Bulgarian Empire

The genius remembers the address of this site in a second: (Apex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads!? Your Majesty, the Russians are more urgent than we imagined. It seems that Nicholas II wants to end the civil war as soon as possible! said Medev

Well, it seems that we also want to help them out. The plan of the General Staff's Persian area can start, order the garrison to create a conflict, and make a false impression that we are going to attack Persia! Ferdinand said without doubt

Yes, Your Majesty! Chief of Staff Admiral Klossoff replied

Once Bulgaria takes action in the Persian region, the British will definitely not let it go, and the conflict between the two countries will intensify, and the British will not have the energy to intervene in the Russian Civil War.

How could Nicholas II give up such an opportunity?

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St. Petersburg

Nicholas II was still worrying about the price of the land transaction. It was funny to say that, as the emperor who had ruled the Russian Empire for 30 years, he didn't know as much about the domestic situation as the Bulgarians.

Even if he doesn't know much about it, he still knows that there is no so-called desert or wasteland in the land at the junction of Paul and Russia, otherwise he wouldn't have to worry about the price of the land.

If it is permafrost in the north or east, then the price of 10,000 levs per square kilometer is really conscientious. Those lands cannot be developed until the 21st century, so you know how bad the conditions are.

Prime Minister, look at where we sold to Bulgaria, and mark the worst place on the map! Nicholas II said depressingly

If you want to talk about the price, of course you have to look at the location first. The prices of different lands are also very different. The most important thing is the strategic value, which must also be taken into consideration.

Your Majesty, how about introducing Bulgarians to Central Asia? the Prime Minister suggested nervously

You mean to let the Bulgarians fight the British? Nicholas II asked

That's right, after unifying the whole country, we have to cultivate our strengths and let the Bulgarians and the British check each other, just to buy us time! the prime minister explained

Okay, send electricity to Sassonov, and then lead the Bulgarians to Central Asia! Nicholas II decided

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Ferdinand didn't know the plan of the Russians yet. If he knew, he would have laughed out loud. Even if Bulgaria entered Central Asia, it would definitely fight the British?

Don't the Russians worry, he sold the land in Central Asia to the British?

It doesn't seem to work. The British are not interested in grasslands. They have no danger to defend and border with bears. It is estimated that few people can sleep peacefully.

However, it is very simple for the two countries to compromise, such as signing a treaty on the division of spheres of influence. Anyway, it is impossible for the British to PK with Bulgaria on land.

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Mr. Sassonov, you don't paint this big cake very well. The Transcaucasus region is nothing. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are in the hands of rebels. Do you want us to get it ourselves?

You know this is impossible. In this civil war of the Russian Empire, Bulgaria will not send troops directly!

And your asking price is too high, don't you know how these places are?

For example: What is in the Georgia region? Poor natural resources, basically all mountains and hills?

Another example: Azerbaijan is poor in mineral resources, and most areas are dry and rainless. What value is there?

These broken places are also worth 80,000 levs per square kilometer? ’ asked Megev

Mr. Megev, don't forget that Baku Oilfield, the largest oilfield in Europe, is also in Azerbaijan. How can it be said that resources are poor? Sassonov retorted

Even the world's largest oil field is useless. Oil is everywhere, and it's worthless at all. Isn't oil discovered even in the Far East?

If you want to find oil, you can just explore on our land. The Baku oil field is not worth exploiting at all now. Haven’t you also cut production? ’ asked Megev

Are oil resources valuable? There must be, as a new energy source for future industrial development,

How could it be worthless?

But this was the view of everyone in the past, but it is no longer the case now. Oil fields have been discovered one after another, and international oil prices have plummeted all the way. The current price is less than one third of what it was before the World War. Oil companies all over the world are struggling.

In this case, does the Baku Oilfield still have such a high value?

Well, Mr. Megev, do you think those places are suitable? Sassonov asked

The Ukrainian region plus the Caucasus region, how about I suggest that the new Volga River be the border?

The sum of these areas is only more than one million square kilometers, which is worth almost 20 billion levs! Megev said without changing his face.

Impossible, this is simply robbery. You are turning the Russian Empire into a landlocked country. It is impossible for you to succeed! Sassonov said angrily

Mr. Sassonov, don't be angry. If you have something to say, don't we discuss it again? You must know that you asked this yourself, and I gave you a suggestion.

To be honest, I really don’t like you guys. War is a gold-swallowing beast, and 20 billion levs can support you to fight a full-scale war for a year at most.

What about after the war? Do you want to rebuild? All the losses in the war can only be paid by you in the end. Instead of this, it is better to sit down and talk to the rebels. It is best to resolve it peacefully.

Don't say that we are taking advantage of the fire, you can check the land transaction prices in the international market, do we have random quotations? Megev persuaded earnestly.

