Chapter 1043： Good dad of the Russian people (1/2)

In any case, it is always good that the plan is successful. Everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as the first step is taken, the road behind is easy.

As Grover Cleveland was about to start his next plan, a pie fell from the sky and stunned him directly.

The British hope that the United States will take the lead in helping the Russians build the ”Siberian Railway.”

On the surface, an ordinary railroad seemed nothing, but Grover Cleveland, who was rich in political experience, immediately realized the risks and opportunities.

”Dividing the Russian-Austrian alliance”, ”inducing the Russians to advance eastward, reducing the military pressure on British India”, ”calculating the Russians”... a series of possibilities have all emerged in Grover Cleveland's mind.

Grover Cleveland doesn't know what the consequences will be in the end. The only certainty is the deterioration of relations between European powers, which is a good thing for the United States.

There are advantages and disadvantages as well. In order to provoke antagonism between Britain and Russia, the Vienna government did not hesitate to spend huge sums of money to help the Russians build the Central Asia Railway.

The money has been put in, and seeing the plan is about to succeed, now that a gangster has suddenly appeared, the Holy Roman Empire will definitely not let it go.

Although there is an ocean barrier, there is still a great risk for the United States to offend a top power.

Despite the British government's promises, Grover Cleveland has no confidence in John Bull's integrity.

After rubbing his forehead, Grover Cleveland asked: ”What conditions did the British offer?”

The risk is not terrible. Although it will be uncomfortable to offend the Holy Roman Empire, it will not kill the United States; the fear is that there is only risk, but no corresponding reward can be obtained.

Although the British did not take action, the United States would also find ways to calculate Russia-Austria relations, but it was all done in secret and could not be said on the table.

”The British government promised to withdraw from the four-nation alliance, stop suppressing us, plus 10 million pounds of interest-free loans.”

Secretary of State Juan Tripp replied blankly. Obviously, he himself was not very interested in the conditions promised by the British.

From the moment the European War ended, the so-called Anglo-French-Océ four-nation alliance had fallen apart.

”Stop suppressing” is even more a joke. Britain's suppression of the United States had ceased in name twenty years ago.

Not to mention now. The energy of the British is not unlimited. There are the Holy Roman Empire and the Russian Empire in front of them, and the London government simply does not care about suppressing the United States.

The only valuable thing is probably the ”10 million pounds interest-free loan”, but this 10 million is not really given to them.

The United States just passed a hand in the middle, and finally the money will be put on the Siberian Railway. Not only can they not make money, they might even lose a lot of money.

You must know that borrowing money from the Tsarist government this year is extremely risky. If the Russians go bankrupt one day, their investment will be lost.

Juan can be sure that this day will never be far away. The French-Russian War has begun, and the Tsarist government has essentially entered the countdown to bankruptcy.

Even with the secret support of European countries, the Russians escaped this wave of bankruptcy by chance, and the Tsarist government would still go bankrupt in the future when the strategy of going south or eastward was launched.

This is the experience and lessons left by history, but whenever there is a war, Russia's finances have entered a countdown.

The Russians went bankrupt, but the United States had to repay the interest-free loan of ten million pounds given by the British.

The London government still failed to settle the parliament, so the important task of funding the Russians can only be borne by the United States, and the London government can only provide certain compensation in other areas.

Grover Cleveland nodded thoughtfully: ”Oh, it seems that the British offered good terms this time, at least not all bad checks.”

The sarcasm in the tone betrayed Grover Cleveland's true thoughts. Obviously, the compensation given by the British did not satisfy him.

After reading his eyes, Secretary of State Juan said: ”It's really good, but now we still have to increase the price.

It is almost impossible to get more from the British, but the Russians seem to be able to negotiate.

It is only natural that we will help them build the Siberian Railway and ask to share part of their income in the Far East. ”

Different from the original time and space, the divided United States not only has less abundant industrial raw materials, but the internal market has shrunk dramatically.

If you want to expand abroad, after looking around, it was tragedy to discover that the world had been divided up.

There are great powers around, and it's not easy to mess with. If there is a choice, everyone will not always be obsessed with the South.

There is no way, compared to top powers like Anglo-Austria, it is obvious that the Confederate nations in the South are better bullies.

The current ”Siberian Railway Project” has brought new options to the United States. Since it is impossible to continue to expand in the Americas, it is better to spread its influence overseas.

In any case, the Russian industry is underdeveloped. As an investor in the Siberian Railway, the United States will follow behind and get a share of the pie, which is not a problem.

Grover-Cleveland: ”A great suggestion. But before that, we still have to think about getting the Austrians.

Otherwise, if they make trouble, things will be very troublesome. We must know that the Russians already have the Central Asian Railway, and the interest in the Siberian Railway may not be too strong. ”

Although Mao Xiong is strong, it is still impossible to both go south and east at the same time. During the same period, the tsarist government could only choose one of them as its national policy.

Obviously, the southward faction prevails within the Russian Empire. As for the eastward strategy, although there is no shortage of supporters, the bad traffic has dispelled most people's thoughts.

Juan sneered: ”Don't worry, Your Excellency. Nicholas II will help us get the Tsarist government. He is a fan of the Yellow Russia plan.

Moreover, with the consistent style of the Vienna government, the Tsarist government has to make troubles, and it would be nice not to add to the flames, let alone stop it.

You know that the French-Russian curtain just kicked off, and the Central Asia Railway is still going on. If another Siberian Railway is built and it continues to toss with the wealth of the Russian Empire, I’m afraid...”

For Russia-US friendship, it is enough to shout slogans in normal times. Calculating the Russians, Juan didn't feel any pressure on his mind.

Moreover, this is not all calculations. As long as the tsarist government can control its own ambitions, it knows the priorities.

It is entirely possible to wait for the end of the French-Russian War and the opening of the Central Asia Railway before starting the construction of the Siberian Railway.

As long as we fight steadily and don't go to death indiscriminately, with the size of the Russian Empire, no one can help them.