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Chapter 747 This moment is just like that moment

The model of the canal company was inherently unreasonable, and the French, who held a larger share, and the Egyptians, who legally owned the canal, had long had complaints.

The Dolgorukov family and American capital established two companies respectively to jointly invest in the Suez Canal. The board of directors of the canal company was reorganized, with Britain, the United States, France and Russia each having three board members.

In order to ensure control over the board, William Rothschild was smart enough to ask for the addition of an Egyptian director on the pretext of appeasing the Egyptians.

Sergei did not object. On August 8, the new Suez Canal Company was established. On the same day, it was announced that the canal would be closed and expanded and dredged. The project is expected to last until December next year.

Darcis, who was excluded from the negotiations, learned about the establishment of the New Canal Company from the newspaper.

When Dacis arrived at the Suez, he was surprised to find that all the 3 tons of oil on board had disappeared.

No one knows when the oil disappeared.

No one knows how it disappeared.

Darcis was extremely sad. When he turned to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's board of directors for help, he found that the board had been dissolved.

Darcis was completely dumbfounded.

No, when the company’s board of directors is dissolved, shouldn’t you tell me, the chairman, about it?

Dasis wanted to sue the relevant responsible parties, but found that there was nowhere to turn to.

The American Pacific Company, which was responsible for the transportation, has also closed down.

The ship belonged to the Dolgorukov Shipping Company, which was also a victim.

The captain and crew had already escaped. Darcis asked Henry what was going on. Henry asked Darcis to pay the mercenaries the two months' salary first.

Only then did Darcis realize that something was wrong. If he continued to pester them, his life might be in danger.

Putting Darcis aside for now, the establishment of the New Canal Company did not mean that the dispute over the Suez Canal had been resolved. On the contrary, Rothschild’s troubles had just begun.

Before Rothschild had time to open champagne to celebrate the establishment of the New Canal Company, news came that the New Canal Company needed additional budget due to insufficient project budget.

Sergei admitted that the original budget was too optimistic. After learning about the specific conditions of the canal, Sergei realized that the budget would have to at least double in order to meet the design standards.

Rothschild asked Sergei to figure it out himself. Anyway, it was impossible for Rothschild to pay the money and he would not pay a cent.

Sergei was not in a hurry. There was no news for two whole months from September to November, and Rothschild became restless again.

From a geographical perspective, the country most affected by the closure of the Suez Canal will definitely be Russia.

After the canal was closed, merchant ships departing from Vladivostok had to first go around Africa and then cross the Mediterranean before they could reach Constantinople.

But in addition to sea transportation, Russia also has the Trans-Siberian Railway.

When the Trans-Siberian Railway was first opened, only six trips could be made per day, and it was frequently interrupted. It was inefficient and extremely expensive, and it completely failed to achieve its design purpose.

Thanks to Felix's efforts in the past two years, the Trans-Siberian Railway has been upgraded from a single track to a double track, and all wooden bridges along the way have been replaced with railway bridges. The Trans-Siberian Railway Bureau is even considering building a railway bridge across Lake Baikal, which will increase efficiency exponentially.

Goods from Vladivostok can now be transported to Constantinople by rail instead of by sea. Although this has caused some impact on Russia, it is still within an acceptable range.

Although the cost of railways is slightly higher than that of sea transportation, it is faster, more stable, and can also promote economic development along the railway. Compared with its disadvantages, it has more advantages.

For Britain and countries around the Mediterranean, the losses caused by the canal interruption are greater than those for Russia.

That's why Sergey is in no hurry.

Seeing that construction was nowhere near ready to begin, Rothschild called for a board meeting to discuss how to resolve the budget issue.

When the New Canal Company was established, Rothschild had three votes of his own, plus three votes from the French and one vote from the Egyptians, so he was sure to win.

After the new board of directors was established, Rothschild discovered that not only the Egyptians rebelled, but even the traditional ally the French preferred Sergei.

In the short term, the canal dredging plan did cause certain economic losses to the canal company.

But in the long run, the canal company's revenue will definitely increase significantly after the canal is dredged.

In this situation, Rothschild, who is stingy, has harmed the interests of everyone.

To solve the budget problem, Rothschild proposed issuing bonds and promised to underwrite the bonds.

Okay, this is another traditional skill of the Hebrews.

It’s not that Rothschild doesn’t have money, but that he doesn’t want to spend it.

The so-called underwriting is nothing more than transferring money from one hand to the other.

In any case, the canal dredging project finally started, and Rothschild finally breathed a sigh of relief.

When the construction of the canal began, the price of bread in Berlin had risen to 4200 billion marks per piece.

