Holy Roman Empire

With a responsible attitude, we think it is necessary to contact the Holy Land government, and we will conduct formal negotiations after understanding their position. "

Threats, blatant threats.If the deal fails, the Vienna government will not recognize the legitimacy of the Sudanese government and instead support the government of the Holy Land.

This hurt Ade very much. They managed to suppress the gang of rebels in front of them and saw the dawn of victory.If the rebel party gains the support of Austria, who knows how long this civil war will last.

Ade rebuked without confidence: "Count Johannes, this is the internal affairs of the Ottoman Empire, and you have no right to interfere!"

Johannes explained patiently: "Mr. Fuad, please rest assured that we will not interfere in your internal affairs rashly.

It's just that your government's actions are very worrying. We came to discuss business with good intentions, but you refused to even talk about it. You completely ignored the friendship between the two countries, which broke our hearts. "

Fu Ade replied seriously: "Your Excellency, the negotiation is based on the premise of mutual consent. It is not that we deliberately refuse to negotiate with your country, but that we have no plan to sell the land now."

Johannes' complexion changed, and he said indifferently: "Of course we will not force a transaction. Now please pay back our 800 million Aegis debt immediately. We only accept gold and Aegis as payment."

Ade was stunned. When did the Ottoman Empire owe the Austrians so much money?

"Your Excellency, I would like to know when this debt was incurred. As far as I know, our debt to your country does not exceed 200 million Aegis."

Johannes calmly took out a document from his briefcase, handed it to Ade, and said, "Here are the details of the debt. You can send someone to verify it."

After a glance, Ade showed a bitter look, and he finally understood how these debts came from.There is another kind of debt in the world, which is the assignment of creditor's rights.

Due to the financial difficulties of the Ottoman Empire, the Sudanese government declared bankruptcy not long ago, and many debts were repaid.

These unpayable claims are naturally worthless.The Vienna government wants to acquire these claims, and the creditors will naturally not refuse.

The price of cabbage is also better than that of losing everything. Creditors who are unable to collect debts from the Ottoman government can only choose to stop their losses through pain.

The Vienna government has this strength and has already taken practical actions.

Repaying debts is justified.

On this issue, Britain and France cannot stop them. They are the largest creditors in the world. If the debtors can default, their losses will be great.

Although the Sudanese government did not lie to their account, they must also admit that the Vienna government's debt collection is legal.

From this moment on, the conflict between the two sides is no longer a military conflict, but a door-to-door debt collection.

The British representative Nigel suggested: "Your Excellency, let's adjourn the meeting temporarily! This debt still needs to be verified, and we will wait until Mr. Ade clears things up."

Anyway, his purpose is to delay time, as for solving the problem?I'm sorry, the Austrian has been planning for so long, and it's too mythical to let people give up by relying on his three-inch tongue.Nigel didn't have that confidence.

Johannes thought for a while and said, "Okay, we'll talk about it in a week, presumably such a long time is enough for Mr. Ade to verify the authenticity of these debts.

However, Mr. Fuad had better check it quickly. This overdue debt will incur huge late fees every day, and the longer it takes, the worse it will be for you. "

Ade wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied with a trembling voice: "Your Excellency, please rest assured, we will verify the debt as soon as possible."

He doesn't think these claims are fake. Since the Austrians have all been brought to the negotiating table, there must be no problem. It is impossible for Johannes to joke about the international reputation of the Vienna government.

Chapter 32 Each Has Its Calculations

The sudden debt crisis hit the Sudanese government.Now that this debt has been transferred to the hands of the Austrians, it is not so simple to renege on the debt.

To repay the money, you must have money first. Obviously, after the loss of the Balkan Peninsula, the Sudanese government's finances will be completely ruined.

More than 800 million Aegis is about more than 400 million pounds, equivalent to 102.48 tons of gold. If the messy late fees are added, this number will increase.

There is no doubt that the Sudanese government cannot come up with such a huge sum of money even if it is a waste of money.

Unless the Vienna government is willing to accept banknotes, it is impossible for Britain and France to lend them so much gold to fill the hole.

Abdul Mejid I said with a sullen face: "The Austrians are blackmailing. We must not let their conspiracy succeed!"

Everyone lowered their heads one after another, trying to reduce their sense of existence as much as possible, so as not to be affected by Chi Yu.There are lessons learned from the past. For example, in the previous government, half of the ministers lost their heads.

Don't look at the good evaluation of Abdul Mejid I's reform by later generations. He is still a feudal emperor in essence. The responsibility for the failure of the Near East War and the loss of Constantinople fell on the last unlucky guy. Then he was ransacked and wiped out.

This is also one of the reasons for the outbreak of the civil war. In the face of such a monarch, it is impossible to be careful and vigilant.This is the fine tradition of the Ottoman Empire, the barbarism preserved from the ancestors.

Abdul Mejid I reprimanded dissatisfiedly: "Why don't you talk anymore, didn't you hear me? You are the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ade, tell me what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is going to do next?"

After being called, Fuad knew that he couldn't escape, so he replied bravely: "Your Majesty, the Austrians came prepared.

