"Your Majesty, the Russians are more urgent than we thought, it seems that Nicholas II wants to end the civil war as soon as possible!" Mejev said

"Well, it seems that we also want to give them a help, and the plan for the Persian region of the staff can begin, order the garrison to create a conflict, and make the illusion that we are going to attack Persia!" Ferdinand said in no doubt

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Chief of Staff, Admiral Crossev, replied

Once Bulgaria makes a move in the Persian region, the British will certainly not give up, and the contradictions between the two countries will intensify, and the British will have no energy to intervene in the Russian civil war.

How could Nicholas II give up such an opportunity?

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saint petersburg

Nicholas II was still worried about the price of the land transaction, and it was funny to say that as the emperor who ruled the Russian Empire for thirty years, he did not know much about the situation at home than the Bulgarians.

Even if he doesn't understand it, he knows that there is no so-called desert and wasteland in the land at the junction of Bulgaria and Russia, otherwise he doesn't have to worry about the price of land.

If it is permafrost in the north or east, then the price of 10,000 leva per square kilometer is really conscientious, and until the 21st century, those lands cannot be developed, so you know how bad the conditions are.

"Prime Minister, look at where we are selling to Bulgaria and mark the worst on the map!" Nicholas II said depressedly

If you want to negotiate the price, of course, you have to look at the place first, different land prices are also very different, the most important thing is the strategic value, but also to take into account.

"Your Majesty, how about introducing the Bulgarians into Central Asia?" The Prime Minister apprehensively proposed

"You mean to let the Bulgarians fight the British?" Nicholas II asked

"That's right, after unifying the whole country, we must recuperate and let the Bulgarians and the British contain each other, just to buy us time!" The Prime Minister explained

"Okay, send a telegram to Sasonov, and you will lead the Bulgarians to Central Asia!" Nicholas II clapped

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Ferdinand did not know the plans of the Russians, and if he knew, he would have laughed, even if Bulgaria entered the Central Asian region, it would definitely fight to the death with the British?

Aren't the Russians worried that he will sell the lands of Central Asia to the British?

It seems that it can't be done, the British are not interested in the grasslands, there is no danger to defend and it borders on woolly bears, and it is estimated that few people can sleep peacefully.

However, it is still very simple for the two countries to compromise, such as signing a treaty on the division of spheres of influence, and it is impossible for the British to PK with Bulgaria on land anyway.

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"Mr. Sasonov, you don't paint this pie well, the Transcaucasia is just that, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are in the hands of the rebels, do you want us to take it ourselves?

You know that it is impossible, in this civil war in the Russian Empire, Bulgaria will not send troops directly!

And your asking price is too high, don't you know how these places are?

For example: What is in the Georgian region? Poor in natural resources, mostly mountainous and hilly?

Another example: Azerbaijan, which is poor in mineral resources and drought and rainfall in most areas, what is the value at all?

These broken places are also worth 80,000 leva per square kilometer? Metyev asked rhetorically

"Mr. Metyev, do not forget that the Baku oil field, the largest oil field in Europe, is also in Azerbaijan, how can it be said that it is poor in resources?" Sasonov retorted

"Even the largest oil fields in the world are useless, oil is everywhere, it is not worth anything at all, and even the Far East has found oil?

If you want to find oil, just explore on our territory, the Baku oil field has no exploitation value at all, don't you also reduce production? Metyev asked rhetorically

Are petroleum resources valuable? There must be, as a new energy source for future industrial development, how can it be worthless?

But this is the concept of everyone before, but now it is not, oil fields have been discovered one after another, international oil prices have plummeted all the way, and now the price is less than one-third of what it was before the world war, and oil companies all over the world are operating dismally.

In this case, is the Baku oil field still so valuable?

"Well, Mr. Metev, what do you think are the right places?" Sasonov asked

"The Ukrainian regions plus the Caucasus, how about I propose a new one with the Volga as a boundary?

Combined, these areas are only more than a million square kilometers, which is almost worth 20 billion leva! Metev said without changing his face

"No way, this is simply robbery, you are turning the Russian Empire into a landlocked country, you will not succeed!" Sasonov said angrily

"Don't be angry, Mr. Sasonov, you have something to say, aren't we going to discuss it again? You know, you asked yourself, and I gave you a suggestion.

To be honest, I really don't think about you, war is a gold-swallowing beast, and 20 billion leva will support you to fight a full-scale war for a year at most.

And after the war? Whether you want to rebuild or not, all the losses in the war will have to be paid by you in the end, so it is better to sit down and talk to the rebels, and it is better to settle it peacefully.

