Holy Roman Empire

For the British government, the longer the land border with Shinra, the greater the pressure to bear.

It is easy to buy the Morocco region, but the problem is what to do after the occupation?You can't deploy hundreds of thousands of troops to confront Shinra for the sake of Morocco, right?

Sea power countries go to the mainland to play against land power countries, that is definitely a manifestation of brain flooding.

To put it bluntly, the Spanish government only has a nominal suzerainty.It was obtained by illegal means, and the Moroccans simply do not recognize it.

If Spain completely occupied the Moroccan region and established a complete order, maybe some people would dare to take food from their mouths.

After all, at this point, the Vienna government has already begun to lose face, and it is impossible to snatch our colonies for no reason.

Unfortunately, the Spanish government can only sell a name.At most, the control of the northern region is added, but this control area is not only limited in size, but also very lacking in control, and is often threatened by indigenous tribes.

In this context, buying Morocco at a high price may not only offend the Vienna government, but also send troops to fight Morocco, which is obviously a loss-making business.

No one is willing to pay a big price, and the Spanish government can only put its idea on the Vienna government.

After a long period of contact and understanding, the Spanish government found that the Holy Roman Empire was different from the previous European overlords. It was a master who paid attention to appearance and image.

For the Spanish government, the Vienna government's face is the biggest "good thing".Since the boss pays attention to his own image, he can't take advantage of it.

Even for the purpose of "buying bones with a thousand dollars", the Vienna government, which does not want to bear the notoriety of bullying the younger brother, must offer a high price.

Colonies, as a kind of wealth, are tradable in themselves.In the original time and space, the Spanish government almost sold Cuba, but the Americans were a little darker.

Although it was proposed to buy, the conditions offered were all empty checks full of traps.You must know that the U.S. dollar at that time was not an international currency. The U.S. government was only willing to pay in U.S. dollars, and it was not a one-time payment.

If [-] million U.S. dollars were exchanged for [-] million pounds and paid in cash, it is estimated that there would be no subsequent Spanish-American War.

Now that the words have come to this point, Weisenberg is too lazy to continue explaining.If you misunderstand, just misunderstand. If you want to be the overlord, you still have to be afraid of being misunderstood.

Since the Spanish government dared to sell, the Vienna government dared to buy.In any case, Morocco is also a rare good place in Africa.

It not only has a piece of fertile soil, but also has the reputation of "cool land under the hot sun" and "North African garden".More importantly, it can guard the gateway from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

In the hands of the Spanish government, Morocco's strategic value is infinitely close to zero.Once in the hands of Shinra, it will be able to lock the west gate of the Mediterranean Sea.

When domestic media boast, they can add another sentence: "The Mediterranean Sea is our inland sea."

Although it's a bit arrogant to brag like this, if you want to compare it with Spain, France, Greece, Montenegro, Sardinia and other countries that are also Mediterranean countries, you won't have much opinion.

With military and political bonuses, even if it is only a nominal suzerainty, it is also impossible to be cheap.

After pausing for a while, Weisenberg said slowly: "Well, since your country is in financial difficulties, we can understand the sale of the Morocco region.

It's just that your country doesn't completely control the Morocco region, and the Kingdom of Morocco still retains a certain strength, so the price has to be discounted.

If your government really wants to sell it at a good price, I suggest that your country send troops to occupy the Moroccan region and talk to us.

In that case, we will definitely give you a price that satisfies your country, and your country will never suffer. "

Knowing that "encouraging Spain to send troops to Morocco" is unrealistic, Weisenberg still didn't mind throwing it out.

It's not to lower the price, but mainly to let Minister Brad recognize the reality, don't think that the Vienna government needs to pay attention to eating, and they can take Shinra as a fool.

As soon as the words fell, Minister Brad's expression brightened.If Spain has the strength to kill the Kingdom of Morocco, there is no need to wait until now.

As the country closest to the European powers, Morocco has been able to maintain independence for so many years. In addition to the mutual containment between the great powers, their own strength is also an important factor.

You know, in order to deal with several indigenous tribes in the north, the Spanish government has gone back and forth several times, but they have not completely solved the problem.

Sending troops to destroy the Kingdom of Morocco is easy to say.If it is really implemented, it is not known how much military expenditure will be spent.

Brad directly chose to ignore Weisenberg's "satisfactory price".Just listen to this kind of words, if you take it seriously, you will be an idiot.

"Your Excellency, based on our current situation, it is no longer suitable to continue to wage war. For Spain, the most important thing right now is to recuperate.

As for the Kingdom of Morocco you mentioned, in fact, there is no need to care about it at all.It's just an indigenous kingdom, and for your country, they can be wiped out without breaking a sweat.

