Chapter 1240: The Sorrowful Italians

On the afternoon of November 11, 1855, the disposition of the defeated countries began, and the first country to be disposed of was the Kingdom of Italy, which had betrayed the Alliance. The Kingdom of Italy was also really miserable, and betrayed the alliance for the small profit paid by Britain and France. Now it's okay, a good victorious country is not right, but it has become a defeated country. And not only that, but they had to accept the disposition of all the victorious powers. It was foreseeable that the Kingdom of Italy would pay a heavy price.

The meeting room for formal negotiations was a small conference room specially prepared by the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The place next to the door was the place reserved for the delegations of the defeated countries. And directly opposite them is the position of the victorious power. Compared with the isolated positions of the defeated countries, the victorious countries undoubtedly appear to be outnumbered. In this respect, it also caused great psychological pressure on the defeated countries.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, Count Cavour, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Betino. When Ricasoli walked into the conference room, he had a solemn expression on his face. They knew that the next step was for the victorious powers to stand on a moral judgment against the Kingdom of Italy. This made their hearts very sad and bitter, and if it were not for the short-sightedness of the Kingdom of Italy, which was already the victor, and was now sitting on the opposite side, judging those defeated countries. And not, as is now, about to be judged by the victorious powers.

"You two, please take a seat!" Ali. Pasha said expressionlessly. As the moderator of the conference, the delegation of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was the vanguard of the disposition of the Kingdom of Italy. Of course, neither the Chinese Empire nor the Kingdom of Prussia competed with the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

In fact, the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia had already reached an agreement with the Kingdom of Italy behind their backs. Therefore, at this peace meeting. The two countries will not be involved in the disposition of the Kingdom of Italy. Of course, the secret treaties signed by the Kingdom of Italy with China and Prussia respectively. It will also begin to be fulfilled after the end of the peace conference. Otherwise, whether it is the Chinese Empire or the Kingdom of Prussia, the Kingdom of Italy will not be able to resist it.

"Do you have any justification for the sins committed by the Kingdom of Italy in this war?" Ali. Pasha asked sternly. For the traitor of the Kingdom of Italy, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was eager to cut off a few pieces of fat from him. In this way, a weakened Italian kingdom would not pose much of a threat to the Ottoman Turkish Empire in the Mediterranean.

"Your Excellency Pasha, this qiē is the fault of the Kingdom of Italy. Originally, the Kingdom of Italy was also a member of the Eurasian Military Alliance. However, His Majesty listened to the rumors of England and France, and made the wrong choice. The Kingdom of Italy is willing to take responsibility for its own mistakes! Count Cavour looked very humble, with a look of remorse. Of course, he also did this in the hope that the countries would punish the Kingdom of Italy lightly.

Ali. The Pasha and the others discussed a few words in a whisper, and the Kingdom of Italy was so good that the words he had prepared were useless at once. But. Now that the Italians have pleaded guilty, it will be much easier to do, and the next thing is to punish them.

"In view of the betrayal of the Kingdom of Italy in this war, which caused incalculable losses to the countries of the Eurasian military alliance. The Kingdom of Italy had to pay a sufficient price for this. The Ottoman Empire believed that the Kingdom of Italy should pay the Ottoman Empire a war reparations of one billion Chinese dollars. "Ali. Pasha said directly.

The Ottoman Turkish Empire originally intended to make a lot of money from the Kingdom of Italy, if it could get a billion Chinese dollars in war reparations from the Kingdom of Italy. Well, they were going to pay the Chinese Empire for the purchase of warships. It's just a piece of cake. Of course, this was just an extra weight from the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Whether the Kingdom of Italy will accept it or not, it is difficult to say. But even if the Kingdom of Italy paid only half of it, the Ottoman Turkish Empire made a lot of money. The Ottoman Empire had little claim for the territory of the Kingdom of Italy. Having acquired the entire Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine, the Ottoman Turkish Empire already had enough territory. For those barren territories of the Kingdom of Italy, no attention was paid to them at all.

Count Cavour and Betino. Ricasoli's face suddenly changed greatly, the Ottoman Turkish Empire actually dared to ask for a billion Chinese dollars in war reparations, it was like a lion's mouth! You must know that in the secret agreement reached between the Kingdom of Italy and the Chinese Empire, in addition to the territory ceded to the Chinese Empire, the War Indemnity that the Kingdom of Italy needs to pay is only one billion Chinese dollars. It was simply wishful thinking that the Ottoman Turkish Empire should demand the same share of the reparations as the Chinese Empire.

