Chapter 1027 The Sale on the Pole - Don't Do It

Now that the war has started, it cannot be stopped just by thinking about it. Especially the precarious island of Cuba, if reinforcements are not sent quickly, it may change hands.

The wealth of the Spanish government had already been exhausted in the previous wars. The funds raised from domestic sources are very limited, and it will not last long at all.

Without time to wait for the results of the investigation, Junior approached the Vienna government first. Obviously, Junior is still very afraid of bankers who wander around the fringes.

For no other reason than lessons learned. Signing a loan contract does not mean that you will be able to get a loan.

Seventy million Aegis is not a small number. There are only three countries in the world whose annual fiscal revenue exceeds 70 million Aegis, and it can be counted as four.

It's just that the fourth company is too corrupt. Its actual income has exceeded 70 million Aegis, but it is far from falling into the hands of the central government.

For such a huge loan, there will never be more than ten banks in the world capable of undertaking this loan, and there may not even be five banks.

Generally speaking, this kind of high-risk large-scale international loan is jointly issued by a number of banks to form a banking syndicate.

The mainstream commercial banks are still struggling so much, and a few usurers who have been excluded to the fringes can come up with so much money?

If you sign the contract, waste time, and find out you were cheated when you finally released the money, you will be in big trouble.

This kind of routine has been staged more than once in continental Europe, and Spain has personally experienced it in history.

Of course, being cheated and cheated are always mutual. Although the Spanish government has been tricked by financiers, they have not been tricked back.

Bankruptcy, repudiation, anti-Semitism, a series of supporting operations, they are too familiar. It is precisely because everyone is familiar with the routine that Junior is even more suspicious.

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"I'm very sorry, but we have no interest in the Morocco region. The empire has enough colonies, and we have no plans to continue expanding."

While speaking, Weisenberg picked up the coffee, took a breath, and slowly sipped it.

Trading on the pole is not a good business. With its unique geographical location and fertile land, Morocco has always been watched by European powers.

Although Spain was the first to initiate colonization of Morocco, European powers came together before they swallowed the Moroccan region.

Twenty years ago, there was also a battle for the Morocco region among the four countries of Britain, Austria, France and Spain.

After a series of struggles, Austria took the lead in choosing to give up and instead expanded to East Africa; then the British were squeezed out again, and finally France and Spain were left with geographical advantages.

Under normal circumstances, Spain must not be able to compete with France. It's just that Napoleon III put the strategic focus of expansion on the Italian region at that time, and finally the pattern of French and Western carve-up of Morocco was formed.

Although the Kingdom of Morocco has fallen, it still has a certain strength. Coupled with the fact that France and Spain restrain each other, this small African country has miraculously survived.

Morocco was assigned to the Kingdom of Spain shortly after the European War. It's just that the Spaniards are too busy to swallow the piece of meat in their mouths.

This procrastination created a problem. The expansion of France and Spain in Morocco is not only an economic market, but also accompanied by a large influx of immigrants.

Before the outbreak of the European War, French and Spanish colonists had seized millions of hectares of land in Morocco and opened up thousands of farms and plantations.

Originally, the Moroccan government could not afford to offend France and Spain, so it could only swallow their anger. But with the defeat of France, the situation changed.

Moroccan people of insight who were unwilling to fall into the colony began to try to expel the French colonists. The French colonists, without the backing of the country, soon suffered the cruelest social beatings.

The victory of the anti-French movement directly promoted the awakening of nationalism in Morocco. Although only sprouts were born and the Sultanate was weak, the Spaniards were in trouble.

Since Spain invaded Morocco in 1860, the two countries have had a blood feud. From 1884 to 1885, after Spain occupied the port of Rio de Oro, it aroused the resistance of various tribes in Morocco.

With the accumulation of contradictions, in 1891 and 1893, Spain once again fought wars with the northern Moroccan tribes.

Victory does not mean the end of the matter, but the accumulation of hatred. As news of the Cuban rebellion spread, the Moroccan region became unstable again.

Now it only needs a little spark to detonate. The exhausted Spanish government no longer has the ability to open a third battlefield.

Yes, the Spaniards now suspect that the Vienna government is behind the scenes, or one of them.

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, in the end

Still let Shinra do it by himself.

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, Weissenberg did not take 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 hundreds of thousands of 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 this 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 70 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.

"Seventy million Aegis", Weisenberg frowned slightly after hearing this number.

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.