Chapter 726: patient

After the purge, the Tsarist government put more energy into the negotiations, and the Russian-Prussian negotiations soon entered a critical moment.
The focus of the dispute between the two parties focused on land cuts and compensation. It is actually easier to resolve land than compensation.
The most serious dispute between Russia and Russia is in East and West Prussia. This is the old nest of Junker aristocracy. 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 cannot recover.
There is a kind of "cutting ground" called an established fact. 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 aristocrats were, they could not change the fact that the kingdom of Prussia was weak and unable to take back these areas.
The Berlin government is still fighting for it. On the one hand, it is looking forward to the great powers, and on the other hand, it is relying on the force of international interference to force the Russians to make concessions; on the other hand, it is doing political shows.
Compared to territorial disputes, 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 as many war reparations as possible to make up for the government's financial deficit. The Berlin government's thinking was just the opposite. It was financially difficult and unable to pay huge compensations at all.
The real contradiction arises, and it is an irreconcilable one. No matter how big the Russian advantage is, the Berlin government is two words-no money.
The Berlin government really has no money, not fake money, no matter how you make it, you can't squeeze oil.
Not only can't afford Russian compensation, including the debt owed to the British, the Berlin government has suspended payments.
It is said that the Minister of Finance of Prussia has set off for London, seemingly to persuade the creditors to extend the debt period or accept payment in kind.
This lobbying operation is bound to be difficult. The Kingdom of Prussia lacks resources, limited industrial technology, and limited competitiveness in industrial and commercial products.
Even if the "in-kind payment" goods will have a certain discount, in the competition of high-quality British industrial and commercial products, it is difficult to sell.
The competitiveness of pure "cheap" is still limited, unless the price gap is very wide, otherwise the good quality products are more affected.
In fact, the Kingdom of Prussia lacks its own resources and needs to import industrial raw materials from overseas. The cost of industrial and commercial products has already gone up.
The only advantage is probably labor costs. Unfortunately, labor costs are not high all over the world. 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 made a proposal to pay war compensation in kind, which was rejected by the Russian representative.
No way, the Tsarist government is 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 foreign debt to maintain balance.
Now that the war is over, the Tsarist government desperately needs a lot of foreign exchange to pay off debts, or else it can only use real money to fill the pits.
The British did not have these pressures, they could get cheap industrial and commercial products, and they could also be dumped in the colonies. Creditors' wallets would not be lost.
The tsarist government can only get these things at home, and it can only be printed in its own ruble when it is sold on the market, and it cannot exchange valuable foreign exchange.
Russian representative Nikita Titov held out five fingers: "500 million Aegis, this is our bottom line and cannot be lowered.
You know, for this war, the Russian Empire paid at least 3 billion Aegis military expenditures, causing economic losses of more than Aegis.
These are all caused by you. The amount of compensation we require, which is only five percent of the loss, is very low. "
There is nothing wrong with it. The two Russian-Prussian wars combined, including the suppression of civil unrest expenditures, the military expenditure paid by the Tsarist government has indeed exceeded 3 billion Aegis.
Not to mention economic losses, the Polish-Lithuanian region was almost reached a white ground, the Russian Western Ukraine region was shattered into ruins, and the two empires lost more than 10 million people to the Russian Empire.
Adding all these losses together, that's more than 10 billion Aegis. 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 tens of millions of people would not be able to afford the sale of the Kingdom of Prussia.
Politics is so realistic. If the Berlin government wins, they are just, and war can be defined as: fighting for the liberation of the minorities enslaved by the tsarist government.
The international community will define: Poland, Lithuania, Russian Western Ukraine ... These areas are territories occupied by the Tsarist government.
Since we lost, we cannot say that these areas are the territory 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 McKay, cried decisively and said, "Lord Count, the disaster brought by this war is not just your country's responsibility, but we are also victims.
Now that the King of Prussia's life is dying and the country is full of sorrows, ordinary people are even having problems with their most basic life. "
"No money" This is a panacea. Gillian von McKay is not afraid that the Russians will further slaughter the Prussian kingdom. Now the Russians' 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 Anglo-French, Austrian, and Austrian parliaments let them know who is the master of Europe.
The inability 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 go to Berlin to change a government.
Only in this way, it will increase huge military expenditures. After the war Prussia was beaten to nothing, then don't even think about a penny of compensation.
No sane government will ignore the national interest for one breath. Especially poor countries such as Russia cannot resist the charm of money.
How scarce the Tsarist government is, just look at the payment currency of your choice in the negotiations.
