China's armed mediation move made Britain and France and other countries very angry, although the Russians breathed a sigh of relief, but also did not feel at ease, you must know that China only borders Russia, their army advanced to the border, the next step is to step into Russian territory, who knows whether they really want to help Russia, or take advantage of the fire to rob.

The British, after communicating with France and other countries, were forced to declare that they would accept a cease-fire agreement, but set a time limit that if basic terms could not be agreed on within a month, the fighting would resume again.

It is easy to reach an agreement on impeachment, there are too many countries that want to bite off a piece of meat from Russia, the Poles want Livonia, which includes part of Latvia and Estonia in later generations, close to St. Petersburg in Russia, and if you lose it, St. Petersburg will face the threat of Poland; Prussia had already urgently sent troops to the war, they demanded Finland, and if they lost Finland, St. Petersburg's access to the sea would be completely blocked by Prussia.

Austria not only wants the entire lower Danube, but also demands the redivision of Ukrainian territory with Russia, and the two sides will be bordered by the Don River, and Odessa, Russia's window to the Black Sea, will be included in Austrian territory; The Ottoman Empire demanded the restoration of the Crimean Khanate; Britain and France demanded condominium on the Crimean peninsula.

All conditions were promised, and the losses of Russia were too great.

In the end, the Russians were willing to make a concession that was very strong, they were willing to cede the Duchy of Livonia (Latvia) to Poland, but the Estonian territories did not agree to the cession, and the other borders of the two sides were not moved; refused to cede Finland to Prussia, but was willing to cede Bessarabia to Austria; Categorically disagree with the fact that Crimea is condominium with Britain and France, but agree with demilitarization here.

Russia's attitude can be summed up in the fact that it can make concessions to Poland and Austria, but it is resolute not to make concessions to Anglo-French-Prussia.

This is very strange, because Poland and Austria were weaker than Anglo-French Prussia, and they made concessions to the weak, but did not agree to the demands of the great powers. But this is Russia's shrewdness, ceding the Livonian principality to Poland, they can get it back sooner or later, Crimea is given to Britain and France, I'm afraid it won't be taken back at all, as for demilitarization, this is not Russia's final say, as long as Britain and France relax their attention here, Russia can rearm here at any time, Britain and France are by no means monolithic, Russia does not believe that they can always be united, there will always be a time for division, and then it will be time for Russia to restore Crimea.

The Poles were easily satisfied, they entered the war more under pressure from Britain and Austria, and it was already rare to be able to greatly expand their territory, not to mention the Baltic coastal territories, their coastline was basically controlled by Prussia, and there was a shortage of access to the sea, and Riga was obviously an excellent port.

Prussia took advantage of the fire to rob, just like Frederick the Great robbed Austria of Silesia, they failed to get Finland, they were unwilling, and insisted on restarting the war, the British were still willing to insist, China's intervention in European affairs made Britain feel the pressure, but the French retreated, Prussia's strength is not a good thing for France, Austria's strength is also not a good thing for France, and the Crimean Peninsula is jointly administered with Britain, at most it is an explanation to the people, let them know that this war is not unclear, But having a say in the Black Sea is just a chicken rib for France, France does not need the Black Sea grain trade, French agriculture is enough to be self-sufficient, but Britain can obtain a reliable source of food, which in turn may reduce grain imports from France.

The war was fought only to contain Russia's expansion into the Mediterranean, so the French did not aim much, and they quickly reached an agreement with Russia.

In addition, the pressure of European companies on France is also one of the keys, European companies are now in a very special position in France, although she is a Chinese company, but her role in the French economy is increasing, transporting a large number of French goods to Africa, and a large number of African raw materials to France, which is of strategic importance to the French economy. So the pressure of European companies has stopped using Napoleon's threat as a subordinate method, and now the Bourbons have gained a firm foothold and no longer worry about Napoleon.

If the war continues, there may only be an alliance between Britain and Prussia, and Poland is a small rich man who has obtained the territory of Livonia, and is resolutely unwilling to continue fighting.

