Vol 5 Chapter 50: , Route dispute

Before long, Nicholas II decided to compromise, leaving the Crimean Peninsula to save some face, but the actual value is not big.
It is no longer possible to develop towards the Mediterranean. Leaving the Crimean Peninsula will only make Bulgaria more afraid of the Russian Empire, and even prevent the unification of the Russian Empire because of fear that Russia will conflict with them after it becomes strong.
Although this possibility would be small, he still didn't plan to take risks. The top priority was to unify the Russian Empire. For this reason, no matter how great the benefits were, Nicholas II would not hesitate!
After receiving the telegram from St. Petersburg, Sasonov sighed in relief and sighed again, which meant that the Russian Empire had begun to decline.
As a diplomat, he knows "weak country without diplomacy" better than anyone. Now the Russian Empire has fallen. Even if the country is unified, because of the war, they want to catch up with the world's advanced level again. So simple!
If it hadn't benefited from the good diplomatic relations between Russia and Russia, perhaps Chekov would not talk to him personally now, but instead sent a deputy to negotiate with him.
This is also the prevailing norm in the field of diplomacy. The principle of reciprocity between countries is to negotiate with countries at the same level, and the two sides should be as consistent as possible.
When negotiating with a weaker country, the powerful country will send a lower-level diplomat, but the powerful country still has an absolute advantage in the status of negotiators.
Negotiations have started again. The dispute is now about the price. Sassonov said: "Mr. Metiev, the province of Bessarabia is 44,000 square kilometers and the Crimean Peninsula is 25,000 square kilometers. Due to the special geographical location, our price of 5 billion lev is not high!"
Metiev retorted: "Mr. Sassonov, the added value you calculated is too high. The economic value of Bessarabia and the Crimean Peninsula is less than one billion levs. The income is less than 15 million lev.
Of course, I did not calculate tariffs. The Crimean Peninsula is one of the most important import and export ports in your country, and it is impossible for us to collect tariffs from your country.
The economic income of the two places is mainly from agriculture, but fertile lands are owned. If your country can turn these lands into landless land, the economic value can be doubled! "
Sasonov shook his head and said, "Mr. Metiev, this is impossible. We cannot change the ownership of the land. If your country buys it back, you can directly confiscate the original owner’s land and mines. The economic value is not limited. Is it out?
In addition to economic value, we also have to consider strategic value, right? Bessarabia can make your country's defense on land unbreakable, and the Crimean Peninsula has allowed your country to directly turn the Black Sea into an inland sea. Isn't this strategic value worth 3 billion lev? "
Metzhev smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Sasonov, it's a joke, how can we confiscate other people's private property for no reason? So the economic value you mentioned does not exist!
Strategic value, I have said, we can rest assured in the hands of your country! Rather than buying them back at a high price, it is better to leave them in your hands. We can't afford the strategic value of 3 billion levs, which is equivalent to 878.4 tons of gold! "
Sasonov sighed. The current situation is dragged by Bulgaria, but the Russian Empire cannot afford it.
For Bulgaria, there is no essential difference between starting these two places one day earlier and starting one day later.
But for Nicholas II, if he gets the money one day earlier, he can complete the reunification of the country one day earlier, which is not a concept!
"Well, Mr. Metiev, we made concessions. How about four billion levs, the price is not high!" Sassonov said embarrassedly
Metzhev smiled slightly and said: "We estimate the economic value of one billion levs, which is already a lot overestimated. If we want to conduct a detailed evaluation, it may not be!
The strategic value has not yet been manifested, and I cannot use this reason to convince those congressional lords.
You may not know that when our Congress was discussing financial policy, the government proposed to open the stock market. Not only was it unsuccessful, but Congress introduced a more stringent financial policy. Congress decided to ban the stock market forever and enacted a law!
Therefore, for this strategic value, we have at most 500 million levs, otherwise we will not be able to pass the congressional barrier! "
Metjeev did not hesitate to introduce the parliament as a shield, and confused the concept, giving Sasonov a wrong perception that Congress = stubborn old school.
If you carefully study Bulgaria’s recently adopted policy, he will find that this is pure nonsense. For a Persian Gulf, Bulgaria has invested nearly 20 billion levs back and forth for the Persian Gulf. Is the Congress not paying enough attention to strategy?
It is a pity that Sasonov has no time to study. These policies have just been introduced and have not had time to announce them. Perhaps they have already appeared on the Russian data, but he has not had time to read them.
Sassonov thought for a while and said: "Impossible, the price is too low, the minimum price is 3 billion lev, if it is lower than this price, the Russian Empire is impossible to accept!"
Medev thought for a while and said, "It's a pity that the Bulgarian government cannot offer such a sky-high price. I don't think anyone in the world will pay such a sky-high price to buy it!
For the last quotation, we can only offer 1.8 billion levs at most. If it exceeds this price, there is nothing to talk about! "
Obviously, Metev was confident and determined. The geographical location is determined. There is only one buyer in Bulgaria in the world. If Bulgaria does not offer this price, it is naturally impossible for anyone to bid again!
The conditions are very different. The first round of negotiations broke up unhappy and we can only wait for the start of the second round of negotiations.
On the other hand, Bulgaria’s 10-year plan also announced the results, which relieved politicians all over the world. There is no plan for military expansion, and at most, the number of Air Force Academy, Naval Academy, and Army Academy will be increased.
However, these are minor issues. As long as it is not for direct military expansion and preparation for war, the addition of some military schools is not worth mentioning.
In contrast, Bulgaria’s financial policy was directly criticized by the outside world as the
base camp of conservatives in the world
.
