Bray Cirodde: How does the financial promoter behind Bismarck build a special political and business relationship?

? Bismarck, the "Iron Prime Minister", has long been a household name in the western capitalist world. Bismarck's success belongs to the German era, and it is difficult for future generations to copy it. Success is not without reason, especially for a successful politician, who usually has an unknown right-hand man behind him. This person may be a spouse or a person with extraordinary ability.

? In western history, power and money always go hand in hand, power always pursues money, and money never forgets to control power. As a politician, Bismarck should not only carefully handle the relationship with Kaiser William I, but also show his diplomatic skills in European countries. The complicated affairs in politics definitely make a person exhausted, and few people have the energy to deal with other affairs, especially Bismarck's passion for wealth.

However, the key to Bismarck's success is to find a competent private banker. Who is he? How did he know Bismarck? How did he establish a special political and business relationship with Bismarck?

Bresrod, the son of an immigrant Jewish banker in Berlin, Germany, was born in 1822, the same year as the famous Austrian biologist who put forward the famous Mendel's genetic law. Another protagonist of this paper, Bismarck, the bloody prime minister of the German Empire, is only 7 years old, which is when school-age children go to primary school. Because his family was fairly well-off, Mr. Bray Cirodde lived freely in his childhood and youth, and his life seemed to advance in full accordance with the established rhythm. The foreseeable future is to succeed his father in managing his own banking business.

Similar to most traditional European countries, family background usually determines a person's future and destiny. Except for a few people who can change their lives at a coincidental time, most people will follow the path of their families for the rest of their lives. Napoleon, a commoner, came to power through a coup and achieved a subversive change in his social status by being crowned emperor, which became a landmark event in western society in the19th century and an excellent example of Bray Cirodde's disbelief in fate.

In the closed and hierarchical German feudal society, although his father provided Bresrod with generous living conditions, his social status was extremely low and he was often excluded from life. But Bray Cirodde only wanted to improve the social status of the family, because he always believed that "princes would rather have seeds."

Because the bottom compatriots are excluded everywhere, in order to support their families, they can only engage in livelihood work that non-Jews in German society do not want to do-lending money and selling goods along the street. It is precisely because of the poor profit from business that some of his fellow Jewish bankers borrowed money from the court ruling class, which made it difficult to achieve a great counterattack in social status and obtained the court Jewish status promulgated by the authorities.

? Because his father provided banking services for Rothschild, an ancient European family, Bray Cirodde had heard about the deeds of this group of compatriots. He is waiting for an opportunity, waiting for someone who can help him change his destiny.

Bresrod is the Berlin agent of Rothschild family, with Jewish identity and low status in Prussia society. Bismarck was an ancient aristocratic landlord of Yongke, belonging to the upper class of Prussian society. According to the logic of historical development, it is impossible for these two people to have any intersection in their work, career and life. So how did Bray Cirodde meet Bismarck?

? Bresrod had the opportunity to become Bismarck's personal financial adviser, and members of the Rothschild family played a key role in bridging this gap. It can be said that without members of the Rothschild family, it is almost impossible for Bresrod to dream of improving his social status in Prussia. It is said that the foresight of old Bray Cirodde laid a wedge for his son's development. Old Bresrod had known the Rothschild family for a long time and had a long-term employment relationship in business, so old Bresrod officially became the Berlin agent of the Rothschild family.

Later, the old Bresrode established the Bresrode Bank to take care of the Rothschild family's investment business in Berlin. Old Bresrod also plans to let his son enter his own company for an internship and gradually get in touch with the Rothschild family members so as to continue to maintain the relationship with Rothschild in the future. This is a crucial step. Mr. Cirodde also understood his father's intentions. He is more effective than his father in managing the relationship with the Rothschild family, and the Rothschild family members also recognize this young man.

Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. 1858, Bismarck was appointed as the ambassador to St. Petersburg, Russia. However, Germany and St. Petersburg in Russia are far apart. Besides, almost all Bismarck's financial management business in Germany is managed by Schild. I don't know when I will come back when I go to other countries this time.

? Bismarck was very worried and anxious. At this time, he wanted to re-elect a loyal and reliable banker to represent his private property business, so he asked his friend Carl Meyer for help. Carl Meyer is an important member of the Rothschild family. Karl Meyer officially recommended the young Bray Cirodde. Bismarck readily accepted the recommendation, and Bresrode was officially appointed as Bismarck's personal banker in Berlin. Why did you choose Bresrod?

