Now that the war has begun, it is not something that can be stopped if you want to. In particular, the precarious island of Cuba will change hands if reinforcements are not sent quickly.

The Spanish government's family base was almost depleted in the previous war. The funds raised from the country are very limited, and they will not last long.

Without time to wait for the results of the investigation, Júnior approached the Viennese government first. Obviously, Júnior is still very jealous of the bankers who wander on the fringes.

There is no other reason than the lessons learned. Signing a loan contract does not guarantee that you will be able to get a loan.

70 million Aegis is not a small number, there are only three countries in the world with an annual financial income of more than 70 million Aegis, and it can also be counted as four.

It's just that the fourth one is too corrupt, and it is clear that the actual income has exceeded 70 million Aegis, but in the end, it is far from falling into the hands of the central government.

With such a huge amount of loan, there will definitely be no more than ten banks in the world that have the strength to undertake this loan, and there may even be less than five.

Generally speaking, this kind of high-risk, large-scale international loans are jointly lent by a group of banks in a group.

Mainstream commercial banks are still struggling to come up with so much money from a few loan sharks who have been excluded to the periphery?

In case you sign a contract, waste time, and find out that you have been cheated when you finally release the loan, it will be a big trouble.

This kind of trick has been played out more than once on the European continent, and Spain has experienced it in history.

Of course, being pitted and being pitted are always mutual. The Spanish government has certainly been cheated by financiers, and they have not been pitted back.

Bankruptcy, debt default, anti-Semitism, a series of supporting operations, that is too ripe to be cooked. It is precisely because everyone is familiar with the routine that Júnior is even more suspicious.

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"We are very sorry, but we have no interest in the Moroccan region. The empire has enough colonies, and we have no plans to continue expanding. ”

As he spoke, Wessenberg picked up his coffee, blew lightly, and savored it slowly.

The trading of the pole is not a good business. Morocco has always been watched by European powers due to its unique geographical location and fertile land.

Although Spain was the first to colonize Morocco, before they could swallow Morocco, the European powers came together.

Twenty years ago, there was also a battle for Morocco in the four countries of Britain, Austria, France and Spain.

After a series of struggles, Austria was the first to choose to abandon and expand into East Africa; Then the British were squeezed out again, and in the end, the two countries of France and Spain were left with geographical advantages.

Under normal circumstances, Spain would certainly not be able to compete with France. However, at that time, Napoleon III focused his expansion strategy on the Italian region, and finally the pattern of Franco-Spanish partition of Morocco was formed.

Although the Kingdom of Morocco has declined, it still has a certain strength, and with the mutual containment of France and Spain, this small African country has been miraculously preserved.

It was only after the end of the European War that Morocco was divided into the Kingdom of Spain. It's just that the Spaniards are too busy to have time to swallow the piece of meat in their mouths.

This delay went wrong. The expansion of France and Spain in Morocco was not only an economic market, but also accompanied by an influx of immigrants.

By the time the war broke out, French and Spanish colonists had seized millions of hectares of land and opened thousands of farms and plantations in Morocco.

Originally, the Moroccan government could not provoke France and Spain, so it could only swallow its anger. But with the defeat of France, the situation changed.

Unwilling to fall into the colony, Moroccan people of insight began to try to expel the French colonists. The French colonizers, who had no state backing, were soon subjected to the most brutal social beatings.

The victory of the anti-French movement directly contributed to the awakening of nationalism in Morocco. Although it was only a germ and the Sultan government remained weak, the Spaniards were in trouble.

From 1860, when Spain invaded Morocco, the two countries had a blood feud. In 1884~1885, after the Spanish occupation of Puerto de Rio de Oro, it provoked the revolt of various Moroccan tribes.

As contradictions accumulated, in 1891 and 1893 Spain again went to war with the tribes of northern Morocco.

Victory is not the end of the matter, but rather an accumulation of hatred. As news of the Cuban rebellion spread, Morocco became unstable again.

It only takes a little spark to detonate now. The exhausted Spanish government was no longer capable of opening a third battlefield.

True, the Spaniards now suspect that the Viennese government is behind it, or rather one of them.

