Chapter 1030: Military Parade
It had to be admitted that Rivera had chosen an excellent time. Everyone in the Vienna Government was busy organizing the military parade, and a few extra investment companies simply failed to draw any attention.
It was not as though this kind of financing had never happened before; it was just usually done by listed companies. As long as there was nothing wrong with the project, approval would not be held up.
As a financial professional, Rivera happened to be an expert in this field. The formalities were all there, naturally, but it was a case of hanging up a sheep's head while selling dog meat.
Even the seventy-million contract had been carefully prepared. Its purpose was to leech off the loan agreement Spain had previously signed with domestic commercial banks.
Although Vienna's newspapers had reported on it, information did not travel easily in this age. Vienna's newspapers could not possibly reach the entire world.
Thus, the financing conferences in Vienna proceeded according to the normal process. The risks and returns were laid bare from the outset—invest or don't, as you pleased.
The real money-grabbing took place elsewhere. East to Moscow, north to Stockholm, west to London—even North America across the ocean was among Rivera's targets.
Such an enormous scam was certainly not something Rivera could pull off alone, so sharing the spoils was essential.
Without the help of Jewish compatriots around the world, Rivera's plan could not have gone forward. Of course, most of them still did not know they had become involved in a scam.
Many believed this was an epoch-making business model. Quite a few Jewish capitalists involved had even bought shares themselves.
According to the business blueprint Rivera had mapped out, the money they raised would certainly exceed Spain's loans, and the