Chapter 779： Armenia

The internal problems of the Anti-Turkish Alliance have been resolved, and now the last link is left, to find the king for the newly independent Armenians.

The Kingdom of Armenia has been extinct for thousands of years, the former royal family has long disappeared in the long history, and the legal heir does not exist at all.

The sandwich biscuits located between Russia and Austria are doomed to the future of this new country will not be too comfortable.

Russia-Austria relations have always been friendly. Once the relations between the two countries deteriorate, Armenia will be forced to stand in line.

Franz has no interest in such a hard position. The Habsburg dynasty giving up does not mean that other royal families also give up.

The most important thing in Europe is the fall of the royal family, and the core members are just fine. A prominent identity can still enter and leave the upper class. With these resources in place, you can also be a rich man.

The sidelines are miserable. The declining royal family has no extra resources to provide them, and they must make their own way.

If you have good luck, you can still stand with an empty knighthood; if you have bad luck, you are directly reduced to civilians.

These people who have nothing will not give up any chance. The successful example of Napoleon III inspired everyone to work harder.

Hot potato?

What is there to be afraid of? When the king is the king, he will be the king. As long as it is recognized by European society, it is a class transition, and it is still a step in the sky.

Since the Habsburg dynasty announced its abandonment, the aftermath of many relatives has been exposed, and the Vienna Palace has become particularly lively, and there are countless people who come to climb the relationship.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Weissenberg: "His Majesty, the Russians want to support Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich as King of Armenia.

The Tsarist government has begun lobbying the top Armenians, and they have imposed conditions that Armenians cannot refuse. As long as we do not object, the results of the subsequent elections are doomed. "

Franz smiled slightly: "Oh, the Russians are willing to give up Batumi?"

(Note: Batumi, now a port city in southern Georgia)

The Kingdom of Armenia exists as a buffer between Russia and Austria, and its territory and original time and space have also changed. The current territory is like a banana.

It borders Persia in the east and the Black Sea in the west. The territory is about 30,000 square kilometers, and the capital is Yerevan.

If this is the case, the Armenians should be regarded as making a lot of money. Unfortunately, the Russians dragged the estuary and let go. The newly established Kingdom of Armenia is still a landlocked country.

The small city of Batumi in the Caucasus is the nearest estuary to Armenia, and it is also the area that Armenians want most.

Weissenberg shook his head: "No, the Tsarist government was reluctant to give up, but Alexander III turned Batumi into the fiefdom of Archduke Vladimir Alexandrovich.

If the Armenians accept the transformation of the king, their import and export trade will not be restricted, and vice versa ... "

This is normal operation. How can a Russian easily give up such a good chip?

Perhaps Armenians can also excuse themselves from Austria, but unfortunately, even if they go to the nearest port of Hopa, they need to travel hundreds of miles.

From the perspective of future generations, this is a matter of hours away, naturally it is nothing. However, this era means an increase of two days in transit time.

It doesn't matter once or twice, the loss will be too great for more times. From the beginning, the Russians dug the pit.

Having figured out the context, Franz replied indifferently: "Since the Russians are so prepared, they will be fulfilled."

The value of Armenia is not high and it does not deserve much effort from Austria. The special terrain of the Caucasus has been decided in advance-this cannot be the main battlefield of the Russian-Austrian conflict.

It is not impossible to attract Armenians. The main reason is that the pay is not directly proportional to the income. It may as well be given to the Russians to lure the Russians to Persia.

The Prime Minister Felix reminded: "His Majesty, the Russians may not really have control of the Kingdom of Armenia.

Although we have identified the territory of the Kingdom of Armenia, population migration requires not only time, but also a lot of money.

From relocation to subsequent reconstruction, without the Aegis of tens of millions, this Armenian kingdom could not be established at all.

Although the Tsarist government has just reached a deal with us, most of the funds have been offset against debt. The only thing the Tsarist government can get is 20 million Aegis.

For the Kingdom of Armenia, half of the proceeds are lost, I am afraid that the Russians are not so generous. "

There is no problem. The Kingdom of Armenia currently exists in theory. The interim government is still on its way to the capital. In fact, the country has nothing.

