Chapter 181 War Loans

The Greeks were pulled over, and Franz didn't take it seriously at all. The protagonists of this war in the Near East were the Russians, and Austria was just making soy sauce, and at most threw a few stones to the Ottoman Empire that fell into the well.

Even if the two countries have declared war, in fact, both sides have a lot of room for maneuver. Austria just occupied two of their dependent countries and stopped, and the contradiction is still within the controllable range.

The decadent Sudanese government is actually very tolerant, but it has misestimated its own strength before, and Austria needs this war again, and the two sides have come to this point.

Whether or not the Ottoman Empire should be beaten to death, Franz is indifferent. With the support of Britain and France, the Ottoman Empire can keep the Asia Minor Peninsula no matter how bad it is.

As for the Greeks, to be honest Franz didn't expect anything from them.

The geographical location determines that they are the best choice to hold the British's thighs; the lack of strength also determines that the Ottomans only need one hand to press them down.

If it is an honest and open alliance to declare war on the Ottoman Empire, then for political needs, the responsible Franz and Nicholas I will definitely pull them.

Even if they lose on the battlefield, the post-war negotiation will not let them suffer.

A sneaky approach is not an ally. It’s good to win. Franz is trustworthy. The Austrian government will definitely support their demands, and most of the Russians will honor their promises.

If you lose, just cry yourself. It's all done by civilian armed forces. It has nothing to do with the Greek government, and naturally it has nothing to do with Austria and Russia. Franz remembered that the Greeks lost in history and were bruised by the Ottoman Empire.

Compared with the Greeks, another small Balkan country, Montenegro, or the Negro of the Gate, has a much firmer position.

Originally, Bishop Danilo wanted to be neutral. Montenegro, a small country with a population of less than 200,000, launched three wars against the Ottoman Empire in 1821, 1829, and 1835, in order to gain access to the sea in the south, all of which ended in failure and just recovered. vitality.

Bishop Danilo is a pacifist. Montenegro is surrounded on all sides by the Ottoman Empire. He is afraid that he will overturn before the reinforcements.

It is a pity that the pro-Russian people of Montenegro did not agree. Militancy is characteristic of all Balkan countries, and Montenegro is one of the best.

The Ottoman Empire has ruled the Balkans for hundreds of years, and still has not been able to conquer the Grand Duchy of Montenegro. The Sudanese government has long been tired of it.

So he put forward a proposal to the Montenegrin government, as long as they are willing to stop the hostility with the Ottoman Empire and recognize the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire, they should give the city of Skadar, an outlet in the Adriatic Sea and part of the territory of Herzegovina to Montenegro. .

The hard-hearted Montenegrin people decisively rejected this temptation. They would rather lay down these territories with their own hands than surrender to the Ottoman Empire.

The power of hatred has penetrated deep into the bones of every Montenegrin people, and now the opportunity has come, the Russians and Austria have declared war on the Ottoman Empire at the same time, how could they be absent?

You must know that in the Crimean War, the pro-Russian people of Montenegro all had to participate in the war.

It's just that Bishop Danilo saw the situation clearly. He believed that the Russians were too far away. Once the war broke out, Montenegro would be isolated and helpless, and he chose neutrality.

For this reason, Bishop Danilo was almost overthrown.

Don't worry about being alone now, they are not far from the Dalmatian province of Austria, which cannot be rejected by Bishop Danilo.

In order to be able to marry, Bishop Danilo made a compromise. He agreed to support the war, but in return he ceded the bishopric to someone else, crowning himself "Grand Duke of Montenegro and Brda".

As the traditional younger brother of the Russians, the Grand Duchy of Montenegro is still well cared for. Russia came forward to communicate with Austria, and Austria provided assistance to them.

Naturally, Franz would not refuse such a small request from the Russians. Isn't it just weapons and strategic materials, as long as he is willing to give money, everything can be negotiated.

At this time, the superiority of state-owned enterprises is reflected. With an administrative order from the government, the enterprise starts to produce strategic materials in advance.

Taking into account the payment ability of the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, Franz also provided loan services very considerately to solve the urgent needs of customers.

There is no way to provide loan services, not to mention the Principality of Montenegro, even the Russians have limited ability to pay.

Now that they have not completed their internal reforms, the wealth that a feudal dynasty can amass cannot be compared with that of a capitalist country.

The tsarist government did not expect that Britain and France would intervene. Now the sea is blocked, and the strategic materials hoarded on the coast of Ukraine can only be transported by land. This obviously cannot guarantee the needs of the front-line army, and can only be purchased from Austria.

The military expenditure of the labor division expedition to the Balkans is much higher than that in the Crimea region in history. Due to the corruption of the tsarist government, even if the Austrian government did not drive up prices, prices have risen now.

Franz can't stop the Russian bureaucracy from getting rich, can it?

In the end, of course, hello, hello, hello, everyone. The only thing that was hurt was the Russian central finance. Anyway, their family could withstand the big business, and if they didn't have money, it was a big deal.

The Austrian government is very happy to accept this business. These loans are all targeted and can only buy Austrian goods without having to take out real money. Anyway, it is better to make loans to the Russians to pay than to make the Russians default on the payment.

Political loans are never simple, there are additional commercial and trade conditions, even if the Russian government does not pay the loan, the Austrian government will not lose money

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Only the central bank in Austria has the strength to undertake this business. Otherwise, a loan of hundreds of millions of rupiah can be obtained, even if several major domestic commercial banks are combined together.

With the order of Franz, the Austrian Central Bank started the money printing machine and collected the first payment in the shortest possible time.

The Russians borrowed 100 million guilders, the Principality of Montenegro borrowed 5 million guilders, and the Greeks' loan request was rejected by Franz.

The reason is that Austria is unable to provide them with material assistance, and there is no border on land, and they expect to be delivered to their door by sea. When the British do not exist?

Take real money out? This obviously does not exist. The Austrian government is not taking advantage of it. As far as the Greek government's finances are concerned, can they still be expected to repay the money?

You must know that since the establishment of the Greek kingdom, their finances have depended on borrowing from the boss behind them. When have you seen them pay off their debts?

After the loan with the Russians and the Principality of Montenegro was completed, the money flowed into the Austrian market and stimulated the economic development of Austria.

Anyway, it's a war period, and it's normal for prices to rise. As long as you don't play too much, there won't be a big problem.

After the unification of South Germany, the market currency capacity became larger, and the problem of inflation was easily solved.

As long as there is no capital outflow, in the case of increased wealth creation in the society, the issuance of additional currency is also a normal operation and will not cause serious inflation.

As for the economic pain caused by the return of the market to normal after the war, aren't the Russians still paying their debts? As long as there is an inflow of real money and silver, all crises can be solved.

By the way, take this opportunity to make the economic ties between Austria and Russia closer, and use the interests to consolidate the alliance between the two countries.

The French can influence the tsarist government by controlling Russian finance, Austria does not have the power to control Russian finance, but influence can always be done, right?

Franz is very conscientious. The monthly interest on loans to allies is only 0.2%, and there are absolutely no unequal additional conditions.

It just promoted the economic exchanges between the allies. Anyway, Britain and France have become enemies. It is not too much for Austria to grab their market?

At this time, Britain and France had no chance to protest. From the moment the navy blocked the door, they were the enemies of the tsarist government.