Vienna, German Confederation Securities Exchange Center.
Ever since the German Confederation Securities Exchange Center had moved from Frankfurt to Vienna, the states within the German Confederation had never stopped criticizing it.
The most obvious issue was the marked drop in trading volume. Many people said that a place like Vienna simply was not suited to being a financial center, because its people were not devout enough toward money.
Others said this was retribution for the Austrian Empire manipulating the stock market from behind the scenes and leaving no way for anyone else to live.
But in reality, they had only just come through war and turmoil. The various states were busy investing in real industry, while commoners were busy hoarding goods. Consumption habits could not change in a mere day or two, so who had the energy to invest?
Even though the economy had been recovering all along, there were still people constantly criticizing and questioning Vienna.
Beyond that, these brothers of the German Confederation truly did need someone to give them a pull. Because of the turmoil of 1848, many governments had fallen into crises of confidence, and their national bonds could be described as having a gate deserted enough to snare sparrows, with no one showing the slightest interest.
If Franz did not want to fall into a helpless and isolated situation in the future, then he had to consider helping this group of little brothers.
However, the Austrian Empire's funds were better used at home. After all, development within the Austrian Empire itself was also extremely uneven, and with the colonies added in, there truly was no surplus wealth to support brother nations.
But The British' money was different. If The British were willing to lend a little more, Franz would not mind either. It was just