Even the army does not need to be mobilized. As long as your government signals, the civilian armed forces alone can wipe out Morocco ten times.

Such a little dust will not affect the transaction at all. "

Flattery, shameless flattery.In order to sell the Morocco region for a good price, Minister Brad obviously gave up his integrity.

Knowing that Brad was flattering, Weisenberg still accepted it unceremoniously.The overlord needs the aura of the overlord. If you don't even have confidence in your own strength, how can you mess around?

What's more, Brad's praise is not too much.The Kingdom of Morocco is really not a problem for Shinra. On the issue of expanding colonies, Shinra's civilian armed forces are extremely motivated.

If Shinra gathers all the civilian armed forces, not to mention destroying the Kingdom of Morocco, even Spain will not be a problem.

If you want to make a world army ranking, then it is:

First, the Holy Roman Empire;

Second, the Russian Empire;

Third, the noble private army of the Holy Roman Empire;

……

There is no way, the status of these guys is all obtained from the battlefield with one knife and one shot.It may not be possible to do other things, but it is absolutely not timid to fight.

Before these military strongmen went to see God, Shinra's noble private army was an important armed force.

"Your Excellency, there is no point in talking about these things. Since your country really wants to sell the Morocco region, why don't you make a price first?"

It can be seen that Weisenberg is in a good mood.It seems that Brad's flattery has had an effect, and he seems to be very satisfied with the deal.

Minister Bullard: "Okay, Your Excellency. The Morocco region has great economic, military, and political value. I think 3 million Aegis is a reasonable number."

Chapter 70 Shit Stirrer is online

Hearing the appalling figure of "3 million Aegis", if Weisenberg hadn't been accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, he would have spit out the wine in his mouth.

Frankly speaking, at this moment he really wants to counter-offer "300 million".It's just that it's too child's play to do so, and it will damage his stalwart image.

"Your Excellency, you are joking! Throughout the entire history of mankind, there has never been such an expensive colonial transaction.

The valuable land in Morocco only accounts for half. According to your quotation, the average unit price per square kilometer of land is as high as 150 Aegis.

At such a price, you can go to your country to buy land.Except for the surrounding areas of the city, most of the rural land in your country is at this price. "

This is an exaggeration. Although the land in Spain is worthless, it is not as cheap as 150 Aegis per square kilometer.

Unless it is the worst mountainous area, counting the areas that cannot be cultivated together, it is estimated that you can buy it.

No matter how bad the land is, as long as you can buy it.By the standards of the year, land in Europe must be the most expensive.

In the absence of special resources, the worst mountain in Spain is more expensive than good land in Morocco.

This price is determined by market supply and demand.Compared with colonies with vast land and sparse population, Europe has more people and less land, and land prices will naturally rise accordingly.

Brad said unmoved: "If you simply calculate the value of the land, the Morocco region is indeed not worth 3 million Aegis. But if you add strategic and political value, it will be completely different.

Once your country has acquired the Morocco region, it has locked the gateway to the Western Mediterranean, and can easily keep the British out.

After turning the Mediterranean Sea into an inland sea, your country is inherently invincible in the next international competition.

If your country is willing, you can also take the opportunity to buy Portuguese Africa. I think the Portuguese government will not refuse.

Everyone has withdrawn, and the British family alone can't last long. Sooner or later, the African continent will be in your country's pocket.

In addition to the strategic value, the political value is equally rich.The Holy Roman Empire sitting on the Mediterranean Sea is the real Roman Empire.

Recreating the glory of the Roman era is definitely an important plus for your government.Don't you want to complete this great cause, Your Excellency? "

It is impossible not to be moved.If it weren't for worrying about the bad influence, the Vienna government would have already taken action against Morocco.

Napoleon's lesson from the past is that in order not to attract hatred, after becoming the overlord of the European continent, the Vienna government has always been cautious.

Knowing that the Morocco region is of great significance, the Vienna government still restrained its desire, just to show it to European countries, to show that its new overlord is harmless.

If you pay, you will be rewarded. After a political show, the vigilance of European countries towards Shinra has dropped a lot.

The anti-Shinra alliance will finally not appear, but the Vienna government is also trapped and it is difficult to continue its external expansion.

If you can't expand, then don't expand, anyway, Shinra is already full.

The current high-level government in Vienna is a bunch of old men, who have already passed the age of the second year of middle school, and the word "stability" is the first word in everything they do.

They knew that taking the Morocco region would win them both life and death, and bring them a higher historical evaluation; but in order to avoid stimulating European countries and leading to the emergence of an anti-Shira alliance, everyone just held back.