George has felt an unprecedented shock in the past two months.

George has always prided himself on being knowledgeable, but George only now realizes that this is how it can be played!

This is Germany, the country that challenged Britain, France and Russia alone five years ago, not a small country in a corner.

This winter, the tragedy of people starving to death occurred again in Berlin.

The last time someone died of hunger in Berlin was in 1919, just after the end of World War II.

Berlin workers now receive their wages twice a day. After receiving their wages, they have to drag their bags to buy food, otherwise they will not be able to afford it later.

The Germans were wailing in hunger, but the wealthy Hebrew merchants would rather destroy the expired food than sell it to the poor at a discount.

George finally understood why the mustache wanted to clean up all the Hebrews after he came to power. However, the mustache was not targeting the Hebrews, but all non-Germanic people in Germany, including the Slavs, who were also massacred by the mustache.

But in another time and place, when people mentioned German atrocities, they only remembered the Hebrews.

This is the importance of the right to speak.

In early December, Guderian finally finished his studies at the Army Academy and was about to return to Germany.

Granat wanted Guderian to stay and promised to help Guderian serve in the Vladivostok Armored Division, which Guderian had always dreamed of.

Guderian declined, he knew staying was the best option, but he could not give up his feelings for Germany.

There were 40 German officers who came to the Army Academy with Guderian, and only 11 of them chose to return to Germany.

They are the Junker aristocratic officers most loyal to Germany.

"A loaf of bread in Berlin now costs 5000 billion marks. How much does an armored vehicle cost? Even if you return to Germany, what can you do?"

Granat was disappointed with his achievements.

Since entering winter, the price increase rate in Germany has been 20% per day.

Even the Germans didn't rebel!

So the most tolerant people in the world are not the Japanese or the Indians, but the Germans.

Compared with the Germans, they are truly a fighting nation.

"If even people like us betray, Germany will never be able to get better."

The fire in Guderian's heart was burning.

Nicholas, who has already acquired Russian citizenship, moved his entire family to Vladivostok, and is serving in the Far Eastern Military District, was hesitant to speak.

Becoming a Russian citizen was indeed a betrayal for Guderian.

But everyone has the right to pursue a better life. For Nicholas, Germany is no longer the Germany that was worth fighting for.

Nicholas works in the logistics department of the Far Eastern Military District. Even if war breaks out again between Russia and Germany, Nicholas will not go to the front line.

The Far Eastern Military District provided Nicholas with a house of more than 200 square meters. After Nicholas has served for more than 10 years, this house worth more than 1 rubles will belong to Nicholas privately and he can dispose of it at will.

Nicholas's child is currently studying in a language school. As long as he solves the language problem, he can enter the school specially opened for military families in the Far East Military Region like normal children.

Nicholas bought a car with a loan for only one-third of the price in Germany.

On their wedding anniversary two months ago, Nicholas gave his wife a white shawl, which was the first high-end fur that Mrs. Nicholas had ever owned.

In Germany, the shawl would have cost Nicholas an entire year's salary.

"Anyway, feel free to write or telegraph me if you need my help."

When they parted, Granat hugged Guderian tightly.

Guderian nodded vigorously with red eyes and pursed his lips without saying a word.

Nicholas handed Guderian a roll of money and wished him all the best.

Guderian looked at his old friend, his emotions more complicated than his eyes.

"Feel sorry--"

Nicholas lowered his head, not daring to look Guderian in the eye.

"No need to apologize, old friend. I have already forgiven you."

Guderian did not hate Nicholas. If he had to hate someone, he would hate this simple era.

And those bastards who really made life miserable for the people of Germany.

The train slowly drove out of the Vladivostok railway station. Granat and Nicholas did not leave. In another half an hour, a new group of German officers would arrive in Vladivostok by train.

One of them was Erwin Rommel.

The serious situation in Germany not only made the Germans furious, but George couldn't help but ask Karl in person.

"Five years ago you had the opportunity to save the Russian Empire, eliminate all the rebels, and consolidate Nikita's throne. Why didn't you do anything?"

Karl's question left George speechless.

Karl didn't wait for George's answer. Germany's current situation was similar to that of Russia at that time.

"Germany is sick, and it is very sick. This is not the responsibility of Your Majesty alone, nor can it be solved by one person."

"How are you going to solve it?"

George asked Carl what he meant, and if Carl was willing to step forward, George was willing to help Carl.

No matter how you look at it, Carl is much better than Moustache.

Like William II, the little moustache is a lunatic, and his behavior cannot be explained by logic at all.

Carl smiled without saying anything, at this moment, just like at that moment.

(End of this chapter)