The Joseon Prince Went To America And Didn’t Return – 200



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“Can you pass a message to Downing Street?”

Baron Rothschild who was just about to leave my house quickly adjusted his glasses at the words I had just uttered.

“Message?”

“okay.”

He keeps his face expressionless but his hands don’t lie.

Just by looking at him moving around busily and adjusting his clothes I thought I could hear the sound of the Baron’s head turning.

‘Look at that guy.’

I sat down chuckling to myself as one of the Baron’s long-standing habits caught my eye.

“Do you mean to ask the British government to do something about it?”

The Baron quickly approached me and sat down on the sofa.

After that Rothschild began to focus folding his hands.

“Why are you asking me to do such a favor? Is it something important?”

The guy who had a death-defying expression on his face just a moment ago…

A color comes to his face and his eyes sparkle.

anyhow.

Morgan and the Baron both have an incredible sense of smell when it comes to money.

I paused for a moment.

To tease the Baron.

“Well depending on how you interpret what you want to convey its value can vary greatly.”

“….”

“If it’s precious it’s precious and if it’s not special it’s not special news.”

“Please give me some more details so I can get the information to Downing Street more quickly.”

I said a word to the revived Rothschild.

“Something happened in China.”

“If you say China… are you talking about Qing?”

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“okay.”

I snapped my fingers and looked at the Baron.

“According to the information I have received the internal situation of the Qing is rapidly deteriorating.”

“Is it serious enough for the British government to take action?”

“It is still limited to the inland regions of Sichuan and Hubei but….”

I quickly took out a map of China.

He raised his voice pointing to the place where numerous tributaries of the Yangtze River converge.

“It would be different if the rebels took control of Wuhan a major transportation hub.”

During this period China along with India was the golden goose for Britain.

Since the goose’s belly could soon split I planned to advise Britain and get a piece of the pie in the middle.

“If Wuqing is occupied where will be next? I think it will be Nanjing.”

Nanjing is like a subsidiary capital of the Qing Dynasty.

Is that why?

The security guarding this city is also strict.

‘I think all Westerners would expect it to not fall easily.’

This city had already been occupied by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom army over fifty years ago.

I mentioned past events and guessed that the rebels’ takeover of South China would be faster than expected.

“If Nanjing is taken where will be next? Hangzhou?”

“….”

“No. They won’t go to Hangzhou because there is a closer place.”

The Baron frowned and pointed to a place.

“It must be Shanghai.”

“okay.”

Memories from studying the history of Yuan also flashed through my mind.

‘Britain intervened in the Xinhai Revolution.’

Although I learned history superficially while studying Sun Yat-sen’s footsteps I was certain that Britain would get involved in this incident.

‘Because the British are the ones who cherish Shanghai more than anyone else. This is something that can be easily guessed even without knowing the original history.’

South China was increasingly falling into a whirlpool of chaos.

As is the case everywhere most occupied territories that change hands tend to be lost.

It’s no different just because they’re a revolutionary army.

Because there are looters everywhere.

‘The coastal cities of southern China are wealthy. Shanghai is the best among them.’

Britain will want to protect its precious South China as much as possible.

Whether it’s Qing or not.

Whether it’s a revolutionary army or not.

Any goose is OK for Britain as long as it lays golden eggs.

“It’s important to get this information as soon as possible. We need to analyze the situation every minute and every second to plan our next steps. Isn’t that right?”

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Baron Rothschild who had been listening quietly rolled his eyes.

It seemed like he was calculating something in this short time.

“I want to tell this to the British Prime Minister because they have done me a favor.”

yesterday.

He mentioned the time when Britain intervened between Japan and me.

An unreasonable favor is suspicious because it brings up an old past event.

“Well if it’s difficult for you I’ll find another way to approach Downing Street. I’ve already told the White House so I’m sure the British Prime Minister will hear about it somehow. Isn’t that right?”

The sound of the Baron’s head rolling was so loud that I quickly said the next thing.

This was to emphasize that he had the ability to convey this news to the Prime Minister without Rothschild.

“There are many ways to convey this message other than through the White House.”

