Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The war between the Russians and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is still going on. The amount of funds involved is too large. Neither side will let go. The three countries are coordinating with Britain, France and the three countries. Everyone has different positions, and neither side can be forced to make concessions. .

On October 30, 1917, the Paris Peace Conference once again opened negotiations on the German issue. French Prime Minister Clemenceau reiterated his opinion on the disposal of Germany. The three essential contents remained unchanged. which is:

1. Disarm the Germans and prohibit the possession of an army;

2. Dismember Germany and divide it into four, including France taking back Alsace and Lorraine, moving the French border eastward to the Rhine, and merging the German provinces on the left bank of the Rhine into an independent country;

3. The German government must pay 8ooo billion gold marks in war reparations.

The other requirements of the French can also be said to serve these three points, but these three points are precisely what the British cannot agree to, and the meeting fell into a stalemate at the beginning.

Not only Britain and France are in a stalemate, but other countries are also in a stalemate because of conflicting interests, such as the Far East!

No way, there are too many countries making claims against Germany, and there will naturally be many conflicts of interest for everyone, some of which are conflicts of core interests. If you want to sacrifice the interests of the Germans, everyone supports each other's demands, and then exchange of interests is obviously It won't work, great powers and small nations are never equal!

Constantine knew that this is not the way to go. Everyone is a brain of the country, and it is impossible to keep throwing themselves at the Paris Peace Conference. Are there still things in the country that they need to go back to deal with? If it really drags on for a few months, everyone will be uncomfortable!

So I discussed with Lloyd-George and Poengalai: "It's better to collect the requirements of various countries, let's come down and discuss, and let them talk after the results, otherwise, when will it be a mess? !"

Undoubtedly, this is a perfect excuse. Just like this, the nine-member committee no longer exists, and it becomes a six-member committee composed of the three countries.

As a veteran imperialism,

No one will object to any proposal that is in line with one's own interests. Anyway, the three countries' unanimous position is enough to suppress all the opposing voices!

Now that the three bigwigs have decided to leave them alone, as the host of the meeting, French Prime Minister Clemenceau will naturally announce the resolution.

"Be quiet, everyone, because there are too many delegates participating in the conference, everyone is making a fuss like this. In order to improve the efficiency of the conference, the presidium of the conference has decided: the representatives of each country will organize their respective requirements into documents and submit them to the presidium. Take it to the conference to discuss!"

Well, everyone knows that the reason for this is nothing more than to kick Japan, Belgium, and the Russian Empire out of the decision-making body, otherwise the nine-member committee is deliberating, not the presidium!

No matter what the crowd is talking about, the three giants have already formed anyway. If you want to get a share of the pie from this meeting, you must abide by the rules set by the three big brothers!

But not everyone intends to give in. For example, the head of the Russian delegation, Sassonov, raised an objection: "Protest, as one of the founding countries of the Entente, our Russian Empire is eligible to join the Presidium!"

Lloyd-George smiled and said, "Of course, as one of the founding nations of the Entente, the Russian Empire is eligible to join the Presidium, but now there are three Russian Empire delegations in Paris!"

Satsunov complained: "They are all traitors and cannot be the delegation of the Russian Empire!"

After speaking, he decisively chose to shut up. Obviously, on this issue, it is not yet recognized that which government is legal and which delegation can represent the Russian Empire. If Britain and France are in trouble, and they do not recognize the legitimacy of Nicholas II's government, then they will be caught blind!

Lloyd-George made a decisive move to settle the Russians. Unexpectedly, the Japanese appeared again, and the Japanese Prime Minister Saizonji Gongwang jumped out again. I saw him angrily said: "I represent the big ~ Japan ~ Ben ~ Empire strongly. Protest! This seriously damages our national interests. As an important member of the Entente, we have made important contributions to this world war. We must become a member of the presidium!"

Poengale thought for a moment and said, "Sorry, what are the important contributions your country has made? Why don't I know?"

The general's Prince of Xiyuan Temple jumped his feet in anger, and before he could refute him, Constantine made another stab: "Mr. Prince of Xiyuan Temple, the important contribution you mentioned should not be invading the ally's land, but beating the alliance's blackness. ?

What your country has done recently is very unethical. It has seriously tarnished the image of our Allied countries. I personally suggest you to be more restrained. This is not the Far East! "

There is nothing surprising, because of the relationship between the Russo-Japanese War, the relationship between Bulgaria and the Japanese has not been very good. Even if it has eased later, everyone still has not been able to become friends. Naturally, Constantine does not need to save face for him!

As for offending the Japanese, what are the consequences? The answer is that there are no consequences! Under the principle that Britain, France and the three countries maintain the same position, the current Japanese government can only endure it!

After the two monkeys that jumped out first were suppressed, naturally there were no chickens to rush forward. The effect of killing the monkeys to warn the chickens was not that great. The delegations of various countries chose to pretend to be grandsons.

Of course, this is without the leading big brother of the Americans. In history, the Americans have tossed a lot of things, and the British and French colonial empires have been greatly damaged!

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At the beginning of the giant meeting, the Paris Peace Conference entered the core stage, and the British said cautiously: "Considering the actual situation of the Germans, we believe that it is not necessary to dismember Germany; Social order; at the same time the reparations of the Germans should be within the limits they can afford!"

French President Poengale immediately retorted: "Any tolerance for a country like Germany that destroys world peace is a crime! If we can't deal harshly with the Germans and set an example for the latecomers, then the future New challengers will continue to emerge!"

Constantine waved his hand to stop the two from continuing to argue, and said, "Let's split the issue for the two of you and discuss it one by one, and try to reach a consensus as soon as possible.

