Chapter 64: The Treaty of Versailles
In the rainy season, not everything can develop towards the desired goal, and not everything has a good memory.
Some people say that it is easy to fall asleep after crying, this sentence is true, after crying, Gu Weijun fell asleep in the cabin, Hitler gave the boatman some money, rented this pleasure boat, stayed on the shore, and the boatman was able to return home to the warm bed.
In the middle of the night, the city fell silent as the spring rain began to fall, and at first you could see the trams slowly passing by, and later, except for the dark buildings on both sides, and the lights of the famous buildings of Paris reflected on the sky.
The whole city seemed to be left alone, Hitler sat alone in the bow of the ship with an umbrella, even he didn't know what he was thinking, looked up at the sky, the sky was completely dark at this time, but Hitler knew that the northeast direction he was looking at, if the season was clear, then he could see a bright star, although this star is not as bright as the other stars, but its actual mass and distance, far more than all the other stars, this star is the Andromeda galaxy 254 light years from the earth.
The Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way are both on the same level, but the Andromeda Galaxy is the largest galaxy in the nearby vast area, with a diameter of 1.5 times the diameter and twice the mass of the Milky Way, which is huge and distant.
In the Milky Way, a civilized world like the Earth can be born, so in the Andromeda Galaxy, which is twice as large as the Milky Way, will it also give birth to a civilized world like the Earth?
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Fermi was discussing the problem of aliens with others when he suddenly said, "Where are they?" ”
What Fermi means is that if there are a large number of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations in the galaxy, then why can't there be even evidence of spaceships or probes?
This is the famous Fermi paradox, yes, if there really are more advanced aliens, why have earthlings never received any electromagnetic signals or other information?
Since no information has been received, it means that extraterrestrial civilizations can be said to do not exist.
We can use Schrödinger, a famous Austrian physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics, to apply his cat theory to the alien problem, that is, when aliens are not discovered, whether their existence is uncertain, and when we humans touch and contact, we can be sure that the existence and behavior of our human beings will determine whether there are aliens, and the probability of their existence is half before they are encountered.
These are the theories of scientists, Hitler knew little about them, but he had read a little astronomical article before, and he knew that there were about 700 billion billions of observable stars in the universe. In our human eyes, the sun is just one of so many stars, and there are more planets like the earth than stars. For example, there are so many planets in the solar system, so even if the probability of life is 1 in 100 million, there is such a large base, Hitler believed that there must be extraterrestrial civilizations in the universe.
Aliens must exist, but we don't encounter or see them.
Thinking about it, the night was already deep, and the whole city was quiet, just as it was when Hitler first came to Paris, when he heard the wind whistling over the Eiffel Tower, and at this time, he heard the sound of dripping rain.
Tired, his eyelids fought, he got up and went back to the cabin, there was only one bed in the cabin, Hitler moved Gu Weijun inside, and lay on the bed for a night.
They woke up the next day as boatmen, and when they opened their eyes, they could see the bright light outside, and a fiery red and dazzling sun appeared in the sky of Paris, and it was rare for Hitler to get up so dark once.
"Come with me to the German Mission?" Hitler put on his coat, and even in the spring, it was still very cold in France after the rain.
On the shore, Gu Weijun said: "I also have to go to Paris to visit government officials. ”
"Then we'll see you at Versailles."
The two parted, and Hitler walked for about half an hour back to the station, where he found everyone packing their things.
"To Versailles."
The German delegation, after more than a week in Paris, was finally called to Versailles by the French government.
Forty-eight years ago, on January 8, King Wilhelm the Great of Prussia was crowned Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors of Versailles, and the German Empire was proclaimed.
But exactly 48 years later, Germany was defeated and would be forced to sign a humiliating surrender treaty. In order to vent its long-standing resentment against Germany, France deliberately chose Versailles and January 18 as the opening place and time of the peace conference.
Exactly forty-eight years ago, forty-eight years ago, Germany was founded here and now, on French soil. At the opening ceremony, French President Poincaré declared that the German Empire "was born unrighteous and deserved to die in disgrace." ”
Poincaré's words are unjust, because he is referring to the Austro-Prussian (Austrian) War, one of the three major wars of German statehood a few decades earlier, in which France remained neutral and did not fall into the trap. Later, after Germany defeated Austria, it turned around and defeated the French, and the French thought that the Germans were despicable, and we didn't stab you in the back during the all-out war with Austria, and now you are coming to beat me again, this is immoral.
