After pitting Britain and France, Ferdinand was refreshed, and then he set his sights on another unlucky bastard - Japan, in this war against the United States, all countries have more or less benefited, except for them.

Hawaii was forced to give up, and now it is going to give up the Philippines again, Britain, France, and Bulgaria have already given them an ultimatum, and this month is the deadline, and if you don't leave, you don't have to go.

The partition of the Philippine archipelago has once again been put on the agenda, not to see its small area, but it is composed of more than 7,000 islands, which are naturally rich in resources, and there are hundreds of millions of people in this small land in later generations.

In addition, there are more than 20 kinds of mineral resources in the Philippines, including copper, gold, silver, iron, chromium and nickel. The reserves are about 4.8 billion tons of copper, 1.09 billion tons of nickel and 136 million tons of gold. Geothermal resources are estimated to have 2.09 billion barrels of crude oil standard energy, and the northwestern waters of Palawan have about 350 million barrels of oil reserves.

But the problem is that this place is not easy to divide, the Philippine archipelago is mainly divided into three parts: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, and there is an attached Mariana Islands.

It shows that one region is very well divided, but in fact, the development of the three regions is very unbalanced, and the other two regions have not developed in this era.

How to divide it is a question, Britain will not fight this time, their main purpose is to pull the two countries to the Pacific region, so as to achieve the goal of containing the Japanese.

If it were possible, Ferdinand would not mind selling the interests of the Philippines, it would be enough for Bulgaria to keep a port, but unfortunately this question can only be thought about at best.

The British are not stupid either, if it were not for the fact that they were pulling Bulgaria into the Pacific in order to establish a regional balance, it is estimated that the Philippine Islands would not have their business at all.

Foreign Minister Metev came up with a bad idea: "Your Majesty, it's better to wait and talk about it, if you can't do it, the three parties will form a coalition government to manage the Philippine Islands!" ”

Well, for Ferdinand, who had no idea, a bad idea was also an idea, wasn't it? As long as it can solve the problem, why do you care so much? The Philippine archipelago can generate millions of pounds a year, which is a rare place in the colonies!

Ferdinand said with a wry smile: "Let's do it first, and then decide after the situation, we can't fight to the death with the French for a Philippine Islands, and it is estimated that the French are the same!"

If it really doesn't work, we can also make concessions and get a certain amount of economic compensation, or we can give them financial compensation, and they make concessions on this issue, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will look at it! ”

In a short period of time, the role of overseas colonies for Bulgaria is not very large, at least ten years later, when Bulgaria has the strength to develop the colonies, it will be able to play a role!

Metyev replied: "Yes! ~ The issue of the loan of His Majesty the Russians, at the moment the negotiations have reached an impasse, their asking price is too high for us to accept, is it necessary to change the plan? ”

Ferdinand asked with concern, "How big is the appetite of the Russians?" ”

Metyev replied: "In the province of Bessarabia plus the Crimean Peninsula, the Russians are asking for three billion leva, which is fifty percent different from the two billion leva we expected!" ”

Ferdinand thought for a while and said: "This price is indeed a bit high, continue to negotiate with Russia, if it really doesn't work, we won't buy it first, they shouldn't last long." ”

Metyev immediately replied: "Yes! ”

Is this price high? If it had been left eight years ago, even if it had doubled, the Bulgarian government would have happily bought these places.

But now, it's really too high! With the fall of the Russian Empire, these strategic locations gradually devalued.

After a moment's hesitation, as if thinking of something again, Ferdinand spoke again: "Wait, maybe we can buy these two places first!"

However, on the issue of loans, it is still necessary for the Russians to come up with collateral, at least half of Ukraine as collateral, and if it is inconvenient for the government to come forward, bank representatives can be allowed to negotiate with the Russians! ”

Ferdinand suddenly thought that maybe he didn't have to worry about the Russians on the issue of price, and he suffered a little loss in the early stage in order to take advantage of it in the later stage.

With the finances of the Russian Empire, their ability to repay the loan was very limited, and if they were unable to pay the loan, then the collateral would go to the Bulgarian bank, and naturally it would become Ferdinand's personal fiefdom!

The most important thing now is to encourage the Russians to take out more loans, anyway, the corrupt nature of the tsarist government cannot be reversed in a while, once there is no crisis, they should still be corrupt, no matter how much money is spent!

If it weren't for Nicholas II's early attack on the bourgeoisie, perhaps there would have been arms resale long ago, instead of the current deduction of a little military salary, but the supply of weapons and ammunition would have been in full supply!

Just look at the world wars, the armies at the front are starving, and there are still capitalists who export grain to Germany, so you can see how serious the corruption of the government is.

The more Ferdinand thought about it, the more wrong he became, he always felt that Nicholas II did not have the strength to dominate the country, but now the situation on the Russian battlefield was that he was able to resist it with one enemy and two enemies, and theoretically as long as he had money, he could win the victory.

Mejev's mind was a little confused, it was the first time he had seen Ferdinand change his mind on the spot, but looking at Ferdinand's expression, he knew that this was the final decision.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Metyev replied

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St. Petersburg, Nicholas II's mood was not so good, the army at the front was again reaching out to him for money and supplies, after the world war, he already understood that these things really cannot be missing, and if they are less, they will lose the battle!

And the loan negotiations did not go well, and the first round was stuck in the transaction price of the land, and the high price he expected, Bulgaria simply refused to pay.

Nicholas II opened his mouth and asked: "Prime Minister, is it possible for us to get a loan somewhere else?" ”

The prime minister shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, a small loan may be okay, but I don't think anyone can provide such a huge loan except Bulgaria!" ”

He did not talk nonsense, now the British are supporting the new tsar, and the French are supporting the Moscow government, and getting loans from these two countries does not need to be considered at all.

