Vol 5 Chapter 52: , Deal?

After digging a handful of British and French, Ferdinand was refreshed, and as he turned his attention to another unlucky egg-Japan, all countries in this battle against the United States have benefited more or less. Only they became the exception.
Hawaii was forced to give up, and now it is about to give up the Philippines. Britain, France and Bulgaria have issued an ultimatum. This month has reached the deadline, so you do n’t have to leave if you do n’t leave.
Partition the Philippine Islands and put it on the agenda again. Don't look at its small area, but it is composed of more than 7,000 islands. The island is naturally rich in resources. Just look at the projectile land of future generations. There will be hundreds of millions of people. .
And the mineral resources in the Philippines mainly include copper, gold, silver, iron, chromium, nickel and other 2o species. Copper reserves are about 4.8 billion tons, nickel 109 million tons, and gold 136 million tons. Geothermal resources are expected to have a standard energy of 2.09 billion barrels of crude oil, and oil reserves in the northwestern part of Palawan Island are about 350 million barrels.
The problem is that this place is not easy to distinguish. The Philippine Islands are mainly divided into three components: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, and an incidental Mariana Islands.
It shows that in terms of families, areas are well divided. In fact, the exhibitions in the three areas are very unbalanced. Lu Songfu's oil is flowing. The other two places have not yet exhibited in this era.
How to divide is a problem. The United Kingdom will not fight this time. Their main purpose is to pull the two countries into the Pacific region to achieve the purpose of containing the Japanese.
If it is possible, Ferdinand does not mind selling the interests of the Philippines. It is enough for Bulgaria to keep a port. Unfortunately, this problem can only be considered at most.
The British are not stupid. If it was not for pulling Bulgaria into the Pacific Ocean to establish regional balance, it is estimated that the Philippine Islands would have nothing to do with them.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Metiev came up with a sloppy idea: "Your Majesty, let's wait and say, it's really impossible to form a joint government between the three parties to manage the Philippine Islands!"
Well, for Ferdinand, who doesn't have an idea, isn't it? As long as you can solve the problem, why do you care so much? The Philippine Islands can generate millions of pounds of income every year, which is a rare land in the colony!
Ferdinand said with a bitter smile: "Let ’s do it first, and then decide based on the situation. We ca n’t fight with the French for a Philippine archipelago, and the French are probably the same!
It really doesn't work, we can also make concessions and get some financial compensation, or we can give them financial compensation, they make concessions on this issue, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take care of it! "
In a short period of time, the impact of overseas colonies on Bulgaria has not been great. At least ten years later, when Bulgaria has the power to open a colony, it can play a role!
Metiev replied: "Yes! ~ The Majesty's loan issue, the negotiations have now reached an impasse, their asking price is too high, we can not accept it, do you want to change the plan?"
Ferdinand asked, "How big is the appetite of the Russians?"
Mezev replied: "Belarsalabia plus the Crimean Peninsula, the Russians are asking 3 billion levs, which is 50% less than we expected 2 billion levs!"
Ferdinand thought for a while and said, "This price is indeed a bit high. Continue to talk to Russia. If it doesn't work, we won't buy it first. They should not last long."
Metiev immediately responded: "Yes!"
Is this price high? If it was left eight years ago, even if it doubled, the Bulgarian government would happily buy these places.
But now, it's really too high! With the decline of the Russian Empire, these strategic locations have gradually depreciated.
After hesitating for a while, what seemed to come to mind, Ferdinand said again, "Wait, maybe we can buy these two places first!
However, the issue of loans still requires the Russians to take out collateral, and at least half of Ukraine must take the collateral. If the government is inconvenient, let the bank representatives talk to the Russians! "
Ferdinand suddenly remembered that maybe he didn't have to worry about the Russians on the issue of price. He had a loss in the early stage in order to take advantage of the later stage.
With the finances of the Russian Empire, their ability to repay is very limited. Once they are unable to pay the loan, these collaterals belong to the Bulgarian Bank, and naturally this has become Ferdinand's private territory!
The most important thing now is to encourage the Russians to lend more. Anyway, the corrupt nature of the Tsarist government can't be reversed in a short while. Once there is no crisis, they should still be corrupt, and spend more money!
If Nicholas II had not crossed the bourgeoisie in advance, perhaps there would have been reselling arms, instead of the current deduction of a small number of arms, but weapons and ammunition could be supplied in full!
This problem can be seen by looking at the World War. The frontline army is hungry. There are still capitalists exporting food to Germany, and you know how serious the government's corruption is.
Ferdinand thinks more and more wrong. He always feels that Nicholas II has no strength to rule the whole country, but the situation on the Russian battlefield now is that he is one enemy and two and can still stand up. In theory, as long as he has money, he can To win.
Megeve's mind was a bit messy. He was the first time to see Ferdinand change his mind temporarily, but he knew that by looking at Ferdinand's expression, this was the final decision.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Metiev replied
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St. Petersburg, Nicholas II's mood is not so good, the frontline troops are reaching out to him for money and supplies, and after the World War, he has understood that these things really ca n’t be less, less To defeat the battle!
However, the negotiation of the loan was not smooth. The first round was stuck at the transaction price of the land. The high price he expected, Bulgaria simply refused to pay.
Nicholas II asked, "Similarly, is it possible for us to get a loan somewhere else?"
Xiang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, a small loan may be okay, but such a huge loan, I think no one except Bulgaria can provide it!"
