Holy Roman Empire

An Englishman with a bright card is enough for them to bear, and if there is another Shinra who stabs a knife in the back, then life will really be impossible.

In this context, the Spanish government, desperate for medical treatment, directly used the Moroccan region as a bargaining chip, preparing to make a deal with the Vienna government.

Naturally, Weisenberg couldn't hide such an obvious operation.It is depressing enough to take the blame for others, but to be a successor again, it is simply invincible.

The Holy Roman Empire has long passed the era of starvation.Now that Morocco, which has accepted the Spaniards, spread the word, isn't it really taking advantage of the fire?

If it is Morocco occupied by Spain, that's all. The problem is that the Spanish government has only one name.Even if a deal is reached, Shinra still has to do it himself in the end.

Rather than spending money to pay for the crime, it is better not to accept this mess from the beginning, and wait until Spain loses Morocco before taking action.

After getting this answer, Junior wasn't surprised. It would be a problem if he agreed.Negotiations have only just begun, and the intention to win is revealed, so how can you lower the price?

As for the fact that the Vienna government is not interested in Morocco, no one would believe it if they asked anyone on the street.

"Africa of the Shinra" is not groundless.Regarding Shinra's plan to monopolize the African continent, there are N versions that are widely circulated.

Even if the Vienna government is not interested, the aristocratic lords in Africa will find ways to promote the implementation.

No action has been taken now, it is nothing more than the fact that everyone is busy building their own territory and can't take care of expanding the territory for a while.

After ten or eight years, when everyone's territory construction is initially completed, someone will take action.

Whether the colonies of other countries can be held or not, Junior does not know, anyway, Spain will definitely not be able to hold Morocco.

There is no need for the Vienna government to send troops. The surrounding nobles and lords can gather tens of thousands of people.

Similar things have happened too many times.After all, the territory of the Holy Roman Empire in Africa was built bit by bit in this way.

Except that the Vienna government sent troops to fight at the beginning of the colonization, the subsequent battles were basically organized spontaneously by the people below.

"Fighting" is easy to say, but if it is done, it will kill people.The Anti-French War, the Philippine War, and now the Cuban Anti-Insurgency War, which war did not make Spain vomit three liters of blood?

Since the future is destined to be lost, it is better to take the opportunity to sell it for a good price and save the richest colony first.

At least the Spanish government can be sure that the Holy Roman Empire will not spy on the island of Cuba, let alone the Philippine Islands.

According to past experience, as long as core interests are not involved, the Vienna government has always been shameless and will not reach out to the younger brother's sphere of influence.

"Your Excellency the Marquis, your country has no shortage of colonies, of course we know. To tell you the truth, we were forced to sell Morocco this time.

The successive wars have exhausted the kingdom of Spain.Now I have to reluctantly cut the meat and sell Morocco to raise funds to make up for the financial difficulties.

Considering our traditional friendship with your country, I immediately thought of your country.If this deal can be reached, I believe it will be a win-win situation for our two countries. "

Weisenberg nodded, but remained unmoved.It means that he understands.

It is nothing more than that the Holy Roman Empire does not want it, and Morocco is about to be sold to the British. Anyway, Spain is now unable to participate in African disputes, and it does not plan to join in the fun.

Between countries, interests have always come first.Don't look at the current stalemate between Britain and Spain because of the Cuban issue, as long as Spain makes a compromise, they can immediately become good-neighborly and friendly again.

"Your Excellency, I understand. The main purpose of your country's sale of Morocco is to raise funds.

It doesn't really matter whether the Morocco region is sold if enough money can be raised through other means.

In fact, we can still help you with the lack of funds in your country.The Holy Roman Empire has the most advanced financial system, as long as your country's funding gap is not too large, we can help solve it. "

Although he does not support the strategy of monopolizing Africa, Weisenberg is not opposed to expanding the empire's territory.If Morocco is calm, he will naturally be willing to pay a sum of money to buy it.

Anyway, they are all colonies, so as long as the bid is high enough, it can't be regarded as taking advantage of the fire.After all, territorial transactions are nothing new in the European world.

It is a pity that the situation in Morocco is already very tense, and it is uncertain when war will break out again.It would be a waste of money to spend any more.

As for whether the Spanish government will sell Morocco to others, Weisenberg has never taken it seriously from beginning to end.

The British are not fools, spending huge sums of money to buy nominal sovereignty, just to increase the border with the Holy Roman Empire?

If you think about it, you know it's impossible.Now taking down the Morocco region is not only a wealth for the British government, but also a heavy burden.

The Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and British Ethiopia in East Africa are ready-made examples.In order to maintain local stability, the British government had to station heavy troops.

Although the governments of the two countries are restraining and suppressing conflicts as much as possible, it is inevitable that there will always be people with hot heads.

Especially after the Holy Roman Empire became the new overlord, the surrounding noble lords became restless.Although real swords and guns did not happen, planning indigenous rebellions did happen from time to time.