? As a successful agent of the Rothschild family in Berlin, Bresrod successfully completed many investment businesses and collected accurate and timely business information, which helped the Rothschild family gain huge commercial benefits.

? Bresrod has become a minor celebrity in Berlin banking. 1859, Bismarck was appointed Prime Minister of Prussia at the invitation of the Regent of Prussia for successfully financing the construction of a railway bridge across the Rhine River in Cologne. In addition, although Bismarck didn't have much time to manage assets, he was familiar with Berlin's financial situation. Therefore, Bismarck must know the name of Bray Cirodde. Karl Meyer recommended him, but Bismarck was unlikely to refuse.

Bresrod knows the gold content of this appointment, and he also knows that this relationship is beyond the dreams of many Jews. He thanked his father for laying the foundation for him, and he finally embarked on an excellent shortcut to improve his social status. Bresrod also proved Bismarck's correct choice with his own business wisdom. Speaking of Bismarck's personal finance, how did Bray Cirodde manage Bismarck's money?

The relationship between Bismarck and Bray Cirodde is not only a simple relationship between politicians and financiers, but also a unique relationship between politics and business in Europe in the 20th century, a cooperative relationship between emerging bank capitalists and aristocratic bureaucrats, and a struggle and compromise relationship between political dignitaries and wealth chasers. Cirodde knew Bismarck was eager for wealth, and he also knew that only Bismarck could make him improve his social status quickly. They are like grasshoppers in the same boat, and no one can live without anyone. As Bismarck said:

"Pomerania's landlord has Jews who serve their families. As the landlord of Pomerania, I have mine Cirodde. "

? So how did Bray Cirodde manage Bismarck's money in order to establish this special political and business relationship? He mainly managed two kinds of finance for Bismarck: national finance and private finance.

? Many historical events are full of important and wonderful political and military fragments, but an important and rarely mentioned key point is money. There is a saying in China: Before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first. Money and food are the basic conditions of any war. An army with more economic resources will undoubtedly greatly increase the probability of winning the war. This consciousness was strengthened with Bismarck's constant war. Bismarck also knew that the obstacles and external threats of Denmark, Austria and France must be solved on the road of German reunification.

? Launching the Pudang War, the Puao War and the Franco-Prussian War, Prussia's fiscal revenue was simply unable to maintain the smooth operation of these huge war machines. Parliament refused to approve Bismarck's war budget, so Bismarck had to seek the help of Breschroeder, usually borrowing from international bankers (mainly Rothschild family) in the name of Prussian government.

? Why Rothschild? This is easy to understand, because Bresrod is the bank agent of the Rothschild family in Berlin, and his family bank has been strengthened by Rothschild's favor.

Bresrod knew the serious consequences of leaving Rothschild, so in the Prussian War, when the Rothschild family heard that Bismarck was going to borrow money from the Frankfurt banker erlanger family, they would go on the rampage. This ancient Jewish aristocratic family thought that Bresrod did not encourage Bismarck to borrow money from the Rothschild family well, and Bresrod could only explain it in every way to calm the other side's anger.

In the end, Bismarck wisely got a 4.5% low-interest loan from the Rothschild family. The war expenditure of Putan is as high as 22.5 million Taylor, while the financing competition is as high as 6.5438+0.7 million Taylor, accounting for 76% of the war expenditure, and the fiscal surplus is only 5.3 million Taylor.

The cost of the Puao War is conservatively estimated to be as high as 60 million Taylor. The original idea of this war fund is that after the privatization of the Cologne-Minden Railway, Bray Cirodde will turn this railway into assets, raise funds for the Puo-Austrian War, and encourage investors to buy the shares of the Cologne-Minden Railway in the European financial market. This time, a group of Rothschild bankers boycotted the plan.

? When Bismarck prepared to lead the troops to attack Vienna, the war expenses raised in the early stage were consumed day by day. Far-sighted Bismarck urged King William of Prussia to solve the Puo-Austrian War through diplomatic peace talks. In the end, Prussia won an all-round victory.

As a traditional European power, France rose strongly after Napoleon came to power, and Bismarck also deeply realized that France did not want to see a strong and unified German Empire. France was the last international obstacle before the reunification of Germany, and the Franco-Prussian War broke out immediately. Faced with the high cost of war, Bismarck authorized hansmann to form an underwriting syndicate for Franco-Prussian war bonds and sell 20 million Taylor war bonds in the financial markets of London and Berlin.

