Chapter 266 The Integrity of the Great Powers

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After mediation by Britain and France, the negotiations finally achieved phased results, and Jonas agreed to make limited concessions. It's just that this kind of concession is just what he thinks, and the Egyptians can't feel it.

"Mr. Mahmoud, we can choose not to pursue your responsibility, but you must pay enough compensation, otherwise I can't explain it to the people.

You have to pay one million Aegis for cargo damage, two million Aegis for pensions, and two million Aegis for spiritual damage, which is the bottom line of the new Holy Roman Empire. ' Jonas Le Ropeway

5 million Aegis is equivalent to 2.5 million pounds, equivalent to 18.3 tons of gold. This figure has exceeded the fiscal revenue of the Egyptian government, and it is strange to accept it.

Mahmoud retorted angrily: "Impossible, you are extorting!

What cargo loss is worth one million Aegis? This caravan is just transporting some pots and jars, and it is not worth a lot of money at all, and all the goods add up to no more than 5,000 Aegis.

You have only died three people in total, and you need a pension of 2 million Aegis. This is just a joke, at most 500 Aegis.

The losses of the Ali Kuisi tribe are dozens of times yours. Should your country also pay their pensions? We are not demanding, we just need to offset it directly.

The mental damage fee is even more nonsense. Obviously it is us who have suffered losses, even if it is a claim, the Egyptian government should make a claim against your country! "

Jonas explained solemnly: "Mr. Mahmud, you are so ignorant.

The jars and jars of the caravan are precious antique cultural relics, each of which is invaluable. One million Aegis is the wholesale price, and there is no problem if it sells three or five million Aegis in retail.

The three unfortunate deceased were all the best talents of the new Holy Roman Empire. If they don't have an accident, they may become great nobles in the future, so their families demand that the government of your country pay compensation according to the value of the nobles.

Considering the feelings of the victims, we believe that this reasonable request should be supported.

The illegal actions of your government officials have deeply hurt the hearts of more than 50 million people in the New Holy Roman Empire, and the mental damage cost of a mere 2 million Aegis, is it worth it? "

Jonas' explanation made the British and French representatives shine, and it seemed that they were ready to learn from the excellent experience.

What are you afraid of? In this era, when the foreign powers acted overseas, when did they speak the truth?

Mahmoud was speechless with anger, such nonsense, how can we talk about it?

Opponents can be rascals, but they can only be reasonable. There must also be sufficient reasons to obtain the support of Britain and France to be able to check and balance the Austrians.

The French representative, De Lesseb, advised: "Mr Jonas, your country's demands are too high, and they have far exceeded the Egyptian government's capacity."

The lion is too open to talk. Anyway, it is all negotiation. How can the price be reduced without talking? But as soon as it comes up, it is said that it is the bottom line. How can we talk about it?

Jonas said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, if you don't have money, you can use tariffs, minerals, road rights or land to repay the debt.

We are not here for the money, as long as there is a fair outcome. What the Egyptian government will use to pay compensation can be negotiated. "

I saw it in the poor picture, Jonas is a businessman, and a diplomat is only a part-time job. In doing business in Egypt, the French are the best, and they are engaged in the most industries; the British are second, they have obtained the right to build roads and are expanding their power.

Austrian businessmen are more embarrassed, many industries cannot enter, and Austrian goods are exported to Egypt, and they are also heavily taxed.

Whether other people can bear it or not, Jonas, who is in pain, can't bear it. He also wanted to get the privileges that British and French businessmen had.

Of course, this must be established on the premise of fulfilling the order of the Vienna government.

Mahmoud roared: "This is impossible, the Egyptian government will never accept your blackmail. If you like to leave or not, if you want to stay and eat sand, just stay!"

What a joke, for a small piece of oasis without any value, you have to pay so much, do you really think the Egyptian government is easy to bully?

After listening to Mahmud's words, Jonas's heart was ecstatic, but he still said expressionlessly: "The Sinai Peninsula is not worth five million Aegis.