You must know that during the Austrian period, there was still a local indigenous colonial army, and now it can't even see its shadow.

It is said that because the colonial government paid too little military pay, these people became deserters and fled to Ethiopia.

What happened specifically, because a fire destroyed the archives.Anyway, the final result is that 10,000+ colonial troops dragged their families and took over the territory of British Ethiopia as king.

There was no way, the British ruled Ethiopia only in name at that time.Only a few thousand lobster soldiers have to manage millions of square kilometers of land, no matter how hard they work, they can't take care of it.

What's more, the people who migrated were natives, so they didn't pay attention at first, but it was understandable that they were a little slow to react later.

There is nothing to say, if you react, then hit it!The great powers always like to use their fists to reason.

It's a pity that although the lobster soldiers were able to defeat these uninvited guests, they couldn't eliminate them.

In order to solve these troubles, the British government has increased its troops many times, but the enemy is fighting more and more.The African natives look similar, and they are enlarged by accident.

After weighing the pros and cons, the British found that it was useless to fight down the jungle by themselves. There were too few people and too much land to manage it.

What worries the British even more is that their territory has shrunk in a series of wars against chaos.Unknowingly, the position of the original boundary marker has been moved.

In the end, the London government came forward to communicate with the Vienna government to solve the problem.Although the Vienna government promised not to expand into the British territory, there is no way to return the occupied land.

After suffering a loss, the British government could only bite the bullet and increase its troops.In order to prevent the boundary marker from running away by itself again, the border can only be guarded by troops.

Affected by the increase in troops, the military expenditure of the colonies has increased so much that until now British Africa has lost money.

For strategic needs, the British government gritted its teeth and endured it.If you spend a lot of money to buy the Morocco region, you will really have a hole in your head.

With no competitors and no escape from the Morocco region, Weissenberg was naturally not in a hurry.Right now, the Vienna government is still busy, and it won't be too late to start when it is free.

Anyway, the Spanish government is poor enough, and it will be a matter of time before it can pay off its debts. At that time, it will always need to come up with something to pay off the debts.

Compared with Cuba and the Philippines, which can create a lot of wealth, Morocco, which is only in name, is obviously easier to be abandoned.

"Your Excellency the Marquis, thank you very much. To tell you the truth, in order to raise funds, we really tried our best.

Unwilling to fail, the Japanese supported the rebels in the Philippine Islands, and the Philippine campaign continued; the British planned the Cuban independence movement, and they needed money everywhere.

Spain's financial resources are limited, and it can only solve part of the funds. At present, we still have a funding gap of 7000 million Aegis.

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Although I don't know what Wesenberg is planning, but being able to get a loan, Junior's goal has been achieved.

The most important thing now is to cry poor and sell miserably to gain sympathy.Anyway, apart from the colonies, Spain has nothing worth spying on.

According to past experience, the Vienna government is quite disciplined in this regard.Although there are also political strings attached, they do not lend usury.

"7000 million Aegis." After hearing this number, Wesenberg frowned slightly.

Don't look at the loans issued by the Vienna government as high as more than one billion Aegis, but they were all done in batches.Except for the Russians, no one has borrowed so much money from here at one time.

Especially for Spain, which has obvious problems with its repayment ability, it is even more necessary to weigh the pros and cons.

Chapter 39 Irregular Business Loans

Every huge loan cannot be finalized in a few words.In addition to the exchange of political interests, it is also accompanied by a series of risk assessments and detailed negotiations.

Commercial loans are different from pure policy loans.

Pure policy loans are completely covered by the government, and banks only lend money on their behalf without considering risks and returns; commercial loans are different, even if they are guaranteed by the government, they are limited to the principal part.

The specific benefits and risks still need to be assessed by commercial banks themselves.In theory, as long as the bank believes that the risks outweigh the benefits, the loan will fall through.

From this point of view, even if the Vienna government agrees to grant the loan, it is still unknown whether the Spanish government can finally get the loan.

Of course, things are not negotiable.Capital seeks profit, as long as the return is high enough, risk is no longer a problem.

Junior was naturally very disappointed that he failed to get the full support of the Vienna government and had to bargain with the bankers.

Based on his past experience dealing with bankers, Junior knew that it would be impossible not to bleed this time.Thinking of Spain's current financial situation, Junior is in a bad mood.

"Borrowing money is difficult, and paying it back is even harder!"

If there is no accident, after the loan is obtained, the Kingdom of Spain will surpass the Confederate States of America and become the third largest debtor country in the world after the United States of America.

The ones ahead of them were, of course, the Russians.Being able to owe huge debts these days is also a skill, who else but the tsarist government?

Although the Vienna government also carried huge debts, the Holy Roman Empire was still a creditor country.

Just like a company, it owes money to upstream raw material suppliers, and at the same time, accounts receivable from downstream distributors have not been collected.