As the Franco-Prussian War became more and more beneficial to Prussia, which greatly stimulated the confidence of investors, the value of 20 million Taylor national debt naturally rose. This confirms that the improvement of the situation will enhance market confidence and the value of related bonds will continue to increase. As the balance of the war tilted towards Prussia, the Prussian army gained more war funds, while France almost fell into international isolationism, and the war bonds sold by Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte in the London market were also neglected. Thus, Prussia's outstanding performance on the financial front is a magic weapon to defeat France.

Bresrod, who had just taken over Bismarck's property from the Rothschild family, was very cautious. He carefully calculated all the salary income and bank deposits of Bismarck, but the only property could not meet Bismarck's huge expenses in St. Petersburg, and Bresrod still painstakingly maintained it.

The weight of Breschroeder in Bismarck's heart, before the end of the Puo War, Bismarck's personal property was all deposited in the Rothschild Bank in Frankfurt, but Bismarck's mentality gradually changed through the aggressiveness of the Rothschild family in subsidizing Prussia in several wars, and Bismarck thought that the Rothschild family was not very reliable.

In view of Breschroeder's great contribution to Prussia's victory in the Puo War, Bismarck's trust and dependence on Breschroeder was stronger than before. Bismarck transferred all his property to Cirodde Bank. Naturally, Bray Cirodde was very grateful to Bismarck for this move, because it was not only the best embodiment of Bismarck's trust in Bray Cirodde, but also the highest praise for his ability recognition.

After German unification, William I awarded the title of Prince Bismarck, but Bismarck knew that this was just a poor prince. Fortunately, William I also gave Bismarck a territory: Saxon Wald, which was originally a big landlord family of the Yongke nobles. This territory includes 65,438+05,625 acres of forest and 65,438+0,250 acres of grassland, which makes Bismarck one of the largest landlords in the German Empire.

? However, this land is almost in its original state. In order to thank Bismarck for recommending Bray Cirodde's peerage, Bray Cirodde offered to lend Bismarck a loan to build a territory, with a total amount of 87,500 Taylor and interest of 4%. Later, I lent Bismarck 25,000 Taylor. How could Bismarck, who has always been keen on pursuing wealth, give up wealth easily!

? This relationship, with the painstaking efforts of Bresrod, finally won the long-awaited title of nobility. 187 1 At the beginning of the year, William I held a grand coronation ceremony at the Palace of Versailles, and became the emperor of the unified German Empire. Bismarck later became the prime minister of the Empire.

? In view of the close relationship between Bismarck and William I, 1872, Bismarck verbally expressed to William I the proposal of conferring the title of Bray Cirodde. William I agrees to this proposal. In fact, the news that Mr. Cirodde wants to be promoted to the nobility has already shown obvious signs. William I often invites him to private dinners. You know, it's not easy to be invited by the emperor, and it's even harder to attend his private dinner.

1on March 8th, 872, Mr. Cirodde finally got a good news. Emperor William I signed a packet of hereditary nobles, and his name was changed to "Gehlsen von Mr. Cirodde". The word "feng" represents the aristocratic status of German society, and only hereditary nobles and German emperors personally awarded this honor. He should be proud, because in the1870s, he was one of the two noble bankers awarded by William I, and the other was Adolf hansmann. Bresrod's name was also known to the Germans overnight.

? Bismarck publicized "iron" and "blood", but kept silent about the decisive role that money played on his road to success, not to mention Bray Cirodde, who helped him acquire huge wealth. Bismarck won the unification of the German Empire through war, and part of this glory should also belong to Bresrod.

? A banker's keen sense of money is like a politician's keen sense of power. The fledgling Bray Cirodde was keenly aware of Bismarck's desire for wealth. He firmly grasped this weakness and conquered Bismarck with his genius of managing wealth. Money also accumulated strength for Bismarck to win the war.

Throughout the life course of Bismarck and Bray Cirodde, Bismarck's wealth and Bray Cirodde's position are the core needs for these two historical figures to form an interest bond. The close relationship they have established for decades also profoundly reflects the special political and business relations in European feudal society in the19th century. This relationship is the product of specific historical conditions and may not be suitable for modern society. However, Cirodde's successful experience seems to prove a truth. You cannot choose your birth, but your destiny is in your own hands.

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