Chapter 289: See also deals

The sudden economic crisis has made the stormy Sudanese government even more difficult.
Although the Ottoman Empire was still an agricultural country, the withdrawal of British and French capital caused a heavy blow to them.
Helpless, the Sudanese government was forced to make concessions, and the only problem was money.
Bhudad worked hard to fight: "Her Count, your offer is too low, there is no such cheap land in the world!"
Johannes said unhurriedly: "Don't worry, our quotation is based on the large-scale land transaction price in the international market.
Not long ago, we were negotiating with the Russians. They intended to sell more than 1.5 million square kilometers of land in Alaska. The Tsarist government only quoted 4 million Aegis. Our bid has been very sincere. "
That's right, the Russian Foreign Minister offered to sell Alaska. This land won't make any money at all, but it is still worried that the British will come over.
However, after being opposed by Nicholas I, Her Majesty the Tsar felt that selling the land would damage his glorious image, and the matter was put on hold.
This matter is also enthusiastic in the international community. As a diplomat who cares about international affairs, he is naturally no stranger.
"Her Count, Alaska is a big block of ice, and it's worthless at all!"
Johannes shook his head and said, "Alaska also produces leather. The Bering Strait is rich in fishery resources. The southeast and south-central regions have a temperate climate and are rich in wood.
In addition, there is an inland basin. We have sent people to inspect it. The Matanuska Valley has fertile land and is very suitable for agricultural production.
With reference to the Nordic region, this land is no problem to support tens of millions of people. In contrast, the Libyan region is all sand.
The land we want to buy, there are only a few islands in the area of ​​real value. If your country is worried that the price is too low, we can kick out the Libya area and do the accounting separately.
Then the island area totaling more than 20,000 square kilometers, we will bid 20 million Aegis, which has broken the world record for large comprehensive land transaction prices. "
Ade was aggressive, and Alaska was an ice block in his impression. The population inhabited by this time did not necessarily exceed 10,000.
As a result, Johannes actually found such valuable things, these are not gimmicky, completely Russian information.
Wang Po knows that she sells and sells melon, and the Russians are no exception. Of course, in order to sell a good price, it is natural to exaggerate.
If nothing, why sell it? Even with so many resources, the Russian offer is still only 4 million Aegis, and you know how valuable the land of this era is.
To put it bluntly, everyone still has no shortage of resources, and only the developed land is valuable. No amount of resources are worth anything until they are developed.
Who got into the water and ran to Alaska to fish, log, and farm? Frozen dogs are fine, the key is that local land development costs are still high.
The land of the country of choice is too fertile. After the development of the Great Plains of the United States, more food could not be eaten, and every year we had to worry about slow food sales.
In this context, Alaska's land naturally lost its agricultural development value, and idiots would invest in agriculture in the past.
Not to mention this era, the coastal plains have not been developed, and the development cost of inland basins is so high that fools will run over to develop.
Otherwise, the Russians have already organized immigration. Where else do they need to worry about being robbed by the British?
Anyway, negotiation is bragging. Johannes naturally doesn't mind portraying Alaska better, omitting land development costs and devaluing Libya's value, thereby lowering prices.
Fouad argued: "Her count, no matter how you say in Libya, there is such a large area, even if the inland is a desert, but there are tens of thousands of square kilometers of fertile soil in the coastal areas.
There are still more than 500,000 to 600,000 people in the area. With ready-made labor, your country can develop it directly. The value is much higher than 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, Africa and the three continents, and its strategic position is very prominent. Crete is in the core of the Mediterranean and radiates to the Aegean Sea ...
These islands are definitely not pure economic value. After strategic value, at least 35 million Aegis is needed. "
Johannes replied with a smile: "Sir, the price is too high, so-called human resources, we don't need them at all. That's good, all the people on the land we deal with belong to you.
Now that you think strategic value is important, we don't want other islands except Crete and Cyprus.
So everyone can accept it. I 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 use the so-called creditor's rights to offset, Huader directly agreed.
Obviously, from the beginning to the end, Johannes was not prepared to pay much money, holding bonds purchased at the price of cabbage as a land purchase payment, a higher price is acceptable.
Fade directly showed his card and said, "Hi Count, we can make concessions again. The debts of the two countries are cancelled in one lump, and your country will pay another 10 million Aegis for the land. How about it?"
If you pay for gold and silver, the price will not be agreed by the Vienna government in any case. If it can be offset by physical goods, then the problem will be small.
With the outbreak of the economic crisis, Austria has a large backlog of surplus products, and being able to deal with it is also a good choice.
Johannes calculated and replied: "If your country can repatriate the people on these lands, then the transaction is completed. We can pay with your much-needed supplies and make up for the shortfalls with cash."
