This is not an exaggeration. In 1917, the French army mobilized 4 million people, of which 2.8 million were in the front-line army. They were considered soldiers. The number of people engaged in industrial production was as high as 4.3 million, of which 57% of the industry served the army! If the total number of conscription was counted, then the French recruited 7.9 million in one battle! The proportion was as high as 19.9%.

"And your country has produced artillery, tanks, and machine guns that are not much stronger than Austro-Hungary, which are not much less than the German army on the Western Front. With your country's industrial level, your country's performance in military production is a miracle. On the battlefield, your country has caused at least millions of casualties to us. If we follow the average exchange ratio, your country will have at least more than 3 million casualties, right? This war is so fierce, it is not an exaggeration to say that it has destroyed a generation of people, right?" the prince said with a turn.

"It's so cruel!" Hearing this, General Xiafei, who originally thought he was dealing well, felt a little shocked in his heart. This seemed to be praising the French army's strong combat power, but in fact it was a reminder of the French that your national strength had been squeezed to the limit. You are using the future to continue the current war, especially in the last sentence, this war has wiped out a generation of French people! What an appropriate metaphor!

"By the way, there are people who think they are from the French government. I think you should be very knowledgeable about the economic consumption of this war. Let me first talk about the Germans. Every day the war lasts, the empire consumes 120 million marks! (In history, Germany consumed 75 billion to 80 billion marks in World War I, not including related industrial expansion or other investments.) France's pressure is slightly less than us, but probably there are hundreds of millions of marks, right? Of course, your country is a famous usury country, and you are the world's creditor countries, so the finance department can provide more funds, but our Germany is not bad. Until now, the United States alone has provided us with 5 billion US dollars in funds, goods and loans. (A dollar was about 5 marks at that time)"

"I think, every day now, the French government is considering where to raise more funds to continue this war to destroy France?" Ruprecht said with a smile.

The consumption of war is very amazing! In 1918, Germany needed to consume about 73 million rubles every day. If it was converted into pounds, it would be about 5.4 million pounds, and if it was converted into marks, it would be 108 million! And the French? It is not vague. Nearly 90 million marks a day! As for this plane, because of its better equipment and more intense wars, the consumption of various countries has increased! But it is obvious that Germany is much better now, because of the support of the Americans, 5 billion US dollars is equivalent to nearly 26 billion marks. This fund greatly alleviates the pressure of the Germans! In this plane, the Americans will not lend to the Allies, so the economic situation has directly reversed between the increase and decrease!

"In addition, I had obtained an information about French industry before. Your country's current steel production is probably only about 50% of the previous war, right? (In history, France's steel production in 1918 was only 40.8% of the previous 1913, while the Germans were 84.2%!) And your country's fuel supply also has a huge gap. Before the war, your country's grain production, including lignite, was only 41 million tons, and it was as high as 25 million tons of coal imported every year! Now, your country uses coal and iron resources far lower than the Empire and Britain to support such a cruel war. I personally feel that it is really hard to understand. To a certain extent, such a war is about suicide!"

Later generations Charles de Gaulle once said this: In the First World War, war requires coal, and in the Second World War, oil, France lacked these two crucial things, both in World War I and World War II! Do you really think this sentence is just a joke? You should know that in history, Britain's coal mining volume was as high as 292 million tons, a little higher than the 277 million tons of the Germans, while France only had 41 million tons, including lignite. By the time of war, it would take 50 million tons of coal to ensure consumption every year. I really think that the 50 million tons of coal was given for free?!

So, at this time, when Ruprecht said these things, neither Xiafei nor Climonso could sit still. Climonso is not the prime minister yet, so he is not clear about the losses of the military and the pressure that France has been under. What about Xiafei? He is quite clear about the losses of the military, but it is a slight dilemma on the economy! So, when Ruprecht told them about these situations that were originally kept secret from them, the two were surprised and deeply panicked.

As for what Xia Fei and Climonso believed in what the prince said? At least Xia Fei believed most of the time. After all, as the French commander at the beginning, his combat career almost ran through the entire war, and he knew the army well. The prince's data was relatively close to his estimate. After the prince's military data was recognized by Xia Fei, the economic data was also very close, and even if it was a little bit bad, it didn't matter. Climonso next to him was not unaware of it. If the two compared it, they could come to a conclusion similar to the prince!

This is also a way of putting pressure. If you play war games at the negotiating table, you will not be able to get the other party’s recognition at all. Because it is all estimates. But taking the current data can get the other party’s resonance. The prince means that no matter what the situation in the future battlefield is, now, every moment and every minute, the French government will sacrifice hundreds of statements. Just in less than an hour when everyone was chatting, the French government has paid 400,000 francs for the war! Is it shocked? Is it scary?

During the negotiations, the prince repeatedly emphasized the population gap between the two sides. Germany has more than 74 million, France has only 40 million, and the personnel losses of the French on the battlefield, which are far higher than Germany, as well as the pressure on steel production, coal, and economics. This is equivalent to showing from another aspect that Germany can afford it, and the British can afford it! But the French can definitely not afford it!

The prince does not need the Frenchman opposite to admit this in person, and in fact, the other party cannot afford to say that they cannot afford it. However, as long as they agree with the prince's point of view in their hearts, it is enough. In this way, Ruprecht established a huge psychological advantage in the early stages of contact.

"Everyone is willing to contact the two countries peacefully, and I am willing to accept it. Do you know what this means?" Ruprecht leaned forward slightly, forming a sense of oppression.

"Is it because your country can't afford to consume it? Want to end this war that has left the two countries in a quagmire?" Crimonsoe paid great attention to his words. Appropriate toughness should not make the other party disgusted too much.
Chapter completed!