his name as a bandit.

Biddle's grievances stemmed from Andrew Jackson's refusal to renew the federal charter of the Second Bank of the United States of America and plans to close it.

Andrew Jackson once said to then-Vice President Martin Van Buren "That damned bank is trying to kill me and America, but I'll get him first!"

Cutting off one's fortune is like killing one's parents. This parental feud cannot be shared, so Biddle naturally wouldn't speak well of Andrew Jackson.

In fact, Andrew Jackson is correct. The Second Bank of the United States of America is indeed affecting the US economy, and it is moving in a direction that is out of control.

In the early 19th century, the U.S. federal government did not have its own central bank and therefore did not issue paper currency.

The federal government's money supply is limited to coins of various types, while paper money is banknotes issued by thousands of state-approved banks.

These banks range from good to bad, and run the gamut from perfectly reliable and reputable banks to outright scammers.

At this time, although the Second Bank of the United States of America performed the functions of the central bank, it believed in the so-called free economy and issued banknotes crazily. In two years, the total amount of banknotes increased by nearly 50%.

However, such crazy behavior is only the beginning of its destruction.

The headquarters of the Second Bank of the United States of America was completed in 1824. It was built in imitation of the Parthenon, which means the temple of finance.

However, it was this temple that witnessed America's first real economic crisis.

In 1834, more than 30 million acres of land were sold (27.92 million acres in the same period in history), which will undoubtedly greatly ease the debt pressure of the United States.

And according to this momentum, the United States will have a huge fiscal surplus. At that time, Andrew Jackson can only apologize to Biddle for what he said.

Biddle was smoking a cigar and drinking red wine, looking at the busy crowd outside, he couldn't help but sneered.

"What a bunch of idiots. Why don't you ask me to invest. Now that I don't have 100% profit, I'm too embarrassed to accept intermediary fees. What do you think? Mr. Martin."

"Mr. Biddle, what you said is that your forecast is really accurate. You let me buy the land in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and it doubled in a week." Martin Van Buren was replying cautiously.

The reason why he would talk to a speculator in such a low voice is entirely because he has higher ideals.

Martin Van Buren didn't want money, he wanted to be the next president of the United States.

It's just that Andrew Jackson was a war hero, and it's usually villains who slander heroes, and villains cannot become president of the United States of America.

Ever since, there is no more suitable villain than this genius who received a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 13 and took control of the largest bank in the United States before the age of 30. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

Biddle and Andrew Jackson attacked each other, and both sides suffered losses. It is just around the corner to become the next President of the United States.

Biddle spit out a smoke ring, choking Martin Van Buren to cough again and again, and suddenly he was stunned on the spot by a word.

"Mr. Martin, what do you think of me running for President of the United States?"

But without waiting for Martin Van Buren to answer, Biddle said to himself.

"That's pretty dull, don't you think, Mr. Martin."

Martin Van Buren was startled into a cold sweat, but he reminded without changing his expression.

"Andrew has never given up on the idea of ​​closing the Second Bank of the United States of America. If the Second Bank of the United States of America is closed, it will be a disaster for all freedom-loving American citizens."

"Don't worry, I will let him admit that the Second Bank of the United States of America is the pride of the United States."

Martin Van Buren raised his glass.

"Regard freedom!"

Biddle put out his cigar on the table and picked up his glass.

"Regard freedom!"

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Talia is looking at Franz eagerly, and Franz knows what she wants, isn't it a French feast.

Franz took out a bag, took out a box of foie gras and handed it to Thalia.

"Foie gras."

"Thank you, Grand Duke Franz. This is the first time I have eaten foie gras." Thalia couldn't hide her joy.

Franz doesn't like foie gras at all, it's too greasy.

In fact, Franz knew in his heart that Talia might not be too greedy, but just a boring vanity.

Simply, Franz brought back everything he could, and let her eat as much as she could.

Chapter end