After a moment of silence, Mr. Ade gave the answer: "Immigration costs will be 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 reality. Although the population on the transaction land is not large, 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. Britain and France cannot watch Austria occupy many islands in the Aegean Sea. Next, Johannes will continue to talk with representatives of Britain and France.
Especially with the British, John Niu also had Coffer Island. Without this gateway, the Vienna government was sleepy.
In contrast, the French are fairly easy to pass, and the two sides have agreed in advance. I sold a few islands to make them military bases, and everyone shared the benefits of the Aegean Sea, and things were done.
Anyway, there are not many other things in the Aegean Sea, that is, there are many islands, there are five or six thousand, and there are hundreds that are suitable for human survival. The Vienna government was not prepared to occupy it from the beginning.
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The representative of the United Kingdom Nigel said dissatisfied: "Hi Count, it would be too much for your country to take over the land of the Ottoman Empire with our trading territory!"
"No, we have reached an agreement with the Ottoman Empire. We have invested 45 million Aegis to buy them in many islands in the Aegean Sea and in Libya.
Now we are using Austrian islands in the Aegean Sea to exchange the Ionian Islands. This is a map of the Aegean Sea. You can see that 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 begun colonizing in Cyprus. Of course, this was a civil organization and had nothing to do with the London government.
Nigel did not pay attention to this small 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 comparison, the dozen islands in the Aegean Sea have a higher strategic value. Once the Russians rush out of the Dardanelles, this is the island chain blockade.
In order not to over-stimulate the Ottoman Empire, lest the Sudanese government be rushed, their offshore islands are not within the scope of the transaction.
Now when dealing with the British, there are not many valuable islands brought out by the Vienna government, and more of them talk about India.
From 1857 until now, the Indian rebellion has not been extinguished, but has become more serious. The London government has no idea of ​​continuing to delay time.
This is naturally the credit of the Russians. Without the selfless assistance of the Tsarist government, the Indians cannot afford such a big wave.
It is difficult to say what role the Vienna government played in this. In short, Austria has done nothing, at most, it has provided a small loan to the Russians.
This is a symbol of friendship between the two countries' allies, and it is definitely not money to support the Indian rebellion. What the Russians did with this money had nothing to do with the Vienna government.
Nigel had no time to continue. Now Austria supports the Indians with one million Aegis weapons and ammunition, and they may not be able to suppress them if they spend ten million pounds.
There are really too many people in India. Just agitating a group, with the help of Russian instructors, can bring them great troubles.
"To conclude this deal, your country must immediately renounce support for Indian insurgents, including providing financial assistance to the Tsarist government."
Johannes replied innocently: "His Excellency, the Vienna government is peace-loving. How can it support the Indian Insurgency?
As for the issue of supporting the Russians, it is even more nonsense. The Vienna government's finances are not rich, but it does not have such great patience. "
It's okay to do small moves in secret. On the bright side, it is absolutely impossible to admit that all countries do so. Now that the British are also smuggling arms into Nigeria, supporting the indigenous kingdoms to add chaos to Austria?
Anyway, there is no evidence, and everyone pulls each other's hind legs, so they pull. The martial arts of the great powers are so high that if they don't stab each other on the bright side, they can say everything.
Nigel listened to Johannes' off-string voice, that is, the talk became everything to talk about, and it was inevitable that it would not be so troublesome.
"It would be better then, as long as your country promises to support us in suppressing the Indian rebellion, then this land transaction case will be negotiable."
Johannes co-operated and assured him: "Please rest assured that colonies are also part of the sovereignty of a country.
The Government of Vienna strongly supports the practice of your government in safeguarding national sovereignty and opposes all external interference. "
This is international politics, and everything depends on interests. A tacit agreement was reached in West Africa, the Mediterranean, Britain and Austria, the British defaulted on Austria's expansion, and the Vienna government naturally gave up its actions in India.
On March 12, 1858, the New Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire signed the "Mediterranean Land Trade Treaty". The Vienna government contributed 45.868 million Aegis to purchase Libya and more than 300 islands including Crete and Cyprus. .
Among them, 35.868 million Aegis were settled with debts and late fees, and the remaining 10 million Aegis was paid in kind. Don't think about cash, it's not difficult to get all the supplies of Aegis 10 million.
The next day, Johannes signed the Aegean Island Trade Treaty and the Territory Replacement Treaty with Britain and France respectively.
The much-anticipated conflict in the Mediterranean has been resolved. The British, French, and Austrian countries have once again specified that they are in the Mediterranean's sphere of influence, and the Northern Informal has been included in the French sphere of influence.
Obviously, this time John Niu bleed, giving up a lot of interests in the Mediterranean, in exchange for the support of France and Austria on the issue of India.
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