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Watching the Russians dominate on the battlefield, the prepared Berlin Government could still keep its composure, but the financial backers behind them began to grow restless.
"The borrower is king." This saying might be a bit exaggerated here, but the essence remains the same. Once the Prussian Federation was defeated, it would be very hard for creditors to reclaim their money.
The "collateral" previously promised by the Berlin Government would also depend on whether the Russians were willing to recognize it.
According to the Tsarist Government's consistent behavior, there was an eighty percent chance they would pretend not to see it, and the remaining twenty percent they did see it, they would refuse to acknowledge.
To win this battle, the Berlin Government made every effort to borrow money, and the number of secret agreements signed was countless.
