Holy Roman Empire
Chapter 181 War Loan
The Greeks were pulled over, and Franz didn't take it seriously at all.The protagonist of this Near East War was the Russians, Austria only played soy sauce, and at most lost a few stones to the Ottoman Empire that had fallen into the well.
Even if the two countries have declared war, in fact, both sides have a lot of room for maneuver. Austria has just occupied their two dependent states and ended up, and the contradiction is still within control.
The decaying Sudanese government is actually very tolerable, only that it has miscalculated its own strength before, Austria needs this war again, and both sides have come to this step.
Whether or not to thrash the Ottoman Empire, Franz doesn't care.With the support of Britain and France, no matter how bad the Ottoman Empire is, it can keep the peninsula of Asia Minor.
As for the Greeks, to be honest, Franz had no expectations of them.
Geographical position determines that they hold the thighs of the British, which is the best choice; the lack of strength also determines that the Ottomans need only one hand to press them down.
If Zhengda brightly joined the alliance to declare war on the Ottoman Empire, then for political needs, the responsible Franz and Nikolai will definitely pull them.
Even if they lose on the battlefield, post-war negotiations will not let them suffer.
Entering the game sneakily is not an ally. It's okay to win. Franz is credit-worthy. The Austrian government will definitely support their demands, and most Russians will honor their promises.
If you lose, just cry yourself. It was all done by civilian armed forces. It has nothing to do with the Greek government, and naturally has nothing to do with Austria or Russia.Franz remembered that the Greeks lost in history, and the bruised face was beaten by the Ottoman Empire.
Compared to the Greeks, another small Balkan country, Montenegro or Montenegro, has a much firmer position.
Bishop Danilo originally wanted to be neutral. Montenegro, a small country with a population of less than 200,000, waged wars against the Ottoman Empire three times in 1821, 1829, and 1835, with a view to gaining the estuary of the south. vitality.
Bishop Danilo is a pacifist. Montenegro is surrounded by the Ottoman Empire. He is afraid that he will overturn before he can wait for reinforcements.
Unfortunately, the pro-Russian people of Montenegro did not agree.Aggression is a characteristic of all Balkan countries, and Montenegro is one of them.
The Ottoman Empire has ruled the Balkans for hundreds of years, and still has not been able to conquer the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, the Sudanese government has long been bored.
So a proposal was made to the Montenegrin government, as long as they would stop hostilities with the Ottoman Empire and recognize the sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire, they would give Montenegro a part of the estuary of Skadar City, the Adriatic Sea and part of Herzegovina. .
The tough Montenegrin people refused this temptation decisively. They would rather lay these sites with their own hands than resign to the Ottoman Empire.
The power of hatred has penetrated into the bone marrow of every Montenegrin citizen. Now the opportunity has come. The Russians and Austria declare war on the Ottoman Empire at the same time. How can they be absent?
You should know that in the Crimean War, the people of Montenegro who are pro-Russia want to participate in the war.
But Bishop Danilo saw the situation clearly. He believed that the Russians were too far away. Once the war broke out, Montenegro was isolated and chose neutrality.
For this reason, Bishop Danilo was almost overthrown.
There is no need to worry about isolation now. They are not far from the Austrian province of Dalmatia, which was rejected by Bishop Danilo.
In order to be able to get married, Bishop Danilo made a compromise.He agreed to support the war, but in return he gave the position of bishop to others and crowned himself "the Grand Duke of Montenegro and Burda".
As a traditional younger brother of the Russians, the Grand Duchy of Montenegro is still very much taken care of. Russia came forward to communicate with Austria, and Austria provided assistance to them.
Franz will naturally not reject this little request of the Russians, not just weapons and equipment and strategic supplies, as long as they are willing to give money to discuss everything.
At this time, the superiority of the state-owned enterprises was manifested. With the government's administrative order, the enterprises began to produce strategic materials in advance.
Considering the payment capacity of the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, Franz also provided a loan service very intimately, which solved the urgent needs of customers.
It is also impossible to provide loan services, not to mention the Principality of Montenegro, even if the Russians have very limited ability to pay.
Now that they have not completed internal reforms, the wealth that a feudal dynasty can gather cannot be compared with capitalist countries.
The Tsarist government did not expect that Britain and France would intervene. Now that the sea is unreachable, the strategic materials hoarded along the coast of Ukraine can only be transported by land.This obviously cannot guarantee the needs of the front-line army and can only be purchased from Austria.
The military expenses of the labor expedition to the Balkans can be much higher than that of historically fighting in Crimea.Due to the corruption of the Tsarist government, even if the Austrian government did not drive up prices, prices have now risen.
Franz can't stop Russian bureaucrats from getting rich?
In the end, of course, hello, hello, everyone. The only thing that was hurt was the Russian central government. Anyway, their big business was able to survive, and it was not a big deal without money.
The Austrian government is very happy to accept this business. These loans are all directed and can only buy Austrian goods without the need for real money.Anyway, loans to the Russians are better than letting the Russians default on the payment.
Political loans have never been simple, with additional commercial and trade conditions, even if the Russian government does not have loans, the Austrian government will not lose money.
Austria is the only central bank that has the power to undertake this business. Otherwise, it will have hundreds of millions of dong in loans, even if several domestic commercial banks cannot add up.
With the order of Franz, the Austrian Central Bank started the money printing machine and made the first payment in the shortest time.
The Russians borrowed 100 million rupiah, the Principality of Montenegro borrowed 5 million rupiah, and the Greek loan request was rejected by Franz.
The reason is that Austria is unable to provide them with material assistance, and there is no border on the land. Expect to take delivery by sea. When the British do not exist?
Get real gold and silver?This is obviously non-existent. Isn't the Austrian government wronged? In terms of the Greek government's finances, can it be expected to pay them back?
You have to know that since the establishment of the Greek Kingdom, their finances have been steadfast in borrowing money from the boss behind them. When will they be paid off?
After borrowing from the Russians and the Principality of Montenegro, the money flowed into the Austrian market, stimulating Austria's economic development.
Anyway, it is now a period of war and price increases are normal. As long as you do not play too much, there will be no major problems.
After the reunification of Southern Germany, the market's currency capacity became larger, and the problem of inflation was solved.
As long as it is not an outflow of funds, in the case of an increase in social wealth creation, the issuance of additional currency is also a normal operation and will not cause serious inflation.
As for the economic pain caused by the market returning to normal after the end of the war, isn't it still the Russians who pay their debts?As long as real gold and silver flow in, all crises can be solved.
Take advantage of this opportunity to make Austria and Russia's economic ties closer and use their interests to consolidate the alliance between the two countries.
The French can influence the tsarist government by controlling Russian finance. Austria does not have the power to control Russian finance, but can it always be done?
Franz is very conscientious, and the monthly interest rate for loans to allies is only 0.2%, and there is absolutely no unequal additional conditions.
It only promoted the economic exchanges between the allies. Anyway, Britain and France have become enemies. Isn't it too much for Austria to grab their market?
At this time, Britain and France had no chance to protest. From the moment the navy blocked the door, they were the enemies of the tsarist government.