Generally speaking, when it comes to war compensation, everyone will pay in their national currency.
Choosing "Aegis" instead of "Ruble" to pay, the Tsarist government was forced to do so.
Under financial pressure, the tsarist government had to issue additional currencies, and the ruble was continuously depreciating.
In order to ensure their own interests, a stable currency must be designated. The only options available are the British pound and Aegis.
The largest creditor of the Russian Empire was Austria. In the reserve of foreign exchange, it was inevitably biased towards SHIELD. The original financial model linked to the ruble and the pound was abandoned in the war.
Nikita Titov shook his head and sternly refused: "This is something your government needs to consider, and you always have to take responsibility for doing something wrong.
If you can't afford the compensation, you have to find a way to borrow it. I think your country must have a way to raise enough funds.
If it really doesn't work, we will use our own renunciation to get it. In short, the 500 million Aegis can not be reduced by one point. "
In theory, if 500 million Aegis war compensation is received, the financial crisis that plagues the Russians will be resolved immediately.
Paying debts in advance can save a lot of interest expenses. If all the debt is repaid, the external debt can be cut immediately.
To persuade Prussia to compromise, Nikita Titov began to threaten without hesitation. Can I get so much money by myself?
the answer is negative!
The current Prussia is still the German Empire at its peak. If you want to make up for the loss of war by dismantling the machine, even if the screws are completely disassembled, it will not be enough for 500 million.
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Couldn't budge and encountered no money. The two sides can also be regarded as chess opponents, and the negotiations soon reached an impasse.
At the Vienna Palace, Franz, who was paying close attention to the negotiations between Russia and Russia, had a headache at this time.
This delay in the negotiations between Russia and Russia is also very bad for Austria.
If nothing else, how can the new Vienna system be established without putting an end to the war?
In the style of the British, if they don't do anything, then they are not British. Otherwise, how could they have the reputation of "stuck".
As the so-called night long dreams and long delays, 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.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Weissenberg: "His Majesty, the Russians have such an appetite that Prussia simply cannot afford it.
500 million Aegis war reparations, this is probably more than the sum of all war reparations in European history, or even all the world's war reparations, may not be so much. "
how?
In this era, it is indeed sky-high compensation. The Franco-Prussian war in original time and space, and the final war compensation of only 5 billion francs, have 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 10 years ago is really no less than the 500 million Aegis now.
But Prussia and France are completely two concepts. The French easily raised 5 billion francs, reportedly more than a billion.
We need to know that the Franco-Prussian war also destroyed several eastern provinces, with economic losses of more than 20 billion francs. The French government itself has huge debts of tens of billion francs, which is not less than the current Berlin government owes.
Such a solid foundation is so bullish. The loss of people will not be possible with the change of the Prussian kingdom.
Franz was not touched because it was already very powerful because he had seen the compensations of World War I and World War II, and it was difficult for him to touch the money.
After a moment of contemplation, Franz nodded: "For the Berlin government, it is a little bit more. Can the Russians make concessions?
For example: reduce some of the compensation, or extend the payment period. Limit the amount of compensation paid each year to what the Kingdom of Prussia can afford. "
Weissenberg shook his head: "Your Majesty, this may be difficult. The damage caused by the war is too great, and the Kingdom of Prussia now has almost no ability to pay.
Moreover, the Russians still owe us huge debts, and any proposal to reduce or defer payment is not suitable for us to put forward. "
After hearing this explanation, Franz rubbed his forehead helplessly. When it comes to self-interest, it means that there is no discussion.
It would be embarrassing if the Vienna government suggested that the Tsarist government reduce the indemnity, and the Russians also asked Austria to reduce debt.
How can it be possible to lose money without good finances? According to this logic, how does Austria collect money from Russians?
Franz asked: "How long can the tsarist government's finances support in the current situation?"
Armistice between Russia and Russia does not mean that the war has ended. If the treaty is not signed one day, the war will not be truly ended.
Now there are still millions of troops in Russia and Russia still facing each other on the border. Even if they do not fight, the daily expenses of these millions of mouths are not a small figure.
For the two countries, Russia and Russia, whose finances are poor, must be under pressure.
The Prime Minister Felix replied: "It can support for two to three months. The threat of Russians' force, which failed to scare the Kingdom of Prussia, is directly related to this.
If the Russian-Prussian War continues for at least a month, the tsarist government will be in trouble again.
Not only are the Russians short of money, Prussia is not much better. If it weren't for the general troops to be stationed there, reducing transport costs, the Berlin government would probably 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 the Kingdom of Prussia will lose, but how much they can get out.
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