The Rothschild family-the only power in Europe
"As long as I can control the currency issuance of a country, I don't care who makes the laws."
Meyer Rothschild.
When the international media hype that Bill Gates, worth $50 billion, is the richest man in the world, if you believe it, you will be fooled. On the familiar so-called rich list, you can't find those super-rich people who can't see the way, because they have already firmly controlled the major western media.
As the saying goes, the Rothschild family still runs the banking business today, but if we randomly ask 65,438+000 China people on the streets of Beijing or Shanghai, 99 of them may know about Citibank, but no 65,438+0 know about Rothschild Bank.
Who the hell is Rothschild? If a person engaged in the financial industry has never heard of the name "Rothschild", it is as incredible as a soldier who doesn't know Napoleon and a person who studies physics who doesn't know Einstein. Strangely, but not surprisingly, this name is unfamiliar to most people in China, but it has such a great influence on the past, present and future of the people of China and even the people of the world, but its popularity is so low and its stealth ability is amazing.
How much wealth does the Rothschild family have? This is a mystery of the world. A conservative estimate is $30 trillion!
How did the Rothschild family create such amazing wealth? This is the story to tell you in this chapter.
Strict family control, completely opaque black-box operation, precise coordination like a clock, always ahead of the market in information acquisition, thorough coldness, endless desire for money, deep insight into money and wealth based on all this, and visionary genius have made the Rothschild family invincible in the cruel whirlpool of world finance, politics and war for more than 200 years, and established the largest financial empire in human history so far.
The background of Rothschild's birth.
"Those few people who can understand this system (check currency and credit currency) are either very interested in the profits generated by this system or very dependent on the charity of this system (politicians). People in this class will not oppose us. On the other hand, most people can't understand the great advantages brought by the capital derived from this system intellectually. They will be oppressed without complaint, and they will not even doubt that this system has harmed their interests. "
Rothschild
Old Rothschild grew up in an era when the industrial revolution developed rapidly in Europe and the financial industry was unprecedentedly prosperous. Brand-new financial practices and ideas spread from the Netherlands and Britain to the whole of Europe. With the establishment of the Bank of England in 1694, a large number of adventurous bankers created a much more complicated monetary concept and practice. 17th century, the concept and form of money have undergone profound changes. From 1694 to 1776, when Adam Smith's < < > came out, the number of banknotes issued by banks exceeded the total amount of metal money in circulation for the first time in human history [note 1.3]. The unprecedented huge financing demand for emerging industries such as railways, mining, shipbuilding, machinery, textiles, military industry, energy, etc. generated by the industrial revolution is increasingly contradictory to the ancient inefficiency and extremely limited financing capacity of the traditional goldsmith bank. Emerging bankers, represented by the Rothschild family, seized this historic opportunity and dominated the historical trend of modern financial industry in the most favorable way for themselves, while the fate of everyone else had to be decided by this system or unconsciously.
The two civil wars and political turmoil since 1625 have left the British treasury empty. When William I entered England in 1689 (he won the throne by marrying Mary, the daughter of King James II), he was faced with a mess, plus him.
The constant war with French Louis XIV made William I hungry for money everywhere. At this time, the banker headed by William Patterson proposed a new thing to the king, which was learned from the Netherlands: to establish a private central bank, the Bank of England, to fund the king's huge expenses.
This privately owned bank provides the government with 6.5438+0.2 million pounds in cash as a "perpetual loan", with an annual interest rate of 8% and an annual management fee of 4,000 pounds, so that the government can immediately raise 6.5438+0.2 million pounds in cash as long as it spends 6.5438+0.2 million pounds every year, and never have to repay the principal! Of course, the government should provide more "benefits", that is, allow the Bank of England to issue nationally recognized banknotes.
It has long been known that the most profitable thing for goldsmith bank is to issue banknotes, which are actually receipts of gold coins deposited by depositors in goldsmith bank. Because it is very inconvenient to carry a large number of gold coins, everyone began to trade with the receipts of gold coins, and then exchanged the corresponding gold coins from the goldsmith. After a long time, people feel that it is not necessary to always go to the goldsmith to deposit and withdraw gold coins. Later, these receipts gradually became money. Smart goldsmith bankers gradually found that only a few people came to collect gold coins every day, and they began to quietly issue some receipts, lend money to people in need and charge interest. When the borrower paid off the debt on the IOU with interest, Goldsmith Bank recovered the IOU and quietly destroyed it as if nothing had happened, but the interest was firmly put into his wallet.
The greater the receipt circulation of Goldsmith Bank, the higher the acceptance, and the greater the profit. The circulation scope and acceptance of bank notes issued by the Bank of England far exceed those of other banks, and the bank notes recognized by these countries are national currencies.