Facts have proved that this world is still "the prudent is king".The more restrained the Vienna government showed, the more restless the Spanish government became.

Especially after the Japanese-Spanish War, the Spaniards, who were severely beaten by the society, successfully realized their own lack of strength and restrained their ambitions.

After a few more rebellions, the fully sober Spanish government finally realized that the Moroccan region was in their hands, and that was a hot potato.

Although the Spaniards have never heard of the allusion of "the crime of carrying a jade", everyone still understands the truth.

Anyway, I can't eat it myself, so I might as well take this opportunity to exchange a large sum of money from the Vienna government, and by the way, I can also pay back the favor I owed Shinra.

The added value brought by Morocco is too great. Even if this deal requires money, the Vienna government must also like the Spanish government.

Facts are facts and must be acknowledged.As Shinra's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Weisenberg can't do anything to be helpless.

"The envoy is right, the Morocco region is indeed of great significance to the Holy Roman Empire.

If possible, I also want to agree to this deal, but your country's appetite is too great.

After all, Morocco is an independent country.Your country has never really controlled this country, and what can be traded with us now is only a nominal suzerainty.

The value of the Morocco region is high, which is based on the fact that your country has full control, but now your country has not achieved this.

I also don't ask your government to have complete control over Morocco.As long as you defeat the Kingdom of Morocco and establish a preliminary social order, we will release the 3 million Aegis.

If your government can't do this, then I can only give you 3000 million Aegis at the highest premium. "

The reserve price means that there is no reserve price. Prior to this, Wesenberg did not know that the Spaniards were so determined to sell the Morocco region, and the Vienna government naturally did not discuss it.

Wesenberg had no idea how much the Morocco area was worth without prior assessment.

What's more, value is always determined by demand.The more needed, the higher the price that can be given, and a premium is a normal thing.

If you're not sure how much it's worth, just pay it back on the ground.Anyway, the most important thing in negotiation is to talk. Such a large-scale transaction is not buying vegetables in the vegetable market, and a deal can be concluded in a few words.

For the Vienna government, the most important thing is to be able to obtain the Morocco region without causing adverse effects, and the price is actually not important.

The Spaniard talked about the value of the Morocco region to Shinra, and Weisenberg talked about control.Anyway, he can be sure that the Spanish government cannot take down the Morocco region.

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The reception has never been a place to keep secrets. The Spanish government wanted to sell the Morocco region, but it never thought of keeping it secret.

Although it was determined that the Vienna government was the only buyer, once politics were involved in anything, there was no logic at all.

If the news is spread, if any country gets into the water and jumps out to compete with Shinra, wouldn't it be better to sell it at a good price?

Of course, the probability of this happening is extremely low.The main reason is that the Spanish government's asking price is too high. Even if someone wants to steal food, they have no money in their pockets!

"3 million Aegis", converted to more than 1000 tons of gold.There are only two countries in the world with such financial resources.

It just so happens that the two are in a state of competition again, and it has not been a day or two since the two countries have troubled each other. The purpose of the Spanish government is self-evident.

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London

Since receiving the news that the Spaniards intend to sell the Morocco region, Prime Minister Robert Cecil has had a headache.

Frankly speaking, Robert Cecil was also unlucky.As soon as he took office, Britain's biggest competitor in 300 years was ushered in.

Compared with the current Holy Roman Empire, Spain, the Netherlands, France, and Russia encountered earlier are all weak.

"The Spaniards want to sell Morocco, what is going on, why didn't we hear the news before?"

There is no doubt that this is nonsense.Britain and Spain first formed a bridge over the Philippines issue, and then had an awkward relationship over the Cuban issue.

As an old-school imperial Spaniard, he also has a temper. No matter how much he hopes that the British will jump out and raise the price, it is impossible to send it to their door.

Foreign Secretary Cameron: "The long years of war have caused financial problems for the Spanish government, and the high debt has weighed them down.

In order to get rid of the financial crisis, they had to find a way to save themselves.Although Morocco is nominally a Spanish colony, they have never really controlled it.

From the opening of the colonial curtain to the present, the Spanish government has gained far less from the Moroccan region than what they paid.

A colony that doesn't make money is worthless.For the Spanish government, the Moroccan region is a piece of tasteless food and a pity to discard it. "

"He's chicken ribs, my bear's paw."

The Moroccan region, which is meaningless to the Spanish government, has become invaluable in the eyes of Britain and Shinra.

Secretary of the Navy Flora: "In any case, we cannot let the Morocco region fall into the hands of Shinra, otherwise everything we have in the Mediterranean will be over."

As the hegemon of the world, Britain has tentacles all over the world.In such an important area of ​​the Mediterranean, the British naturally have a layout.