76 Shalom.
"Fuck." Felipe cursed as he relaxed in a tub of water.
He was exhausted as the meeting entered a stalemate about interests, parts of the debts being slashed, and much more.
He had to mostly convince the two other parties that his new invention would revolutionize the entire industry and that the sales numbers would look very different at the beginning, middle, and end of the business after it matured.
If anyone else was trying to pitch something similar, said person would not have been considerate. However, a new meeting was made, and this meeting would be in two days, as Felix publicly stated that he wanted to rally money from the Jews to defeat the Ottomans.
Nonetheless, the prime minister would call for an emergency meeting within Congress to discuss whether the plan would go through.
Now, he has to prepare a fucking pitch on why giving him an unprecedented amount of money to fight the Ottomans from the Greek Perspective would be a good idea.
He will have to reach deep inside the religion rabbit hole; it was already a struggle to tap into racism and national security and also put numbers in front of the British and the East India Company; he also has to tap into religion way more profound than he had to do so with the Irish! At least, they were both Christian religions!
Financing a private war, just like how he did in South America. He had to sell Bonds for the Greek cause,h he was not worried about as the level of concern for Greece was already at an all-time high, and he had the most significant level of information distribution in the fucking world.
He needs early investors to invest fully, and if things work, he can make himself the spear of the Greek Phalanx that will impale the Ottomans, just like Vlad the Impaler did just under 400 years ago.
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"Your Majesty, are you sure about this?" Aurelio asked as they were in a game preserve park, with many footmen serving them for any needed assistance.
"I've never been more sure… they accepted to come here if I can convince them to back up," Felipe said as he looked at the six Musketeers and then at his men before looking back at the horizon of the road that would lead them to where they were.
"That is a whole other thing… Which, by the way, I still think is a foolish idea," Aurelio said honestly as he saw multiple carriages coming from the horizon.
"Then what is it? We are going to sell War of a very new country to a bunch of wealthy Jews." Felipe said as he was a bit annoyed about it.
"Then I will be straight. Would importing one million people into the empire be a good idea? Even though we have lost many people in the War… bringing even more people into the current situation would be the best thing to do, especially people from places where they do not have the same culture or even language."
"Oh, that… it is indeed not that wise. It is a bet that they will change from the consistent rowdy people. Moreover, from here to the point we see any significant spike in childbirth rate, we will be already quite adult…. Moreover, Peru needs settlers; the War and disease have struck them." Felipe added.
"…"
"It will not only be Irish, there will be Spaniards, Slavs, Italians, Germans and Russians… I would rather keep the French in France. Any Catholic and Orthodox."
"Will there be an Orthodox Church in the empire in the future?" Aurelio asked weirdly.
"No, there will be no Orthodox, but at the same time, the Catholic church will not have full control over the empire's population… Which I am still weary of those fucking weirdos." Felipe knew very well the nature of Catholic Priests, yet he used the infrastructure of the huge network of churches to create a national education system without much of an investment.
"Plus, my family is Orthodox… my ancestor pleaded with the Hole See for help and to merge both Religions." Felipe gave him a crash course. "But by then, the British and the Francs were exhausted from a 100 years war and the power in which the Holy See was diminished... The difference between then and now is that now I am not asking the Holy See… well, I will try at least, but now, I will be asking the people with power and money to create an incentive in which they will support me and create a good war plan against another Dying Super power… I have already done it once; why not do it twice?"
"…"
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"Shalom, gentlemen," Felipe said as he bowed slightly to show respect to the leaders and companions of prominent Jewish Families that had accumulated massive amounts of money and wealth.
They were not amused, but they were not antagonized either.
"We gather here to appreciate the beauty of Craftsmanship and the newly patented rifle of the Colombian Empire," Felipe explained, smiling as he took a rifle and presented it to the head of the Roth Child: Nathan Mayer, the founder of the London Branch of the Roth Child International Family prowess.
"Your Majesty, most of us have humoured this invitation because we are fans of your works and, of course, your reputation. However, none of us is interested in rifles… well, not to the extent that this visit requires." Sir Moses Montefiore, head of the Montefiore Family, said very much, not knowing what to say.
