Chapter 185: Stocks and Capitalism (3)
In front of the Rothschild trading house, a fairly large queue had already formed from early in the morning.
The line consisted of attendants sent by the heads of numerous noble families. Perhaps because of the high-ranking aides of very important people gathered here, it had turned into a sort of political scene.
“Hm-hm, I’m here under the orders of Count Palma. Would you mind stepping aside?”
“Why are you making a fuss? The Count isn’t even here, so what’s with the show-off?”
“There’s a hierarchy, just like with water—there’s a hierarchy in the servants too, you know.”
People were squabbling over whose master was more important, pushing each other aside while proudly showing off carts full of gold, as though to flaunt their family’s wealth.
The citizens of Florence, lacking entertainment, gathered in droves to witness this curious spectacle.
“I heard Baron Rothschild has issued some stocks.”
“Looks like nobles are after it, so it must be a huge money-maker, huh?”
“He’s a big shot, a real big shot.”
Among them, some of the more action-oriented citizens secretly withdrew all the money from their homes, away from their wives.
It was a historically significant moment that proved the existence of those men who, in any era, would throw their entire fortune into gambling or investment.