Don't say that we are robbing while the fire is burning, you can go through the transaction price of land in the international market, do we have a random quotation? Metev persuaded earnestly

It's just that to Sasonov's ears, this is even more disgusting than eating flies, and he is obviously taking advantage of the fire to rob, and he is still saying it so uprightly.

"Mr. Metyev, how about we take half of Ukraine, plus Azerbaijan and Georgia, which add up to more than 400,000 square kilometers, and make it 50,000 leva per square kilometer?" Sasonov asked

This is almost the bottom line that he can call the shots, as for leading the Bulgarians to Central Asia, it is obviously impossible, the land is still in the hands of the rebels, how to trade?

"Mr. Sasonov, if the Ukrainian regions had not been mortgaged to the banks, I think this business could indeed be talked about again.

But now that we've made the recommendations, are you sure you want to repay the loan first?

You must know that when the contract was signed, I happened to be present, and there was a clause on it that once your country sells or makes the Ukrainian region independent, you must first repay the entire loan! Mejev reminded

Trapped!

Sasonov suddenly understood, I am afraid that at the time of the last negotiations, the Bulgarians had already dug a pit and waited for them to jump into it.

"Well, how about replacing Ukraine with the Caucasus, and we will take the Volga, the area south of the Tsimryansk reservoir, and the West Kazakhstan Oblast east of the Ural River for about 680,000 square kilometers, and the price of 34 billion leva?" Sasonov said with a gloomy face

"West Kazakhstan, east of the Ura River, is basically a desert, and Mr. Sasonov's 200,000 or 300,000 square kilometers of land are simply worthless!

It's better to kick these places out, we only need the Caucasus for 15 billion leva, which is already sky-high! Metev said

That's right, in terms of economic value alone, this is indeed a sky-high price, affected by the civil war, these areas are people's livelihood withered, cities have become ruins, and local finances have long been unable to make ends meet.

However, in this way, the border with Russia reached Volgograd (Stalingrad), the southern granary of the Russian Empire.

Of course, the current Russian Empire does not care about this granary, there are still a lot of granaries, the Eastern European Plain (4 million square kilometers), the Ukrainian Plain (1.9 million square kilometers), and the Siberian Plain (2.6 million square kilometers) are all grain producing areas.

Of course, not all of these areas are suitable for agricultural production, including the steppes, some areas have a harsh climate, only one season can be planted a year, and most of them have been abandoned by the Russians.

However, the area of arable land suitable for grain production will not be less than 2.6 million square kilometers, and it can be said that the geographical conditions of the Russian Empire at this time are really unique, second only to the country of God.

"No, didn't Mr. Metev say that you don't pick and choose, why are you picking fat and thin again?" Sasonov said dissatisfied

"If the unit price is 10,000 leva per square kilometer, I won't be picky, even if you pack the entire Central Asian region together, we don't mind taking it all!" Metev said calmly

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After bargaining, in the end Sasonov gave Bulgaria 38,000 leva per square kilometer, along with the desert.

If this part of the desert is kicked out, the average price of land per square kilometer will exceed 65,000 leva, which is completely sky-high at that time.

The total price is as high as 26 billion leva, which is the highest transaction price in the world's history, and the world is in an uproar.

Of course, it can't be so simple, and Ferdinand is not a fool, how can he give this price?

If it is the Ukrainian region, it is about the same, and the Caucasus is not worth so much money at all unless the essence of the Volgograd region is put on board!

The proviso is that the Grand Duchess of Xenia, who became the Grand Duke of the Caucasus and the Grand Duke of Ukraine, transferred the Ukrainian regions to the Bulgarian crown at the price of 20 billion leva plus bank debts in the future, if the Russian Empire could not afford to repay the bank loan in the future!

Do not underestimate these names, at least in the eyes of the Russians, it was Nicholas II who transferred the land to his sister, and not to Bulgaria, which is equivalent to rotting meat in a pot.

Ferdinand naturally knew all about these operations, not only for the sake of face, but also to mitigate the adverse political impact.

It is also a hidden mystery, if the Russian Empire becomes strong again in the future, they will still have the opportunity to repay their debts, such as taking back these titles and sovereignty.

Unfortunately, they no longer have this opportunity, and once the deal is made, the Grand Duchy will only exist in name, and then it will soon merge with the Kingdom of Bulgaria to form a unified Great Empire.

Even if the Russians wanted to do anything in the future, there was no chance, and Ferdinand did not think that the millions of old and sick people in the local area were capable of resisting the general trend of national integration!

Unlike the previous deal, this land transaction caused panic among the Bu**** government and the government of Nicholas Jr., Nicholas II had money in his hands, so their lives would not be easy!

Ferdinand never took their protests seriously, and told them directly to talk about them after they became the legitimate government of the Russian Empire!

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