In the final analysis, any contradiction and controversy is caused by interests. The British government's jumping out to make trouble did cause trouble for the negotiations.

However, this does not change the essence of the British's mouth, which supports the Spanish government with both open and closed mouths, and in actual action, it is all kinds of excuses to delay.

This is an inevitable consequence, and there is no question of spiritual encouragement. But to support Spain with real money, it would cost human lives.

Since the Russians set a precedent for defaulting on their debts, Britain has defaulted on its debts in recent years.

Although the debtors behind are not as straightforward as the Russians, they really have no money, and the financial institutions in London are also helpless.

Either accept the debt extension or accept the debt restructuring, and don't think about the normal payment anyway. God bless these questionable loans, if they can recover their costs, don't think about making money.

With the lessons of the past, British capital has also learned wisely. When it comes to international lending, it is cautious and cautious.

With Spain's current financial situation, it is clear that it is not eligible for debt issuance. Unless the British government is willing to get to the bottom of it, no one will wade into this muddy water.

Audacious capitalists are worried about risk, let alone the London government. The opposition party is not blind and dares to give away British money for nothing, that is, to put the handle in front of its competitors.

After more than half a year of tug-of-war in negotiations, the Spanish government, which is in financial difficulties, has finally come to terms with reality.

On 6 June 1898, the Moroccan Sovereign Trade Agreement was signed in Vienna between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the HRE and the Spanish representatives.

With the signing of the treaty, another world record was born. In order to buy the Moroccan region, the Vienna government gave a sky-high price of 180 million Aegis, which directly refreshed the historical record of the amount of land transactions.

You get what you pay for, and there is a reason why the Vienna government is willing to give such a high price. In addition to the fact that the Moroccan region is really important, the more important thing is to deliberately show European countries.

Anyway, the Spanish government owes Shinra a lot of debt, and it is about to default on its debts, and now it is time to offset it.

After deducting the messy loans, the 180 million sky-high transaction contract, the cash that the Vienna government needs to come up with is actually more than 10 million.

The Spaniards had no confidence in refusing, and if it had not been possible to offset it with a loan, the Viennese government would not have been able to offer such a sky-high price.

As for the distribution of benefits, it will be decided according to the actual situation after the Moroccan region is captured.

It is worth mentioning that Frederick refused private donations. If they have money and can't spend it, they can only be considered unlucky, and they didn't catch up with the good era of spending money to buy a knighthood.

Since Franz succeeded to the throne, the aristocratic management system has been gradually improved, and Austria has officially entered the era of military merit.

In addition to military exploits, if you want to become a nobleman: either by reincarnation and inherit the title passed down from your ancestors; Either he has made significant contributions to the country and has been awarded a knighthood by the emperor.

With the increasing improvement of the system, the effect of krypton gold has also been greatly weakened, and now the nobles of the HRE are either luck-type players or ability-type players.

The canonization of the title was decided by the emperor, and hundreds of thousands, or millions could not enter Franz's eyes at all, nor could Frederick be moved.

The rules have been set a long time ago, and now they are just obeyed, even if some people are dissatisfied, they can only hold back. If you want to share the benefits, then hurry up and copy the guys, maybe you can catch up.

This is also very unlikely. On the day of the signing of the treaty, a number of civilian forces launched an attack on Moroccan areas, which frightened Franz.

Perhaps everyone knows that the opportunity to obtain a fief in the future is becoming more and more difficult, and they are unwilling to miss this wave of opportunities. While the negotiations are ongoing, there is a convergence of civilian forces in the Algerian region.

According to the Algerian provincial government, 200,000 civilian militias from all over the country had gathered before the war broke out.

It is worth mentioning that the main force this time is not the emerging aristocracy in Africa, but the majority of the old aristocrats in China, and even the monarchs of some states have appeared.

It's right to think about it, if you want to eat this wave of meat, you must bring troops over in advance before the end of the negotiations.

This can be a high-risk business, and it is obviously not possible to do it without a family background. In case the negotiation collapses, or drags on for two or three years, the net worth of ordinary people will not be able to hold on.

The new nobles can't even manage their own fiefdoms, even if they want to send troops to join in the fun, they don't have any money in their pockets!

Those who have family background, strength, and urgently need fiefs are mainly the nobles of North Germany.

Although they also participated in the colonial movement, the time and investment in their participation were significantly slower than those of the South German aristocracy.

