Chapter 1252 Prussian ambition
On the morning of November 17, 1855, after a few days of coordination, the meeting began again. ○ Through private coordination, the Ottoman Turkish Empire finally achieved its goal. They will dominate the disposal of Russia. Especially in war reparations, they will get half, which is more than the war reparations received by the Chinese Empire. This made Sultan Abdul Maijid I very excited, and Ali Pasha and Mustafa Rest Pasha were also smiling during the negotiations.
However, the Russian representatives sitting opposite the representative of the victorious country had a gloomy face and almost dripping water. For them, the meeting that participated in this meeting was simply slaughtered by the victorious country, and they were like meat on the chopping board. A large amount of territory was occupied by the victorious country, and the war reparations to be paid were as high as 4 billion Chinese yuan.
"According to the final result of our negotiations between our countries, the distribution of war reparations paid to Russia will be the distribution method of May 41. Then the Ottoman Turkish Empire accounted for 50% of the reparations, the Chinese Empire accounted for 40% of the reparations, and the Prussian Kingdom accounted for 10% of the reparations! If you have no objection, then we can sign the peace agreement!" Ali Pasha said with a smile. reaching an agreement on the Russian peace treaty allowed the Ottoman Turkish Empire to take advantage of it. This is undoubtedly a victory for the Ottoman Turkish Empire!
The Chinese delegation and the Kingdom of Prussia both shook their heads. During the two days of the recess, the people of the Ottoman Turkish Empire had already negotiated with them. They tried their best to win over and threaten them, and finally left neither China nor the Kingdom of Prussia.
Of course, for China, it is actually not a loss. Although the war reparations received were 10% less than those of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which is 400 million Chinese dollars less. However, this is nothing to the Chinese Empire. In the previous disposal of the Kingdom of Italy and France, the Chinese Empire has already gained a lot of benefits. Not to mention that there was the fat British sheep waiting to be slaughtered in the end! In addition, in terms of territory, the territory south of the Volga River and the Kama River were obtained, plus the territory south of the Volga River,
The territory south of the Don River and north of the Caucasus Mountains has already given China a foothold in Eastern Europe. If this fertile land is handed over to the hard-working Chinese to cultivate, it can support at least tens of millions of people. Once the empire immigrated to Eastern Europe, the population of tens of millions, and the subsequent railways, highways and sea routes are smooth, the Russians want to return more of these lands. It is impossible. From now on, the people of the empire will occupy these lands for generations.
Of course, the Prussians were somewhat unhappy about the final agreement. The Prussian Kingdom only received 10% of the war reparations of up to 4 billion Chinese yuan. Although this was 400 million Chinese yuan, it was undoubtedly a bit insignificant compared to the gains of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Chinese Empire. Even according to the secret agreement between the Prussian Kingdom and Russia, Russia would pay an additional 200 million Jinma, which is 400 million Chinese yuan, but together, it was only 800 million Chinese yuan.
However, the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Chinese Empire jointly suppressed the Prussian Kingdom in their disposal against Russia, and they had no way to resist. Who said that the Prussian Kingdom did not put much effort into the battle against Russia? If the benefits were distributed according to the achievements achieved by each country, the Prussian Kingdom could only get the least.
Russia's representatives Zhukovsky and Count Nesserrodied opposed such a peace treaty from the bottom of their hearts. However, their opposition was originally ignored. After all, they were defeated countries and had to be slaughtered by others. Who cares about them? Of course, they could choose not to sign the peace treaty. In this case, the peace talks would only break down. However, this would not be of any benefit to Russia. If the peace talks cannot reach an agreement and the peace treaty cannot be signed, then Russia will not be able to withdraw from the war. The military occupation of Russia by the Chinese Empire and other countries will not end. It would be even more impossible for Russia to end the war. Therefore, even if the peace talks are harsh, the Russians can only sign it.
On the morning of the same day, delegations of the Chinese Empire, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia and Russia signed their names on the peace treaty respectively. The Treaty on Disposal of the Asian-European Military Alliance against Russia and the Treaty on Russia officially came into effect. The Treaty stipulates that in order to make up for the trauma caused to the Asian-European military alliance in the war, Russia will ced the entire Ukraine and southern Belarus to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and the south of the Kama River and east of the Volga River.