It's just that to Sassonov's ears, this is more disgusting than eating flies. He is obviously taking advantage of the fire, but he still says it so righteously.

Mr. Megev, let's take half of Ukraine, plus Azerbaijan and Georgia. These places add up to more than 400,000 square kilometers. How about a price of 50,000 levs per square kilometer? Sassonov asked

This is almost the bottom line for him to be the master. As for leading the Bulgarians to Central Asia, it is obviously impossible. The land is still in the hands of the rebels. How to make a deal?

Mr. Sassonov, if the Ukrainian region is not mortgaged to the bank, I think this business can indeed be discussed again.

But now after we complete the proposal, are you sure you want to repay the loan first?

You must know that I happened to be present when the contract was signed. There is a clause on it that once your country sells or makes Ukraine independent, you must first repay all the loans! ’ Megeve reminded

Stuck!

Sassonov suddenly understood that the Bulgarians had already dug a hole during the last negotiation, waiting for them to jump into it.

Well, if Ukraine is replaced by the Caucasus region, we will use the Volga River, the area south of the Timlyansk Reservoir, and the West Kazakhstan State east of the Ural River to be about 680,000 square kilometers, and the price will be 34 billion How about Lev? Sassonov said with a gloomy face

West Kazakhstan to the east of the Ural River is basically a desert. Mr. Sassonov's land of 200,000 to 300,000 square kilometers is worthless at all!

It's better to kick these places out, we only need the Caucasus region, and the price is 15 billion levs, which is already a sky-high price! said Medev

That's right, in terms of economic value alone, this is indeed a sky-high price. Due to the impact of the civil war, people's livelihoods in these areas have withered, cities have become ruins, and local finances have long been unable to make ends meet.

However, in this way the Bulgarian border came to Volgograd (Stalingrad), the southern granary of the Russian Empire.

Of course, the current Russian Empire doesn’t care about this granary. They still have a lot of granaries, such as the Eastern European Plain (4 million square kilometers), the Ukrainian Plain (1.9 million square kilometers), and the Siberian Plain (2.6 million square kilometers). origin.

Of course, not all of these areas are suitable for agricultural production. Among them are the prairie. The climate in some areas is harsh, and only one season can be planted each year, and most of them were abandoned by the Russians.

However, the area of ​​arable land suitable for food production will never be less than 2.6 million square kilometers. It can be said that the geographical conditions of the Russian Empire in this era are really unique, second only to the land of heaven.

No, didn't Mr. Megev say that you don't pick people, why are you starting to pick and choose again? Sassonov said dissatisfied

If the unit price is 10,000 levs per square kilometer, I'm not picky. Even if you pack the entire Central Asian region together, we don't mind taking over the whole thing! Megev said calmly

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After bargaining, in the end Sassonov still packaged the desert to Bulgaria at a price of 38,000 levs per square kilometer.

If this part of the desert is kicked out, the average land price per square kilometer will exceed 65,000 levs, which was a sky-high price at the time.

The total price was as high as 26 billion levs. This was the highest land transaction in the history of the world, and the whole world was in an uproar.

Of course it can't be so simple, Ferdinand is not a fool, how could he give such a price?

If it is the Ukrainian region, it is almost the same. Unless the Caucasus region takes the essence of the Volgograd region, it is not worth so much money at all!

The additional condition is that the Grand Duchess of Senia will become the Grand Duke of the Caucasus and the Grand Duke of Ukraine. If the Russian Empire is unable to repay the bank loan in the future, the Ukrainian region will be transferred to the Bulgarian royal family at a price of 20 billion levs plus the assumption of bank debts!

Don't underestimate these names, at least in the eyes of the Russians, Nicholas II transferred the land to his sister instead of Bulgaria, which is equivalent to rotten meat in the pot.

Naturally, Ferdinand was very clear about these operations, not only for the sake of face, but also to reduce political adverse effects.

It is also a hidden mystery. If the Russian Empire becomes stronger again in the future, they will still have the opportunity to renege on their debts, such as taking back these titles and sovereignty.

Unfortunately, they no longer have this opportunity. Once the deal is concluded, the Grand Duchy will only exist in name, and will soon merge with the Kingdom of Bulgaria to form a unified empire.

Even if the Russians want to do something in the future, there is no chance. Ferdinand doesn't think that the millions of old, weak, sick and disabled in the local area are capable of resisting the general trend of national integration!

Different from the previous transactions, this land transaction case caused panic among the government of the Burgundy government and the government of Nicholas Jr. Nicholas II had money in his hands, so their life would be difficult!

Ferdinand never took their protests seriously, and told them to talk about it after they became the legal government of the Russian Empire!

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