Austria's appetites were also greatly satisfied, and their initial purpose was only the principality of Wallachia, but as the war dragged on, they not only made new demands, but England and France had to give Austria new benefits again and again in order to keep Austria in the war. Now the interests have far exceeded the original intention of Austria, not only got Wallachia, but also got Moldova, and even Bessarabia, they are also very satisfied, plus Austria's economy is not as good as Britain and France after all, it has been very difficult to fight for more than four years, and it is slightly better than Russia, but the country has also begun to turmoil, Austria is not a nation-state, but a diversified empire, the long war has made the various ethnic forces in the country begin to be dissatisfied, and separatist sentiment has risen, Stability is in Austria's best interest.

In addition, European companies did not do much for Austria, and they promised to give Austria a concessional loan to help Austria build a railway from Vienna to Trieste and Venice after the war.

As for the interests of the Ottoman Empire, no one thought about it.

Chinese European companies, as an independent stakeholder, also participated in the peace conference in Basel, Switzerland, and their claims were mainly over Crete, and the European companies wanted their sovereignty over Crete to be recognized and promised to open it to European countries.

The British strongly opposed this, and controlling the expansion of European companies in the Mediterranean was to control China's expansion in Europe, and they knew very well that the expansion of the British East India Company in India was the expansion of Britain in India, and they understood this truth. The British tried to persuade France to join them in boycotting European companies, demanding that Crete be restored to freedom and self-governing by the natives.

During the peace conference, Lindi traveled between all sides, coercing and inducing, and the only main threats were France and Austria, because these two countries had other interests in China's hands, and their golden colonies in West Africa depended on the bases of Chinese and African companies, especially Austria, without the support of African companies' commercial bases in the Niger River Basin, they could not even enter the interior of Mali, France had at least one Senegal, and Austria really had nothing.

In addition, with the entry of European companies into the Mediterranean, Austria's economic development is very fast, they are the biggest beneficiary, and now Austria has the Black Sea access, if not with China, even if the Black Sea leads to the Mediterranean, it cannot pass through the Suez Canal, then the Black Sea for Austria, which has an outlet to the Adriatic Sea, will be greatly reduced, because they do not need to trade with Mediterranean countries through the Black Sea, and the Adriatic Sea is more convenient than the Black Sea.

Lindy's purpose in threatening Austria and France was to demand that Britain and Prussia insist on not abandoning their positions, and that China would guarantee the agreement, and that any party that violated the agreement would be sanctioned by China.

At this point, China has a considerable say, because hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed on the Sino-Russian border, which is enough to prove that China has binding force on Russia, at least the ability to restrain it.

Therefore, when the British frequently connected with their anti-Russian allies and tried to make everyone advance and retreat together, Austria took the lead in accepting Russia's conditions, announcing a separate agreement with Russia, and the two countries would resume peaceful relations, and France would sign a peace treaty immediately after, which was tantamount to breaking up the alliance between Britain, France and Austria on Russia and tearing up the promise not to make peace alone.

The British, despite their indignation, could only be sarcastic about the character problems of France and Austria in the face of great interests.

After France and Austria announced their withdrawal from the war, China immediately announced the formation of a temporary alliance with Russia, the purpose of which was to restore peace in Europe, saying that if any country tried to attack Russia before the end of the negotiations, China would provide military assistance to Russia, and promised to send up to 800,000 troops to help fight.

Britain also began to speak softly, and they proposed that Britain would be willing to restore peace with Russia as long as European companies did not occupy Crete. But the British request was rejected by the European company, and the two fleets have been facing off in the Cretan area.

France and Austria have agreed to the power of European companies in Crete, and the limited expansion of European companies in the Mediterranean is in the interests of both countries, and France cannot compete with Britain for sea control in the Mediterranean anyway, so why worry about the entry of another powerful force here. Closer economic ties with European companies are the most affordable.

The Ottoman Empire tried to fight for their rights in Basel, but at this time, the European countries did not care about the Ottoman Empire's contribution to the war, and none of the countries were willing to firmly support the Ottoman Empire, including Britain and France, who fought side by side with them, they could only negotiate with Russia alone, but with the support of China, Russia had a tough attitude towards the Ottoman Empire and refused to make any concessions, because they were not afraid of continuing the war with the Ottoman Empire.

The peace conference, which was so distinctive, largely ended a month later, without a unified treaty system and a new European order, but with the dismantling of the old, British-dominated Vienna system. Zhou Lang's goal was basically achieved.