Territory, as well as the territory south of the Don River and north of the Caucasus Mountains, were given to the Chinese Empire, and ceded the land in eastern Poland and along the Baltic coast to the Kingdom of Prussia. In addition, Russia would pay 4 billion Chinese yuan of war reparations to the three countries of China, of which 40% of the war reparations, that is, 1.6 billion Chinese yuan, 50% of the war reparations, that is, 2 billion Chinese yuan, and 10% of the war reparations, that is, 400 million Chinese yuan.
The signing of the Peace Treaty against Russia marks another old-fashioned power slaughtered by the Asian-European military alliance. The lost large tracts of territory and huge war reparations will further weaken Russia. Of course, this also makes Russia more hatred for the victorious countries. At the same time, due to the uneven distribution of spoils, the Chinese Empire, the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Prussian Kingdom also bought the seeds of conflict.
After the disposal of Russia was over, it was the turn of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. However, the disposal of the Austro-Hungarian Empire mainly involved the countries Prussia and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Chinese Empire, the Spanish Kingdom and the Belgian Kingdom, and they did not participate in the negotiations. Of course, the Prussia and the Ottoman Turkish Empire would definitely have a quarrel on the issue of dealing with the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was originally one of the European powers. After the Prussian-Austrian War, the Austrian Empire and the Hungarian Kingdom further merged and formed the Austro-Hungarian Empire. However, in the following world war, the Austro-Hungarian Empire took the wrong team, so that they ended up in this situation. When the Prussian Kingdom was fighting for the leadership of Germany with the Austrian Empire, it took great effort to squeeze the Austrian Empire out of many German states. But now, the Prussian Kingdom seems to have a better choice, that is, annex Austria into Germany at once and form a great German empire.
After the signing of the Treaty against Russia, the delegation of the Kingdom of Prussia began to conspire on what conditions should they put forward in their handling of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
"Everyone, Austria and Bohemia have Germans. We should include Austria and the entire Bohemia in the future, which will make the German Empire even stronger!" said Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck.
"Your Excellency, not only Austria and Bohemia, but also the Kingdom of Hungary can also be included in the German Empire. Over the years, the Hungarian plains have also developed rapidly, and the population of the Kingdom of Hungary is as high as 13 million, which is a great supplement to the German Empire!" said Frederick William. He tends to incorporate the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire into the German Empire as a whole. In this way, the German Empire will be unprecedentedly powerful, with a total population of more than 100 million. With developed industries, it may not be impossible to confront the Chinese Empire.
Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck frowned. He tended to include the essence of the Austro-Hungarian Empire into the future German Empire. As for those backward areas, there was no need. Although the total population of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was large, the only ones that could bring benefits to the future German Empire were the Germans. As for other nations, it would be better if they didn't hold back.
"His Crown Prince, there are too many nations in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and too poor. If they are included in the future German Empire, it will not only be of no benefit to the empire, but will instead drag down the empire!" Foreign Minister Albrech von Ron also said.
"It is indeed possible, but we have to admit that the population factor is also a major factor in the confrontation of major powers. For example, in this war, the Chinese had a population of more than 500 million, so they could unscrupulously expand their army and plunder the territory of other countries. There was no need to worry about exploding themselves. Although there were many ethnic minorities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, if the empire was determined to govern, it should be able to rule them well. This would cause the total population of the empire to grow rapidly. There would be no need to worry about the future source of troops!" Earl Moltch also said. He would be the one who would soon take over as the Chief of General Staff. Once he successfully replaced General Reich and became the Chief of Staff of the Prussian Army, his focus would have to be on the army. China's terrifying mobilization power and strong source of troops undoubtedly made him feel tremendous pressure.
"Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, I agree with the view of Count Moltch. The gap between us and the Chinese is too big, and it is difficult to catch up without swallowing other countries. What's more, the Germanic Empire after the unification is still dominated by the Germans. In the future, the Germans will be between 60 and 70% of the population of the country, and we still have the final say in the entire country!" said Frederick William.
Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck nodded: "Send a telegram to Your Majesty, let Your Majesty decide!" (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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