Now let me state Bulgaria's position first. On the German issue, we are only interested in the war reparations. I'll just show my trump card. Bulgaria will receive no less than 12% of the total reparations. Other issues can be discussed. ! "

Obviously, Constantine did not play cards according to the routine, and directly diverted the attention of both parties. First, we began to discuss the distribution ratio of war reparations!

This is also because the amount of compensation paid by the Germans is too large. If the total amount wanted by the countries is added up, it is estimated that it will exceed 100 billion pounds. Then not to mention the Germans, it is to tie all countries in the world during this period. Together, we can't come up with 100 billion pounds!

Seeing that Bulgaria has revealed the compensation ratio, although they think it is too high, they still do not directly object, but are thinking about how much this ratio should be reported. If you have less, you will suffer, and if you have more, others will not be able to accept it, and you will continue to quarrel!

French President Poincaré was the first to say: "The French Republic, as the main force in this war against Germany, we want 61% of the reparations from the Germans!"

Lloyd to the United Kingdom - George also said tit for tat: "The British Empire also made an indelible contribution in the war against Germany, so we demand 50% of the Germans' war reparations!"

Constantine rubbed his forehead. The proportion of Guangying, France, and the Three Kingdoms had reached 123%. He knew that this problem was troublesome.

However, Constantine still had to patiently say: "You two, see if the reparation ratio can be reduced a little bit, you can choose to get compensation elsewhere, there are still more than a dozen countries' delegations waiting outside, Why should we leave ten points for them?"

Lloyd-George thought for a while and said: "We get all the German naval warships, and the indemnity ratio can be reduced by ten points!"

Poengale hesitated and said, "If you can agree to dismember Germany, we can reduce the reparation ratio by thirteen points!"

Constantine shook his head secretly, this condition was still far behind, he had to act as a peacemaker again, and said, "As for the requirements of the two, we agree with the choice, but please show your sincerity, otherwise Our Christmas is coming to a meeting!"

Well, we all agree in principle, which is actually just bullshit. Now the French demand is very obvious. As long as they agree to dismember the Germans, everything is negotiable!

The British wanted to obtain the German navy, and neither Paul nor France opposed it, but compensation was definitely indispensable. As long as the interests were sufficient, there was nothing that could not be discussed.

Lloyd-George pondered for a while, and finally said: "We can reduce the reparations by another three percentage points, but the German navy must belong to the British Empire!"

Constantine said decisively: "There is no problem with the British Empire getting 37% of the indemnity!"

Seeing that the two countries have reached an agreement, this is to lower the price of France, he hesitated and said: "We can also give up three points, but on the issue of dismembering Germany, there is no room for negotiation! "

Constantine thought about it for a while, and now that both Britain and France have made concessions on the issue of reparations, he waved his hand and said, "Well, the French Republic received 45 percent of the German war reparations, and now there are seven points to pay for it. They have been allocated, and if they are not enough, they will be unlucky!"

Obviously this is not the bottom line of the British and French, but what does it have to do with him? Is it still expected that Bulgaria will not quarrel with Britain and France for the benefit of other countries?

Both Lloyd-George and Poengale had their sights set on him, and Constantine understood they meant that Bulgaria had taken too much and had to come down as well.

Constantine smiled slightly and said: "We also give up a point to the Russians. As one of the four-nation pact, if the allocated share is too low, everyone's face will not look good!"

The two of them rolled their eyes. If they really care so much about eating, why not let the Russians get involved? It's just that, let's not say eleven o'clock, Bulgaria can get six points is the limit, this is a clear alliance of the three countries to divide up most of the Russians' share of the indemnity!

Mao Xiong is the absolute main force in this world war. If they hadn't sacrificed themselves for others and launched the Eastern Quarter Offensive to attract the German forces, it would be a question mark whether Britain and France could hold up on the Western Front!

Based on their contribution, it would be no problem to get twenty-five or six points of post-war indemnity. The premise is that the Russian Empire was in its heyday, and now it is almost enough to get a fraction!

Of course, these are all minor issues and are not worth mentioning. Everyone has participated in dividing the spoils, and there is no such thing as the so-called who is cleaner than the other!

Lloyd-George was the first to say, "It's too much to dismember Germany. We, the British Empire, cannot agree to split a complete country into four smaller countries!"

Poengale made a dead pig's face that was not afraid of boiling water, and said, "Anyway, we are going to be dismembered in Germany!"

Seeing that the two were about to start to quarrel again, Constantine had to become a peacemaker again, and persuaded: "As for the German question raised by President Poengale, let's break it down!

Let’s start with the first one. The French government requires Lorraine and Alsace. I think everyone can discuss this issue. What do you think, Mr. George? "

Lloyd-George thought for a while and said: "France and Germany's border dispute between Lorraine and Alsace has yet to be considered. For a long time, the largest population in these two regions is German. We cannot make such an arbitrary decision. !"

This is simply to say again: Poincarais, hurry up and bid, as long as the price is right, these sites are yours!

Of course, what Konstantin said just now also has this meaning. Everyone is a foreign power. As long as the interests are suitable, there is nothing that cannot be traded!

Poengale thought for a moment and said: "Well, Mr. George, the German Navy and Sardinia are yours, but our eastern border must be moved to the Rhine; Mr. Constantine, I recognize your succession on behalf of the French Republic. The entire heritage of the Ottoman Empire, and the military port of some colonies is opened for your navy, how about you two?"

Constantine replied without hesitation: "Deal!"

Lloyd-George frowned, but considering that there was not much territory, it was also possible to weaken the Germans, so he said: "We can admit that your country annexes part of the territory west of the Rhine, but the eastern provinces of the Rhine do not. Be independent!"

Poengale hesitated and said: "Well, we can give up the plan to establish the Rhine Republic, but the national security of France must be guaranteed, so it is imperative to divide Germany!"

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