One step slow, one step at a time.

With the advancement of the localization process in Africa, the voice of these fiefdom lords in Africa in HRE politics is also increasing day by day.

In this context, the South German aristocracy, which was already dominant in itself, had a higher voice in the empire.

No one wants to be marginalized, whether it is for the sake of political discourse or for the development of the family, and the nobility of the northern regions urgently needs to get more fiefs.

Driven by a sense of crisis, it is not surprising that several monarchs of small states have emerged.

Nominally, the status of the HRE states is equal, but in practice they are two different things. Many small states are actually a municipality in addition to the name of the state.

For ordinary people, there is not much difference between a state and a municipality, which is highly autonomous anyway, but it is not the same for the monarch of a state.

Now they still have one vote in the Imperial Diet, but they don't have enough influence in the Empire, will they be able to keep that vote in the future?

In the history of the HRE, even the seats of the electors could change hands, and the seats of the Imperial Council could naturally change.

If you don't want to fall down, you must strengthen yourself. The territory of the European region wants to expand, unless it is to copy the routine of the lower body fortress, and the marriage happens to meet the heirs of the in-laws.

That probability is too low, not much more than the odds of buying a lottery ticket, unless it's a stroke of luck.

Rather than betting on such a small probability event, it is easier to expand. No matter how perfect the system is, it can't escape the sophistication of human feelings.

The same military exploits fall on different people's heads, and the final benefits are also different.

With that vote in the Imperial Diet, these state monarchs only need to brush up on some military merits as tickets, and the rest can be done by insider trading.

Politics is a matter of interest, but it is also a matter of human sophistication. The Holy Roman Empire was not only fought with a single sword, but also by the Habsburg network.

Franz saw this topic very thoroughly. The emperor is never easy to be, the principles that should be adhered to must be adhered to, and the places that can be tactful must also be tactful.

As a qualified monarch, you can not have a superb IQ, but your emotional intelligence must not be low. Otherwise, just coordinating the relationship can bring people to a breakdown.

Frankly, Franz lacked something in this regard. It's just that he was lucky enough to catch the last train of the feudal monarchy.

The future will not work, with the development of the times, it is almost impossible for the monarch to think about it, and more often it is necessary to coordinate the relationship between all parties.

With so many people robbing Morocco, it is obviously impossible to gain everything. What's more, the money for the purchase of the Moroccan region is still from the central government, and the land taken out for subdivision will also shrink.

Judging from the current situation, if nothing else, the Vienna government probably has no chance to send troops.

How to distribute the benefits of all parties has become a challenge. There is no doubt that this challenging task became another test for Frederick.

This is not the most difficult, what is even more troublesome is that the Vienna government is about to change. The original members of the government team are all in their seventies and eighties, and their work energy has long been unable to meet their needs.

They have been kept until now, not only because Franz is nostalgic, but more importantly, because of the change of power.

"Once a son of heaven and a courtier", it may be a little absolute, but I have to admit that the words of the ancients are still very reasonable.

The situation in Europe, although not very obvious, has an impact.

Seeing that the struggle for world hegemony is about to enter the final stage. Judging from the current comparison of the strength of the two sides, the chances of victory in the HRE are as high as ninety percent.

It can be said that whoever goes up will be able to gain a lot of prestige from it. With this political prestige, re-election is almost inevitable as long as the parties do not die.

When Franz was in power, the prestige of the ministers below was naturally not a problem, and no matter how high he was, he could not surpass him, the old emperor.

Not if it rests on Frederick. If you look at the current government, you can see that the ministers below are all highly meritorious, and Frederick, as the regent crown prince, must maintain enough respect when meeting them.

didn't make a fuss, on the one hand, these people are old and don't want to continue tossing; On the other hand, Franz is still alive, and it is not their turn to be presumptuous.

The average life expectancy in these years is less than 50 years old, and if there is a change of office, there will definitely be a group of young people, and it is obviously unrealistic to find a group of people in their seventies and eighties to put on them.

To put it mildly, if you meet a bunch of old guys, the emperor doesn't dare to speak too seriously. In case they are accidentally irritated and one or several of them are sent away, it is a political disaster.

The political system of the HRE determines that the frequency of government changes cannot be too high. Cabinet officials in their forties and fifties are almost 100 percent re-elected as long as they make achievements.

Although Franz is still in good health, there is no guarantee that he will survive the new generation of high-level government officials.