Britain is not the only stakeholder.

France Portugal Germany Japan Russia etc. have their own concessions within China.

I shrugged thinking that maybe they could get to Downing Street through them.

“How can I say it is difficult when the prince asks me to do this? I will report this information to London as soon as I leave here. Ah prince!”

“Tell me.”

“Oh no.”

The Baron then tried to ask me something.

Perhaps you want to ask why I am passing this information on to you.

“Tell me.”

“….”

“Tsk tsk. That’s pointless.”

There are two main reasons why I want to convey this news through the Baron.

First of all the method through the barons is the fastest and most effective as they are the most influential within England.

‘In addition….’

The incident caused the Baron to withdraw his business from the United States.

This means there are fewer industries competing with me.

‘Let’s untangle this tangled thread a little.’

But he was still an influential figure in Europe.

Because he was also the only major power in Europe who could compete with Morgan.

I’m trying to give him some breathing room and put pressure on my other opponent Morgan.

Especially in the shipping industry competition is fierce.

Although I wasn’t very pleased I reached out again.

“Your Majesty.”

“Are you going to talk now?”

“In a way you could say that the offer you just made was a favor the Prince showed me.”

Yes that’s right.

The early 20th century was not an era in which international affairs could be easily figured out like the 21st century.

The Chinese information I just gave you can vary greatly in value depending on how it is processed.

‘The Baron’s family specializes in processing such simple information very efficiently.’

The Baron is the one who knows this value better than anyone else.

That is why he knew better than anyone else the hand of reconciliation that I had extended recently.

“Then I will also return the favor.”

The Baron jumped to his feet and shouted:

“Beware of Morgan.”

“Morgan?”

“Yes. You will have to watch his movements.”

Is information information?

The Baron quickly began to add reasons behind his reasoning.

“Morgan has recently been making investments by meeting with various entrepreneurs.”

“Isn’t that what we always do?”

I contacted Carrier who had invented the air conditioner three months ago and offered him an investment.

Morgan must be doing something similar.

“Well you could think that way. The faces of the people I’ve met so far are not ordinary.”

“okay?”

“Yes. Let me give you an example. Glenn Curtis William Durant Thomas Edison. There are rumors going around these days that these three are meeting up often.”

I squinted my eyes at this.

Because it was a little annoying.

“I think the prince felt it too. That’s right. Strangely enough these interests overlap a lot with the prince’s previous actions.”

Glenn Curtiss was a latecomer to the American aircraft industry.

A guy who is cleverly copying Lee & Light’s patents and entering the market.

William Durant the founder of GM started and failed several times but then revived himself and became the second largest automobile company in the United States after Ford.

Edison is the Edison we know.

He was also a bad guy with a bad conscience who filed a patent suit against Diesel by referencing the engine patents that Diesel had previously disclosed.

“Morgan is said to be planning to use these to get into the airplane and automobile industries. Oh! Let me correct that.”

Rothschild chuckled and corrected himself.

“It’s not like you’re dipping your feet in it’s like you’ve already dipped your feet in. Anyway do you know what these three things I just mentioned have in common?”

What the heck?

Other than real estate and bank stocks.

Aren’t they competitors in the core industries I’m focusing on?

They are the heads of rival companies Lee & Wright and Hill & Dodge.

“Your Majesty.”

“I’m listening.”

“The three businessmen mentioned above are said to have very similar tendencies to Morgan.”

Following the warning he also tells us about the tendencies of the next three people.

They are spreading information like wildfire just because I told them one thing about the current situation in China.

“It’s dirty and persistent.”

“….”

“I think that only the one who ultimately survives is the winner.”

okay.

What the three above have in common is that they view their rivals’ patents as shit but they view their own company’s patents as precious gems.

Moreover they do not hesitate to manipulate public opinion or merge with others if it means killing their rivals.

‘I’m already clashing with my own companies.’

The three latecomers the Baron mentioned were even manipulating public opinion and challenging our company’s patents.

The Baron mentioned this and warned us to be careful.

“They will probably just ignore the existing patents and such since Morgan will be supporting them behind the scenes.”

