After the end of the Great Purge, the Tsarist government devoted more energy to the negotiations, and the Prussian-Russian negotiations soon entered a critical moment.

The focus of dispute between the two sides focused on land ceasing and compensation. Compared with compensation, ceasing land is actually easier to resolve.

The most serious controversy between Prussia and Russia is in the East and West Prussia region, which is the old nest of the Junker nobles, and the Berlin government dared not let go easily.

However, these areas are now in the hands of the Russians. As a defeated country, Prussia has no ability to take them back at all.

There is a kind of "cutting land" called the established fact. This issue can be put on hold for the time being, and everyone will get used to it over time.

No matter how dissatisfied the Junker nobles could not change the fact that the Prussian Kingdom was not strong enough and could not take back these areas.

The Berlin government is still striving for it. On the one hand, it has expectations for the great powers and hopes to rely on the power of international interference to force the Russians to make concessions; on the other hand, it is to make a show for political performance.

Compared with territorial disputes, compensation is the real problem. Both Pratt and Russia are short of money now, and no one is willing to make concessions.

The Tsarist government wanted to ask for as many war reparations as possible to make up for the government's fiscal deficit; the Berlin government's idea was just the opposite, and it was difficult for itself to make huge compensations.

The real contradiction has emerged and is irreconcilable. No matter how great the Russians have, the Berlin government is just two words - no money.

The Berlin government is really out of money, not fake, no matter how it is done, it can't squeeze out oil.

Not only can't afford to pay reparations to Russia, but also the Berlin government suspended payments for debts owed to the British.

It is said that the Prussian Chancellor of the Exchequer has set out for London, as if to lobby creditors to extend the debt period or accept payment in kind.

This lobbying operation is destined to be very difficult. The Kingdom of Prussia is scarce, has limited industrial and technological strength, and has limited competitiveness in industrial and commercial products.

Even if there are certain discounts for "in-kind payment" products, it is also a difficult problem to sell them under the competition for high-quality British industrial and commercial products.

The competitiveness brought by simple "cheap" is still limited. Unless the price gap is very large, good-quality products will be more related.

In fact, the Kingdom of Prussia itself lacks resources and needs to import industrial raw materials from overseas, and the cost of industrial and commercial products has increased.

The only advantage is probably labor costs. Unfortunately, labor costs around the world are not high these days. Except for some labor-intensive industries, labor costs in most industries are only a small part of the production costs.

In fact, the Berlin government also proposed to pay war reparations in kind, but was rejected by the Russian representative.

There is no way. What the Tsarist government is now short of money, not industrial and commercial products, especially the foreign exchange gap is very serious.

This war brought huge trade deficits to the Russian Empire and had to rely on foreign debt to maintain balance.

Now that the war is over, the Tsarist government urgently needs a large amount of foreign exchange to repay debts, otherwise it will have to use real money to fill the pit.

The British did not have these pressures. They could also dump cheap industrial and commercial products into the colonies, and the creditors' wallets would not lose money.

When the Tsarist government got these things, it could only use them at home. When it was cashed in on the market, it could only be printed rubles by itself, and it could not be exchanged for valuable foreign exchange.

Russian representative Nikita Titov stretched out five fingers: "500 million ASUS, this is our bottom line, and we can't be lowered any more.

You should know that for this war, the Russian Empire paid at least 3 billion ASUS military expenses, causing economic losses of more than 100 million ASUS.

These are all caused by you. The amount of compensation we requested is only five percent of the losses, which is already very low."

There is nothing wrong with that, the two Prussian-Russian wars combined, including the expenses of suppressing civil unrest, did pay more than 3 billion Aegis.

Not to mention economic losses, the Polish-Lithuanian region was almost reached in white land, the Russian Western Ukraine region was destroyed in ruins, and the population losses caused by the two wars to the Russian Empire exceeded 10 million.

Adding up all these losses is more than enough to have one hundred billion ASCH. In this regard, the compensation requirements raised by the Tsarist government are really not high.

At least, they did not ask the Berlin government for pensions. Otherwise, the pensions of tens of millions of people would not be able to be compensated if they were sold to the Kingdom of Prussia.

Politics is so realistic. If the Berlin government wins, they are just. War can be defined as fighting to liberate the minority enslaved by the Tsarist government.

The international community will define: Poland, Lithuania, Russian Western Ukraine... These areas are not Russian territory, but are occupied by the Tsarist government.

Since you lost, it is impossible to say that these areas are all territory of the Russian Empire, and the destruction of these areas by war is all about damaging the property of the Russian Empire.

Prussian representative Jillian von McKes cried decisively and said, "His Count, the disaster brought by this war is not only your country, but we are also victims."

Now the people's livelihood in the Kingdom of Prussia is withering and mourning is everywhere. Ordinary people even have the most basic life problems. The government's finances are not enough to make ends meet, so they really can't afford to pay."

"No money" is a universal use. Gillian von McKess is not afraid that the Russians will further slaughter the Prussian Kingdom. Now the Russians' control area is the bottom line that European powers can accept.

If the Tsarist government is not satisfied and wants to swallow the Prussian Kingdom in one bite, the three countries of Britain, France and the Austrians will let them know who is the master of Europe.

Inability to annex the Kingdom of Prussia does not mean that the Kingdom of Prussia cannot be destroyed. As long as the Russians are willing to pay the price, it is not difficult for them to fight all the way to Berlin to change a government.