"Your Excellency Pasha, the war reparations of one billion Chinese dollars are too much, and the Kingdom of Italy simply cannot afford it!" Count Cavour shook his head.

Of course, the Kingdom of Italy does not have much revenue. However, after the Catholic Church was expelled to the Vatican, the Church had accumulated thousands of years of wealth, much of which fell into the hands of the Kingdom of Italy. The outside world doesn't know how much this wealth is. However, it is bound to exceed a billion Chinese dollars. In addition to the plan to use this wealth to pay war reparations, the Kingdom of Italy will also need to rely on this wealth for future nation-building and rearmament to avenge revenge, and if it is all given to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, will the Kingdom of Italy have a future?

"No, no! One billion dollars is not much. The betrayal of the Kingdom of Italy cost the Ottoman Turkish Empire dearly! "Ali. Pasha insisted. Now, the Kingdom of Italy has become meat on the board, to be slaughtered by them. How much you can grab depends on your ability. In such a situation, Ali. Of course, the Pasha will not be merciful.

"Your Excellency Pasha, during this war, the armies of the Kingdom of Italy did not go abroad to fight, nor did they launch an attack on the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Therefore, we did not inflict any losses on the Ottoman Turkish Empire at all! "The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy, Betino. Ricasoli said angrily. Except for the betrayal of the Eurasian military alliance, the rest of the crimes were imposed on the Kingdom of Italy by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which of course they did not want to admit.

Ali. Pasha and Mustafa. Lester. The expression on Pasha's face suddenly became quite ugly. The Kingdom of Italy dared to resist at this time, it was simply not giving them face!

"Italy's treachery has restrained the military power of the Eurasian military alliance, and we have to use our precious military strength to guard the Kingdom of Italy. Otherwise, this war may have ended long ago! "Mustafa. Lester. Pasha found a reason.

"Your Excellency Pasha, this reason is too far-fetched. After the outbreak of the war, the Kingdom of Italy was afraid of the powerful navy of the Chinese Empire, so it did not dare to go abroad to fight, and this had nothing to do with the Ottoman Turkish Empire at all! Count Cavour also said.

Suddenly, Mustafa. Lester. Pasha was ashamed and angry. In fact, the defeat of the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Turkish Empire really had nothing to do with it, they were just trying to plunder profits from the Kingdom of Italy in the name of a victorious power. However, now it has been dismantled on the spot by the Kingdom of Italy, which makes them a little annoyed.

"Humph! What exactly does this mean in the Kingdom of Italy? Do you still want the war to continue? If you are not willing to surrender, then the coalition forces of the Asia-Europe military alliance will set foot on the Apennine Peninsula and destroy you all! "Ali. Pasha threatened.

"The Kingdom of Italy is willing to make peace, but it is also willing to pay for its mistakes. However, the requirements of the Ottoman Turkish Empire were too harsh for the Kingdom of Italy to accept! Count Cavour shook his head. For the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Kingdom of Italy was not afraid. Although the military strength of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was not weak, it was not easy to destroy the Kingdom of Italy in the absence of a navy.

"Arrogance! You are so arrogant, I mind continuing to fight against the Kingdom of Italy until they are completely destroyed! "Ali. The Pasha shouted violently. Of course, if there was to be a war against the Kingdom of Italy, he still wanted to bring other countries in. After all, with the strength of the Ottoman Turkish Empire itself, it would be very difficult to destroy the Kingdom of Italy. Especially when the navy was in a state of fear, and the warships ordered from the Chinese Empire were not paid for anymore and were not handed over to the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

"Everyone, calm down! Now, our main purpose is to find peace. The requirements of the Ottoman Turkish Empire were indeed somewhat harsh. What is the amount of compensation that the Kingdom of Italy can accept? "Otto, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia. Feng. Bismarck said.

Ali. Pasha and Mustafa. Lester. Pasha looked at Otto with some dissatisfaction. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck glanced at him and was a little dissatisfied with his interference.

They did not know that the Kingdom of Prussia had also signed a secret treaty with the Kingdom of Italy, and that the Kingdom of Prussia would try its best to ensure the interests of the Kingdom of Italy at this peace conference, and that after the end of the war, the Kingdom of Italy would go all out to the Kingdom of Prussia. Therefore, the Kingdom of Prussia, of course, did not want the Kingdom of Italy to be weakened too much at this peace conference.

"Ten million Chinese dollars! We are willing to pay 10,000,000 Chinese dollars to the Ottoman Turkish Empire to make up for our mistakes! Count Cavour said. (To be continued......)

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