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After the great cleansing, the Tsarist government put more energy into the negotiations, and the negotiations between Russia and Russia soon entered a critical moment.

The focus of the dispute between the two parties has focused on reaping and compensation.Compared to compensation, it is actually easier to solve the problem.

The most serious controversy between Russia and Russia is the East-West Prussia region. This is the home of the Junker nobility. The Berlin government dare not let it go easily.

However, these areas are now in the hands of the Russians. As a defeated country, Prussia simply has no ability to recover them.

There is a kind of "cutting the ground" called established facts. This problem can be put on hold for a while, and everyone will get used to it after a long time.

No matter how dissatisfied the Junker nobles ca n’t change the fact that the Kingdom of Prussia is incapable of recovering from these areas.

The Berlin government is still fighting for it. On the one hand, it has expectations of the great powers, and it hopes to rely on the power of international intervention to force the Russians to make concessions;

Compared with disputes in the territory, compensation is the real problem.Both Russia and Russia are now short of money, and no one is willing to make concessions.

The Tsarist government wanted to claim war compensation as much as possible to make up for the government's financial shortfall; the Berlin government's idea was just the opposite. It was difficult for its own finances, and it was unable to pay huge amounts.

The real contradiction appears, and it is the kind that cannot be reconciled.No matter how great the Russians are, the Berlin government is just two words-no money.

The Berlin government really has no money, not fake and no money, no matter how you get it, you can't squeeze any oil.

Not only can't afford to pay indemnities to Russia, including the debt owed to the British by the Berlin government.

It is said that the Prussian Chancellor of the Treasury has set out for London, it seems to be lobbying creditors to extend the debt period, or accept payment in kind.

This lobbying operation is destined to be very difficult.The Kingdom of Prussia lacks resources, has limited industrial technical strength and limited competitiveness of industrial and commercial products.

Even if there is a certain discount for "in-kind payment" goods, under the competition of high-quality British industrial and commercial products, it is also a problem to sell.

The competitiveness of pure "cheap" is still limited, unless the price gap is very wide, otherwise good quality goods are more affected.

In fact, the Kingdom of Prussia has insufficient resources and needs to import industrial raw materials from overseas, and the cost of industrial and commercial products has already gone up.

The only advantage is probably the labor cost.Unfortunately, labor costs around the world are not high these years. Except for some labor-intensive industries, labor costs in most industries are only a small part of production costs.

In fact, the Berlin government also put forward proposals to pay war compensation in kind, but was rejected by the Russian representative.

No way, the Tsarist government is now short of money, not industrial and commercial products, especially the foreign exchange gap is very serious.

This war brought a huge trade deficit to the Russian Empire and had to rely on external debt to maintain balance.

Now that the war is over, the Tsarist government urgently needs a large amount of foreign exchange to pay off its debts, otherwise it can only fill the hole with real money.

The British do not have these pressures, they can get cheap industrial and commercial products, and they can dump them in the colonies in the past. The creditors' wallets will not be lost.

The tsarist government can only get their own money when they get these things, and they can only get their rubles printed on the market without realizing valuable foreign exchange.

Russian representative Nikita Titov put out five fingers: "500 million Aegis, this is our bottom line, it can't be lower.

You must know that for this war, the Russian Empire paid at least 3 billion Aegis of military expenses, causing economic losses of more than 100 million Aegis.

These are all caused by you. The amount of compensation we are asking for is only 5% of the loss, which is already very low."

There is no problem. The two Russian-Russian wars add up, including the cost of suppressing domestic civil strife. The military expenditure paid by the tsarist government does exceed 3 billion Aegis.

Not to mention the economic loss, the Polish-Lithuanian region was almost reached a white land, the Russian West Ukraine region was destroyed in ruins, and the two wars caused more than 10 million population losses to the Russian Empire.

Adding all these losses together, 10 billion Aegis is more than enough.In this respect, the claims of the Tsarist government are really not high.

At least, they did not ask the Berlin government for a pension.Otherwise, the pensions of these tens of millions of people can't afford to sell the Kingdom of Prussia.

Politics is such a reality. If the Berlin government wins, they are just. War can be defined as: fighting for the liberation of minorities enslaved by the tsarist government.

The International Society defines: Poland, Lithuania, Russian West Ukraine ... These areas are all territories occupied by the tsarist government.

Since it has lost, it is not necessary to say that these areas are all territories of the Russian Empire, and the destruction of these areas by the war is damaging the property of the Russian Empire.

The representative of Prussia, Gillian-von-McKays, wept decisively and said: "His Lord, the disaster brought about by this war is not just your country's responsibility, we are also victims.

Now that the lives of King of Prussia are dying and the sorrows are everywhere, ordinary people have problems even with their most basic lives. The government's financial insufficiency is really not enough."

"No money" is a versatile use. Gillian von McKeiss is not afraid that the Russians will further slaughter the Prussian kingdom. Now the Russian control zone is the bottom line acceptable to European powers.

If the tsarist government is unsatisfied and wants to swallow the Kingdom of Prussia in one go, the three parliaments of Britain, France and France let them know who is the master of Europe.

Failure to annex the Kingdom of Prussia does not mean that the Kingdom of Prussia cannot be destroyed. As long as the Russians are willing to pay the price, it is not difficult to fight all the way to Berlin to change a government.

