Chapter 772 The Tsar's Government That Deviated

The native land cannot be sold, and the colony can still be negotiated. Despite the fact that the Tsarist government seems to be managed locally, in fact many areas are colonial in nature.

For details, please refer to the tax package system. Even after Alexander II completed the tax system reform, there are still many places in the Russian Empire that continue to use the tax package system.

It's not that the tsarist government can't see the harm of the tax package system, but the Russian Empire is really too big, and the tax revenue in many remote areas is not enough to pay the tax collectors.

In order not to bankrupt the already bad finances, the tsarist government had to sell the power of taxation to the capitalists.

Even in order to save costs, the administrative power in some regions was directly given to the local nobles.

Of course, this is a special product of the war period and has a time limit. If the finances improve, the tsarist government will still take it back when it expires.

Alexander III said casually: "Let's talk about it first, no matter what the Austrians have plans, we just need to be ourselves.

We must learn a lesson this time, and we must explore the local resources in advance so that we can negotiate the price with the Austrians, and we can no longer let them take advantage of it. "

The tsarist government did not lack territory, and Alexander III was a pacifist among the tsars.

If Austria hadn't kicked hard, he wouldn't have started the Russo-Turkish war at this time.

The newly occupied areas will not be able to create wealth in the short term. On the contrary, they will have to invest a lot of administrative expenses, and they will be unable to make ends meet for a long time in the future.

To the tsarist government with bad finances, adding territory now is essentially increasing the burden.

As long as the price is right, it is naturally not a problem to allocate a piece of land from the spoils to the Armenians to establish an independent state.

Foreign Secretary Oscar Jimenez said: "Your Majesty, a message has just arrived from the embassy in Vienna.

A plague appeared in the Asia Minor peninsula, and the infectiousness was very high and it was suspected to be the Black Death. Many medical experts believed that the region was no longer suitable for human survival.

In order to reduce human losses, the Vienna government launched the "Emergency Hedge Law" to prepare to evacuate the population of the newly occupied areas.

They intentionally outsourced this business and issued high resettlement fees. Depending on the distance, the specific standard ranges from 15 to 40 Aegis per person.

As long as these people are taken out of Austria for resettlement, they can get a subsidy of at least 15 Aegis.

If the government is struggling financially, maybe we can consider…”

Of course there is an epidemic, but it is not a large-scale plague, let alone the Black Death, otherwise Austria would not be able to take action at this time.

Although the capitalists are greedy, others are even more shy. Although the profits of human traffickers are high, the risks are also high.

The mortality rate of the great voyage was originally high, and if the plague was added, the ship could be wiped out at any time. Even if the group is not destroyed, and people are almost dead, what will they use to collect money?

Under the banner of resettlement, it is essentially for the sake of reputation. If everyone died on the way, it would be enough to hire a butcher, so why spend a lot of money?

Alexander III frowned. From the bottom of his heart, he rejected this kind of business. After all, the Russian Empire is also one of the four major powers in the world. How can it be reduced to the point of being a human trafficker.

However, the reality is cruel. Looking at the eager eyes of everyone, Alexander III knew that everyone hoped to earn a subsidy.

After all, the price given by Austria is too attractive. Even at the lowest standard of 15 Aegis per person, one million people is 15 million Aegis.

The purchasing power of Aegis is not low. At the current domestic grain price in Russia, 15 Aegis can buy 3 tons of rye, or 5 tons of potatoes.

In fact, the price will be higher. Alexander III still knows Franz's style very well. For a good reputation, that person is definitely willing to spend money.

After calming down, Alexander III expressed his doubts: "Do you know why the Austrians moved these people away?"

Paying such a high price is just to make room, and Alexander III will not believe anything.

Oscar Jimenez shook his head: "I don't know the specific reason, there are rumors that it seems to be because of the discovery of oil in the two rivers.

However, the persuasion is still somewhat lacking. Although Austria's demand for oil has grown rapidly in recent years, oil is not a precious mineral, and the annual import value is only hundreds of thousands of Aegis.

In order to save the cost of hundreds of thousands of Aegis, it is unreasonable to spend tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of Aegis to migrate the population.

Moreover, oil extraction only needs to ensure the safety of the oil field, and there is no need to make a fuss at all.

Another argument is that the Vienna government intends to build a railway connecting Baghdad to prepare for the invasion of the Persian region, fearing that the Ottomans will destroy it.

The persuasiveness is still somewhat lacking. As a colonial empire, Austria is not a good gentleman.

