Chapter 1260: The Colonial Question
When the "Treaty of the Eurasian Military Alliance on the Disposal of Britain" was signed, the disposition of the victorious powers against the defeated countries was almost completed. Although the Ottoman Turkish Empire was the host of the peace conference, it was the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia that really benefited the most from the peace conference. The Chinese Empire not only gained large swathes of territory, but also received huge war reparations.
The Kingdom of Italy was to pay a war indemnity of 1 billion Chinese dollars to the Chinese Empire, France was to pay 1.6 billion Chinese dollars in war indemnities to the Chinese Empire, and Russia was to pay 1.6 billion Chinese dollars in war indemnities to China. Britain even had to pay 4 billion Chinese dollars in war reparations to China. Taken together, the total amount of war reparations received by the Chinese Empire has reached 7.2 billion Chinese yuan, which can be called the country that has received the most war reparations.
Behind the Chinese Empire was the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which received 100 million Chinese dollars in war reparations from the Kingdom of Italy and a full 2 billion Chinese dollars from Russia, which together amounted to 2.1 billion Chinese dollars.
As for the Kingdom of Prussia, it received a total of 1 billion Chinese dollars in war indemnities, the Kingdom of Spain received 1.6 billion Chinese dollars in war indemnities, and the Kingdom of Belgium received 1.56 billion Chinese dollars in war indemnities.
In terms of war reparations, the Chinese Empire received more reparations than the other four countries combined. The Kingdom of Prussia, on the other hand, came last. In practice, however, the benefits obtained by the Kingdom of Prussia were second only to those of the Chinese Empire, and even surpassed those of the Chinese Empire in some respects. They completely annexed the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which greatly increased the national power of the Kingdom of Prussia. The value of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It's not something that can be measured in billions of dollars.
Of course, this also made the relationship between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Chinese Empire. It's starting to be hostile. If, say, before the annexation of Austria-Hungary by the Kingdom of Prussia. If the two sides are okay in terms of face. Now, then, the two sides are only one step away from tearing their faces. If another sudden outbreak broke out, there was a possibility that war would break out between the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia.
The treaties signed between the victorious and the defeated countries are collectively known as the Istanbul Peace Treaty. Of course, this is only a temporary peace. At this peace conference, the defeated countries were brutally slaughtered by the victorious countries, which made the defeated countries pay a heavy price. Therefore, the defeated country has a grudge against the victorious country. It's just because they suffered a crushing defeat in the war. Even disarmed, in the face of the plundering of the victorious country, they were powerless to resist and could only bear it. But deep down in their hearts, they never thought about rebelling against the victorious powers. Whenever there is an opportunity, a new war will surely break out in the future. In fact, the Istanbul Peace Treaty could not be called a peace treaty, and it was undoubtedly more appropriate to call it an armistice treaty.
Especially after this peace conference, the contradictions between the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia became more and more prominent. A new world war seems to be brewing, making the international situation even more turbulent. Even if it's for a lot of reasons. War will not break out immediately. However, the outbreak of war in the future is already inevitable.
Having disposed of several defeated countries, the issues to be discussed at this peace conference are not over. Member of the North Atlantic Military Alliance. Britain and France, in particular, had a large number of colonies overseas. Africa and the Caribbean, in particular, were under colonial rule. Kingdom of Prussia and Ottoman Turkish Empire. These colonies have long been stared. However, most of these colonies were already under the control of the Chinese Empire's most die-hard allies. The Kingdom of Prussia and the Ottoman Turkish Empire wanted to pull these colonies out of the mouth of the Chinese Empire. That's almost impossible.
Later in the war, Chinese* troops landed in East and South Africa, expelling British and French colonists from their rule here. The armies of the Kingdom of Spain, with the help of the navy, landed in northwestern Africa and brought large colonies in northwest and west Africa under its rule. In addition, with the help of the colony of Cuba, the Spanish army swept through Britain and France in the Caribbean, taking the entire Caribbean and those colonies in northern South America. The Ottoman Turkish Empire also sent troops to consolidate its colonies in Libya and Tunisia in northern Africa as a result of the victory of the Eurasian military alliance. As for Egypt, although it was shown to be subordinate to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, it was still in fact a separatist power.