There are a lot of restrictions on opening a bank. The stock market is directly banned by Congress legislation, and countless international capitals are furious.
There is a problem with this operation, there is a problem with the director's script? Isn't it a good open finance? This is also called openness? What is open, why didn't I find out?
No matter what they think and how they criticize, this is approved by the Bulgarian Congress, and has been signed by Ferdinand, and the new financial law has come into effect.
On the contrary, the situation in Bulgaria is calm and the people applauded. The stricter the bank management, the more secure their money.
stock market? In the impression of most of them, it is a "stock disaster"!
Since the stock market was closed, Bulgaria's economy has been developing very well for more than two decades. No matter how the international economy changes, Bulgaria has not had an economic crisis.
In that case, why do you want the stock market? It is a pity that the Bulgarian people say that they can make money by buying stocks to make money. Who would sell their shares so stupidly?
The biggest supporter of the ban on the stock market is actually the Bulgarian bourgeoisie. On the one hand, it is the relationship between family businesses, and on the other hand, it is the dispute between two major ideas in society at that time!
The real economy vs. the virtual economy, this problem persisted until Li Mu crossed the road, but it was dying when the real economy was suppressed in later generations, and the virtual economy that occupied the mainstream has long become a more profitable virtual economy.
But now Bulgaria is different. It is the real economy that dominates. Experts, scholars and capitalists who support this school of ideas have mastered the most important voice in society.
Their expansion has nothing to do with Ferdinand's secret support, including his vest industry, which are all supporters of this theory.
There is no other reason why Ferdinand did this. It was solely because of the development needs of Bulgaria, and the money in society was limited.
In a society dominated by the real economy, most of this money flows into industry; on the contrary, in a society dominated by the virtual economy, the money enters the virtual economy.
Why did the French become a usury empire? Do you really think that you are a French capitalist, so you are born in finance?
It has not evolved gradually under the trend of interest. In any case, it is impossible for the rate of return of investment in industry to rise several times or tens of times within a year, but finance can!
The high rate of return attracted a lot of capital inflows. Eventually, the French economy was kidnapped by finance. In the middle and late 19th century, it began to go downhill.
From the perspective of a bystander, Ferdinand believes that if the French economy had not undergone transformation in the 19th century, but had been developing physical industries, there would have been nothing Germans!
A large number of industries can increase a large number of jobs, so that France can accommodate more people. Without this time, the total economy of France may not be much higher than it is now, but the industrial strength is at least three to five times the current total. The population may be twice as large as it is now, or even more!
In the face of such a France, Germany has no chance of rising, and Prussia cannot challenge their European supremacy.
Bulgaria is also in the last century, and the French are in the same period. There are no foreign enemies in the short term, and the socio-economic needs a clear development direction.
There is no doubt that Ferdinand chose industry, and the Bulgarian people also chose industry, so it is essential to suppress other virtual economies.
Ferdinand does not want to test the integrity of capitalists. In fact, he does not think that capitalists have integrity. It is best not to give them a chance to become bad!
Now Bulgaria’s industrial strength has surpassed a quarter of the French, but in terms of economic aggregate, the French has surpassed Bulgaria by a quarter. You know how much moisture this virtual economy is!
A company worth 1 million lev can be transformed into a company worth 10 million lev in the stock market, or it can become a company worth 100 million lev.
The valuation has increased, and the money in society has also increased. In fact, the value of the enterprise itself has not changed, and it is only worth one million levs.
If the capitalists are ethical, they will raise one or two million in financing to continue to expand the enterprise, but this possibility is almost zero.
Because, seeing that there is no intermediary, they have only obtained a few million in funds when they have sold a company worth one million to 100 million, while financial speculators have made tens of millions of profits. They can still feel at ease Do you do business?
When hot money flows into the finances, it will push up the stock market again, and finally the economic crisis will break out and it will repeat itself again and again.
This is the theory provided to Ferdinand by economists who support the real economy. Just believe it!
The other Ferdinand may not be clear, but he understands one thing very well. One million lev is a number in finance, and investment in industry can increase hundreds of jobs.
When the number of jobs in the society increases, then the country will be stable. Everyone has a job and income. Everyone’s life will become better, and no one will make him the king’s opposition!
This question is very realistic!
Therefore, conservatives are conservatives. Anyway, this is the national policy that best suits Bulgaria's actual situation. When the ten-year plan is completed, Bulgaria is likely to be the world's number one industrial power.
Although it is not the first economic power, it does not matter. When the industry has developed to a certain level, a new round of industrial revolution will break out.
At present, the new industrial revolution is most likely to break out in Bulgaria. The oil age is approaching and Bulgaria has already taken the lead. Why should we rush out to compete with the British?
It happens to use the title of the world's largest economic power to paralyze the attention of the British, especially after they have increased the three kingdoms of North America. Go on proudly!
Farming, farming, or farming. In the next two decades, Bulgaria will have only one core task and that is farming.
Ferdinand did not intend to destroy the current world order, but the Germans were already helping to destroy the British Empire's industry.
Every year, free industrial products worth up to two or three billion pounds pour into the British Empire. The British people and capitalists will have a very good life in the next ten years.
Similarly, the British Empire will be forced to close physical factories worth hundreds of millions of pounds. No matter how hard they try, it is impossible to reduce the production cost to the price of German products.
Now the industrial products for which Germans pay war reparations are seriously underestimated. The valuation of most products is less than half of similar products on the market.
The soaring prices of Britain and France due to the war finally calmed down. Once these cheap goods were gone, Ferdinand wondered if they could survive?
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