Chapter 285 Debt Crisis

While intimidating the Ottoman government, the African colonies also began to act. There is no need to transfer troops from the country, this time only to establish a stronghold in the coastal areas of Nigeria, and the colonial troops are enough.

Not everyone knew that this Indian uprising would last. In many people's eyes, as long as the British responded, they could easily put down this rebellion.

Under this guiding ideology, the Vienna government is also cutting the mess quickly, taking this opportunity to swallow the meat first.

In this era, Africans had severe leukophobia, and the Austrian army quickly defeated several indigenous tribes and established immigrant strongholds.

Colonel Nichols commanded: "Quick, give me reinforcements, the enemy's counterattack is about to come."

A young officer asked suspiciously: "Colonel, are you using it so carefully? Isn't it an indigenous kingdom, we can just go up and destroy them soon?"

Colonel Nichols glared at him and said sternly: "Abarth, put away your self-righteous arrogance, any carelessness on the battlefield may bring fatal losses.

If you still want to stay in the army, you must be vigilant at all times. This is the most basic quality of a soldier. If you can't do it, I can send you home now.

Is it easy to deal with African natives? Haven't you heard of human sea tactics? This is the territory of the Kingdom of Turkur, and they can assemble tens of thousands of horses to counterattack.

Don't think they all have big knives and spears. Someone sold them guns as early as a hundred years ago. Even if their weaponry is a little behind, that's not something you can take lightly. "

As a son of a nobleman, Abarth went to the colony to make a fortune, so naturally he couldn't just go back in such a disheartened way.

Since Austria started colonization, more than a thousand people have never lost a battle, which naturally makes many people think that the African indigenous people are vulnerable.

Now that he heard that the enemy was strong, Abarth was not only not frightened, but was excited.

"Powerful" is only a relative term. Compared with the indigenous tribes, the indigenous kingdoms are naturally powerful, but compared with European countries, even the Principality of Montenegro is more powerful than them.

Either a hot weapon or a modern army must undergo rigorous training before it can exert its due combat effectiveness.

If nothing else, it's just the recoil of a weapon. When an untrained person fires a shot, the bullet doesn't know where to go.

Therefore, in modern times, many rabble troops fought on the battlefield, and when they finally counted the casualties, they found that there were no dead at all.

A big country like Austria can give each soldier hundreds of bullets to practice marksmanship. It is impossible for the African indigenous kingdom to be so arrogant.

Abate lowered his head and replied, "Yes, Colonel!"

...

Facts have proved that the kingdom of Turkul is not an efficient kingdom, completely retaining their nature. It took more than a month for them to organize an army. It was long overdue.

At this time, the primary fortification of the colonial stronghold has been completed. In the command, Colonel Nichols picked up the binoculars, looked at the chaos of the enemy army, and sneered: "Trash, it will always be trash!"

Seeing the enemy set up camp, Nicos couldn't help but admire their courage. He dared to set up camp in the fire coverage of the enemy's navy. He didn't know what to say.

Of course, the enemies of the Turkul Kingdom are all African indigenous kingdoms, and they don't know the power of naval artillery at all. The distance between their camps is determined based on past experience.

Not to mention the navy, even the heavy artillery in the army can also strike them. Nikos secretly regretted that he did not bring heavy artillery this time, otherwise he would not have to ask the navy for help.

The battle between the army and the navy exists in any country, and Austria is no exception. Of course, this kind of conflict mainly revolves around military spending, and it has not reached the point where the army and navy in Japan watch each other's fun and play black hands.

Nichols ordered: "Abarth will notify the navy and ask them to send warships over for target training. It is said that a group of fools have come and want to serve as targets for them."

"Yes, Colonel!" replied Abarth

Nichols somewhat understands why a hundred and eighty colonists can defeat a country. It is entirely caused by ignorance, and the ignorant are fearless.

He has decided to attract as many enemy troops as possible. Anyway, the more enemies there are, the more brilliant his victory will be.

It is a pity that the military exploits to the African natives are worthless, otherwise, if a regiment defeats tens of thousands of enemy troops, it will be remembered in history.

...

Antalya

The representatives of Britain, France, Austria, and the Ottomans have all come together, and now everyone is negotiating the conflict between Austria and the Ottoman Empire.

Ottoman Foreign Minister Frau Ader said solemnly: "We strongly protest that the Austrians forcibly occupy Crete, which violates the Vienna Treaty and violates our sovereignty."