An Englishman with an open card is enough for them to stand it, and with another Shinra stabbing in the back, that day will really not be able to live.

Against this background, the Spanish government, which was in a hurry to seek medical treatment, directly used the Moroccan region as a bargaining chip and was ready to make a deal with the Vienna government.

Such an obvious operation naturally can't be concealed from Wesenberg. It's depressing enough to carry the black pot for others, and if you become a pick-up man again, it will be invincible.

The Holy Roman Empire has long passed the age of hunger. Now Morocco, which has accepted the Spaniards, is it really a robbery to spread out?

If it was Spain-occupied Morocco, it would have been fine, but the problem was that the Spanish government had a name. Even if a deal is reached, in the end, it is up to HRE to do it himself.

Rather than spending money to pay for the guilt, it would be better not to take the mess from the beginning and wait for Spain to lose Morocco before taking action.

Having received this answer, Júnior was not surprised, only if he agreed to it, there would be a problem. The negotiations have just begun, and they have revealed the intention of being inevitable, so how can they lower the price?

As for the fact that the Vienna government has no interest in Morocco, no one will believe it when they catch a random question on the street.

"HRE's Africa" is not groundless. Regarding the plan of the HRE to monopolize the African continent, there are N versions that are widely circulated.

Even if the Vienna government is not interested, the African noble lords will find a way to promote the implementation.

No action has been taken now, it is nothing more than that everyone is busy building their own territory, and they can't care about expanding their territory for a while.

After ten or eight years, when the construction of everyone's territory is initially completed, someone will take action.

Whether the colonies of other countries can hold on or not, Júnior does not know, anyway, Spain will definitely not be able to hold Morocco.

There was no need for the Vienna government to send troops, and the surrounding nobles and lords gathered together to pull out tens of thousands of people.

Something like this has happened not too much. After all, the territory of the Holy Roman Empire in Africa was fought out little by little in this way.

Except for the beginning of the colonization, the Vienna government sent troops to fight, and the subsequent battles were basically organized by the people below.

"Fighting" is easy to say, but if you really do it, it will cost your life. The war against France, the war in the Philippines, and now the war against Cuba, which war did not make Spain vomit blood?

Since the future is destined to be unpreservable, it is better to take the opportunity to sell it for a good price and keep the richest colony first.

At least the Spanish government can be sure that the Holy Roman Empire will not spy on the island of Cuba, let alone the idea of the Philippine Islands.

Based on past experience, as long as it does not involve core interests, the Vienna government has always been embarrassed and will not stretch out its hand to the younger brother's sphere of influence.

"Your Excellency, there is no shortage of colonies in your country, and we naturally know it. To tell you the truth, we were also forced to helpless this sale of Morocco.

After successive wars, the Kingdom of Spain has run out of energy. Now it has to reluctantly cut the meat and sell Morocco to raise funds to make up for the financial difficulties.

Considering the traditional friendship between us and your country, I immediately thought of your country. If this deal can be reached, I believe it will be a win-win for both of us. ”

Wessenberg nodded, but remained unmoved. He understood the meaning.

It's nothing more than that the Holy Roman Empire doesn't want it, Morocco is going to be sold to the British, anyway, Spain can't afford to participate in African disputes now, and it doesn't plan to join in the fun.

Between countries, interests have always taken precedence. Regardless of the fact that Britain and Spain are now at a standoff over the Cuban issue, as long as Spain makes a compromise, it can immediately become good-neighborly and friendly again.

"Your Excellency, I see. The main purpose of selling the Moroccan region in your country is to raise funds.

If sufficient funds could be raised by other means, it did not matter whether or not the Moroccan region was to be sold.

In fact, if your country lacks funds, we can still help. The Holy Roman Empire has a state-of-the-art financial system, and as long as your country's funding gap is not too large, we can help solve it. ”

Although he did not support a strategy of dominating Africa, Weysenberg was not opposed to expanding the empire's territory. If Morocco is calm, he is naturally willing to pay a sum of money to buy it.

Anyway, they are all colonies, and as long as the bid is high enough, it can't be considered a robbery. After all, territorial transactions are nothing new in the European world.

Unfortunately, the situation in Morocco is already very tense, and there is no telling when war will break out again. Spending this money again would be unjust.

