C2979 Eugene and Andrew (2/2)
That is to say, both of them had the ability to conduct financial exchange operations with the United Kingdom during the war!
God! These were two angels. Who were they supposed to give back the money to?
Without any resistance, as long as Eugene revealed that promissory note that was very close to his old friend, those experienced merchants would immediately be able to differentiate between the truth and the falsehood.
Once they found out that it was real, they would fearlessly take out their funds and interest rates to lend to Eugene and Yue Yang, until some people even suggested to borrow money without interest!
You can take the money and use it for a few months, as long as I don't lose any of my capital!
The hundred thousand francs was just the beginning. Eugene and Andrew knew very well that as long as they could grab onto the Chinese line and guarantee the smooth sailing of this underground finance industry, they would definitely prosper in the future!
One promissory note could stabilize so many people's hearts. What if there were ten? A hundred? It was simply unimaginable!
With sufficient cash flow, two of Andrew's pawnshops are in the throes of a city-wide run... It opened!
That day was truly spectacular. The whole city did not even dare to open the pawnshops. In the end, only Andrew and his family dared to open the gates.
A pawn for fifteen francs or less, taken away by the people!
A pawn of 30 francs, redeemed at half price by the people!
In a single day, Andrew had lost 18,000 francs in cash, but he was not afraid. He knew that if he dared open his shop, the chance of making money would come.
Every time a poor person happily redeemed their pawn, the pawnbroker would whisper, ”This place will be open for a long period of time. Bring in those old things that you have obtained …”
”Especially oil paintings, sculptures, works of art... ”If there's anything new, you can send it over to me. I guarantee that I'll give you a good price!”
”Also …” Eastern cultural relics stolen from China... If we can get it, we can get it at a higher price … Remember, if you don't have money to spend, this is the way to make money! ”
Of course, Eugene and Andrew knew that these poor bastards did not have any good cultural relics, but they also knew that these poor bastards were a bunch of red-eyed bandits and thieves!
As long as this information was spread out, when they were so hungry that they couldn't even eat bread, they would think of this road to wealth!
I don't care if you're a thief or a strong one, even if you kill people and get them covered in blood … As long as it's good stuff, we'll take it all!
What is this place? This is Paris! The center of European culture and art, there are countless treasures of art!
While waiting for the new treasures to arrive, Eugene and Andrew discussed and said, ”Alright, let's send all the cultural relics and pawns we have out of the city. We can also send them to the Chinese people to exchange for money …”
”Don't be afraid that someone will redeem you in the future. After this war, many tickets will become dead!”
”Even if some lucky people came to redeem us with tickets, we would just say that we lost them during the war … At most, I will double the compensation! ”
”We're selling it to the Chinese, but it's not just double the profit!”
”Alright, let's do it this way. Have your subordinates check the storage rooms right away …” ”Tonight, a group of people will be shipped out.”