Only in this way, huge military expenses have to be increased.After the war, Prussia was beaten to the ground, so don't even think about paying a penny.

No sane government will ignore national interests in a single breath, especially in a poor country like Russia, and it cannot resist the charm of money.

How much money the Czarist government lacks depends on the payment currency chosen during the negotiations.

Generally speaking, when it comes to war compensation, everyone will pay in their own currency.

Choosing "Aegis" instead of "Ruble" payment, the tsarist government was also forced.

Under the financial pressure, the tsarist government had to issue additional currencies, and the ruble was continuing to depreciate.

In order to ensure their own interests, a stable currency must be designated. The only alternatives are the pound sterling and the Aegis.

The largest creditor of the Russian Empire is Austria, which inevitably leaned towards Aegis when storing foreign exchange. The original financial model linked to the ruble and pound was long abandoned in the war.

Nikita Titov shook his head and sternly refused: "This is an issue that your government needs to consider, and it is always responsible to do the wrong thing.

If you ca n’t pay the compensation, you can find a way to borrow it. I think there must be a way to raise enough funds in your country.

If it is not feasible, we will use our own abandonment to get it. In short, this 500 million Aegis can not be less than one point."

Theoretically, if 500 million Aegis of war reparations were received, the financial crisis that plagued the Russians would be resolved immediately.

Paying debt in advance can save a lot of interest expenses.If all debts are paid off, the external debt can be cut immediately.

In order to force Prussia to compromise, Nikita Titov began threatening without hesitation.Can I get so much money by taking it myself?

the answer is negative!

Now Prussia is still the German Second Empire at its peak.If you want to make up for the loss of war by dismantling the machine, even if all the screws are removed, it will not be enough for 500 million.

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Can't make concessions, encountered no money.The two sides were also considered as opponents, and the negotiations quickly reached a deadlock.

Vienna Palace, Franz, who closely followed the negotiations between Russia and Russia, also had a headache at this time.

The delay in negotiations between Russia and Russia is also very unfavorable to Austria.

If nothing else, without ending the war, how can the new Vienna system be established?

In the British style, if they do not take advantage of the opportunity, then they are not British, otherwise how could they have the reputation of "crap stick".

As the so-called night long dreams have been delayed for a long time, no one knows whether Austria's advantage can be sustained.

If this opportunity is missed, Austria ’s losses will be too great.The Vienna system brings not only fame, but also huge political benefits.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "Your Majesty, the Russians have too much appetite, and Prussia simply cannot afford it.

The war compensation of 500 million Aegis is probably more than the sum of all war compensation in European history, and even the sum of all war compensation in the world may not be so much."

how?

In this era, it is indeed a sky-high compensation.The Franco-Prussian War of the original time and space, and the final war compensation was only 5 billion francs, which shocked the world.

At the current exchange rate, 5 billion francs is only 400 million Aegis.

Of course, considering the different ages, the 400 million Aegis ten years ago was really no less than the 500 million Aegis now.

But Prussia and France are completely two concepts.The French easily raised 5 billion francs, which is said to exceed a billion.

You should know that the Franco-Prussian War also destroyed several provinces in the east. The economic losses exceeded 20 billion francs. The French government itself has a huge debt of tens of billions of francs.

The solid foundation is such a cow, and the loss of others can't be done if the Kingdom of Prussia is changed.

Franz was not touched, it was because he had seen the reparations of World War II, his heart was already very strong, and it was difficult for him to be touched by the money.

After pondering for a while, Franz nodded: "It's a bit much for the Berlin government. Can the Russians make concessions?

For example: reduce or exempt part of the compensation, or extend the payment period.Limit the amount of compensation paid each year to the extent that the Kingdom of Prussia can afford."

Weissenberg shook his head: "Your Majesty, this is probably very difficult. The damage caused by the war is too great, and the Kingdom of Prussia now has little ability to pay.

Moreover, the Russians still owe us a huge amount of debt. Any proposal to reduce or defer payment is not suitable for us to put forward."

After listening to this explanation, Franz rubbed his forehead helplessly.When it comes to self-interest, that means no negotiation.

It would be embarrassing if the Vienna government suggested that the Czar ’s government reduce or pay the indemnities, and the Russians also asked Austria to reduce the debt.

If you have poor finances, you can not lose money. How is this possible?According to this logic, how does Austria collect payments from the Russians?

Franz asked: "From the current situation, how long can the tsarist government's finances last?"

A truce between Russia and Russia does not mean that the war is over.If the treaty is not signed in one day, the war will not be truly over.

At present, there are millions of troops between the two countries and Russia and Russia are still confronting each other on the border. Even if they are not fighting, the daily expenditure of these millions of mouths is not a small number.

For the two countries, Russia and Punjab, with poor finances, there must be pressure.

Prime Minister Felix replied: "Probably able to support two to three months. The threat of Russian military force did not scare the Kingdom of Prussia. It is also directly related to this.

If the Russian-Russian war continues, it will take at least a month for the tsarist government to panic again.

Not only did the Russians lack money, but Prussia was not much better.If the general army is not stationed on the mainland and the transportation consumption is reduced, the Berlin government may go bankrupt first."

The two poor ghosts were more patient, and Franz was speechless.According to the current situation, it is not a question of how much money the Prussian Kingdom has to lose, but how much money they can take out.