Except for North Africa, which was controlled by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and West Africa, which was controlled by the Spanish Kingdom, the rest of Africa was under the control of the Chinese Empire. Of course, the Chinese Empire was planning to carve out a piece of land from the vicinity of the Gulf of Guinea and give it to the Kingdom of Belgium. After all, as a hardcore ally of the Empire, the Kingdom of Belgium suffered heavy losses in this world war, and the Empire cannot afford to treat them badly. What's more, because of geographical factors, the Kingdom of Belgium will be at the forefront of the fight against the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Empire must firmly tie the Kingdom of Belgium to its chariot. Only in this way will it be possible to ensure the interests of the empire in Europe.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our previous disposition of the North Atlantic military alliance has come to an end. Next, there is the question of the colonies of Britain and France. What to do with these colonies, we still need to come up with a charter from each country! "Ali. Pasha said with a smile. Although, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was full of covetousness for the large colonies occupied by the Chinese Empire. However, they do not want to be the first to offend China. Originally, because of the support for the annexation of Austria-Hungary by the Kingdom of Prussia, the relationship between the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Chinese Empire declined rapidly. If it is proposed to divide the colonies acquired by China, it will be a complete tear of the face of the Chinese empire.
In addition, in this world war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire has gained a lot of benefits. Although it could not be compared with the Chinese Empire, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was already quite satisfied. After all, if you want more benefits, you need enough national strength to support it. Otherwise, even if you become a big fat person in one bite, you are likely to end up with indigestion.
The Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Kingdom of Belgium were undoubtedly very satisfied with the status quo. As a result, the delegations of the three countries were silent. The delegation of the Chinese Empire watched coldly the performances of the delegation of the Kingdom of Prussia and the delegation of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Anyway, they had already received orders from Emperor Long Yufei, and the Empire's attitude was tough on the issue of colonies. If the Kingdom of Prussia and the Ottoman Empire want to seize the colonies that the Empire has acquired, send their troops!
"Ahem! The vast colonies of Britain and France are also the assets of both countries. Therefore, the Kingdom of Prussia believed that it would be fair to divide the colonies of Britain and France among everyone! "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said. After the unification, although the Greater German Empire had a large population, the market would soon be saturated with the rapid development of the industry of the Kingdom of Prussia. At that time, if there was no overseas market to support it, the industrial development of the German Empire would be greatly affected. The overseas colonies of Britain and France are undoubtedly the best sources and markets for raw materials.
"The colonies of Britain and France have already been allocated. I don't think there is any need to take it out and distribute it again at this peace conference! Imperial Prime Minister Lin Zihao said directly.
"Your Excellency Lin Zihao, the Chinese Empire took advantage of the outbreak of the war in Europe to send troops to seize those colonies, but now it wants to annex them alone, isn't this too unkind?" Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said.
"Those colonies were fought down by the blood and sacrifice of the imperial soldiers, and they belong to the territory of the empire, and no country should want to snatch them from the hands of the empire." Lin Zihao's attitude is extremely tough.
The intransigence of the Chinese Empire made the delegation of the Kingdom of Prussia very dissatisfied. That's a vast overseas colony! The Chinese Empire wanted to monopolize it, which was too indifferent to the Kingdom of Prussia! However, the Chinese Empire's attitude was so tough that the Kingdom of Prussia did not know what to do for a while. Relations between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Chinese Empire were already very tense, and if the two sides faced each other, it was very likely that the two countries would tear their faces apart.
Otto. Feng. Chancellor Bismarck looked at Ali. Pasha wanted him to stand up and say something.
"Both, if there is anything, let's discuss it slowly, don't worry." Ali. Pasha hurriedly said with a smile.
"Yes! Oh, yes! Anyway, it's still early, so let's discuss it again. "Mustafa. Lester. Pasha also said.
"Your Excellency Lin Zihao, the colonies of Britain and France are so vast, and the Chinese Empire accounts for the majority, but at least some should be distributed to other countries! After all, in this world war, all countries did their best. "Ali. Pasha said.
"Your Excellency, I cannot agree with your statement. The main credit for the destruction of Britain was the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Kingdom of Belgium, and none of them had anything to do with the Kingdom of Prussia or the Ottoman Turkish Empire. So, what to do with Britain, and its overseas colonies, is up to us. In the same way, in the war for the destruction of France, the Kingdom of Prussia was only a last-minute struggle for territory. In order to ensure the smooth convening of the peace conference, the empire had already given in when it came to disposing of mainland France. But the Reich will not budge any more on the issue of disposing of the colonies of France! (To be continued......)
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