As for whether the Spanish government will sell Morocco to someone else, Wesenberg has never been a matter of fact.

The British are not fools who spend huge sums of money to buy nominal sovereignty in order to increase the border line with the Holy Roman Empire?

Just think about it and know it's impossible. Now taking the Moroccan region is not only a wealth for the British government, but also a heavy burden.

The Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, British Ethiopia in East Africa, are ready-made examples. In order to maintain local stability, the British government had to station heavy troops.

Although the two governments are exercising restraint and suppressing the conflict as much as possible, there are inevitably people below who are hot-headed.

Especially after the Holy Roman Empire became the new overlord, the surrounding noble lords were restless. Although real swords and guns did not happen, the planning of indigenous rebellions did occur from time to time.

You must know that during the Austrian period, there was a local indigenous colonial army, and now there is not even a shadow to be seen.

It is said that because the colonial government paid too little for the military, these people became deserters and fled to Ethiopia.

What exactly happened, because a fire destroyed the archives. Anyway, the end result was that more than 100,000 colonial troops dragged their families and occupied the territory of British Ethiopia.

There was no way, the British ruled Ethiopia only in name at that time. With only a few thousand lobster soldiers, they have to manage millions of square kilometers of land, and no matter how hard they try, they can't take care of it.

What's more, it is understandable that the migrating is indigenous, which did not attract attention at first, and was a little sluggish when it reacted later.

I don't have to say, if you react, then let's fight! The great powers always like to reason with their fists.

Unfortunately, the Lobster Soldiers were able to defeat these uninvited guests, but there was no way to eliminate them.

In order to solve these troubles, the British government has increased its troops many times, but the enemy is fighting more and more. The indigenous people of Africa look about the same, and they are enlarged by carelessness.

After weighing the pros and cons, the British found that it was useless to take down the jungle on its own, and there were too few people and too much land to manage.

What worries the British even more is that in a series of peaceful wars, their own territory has actually shrunk. Before I knew it, the location of the boundary pillar had been moved.

In the end, it was the London government that intervened and communicated with the Vienna government to solve the problem. Although the Vienna government promised not to expand into the territory of the British, there was no way to return the land that had been occupied.

After suffering a loss, the British government had no choice but to increase its troops. In order to prevent the boundary monument from running away on its own again, the border can only be guarded by garrisons.

As a result of this increase, the colonies' military spending increased so much that British Africa is now losing money.

For the sake of strategic needs, the British government gritted its teeth and endured. If you spend a lot of money to buy the Moroccan region, you will really have a hole in your head.

There are no competitors, and the Moroccan region can't run away, so Wessenberg is naturally not in a hurry. At the moment, the Vienna government is still busy, and it is not too late to start when it is free.

Anyway, the Spanish government is poor enough to pay off its debts, and it is only a matter of time before it can afford to pay its debts, and it is always necessary to come up with something to pay off its debts.

Compared to Cuba and the Philippines, which have generated vast amounts of wealth, Morocco, which are only nominally all, are obviously more easily discarded.

"Your Excellency, thank you so much. To tell you the truth, we really tried our best to raise money.

The Japanese were not willing to accept defeat and supported the rebels on the Philippine Islands, and the Philippine campaign continued; The British, in turn, orchestrated the Cuban independence movement, and needed money everywhere.

Spain has limited funds and can only solve part of these funds, and we still have a funding gap of 70 million Aegis.

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Although he didn't know what Wesenberg was calculating, he was able to get the loan, and Júnior's goal was achieved.

The most important thing now is to cry out for the poor and sell miserably in order to win sympathy. Anyway, apart from the colonies, Spain has nothing to look up to.

On the basis of past experience, the Government of Vienna has been quite disciplined in this regard. Although there are political strings attached, they do not lend usury.

"Seventy million Aegis", after hearing this number, Wesenberg frowned slightly.

Don't look at the loans issued by the Vienna government as high as more than a billion Aegis, but they are all carried out in batches. No one, except for the Russians, has borrowed so much money from here at once.

Especially in Spain, where the ability to repay is obviously problematic, it is even more necessary to weigh the pros and cons.