"Everything comes at a price! Austria can lose Bohemia and Moravia for the sake of the empire. So can't Hungary give up some interests for its own life and death? Hungary's rights and interests in Romania will still be guaranteed after the war." The Austrian Emperor didn't care how Tisa cursed himself in his heart, anyway, Slovakia must get it!

Why do we need Slovakia? The reason is very simple, because it is "large and sparsely populated" here, and the requirements of the Slovak people are not high, they only require a certain degree of autonomy and do not want independence. A 49,000-area area with an average of only about 2 million people. The population density is even lower than that of Ukraine. Moreover, these 2 million Slovaks can be easily integrated into the Austrian system.

As for why Slovakia is needed instead of other places when it takes action this time? This is also carefully considered. Transylvania, which is dominated by Romanians, cannot intervene. This place is a bit large, with a population of more than 70,000 square kilometers, and the Romanian population is also large, at least 4 million. There is also a strong tendency to national independence. Hungary will definitely not give it to it, and it is also troublesome to come here. When the Bavarian Legion does not directly intervene in the internal affairs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria's troops are not sufficient. Therefore, don't consider it here for the time being.

Then there is the Croatian region. In fact, Hungary's control ability is already very weak. The Croats are out of worries, but they have not directly declared independence. Hungary is not lazy to care for the time being. Vienna is contacting the Croatians. If it delays for a while, Hungary is in a more difficult situation. There is no problem with Croatia's secret autonomy and the central government establishing a connection. So I will not consider it for the time being.

As for other places? Well, I can only say that after removing Croatia, Transylvania and Slovakia, the Hungarian nation is really the main body in other regions. In other words, it is almost impossible to divide the more than 100,000 territories and about 14 million people in the Kingdom of Hungary, and it is almost impossible to rely on ethnic issues to implement differentiation! This requires another means!

"A army of two divisions is just a drop in the bucket, and we lack food and fuel. For the upcoming winter, the Hungarian government cannot support the consumption of tens of millions of people." said Earl Andrach, the Little Earl.

"Haha, I also think that two divisions are not enough. So, I am willing to send two troops to help you solve the Transylvania problem. Do you accept it?" Emperor Ao looked at the count himself with a smile on his lips, and then looked at the Earl Sadi, whose face next to him could be described as wonderful.

In fact, the Austrian Emperor was always considering the acceptance of the Hungarians. Even the military strength in counter-insurgency was the same. As a person who had been in politics for decades, he knew very well that even though the situation in Hungary has deteriorated quite a bit, he still would not accept the existence of two Austrian troops in Transylvania!

On the one hand, there is no need. After all, the Romanian rebels seem to have many people, but they lack heavy weapons and lack experienced officers. It is okay to fight against the Hungarians with low morale and poor equipment, but it is better to fight against the regular Austrian army in this plane. One army has two divisions, but two divisions cannot be equated with one army, because there are too many heavy weapons and direct units at the military level. The supply of Austrian troops to Transylvania must be provided by the Hungarians. There are too many people, and Hungary is trapped by itself, let alone tens of thousands of troops and horses...

Another aspect is that after the precedent of Slovakia, or Hungary has been worried about what to do if the Austrian army does not leave... If the Austrian troops of the two armies stay in Transylvania, Hungary really has no way to do it. Therefore, when the Austrian Emperor proposed reinforcements from two divisions, Prime Minister Tissa agreed in principle. The most important reason why he continued to bargain on this issue was the issue of food and fuel!

During the war, Hungary could not be completely self-sufficient. This not only means that there is not enough industrial products, but also enough food in normal years and fuel needs to be imported. Light industrial products also need to be imported, such as various textiles. However, now, during the war, Hungary could not even guarantee normal food! Or the food of the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire relies on the grain produced by the United States through Germany, which was re-exported by Germany, and on the other hand, it relies on the food transported from Turkey! No matter where the food transported from, the right to distribute is in the hands of the central government of Vienna.

If it is a government, then the food is naturally distributed, but there are two countries in the Austro-Hungarian Empire! The food from outside cannot be given for free, and it must be exchanged for real money. In this state, it is obviously impossible to allow Austria to unconditionally support tens of millions of Hungarians! Those who are given for free are just a gesture, and if you want to truly solve the problem, you still have to pay a price. So what is the price?

"Hungary's finances are very exhausted, and we may not be able to come up with enough hard currency to buy food and fuel. In this regard, I hope the central government can provide some help, such as loans." Prime Minister Tisa felt that he was a little difficult to speak of.

"The total loan amount cannot exceed 30% of the total value of the materials. Hungary has a total population of more than 20 million. We are equivalent to helping you feed 6 million in vain, almost one-third. Hungary's expected output this year is about two-thirds of that of a normal year, which should meet Hungary's needs." Emperor Ao thought for a while and said.

"Your Majesty, this is a war period, and the consumption during the war period is much higher than usual. It cannot be calculated like this. The consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops during the war is very terrifying, and there is too much loss in the war, so the total amount of loan is definitely not enough." After hearing this, Tisa's eyes twitched.

"If, at this time, the Hungarian government can allow domestic monopoly capitalists, landlords and nobles to provide some funds, it will not be difficult for your country to survive this winter, but if you are unwilling to pay for these sacrifices, then why does Austria still need to help you? When will the Hungarians not even save themselves?!" Emperor Austria sneered.

Looking at the so-called Hungarian patriots in front of him, the Ao Emperor was full of contempt. Compared with the interests of the country and the nation, they cared more about their own gains and losses. Yes, these people are all wealthy people, but they don’t want to pay a little price to save their country!
Chapter completed!