Chapter 894: Great Synagogue
Translator: _Min_ Editor: Rundi
For most foreigners, the name Pilsner may be unfamiliar. However, when it comes to Pilsner beer, many people would surely have heard the name.
Pilsner is a distinctive town compared to many other towns in the Czech Republic. Known for its architectural or medieval monuments, it was a metropolitan area located in the western region of Czech Republic. Famous for the automotive and the beer industry, it was where one of the three most famous Czech beers originated and the place of production for the famous Skoda in Eastern Europe.
Most of these industries were a.s.sets of the Rothschild family.
And the a.s.sets totalling more than one billion dollars included the world-famous Great Synagogue. Although almost destroyed in the hands of the n.a.z.is in World War II, more than half a century later, this ancient church was repaired. While some marks of history disappeared, the appearance was no different than the past.
In the synagogue, Jewish people were praying. The bearded Cantor gentled caressed the Torah in his hand and read the unknown prayers in Hebrew. Bra.s.s-colored candle holders were engraved into the ancient wall and candles swayed with flickering lights.
There was a heavy wooden door behind the synagogue. Underneath the door handle, an illuminati eye the size of a thumb was engraved onto the surface. Pa.s.sing through the wooden door, a spiral corridor with dry stone steps led to underneath the ground. At the end of the corridor was a wine cellar with a stone wall on the side. The stone wall couldn’t be opened from the outside, and the door would open only if the pa.s.sword matched.
After pa.s.sing through the stone door, the claustrophobic feeling suddenly disappeared, and the underground of the church became open again. Persian rug worth more than the price of gold and diamond stretched over the length of the floor. The hallway was decorated by mahogany wood carvings, and on the table were ancient silverwares, all of which highlighted the luxury of this place.
This was the heart of the synagogue and the heart of the Freemasonry.
At the end of the hall was a conference room. The door was open, and a young man stood at the door. There should have been two people standing there, but one of them decided to stay in North America forever. Now there was only one.
When a secret meeting was held, they were the guardians of the Covenant.
When they were needed by the secret meeting, they would become the hounds that seeked vengeance.
There were only few times in history they were sent out for mission, but they rarely failed. The more famous ones were Kennedy and 115 related witnesses, and the hero of the Civil War, Lincoln. These a.s.sa.s.sinations were masterpieces of their work.
However, coincidentally, they only missed three times in a century.
Except for the head of state who conquered Europe, the other two were all Chinese.
At the conference table, thirteen Level 33 members of the Freemasonry were already seated around the table. The lord who sat at the top of the table glanced around and his eyes stopped on the “stranger”, who took a seat on the chair that belonged to the Rothschild family.
“Where is Carmen?”
“He’s in Sweden and he can’t make this meeting.” James Rothschild crossed his fingers on the table and the gold ring on his fingers glittered under the candles. “My dear brother asked me to represent the Rothschilds at this meeting. He has finally realized my value.”
The immediate blood of the thirteen families were automatically Level 33 members, but just like Level 33 members did not just belong to the members of the thirteen largest families, not all Level 33 members were eligible to attend this meeting.
Only the owners or heirs of the thirteen families could speak at the conference table.
Several members at the conference table exchanged looks with each other and saw strange expressions in each other’s eyes.
The Rothschild family was the leader of the European consortium, James Rothschild, of course, was not an unfamiliar name. As the youngest son of the Rothschild, Mr. James also received a certain degree of inheritance rights. However, compared to his brother, James’ talent was not particularly outstanding, or that his talent was not in the family business, but on women’s belly. Even though he repeatedly tried to prove that his talent, people could see the difference between James and Carmen.
Just from the undisguised proudness on James’ face, the talents of the two were not on the same level.
Not keeping his eyes on him for too long, the Lord put the focus back on the meeting.
“I believe that you must have known before coming. Our compatriots’ actions in North America have failed.”
The expressions on everyone’s faces were not pleasant, except for the one representative that just received permission to partic.i.p.ate in the meeting, Mr. James, who was eager to prove his worth in front of his allies.
As soon as the Lord finished speaking, James Rothschild immediately stood up and began to speak in an aspiring tone.