In order to avoid the situation of weak lords and strong ministers, Franz retained these old ministers and created this opportunity for Frederick.

The crown prince has full regent, which naturally includes the appointment of cabinet officials. The personnel appointments were all handed over to Frederick, and if he could not even suppress the people he appointed, it would be impossible to say anything.

While Frederick was worried about the new leadership, the media across Europe were taking the front page with this shocking land deal.

The economic press interpreted it economically, talking about the economic value of the acquisition of the Moroccan region to the Holy Roman Empire. For example, the ring railway is about to be re-planned, which is good for the infrastructure industry chain.

The military press has carried out a lot of reports on Morocco's strategic position, what is the western gate of the Mediterranean, and what is the overall layout of the comprehensive strategy......

Political newspapers and periodicals focus on interpreting political values, such as: the strategy of great powers needs mutual benefit and reciprocity, and this land transaction case has created a new direction for resolving international contradictions through political cooperation...

The most eye-catching is the entertainment newspaper, the phrase "rebuilding the Roman Empire" overshadowed all the hot spots, attracting the attention of the people who eat melons all over Europe.

There is no such thing as a stick kill or not, and at this point, even if the Shinra wants to lurk, there is no big tree that can cover the body.

Since you can't be low-key, it's better to be high-profile. In any case, the Moroccan region was bought back by the Vienna government at a high price, and it was not forcibly taken from Spain, so there is no question of pulling hatred.

Just look at the origin of the Habsburg crown, which itself was inherited from the Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire in the European world, in fact, has another name - the "Second Roman Empire".

It's just that the previous "Second Roman Empire" was a little watery, and its strength and title were seriously inconsistent, even the people of HRE were embarrassed to shout out.

With the development and growth of the Holy Roman Empire, the title of the Second Roman Empire was also accepted by more and more European people.

The Moroccan land deal was just an opportunity to detonate a frenzy of public opinion and make the "Second Roman Empire" well-deserved.

Franz had already returned to Vienna, and he, the emperor, did not want to toss, so the Vienna government naturally decided to hold a "celebration" without authorization.

However, the emperor kept the government from holding celebrations, but he could not control the spontaneous celebrations of ordinary people. With the media fueling the fire, the entire Holy Roman Empire was immersed in a sea of joy.

Business opportunities are sent to the door, and the capitalists will naturally not waste them. Celebrations of all kinds were constantly taking place in the Holy Roman Empire, and the atmosphere was more enthusiastic than Christmas.

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Rows of tall Tsubaki trees are neatly arranged on both sides, forming a unique forest landscape that leads directly to the Imperial Russian Embassy in Vienna.

The laughter outside is in stark contrast to the desertion here, as if they are two worlds.

"Your Excellency, Vienna is so lively, why don't you go out for a walk together?"

Hearing this annoying voice, Minister Moros became more and more irritated. You must know that there is not only one heir to the Roman Empire, but also the Russian Empire.

It's just that the means by which the tsarist government obtained the crown in the first place were somewhat shameful, so that they were not widely recognized by the European world.

Whether others admit it or not, the Russians admit it anyway. Now that the Holy Roman Empire has become the Second Rome, where did this place the Russian Empire?

Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and reason tells Moros that the best thing to do right now is to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

As for the controversy over the Second Rome, it is not a day or two. The heir recognized by mainstream European society has always been the Holy Roman Empire.

Of course, this "acknowledgement" is also in quotation marks. In the past, almost every European country has considered itself the heir of Rome.

It's just that the Habsburgs inherited the crown of the Roman Empire, which is more orthodox than these heirs who have nothing.

Holding back the discomfort in his heart, Moros said indifferently: "Sir Leandro, as the British minister in Vienna, don't you need to work?" ”

It can be seen that he is in a very bad mood now. If it weren't for the professionalism of a diplomat, Moros would have gone berserk by now.

As an enemy, Moros knew exactly what the British minister was fighting in front of him.

When he meets a guy who wants to calculate himself, Moros naturally won't have a good face. didn't directly throw his face to drive people away, then it was already very polite.

I saw Leandro smile slightly, as if he didn't care about the ridicule just now, and replied without changing his face: "Of course I need to."

But don't you think, Your Excellency, that observing the customs of Vienna is also part of the work of a diplomat?

Now that it's so lively outside, let's go out and have a deeper understanding, which will also be helpful for future work. ”