The cash share capital of the Bank of England is recruited from the society, and those who subscribe for more than 2000 pounds are eligible to become the governor of the Bank of England. A * * * 1267 people became shareholders of the bank of England, and 14 people became directors of the bank, including William Patterson.
1694 On June 27th, King William I of England issued the Royal Charter of the Bank of England, and the first modern bank was born.
The core idea of the Bank of England is to convert the private debts of the king and members of the royal family into permanent national debt, which is mortgaged by the state tax, and the Bank of England issues the national currency according to the debts. In this way, the king has money to fight or enjoy, the government has money to do what he likes, and the bankers have released huge loans that they have been thinking about day and night, earning considerable interest income. In a seemingly happy situation, only the people's taxes have become collateral. With such a powerful new financial instrument, the deficit of the British government has soared. From 1670 to 1685, the British government's fiscal revenue was 24.8 million pounds. From 1685 to 1700, the government's revenue has more than doubled to 55.7 million pounds, but the British government's revenue comes from the Bank of England.
Even better, this design has brought the issue of national currency and permanent national debt to a deadlock. To increase the currency, it is necessary to increase the national debt, and paying off the national debt is equivalent to eliminating the national currency. There will be no money in the market, so the government will never be able to pay off its debts. Due to the repayment of interest and the need of economic development, there will inevitably be more money demand, which will have to borrow from banks, so the national debt will only increase forever, and the interest income of these debts will all fall into the pockets of bankers, and the interest expenses will be borne by the people's taxes!
Sure enough, since then, the British government has never paid off its debts. By the end of 2005, the British government's debt increased from 654.38+0.694 to 525.9 billion, accounting for 42.8% of the British GDP.
From this point of view, such a huge sum of money is really worth a try if someone dares to block the road of the privatized national bank, cut off the head of a king or assassinate several presidents.
Old Rothschild's first bucket of gold
1744 On February 23rd, Meyer A. Bauer was born in the Jewish community in Frankfurt. His father Moses was a mobile goldsmith and lender who made a living in Eastern Europe all the year round. After Meyer was born, Moses decided to settle in Frankfurt. Meyer showed amazing IQ from an early age. His father devoted a lot of effort to him, carefully cultivated him and systematically taught him business knowledge about money and borrowing. A few years later, Moses died, and Meyer, who was only 13 years old, was encouraged by his relatives to work as a bank apprentice at Auburn Hamo Family Bank in Hanover.
Meyer, with his extraordinary understanding and diligence, quickly mastered various specialized skills of banks. In the whole seven years, he absorbed and digested all kinds of whimsy of the financial industry from Britain like a sponge. Because of his excellent work, Meyer was promoted to junior partner. During his work in the bank, he made some very close customers, including General von Istov, who played an important role in his future development. It was here that Meyer realized that the profit and insurance coefficient of lending money to the government and the king was much higher than that of lending money to individuals, not only the loan amount was much larger, but also the government tax was used as collateral. This new financial concept from Britain completely changed Meyer's mind.
A few years later, the young Meyer returned to Frankfurt to continue his father's loan business. He also changed his surname to RothSchild (Rot is red in German, and schild means German mark). When he learned that General von Istover had also returned to Frankfurt to work at Prince William's court, he immediately thought of making good use of this relationship. When General von Istov saw Meyer again, he was also very happy. The general himself is a coin collector, and Meyer's research on coins has been passed down from generation to generation. Speaking of ancient coins, such as several treasures, the general was very happy. To the general's delight, Meyer was willing to sell a few rare gold coins to the general at a great discount, and soon General von Istov took Meyer as his confidant. The calculating Meyer soon got acquainted with the important people in the court.
Finally, one day, introduced by General von Istoff, Prince William summoned Meyer. It turned out that the prince himself was also a gold coin collector, and Meyer quickly made the prince admire him in the same way.
After selling rare gold coins to the prince at a low price several times, the prince also felt embarrassed and asked Meyer what help he needed. Meyer lost no time in proposing to become a formal court agent, and he finally got what he wanted. 2 1, 65438, in September, 769, Meyer put the royal coat of arms on his signboard, and wrote in gold next to it: "M.A. Rothschild, His Royal Highness Prince William appointed his agent". For a time, Meyer became famous and his business became more and more prosperous.