We have just received news that a large-scale rebellion broke out in India, and the energy of the British was restrained, and they were powerless to interfere with their actions in the short term.

The French seem to have reached a tacit agreement with the Vienna government. Austria gave up its ambitions for Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia in exchange for their acquiescence to the Austrian action. "

Indeed, he had just received the news, which was reported to him by the British, and gathering intelligence was too far away for the Sudanese government.

Abdul Mejid I was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time. He thought that with the support of Britain and France, he could pretend to be tough, but the reality was very cruel. up.

Seemingly realizing that something was in trouble, Fuad quickly remedied: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The indigenous rebellion in India is just a group of rabble, and it won't take long for the British to put down the rebellion.

The London government will not watch the Austrians continue to expand their power, we just need to delay the time until they suppress the rebellion..."

Before he could finish speaking, Abdul Mejid I interrupted: "Don't dream, as long as the Vienna government and the British reach a compromise, we will be betrayed.

The importance of India to the British is self-evident. Why not sacrifice our interests in order to prevent the Austrians from playing tricks?

Open your eyes and look at the world map, are the Russians far from India?Whether it is through Persia or Afghanistan, the Russians can support the Indian rebels.

Given the relationship between Britain and Russia, normal people would know what the tsarist government would do.

If Austria and the Russians stand together, even if the British can suppress the rebellion, they will suffer heavy losses.

On the issue of India, the British have no allies. If the French don't hold them back, they are considered friends enough. Can the Paris government support them? "

Everyone can see this problem, but as a smart person, he must not show off in front of the emperor. This kind of opportunity must be reserved for Abdul Mejid I to perform.

After severely criticizing his subordinates, King Abdul Mejid I felt much better and began to seriously think about what to do next.

The goal of the Vienna government is already tasteless to the Sudanese government.Neither the chain of islands nor Libya add value to the Sudanese government.

Economically, the rule of these areas is basically to protect capital, and if there is a good year with good weather and weather, at most it will be a little harvest.

Strategically, these islands are still very important, but unfortunately the Sudanese government can no longer afford a navy.Without a strong navy, the so-called strategic value is a joke.

Ade asked uncertainly: "Your Majesty, have we continued our negotiations with the Austrians?"

Abdul Mejid I thought for a while and said, "Of course we have to continue the talks, let's delay the time first, as long as we can.

We really can't drag it on any longer, so we try to preserve our interests as much as possible, and even if we want to sell it, we must try to sell it at a good price.

At least it cannot be lower than the price in the Balkans. We will not recognize these claims at all, and the Austrians must pay in cash! "

Fu Ade replied anxiously: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

This kind of contradictory decision is obviously not easy to implement, or even impossible to implement. No matter how well it is done in the end, it is impossible to satisfy Sudan.

He didn't want to lose the land because of face. Abdul Mejid I didn't want to bear the reputation of a traitor, not that he valued these lands much.

At the same time, he wanted to sell part of the land in exchange for a sum of money to ease the government's financial crisis and suppress the chaotic parties in the country.

After all, Austria is just a disease of scabies, and it only plots the interests of the Ottoman Empire. If they can't kill them, the chaotic parties in the country are the ones who really want their lives.

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St petersburg

After the tsarist government received the news of the Indian rebellion, the first reaction was that the opportunity came.

There is no ambitious country in the world that does not envy the British dominating India, let alone a greedy bear.

A fall into a pit and a wisdom, after experiencing a Near East war, the tsarist government also became more cautious, lack of money is a blemish.

Now their finances are not very good. The newly occupied territory of the Balkan Peninsula has not yet come out of the war. It was originally expected to rely on the wealthy Constantinople to make up for the lack of finances, but now it has become a bubble.

The post-war reconstruction work is still going on, and it is impossible to return to the pre-war level without a dozen or 20 years.

Because of the war, the tsarist government owed a huge amount of debt again, and Nicholas I still had to face it, and he couldn't do the reckless things.

This is the price of fighting for hegemony. Originally, their international reputation is not good. If they renege on their debts again, the achievements of their decades of painstaking efforts will be destroyed in one go.

Without credibility, no one would follow them. Originally, the tsarist government didn’t have many younger brothers.

Nicholas I asked: "The opportunity has come, what do you think we should do now?"

Chancellor of the Exchequer Aristan Lerod said: "Your Majesty, if we want to capture India, we must first capture the Afghan region, otherwise it will be easy to be cut off by the enemy.

The strength of the British is not weak, and the indigenous Indians alone cannot delay it for long.By the time we raise funds and seize Afghanistan, the British may have suppressed the rebellion long ago.

It is better to directly support the Indian rebellion, provide the rebels with weapons and military instructors, and let them consume the strength of the British.

India's population is as high as [-] million. As long as one percent is mobilized, the British will have to leave in despair. "

This is the most cost-effective way. The tsarist government really has no shortage of weapons and equipment. They bought and bought them during the Near East War. Now that the disarmament is recuperating, the warehouse is almost full.

It is in their interest to send all the junk in the warehouse to India and add chaos to the British, and maybe they can make a lot of money.

Foreign Secretary Karl Wurser objected: "Duke Aristan Lerod, now is the best chance to take India.

