Holy Roman Empire

The sudden economic crisis has made the Sudanese government's wind and rain more difficult.

Although the Ottoman Empire was still an agricultural country, the withdrawal of capital from British and French capital still caused them a heavy blow.

Forced by frustration, the Sudanese government was forced to make concessions. The only problem was money.

Ade tried hard to fight: "Your Excellency, your quotation is too low, and there is no such cheap land in the world!"

Johannes said unhurriedly: "Don't worry, your quotation is based on the price of the large comprehensive land transaction in the international market.

Not long ago, we also negotiated with the Russians. They were interested in selling Alaska, more than 1.5 million square kilometers of land. The Tsarist government only offered 4 million Aegis. Our bid is very sincere."

Yes, the Russian Foreign Minister offered to sell Alaska.This land doesn't make any money at all, but it is still worried that the British will fight.

However, after being opposed by Nicholas I, His Majesty the Tsar felt that selling the land would damage his glorious image, and the matter was put on hold.

This matter is also in full swing in the international arena. As a diplomat who cares about international affairs, Zhang Ade will naturally be familiar with it.

"Your Excellency, Alaska is a big ice cube, and it is not worth much at all!"

Johannes shook his head and said: "Alaska still produces leather anyway. The Bering Strait is rich in fishery resources. The southeastern and central and southern parts have a temperate climate and are rich in wood.

In addition, there is also an inland basin that we have sent to inspect. The fertile land in the Matanuska Valley is very suitable for agricultural production.

With reference to the Nordic region, this land is not a problem to feed tens of millions of people.In contrast, the Libya region is full of sand.

The land that we want to buy is really a few islands in the valuable area. If your country is concerned about the low price, we can kick out the Libya area and conduct separate accounting.

Well, with a total island area of ​​more than 20,000 square kilometers, we bid 20 million Aegis, which has broken the world record for the transaction price of Dazhong Land."

Adelaide was forced. Alaska was an ice block in his impression. The population living in this era is not necessarily over ten thousand.

As a result, Johannes actually found such valuable things, these are not fabricated, completely the information provided by the Russians.

The wife selling melons knows to sell and boast. The Russians are no exception. It is natural to exaggerate in order to sell a good price.

If there is nothing, why sell the money?Even with so many resources, the Russian offer is still only 4 million Aegis, and you know how valuable the land in this era is.

To put it bluntly, everyone is not short of resources now, and only developed land is valuable.No amount of resources are worth anything until they are developed.

Who's got water in his head before he ran to Alaska to go fishing, logging, and farming?Even if the dog is frozen, the key is that the local land development cost is still high.

The land of the country of natural selection is too fertile. After the development of the Great Plains of the United States, there is too much food to eat, and every year we have to worry about the slow sale of food.

Against this background, the land in Alaska naturally lost the value of agricultural development, so idiots would only invest in agriculture in the past.

Not to mention this era, the coastal plains have not been developed, and the development costs of inland basins are so high that fools will run to develop.

Otherwise, the Russians have already organized immigration. Where else do you need to worry about being robbed by the British?

Anyway, negotiations are bragging, and Johannes naturally does not mind portraying Alaska better, omitting land development costs, and depreciating the value of Libya, in order to suppress prices.

Ade argued: "Your Excellency, no matter how the Libya region is, there is such a large area, even if the inland is desert, but the coastal area still has tens of thousands of square kilometers of fertile soil.

There are more than 500,000 or 600,000 people in the local area, and there is a ready-made labor force that can be directly developed in your country. The value is much higher than that of the deserted Alaska. The 8 million Aegis is really not high.

There are also these islands, the most important of which is not economic value, but strategic value.

Cyprus is the junction of Asia, Europe and Africa, and its strategic position is very prominent; Crete is also at the core of the Mediterranean Sea and radiates to the Aegean Sea ...

These islands are definitely not pure economic value, and after the strategic value, at least 35 million Aegis are needed."

Johannes replied with a smile: "Your Excellency, this price is too high, so-called human resources, we don't need it at all. This is good, all the people on the land we deal with belong to you.

Since you think strategic value is important, we will not need any other islands except Crete and Cyprus.

Everyone can accept this, and I will raise the price again. How about 30 million Aegis?This price is not low!"

The price of 30 million Aegis is indeed not low. If the Vienna government does not need to offset the so-called creditor's rights, Zhang Ade will directly agree.

Obviously, Johannes did not plan to pay much at the beginning and end, and the bonds purchased at the price of cabbage were used as payment for land purchase, and the higher price was acceptable.

Ade directly showed the bottom card and said, "My Excellency, we can make concessions again. The debts of the two countries will be written off. How about your country paying another 10 million Aegis for land purchase?"

If you pay for gold and silver, the Vienna government will not agree to this price anyway. If it can be offset with real objects, then the problem is not a big deal.

When the economic crisis broke out, Austria had a large backlog of surplus products, and it was a good choice to deal with it.

Johannes recounted and replied: "If your country can repatriate the people on these lands, then it's a deal. We can pay with the materials that your country badly needs, and use cash to compensate for shortcomings."

After a moment of silence, Zhang Ade gave the answer: "The cost of immigration is all borne by your country!"