Prince William himself is a greedy man in history. In Europe in the18th century, he was famous for "renting troops from other countries to keep the peace". He is closely related to all the royal families in Europe, and especially likes to do business with the British royal family. Because Britain has many overseas interests and often needs to use troops, its own army is not enough. Britain pays more and rarely defaults, so it hits it off with Prince William. Later, during the American Revolution, Washington handled more German soldiers than Britain. Later, Prince William accumulated the largest royal legacy in European history, equivalent to about $200 million. No wonder people call him "the coldest usurer in Europe".
After devoting himself to Prince William's account, Meyer tried his best to make every errand perfect, thus winning the trust of the prince. Soon the French bourgeois revolution (1789- 1799) broke out, and the revolutionary wave gradually spread from France to neighboring monarchy countries. Prince William began to be anxious. He was increasingly worried that the revolution would be raging in Germany and the mob would take away his wealth. Contrary to the prince's idea, Meyer was very happy about the French Revolution, because panic led to a surge in his gold coin business. When the revolution was directed at the Holy Roman Empire, trade with Britain was interrupted and the prices of imported goods soared. Selling goods from England to Germany made Meyer a fortune.
Meyer has always been a very active leader in the Jewish community. "Every Saturday night, after the synagogue service, Meyer always invites some of the smartest Jewish scholars to his home. They get together and discuss the order of doing things in detail while drinking slowly until late at night. "
Meyer has a famous saying: "Families who pray together will unite." Later people never understood what kind of power made the Rothschild family so obsessed with conquest and power.
By 1800, the Rothschild family had become one of the richest Jewish families in Frankfurt. Meyer was also awarded the title of "Royal Agent of the Empire" by the Holy Roman Emperor in this year. This title enabled him to travel all over the empire, exempt from all kinds of taxes imposed on other Jews, and his company personnel could also carry weapons.
During the period of 1803, the relationship between Meyer and Prince William became increasingly close, which made Meyer's power greatly leap to a higher level. The thing is, one of Prince William's cousins is the King of Denmark. He borrowed a sum of money from Prince William, but Prince William refused to agree for fear of exposing his wealth. When Meyer learned this, he thought it was a good opportunity and proposed a solution to the prince. The prince paid the money, and Meyer came forward to negotiate and lend the Danish king a loan in the name of Rothschild. Meyer can get a commission with interest. The prince thought it over carefully and thought it was a good idea. People are afraid of being famous and strong, but they want to lend money and collect money without leaking money. For Meyer, it is his dream to lend money to the king's reputation, which not only can get a reliable return, but also is an excellent opportunity to improve his reputation. As a result, the loan was a great success. Then, six Danish royal loans were sold through Meyer. Rothschild became famous, especially his close relationship with the royal family began to be known in Europe.
After Napoleon came to power, he tried to pull Prince William to his side. Prince William is unwilling to take a stand until the situation is clear. Finally, Napoleon took pains to announce that Hess Cather (Prince William's family) should be removed from the list of European rulers. Immediately, French soldiers were besieged on all sides, and Prince William fled to Denmark in a hurry. Before he fled, he gave Meyer a cash worth $3 million to keep on his behalf. It is this 3 million cash that brought Meyer unprecedented power and wealth, and became the first bucket of gold for Meyer to go to his financial empire.
Meyer has bigger ambitions than setting up the Bank of England! When he got this huge sum of money from Prince William, he was about to start sending troops. His five sons shot like five sharp arrows at five heart areas in Europe. The eldest brother Amslow guarded the headquarters in Frankfurt, the second brother Solomon went to Vienna to open up a new battlefield, the third brother Nathan was sent to England to take charge of the overall situation, the fourth brother Carl went to Naples to establish a base area and shuttled between brothers as messengers, and the fifth brother put Mace in charge of the Paris business.
An unprecedented financial empire in human history has begun.
Old Rothschild made a strict will 18 12:
(1) All important positions of family banks must be held by family insiders, and outsiders are never allowed to hold them. Only male family members can participate in family business activities.
(2) Family intermarriage can only be carried out between cousins to prevent wealth dilution and outflow. This rule was strictly enforced in the early days, and was later relaxed to allow marriage with other Jewish bank families.
(3) It is absolutely forbidden to publicize real estate.
(4) In property inheritance, lawyers are absolutely forbidden to intervene.
(5) The eldest son of each family, as the head of each family, can choose the second son to take over only with the unanimous consent of the family. Anyone who violates the will will lose all inheritance rights.
There is a saying in China that brothers are United, and their profits are cut off. The Rothschild family strictly prevents the dilution and outflow of wealth through intermarriage within the family. In the years of 100, there were 18 marriages within the family and 16 marriages between the first cousins.
It is estimated that around 1850, the wealth accumulated by the Rothschild family is equivalent to $6 billion. If the rate of return is 6%, their assets will be at least $30 trillion more after 150 years.