Minister Amelio left the embassy in despair. The conditions offered by the Chinese Empire were too unacceptable to him. ￡∝The huge war reparations and large territorial cedes were simply forcing the Kingdom of Italy to the dead! The restrictions on the military power of the Kingdom of Italy directly cut off the Italian Kingdom's future rise.

After returning to the embassy, ​​Minister Amelio contacted the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as soon as possible and contacted the Foreign Minister Bettino Ricasoli. He sent a long telegram to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the telegram, he claimed that the Chinese Empire had no sincerity at all, and the conditions they put forward were so harsh that the Italian Kingdom could not accept at all. He even asked the country to stop negotiating with the Chinese and prepare for war directly. Even if he died in a glorious battle, it was much better than promised these humiliating conditions of the Chinese Empire.

Italian Foreign Minister Bettino Ricasoli was stunned after receiving a telegram from Minister Amelio and seeing the conditions proposed by the Chinese Empire.

"God! Are those Chinese crazy? They actually put forward such conditions. Could it be that they think the kingdom will agree with these harsh conditions?" Bettino Ricasoli was very angry.

However, after venting his anger, he immediately went to Earl Cafur to ask him to make an idea.

"Earl, this is the condition proposed by the Chinese. The war reparations of 2 billion Chinese yuan are simply robbery. The fiscal revenue of the entire Italian Kingdom is only tens of millions of Chinese yuan per year. We will have to pay for these 2 billion Chinese yuan in compensation for decades, and we have to not eat or drink. In addition, they are trying to cede so much Italian territory, and we will never agree. The Italian Kingdom finally completed the unification. We will never let the Chinese occupy these territories. In the end, they have to limit the arms of the Italian Kingdom. As a sovereign state, developing their own arms is the freedom and power of the Italian Kingdom, and the Chinese have no right to interfere with us!" Bettino Ricasoli said angrily. I don't know if he is really angry with the Chinese people or just pretending to be the same.

Earl Caful's face was also as gloomy as water. The conditions proposed by the Chinese Empire were too harsh. He could not have imagined it to be so harsh. However, since the Chinese Empire proposed these conditions, it means that the Chinese Empire did not completely lock the door of negotiations, which gave the Italian Kingdom a chance. If it is grasped well, it might save the Italian Kingdom from being destroyed.

"His Excellency Foreign Minister, although the conditions proposed by the Chinese are very harsh, we must never give up because of this. We still need to further negotiate with the Chinese to suppress the Chinese conditions. There is an old saying in the Chinese that if you ask for money, the Chinese are asking for money in a sky-high price. We can completely suppress these conditions step by step according to our own abilities!" Earl Cafur said.

"But, the conditions proposed by the Chinese are really scary. Even if we lower these conditions, how much can we really suppress? In the end, it is still a condition that we cannot accept!" Bettino Ricasoli was a little depressed and desperate.

"His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs. As the Chinese said, we have no choice now. If we do not accept the Chinese conditions, then they will definitely go to war. In the end, the Kingdom of Italy will only be destroyed." Earl Cafur's eyes flashed with a hint of loss. Although he knew that this was the Chinese extortion and suppression of the Kingdom of Italy. But who told the Kingdom of Italy to take the wrong team? If it weren't for this, how could the Kingdom of Italy fall to this point? If the Kingdom of Italy did not betray the Asian-European military alliance, then they are now victors and should start to share the fruits of victory.

"Okay, Lord Earl, let's work harder!" Bettino Ricasoli nodded.

"The Foreign Minister, the more we get, the less we can be discouraged. If we cannot reach an agreement with the Chinese, our country will be destroyed, and then everything will be done. We still need to fight for the future of the Italian Kingdom. Only in this way can we have the opportunity to rise again. Even if this opportunity is very slim, we will not give up because of this!" said Earl of Cafur.

"Yes, Lord Earl!" Bettino Ricasoli seemed to be reinvigorated by Earl Cafre's words.

After the Italian Foreign Minister Bettino Ricasoli left, Count Cafur immediately went to the palace and reported the situation to King Vittorio Emanuele II. After all, it would be impossible without His Majesty's approval.

