Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Genius to remember the address of this site in one second: (Top Chinese), the fastest update! No ads!? "Your Majesty, the Russians are more urgent than we thought, it seems that Nicholas II wants to end the civil war as soon as possible! ' Metev said

"Well, it seems that we have to help them too. The plan of the staff in the Persian area can be started. Order the garrison to create a conflict and make a false impression that we are going to attack Persia!" Ferdinand said beyond doubt.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" replied the Chief of Staff, Admiral Klosf.

Once Bulgaria starts in the Persian region, the British will not let it go, and the contradiction between the two countries will intensify, and the British will no longer have the energy to interfere in the Russian civil war.

How could Nicholas II give up such an opportunity?

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St. Petersburg

Nicholas II is still worried about the price of land transactions, which is funny. As the emperor who has ruled the Russian Empire for 30 years, he does not know much about the domestic situation than the Bulgarians.

Even if he didn't understand it, he also knew that the land at the junction of Bulgaria and Russia had no so-called desert and wasteland, otherwise he would not have to worry about the price of the land.

If it is the permafrost in the north or the east, then the price of 10,000 levs per square kilometer is really conscientious. Until those lands cannot be developed in the 21st century, you know how bad the conditions are.

"Prime Minister, look where we sold to Bulgaria, and mark the worst land for me on the map!" Nicholas II said depressedly

If you want to talk about the price, of course, you have to look at the place first. Different land prices are also very different. The most important thing is the strategic value, which must be taken into account.

"Your Majesty, how about introducing Bulgarians into Central Asia?" the Prime Minister suggested uneasily.

"You mean to let the Bulgarians fight the English?" asked Nicholas II

"That's right, after reunifying the whole country, we have to recuperate and let the Bulgarians and the British keep each other in check, just to buy us time!" the Prime Minister explained.

"Okay, send electricity to Satsunov, and lead the Bulgarians to Central Asia!" Nicholas II made a final decision.

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Ferdinand still didn't know the Russians' plan. If he knew, he would have laughed. Even if Bulgaria entered Central Asia, it would definitely fight with the British?

Wouldn't the Russians be worried that he would sell his Central Asian lands to the British?

It doesn't seem to be possible. The British are not interested in the grasslands. They are safe and bordered by bears. It is estimated that few people can sleep peacefully.

However, it is very simple for the two countries to make compromises, such as signing a treaty to divide the sphere of influence. Anyway, it is impossible for the British to conduct PK with Bulgaria on land.

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"Mr. Sassunov, you don't do a good job of drawing this pie, and the Transcaucasus region is nothing more than that. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are both in the hands of the rebels, do you want us to take it ourselves?

You know it's impossible, Bulgaria will not send troops directly in this civil war in the Russian Empire!

And your asking price is too high, don't you know how these places are?

For example: What's in Georgia? The natural resources are poor, and they are basically mountains and hills?

Another example: In Azerbaijan, mineral resources are scarce, and most areas are dry and rainy. What is the value at all?

These broken places are also worth 80,000 levs per square kilometer? ' Metev asked rhetorically.

"Mr. Metev, don't forget that the Baku oil field, the largest oil field in Europe, is also in Azerbaijan. How can you say that resources are scarce?" Sassnov retorted.

"Even the largest oil field in the world is useless. Oil is everywhere, and it is worthless at all. Hasn't oil been discovered even in the Far East?

If you want to find oil, it is enough to explore on our land. The Baku oilfield has no value at all. Haven't you also cut production? ' Metev asked rhetorically.

Are oil resources valuable? There must be, as a new energy for future industrial development,

How can there be no value?

But this was everyone's idea in the past, and it is no longer the case. Oil fields have been discovered one after another, and international oil prices have plummeted. The current price is less than one-third of what it was before the World War. Oil companies all over the world are operating bleakly.

In this case, is the Baku oil field still so valuable?

"Okay, Mr. Metev, what do you think are suitable places?" Sassonov asked

"Ukrainian region plus the Caucasus region, how about the new one I propose to be bounded by the Volga?

These areas add up to only more than one million square kilometers, which is almost worth 20 billion levs! "Metev said without changing his face.

"Impossible, this is simply robbery. You are turning the Russian Empire into a landlocked country. You cannot succeed!" Sassonov said angrily.

"Mr. Sassonoff, don't be angry, there is something to say, shouldn't we discuss it again? You know that this is what you asked yourself, and I gave you a suggestion.

To be honest, I really don’t like you. War is a gold-sucking beast, and at most 20 billion levs will support you to fight a full-scale war for one year.

What about after the war? Whether you want to rebuild or not, all the losses in the war can only be paid for by you in the end. It is better to sit down and talk to the rebels, and solve it peacefully.