“Gentlemen, this is not the time to be depressed. We should formulate more effective plans to kill the threat that is threatening us in its cradle. I propose that we should directly attack Coro Island, which is the foundation of Future Group. As long we promote hatred to Future Group among the people of Xin, we will be able to nurture pro-Europe forces in Xin, create riots, and let Future Group be consumed in a civil war…”
The Krupp family representative, who was sitting across from James, frowned slightly and looked at the Bruce family representative next to him. They each saw a bit of helplessness in each other’s eyes.
[Creating riots? It’s easier said than done.]
The Future Group has unimaginable prestige in Xin. The Freemasonry certainly considered the option of transporting refugees to Xin to drag down the country’s economy, and to shake the foundation that allowed Future Group to maintain its monopoly position.
However, the Xin government did not like the idea at all. Or rather, Asia, who shared a strong patriotic view, never believed the idea that their country must save everyone around the world. Even in their past attempts to convince human rights organizations to protest, the Xin government never took them seriously.
The Level 33 member meeting was not the company’s regular morning meeting. This impa.s.sioned speech did not make any sense. The meeting’s focus was to discuss how to deal with the decline of the Freemasonry North America forces and the rise of the WASP Consortium fueled by the Morgan family’s acquisition of Goldman Sachs Group.
The other side already used the dirtiest tactic of a.s.sa.s.sination. Obviously it planned to settle the grudge with the North American Jewish Consortium and no longer considered the consequences. If the Goldman Sachs Group was acquired by Morgan Stanley, it would signal that the Freemasonry is kicked out of Wall Street, and the effect on their a.s.sets in North America would be incalculable!
However, they had no rights to say this, after all, they were the first ones to use the a.s.sa.s.sination tactic.
“Mr. Rothschild, that’s enough.” The Lord smiled and nodded to James. He gestured and signaled him to sit back down.
Although James still wanted to say something, the Lord had already spoken. James, who was about to continue his speech with his mouth already open, decided to stop. He shrugged and sat back down.
“We should discuss some more constructive issues. Allies in North America need our support. The trouble now is the UA government. If the Foreign Investment Commission insists on delineating our capital, the Sachs family will have a hard time resisting the siege from the WASP Consortium.” The Krupp family representative stood up, looked at his allies, and spoke in a serious tone, “We can start with the WTO and accuse the UA of protectionism in the takeover of Goldman Sachs Group and barriers to investors from Europe.”
“As long as European capitals can enter Wall Street, it is not difficult to keep Goldman Sachs. Lehman Brothers’ tragedy cannot be repeated!”
“As for Future Group, we can try to contact them and release peaceful signals. Russia is pressing harder on the Ukrainian issue. North American allies have been hit hard. Now is not the best time to deal with them. We can put them aside first and use the European market as a bait, they have no reason to refuse us.”
Including the honored Lord, the representatives of the families present all nodded.
The European Consortium acc.u.mulated wealth for centuries. It wouldn’t be a difficult task to spare billions to keep the Goldman Sachs Group alive. The minerals held by the major mining giants in the world were calculated to be worth trillions of dollars.
As for Future Group, as long as it was a business, who would say no to money? Although there were some “little” unpleasantness between the two sides, the frictions between the two parties already existed. Since Future Group chose to remain silent before, there was no reason to believe they would make a different choice this time.
Just throw a bait, and perhaps they could convince Future Group to join forces…
“I agree with Mr. Krupp’s proposal.”
“I oppose. We have already decided to take a different path with Future Group. If we make concessions at this point, they may not necessarily accept our good intentions.”
“We can release a peaceful signal first with the goal to stabilize Future Group, or Russia. It is not wise to face too many enemies at the same time. We must first solve our North American issue, and then consider the others.”
“We can’t give up on the a.s.sa.s.sination against Jiang Chen, but next time we have to be more secretive! As long as Future Group doesn’t have him, the group is nothing at all.”
Although there were controversial voices at the conference table, most family representatives still expressed their support for the Krupp family’s proposal.
James looked at the representative of the Krupp family and a trace of disdain quickly disappeared from his eyes.
He could clearly feel that everyone around the table were contemptuous of him. In their eyes, only his nasty brother mattered and they did not take him seriously at all.
[These idiots don’t know that I also Have inheritance rights! Why can’t I receive the respect that should have belonged to him?]
He didn’t pay attention to the discussions after. His thoughts already drifted elsewhere.
As he was zoning out, he suddenly smelled something unusual.
As if something was burning…