The Austrian representative Johannes replied calmly: "Mr. Frade, please calm down. We did not occupy Crete by force, but a warship had an accident and needed repairs, so we borrowed it.

Don't worry, we will pay and we won't borrow your territory for nothing.

It is even more impossible to violate the Vienna Treaty. The Vienna Treaty is to maintain peace and stability in Europe. As the sponsoring country, we will naturally abide by the treaty.

Now we're just talking about buying and selling, and we haven't forced you to cede these lands. How can it be considered a violation of the treaty? In the end, whether it is successful or not, we have to wait until the end of the discussion. Why are you so excited?

Woolen cloth! "

Nigel, the British representative, asked: "Since we are talking about a deal, and now the Ottoman Empire has rejected this deal, should your country withdraw from Crete?"

"Of course, if the Ottoman government is unwilling to accept the deal, we will not force it," Johannes said calmly.

It's just that there are now two governments in the Ottoman Empire, and the Sudanese government has lost popular support. Whether they can represent the will of the Ottoman people is still unknown.

With a responsible attitude, we believe it is necessary to contact the Holy Land government, and after understanding their position, we will conduct formal negotiations. "

Threat, it's a naked threat. If the deal could not be negotiated, the Vienna government would not recognize the legitimacy of the Sudanese government, and instead supported the Holy Land government.

This made Chi Ade very hurt. They finally suppressed the chaotic parties in front of them and saw the dawn of victory. Who knows how long this civil war will last if the chaos has gained the support of Austria.

Ade scolded with insufficient confidence: "Count Johannes, this is the internal affairs of the Ottoman Empire, and you have no right to interfere!"

Johannes explained patiently: "Mr. Fraser, please rest assured that we will not rashly interfere in your internal affairs.

It's just that your government's actions are very worrying. We came to negotiate business with good intentions, but you refused to even talk about it, completely ignoring the friendship between the two countries, which broke our hearts. "

Ader replied solemnly: "Your Excellency, the negotiation is based on the premise of mutual consent. It is not that we intentionally refuse to negotiate with your country, but now we have no plan to sell the land."

Johannes' face changed, and he said indifferently: "Of course we will not force the transaction. Now please repay our debt of 28 million Aegis immediately. We only accept gold and Aegis as payment."

Zhang Ader looked confused, when did the Ottoman Empire owe the Austrians so much money?

"Your Excellency, I would like to know when this creditor's right came into being. As far as I know, our debt to your country does not exceed two million Aegis."

Johannes calmly took out a document from his briefcase, handed it to Faade, and said, "This is the debt statement, you can send someone to verify it."

Glancing at it, Jia Ade showed a bitter look, and he finally understood how these debts came from. There is another kind of debt in the world, which is the assignment of creditor's rights.

Due to the financial difficulties of the Ottoman Empire, the Sudanese government declared bankruptcy not long ago, and a lot of debts were dropped.

These unpayable claims are naturally worthless. If the Vienna government wants to acquire these claims, the creditors will naturally not refuse.

The price of cabbage is also better than the loss of capital. Creditors who are unable to collect debts from the Ottoman government can only choose to stop their losses.

The Vienna government has this strength, and has already paid practical actions.

Paying off debts is a matter of course.

On this issue, Britain and France cannot stop it either. They are the biggest creditors in the world. If the debtors can default on their debts, their losses will be huge.

Although the Sudanese government did not take their credit, they also had to admit that the Vienna government's debt collection was legal.

From this moment on, the contradiction between the two sides is no longer a military conflict, but a door-to-door debt collection.

The British representative, Nigel, suggested: "Your Excellency, please adjourn the meeting for the time being! This debt still needs to be verified, and we will wait until Mr. Ader clarifies the matter."

Anyway, his purpose is to delay time, as for solving the problem? I'm sorry, the Austrian has been planning for so long, and it's too mythical to let people give up on his three-inch tongue. Nigel didn't have that confidence.

Johannes thought for a moment and said, "Well, we'll talk in a week's time, presumably long enough for Mr. Arder to verify the authenticity of these debts.

However, Mr. Frade had better check it quickly. This overdue debt will incur huge late fees every day, and the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for you. "

Ade wiped the sweat on his forehead, and replied with a trembling voice: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency, we will verify this debt as soon as possible."

He didn't think these claims were fake. Since the Austrians had all got the negotiating table, there would be no problem. Johannes couldn't make fun of the Vienna government's international reputation.