Money, money, money... There is only one word in the Duke of Newcastle's mind now, and that is money!
Money is so important to a country. All human conflicts and even wars are ultimately about money!
Europe has been mercantile since ancient times, and they have a very deep understanding of money. In their eyes, if the final result of a war is to lose money, then even if it is a military victory, there is nothing to be proud of.
A financial war is a war, and this war without gunpowder will definitely be very cruel. Without bloodshed, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of pounds of wealth will flow. Some people will become rich suddenly, while others will not. The last drop of blood will be shed in the financial strangulation.
The Duke is well aware of the importance of information. The news of the East Frisian naval battle must be known to the financial giants in his country first. As long as there is a time difference, all kinds of accidents will occur!
The Prussian and Chinese navies completely counterattacked France. This result was something that no analyst in the financial market dared to imagine. The sensitive nerves of the market have been tense in the past few days.
Almost all the financial giants in the world have been waiting for the news of the naval battle. They had been hoarding Prussian financial products crazily. To put it bluntly, they wanted to sell when the naval battle was fired!
While frantically selling all kinds of bonds and stocks that have made serious profits, they are also shorting a large number of Prussian financial products. One hand is in and the other is out. Both sides can make money. This bet is really too big. It is only the City of London and Amsterdam. The stock market has accumulated hundreds of millions of pounds of betting funds.
I can’t afford to lose! You really can’t afford to lose!
The Duke of Newcastle knew that once false news began to spread in London, as long as these financiers started to order sell-offs, they would be the ones losing money in the end.
Because no capitalist in the world believes that the Prussian Navy will defeat the French Navy!
This is not an exaggeration, but a fact. All the financial giants in Europe have placed their bets on the Prussian army, and the navy is always just a money-making opportunity in the entire betting market.
In their minds, the Prussian navy would eventually be completely defeated, so the news of this defeat could at least trigger an avalanche of Prussian financial products.
As long as they follow the trend, sell at high prices and then bet on short positions, they can easily make tens of millions of pounds in profits.
Of course, they are not optimistic that the French Emperor will win in the end. These financiers have seen through the weak nature of France, so they will buy these financial products again after this avalanche.
The purpose of buying low prices is to bet on the Prussian Army!
When the Army fights a few more good battles, the prices of these financial products will definitely rise again, if Bismarck can be more ambitious and capture London.
Then these gamblers can make huge profits at least three times more!
The abacus was so beautifully planned. Thousands of corpses on the battlefield were only exchanged for numerical fluctuations in the financial market. During these fluctuations, wealth began to shift dramatically!
But now an incredible scene happened. Not only did the Prussian and Chinese coalition forces not fail, but they defeated the French fleet in the East Frisian Islands. More than 20,000 land troops were captured, and many warships were hit and seriously injured.
This result was completely unexpected by the market. It can be said that all investors made a wrong judgment!
"I must inform my friends in China... Never sell, never sell!"
"Oh God! Don't you have a chief? On such an important island, don't you have a telegraph machine? I want to send a telegram, I want to send a telegraph..."
The Prussian officer looked helpless and saluted the Duke, "Sorry, Your Excellency, there is indeed no telegraph machine on this island!"
"Impossible! You are lying. The East Frisian Islands are an important island chain for defense of your coastline. Why don't you place a telegraph machine?"
"We're not lying to you. There was indeed a telegraph machine on this island, but it was destroyed by the French. If you want to send a telegraph, you have to cross the strait and go to the mainland..."
"Damn it!" The Duke clenched his fist and waved it angrily in the air. "How far is it? How long does it take me to find the telegraph machine?"
The soldiers shook their heads helplessly, "We don't know about this, but the town of Essens, thirty kilometers away from us, is the largest population gathering place. There should be a civilian telegraph machine somewhere..."
The Duke was thinking about crying, "Three lifetimes away? Damn it, how long will this be delayed? It's too late, it's too late..."
Sure enough, it was too late, because while he was desperately looking for the telegraph machine, London and Amsterdam were completely in chaos.
Starting at five o'clock in the morning, a piece of gossip began to circulate in the city: "The French expedition fleet passed through Dutch waters last night and officially entered Prussian territorial waters..."
"I know, I know, the earliest news came from our navy! Borkum Island has been captured by the French!"
"It's finally started. Now the Prussians are going to suffer a lot. I heard that the French navy is out in force and all the main armored battleships are dispatched!"
"When the time comes, I still have some Krupp shares in my hand. I will have to sell them when the market opens..."
"Same, same. I also have some Prussian war bonds here. It seems I can't keep them!"
The news spread throughout the Netherlands and Amsterdam like the wind, and the mood of the entire market began to agitate.
On Fangguan's table was the secret letter written by Xiang Ying. Her face was as ugly as dirt, and she said in a mysterious voice, "Xiang Ying, are you going to take action? I know you are going to take action." Yes, but you don’t have to be like this, as long as the French fleet enters Prussian territorial waters, the market will definitely go down, it will!”
"Actually, I have a chance to take advantage of the bargains. I really do! Why do you have to fight with your life!"
But in a trance, Xiang Ying's figure suddenly appeared in front of her. Xiang Ying smiled and said, "No! Your thoughts are too simple. The top financiers in the UK will really give you a chance." ?"
"Don't forget, you are facing the huge British Financial City, and what you hold in your hands are tens of millions of pounds of national assets!"
"This kind of financial gambling is different from ordinary people playing with a small amount of money. The in and out of national funds will definitely attract the attention of opponents!"
"The predators in the Financial City will ignore tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of pounds to fish in troubled waters in this pond, but they will never allow millions or tens of millions of pounds to compete with them for chips!"
"Think about it, these greedy capitalists want the interests of the band. If they sell it now, they will still have to absorb it back at low prices in the future!"nt
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