Relocation is easy and resettlement is difficult. Even if all of them are going to farm, the first year of rations, seeds, basic tools, and daily living houses, these must always be there?

The war lasted for more than a year. Without such income for such a long time, the Armenian family's family had already been used up in the war.

The Armenian insurgents were able to support them in the middle and late stages, relying on Austria to drop them supplies, otherwise they would have been cold.

If the Russians wanted to accept this younger brother, they had to pay for help to establish the Kingdom of Armenia.

Unfortunately, not only the Tsarist government has no money, Russia's financial institutions are also without money.

This involved the Pu-Russian war and the reform of Alexander II. The old financial institutions stood in the wrong place and were wiped out. The new financial institutions are still in the original capital accumulation stage and there is no extra funds for international loans.

The so-called "soft manpower". The Tsarist government that relied on Austrian loans would be affected by the Vienna government itself, let alone Armenia.

Once the Austrian loan is accepted, the Kingdom of Armenia can only mingle with the Vienna government, or else the financial collapse in minutes.

Franz shook his head: "It's impossible to say. The capital that the Kingdom of Armenia needs is not going to be spent right away.

The Russians can fully invest in batches, first responding to one hundred and eighty thousand Aegis first, and the rest will spend three or four hundred thousand Aegis each month.

After this debt reduction, the Tsarist government can reduce the debt expenditure of 950,000 Aegis monthly, and the crowded out of 300,000 to 400,000 Aegis every month.

We had better encourage the Russians to do it. It is really impossible to introduce British and French capital. We must not invest unless we have to. "

Not only is the money bag of the Tsarist government dried up, but even the money bag of the Vienna government is not rich now, Franz really does not want to accept such loans with uncertain returns.

The war was a beast of gold. For this war, the Austrian government successively spent nearly 260 million Aegis military expenditures. This was still based on the joint troop dispatch.

Otherwise, it will cost hundreds of thousands of troops and tens of thousands of casualties. The 400 million Aegis is absolutely not enough.

In order to fully comply with the Ottoman Empire, the Vienna government also paid a price. If the resettlement costs and the compensation to the allies were converted into cash, it would be almost 300 million Aegis.

This is not the end, what really cost money was post-war reconstruction.

Because of population migration, the Asia Minor Peninsula will be uninhabited for a long time to come.

When the immigrants from Austria were in place, grassy warbler flew long ago, cities became ruins, roads became jungles, farmland changed ...

According to the plan of the Vienna government, within the next ten years, the government will invest 1.2 billion Aegis to rebuild the Asia Minor Peninsula.

Even on average, that's 120 million Aegis each year.

After spending so much money in the short term, the money bag of the Vienna government dried up naturally.

Had it not been for Austria's domestic financial markets to have grown up and had sufficient financing capacity, Franz could not have laughed now.

Of course, compared to other countries, the Vienna government's finances are still loose.

Austria has enough gold production to print money as long as the domestic economy continues to grow.

Sufficient gold reserves + huge economic volume, Aegis is already the world currency, and the revenue from the minting tax of the Vienna government every year is an astronomical figure.

Let's put it this way, Austria's annual minting tax revenue is already approaching the Russian fiscal revenue.

Calculating the economic volume alone, the Russian Empire is one-third of Austria's mainland, but the funding gap between the two governments can already be several times greater.

The advantages of the industrial country over the agricultural country are fully reflected here. It is only Britain that the world can fight with Austria for financial resources.

The amount of money that can be mobilized does not mean that you can squander at will. A small native British may be possible, but Austria is not.

To develop newly acquired territories, it is necessary to squeeze a large amount of funds. Just one billion Aegis invested by the government, wanting to develop millions of square kilometers of land, is completely dreaming.

Government investment is only an introduction. Developing the Near East requires more private capital.

Of course, the first step is to migrate. Otherwise, it will be awkward if the railway is completed and there are no people along the way.

There are places for domestic capital. A chicken rib like Armenia will naturally be thrown out.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Foreign Minister Weissenberg replied.

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