There is no way. First, the Balkan Peninsula was lost, and then civil war broke out. Now the population of the Ottoman Empire has fallen to its lowest point in a century, and the total population is less than 13 million.

Once the civil war is over, the shortage of labor will become an urgent practical problem.Although there are not many people on traded land, it is also a supplement to them.

Johannes replied: "Yes!"

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The two reached an agreement, which does not mean that the matter is over. Anglo-French can not watch Austria occupy the Aegean Sea many islands, and then Johannes and the Anglo-French representatives will continue to lie.

Especially with the British, John Bull still has the Kofu island. Without the portal, the Vienna government has trouble sleeping and sleeping.

In contrast, the French are fairly easy to pass, and both parties have agreed in advance.Several islands were sold to them as military bases, and everyone shared the benefits of the Aegean Sea, even if the matter was settled.

Anyway, there are not many others in the Aegean Sea, that is, there are many islands, there are five or six thousand, and there are hundreds suitable for human survival. The Vienna government was not prepared to occupy here from the beginning.

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The British representative Nigel said dissatisfiedly: "Your Excellency, it is too much for your country to trade the land of the Ottoman Empire with us!"

"No, we have already reached an agreement with the Ottoman Empire. We have invested 45 million Aegis to purchase many of their islands and Libya in the Aegean Sea.

Now we are using Austrian islands in the Aegean Sea for the Ionian Islands. This is a map of the Aegean Sea. As you can see, the red dots are all Austrian islands, and the rest are Greek and Ottoman islands."

Johannes deliberately missed Cyprus. At this time, the British had already started colonization activities in Cyprus. Of course, this is a civil organization and has nothing to do with the London government.

Nigel did not pay attention to this little detail. In this era, Cyprus did not have much strategic value. Before the advent of the aircraft, the strategic value of the island was not high.

In contrast, the Aegean Sea ’s dozen islands have a higher strategic value. Once the Russians dashed out of the Dardanelles Strait, this is the island chain blockade.

In order not to stimulate the Ottoman Empire too much, so as not to rush the Sudanese government, their offshore islands are not within the scope of the transaction.

Now that there is a deal with the British, there are not many valuable islands that the Vienna government has come up with, and more of them still talk about the Indian issue.

From 1857 to the present, the Indian rebellion has not been extinguished, but has become more serious. The London government has no idea of ​​continuing to delay the time.

This is naturally a credit to the Russians. Without the selfless assistance of the tsarist government, the Indians cannot afford such a big wave.

It is not easy to say what role the Vienna government has played. In short, Austria has nothing to do with it, at most it provides a small amount of loans to the Russians.

This is a friendly symbol of the ally relationship between the two countries, and it is definitely not money to support the Indian rebellion.What the Russians did with the money had nothing to do with the Vienna government.

Nigel has no time to continue to consume. Now that Austria supports the Indians with one million Aegis of weapons and ammunition, they will not necessarily be able to suppress them for 10 million pounds.

There are too many people in India. Just encourage a group of people. With the help of the Russian instructors, they can cause them great trouble.

"To reach this deal, your country must immediately give up support for Indian rebels, including providing financial assistance to the tsarist government."

Johannes replied innocently: "Your Excellency, the Vienna government is peace-loving. How can it support the Indian chaos party?

As for the question of supporting the Russians, it is even more nonsense. The Vienna government is not rich in finances, but it does not have such great ability."

It's okay to secretly engage in small actions. On the bright side, it is absolutely impossible to admit that all countries do so.Now do the British also smuggle arms into Nigeria and support the indigenous kingdom to add chaos to Austria?

Anyway, there is no evidence, everyone pulls their hind legs, and they pull.The powers of the great powers are so high, if you do n’t stab each other on the bright side, then you can say anything.

Nigel listened to Johannes's off-string voice, that is to say that everything is easy to say, and if the talk is not so troublesome, it is inevitable.

"Then it would be better, as long as your country promises to support us in suppressing the Indian rebellion, then this land transaction case is easy to discuss."

Johannes promised very well: "Your Excellency, please rest assured that the colony is also part of the sovereignty of a country.

The Government of Vienna strongly supports your government ’s approach to safeguarding national sovereignty and opposes all external intervention."

This is international politics, and everything depends on interests.In West Africa and the Mediterranean, Britain and Austria reached a tacit agreement, the British acquiesced in Austria's expansion, the Vienna government will naturally give up its actions in India.

On March 12, 1858, the New Holy Roman Empire signed the "Mediterranean Land Transaction Treaty" with the Ottoman Empire. The Vienna government invested 45.868 million Aegis to purchase Libya and more than 300 islands including Crete and Cyprus .

Among them, 3,568,800 Aegis were all compensated by debts and late fees, and the remaining 10 million Aegis were paid in kind.Do n’t think about cash, it ’s not difficult to collect ten million Aegis supplies.

The next day, Johannes signed the Aegean Island Transaction Treaty and the Territorial Replacement Treaty with Britain and France respectively.

The much-anticipated conflict in the Mediterranean was resolved. The three countries of Britain, France, and Austria made it clear that they were in the sphere of influence of the Mediterranean, and the North was informally included in the sphere of influence of the French.

Obviously, John Bull gave blood this time, giving up a lot of benefits in the Mediterranean, in exchange for the support of France and Austria on the Indian issue.