Don't say that we are taking advantage of the fire. You can look up the land transaction prices in the international market. Do we have random quotations? "Metev said earnestly.

It's just that Sassnov heard that it was more disgusting than eating flies. He was obviously taking advantage of the fire, yet he said it so righteously.

"Mr. Metev, we use half of Ukraine, plus Azerbaijan and Georgia, which add up to more than 400,000 square kilometers. How about the price of 50,000 levs per square kilometer?" Satsunov asked.

This is almost the bottom line for him to call the shots. As for leading the Bulgarians to Central Asia, it is obviously impossible. The land is still in the hands of the rebels. How to deal with it?

"Mr. Sassonov, if the Ukrainian region is not mortgaged to the bank, I think this business can indeed be discussed again.

But now that we have completed the proposal, are you sure you want to repay the loan first?

You must know that when the contract was signed, I happened to be there. There is such a clause on it, once your country sells or makes Ukraine independent, you must first repay the entire loan! ' Metev reminded

Get stuck!

Sassonov suddenly understood, I am afraid that during the last negotiation, the Bulgarians had already dug a hole and waited for them to jump into it.

"Okay, let's replace Ukraine with the Caucasus, we will use the Volga River, the area south of the Zimlyansk Reservoir, and the West Kazakhstan region east of the Ural River, about 680,000 square kilometers, at a price of 34 billion How is Lev?" Sassonov said gloomily

"West Kazakhstan, east of the Ural River, is basically desert, and Mr. Sassnov's 200,000 to 300,000 square kilometers of land is absolutely worthless!

It's better to kick these places out. We only need the Caucasus region, and the price is 15 billion levs, which is already an exorbitant price! ' Metev said

Yes, in terms of economic value alone, this is indeed a sky-high price. Affected by the civil war, people's livelihoods in these areas have withered, cities have turned into ruins, and local finances have long been unable to make ends meet.

However, in this way, the border between Bulgaria and Russia reaches Volgograd (Stalingrad), the southern granary of the Russian Empire.

Of course, the current Russian Empire doesn't care about this granary. They still have more granaries, such as the Eastern European Plain (4 million square kilometers), the Ukrainian Plain (1.9 million square kilometers), and the Siberian Plain (2.6 million square kilometers). origin.

Of course, not all of these areas are suitable for agricultural production. Among them are the prairie. The climate in some areas is harsh, and only one season can be planted each year, and most of them have been abandoned by the Russians.

However, the area of ​​arable land suitable for food production will not be less than 2.6 million square kilometers in total. It can be said that the geographical conditions of the Russian Empire in this era are really unique, second only to the kingdom of heaven.

"No, didn't Mr. Metev say that you don't choose, why are you picking the thin again now?" Satsunov said dissatisfiedly.

"If the unit price is 10,000 levs per square kilometer, I'm not picky. Even if you pack the entire Central Asia region together, we don't mind taking over the whole thing!" Metev said calmly.

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After bargaining, Satsunov finally packaged it together with the desert to Bulgaria at a price of 38,000 levs per square kilometer.

If this part of the desert is kicked out, the average price of land within a square kilometer will exceed 65,000 levs, which was a sky-high price at the time.

The total price is as high as 26 billion leva, which is the highest-priced land transaction in the history of the world, and the whole world is in an uproar.

Of course, it can't be so simple. Ferdinand is not a fool. How could he give this price?

If it is the Ukraine region, it is similar, and the Caucasus region is not worth so much money unless the essence of the Volgograd region is added!

The proviso is that the Grand Duchess of Senia has become the Grand Duke of the Caucasus and the Grand Duke of Ukraine. If the Russian Empire is unable to repay the bank loan in the future, the Ukrainian region will be transferred to the Bulgarian royal family at the price of 20 billion levs plus the bank debt!

Don't underestimate these names, at least in the eyes of the Russians, this is what Nicholas II transferred the land to his sister, not to Bulgaria, which is equivalent to rotten meat in a pot.

Ferdinand is naturally clear about these operations, not only for the sake of face, but also to reduce the adverse political influence.

It is also a hidden mystery. If the Russian Empire becomes stronger again in the future, they will still have the opportunity to renege on debts, such as recovering these titles and sovereignty.

Unfortunately, they no longer have this opportunity. Once the deal is reached, the Grand Duchy will only exist in name, and will soon merge with the Kingdom of Bulgaria to create a unified empire.

Even if it is what the Russians want to do in the future, there is no chance. Ferdinand does not think that the local millions of old, weak, sick and disabled have the ability to resist the general trend of ethnic integration!

Different from the previous transactions, this time the land transaction case caused panic in the government of cloth **** and the small Nicholas government. Nicholas II has money in his hands, so their life will not be easy!

To their protests, Ferdinand never took it seriously, and directly told them to talk about it after they became the legal government of the Russian Empire!

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