Chapter 649： Diplomatic action (2/2)
About 800 million crowns: 87.43 million aegis, or 43.715 million pounds. This is a huge sum for any country.
Francis's suggestion of this figure is also valid. Although Finland is not small, after all, it is a bitter cold place in northern Europe. It belongs to a bad land in this era.
There are many similar rotten Russians. If it were not for high strategic value, the Tsarist government would not attach such importance.
In this age of weak meat and strong food, the European continent is not peaceful. Small countries have no sense of security at all, and everyone is as strong as possible.
The Nordic Federation is eyeing Finland. Apart from the nationalist factor, there are more and no better options.
Carla Valenti shook his head: ”His Special Envoy, loans need to take risks into account. Your government's financial situation has always been bad, and there may be a war with the Popo Federation at any time.
Once the war breaks out, your country's ability to repay its debt will definitely go wrong, and you can only rely on collateral to cover it.
The Finnish region is too barren, and fiscal revenue is just enough to spend. And without enough minerals, how long does it take to sell wood by selling wood?
One hundred years or two hundred years, everyone can't wait that long. ”
It was no surprise to be rejected, and some talks were even half successful, indicating that the Nordic Federal Government was enthusiastic.
Francis' mission is to stabilize the Nordic Federation, not how much money he really needs to borrow. If you want to raise funds for the war, you can only find solutions from the three countries: Britain, France, and Austria. Other countries are too poor.
After a tentative inquiry, Francis left and left Cara Valenti with a secret headache.
Although the stuffing cakes dropped from the sky are good, we must also consider whether they are poisonous. The Russians are not easy to get along with. They want to take advantage of them and are easily backstabbed.
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In the palace, after receiving the good news, Oscar II's first reaction was not surprise, but fright.
After contemplating for a moment, Oscar II expressed his doubts in his heart: ”What if the Russians won the war and finally refused to fulfill the contract?”
No way, the credibility of the Tsarist government is so good. After losing the war, the Russians will definitely fulfill their contract, because they have neither money to pay their debts, nor the strength to keep Finland.
But winning the war is different. Although most of the tsarist government still has no money to pay off its debts, it cannot hold them back!
When the Tsar refuses to pay the debts and refuses to surrender to Finland, they will be dumbfounded.
You can't collect debts by force?
This is only the exclusive method of collecting debts by the powerful nations against the weak nations. The weak nations simply cannot work against the powerful nations.
Foreign Minister Carla Valenti said uncertainly: ”Should not! The Tsarist government is raising money for the war, not only borrowing money from us, but also borrowing money from Austria.
If the tsarist government defaults ... ”
Before the words were over, Count Carla Valenti himself did not believe it. Borrowing money from Austria and borrowing money from the Nordic Federation are two concepts.
To rely on Austria's debt, the Tsarist government must think twice before considering the political risks behind it and the countermeasures that the Vienna government may take.
The Nordic Federation is different. At least Carla Valenti did not find out what countermeasures they could use.
Needless to say, lending money to the Tsarist government is too risky, and has far exceeded the risk tolerance of the Nordic Federation.
After a long silence, Oscar II said: ”Continue to talk to the Russians, this is an opportunity anyway.
If we can rely on economic means to take back the Finnish region, we cannot refuse at all. Now the most important thing is to reduce the risk.
Now that the Russians have asked for loans, there must be other measures that can give us peace of mind. For example: a third party provides loan guarantees.
If the Tsarist government can persuade one of the British, French and Austrian parties to provide a guarantee of debt performance, it will not be considered. ”
The tsarist government can not care about credibility, because their credibility is not good. Britain, France, Austria and Austria are not the same. The economic credibility of the three countries are all leveraged, but not just 800 million crowns.
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