"Right… Indeed, I would not let you waste your precious time with such antics. I apologize if that is what I let you come to understand." Felipe added, bowing a bit and coming back to his composure. All of the people there have huge statuses in the society of superpowers.
"I want to show you the accuracy and power of these new weapons, which will be the next weapon. We have told the British about the Tech and all other superpowers. However, the ranks of military powers tend to be traditional and superstitious in all the wrong ways. We have proposed licensing to all of the superpowers, and they have not done anything about it without a single interest in changing thousands of guns."
"…" The heads of the Jewish Houses were still unsure what the Prince was leading to.
"The Revolver is rather popular in North America, but it is inaccurate and rather weak," Felipe explained, as he did not have any on himself, but the product has gained enough fame to become quite well known across each big continent.
"This one here is a Musket with caps for ignition and rifling in the inside of the barrel, creating a very accurate weapon with a range of several hundred feet… the weapon will be five times with more rain in the hands of a skilled marksman," Felipe explained calmly as he took one Flint Lock.
"…"
"During the War within my empire, we were able to produce a measly 30 due to the lack of machinery and raw materials and were sent to the front lines giving really good reviews… now… I explain it as this… we have invested in the machinery and manufacturing process… we can make each of these for 1.6 Times the price of a rifle of modern standards." Felipe added and continued without letting the heads of the Family wonder what he was going for.
"An Army with these guns will be multiple times more powerful than an army without them… my point is... will you be willing to give a loan for the war between the Greeks and the Ottomans, which great part of it will be to procure weapons from my country," Felipe explained it plainly and straightforwardly.
He would ask for funding and spend it on his enterprises, like a billionaire donating every penny of his wealth to his private charity.
The mention of money quickly took their attention.
"War bonds or a debt?"
"It would have to be a very high interest rate. Even though Your Majesty's enthusiasm for the Greek Cause in the Golden Globe is nothing but admirable, we do not work on wishes, I am afraid, plus ."
"It will be a loan, but it will be incredibly low in interest, I am afraid, as the reason I ask you specifically here and not noblemen or the East India Company is due to your Heritage and ancestry," Felipe added while smiling.
"Jewish?"
"Yeah," Felipe said, not caring.
"The Roman Empire destroyed Judea and sent everyone on their own," Felipe added. My Family was the last ruling Family of the Roman Empire, despite being the Eastern Roman Empire. My Family is the last dynasty of the country that destroyed your ancestral land… and the one that crucified Christ." Felipe quickly crossed the cross symbol across his body.
"…"
"Either way, it is no secret that I want to regain the crown of the Eastern Roman Empire and the eternal city of Constantinople." Felipe added, "And I am willing to compromise, unlike the predecessors of my ancestors."
"…"
"Instead of a high interest rate, I want to present you with the land of Judah," Felipe explained with seriousness.
"Palestine Region is currently under the Ottoman Empire, more precisely under the de facto Egyptian Empire." The Head of the Goldsmid said quickly, pointing it out.
"That is why I am asking for a financial process to fund a war against the Ottoman Empire, in which the main goal will be Constantinople and large Greek-speaking minority majorities across the Aegean Coast of Anatolia… The sick man of Europe will most likely sue for peace, and then we will ask for the Palestine region."
"…"
"You all will have shared powers in the newly formed country, and of course, the city of Jerusalem will be shared among Christians and Jews who will migrate from across the world to their original ancestral land."
All the heads of the Family looked at each other as Felipe's true intentions were revealed. Many of them, especially the Rothschild, have multiple branches across Europe, so they knew how complicated the topic would be.
"I have gotten the approval of the Prime Minister to become King of Greece… Securing a loan to arm an entire army will be needed if I want to transform a Republic into a Kingdom which the entirety of Europe is looking forward to." Felipe added. "My empire in South America Requires attention. However, the glory of my Family is something you could relate to what would be the regain of the ancestral land of your people but for mine."
