After negotiating the basic terms of peace with the French, all that remained was to negotiate with the French allies. The main allies who followed France in declaring war on Britain were as follows.

The first is a group of countries with which Britain has territorial disputes, such as Spain, the Netherlands and the United States. First, Spain insisted that the fortress of Gibraltar was an inalienable territory of Spain since ancient times. The Netherlands, on the other hand, demanded that the British recognize Dutch sovereignty over Cape Town.

On these two issues, Britain must of course make concessions. Gibraltar could not be controlled by the British, not only in the sense of Spain, but also in the will of France. The French could not tolerate a British military base controlling the exit to the Mediterranean, thus dividing the French coastline into two parts that were difficult to support each other.

As for the Netherlands, not long ago, Cape Town had been successfully conquered by the combined forces of France and the Netherlands. In this offensive operation, the coalition forces relied on swift movements to conquer the fort with zero casualties, capture nearly a hundred cannons, and liberate the people of Cape Town. Of course, there were no casualties among the British troops in Cape Town, and the last British troops, before the combined French and Dutch forces launched a general offensive, left on French and Dutch ships. The French and the Dutch were very ethical, and after receiving the money, they were quickly and safely sent to the Portuguese in Maputo.

Now that Cape Town has fallen, the British, of course, have no choice but to admit it.

If there are only these two problems, then the negotiation between them is naturally easy to say, but as the so-called Hades is good, the little ghost is difficult. Neither of these countries demanded more war reparations and colonies from the British, and the French did not ask for such a request.

Naturally, the French would not make such a request. The French are not short of money now, and with the full opening of the British market to France, the French will have much more to gain from it than to pay reparations. Moreover, France's initiative to abandon the demand for war reparations also made it convenient to reduce the resentment of the British people against France. In short, the French did not intend to oppress the British people themselves, they preferred to let the British government do the thing, as Austria did. Although this will make the middlemen make the difference, it will also allow the French to advance and retreat freely in various political contradictions.

But for countries like Spain and the Netherlands, it's different. Although the English market was equally fully open to them according to the principle of non-discrimination, they did not have the industrial power of the French, so the terms of a comprehensive open market did not do them much benefit. So they insisted that they get a war reparation, or some British colony.

So the negotiations reached an impasse on this issue for a while, and finally, after the French agreed to give the British government a low-interest loan, the British finally agreed to provide a war reparations to the two countries. Of course, it was quite limited in numbers, because although these two countries joined the war, their contribution to the war was also limited.

But negotiations with the United States are a different matter. The place that the Americans have already occupied, of course, is undoubtedly American, and admitting this is not much pressure on the British government. But as soon as the Americans opened their mouths, they demanded even more war reparations than the Irish.

To be honest, the Irish opened their mouths to ask for a large amount of reparations, although the British did not agree to pay so much, but at least the British themselves felt that it was understandable, after all, the British had plundered Ireland for so many years, and had done so many good things in Ireland, and now that the war was defeated, it was normal for the lion to open his mouth a little when people wanted to pay compensation. But those North American rebels, why do they want so much money? Of course, we British burned their cities, but that's because they first launched a war of aggression against us, so, the land they occupied, we were defeated, we can recognize, but reparations? Why? Is it because you didn't sign a treaty of alliance with the French?

Yes, there is no pact between the United States and France, because the United States does not agree to open its markets to each other unconditionally. Therefore, although the United States is also a participant in this war, even an important participant, they are not allies of France, so the French said that although they hope that Britain can reach a final peace agreement with the United States, the United States is not an ally of France, so they do not intend to intervene in this issue, so as to rudely interfere in the internal affairs of the United States.

Foreign Minister Simeone analyzed the Prime Minister and the Dauphin this way about France's attitude: "I don't think the French want us to make any concessions to the Americans, and even they may not want to see us reach a peace agreement with the United States. Because the existence of an American system that is not fully integrated into the French system is always a threat to Louisiana. So I don't think we need to make any concessions to the Americans at all, and maybe we should even make more demands on the Americans. ”

"What do you mean?" The Earl of Liverpool asked.

"Not only should we not pay war reparations to the Americans, we should even demand that the United States pay for the territories they occupy. Anyway, they are not allies of France, and the attitude of the French is very clear, they will not support these traitors. So even if the negotiations with them fail, what can they do? Will they be able to cross the Atlantic and go on an expedition to Britain? Foreign Minister Simeone replied.

"And will their navy disrupt our routes with the Americas? After all, the losses suffered by our Navy were too great. The crown prince asked.

"If they dare, they can give it a try." "Our colonies are also completely open to France, so if they attack this route, they will not only harm our interests, but also directly harm the interests of the French." So if they're brave enough, they can give it a try. That's not a bad thing for us. Therefore, Your Highness the Prince, we do not need to make peace with the Americans at all, and if we can get the understanding of the French, we can completely collapse the negotiations with them with a lion's mouth, and even put the responsibility for the breakdown of the negotiations on the heads of the Americans. ”

"My friend, have you spoken to Foreign Minister Talleyrand about this?" The Earl of Liverpool asked.

"Of course, Foreign Minister Talleyrand said that France would not intervene in this matter – that is tacit consent. But if we want to put the blame on the Americans, it is not his responsibility. But he was willing to lead me to an audience with Mr. Jérôme Bonaparte, Supervisor of the Bank of Rome, and perhaps he could have some way. Simeone replied.