In fact, at that time, the French were the masters of Europe, and the divided Germans did not pose any threat to the French. During the Austro-Prussian War, Bismarck made a long-distance and close attack, promising benefits to France, and the French sat on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, reaping the benefits of the fisherman, and wanted to wait for both sides to lose and pick peaches. But I didn't expect Prussia to defeat Austria in just seven weeks, and suddenly become stronger, so that the French could not sit still, and declared war on Prussia, Prussia first defended the war, and finally defeated the French army, and then turned into a war of aggression, fought to Paris, established the German Empire in Versailles, and signed a peace treaty with the French.
Both sides said that they were justified, the French said that Germany invaded our country, and the Germans did not do it, who declared war first? Is it okay for the French emperor to declare war first, when the war began, you attacked, we defended, and if you couldn't win the battle, you scolded us for being despicable?
With the end of the First World War, French President Poincaré was also concluded: the Germans were sinful, and we defended our country by defeating our enemies with justice.
The Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles, that is, a Hall of Mirrors, in this long Hall of Mirrors, one side is a huge 17 floor-to-ceiling glass windows facing the garden, and the other side is a huge mirror surface composed of 483 mirrors, making the whole Hall of Mirrors bright and splendid.
On the vaulted ceiling of the Hall of Mirrors is a huge oil painting by Le Blanc, which is swaying and imposing, showing a picture of the turbulent history. The ceiling features 24 huge bohemian crystal chandeliers and an oil painting extolling the merits of the Sun King.
The floor is carved in fine wood, and the walls are decorated with lilac and white marble. The columns are in green marble, with gilt brass gilding, and the motif of the sun with its wings outstretched, in homage to Louis XIV.
The furniture and bonsai decorations in the mirror gallery are also made of sterling silver, which can be said to be extremely luxurious.
The Palace of Versailles is one of the five largest palaces in the world.
However, the French pursued too much grandeur and magnificence and overall artistry, which made the living function extremely inconvenient, and there was no toilet or toilet in the palace.
The German delegation, Foreign Minister Müller, Minister of Justice Baer, social representative Max Weber, financial representative Chaikhov, industrial representative Karl Rapp, and military representative Hitler slowly walked into the Hall of Mirrors of Versailles and entered this great palace that did not even have a toilet.
Forty-eight years ago, the Germans walked in Versailles with their heads held high, and today, forty-eight years later, every step the Germans take represents shame!
According to the normal procedure, the German delegates should go to the podium to speak, but the Germans did not have the opportunity to speak at all, and the French Prime Minister Clemenceau directly handed over the draft peace treaty written in advance to the Germans, humiliating: "Now that the time for reckoning has finally come, have you not asked us for peace?" This is the peace we have agreed to give you. ”
It turned out that Germany was excluded from the negotiations and could only be slaughtered by others.
When the draft peace treaty was circulated among the German delegates, Foreign Minister Müller raised his dry throat and said: "Distinguished gentlemen, this peace treaty is too harsh, and I think that it is not only unacceptable to our German delegation, but also to our 60 million people in Germany. ”
"I'm sorry, Mr. Miller." Clemenceau said lightly: "Germany is not allowed to make any arguments about the draft peace treaty, but can only give you fifteen days, and submit written comments within fifteen days." If you don't have any comments, sign it after fifteen days. ”
Hitler saw U.S. President Wilson sitting on the podium, and Wilson looked at the oil painting above his head, pretending to be in a state of flux.
Wilson's Fourteen Points, which were not reflected at all in the draft peace treaty, were thrown out of the clouds!
The draft peace treaty was really too harsh, and there were so many contents that none of them were conditions for the Germans.
Let's start with the territorial:
1: All the overseas colonies are divided.
2: Cedion of Alsace and Lorraine to France, restoration of France's borders before the Franco-Prussian War.
3: North Schleswig probably returned to Denmark after a referendum.
