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The Austrian government is not the only one enjoying the dividends. European governments have made a fortune in this “anti-Semitic movement”.

Even the Russians with smaller gains achieved a turnaround in this movement, which was the second fiscal surplus in the tsarist government in the past 40 years.

It is worth noting that the last time the tsarist government made a fiscal surplus was also because of anti-Semitism.The facts once again proved that anti-Semitism is the king of making a fortune.

Looking at the financially increasing assets every day, Alexander III was refreshed.

The tsar was in a good mood, and all of Gatchina's palace was filled with joy.

After being happy, Alexander III began to worry again.This was the first time since he succeeded to the throne that he was so generous, and how to spend the money was completely inexperienced.

It is not that there are few places to use money, on the contrary, there are too many places where the Russian Empire needs to use money.

Whether it is to reduce government debt, invest in domestic infrastructure, or renew armaments, you need money.

Because the time was too close to the last anti-Semitic movement, the leek did not grow very high, and the tsarist government ’s income was relatively limited, and it was unable to support multiple projects at the same time.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alisher Gulov: "Your Majesty, although the cash in the seized assets is as high as billions of rubles, most of the money is depositors, and only a small part of them belong to the Jewish capitalists.

Among them, foreign exchange and gold account for less, and the total value is about 100 million rubles.

Considering that this year the government still has nearly 43 million rubles of international debt due and needs to be redeemed, and next year more than 38 million debts are due, the Ministry of Finance recommends that all foreign exchange be used to repay the debt .

In addition, domestic debts of nearly 80 million rubles are about to expire, and this part of the funds also needs to be set aside.

After subtracting these expenditures, theoretically, there are 640 million rubles in assets available for government control.

However, only 80 million rubles of stocks and bonds can be realized in these assets, and the rest are mostly loans and a small part of real estate.

The Ministry of Real Estate Finance has already begun to deal with it, and strives to sell all within a year; the loans released will be troublesome and can only be recovered after maturity."

There is no way. The favorite investment of Jewish capitalists is loan sharking.

Especially in Russia, a country with underdeveloped industry and commerce, loan sharking is much more profitable than investing in manufacturing, and Jewish capitalists are naturally rushing.

In a sense, this is also the reason why the Tsarist government dared to unscrupulously anti-Semitic.After all, Jewish capital got together and entered the banking industry. Even if you want to do things, it has a relatively small impact on the national economy.

If Jewish capitalists were keen on investing in industries, and millions of workers were eating with them, any government would think twice before taking action.

Unfortunately, the Jewish capitalists have not realized this.One by one thinks of secretly controlling other industries through bank financial means, and making huge profits from it.

Alexander III frowned and asked, "That is to say, the funds we can really use now are only those 80 million rubles, right?"

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alisher Gulov: "Slightly more. Before that, we also prepared a sum of money to repay the debt, but the number is not too large.

We originally planned to negotiate with banks to borrow another loan to repay these old debts, which is no longer needed.

Adding this part of the funds, the government can use about 110 million rubles in cash.

Considering that in the next few years, there may be an agricultural crisis, the Ministry of Finance recommends reducing debt as much as possible, or reserving a part of the funds to deal with emergencies."

The era of Alexander III was a turning point. Since his succession, the tsarist government has worked hard to reverse its international image, including repaying debts on time.

Of course, debts that have been stolen before are not counted. Do n’t squander your debts. Naturally, it is impossible to continue to repay them.

Now the debt repayment targets are mainly the two major debtors of Austria and the Nordic Federation, both good neighbors of the Russian Empire.

Thanks to the efforts of Alexander III, the total external debt of the Russian Empire has fallen by almost one-fifth from its peak, and the financial situation has improved somewhat.

In such a short period of five years, such brilliant results are naturally due to "international trade".

Relying on the sale of spoils from the Third Near East War and contracting the resettlement of the Ottoman Empire, the Tsarist government successfully reduced its debt.

Even though the debt was reduced, the tsarist government's finances were still not easy.This anti-Semitic movement can be described as a timely rain.

It's a pity that the bureaucracy is corrupted a little bit, otherwise Alexander III will not be so worried.

The copying of the family's assets was only an insult to the Jews' ability to accumulate wealth, and no one would believe it.

Seeing that the Chancellor of the Treasury intended to keep the money, Navy Minister Anand Nicholas hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the warship promised by the Austrians can already be delivered.