He didn't bullshit. Now the British are supporting the new tsar, and the French are supporting the Moscow government. Getting loans from these two countries need not be considered at all.
In the remaining countries, Germany and Italy are still licking their wounds and paying off their debts, and they have no money to lend them. The Austro-Hungarian Empire couldn't be better, and due to the failure of the war, the domestic consortium was also very weak.
The small European countries may have some money, but such huge loans are definitely not dare to take risks. Once the Russian empire ran into debt, wouldn't it be blind?
Nicholas II said hesitatingly: "Aren't the Japanese planning to buy the Manchuria region? Is it possible for them to offer us a loan?"
I have to say that Nicholas II has become a qualified politician, and even personal hatred can be set aside for the benefit.
Xiang Xi smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, the Japanese government's finances have not been very good, and they have owed a lot of debt. Their domestic consortiums are only a few third-rate consortia, and it is impossible to take out this huge sum!"
Nicholas II didn't say anything. Since there was no money, there was no discussion. After looking around, he now seems to have the Bulgarian government rich and would like to loan them.
The only bad thing is that the appetite of Bulgarians is growing. If this war cannot be ended as soon as possible, there will be nothing for them in Europe in the future.
The French have once again become the hegemons of Europe ’s Big Six, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is also recovering, and Bulgaria in the Balkans is also growing rapidly.
If this continues, the Big 6 of Europe has been filled, and where is the future of the Russian Empire?
After hesitating again and again, Nicholas II reluctantly said, "Restart the Russia-Russia talks!"
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This time the negotiations will be much smoother. Both sides are willing to make concessions. After some bargaining, Metev and Sasunov finally fixed the transaction price at 2.468 billion levs (about 98.72 million pounds).
After the transaction was completed, Metiev was relieved and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Sassonov has made a contribution to the Russian Empire again!"
Sasunov said with a bitter smile: "I hope Her Majesty will think so!"
Megeve said in amazement: "Of course! Is it not credit to you to solve the financial crisis for your country?"
Sasonov did not answer directly, but asked, "Mr. Mev, since the agreement has been reached, when can we get the money?"
Metev took a moment's notice, followed by issuing a check of the world's largest denomination, handed it to Sasunov, and said, "As long as the Tsar government approves the transaction, your government can Cash this check in the bank! "
There is no remorse. Once the Tsarist government approves the transaction, the Bulgarian army will station in the two places. The Tsarist government has no capital for breach of contract.
Sasonov nodded and said, "Well then! Is it possible for us to continue negotiations on the issue of loans?"
Metiev thought about it and said, "You have to talk to the bank delegation on this issue. The three major banks in Bulgaria this time provide you with loans. Specific interest rates and collaterals require you to communicate directly. ! "
Sassonov's face changed, obviously negotiating with the bank, it is better to negotiate with the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at least Metev will not deal with the small account of 1.8 million, but the bank's negotiators can be accurate to every column Eph.
The problem of collateral is even more troublesome. Bank groups can only recognize economic value. The so-called strategic value and military value are completely worthless to capitalists.
Sasonov asked unwillingly, "Can't your foreign ministry be able to negotiate on your behalf?"
Mettev thought for a while and said, "There is no way, according to Bulgarian law, the government and enterprise are separated, and the government cannot make any decision on behalf of the enterprise!"
Sasonov said helplessly: "Well then, when can negotiations begin?"
Megeve smiled and said, "Any time, if you are not tired, I can call the bank representative to come over now, and you can negotiate after a maximum of one hour!"
Sasonov first rejoiced, and then reacted and said, "Don't be so anxious, it might as well be three days later!"
What a joke, or so eager to negotiate with the bank, those greedy capitalists haven't made a big splash?
This is what Sasunov judged from the habits of Russian bankers. In his opinion, bankers all over the world are the same, all greedy and greedy.
This idea doesn't seem to be a problem. Banks controlled by Ferdinand are no different from external banks. At most, the business reputation is better, and loan sharks are generally not used.
Metiev didn't think so much. The problem is the Russians. They just sold two plots of land and got a huge sum of money. They should be able to support Russia for two months. Maybe they are no longer in a hurry.
Megeve kindly reminded: "No problem, then three days later! The location is still in our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the confidentiality is better. If you don't want to leak news, even if you get a loan, no one will know! "
Sasonov was so happy that he could keep it completely secret, which is of course a good thing. He thought to himself: If the enemy doesn't know that they got this huge loan, can they be caught off guard by their opponents?
Well, this is all a dream. With the secret ability of the Tsarist government, the enemies will know it for a day or two at most, and even they do not know who leaked the news!
"Then trouble Mr. Metev!" Sasunov said.
Before leaving, he also took away a check worth one million levs, which is also a tradition of Russian Empire officials. I do n’t know when they will be used to eating rebates.
At the same time ~ EbookFREE.me ~ they are still very disciplined in rebates. For example, Sasunov has now taken away one million levs, so the final transaction amount can be reduced by two million levs.
In a word, friends will not be disadvantaged. It is considered to be of equal interest. Unfortunately, Megeve has no interest in this. One million levs are not even regarded by his marquis.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau in Bulgaria is very powerful. Almost every few years, a major operation will take place. The Cabinet Minister was arrested the most. The Wei Zheng-Ivanov who was promoted by Ferdinand that year was brought in because of corruption.
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