Colony Negotiation
OOC: All preapproved.
Kaiserhof
"So you knew my father well?"
"Yes, although I knew your grandfather much better, even with the...somewhat turbulent times we were going through. It was your grandfather, after all, that organized my rescue." President Alexei Andropov of Hattia (no relation, as far as anyone knew, to the Andropov family of Derscon) sat on the soft chair in the small lounge with Kynaz Sanin Andropov, sharing drinks and playing War.
President Andropov played a ten and took Sanin's six, readying his next card. "Yes, your grandfather truly was a remarkable man. A bit of a temper, not much of a diplomat, but a good man. For a capitalist." He downed a bit of vodka before taking the nine with his Jack.
"But shall we go to business? I am an old man, and unfortunately must prioritise my time now." Sanin nodded, pulling out two maps of Haven. One was the current one, with Hattia, Nates World, and the Prussian Isles as they stand currently*. He scanned over the map and sighed.
"Yes. Hattia is suffering major overcrowding problems, as you're aware. This is good news that Xavier is willing to be so generous."
Sanin smiled. "Quite, yes. Well, we really are cutting back on earth-bound colonies nowadays. They are simply too expensive to maintain. We maintain a colony in Greater Dienstad, in Nova Africa, Athar, and the Underwater Bubble. That's about it, save the Haven colony." He sipped at his drink before pulling out a second map.
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"Here's what we propose, and I think it gets the point across. We really don't want that much land anywhere any more." He pointed to the small tan spot still on the continent.
"We're going to transfer that to the Prussian Crown, and merge it with the administrative district covering the Prussian Isles in the middle of the Haven Strait there." He took a drink before continuing.
"I guess de facto, it doesn't change anything, but it frees the Dersconi treasury up a bit, and grants a bit more leeway for military bases, and what not."
President Andropov was visibly surprised by his counterpart. This much? But the price...
"This is a very generous offer, and will go a long way in helping the Hattian people. But, and this is obviously a factor, what price are we talking about?" He took a quick drink. Dear Lord, this will cost a fortune.
Sanin sighed. Always the most difficult part. "Upfront costs, very little. We're not looking for money, so much. We are, instead, requesting the right to construct military installations on Hattian soil, with Hattian financial support." Sanin placed another map on the table, pinpointing the locations of the installations, and detailing what, exactly, they would be.
"The cost would still be significantly lower than if we asked for money for the land. Of course, Hattian installations would be permitted on Dersconi soil." Sanin smiled. "We're allies, after all, we don't mind sharing." He paused for a moment, then remembered a point he wanted to bring up.
"Oh! I almost forgot. We didn't count currently constructed bases when this map was made, it was just to be assumed they would remain in Dersconi hands. We have a Grand Army plus and two Imperial Fleets, and considering the situation, we don't really want to move them."
Andropov was hesitant at first, but, for an imperial capitalist nation, Derscon has proved a remarkably friendly nation, going out of its way to prevent any sort of offence to Hattia. They can be trusted. I could in the past, it's no different now. He glanced over the map. two naval installations, a few army bases, a few air fields, and...what's this? "Strategic Asset Installation?" Nuclear weapons. Well...eh, whatever, we have them too. And...ah, okay. That too. Alexei smiled, and shook hands with Sanin.
"Yes, I think that would be an acceptable offer. Thank you again for your generosity."
Sanin stood up smiling. "We are always willing to aid an ally. Oh, one more thing, all of the border defences will still be active, so you may incorporate them into yours. They're modelled after Allanea's. In fact, they're an exact copy of Allanea's. So don't worry. Xavier is in the Star Office, he'd like to see you."