William informed Meyer of the idea of establishing the National Bank of Prussia, and when Meyer learned about it, he patted his chest and assured William that the National Bank would be established successfully and smoothly, and as a reward for Meyer, William promoted Meyer to Count of Prussia, as for the fief, of course, there was none.
However, this is already extremely rare for Meyer, although the Jews have a lot of wealth in Europe, but the upper echelons of Europe have not absorbed these Jews into it, perhaps with the wealth in their hands, the Jews can do whatever they want in their own territory, but in the face of the ruler, the Jews are a fat pig that can be killed, and when the ruler is short of money, these fat pigs should be killed.
Meyer was also clear about William's thoughts, but he couldn't resist the temptation of a count, just as the current nouveau riche desperately wanted a Rausch commissioner's name.
One of the most important functions of the Prussian National Bank planned by William was to provide some small loans to the emancipated serfs, of course, these emancipated serfs could not have any assets, the so-called King's Bank provided a small interest-free loan to the serfs who wanted to apply for loans, and these loans could also be used to buy land from the landlords and also use the money to start their own businesses.
Of course, these loans would have been guaranteed by the Prussian state, otherwise how could the serfs have assets that could be pledged to the banks.
According to Wilhelm's ideas, Meyer formally established the Prussian National Bank in the center of Brandenburg, which was 51 percent owned by the Prussian crown, and the Prussian government would hold 30 percent of the shares, and as a reward, Meyer would also receive 3 percent of the Prussian National Bank.
The remaining 16 percent of the shares will be freely subscribed for by all the Prussian citizens, and of course the corresponding Wilhelm and the government will not give away these shares for nothing, and even Wilhelm will have to invest the initial 51 percent of the funds in the national bank.
One might say that the banks should be state, and the royal family should not meddle in them, but to this statement.
William scoffed, if the Prussian king could not take the majority of the shares to control the national bank, in case it was controlled by someone with a heart, how could William be embarrassed, not even the Prussian government.
This bank must be in the hands of the Hohenzollern royal family!
On the very day of the opening of the Prussian National Bank.
William, along with members of the royal family and Prussian cabinet officials, came to the scene to cheer Meyer on the scene.
Under such favorable publicity, Brandenburg's upper echelons came to the Prussian National Bank to certify their shares, and it seemed to them that the national bank had more than just royal investments.
Even the government has a stake in it, which means that in the whole of Prussia, the national bank will become the leader of the banking industry.
And His Majesty the King and the government could not have allowed their assets to shrink!
With this in mind, the shares of the National Bank of Prussia were in short supply.
Looking at the aristocrats who were in front of the counter full of gold markers and wanted to subscribe for shares, William and Meyer smiled very happily.
Meyer, in particular, has three percent of the shares, and he doesn't invest a penny, and William gives him the shares to let him run the national bank well, and of course, for Meyer, this means that he has more money to buy more shares.
On October 30, 1788, the Prussian army arrived in Flensburg, the first Danish city to stand in the way of the Prussian army's advance, long before the arrival of the Prussian army.
Flensburg was put on full alert, and the 6,000 Danish troops who were planning to come to Schleswig's aid entered Flensburg to defend it.
Looking at the city presented in front of him, Dessau was not moved at all, although Flensburg was also a fortified city in Jutland, but in the eyes of the well-informed Dessau.
With a low level of defense in Flensburg, it was impossible to inflict too much damage on the Prussian army.
It was also when Dessau led his army to attack Flensburg that an envoy from Denmark came to the city of Hamburg.
"Your Excellency the Mayor.
At a time when the evil Prussian army is invading a civilized country, I hope that His Excellency the Mayor will stand up and administer justice.
Of course, my king is willing to pay some reward."
"Your Excellency, I think you should please come back, I think you should have heard the news of the surrender of Schleswig and Holstein, and we in Hamburg simply do not have the ability to provide assistance to your country."
The mayor of the Free City of Hamburg, Scheffer, said to the Danish envoy standing in front of him, of course, in a very cold tone.
"Hehe, Lord Sheffield, I think you must be very interested in these things" The Danish envoy named Randferje sneered and threw a letter on the table, seeing that the Danish envoy was so rude, Sheffield only felt a pang of annoyance, since he ascended the throne of the mayor of Hamburg, but not many people dared to be so rude in front of him.
