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Question
What was the Rothschild family's primary competitive advantage in Napoleonic-era finance?
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Access to silver mines in central Europe that provided an independent source of monetary metal
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Deep relationships with the Bank of England that gave them exclusive access to its discount window
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A family communication network across the major European capitals that transmitted financial intelligence faster than competitors
4
A monopoly on British government bond issuance granted by Parliament in exchange for Waterloo funding
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