In the remaining countries, Germany and Italy are still licking their wounds and paying off their debts, and there is simply no money to lend them. Austria-Hungary was no better, and the country's conglomerates were also greatly damaged by the defeat in the war.

The small countries of Europe may have some money, but they will definitely not dare to take risks with such a huge loan, and once the Russian Empire defaults on its debts, will it not be blind?

Nicholas II said with some hesitation: "Didn't the Japanese plan to buy Manchuria?" Is it possible for them to give us a loan? ”

It has to be said that Nicholas II has turned into a qualified politician who can even throw aside personal hatred for the sake of profit.

The prime minister smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, the Japanese government's finances have not been very good, and it has a lot of debts. Their domestic consortium is only a few third-rate consortiums, and it is impossible to come up with this huge amount of money! ”

Nicholas II didn't say anything more, since there was no money, naturally there was no negotiable. After looking around, he found that it seemed that the Bulgarian government now had money and was willing to lend them money.

The only bad thing is that the appetite of the Bulgarians is growing. If this war is not ended as soon as possible, there will be nothing for them in Europe in the future.

The French had once again become the hegemon of the European continent, Austria-Hungary was recovering, and Bulgaria in the Balkans was growing dramatically.

If this continues, the European continent has already been filled, and where is the future of the Russian Empire?

After much hesitation, Nicholas II reluctantly said: "Let's restart the negotiations to protect Russia!" ”

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The negotiations were much smoother, with both sides willing to make concessions, and after some haggling, Metyev and Sasonov finally settled on the deal price of 2.468 billion leva (about 98.72 million pounds).

After the deal was concluded, Metyev breathed a deep sigh of relief and said: "Congratulations, Mr. Sasonov has made another contribution to the Russian Empire!" ”

Sasonov smiled bitterly and said: "I hope Your Majesty the Tsar will think the same way!" ”

Metyev was surprised and said, "Of course! Isn't it a credit that you have solved your country's financial crisis? ”

Sasonov did not answer directly, but asked: "Mr. Metyev, now that the agreement has been reached, when will we get the money?" ”

Metev was slightly stunned, then wrote a check with the largest face value in the world, handed it to Sasonov, and said: "As long as the tsarist government approves this transaction, your government can cash this check in any bank in Bulgaria!" ”

There was no such thing as a reversal, and once the tsarist government approved the deal, Bulgarian troops were to be stationed in both places, and the tsarist government now had no capital to default.

Sasonov nodded and said, "Okay then! Is it possible for us to continue negotiations on loans? ”

Metyev thought for a while and said: "You have to talk to the bank delegation about this issue, and it is the three major banks in Bulgaria that provide you with loans this time, and you need to communicate directly with you about the specific interest rate and collateral!" ”

Sasonov's face changed, obviously negotiating with the bank, it is better to negotiate with the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at least Metyev will not deal with the small account of 1.8 million, but the bank's negotiators can be accurate to every lev.

It is even more troublesome on the issue of collateral, and the banking syndicate will only recognize economic value, and the so-called strategic value and military value are completely worthless in the eyes of the capitalists.

Sasonov asked unwillingly: "Isn't your country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs able to negotiate on your behalf?" ”

Metyev thought for a while and said: "There is no way, according to the laws of Bulgaria, the government and the enterprise are separated, and the government cannot make any decisions on behalf of the enterprise!" ”

Sasonov said helplessly: "Well, when will the negotiations begin?" ”

Metyev smiled and said: "You can do it at any time, if you don't feel tired, I can call the bank representative now, and in an hour at most, you can negotiate!" ”

Sasonov was overjoyed at first, reacted casually and said: "Don't be in such a hurry, it's better to be in three days!" ”

What are you kidding, or are you in such a hurry to negotiate with the banks, and those greedy capitalists don't talk big?

This was judged by Sasonov from the habits of the Russian bankers, who seemed to him to be the same all over the world, all greedy and unbridled.

There seems to be nothing wrong with this idea, the banks controlled by Ferdinand are no different from the banks in the outside world, at most they have a better business reputation, and generally do not lend usury.

Metev didn't think about it so much, this problem is the Russians' own business, they have just sold two pieces of land and got a huge sum of money, which should allow Russia to support for two months, maybe they are not in a hurry now.

Metyev kindly reminded: "No problem, then in three days!" The location is still in our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the secrecy here is stronger, if you don't want to leak the news, even if you get a loan, no one will know! ”

Sasonov's face was overjoyed, and it was of course a good thing that he was able to keep it completely secret. He thought to himself: If the enemy didn't know that they had received this huge loan, would they be able to catch the opponent by surprise?

Well, this is a complete dream, with the secrecy of the tsarist government, at most in a day or two, the enemy will know, and even they will not know who leaked the news!

"Then trouble Mr. Metelf!" Sasonnov said

Before leaving, he also took a check with a face value of one million leva, which is also a tradition of officials of the Russian Empire, I don't know when they have been accustomed to taking kickbacks.

At the same time, they are still very disciplined in eating kickbacks, for example, now that Sasonov has taken away one million leva, then the final transaction amount can be reduced by two million leva.

In short, he will not let his friends suffer, it can be regarded as a benefit equalization, but it is a pity that Metyev has no such interest, and he is not considered by him as a marquis.

Bulgaria's anti-corruption bureau is very powerful, almost every few years there is a big operation, the highest arrest of cabinet ministers, Ferdinand promoted Wei Zheng Ivanov because of corruption and bribery.

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