We have already won over the Persians. As long as we win over the Afghans, we will form a coalition to attack India, and the British will not be able to stop them.

After missing this opportunity, it will not be so simple to seize the British India. "

The chancellor of the exchequer, Aristotle Rhodes, asked back: "Marquis Karl Wossel, the matter is not that simple. Even if your Ministry of Foreign Affairs is capable of persuading the Afghans to stand with us, what about the war funds?

To capture India, the British will definitely do their best. At that time, it will become a full-scale war between the two countries. The war funds that will be consumed will only be more than those in the Near East War.

Just won the war in the Near East, the warehouse of our Ministry of Finance can run rats, where do you want us to raise so much war funds? "

Foreign Secretary Carl Wursell said: "This is a problem for your Ministry of Finance. Whether it is raising taxes, issuing war bonds, or international loans, there are many ways to raise money.

With the capture of India, the world supremacy of the Russian Empire was established.At this critical juncture, I believe His Excellency Aristotle Rhodes will be able to come up with a solution. "

Aristotle Rhodes stared at Karl Wossel with a livid face and said indifferently: "Impossible, even if we use all the methods, it is impossible for us to raise such a large amount of funds in a short period of time! "

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Nicholas I angrily scolded: "Enough, you two idiots shut up!"

How could it be possible to hide such an obvious oboe singing from his eyes?

The chancellor of the exchequer, Aristotle Rhodes, said there was no money, and the method of raising money mentioned by the foreign minister, Carl Wurser, all had the same meaning in the end: the country has no money, and it can’t be raised. If you want to fight, you can solve it first. Let's talk about financial issues.

As soon as Nicholas I wanted to send troops, he was suppressed.It is not so easy for Lao Shi to go to India. Lack of money is only one aspect, and logistics is also a big problem.

Chapter 33 The economic crisis breaks out

The four-party negotiations are still in progress, and a crisis has quietly arrived.The overcapacity in the capitalist world has been fed back to the market. In order to destock, the British capitalists increased their dumping to countries all over the world.

The Americans were the first to suffer. Even under the butterfly effect of Franz, Austria diverted part of the international capital, but this did not solve the crisis in the United States.

From 1848 to 1858, Americans built 25000 kilometers of railways, 8000 kilometers less than in history, and the railway bubble was finally not as serious as it was in history.

It is a pity that with the rapid development of the American railway industry, the surrounding industries have not been stimulated.Under the competition of British commodities, the metallurgical industry also shrank, and the cotton spinning industry also developed slowly.

Railroad tracks, pig iron, locomotives, cotton cloth, hardware, machinery... are all filled with British products, and the local industry is struggling to be squeezed.

Now that the British have increased their dumping efforts, these industries cannot stand it.The cotton spinning industry, which was hit first, opened the prelude to the wave of bankruptcy.

It soon spread to the stock market, and when the stock price plummeted, it was out of control, and more companies were implicated.

A large number of factories went bankrupt, and banks and financial companies were naturally unable to survive alone. A large number of bad debts appeared, a run crisis broke out, and banks went bankrupt.

The economic crisis in the United States soon spread to the United Kingdom. The market shrank, and British industrial and commercial exports were also affected. A large number of companies went bankrupt, and British capitalists as investors also suffered heavy losses.

The capitalists reacted sharply. In order to stop losses and deal with the possible outbreak of the domestic economic crisis, British capitalists withdrew funds from the US market one after another.

In this context, in the fall of 1857, a money shortage appeared in the American financial market, and the entire banking system was paralyzed. 63 of the 62 banks in New York stopped paying, and the discount rate exceeded 60%.

The economic crisis broke out in the United States, and the unprotected American market is fragile. This economic crisis directly triggered the American Civil War.

The capitalists in the north needed cheaper labor to increase their profits, and they needed tariff barriers to protect their interests; while the planters in the south were on the contrary, they needed lower tariffs to export cotton and buy cheap industrial and commercial products.

Stimulated by the economic crisis, the northern industrialists decided to overturn the table and began to advocate the benefits of abolition of slavery and trade barriers, preparing to strangle the source of income of the southern plantation owners.

Obviously, this is not acceptable to southern plantation owners. The abolition of slavery is acceptable to everyone. The bonded labor system is not much worse than slavery, but the issue of tariffs cannot be discussed.

Industrial and commercial products in the north are of poor quality, low efficiency, and expensive. Why should we use them?

What's more, the increase in tariffs will cause a fatal blow to the export of grain, cotton, and tobacco. For every dollar of tax increase, they will reduce their profits by one dollar, which is completely robbing them of their money.

The conflict of interests between the two parties was too serious, and it was impossible to negotiate. In the end, the southern plantation owners who were at a disadvantage began to fight for independence.

The economic crisis in the United States has little to do with Austria. The trade volume between the two countries is very small. Both are exporters of agricultural products. The competition between the two sides is greater than cooperation.

However, when the economic crisis spread to the United Kingdom, it was difficult for European countries to survive alone, and Austria was no exception.

Vienna Palace

Prime Minister Felix said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the economic outbreak in the United States has spread to the United Kingdom, and it will not be long before it will affect us.