The Ottomans just need to keep themselves safe. If they dare to cause trouble for them, the Vienna government will definitely not mind killing a river of blood.

The casualties caused by this war to the Ottoman region were very large. After the war, there were not one young and one in ten. As long as some nobles were enfeoffed in the past, the local area was still easy to rule. "

Although "separation of nobles" is primitive, it is the most effective method. Austria, known as the stronghold of conservatives, is still widely used in the colonies.

After the tsarist government re-occupied Poland, they all followed this policy, and in the short term it still played a positive role.

extremely effective.

The news of "true and false, false and true" is the most confusing, and Alexander III helplessly found himself dizzy.

The income and the effort are obviously not proportional, and he would rather this is a decision made by the Vienna government in the brain, and he is not willing to believe these two "grass stories".

After being confused for a while, Alexander III said slowly: "Using our strength to investigate, it is really disturbing to not understand the true purpose of the Austrians."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Foreign Secretary Oscar Jimenez replied

The Finance Minister Alisher Gulov, who was eager to try, couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, if the Austrians have no conspiracy, can we consider selling some of the newly occupied territories to them?"

Seeing that Alexander III did not answer immediately, Alisher Gulov continued to add: "According to the prior agreement, after the war we can obtain half of the Asia Minor Peninsula and parts of the Greater Caucasus Mountains.

Because of the war, these areas are basically deserted, and in the next ten years, they will have to rely on the financial allocation of the central government.

Of value to us, only the western plains close to Constantinople, the rest are available for sale.

If the deal is concluded, we will not only get a land sale income, but also a resettlement income.

In theory, we can get cash income of hundreds of millions of Aegis at one time.

Even if the Vienna government needs to offset the debt, we can reduce a large amount of debt and reduce the government's financial pressure. "

It's not that Alisher Gulov wants to sell the land, the main thing is that the Treasury is really poor. Had Austria agreed to a moratorium on debt payments after the economic crisis broke out, the Tsarist government would now be bankrupt.

In this context, adding a new tow oil bottle will undoubtedly send oneself into the abyss.

In the event of a debt default and the Austrians accepting the collateral in accordance with the contract, it is not these bad places on the peninsula of Asia Minor.

Seeing that Alexander III hesitated, the Minister of War, Paradru Wald, hurriedly objected: "No! Although the Russian Empire is huge, there is not every inch of land to spare.

Today, the Asia Minor peninsula can be sold because of financial problems, the Balkans can be sold tomorrow, and Ukraine can be sold the day after tomorrow. Will the Holy Land be sold next? "

Looking at the upright Minister of War, Alisher Gulov was so angry that he put the hat of a traitor on his head.

Angrily said: "Nonsense, who is going to betray the Holy Land, Walder, don't slander people here!

The peninsula of Asia Minor is the territory of the Ottomans. I want to sell the territory of the enemy. What can't I do? "

Selling one's own land and selling someone else's land are completely different concepts, especially those belonging to the enemy.

Wald said disdainfully: "As long as the Russian army's soldiers point to it, it is the territory of the Russian Empire."

Alisher Gulov said not to be outdone: "Well, you can live with the Asia Minor Peninsula, and don't ask me for money for post-war pensions."

The gold master is always arrogant, and with the threat of post-war pensions, Wald had to be moved.

Guilty but not false, he still said firmly: "If you dare to deduct your pension, I will lead people to block the Ministry of Finance every day..."

Without waiting for the next words to come out, Alexander III stopped and said: "Shut up for me, this is not the place for you to quarrel, you have to quarrel and go home and quarrel slowly.

I have called you to discuss matters. Whether or not to sell the Asia Minor Peninsula is a question that needs to be considered comprehensively, rather than a subjective decision of some people. "

No matter how you look at it, it has the meaning of pulling a side. Although it is not stated clearly, everyone can still hear that the tsar is inclined to sell the Asia Minor Peninsula.

After all, you can transfer two sums of money, and if you pass this village, there will be no such shop. At another time point, there is no guarantee that it will sell at such a good price.

A penny can beat a hero, not to mention the funding gap of billions of gold rubles.

If we want to complete industrialization, we cannot do without financial support. If nothing else, the most basic infrastructure is still needed.

It is a pity that the losses brought by the Prussian-Russian War were too heavy, leaving a lot of messes for the government to clean up, especially the huge debts owed, which made the tsarist government breathless.

However, they can't default. This time the creditors are not to be provoked. The Nordic Federation and Austria are in the south and the north, and the bundled debt collection cannot allow them to default.