Of course, Louis the Great was a loyal believer in God. After becoming the Roman Emperor, he also allowed the Roman Church to sell indulgences within the empire, and he also took the lead in buying several large boxes of indulgences, which were enough to atone for the guns he sold to Heaven.

The believers were guilty of beating Leopold to death.

Henry showed an expression of admiration and nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty, you said so well. It seems that I misunderstood you. You will definitely pay off all your debts. But now we have the opportunity to raise a sum of money for you that does not need to be paid back."

Do you need this money?"

"No need to return it? Really? Is there really such a thing?" A look of surprise immediately appeared on Emperor Louis' face.

Although he firmly believes in God, he cannot admit that he owes a debt and refuses to repay it. It is one thing not to pay back the debt, but to borrow money knowing that he has not paid back the debt is a fraud!

Of course, it would be great if you could get some money that you don’t have to pay back.

"It's true, it's true," Archduke Henry nodded repeatedly, "because the entire banking industry in Vienna also believes in God as you do. You know, the sales of indulgences in Vienna have always been particularly hot, and all the bankers bought a bunch of them.

, this is proof that they believe in God.”

Emperor Louis the Great nodded in agreement. Only those who believe in God will buy indulgences. People who do not believe in God will not buy them. For example, Muhammad IV, Aurangzeb and Zhu Cixi will not buy them, although their sins are greater than anyone else.

!

Henry continued: "Because all of us believe in God, after predicting that your majesty will launch a war aimed at defeating the Ottoman Empire and regaining the lost territory, we are willing to provide funds for your cause that do not need to be returned!"

Louis looked at his son-in-law, "So what kind of rewards are the Catholic believers in Vienna prepared to achieve?"

"First of all, of course, the soul can go to heaven after death!" Henry smiled, "I believe God will accept them!"

"That's for sure!" Louis nodded, "They bought so many indulgences, they can definitely atone for their loan sharking sin!"

"You are right," Henry said, "In fact, loan sharking is not a particularly big sin. In addition to pursuing the soul to ascend to heaven after death, the believers in Vienna also hope to get something called stocks from you.

"

"Stocks?" Louis the Great was stunned, "But I don't have stocks. And aren't European stocks traded in London and Amsterdam?"

It is completely normal that Vienna's stock market is far less developed than London and Amsterdam, because Vienna, the European financial center, lacks the support of the real economy. Vienna is a place to borrow and save money. Rich people in the Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire liked it

The money was deposited in neutral Vienna, and the Roman and Ottoman courts would also lend money to Viennese bankers.

But apart from the banking industry, the Grand Duchy of Austria has no commendable industries. Moreover, there are no particularly prosperous industries in the Roman and Ottoman Empires served by Vienna's banking industry. Without prosperous industries, of course there is no way to issue stocks.

You can’t let a church that sells indulgences go public, right?

Behind London and Amsterdam are the overseas trade and booming manufacturing industries of Britain and the Netherlands! With a good industrial foundation, the stock markets of London and Amsterdam are of course more active.

In the past ten or twenty years, the stocks of trading and colonial companies such as the British East India Company, the British South Sea Company, the Dutch East India Company, and the Dutch India Company, as well as a large number of handicraft factories and mining stocks, have been rising continuously.

With the popularity of investors, financial professionals in London and Amsterdam also made a lot of money.

The God-believing bankers in Vienna were naturally jealous when they saw their colleagues in Amsterdam and London getting rich.

But being envious alone doesn’t work! Vienna’s bankers could not come up with investment targets that would attract investors’ attention. However, the critical illness of Carlos II made Vienna’s bankers see an opportunity.

Because the overseas colonies owned by the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of New Spain are very valuable!

These territories are much better than the New France and New Rome owned by the Roman Empire. If they can be packaged and put on the market, a large sum of money can definitely be made!

And Vienna can go one step further and become the center of stock trading in Europe!

"Your Majesty," Henry said to Emperor Louis the Great, "you have stocks. As long as you get the inheritance of Carlos II, you can issue stocks of the New World Colonial Company that investors all over Europe love very much. At that time, Your Majesty, you will

You can initiate the establishment of chartered trading companies similar to the South Sea Company and the East India Company, such as the Caribbean Company, the South American Company, and the Mexican Company. With these joint stock companies, the bankers in Vienna can issue stocks for you. Just sell some

stocks, you can raise enough capital."

The tricks Henry gave his father-in-law were leftover from his father Zhu Cixiang's tricks, but they were still very effective in Europe in 1700.

Because at this time, Europe was in the midst of a stock bubble. Because the world had been generally peaceful for more than two decades before, and the large European market brought about by the revival of the Roman Empire, the industry and commerce of England and the Netherlands had experienced rapid growth.

Development, the market was flooded with funds looking for investment opportunities. The stocks of the British East India Company, the Dutch East India Company, the Dutch India Company, and the British South Sea Company all soared.

If the Roman Empire swallowed up Spain and New Spain, it would have the most profitable colony in the world. What a big theme!

If the gold mines, silver mines, and plantations of New Spain could be put into a joint-stock colonial company like the East India Company, and managed by smart and responsible businessmen, very huge profits would definitely be generated. Regardless of whether this expectation can be realized, as long as the market

Just believe it.

Henry smiled and said: "Because the huge profits of Caribbean companies, South American companies, and Mexican companies are completely predictable, the stocks of these companies will definitely rise to the sky before the profits are fully reflected in the financial statements. And the stocks

You don’t have to repay the principal, and you don’t have to pay interest!”

"Really?" Louis the Great's eyes lit up. Issuing stocks to make money seems to be on a higher level than not having to repay debts! Moreover, you can not repay the principal and interest, and you are not considered a fraud!

"Can you really cheat," Emperor Louis the Great looked at his good son-in-law and said, "It's not cheating, but can it sell a lot of stocks?"

"Yes!" Henry nodded with certainty, "Your Majesty, as long as you trust me and Francois, you will be able to sell a lot of stocks. We can at least raise tens of millions of gold louis for you!"

"Okay!" Emperor Louis the Great nodded, "Henry, Francois, the issue of shares will be left to you two! You can form any kind of joint-stock company.

But we must start the process as soon as possible, because Carlos II is dying. Maybe within a few weeks, he will return to the arms of God! As soon as he dies, the Roman Empire will prepare for war, and it will be needed very much.

Money.”

Now they are going to make a lot of money! Henry and François Eugen were very happy when they heard this. They not only got the business of issuing stocks to make money for Louis the Great, but also asked the emperor to set up a money making company.

joint stock company!

These companies are not completely fake, because Louis the Great really had large tracts of land in the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. The problem was just how to develop and make profits.

"As you wish," Henry said with a smile, "when François and I return to Vienna, we will immediately start to establish the Caribbean Trading Co., Ltd. and the Mexican Mining Co., Ltd. All the start-up funds will be provided by our Grand Duchy of Austria.
Chapter completed!