C2453 Buy Mauritius (1/2)

First of all, this island did not control any gold channel. Back then, when the Dutch found out about this island, it was only because of a huge storm that she got lost here.

Later, when the British captured the island through war, they realized that other than the delicious dodo which could be considered a speciality, there was no need to develop any other products on the island.

Although the Mauritius could find traces of the tropical products such as rubber, sugar, fruits, spices, and wood, the area was truly small and remote. All kinds of industries could not form scale, much less make it cheap.

It was a typical colony without much oil and water, and the end result was that the British simply emigrated some Indian pariahs and domestic criminals in the early days, and then let it go on.

Until now, Mauritius had a population of less than a hundred thousand, and the population in Europe was extremely low.

Without resources, without industry, agriculture was just a matter of keeping food warm. The strategic position of a broken island was not even comparable to a piece of chicken in Britain.

In regards to this kind of barren land, no one in Britain would care about it. Once they heard that Xiao Letian, the idiot, actually wanted to buy it? Actually, many people were laughing in their hearts.

However, the face of the British Empire became an obstacle. Although the Mauritius was a barren land, when did it ever sell its own colonies?

The British Empire was not a weak Sha Wo, he did not need to sell the Alaska for money.

Although face was the obstacle blocking Xiao Letian's purchase plan, he had found a weakness in this obstacle today.

When the staff of the Imperial Asset Management office sent the contract as drafted to the Congress, all the councilors were dumbfounded. This was because they really saw the name of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Queen in the requisition column.

”Elisabeth Ama Leah Eugenie von Witbach... Isn't that the name of Princess Cissie? God, it really is her who applied to buy the Mauritius! ”

The representatives discussed passionately. The contract that was drafted stated very clearly that the Princess Cissie had contributed 100,000 pounds and was preparing to purchase 800 square kilometers of land in the northern part of Mauritius Island to create a natural protection zone for the Doodoo Bird.

At present, there are only the Tupperbirds in the Royal Botanic Gardens, which will be transferred to the nature reserve to reproduce.

Furthermore, the contract clearly stated that this was a land transaction that did not involve the adjustment of sovereignty. This meant that this land purchase was actually the same as the purchase of a villa by the Princess Cissie in London.

Ownership of the land was permanently vested in the Princess Cissie, but the sovereignty over the land was still British.

You can do this! All of the councilors were relieved. Since it didn't involve the purchase of sovereign rights, then this was just an ordinary business. No one would object to it.

Although a hundred thousand was a small sum of money, but to increase their relationship with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Chinese through this insignificant business transaction was naturally also very good.

”Look, everyone here, do you have Xiao Letian's name?!”