4: Recognition of the independence of Poland, cession of West Prussia, Posen, part of East Prussia and part of Upper Silesia, and Danzig to the League of Nations, as Poland's outlet to the sea.
5: The western part of the Upper Silesian Province was divided into Czechoslovakia.
6: Cedion of Euben and Salmedi to Belgium, and Klaipeda to Lithuania.
7: Recognition of the independence of Luxembourg.
8: The Saarland coal mining area, Germany's largest coal-producing region, was mined by France for 15 years, and its administrative power was held in charge by the League of Nations for 15 years, and then its ownership was decided by a referendum.
9: The territory on the west bank of the Rhine was occupied by the Allied forces for 15 years, and the German army was not allowed to defend within 50 kilometers of the east and west banks.
In this way, Germany lost 13% of its territory, 12% of its population, 16% of its coal production area, and half of its steel industry. This treaty was undoubtedly a huge blow to a heavily industrialized country like Germany.
Business Economic:
1: Arms must not be imported or exported, and an additional 25% fee will be levied on exported goods to be used as compensation funds.
This condition will not only make the cost of German industrial products higher and uncompetitive, but also cause capital outflows, domestic and foreign capital see that if they invest in the production of goods in Germany, they need to pay such a high fee for export, and which entrepreneur is willing to come to Germany to build a factory?
2: Germany's reparations cost a total of 226 billion marks, which can be divided into several years, but in order to prevent Germany from printing money and inflation, it is stipulated that it must be paid in gold.
The total number of Germans is only more than 60 million, and 60 million people pay more than 200 billion marks, that is to say, every German has to pay nearly 4,000 marks, so many marks, some people will not earn in a lifetime.
Fortunately, it can be compensated in installments, otherwise if Germany were to come up with so much gold at once, Germany would not be able to produce such gold even if it sold all the assets of the entire country.
3: Recognition of German war injuries to the civilian population of the Entente countries, compensation and pensions.
Militarily:
1: The army is limited to less than 100,000 men, and is not allowed to possess offensive weapons such as tanks or heavy artillery, and cannot produce heavy machine guns.
2: Do not produce or stockpile chemical weapons.
3: No navy, only 6 battleships with a displacement of 10,000 tons can be owned on the ship side, and submarines are not allowed.
4: The Air Force must not be organized.
5: Abolition of the setting of the General Staff of the German Army.
Every article on the draft peace treaty is unacceptable to Germany, and any article is a great loss to Germany, and if the treaty is observed, it will fall into the abyss, both militarily and economically, and Germany will never be able to get up again!
This peace treaty will be even more disgraceful than the famous Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Treaty of Xincho, and the Treaty of Paris.
Miller took off his glasses and said disappointedly: "The German people will not accept this peace treaty." ”
British Prime Minister George said: "If you can't accept it, you have to accept it, do you still need war, come on, we are not afraid." ”
Now the Entente had a reserve army of more than a hundred divisions, while Germany had only eighteen divisions, and they were naturally not afraid of another war.
These abominable devils!
Hitler stepped forward and said, "The Germans are not afraid of war, and losing the war does not mean that you can slaughter us at will." Our nation is a proud nation, do not think that we have lost the war by being stabbed in the back by some despicable people, and that you victors can ride on our necks and trample on our dignity at will. ”
"Oh? Are you Adolf Hitler? French Prime Minister Clemenceau spoke up.
"Exactly!" Hitler stood proudly, his eyes met Clemenceau's eyes without fear.
"What a young talent." Clemenceau looked down at the French Marshal Foch, who was an old soldier and invulnerable, and still sat upright and unashamed of the strange gazes of many people. It was just a little blush on his cheeks that betrayed the fluctuations in his heart.
"Those who trample on the dignity of others will eventually be trampled on by their dignity." Hitler said word for word.
George said: "The draft peace treaty is decided by all our Entente powers, and you must understand that you cannot change anything, and now, in this Versailles, you Germans are not allowed to dispute, and if there is any objection, submit a written application." ”
"The Germans will not forget this day."
A thousand words in Hitler's chest were turned into these words. Germany will still fall into the abyss, and he alone will not change anything.
These countries will surely taste the consequences.