"Jérôme Bonaparte? Is it Napoleon's younger brother in power? Very good! Very good! You've done a great job! We now need to get in touch with the Bonapartes, if not for the sake of it. There are many things that we need to bond with them. The Earl of Liverpool said.

"Our previous kindness to Minister Talleyrand has been reciprocated." Simeone replied, "I think we should continue to show some goodwill to Minister Talleyrand. ”

"You're right, it's not a problem. The help he has given us deserves more kindness. ”

So the peace talks between the British and the Americans naturally came to naught. The British are not even reluctant to send even officials at the level of deputy ministers to negotiate with the Americans, but only let some low-level civil servants who have just entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs deal with the Americans, and by the way, train them some basic skills as diplomats, such as nonsense that ignores the facts, such as talking nonsense that has not said anything for hours in one breath, anyway, our people in the Foreign Ministry say that they can't see it, they just can't see it.

So until France and its allies reached a peace agreement with the British, the United States and Britain were still theoretically at war, but the British "magnanimously" declared that they could take the initiative to maintain a "unilateral cease-fire" before being attacked by the United States. And their statement was also praised by the French and the whole of Europe. They said that this showed the sincerity of the British for peace.

Of course, this statement of the French was not without reason, one of the reasons was that the British borrowed a commercial loan from the Bank of Rome as collateral for tariffs.

In addition, the countries that declared war on Great Britain in the French alliance included the Rhine League, the Northern Italian Republic, the Austrian Empire, and the Papal States. Negotiations with them were relatively simple, because although they declared war on Britain, most of the time it was only a declaration of war, and there was no real war.

Of course, these countries will not refuse the opportunity to make a fortune, so they have also demanded compensation for land cession. But they also knew that their ally, France, did not want to delay the peace talks too much. So although their shouting was not small, in the end, they only got a little money, and they were quite satisfied, and they didn't do anything anyway.

Only the Papal States were a little more troublesome, as they had the requirement to spread Orthodox Catholicism in England. And the Anglican Church in England is very resistant to this. All Protestants hate Catholicism, because the foundation of Protestantism is the denial of Catholicism. Of all Protestant Christianity, the most resistant to Catholicism was the Anglican Church. As for the reason, it is not because of the hatred between Henry VIII and Bloody Mary. It's because the Anglican Church is too similar to Catholicism. Compared to authentic Protestants such as Lutheranism and Calvinism, they are significantly different from Catholicism, so the flock attracted to them is generally not attracted to Catholicism. But the Anglican Church and Catholicism are too similar, and the difference between them is basically not clear to scholars who are not professional in the study of religion. These two religions are the most hostile.

But the arms can't twist the thighs, and the French, as the filial sons of God, reached a peace agreement with Britain, an important requirement is that Britain must abolish the state religion, adopt a policy of religious freedom, allow other denominations to preach freely in Britain, and freely build churches and other facilities. Fortunately, according to the previous agreement between France and the Papal States, the Catholic French Church will not preach abroad, so they still have to deal with authentic Catholicism. It's just that considering that Britain has no money now, the Anglican Church can naturally get less funding, and more importantly, those rich donors in Britain now, in order to keep their position, who don't want to get in touch with the French, although the Catholicism in the Papal States seems to be a little different from the Catholicism in France, but their relationship with France is obviously closer than that between the Anglican Church and France. Therefore, it is really difficult to say which of the donors who used to donate money to the Anglican Church will now stand on which side.

So now that the terms of France have been agreed, the return of Catholicism to England is a foregone conclusion, except that there is an impasse on one issue, that is, who will crown the king when the new English king is crowned in the future.

If it is still by the Anglican Church, it will violate the promise of "no state religion", but if it is changed to Catholicism, it does not seem to meet the requirements of this creed. As a result, the future coronation of the English king can only take other forms. As for what the other forms are, everyone agreed to discuss them slowly later.

The last difficult peace talk was Ireland. Britain recognized the independence of Ireland, which naturally had nothing to talk about. In addition, Ireland demanded a large sum of war reparations from Great Britain. And the attitude of the French on this issue is completely different from their attitude in the peace talks between the United States and Great Britain. In the eyes of the French, Ireland is almost the most exemplary ally - it has limited development potential, it is not a threat, but it is very capable of fighting, and can be used as a knife or a shield for the French.

So the French were very supportive of the Irish's demands. In such a situation, Britain could only compromise with Ireland and agree to pay reparations of up to 500 million francs to Ireland. Of course, it was difficult for the British to come up with so much money at this time. However, as the saying goes, if there are more lice, it will not itch, and if there are more debts, it will not be worried. Anyway, it's just about paying in installments, and borrowing another amount of money from the Bank of Rome.

Of course, relying on this lump sum of money, the entire British financial expenditure was basically controlled by the French, and in this sense, the current United Kingdom government is no longer an independent government, but has completely become an agent of the French in Britain.

After the settlement of the problem with the Irish, all obstacles were removed in the negotiations, and finally, Foreign Minister Simeone, on behalf of the British government, signed the peace treaty with France and its allies. And so peace returned to Europe once again. Of course, peace is not yet fully achieved, and the war still has a little tail left - the British and Americans are still at war, but who cares about them?