“….”

“Haven’t you felt this time? How influential Morgan is in the legal profession.”

I know.

When Rockefeller’s Standard Oil was broken into thirty pieces didn’t Morgan’s companies get a reprieve?

‘maybe….’

It must be thanks to that ruling from over a decade ago.

Because Morgan has already experienced it once.

Didn’t he lose an antitrust lawsuit and see his railroad company break up into a dozen pieces?

Because of that Morgan went around the legal world and spent a lot of money.

‘Because Morgan didn’t own the railroads exclusively.’

Of course steel companies.

Because they had exclusive ownership of many shipping companies and shipbuilding companies.

He would have planted scholarship students in the judiciary to prepare for this.

The Baron emphasized this and began to pack his bags.

“Ah! Apart from what came before this is just a tip.”

Rothschild finally told me one thing.

“Morgan is also supporting Philip Jason.”

huh?

Why is Philip Jason here?

‘Oh by the way.’

You said you were running a second Korean newspaper.

I heard they’re having trouble managing it because it’s not selling well.

The reason I held on so steadfastly was because of Morgan and Rothschild.

‘I need to organize this sometime.’

Of course I won’t be the one to step forward.

If you fight someone whose weight class doesn’t match yours you’ll only end up elevating your opponent’s status.

I thought about how I could use another Korean to keep Seo Jae-pil in check and for a moment I recalled his name as I planned this in my head.

“You look like you don’t know his name.”

“….”

“I also once supported him from behind the scenes. But as of today I plan to withdraw all my support.”

Morgan was shaking everything he could.

Just like the cards that Rockefeller and I were preparing for Morgan he too was preparing something behind the scenes.

‘In a way the three of us…’

It seems like they’re doing the same thing.

In formal settings they show off their friendship by laughing and saying “haha”.

Because they keep an eye on you from behind and try to kill your competitors in any way possible.

‘Something like this….’

Is this co-ethnic hatred?

I felt this emotion from the Baron once again.

“I’ll go and see.”

“Okay. Let me take a look.”

The good news is that we won’t have to clash with the Baron for a while.

Because there is no other industry competing with it than the European oil companies.

It seemed safe for a while since they were also indirectly competing through Royal Dutch.

‘You can’t let your guard down though.’

Europe will be devastated by the World War but I plan to remain vigilant until the very end because I don’t know how the Rothschild family will survive.

Remembering what I had gotten today I quickly started checking out the loot.

* * *

The Baron got into the car with his adopted son.

“Have you seen it?”

Rothschild turned his head and looked at Lee Kang’s New York home.

He gave my son advice with a slightly aggrieved expression.

“That is the true nature of this prince.”

“….”

“In front of the public he pretends to be generous and acts like a prince… but when there are no people he is just a businessman like us.”

Walter looked complicated.

It could be because of the Baron’s mistake during this short selling incident.

It may be because we have come to know Lee Kang’s true self again.

“My era is coming to an end. This incident has made that certain.”

The Baron looked slightly resentful and grabbed Walter’s hand tightly.

“The Rothschild family of England is now in your hands.”

“….”

“For the time being we will have a hard time showing the same level of influence in the United States as before as we have to fix this father’s mistake but we are the Rothschilds.”

The Baron appeared to be slightly triumphant dreaming of a future where he would rise again.

“From now on you will have to deal with both this prince and Morgan Jr.”

“….”

“So from now on stop messing around with them. You have to distinguish between public and private affairs. They are just competitors that you have to beat.”

Walter developed a liking for Lee Kang after the sniping incident.

But when his family’s fortune suffered a great loss he changed his mind.

It’s not that he was harmed by Lee Kang but his father was constantly blaming Lee Kang so he was slightly brainwashed.

“Yes. I will keep that in mind Father.”

Baron Rothschild finally began to smile broadly.

Because while we’ve lost a lot in America we’ve also gained a few things.

In the process of resolving this Walter discovered that he was more talented than he thought.

Because the adopted son took his advice and started to be wary of Morgan and Lee Kang.

“Okay let’s send a telegram to London and then quickly return.”

“yes.”

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