King Vittorio Emanuele II was silent after learning about the conditions proposed by China. However, from his expression, he could see how angry he was in his heart. Earl Cafur also knew how difficult it was to let His Majesty the King accept this condition of China. However, this was already the last chance of the Kingdom of Italy.

"Your Excellency the Earl, are we no longer able to do anything except to agree to the Chinese conditions?" said King Vittorio Emanuele II. It could be heard from his voice that he was suppressing the anger in his heart.

"Your Majesty, this is just a condition proposed by the Chinese. We can continue to negotiate with China and strive to suppress some of the conditions!" said Earl Cafur.

Vittorio Emmanuele II nodded: "But if we agree to the Chinese, will the Kingdom of Italy still have a future?"

Earl Cafur was silent for a few seconds, and then said, "Your Majesty, although the Chinese are very harsh, it is always better than the destruction of the Italian Kingdom by the Chinese. As long as the Italian Kingdom exists, we will always have a chance. The insults of the Chinese to us now can make us work harder. In the future, the Chinese will regret what they did today!"

"Well, Lord Earl. I agree to negotiate with the Chinese. If their conditions are not too harsh, I can accept it. However, I hope Lord Earl will not forget what he said today!" said Vittorio Emmanuele II.

"Yes, your majesty! I will remember." Earl Cafur nodded.

He was an Italian, the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Italy, the head of the Italian government, and struggled for Italy's prosperity and strength. This was his responsibility. Now, the Chinese Empire is constantly suppressing the Kingdom of Italy, which also aroused his anger. However, the current Italian Kingdom is too weak and has no choice but to compromise with the Chinese. One day, if he can fight back against the Empire of China, he will certainly not forget such an opportunity.

Next, the Kingdom of Italy and the Chinese Empire held arduous negotiations. The representatives of the negotiations were Amilio, the Minister of the Kingdom of Italy to Switzerland, and Liang Botao, the Minister of the Empire to Switzerland.

The two sides argued with reason on the conditions proposed by the Chinese Empire. After repeated negotiations, everyone's conditions were gradually lowered and they began to reach an agreement.

When the conditions of the empire finally turned into a war reparation of one billion Chinese yuan, the military power of Sicily and Sardinia, as well as the Kingdom of Italy could only be limited to 50,000 troops and 10,000 navy. Moreover, the navy was not allowed to have warships with displacement of more than 1,500 tons, the empire was no longer willing to give in. This situation made the Kingdom of Italy very frustrated. Although the attitude of the Chinese Empire had softened a lot, there was still a big gap with their expectations.

When Minister Amelio realized that this was the bottom line of the Chinese Empire, he had no choice but to report to Foreign Minister Betino Ricasoli.

After discussing with Earl of Cafur, Bettino Ricasoli believed that although such conditions were harsh, they were not unacceptable. Who said that the Kingdom of Italy is at a disadvantage now? If they were at an advantage, how could this be needed!

Therefore, Earl Cafur had no choice but to take the last conditions of the Chinese Empire to go to the palace to report to Vittorio Emanuele II.

"Compens the Chinese Empire with 1 billion Chinese Yuan, and ceded Sardinia and Sicily to the Chinese Empire. The total army of the Kingdom of Italy cannot exceed 50,000, the total navy cannot exceed 10,000, and there must be warships with a displacement of more than 1,500 tons?" Vittorio Emanuele II's face was a little unfavorable.

"Your Excellency Earl, can't you fight for it again?" asked King Vittorio Emmanuele II.

Earl Cafur shook his head: "Your Majesty, this is probably the last bottom line for the Chinese. If we persist, the negotiations will probably break down!"

Vittorio Emanuele II hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Okay, promise the Chinese people! The royal family will pay the war reparations of one billion Chinese yuan."

After robbing the wealth of the Catholic Church, the Savoy royal family was already very rich, and the billions of Chinese Yuan were not an unprofitable number for them.

"Yes, your majesty!" Earl Cafur nodded.

Subsequently, the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Italy signed a secret agreement in Switzerland, which stipulated that the Chinese Empire would not attack the Kingdom of Italy, and the Kingdom of Italy would have to agree to the conditions proposed by the Empire! (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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