Chapter 13: Trip to London

　　 The financial crisis of the Austro-Hungarian Empire came and went quickly. When the government invested enough funds in the market, the market soon began to pick up.
　　 In the capital feast, Ferdinand, who was full of food and drink, is now on a trip to London.
　　 It's time to go out to avoid the limelight. In the past two years, Ferdinand has made a statement in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and he has made a fortune in the capital feast just now.
　　 is too eye-catching, this is not Ferdinand's style. I just took this opportunity to go out for a walk and settle the gold mine by the way.
　　 After Ferdinand was reborn, he sent people out to buy land as soon as possible. Many famous minerals discovered by later generations were taken into his arms.
　　 The conditions in many places are bad, and there is no mining value yet. But those open-pit gold mines can't be left too!
　　Who knows if someone will be discovered in advance and black out the gold mine. The income of tens of millions of pounds is enough to make people crazy.
　　Ferdinand, who is not strong enough, is ready to find a strong partner, but must also ensure his own interests. This is the trip to London.
Queen Victoria, full name: Alexander Dena Victoria, (May 24, 1819 - January 22, 1901), daughter of Prince Edward (Duke of Kent and Strathson), inherited the throne at the age of 18. It is 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. It is called the Victorian era.
　　 This is a period of considerable development in industry, culture, politics, science and military in Britain.
　　 Queen Victoria is the last monarch of the Hanover dynasty. Her son and heir to the throne, Edward VII, belonged to the Saxony-Coburg-Gotha dynasty.
　　 The Victorian era was the most glorious period in Britain. At that time, it was the world's trade center. The British said with pride:
　　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 have our grazing lands; Argentina and the western grasslands of North America have our herds.
　　 Peru brings its silver; South Africa and Australia's gold flows to London; Indians and Chinese grow tea for us; and our coffee, sugar cane and spice plantations spread all over the Indian Islands.
　　 Spain and France are our vineyards; the Mediterranean is our orchard; the United States is our cotton land.
At the beginning of December, Ferdinand departed from Vienna and arrived in London almost before Christmas. As soon as he disembarked, he met his friend and cousin, Albert Edward von Sachsen Coburg-Gotha— -Edward VII.
　　 The two of them can become friends, mainly because they have common hobbies, their lives are disorderly, and they all belong to different kinds of nobles.
　　 Edward is very welcome to Ferdinand's arrival, and he does not rule out, and can help him share some firepower. After all, the feeling of two people being trained is different from one being trained. Otherwise, to welcome Ferdinand, there is no need for a crown prince to go out in person.
　　 "Ferdinand, my brother, why are you here now?" Edward yelled at Ferdinand
　　 "Damn, you don't know how far this road is! The wind and waves on the sea are really hateful!" Ferdinand complained.
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　　 Talking about the sky and the earth, this is the strong direction of Ferdinand. The two naturally talked very happily. According to the etiquette, he first went to visit Queen Victoria.
　　 Buckingham Palace, well, although he is well-known in later generations, Ferdinand doesn’t think it’s great. It may have been integrated into this world, in his opinion, it is similar to an ordinary palace.
　　 It was the calligraphy and paintings along the way that made him shine. Antique cultural relics from all over the world gathered here, and the furniture like works of art made Ferdinand an eye-opener.
　　 Edward seemed to be very satisfied with Ferdinand’s performance, and said: "If you like it, I can consider giving you some, but now I am going to visit my mother."
　　 pulled Ferdinand back to reality, and smiled awkwardly, his own appearance was a bit embarrassing just now.
　　 "Ferdinand, you are welcome to come here as a guest!" Victoria said kindly
　　 But for Ferdinand, it is no less than living a year. Victoria's aura is too strong. He now has some sympathy for Edward. It would be sad to have such a strong mother.
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　　 Victoria was very old and had limited energy, so he quickly let go of Ferdinand and attended the welcome banquet in the evening as usual.
　　 The next day, Ferdinand and Edward set off 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 is just a small number for the royal family!" Ferdinand said calmly
　　I am still a little puzzled about Edward's envy. Is it not easy to make money with the heir of your world hegemon? Whatever you do, it's not all money.
　　 "Of course, millions of pounds are nothing to the royal family! But it is astronomical to me!" Edward complained.
　　 After thinking about it, it seems that the person in front of me is not doing well now. His relationship with Victoria is very stale. Although he is the crown prince, he is forbidden to participate in government affairs and his expenses are restricted. I also like cruise ships and horse racing, often spending big money, and financial difficulties are normal.
　　 "God, please tease me! As the prince of the British Empire, you will have no money. Don't tell me the royal family's assets of hundreds of millions of pounds, will you have no money?" Ferdinand exaggerated.
　　 In fact, he is happy in his heart. Since you are short of money, it is easy to handle. The plan was immediately changed, and the cooperation with Edward seemed to be the same. As long as the colonial officials didn't get into their heads, no one should dare to make things difficult for the crown prince's industry!
　　How do you think that Edward is also more foolish than Victoria, and the price paid is much less. How could it be possible to give up the gold mine that was delivered to the door!
　　 "Economic control, no more than 10,000 pounds a month! You know my expenses are high, how can I have enough money?" Edward complained
　　 "Don't you know how to invest?" Ferdinand asked cooperatively
　　 "Why not? But I have a little capital, and I won't be able to divide it into shares!" Edward roared
　　 "Really, I found a gold mine, and you are not interested?" Ferdinand said with a smile
　　 "Is there a supermarket? I have opened a few, but the profits are not so good?" Edward said straightforwardly
　　 Ferdinand cursed secretly, you have pirated my creative, and complained about the low profit in front of my master.
　　 "Of course not, I'm talking about gold mines, and open-pit gold mines! Do you understand? Edward!" Ferdinand roared
　　 "God, God, I didn't dream it! If there is a gold mine, you won't dig by yourself, why do you come to me?" Edward said in surprise
"Damn, don't you know that mining requires a lot of manpower? Do you want to know how high the wages of European workers are now explained? Looking for your cooperation, of course UU reading www.uukānshu.com does not want to pay wages!" Ferdinand roared Explained
　　 "What! You don't plan to pay your wages! You black-hearted capitalist! I won't let you succeed, I want to break with you!" Edward said angrily
Ferdinand sneered unmovedly and said: "Okay, don't behave for me, there are no outsiders here, no acting! I've heard for the first time that the British crown prince cares about the life and death of the natives! Then... …"
　　 "Wait, I told you earlier my brother, isn't it just a slave? How much do you want to wrap around me, but how should I divide the money?" Edward suddenly changed.
　　 Then the two began to wrestle, bargaining for a penny, and finally the two reached an agreement, and the two jointly established the United Mining Co., Ltd.
　　 Ferdinand, as the owner of the gold mine, invested 300,000 pounds, accounting for 60% of the shares; Edward did not pay a penny, and was responsible for solving workers' problems, while providing protection for the company and solving all external troubles, accounting for 40% of the shares.
　　The first target provided by Ferdinand was the Kuljadi mining area.
　　 Kuljadi: The Kuljadi gold mineralization belt is one of the two largest gold producing areas across Australia. The Kuljadi Gold Project is located approximately 40 kilometers west of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
　　 In 1892, 554 ounces of gold was discovered here, which triggered the last wave of emigration in the world. At that time, Kuljadi flooded into nearly 16,000 people, making it almost the third largest city in Australia.
　　 The resources of the project are about 1.2 million tons, the grade is 1.7 g/ton, and the gold content is 69,000 ounces. In the first 28 months of the mine’s life, 65,000 ounces of gold can be recovered through 3 shallow ore bodies.