Kirk did not notice the sadness in Eugene's words, but Herman, who grew up with his brother as a younger brother, noticed the hidden emotions in Eugene's words.
Eugene always uses a cheerful image to hide his difficult things, and whenever he expresses emotion, it means that he has encountered something that makes him very entangled.
After dinner, Hermann asked Kirk to go back to his room to rest, while he went to his eldest brother Eugene's door alone.
"Bang Bind"
"Come in."
Hermann pushed open the door and saw Eugene reading a newspaper in the room with a frown on his face.
It contained some worrying international news.
In fact, the news from Umr was drowned out by a large amount of other shocking news. Since the Iron Chancellor took office, Germany has experienced three large-scale wars.
This is a turbulent era.
Most of the recent news is about the friction between the German-Austrian alliance and France, and it seems that a large-scale war is about to break out.
In 1866, during the Austro-Prussian War, the German Confederation excluded Odili, which led to Odili and Hungary becoming the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
In the subsequent Franco-Prussian War, the German Confederation was unified into the German Empire, and King William I of Prussia led his army to counterattack. The French army was defeated, and after the war, King William I of Prussia ascended the throne in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles in France and announced the establishment of the German Empire.
After this, Germany began to be infiltrated by a large number of spies and insiders, and at the same time, a tense military race began across the entire Ouzhou continent.
Hermann previously lived in the relatively isolated city of Umr, and had little understanding of the severe international situation.
Eugene put down the newspaper in his hand and looked at Herman with a serious expression. He had already prepared himself mentally for Herman's visit tonight.
He believed that there were some things that needed to be known to his younger brother and that nothing should be hidden between the two brothers.
Eugene just felt that he didn't know where to start with the matter that was about to be discussed.
Herman pulled out the chair in front of Eugene, and seeing that Eugene was about to speak, he took the initiative to say,
"You're being watched?"
"How do you know?" Eugene asked in surprise.
"That chef should be one of the spies sent by France, right?" Hermann guessed boldly.
Eugene nodded and lowered his voice and said, "Don't make it public. I suspect there is more than one person around me who is monitoring me."
Herman was a little surprised by Eugene's words, so he asked directly,
"What did you do?"
Eugene scratched his head in embarrassment, and smiled apologetically at Herman, "I made an investment project. If it succeeds, I can get a shockingly high return, but I didn't expect that there are such complicated interests involved, so I stepped on a landmine by accident."
Hermann understood immediately that Eugene accidentally touched the cake that he shouldn't have touched.
Both of them have been in business for many years, so they naturally understand the interests involved.
"You are such a crude fellow. You can make such a low-level mistake. Are you blinded by greed? Tell me, what did you invest in?"
Hermann couldn't help but curse under his breath.
According to the Jewish creed, they are good at hiding behind the scenes, and they know how to share profits with others and will never engage in market monopoly.
They understand that although they are God's favored people, they will never live under the spotlight; they understand that the market will only be active if there is competition; they understand what businesses can be done and what businesses cannot be done.
This is the inherent caution of the Jews, and Eugene obviously offended some powerful people this time.
"I bought a piece of land in the Far East, and it turned out that there was black gold in the land. Do you understand?"
Eugene said with some annoyance.
Herman took a breath with a hiss, "So how did you deal with it?"
Eugene smiled bitterly and said, "I handed over the development rights to the Iron Chancellor, but nominally the land is still mine."
When Hermann heard this, he understood the whole story.
"You are considered to be loyal to the Iron Chancellor!" Hermann said excitedly.
"If the prime minister falls, you will also be implicated."
"I understand that even the invasion of these hostile forces is to be expected, but the helpless thing is that I am already in the game."
Eugene felt helpless and sad that he had no control over his own situation.
Black gold, that is, oil, is one of the most important disposable energy sources in the world.
In this chaotic era, the versatility of oil is recognized by the public, and its price naturally rises.
Various forces have begun to purchase and control the import and export of oil in large quantities, and Eugene, a piece of land where it is unknown how much oil is hidden underground, has become a hot commodity that everyone is vying for.
Hermann racked his brains but could not think of a way out of the impasse. There seemed to be no other solution except to continue to be tied to the notorious chancellor.
It would be an immature and inappropriate move to rely on the forces of other kingdoms. If one offends the ruthless prime minister, one would surely not end up well.
Eugene is in a dilemma. The only way to save his life is to join the Iron Chancellor's lineage.
The spies naturally wanted to test Eugene to see if he had any intention of selling the land.
"Well, I have an idea, but I don't know if you are willing to do it." Herman said hesitantly.
"Tell me about it. It would be best if we could break the impasse." Eugene said expectantly.
Hermann shook his head and said with a hint of melancholy,
"As long as you return all the profits from this land to society in another way, your relationship will be cleared."
Eugene fell silent after hearing this. After thinking for a while, he asked,
"Okay, then I'll do as you say. Isn't it a losing deal? I'll do it!"
After making this decision, Eugene suddenly felt relieved, as if the shackles on his body had been removed and he felt lighter.
Eugene immediately took a piece of white paper from the side and spread it on the table. He dipped the feather pen in some ink and began to write down a lot of ideas on the paper.
It was then handed to Herman for review, and within a few minutes he had written a full-page business plan.
These are all charitable activities that can make some contributions to society.
"These activities lack a theme for the organizer. It would be better to start a new company, invest in some small projects, and then use this company to carry out charitable operations. It would be less conspicuous and could get some positive feedback."
Herman said.
So the two brothers discussed the plan of starting a new company in the room all night until the sun rose the next day.
The design draft of "Pittsford Electric Company" had been completed and placed on the table, but the two men were so tired that they fell asleep on the table.