The payment for goods should be included in the cost, and the accounts receivable should be included in the profit.If the profit exceeds the cost, it is a profit, otherwise it is a loss.

Although the Vienna government owes a lot of money to others, there are more people who can't help but owe them money.On a comprehensive basis, the creditor's rights are still greater than the debts.

Just look at the debts of the Tsarist government next door, most of which were borrowed from here.In addition, there are a bunch of younger brothers who are also large accounts receivable accounts.

There is no way, banks also need to assess risks.

Like European countries that have declared bankruptcy, no commercial bank dares to lend them money, even if there is a guarantee.

It also takes time to collect debts. With a default rate of nearly 100%, no one is willing to do it on anyone!

In the end, only a compromise solution could be adopted. The bank lent money to the Vienna government, and the Vienna government lent money to them.

As a result, the Vienna government, which has been reducing its debt holdings, has not only not reduced its own debts, but has increased a lot.

Originally, Junior also wanted to obtain this special loan.After all, the Vienna government has taken over the risk, and the interest rates on loans given by banks are usually very low.

It's a pity, just think about such a good thing.How could the Vienna government act as a fool without offering enough benefits in exchange?

What's more, Spain is not unable to provide collateral.Compared with those poor and white boys, the Spanish government is relatively rich.

Whether it is the right to issue banknotes, or colonies, or tariffs, or even territory, they can all be mortgaged.

The fact that the Vienna government is not interested does not mean that no one is interested.In the eyes of many people, these are high-quality assets.As long as you sell to the right customers, you will be able to gain a lot.

"Extracting oil" is still suitable for professionals.In this regard, bankers are definitely the most professional, none of them.

As for the risk of default, who wants to make a fortune without taking risks?As long as the Vienna government is willing to guarantee, the risk is within the controllable range.

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"Have you checked it out?"

Junior asked.

Although he reached an initial agreement with the Vienna government on the loan issue, he still did not abandon the line of Jewish capital.

"Money" is never too much.If possible, Junior still wants to get as many loans as possible.

After all, war is full of uncertainties, and no one can be sure of the final cost until the last moment.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no way, it would be impossible for the Ministry of War to propose to recruit "French mercenaries" to fight.The military has no confidence in its own soldiers, and Junior has even less confidence.

Just look at the Philippine War.Spain's most elite troops also have an absolute advantage in firepower, and they can't even deal with a group of Japanese natives.

Although the Spanish army has an advantage in the exchange ratio, after comparing the performance of the French mercenaries, it is a comparison of goods.

In fact, the problem of insufficient combat effectiveness of the Spanish government forces was exposed in a more important period.If you go deeper, you can go all the way back to the last century, or the last century.

But now the problem is more serious.Everyone knows that the Spanish Army must be reformed, but now is a time of war, and the Spanish government doesn't know how to start.

Since their own army is not strong enough, they can only rely on "krypton gold" to make up for it.Without preparing some money, Junior was really worried that there would be insufficient funds again.

Minister Bullard: "The time is too short. We only found out their identities on the surface. Whether they have colluded with other forces secretly is not yet certain.

You may not believe it, the stories of these guys are sorted into a legendary novel.

If you want to choose a name, I think it can be called "The Struggle of Jewish Capitalists", or "The Resilience of Jewish Capitalists".

According to the information we found, these guys have a glorious family history in their predecessors, and their fathers once dominated the largest financial consortium in Germany.

It was just because he was too greedy and wanted to extend his tentacles into politics. He secretly supported the Revolutionary Party during the Vienna Rebellion in 1848.

Afterwards, these financial consortiums were liquidated by the Vienna government.However, these people reacted quickly enough, seeing that the momentum was wrong, they immediately ran away.

People run away and the foundation is gone.Either destroyed by the rebels, or confiscated by the Vienna government.In short, after 1848, the power of Jewish capital in Austria was severely damaged.

After the turmoil, the lucky ones who escaped a catastrophe, relying on the capital transferred in advance, made a comeback again.

It's just that they were unlucky this time, and they happened to catch up with the major anti-corruption case of the Vienna government.The Jewish capitalists involved in the case were taken care of by the Vienna government. Hundreds of them were hanged, and thousands of them were exiled overseas.

After the incident, the power of Jewish capital in the Austrian financial circle was basically wiped out and declined.

Although the Jewish consortium was destroyed, there were always a few fish that slipped through the net.The people who are in contact with us now are the descendants of the fish that slipped through the net, and now they are pushed to the surface and become the talkers.

At present, it is only found that it is related to the Jewish capital in the German region.Originally, they had very close ties with Austrian Jewish capital, and the actions of the Vienna government also harmed their interests.

Driven by interests, these people have always been the most opposed to rebuilding Shinra.It's just that the back arms can't hold back the thighs, so they can only accept the reality.