But the proper posture of a nobleman made him pick up the letter from the table with a little calm.
"This ......
You guys are shameless!
” "Your Excellency Mayor, I think it's you who is shameless!"
In the face of Rand Ferger's cynicism, Sheffield slipped weakly in his chair.
Landferger's letter was written a few years earlier, by Sheffield, who was not yet the mayor of Hamburg, to Crown Prince Frederick VI of Denmark, in which Sheffield did his best to flatter, and in the letter he proclaimed Denmark as the most faithful believer in God on earth, while Prussia was described by him as a demon in hell, and he said that the king of Prussia was simply a waste who relied on his elders, and William was described by him as a little Zhengtai who sold chrysanthemums.
At that time, Landferger was running for mayor of Hamburg, and Denmark had great influence on Hamburg at the time, because Sheffield wrote this letter to curry favor with Frederick VI.
"Hiss......"
Sheffield suddenly stood up and tore the letter in half, while Rand Forge just silently watched Sheffield's movements and occasionally sneered.
"Your Excellency, Lord Mayor, in your wisdom, can't you see that this is just a manuscript?
The real original is still in our hands, and what do you think will happen to you if we put this letter in the hands of the Prussians?"
"You ..............."
Stimulated by Landferger's words, Sheffield immediately pointed at Landferger's forehead and cursed loudly: "Damn it, you damned Danes, are you going to drag me to hell with you!"
"Your Excellency, you don't need to be so excited, the choice of things is now in your hands, and if you are not prepared to help us, I am sure that in a few days at most this letter will appear on the desk of the King of Prussia!"
The last word of Randferger landed, and Sheffield turned into a frosted eggplant.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do" "Your Excellency the Mayor is really a hero, you can rest assured, as long as we cooperate well, the Prussians will definitely not end well this time" Looking at the compromised Sheffield, Randferger's joy crept up on his face.
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The Free City of Hamburg is located on the banks of the Elbe River in the northeast of Bremen, at the mouth of the Elbe, Alster and Belle rivers.
In 830 AD, the Holy Roman Empire built a town here, called "Hanma Fort".
In 834, Hamburg was chosen as the seat of the cathedral by Bishop Ansuga, the "Apostle of the North".
By the 12th century, the Elbe River had become more important, and trade in Northern Europe had developed rapidly.
In 1189, Hamburg received a concession from Emperor Barbarossa to levy customs duties on the Elbe, and Hamburg officially became the "Imperial Free City".
After the 13th century, in the Middle Ages, Hamburg established a historic free-trade alliance with the port cities of North Germany, the Hanseatic League.
In the twenties of the 16th century, the city of Hamburg was converted to the Lutheran Order, and after that Hamburg came under the rule of the Kingdom of Denmark, which of course remained part of the Holy Roman Empire.
In 1768, Denmark recognized Hamburg as an imperial free city.
The Danes came to Hamburg because of its geographical location, and with the Prussian army pressing on him, Frederick VI had a crazy idea of attacking Brandenburg.
Hamburg is located on the banks of the River Elbe, and one of the most striking tributaries of the Elbe River is the River Spree, and Brandenburg is located on both sides of the River Spree, which runs through the city.
If the Danish army had been in a hurry and had done a good job of concealment, it would have taken them nearly two days to reach the Spree River from Hamburg, and even more than a day to Brandenburg after turning into the Spree.
This plan cannot but be said to be extremely crazy, because whether it is the Elbe or the Spree, there are densely populated villages on both sides of the river, and because of the depth of the river, the big ships cannot enter at all, and if they want to succeed in the surprise attack on Brandenburg, the Danes must prepare at least 10,000 troops, and these 10,000 people go south from the Elbe, you are a fool to be a Prussian.
But this plan also has a very attractive point, that is, because Brandenburg belongs to the capital of the Prussians, presumably no one in the world would have thought that the Danes would actually attack Brandenburg through the Elbe, and the peaceful life must have made Brandenburg have relaxed their vigilance, so as long as the speed is fast enough, then the success rate of the plan is still very large.