However, this will increase huge military expenditures. After the war, Prussia was beaten to nothing, so don’t even think about the compensation for a penny.

No rational government will ignore national interests in one breath, especially poor countries like Russia, who are even more unable to withstand the charm of money.

How short of money is the Tsarist government, you can tell by using the selected payment currency during negotiations.

Generally speaking, when it comes to war reparations, everyone will pay in their own currency.

The Tsarist government had no choice but to choose "Asian Shield" instead of paying with "roubles".

Due to the financial pressure, the Tsarist government had to issue more currencies, and the ruble was depreciating continuously.

In order to ensure your own interests, you must specify a currency with a stable currency, and only the options are pounds and ASCH.

The biggest creditor of the Russian Empire was Austria. When reserved foreign exchange, it inevitably favored the Aegis. The financial model of the original ruble and pound was abandoned in the war.

Nikita Titov shook his head and refused sternly: "This is a question that your government needs to consider. You always need to take responsibility for doing something wrong.

If you can't afford the compensation, you can find a way to borrow it. I think your country will definitely have a way to raise enough funds.

If it really doesn't work, we will use our own giving up. In short, these 500 million ASUS shields cannot be lost."

Theoretically, if the war compensation of 500 million ASCH, the financial crisis that plagued the Russians will be solved immediately.

Paying debts in advance can save a lot of interest expenses. If all of them are used to repay the debt, foreign debts can be cut in half immediately.

In order to force Prussia to compromise, Nikita Titov began to threaten without hesitation. Can he get so much money by taking it by himself?

The answer is no!

Prussia is still the second German Empire at its peak. If you want to make up for the losses of war by dismantling machines, even if you remove all the screws, you will not be able to make up 500 million yuan.

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You can't give in. If you encounter a lack of money, both sides can be considered as matches, and the negotiations quickly fell into a deadlock.

At the Vienna Palace, Franz, who was closely following the Prussian negotiations, also had a headache at this time.

If the Prussian-Russian negotiations continue like this, it will be very unfavorable to Austria.

Without saying anything else, and without putting an end to this war, how can a new Vienna system be established?

With the British style, if they take the opportunity to not cause trouble, they are not British, otherwise how could they have the reputation of "smashing stick".

As the saying goes, the night is long and the dreams are too long, and no one knows whether Austria's advantages can continue to maintain.

If this opportunity is missed, Austria's losses will be greatly reduced. The Vienna system brings not only reputation, but also huge political benefits.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "Your Majesty, the Russians have too much appetite and Prussia cannot afford it at all.

The war reparations of 500 million ASCH, which is probably more than the total of all war reparations in European history, and even all war reparations in the world may not necessarily be so much."

how?

In this era, there were indeed sky-high compensation. The French-Popular War in original time and space, and the final war compensation was only 5 billion francs, shocking the whole world.

Calculated at the current exchange rate, 5 billion francs are only 400 million ASCH.

Of course, considering the different eras, the 400 million ASUS ten years ago is no less than the 500 million ASUS today.

However, Prussia and France are completely different concepts. The French easily raised 5 billion francs, which is said to exceed more than one billion.

You should know that the French-Prussian War also destroyed several eastern provinces, with economic losses of more than 20 billion francs. The French government itself still has a huge debt of tens of billions of francs, which is no less than the current Berlin government.

It’s so awesome if the foundation is solid. If the people lose money, they would never be able to do it if they replace the Kingdom of Prussia.

Franz was not touched because he had seen the compensation for World War I and II, and he was already very strong inside. This little money was hard to touch him.

After pondering for a while, Franz nodded: "For the Berlin government, it is indeed a bit too much. Can the Russians make concessions?

For example: a partial compensation is exempted or the payment period is extended. The amount of compensation paid per year is limited to the extent that the Kingdom of Prussia can bear."

Weisenberg shook his head: "Your Majesty, this may be difficult. The damage brought by war is too great, and the Kingdom of Prussia is now almost incapable of paying.

Moreover, the Russians still owe us huge debts, and any suggestions for exemptions or delays in payment are not suitable for us to propose."

After hearing this explanation, Franz rubbed his forehead helplessly. When it came to his own interests, it meant that there was no negotiation.

It would be embarrassing if the Vienna government suggested that the Tsarist government reduce deductibles and the Russians also asked Austria to reduce debts.

If the finances are not good, you can avoid losing money. How is this possible? According to this logic, how can Austria collect accounts from the Russians?

Franz asked: "From the current situation, how long can the Tsarist government's finances last?"

The war between Pratt and Russia does not mean that the war has ended. If the treaty is not signed for a day, the war will not be truly over.

Now there are millions of troops from Prat and Russia still confront each other on the border. Even if they don’t fight, the daily expenses of millions of people who eat and drink are not a small number.

There is definitely pressure on both PAS and Russia to have poor finances.

Prime Minister Felix replied: "It is possible to support the Russians' threat of force for about two to three months, and it is directly related to this.

If the Prussian-Russian War continues, and the Tsarist government will panic again after more than a month.

Not only the Russians were short of money, but Prussia would not be much better. If the Prussian army had not been stationed in the local area and reduced transportation consumption, the Berlin government might have gone bankrupt first."

The two poor people were comparing with patience, and Franz was speechless. According to the current situation, it was no longer a question of how much money the Kingdom of Prussia would have to pay, but how much money they could have.
Chapter completed!