Christina on Instagram: "1. France, mid-19th century. Europe is building railroads — and this isn’t just transport. A railway concession means control over cash flow, cargo, and political power. In Paris, a battle begins between two financial models. 2. On one side — the House of Rothschild (James de Rothschild). Their edge? Access to massive credit and the full trust of the state. By the 1840s, their name is so tied to railways that the Chemin de fer du Nord was known as “Rothschild’s line” — a