Your country must cut tariffs, abolish restrictions on Austrian goods entering Egypt, and give equal treatment to Austrian businessmen in Egypt! "

I didn't know that the fooled Mehamud thought Jonas had made a concession. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "Mr. Jonas, your demands are too much, and it is our sovereignty to freely determine tariffs. , absolutely cannot give up.”

Mahmoud can't help but worry that Britain and France are also paying attention to Egypt's tariffs, and they don't dare to make any sidesteps on this issue.

Jonas frowned and said, "It's getting late. Let's calm down first. We'll discuss the tariff issue tomorrow, and the other terms will be passed?"

After negotiating for so long, it was the first time that Jonas asked to adjourn the meeting. Despite some doubts, Mahmud did not object.

After leaving the conference room, Jonas immediately instructed the recorder sent by the Vienna government: "Will, organize the content of today's meeting and send it back to the Egyptian government in China to agree to cede the Sinai Peninsula."

Will's man frowned and said, "Mr. Jonas, the Egyptian government has not agreed to cede the Sinai Peninsula, aren't you deceiving the country by doing this?"

Jonas Cold

He smiled and said, "How can it be considered a deception? Send back all the content of the meeting. According to the best understanding for us, isn't that the idiot of Mahmud who wants to cede the Sinai Peninsula to us?

Don't be silly Will, international politics is so dark. We just choose to confirm what is good for us and ignore the terms that are bad for us.

Negotiating with these indigenous nations, ambiguous agreements, or memoranda, is the best way to gain benefits.

Don't look at the fact that the French seem to be supporting the Egyptian government, when we offered to cut the tariffs, the guy de Leseb was also tempted.

In the face of interests, everyone is not a philanthropist. Without sufficient interest, they will not stand up for the Egyptian government.

Now let the people on the Sinai Peninsula take the oath of sovereignty. After that, the Egyptian government will either choose war, or it will have to continue wrangling at the negotiating table.

The minutes of this meeting are just an excuse to do our best to make our food look as good as possible. In essence, this is aggression! "

Will nodded thoughtfully, without creating established facts, the Egyptian government would never betray the country! The economic value of the Sinai Peninsula is low, but this is not a reason to betray the country, right?

Even though the Egyptian government was influenced by Western culture in this era, their enthusiasm for the land was not as high as in later generations. The Egyptian government was also afraid of making concessions, which triggered a chain reaction and was divided up by European countries.

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On June 26, 1855, the Austrian colonists raised the flag of the New Holy Roman Empire on the Sinai Peninsula and swore sovereignty over the Sinai Peninsula.

After a strong protest from the Egyptian government, Jonas directly used the minutes of the meeting as an excuse to complete a diplomatic blackmail. Finally, under the mediation of Britain and France, the Vienna government agreed to pay 50,000 Aegis as a ransom for the Sinai Peninsula.

Under the strong demands of Britain and France, the Vienna government made concessions and promised not to continue to seek expansion in the Egyptian region and to immediately stop colonial activities in the region.

On July 21, 1855, Jonas, on behalf of the New Holy Roman Empire and the Egyptian government, signed the "Sinai Peninsula Land Transaction Treaty", the next day Britain, France and Austria signed the "Cairo Treaty", Austria officially withdrew from the colonial activities in Egypt.

After winning the Sinai Peninsula, the Suez Canal has tentacles, and the Vienna government is satisfied.

Only paying a worthless Sinai Peninsula, Austria was successfully excluded from the Egyptian region, and Britain and France were also satisfied.

The only tragedy is that the Egyptian government lost a piece of territory in the Sinai Peninsula in vain. The nominal land ransom of 50,000 Aegis was only passed around in their hands, and was handed over to the colonial team as compensation for the Arish incident.

This is also the bounty that the Vienna government issued to the colonial team as compensation for risking half a year of sand. As leaders of the colonial squad, Leo Havel and Andrea were also given the title of Knights of Honor.

All in all, things are over.