Everyone has urged several times, and has been dragging so far not to collect the ship, our admiralty is almost faceless."

The navy is the golden beast. Once the warship is taken from the Austrian navy, the follow-up maintenance costs will be paid by the Russians themselves.

The Russian navy is a typical poor navy. Most of the warships were built during the period of Nicholas I. The age of the ships even exceeded the average age of naval soldiers.

It is estimated that no one believed it. Now the Russian Navy does not have to board the ship, let alone go to sea. The training code is exactly the same as that of the Army.

The reason for all this is not that the high-level navy brains are flooded with water, mainly because the warships cannot be opened at all.

Most warships have long passed their service life, and now they leave the port, and no one knows when they will sink.

Not to mention the live ammunition fired at sea. It is estimated that a round of artillery fire and recoil can let the warship fall apart.

Against this background, what can be done without using the army's military code?

According to the training standards of the navy, if the warship sinks after a round of live ammunition after leaving the port, the Russian navy will be destroyed.

No one can bear such terrible consequences.The subtle changes to the Russian navy were invisible to the choice of the tsarist government.

In order to get the new warship as soon as possible, the Russian navy often launched a petition activity, which made Anand Nicholas, the navy minister, dared not to inspect the navy, for fear of being blocked by navy soldiers and unable to step down.

Now that the opportunity has come, it is natural to actively strive for it.It doesn't need much, as long as a thousand or eight million is set aside to take back the warships promised by Austria and let the Russian navy have warships to go to sea, he will be content.

After glancing at each other, facing the ardent eyes of the Secretary of the Navy, Alexander III could not say what he refused.

The Russian Empire is also the fourth-ranked power in the world, and the navy has no furniture for the facade.

If it is to buy warships, Alexander III will definitely refuse, the tsarist government can not afford these luxury goods.The warships that can be given away for free will be justified if they refuse again.

Alexander III was also ambitious, and he also heard the term "a hundred-year navy."If the current situation persists, it will not take long for the Russian navy to even die.

Secretly clenching his fists, it seems that he has experienced a rallying struggle. After half a kung fu, Alexander III said slowly: "First take the warship back!"

The warships promised by the Austrians are all equipment in active service and are at an advanced level in the world. The Ministry of Finance has allocated another 8 million rubles for the maintenance of warships, and these warships cannot be abandoned."

In all things, it depends on who you compare with. The former Dreadnought has emerged. These battleships from Austria are naturally not the most advanced.

But now only the British and Austrian countries have the former fearless ships, and there is only one experimental ship. The French have slowed down the progress because of the civil war. Their former fearless ships are still under construction.

Looking at the world, these active warships from Austria are still at the top level.

Countries that are capable of large-scale warships of this kind are actually the three countries of Britain, France and Austria.

After the Russians got this batch of warships, in theory, they returned to the world's fourth naval power, at least in terms of tonnage of battleships.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alisher Gulov, reminded: "Your Majesty, Austria has promised us a lot of warships. After all are received, the post-maintenance costs of tens of millions of rubles will be increased every year.

This is still not a small pressure on government finances.Otherwise, we will receive some warships first, and we will talk about the rest later."

Just after speaking, Alisher Gulov realized that he had lost his word.It is okay to receive some warships first, but in this way the face of the Russian Empire disappears.

The face is fine, the key is that it reveals their weak nature to the outside world.

Other countries are weak and can pretend to be grandchildren, but the Russian Empire cannot.

For a country like them with poor relationships, high hatred, and many enemies, the weaker they are, the harder they will be, or else there will be wolves and tigers.

Without any surprise, Alexander III decided to refuse decisively.

"No! All warships must be taken back, and the government's earnings this time must be kept strictly confidential.

When necessary, some false news can be released to make the outside world think that we have recovered.

Another 50,000 Cossacks will move into Central Asia next month, and there may be some conflicts with the Central Asian Khanate, but it is important to grasp that degree and it cannot really cause war."

The words of the Chancellor of the Treasury still aroused the vigilance of Alexander III. After a delay of more than a year, he did not take over the warships, which would certainly cause doubt.

At this time, we must find a way to make up. The best way is to show strength to the outside world.Looking around is the best bullying and the most suitable for Liwei, that is, a few Khanates in Central Asia.