LA BELLE EPOQUE (a sequel to the CONCERT OF EUROPE)

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Egypt has no right to sell imperial land!

Indeed? Well we were in the impression that Egypt and the ottomans were separate entities until about a week ago, an impression your predecessor gave.

Well, if you want to come to an agreement for the true ownership of disputed resources it seems to be a good time to take into account the assets you owe us.
Britain is going to want those ships, rifles and Cannons back, with this new peace treaty the terms of their lend lease have expired, also there's the costs of all the gunpowder and shot that we've given you that cant be recovered for obvious reasons, and the expenses for all the ships we deployed to defend the shipping in the east med, mostly your shipping if I'm not mistaken. The amount of fortification and development that has been applied already to the Suez we obviously want paying for, there not being any real way to repossess effort or architecture, plus the expenses the Suez garrison accumulated maintaining order to the Suez and Damietta.

The cost upon final count amount to about 50 million pounds, to be paid upfront, no credit.

Oh, and the amount paid for the use of the Suez we will want repaid, seeing as the people who received the funds were apparently under your jurisdiction it is up to you to refund us the 45 million. You could try to take it back from the Egyptians, though after two wars the amount that is likely to have been spent by the time you regain control of their coffers.

We expect the 50 million at the end of the year (in game) and 45 if/when you win your war.

Or you could allow our possession of the Suez to continue, you keep our lent weaponry+ ships, we can allow your debts be forgotten and we will allow you to take in credit the parts of the 45 million you do not reclaim from the Egyptians, plus the 25% of the travel fees to be collected from the upcoming Suez canal. assuming you do win.