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On the morning of September 13, 1848, representatives of China, France, Spain and the United States once again negotiated in the conference room of the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After communication from the British side, substantial progress has been made in this negotiation.

Although, before the negotiations began, the conditions of the Chinese Empire were conveyed to him. In addition to the 2.3 million territory purchased from the Mexican Republic, the Chinese Empire also had to forcibly occupy Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Kansas and Oklahoma, which originally belonged to the United States, a total of 1.2 million square kilometers of land. This made the US government very dissatisfied.

Because, after removing these territories, the United States was almost inhabited. Not to mention that the Spaniards had to occupy Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas in the south. In addition, the French had to occupy Maine, Vimot, New Hamp, Massachusetts and Connecticut in the northeast. The United States' territory had almost shrunk by a huge circle.

In addition, war reparations of up to 10 million pounds were also unable to bear. If Count Granville had not proposed this war reparations, the United States would have paid for the United States by loans, they would not have accepted such conditions at all. The losses paid by the United States in this war were too great.

, reported to the country overnight. He claimed that this was the most favorable condition the United States could win. This was achieved with the help of the United Kingdom. If it were not for the support of Britain, the Chinese Empire would not have made any concessions.

, convened ministers of the US government cabinet, almost most of the people believed that the conditions proposed by the Chinese Empire were too harsh, and that it was simply a slaughter of the defeated country. If the United States agreed to such conditions, the strength of the United States would probably decline until the early days of its founding.

However, President Polk proposed that if the war continues, is the United States able to defeat the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain? He immediately stopped talking. Although the US military still has millions of troops, there is no chance of winning against the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain. The gap between the two sides is too big, whether it is weapons, equipment or combat literacy. The possibility of the US military defeating the Chinese Empire is fundamentally possible. This is the prerequisite for the Chinese Empire to invest less than 200,000 troops in North America. If the Chinese Empire further increases troops to North America, the United States will undoubtedly be defeated. Once the war is defeated again, waiting for the consequences of the United States, it is probably the destruction of the country.

The facts are undoubtedly cruel, and the US government is very reluctant to accept such facts. However, they can do nothing about it. The current United States is too weak and they can only accept such harsh conditions. Otherwise, they will pay more.

At the request of President Polk, the U.S. government cabinet agreed to these conditions.

However, the Americans would not be willing to fail like this. They attributed the reason for this failure to the fact that the Chinese Empire was too strong and the United States was not prepared enough. Even if the army expanded to more than two million, the lack of heavy equipment, lack of training, and lack of sufficient officers made the strength of the US Army vulnerable. How could such an army defeat the battle-hardened Chinese army?

President Polk called on everyone to remember the shame this time. Next, the United States should vigorously develop industry, especially military industry. At the same time, the US Army needs to strengthen training and improve the combat effectiveness of its troops so that in the next war, the United States will have the strength to defeat powerful enemies.

During the negotiations on September 13, the Chinese Empire's Foreign Minister Lin Zihao took the initiative to make concessions, proposing that if the United States is willing to ced Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Kansas and Oklahoma to the Empire as compensation for the war. In addition, if the Chinese Empire is compensated with 10 million pounds of war reparations, the Chinese Empire is willing to end the war.

, to see if he could win more interests for the United States. However, he was stopped by the British Foreign Secretary Earl Glenville.

The reason why the Chinese Empire was willing to give in was the result of Britain's efforts was already giving Britain a face. If Americans were ungrateful, it might lead to the negotiations on the opposite side. In this case, the United States would probably have to pay a greater price.

Therefore, on behalf of the US government, he agreed to the conditions of the Chinese Empire.

However, the Spanish Kingdom wanted to occupy Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, and the U.S. government did not agree. They only agreed to cede Florida, as well as Georgia and southern Alabama to the Spanish Kingdom.

The Americans originally thought that they had reached an agreement with the Chinese Empire. Next, they could regain some benefits from the Spanish. However, this was simply impossible.

The Kingdom of Spain has occupied these states and will not make any concessions. If the United States refuses, the Kingdom of Spain will not sign the peace treaty.

If the Kingdom of Spain does not agree, then millions of US troops will send the Kingdom of White Spain to North America and all the troops will be rushed into the sea.

This threat of war by the Americans made Lin Zihao, the foreign minister of the Chinese Empire, very dissatisfied. As the saying goes, beating a dog depends on the owner. As the spokesperson of the Chinese Empire in Europe, in other words, it is a lackey of the Chinese Empire. The Americans actually threatened war to the Spanish Kingdom. Isn’t this provoking the Chinese Empire again?

So, the imperial foreign minister Lin Zihao immediately stood up and supported the Kingdom of Spain, claiming that if the US government does not agree to the conditions of the Kingdom of Spain, the agreement reached by the Chinese Empire and the United States will also be invalidated.

The Chinese Empire's joint advancement and retreat touched the Kingdom of Spain very much. This was entirely for the benefit of the Kingdom of Spain!

Faced with the attack of the Chinese Empire, he had to ask British Foreign Secretary Earl Glenville for help, hoping that he could stand up and speak good things for the United States.

However, Earl of Granville had no choice. The Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain had a close relationship, and it was impossible for the United States to treat it differently. If you do not want the previous efforts to burn out, you can only agree to the conditions of the Kingdom of Spain.

After a day of negotiation stalemate, the Americans finally bowed their heads. They agreed to the conditions proposed by the Kingdom of Spain and officially ceded Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas to the Kingdom of Spain. Together, these states also reached 720,000 square kilometers, which is 15 times the local area of ​​the Kingdom of Spain. Most of these territories are areas with fertile soil and pleasant climate. After obtaining these territories, the Kingdom of Spain can immigrate to North America on a large scale to alleviate the population pressure in the country. The population of Spain is as high as 15 million, the land is highly concentrated, and social contradictions are very sharp. If millions of immigrate to North America, the social contradictions can be alleviated. At the same time, the national strength of the Kingdom of Spain can also grow rapidly.

On the afternoon of September 14, 1848, under the witness of British Prime Minister Earl Stanley, the four countries of China, France, Spain and the United States signed the peace treaty. This represented the end of the North American war that lasted for a year. British Foreign Secretary Earl Glenville, as the host of this peace meeting, also signed his name on the treaty.

The treaty is mainly divided into three parts, namely the Sino-US Peace Treaty, the French-US Peace Treaty and the Western-US Peace Treaty. These three treaties are collectively called the London Treaty.

The Sino-US Peace Treaty stipulates that the United States ceded lands including Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Kansas and Oklahoma to the Chinese Empire, with a total area of ​​about 1.2 million square kilometers and compensation for the Chinese Empire of 10 million pounds of war reparations.

The French-US Peace Treaty stipulates that the United States ceded Maine, Vimot, New Hamp, Massachusetts and Connecticut to France, with a total area of ​​168,000 square kilometers. France promised that no more than 100,000 troops were deployed in North America.

The Western-American Peace Treaty stipulates that the United States ceded Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas to the Kingdom of Spain. These territories have a total area of ​​720,000 square kilometers.

The signing of the treaty ended the war and North America returned to peace. However, the situation in North America became more complicated. From the previous dominance of the United States, it became the five countries in China, Britain, France, Spain and the United States in the competition for hegemony in North America. Of course, these five forces were also divided into two factions. China and the West were closely united, while Britain, France and the United States were getting closer and closer! (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better and faster!

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