Chapter 1243: Partition of France

When cooperating with the Imperial Chinese Army to attack France, the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Belgium had already received a promise from the Chinese Empire that they would receive large territories from France. Therefore, when attacking France, the two countries worked extra hard. And when it came to choosing which government to continue to rule France, the government of the Second French Empire was undoubtedly much stronger. In this case, if the Second French Empire continued to rule France, it would undoubtedly pose a great threat to them. Thought, if the July Dynasty had ruled France, then they would undoubtedly have faced much less of a threat.

When the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of Spain successively expressed their support for the July Dynasty to rule France, the expressions on the faces of the delegations of the Kingdom of Prussia were not very good. They knew that the Chinese Empire would definitely support the July Dynasty as well. In this case, it would be very difficult for the Second French Empire to gain French rule.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Chinese Empire is also in favor of the July Dynasty ruling France!" Sure enough, Lin Zihao then also spoke on behalf of the Chinese Empire.

"The Kingdom of Prussia still supports the Second French Empire! The July Dynasty is not fit to rule France! "For the sake of the Kingdom of Prussia, the Kingdom of Prussia was determined to oppose France's fall into the rule of the July Dynasty.

Then, regardless of the reasons given by the three countries, the Kingdom of Prussia refused to rule France by the July Dynasty. Forced to be in a hurry, / The Kingdom of Prussia even proposed to forget about the officers of France in this way.

It would be unrealistic for the countries to remain in charge of France. After this peace conference, all countries will begin to lick their wounds from the war. Try to recuperate. Restore your own strength, this is the right thing. If the military governs France. This will cause countries to continue to station large armies in France, and even face attacks from French rebels. This goes down. Neither is a good thing for all countries.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is not a good idea to rule France. France still has a population of more than 30 million. A long period of military control will only further arouse the anger of the French. At that time, we will probably have to face an endless stream of rebels. Therefore, we must find a way to end the military administration early. Imperial Prime Minister Lin Zihao said. The Prussians did not occupy much of the territory in France, but only the regions of Lorraine and Alsace in the northeast of France. Naturally, this will not allow the Kingdom of Prussia to devote much troops to France. The rest of France's territory was almost under the control of the allied forces of China, Spain and Belgium. If France is to be kept stable, the garrison of the three countries in France must be guaranteed to be at least between 500,000 and 1 million. Therefore. That's not a small amount. It would be best to be able to solve the problem earlier.

"The Chinese Empire, then, could accept the Second French Empire to rule France. I believe that if the Second French Empire ruled France, it would be able to maintain the stability of France. When the time comes, we won't have to worry too much! "Otto. Feng. Chancellor Bismarck said with a smile.

"Fart! The Second French Empire is indeed able to stabilize France, but I am afraid that it will not be long before the three countries of China and Spain will face a war of revenge from the Second French Empire! "Delegates from China, Spain and Belgium. I couldn't help but curse in my heart.

"Alright! Ladies and gentlemen, we can put aside this point for a moment. Let's first discuss the disposal requirements of France in various countries! Wait until we reach an agreement. Let's talk about which government will rule France! Seeing that an agreement could not be reached for a long time, Lin Zihao could only choose a compromise solution. After all, everyone expected it before the negotiations began. The negotiations with France will certainly be the most difficult of this time. The three kingdoms of Central and Spain are the same as the Kingdom of Prussia. I'm going to argue about this for a long time.

Representatives of several countries nodded in agreement. In everyone's eyes. France is a big cake, and we all want to be able to take a bite of France and share the most delicious part.

"The disposition of France, consisting mainly of territorial and war reparations. The distribution was based mainly on the amount of contribution each country had made in the war against France. Lin Zihao continued.

The deputies of the Kingdom of Prussia did not look good, and if they were distributed in this way, then the Kingdom of Prussia would certainly receive the least of the benefits. Who said that in the war against France, the Kingdom of Prussia has always stood still, and waited until the end of the war to fight for the fruits of victory? However, the Kingdom of Prussia had the intention to oppose it, and there was no definite reason. It is the fairest to distribute according to the amount of effort. If the Kingdom of Prussia does not agree, I am afraid that it will provoke a stronger backlash from China and the West than from the three countries.

"Prime Minister, territorial aspect. The Chinese Empire did not have much territorial claim to France, it only needed to occupy Corsica! Do countries disagree with this? Lin Zihao asked. Corsica was an important part of the overseas provinces of the Empire, and the Empire was certainly not going to give it up.

For the occupation of Corsica by the Chinese Empire, both the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Belgium agreed. After all, Corsica is nothing more than a small island of 8,000 square kilometers. Far from being comparable to mainland France. The Chinese Empire volunteered to take Corsica, and of course they agreed.

The delegation of the Kingdom of Prussia also nodded, although they knew that Corsica had fallen into the hands of the Chinese Empire, and that with the Sardinia and Sicily islands that had been obtained from the Kingdom of Italy, the Chinese Empire would have a solid foothold in the Mediterranean. This is a threat to the entire West. However, the Kingdom of Prussia had no other way at the moment than to nod its head. In the event that the Chinese Empire had opened its mouth to claim the territory of the French mainland, it would have posed an even greater threat.

"The Kingdom of Spain committed more than one and a half million troops and all its navy in its war against France. We paid a terrible price for the sake of victory. Thus, the Kingdom of Spain wants to acquire the Aquitaine, the South - the Pyrenees, the Languedoc-Roussillon, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, the Riviera-Côte d'Azur, Poitou-Charente and Limousin in the south. Said the Prime Minister of Spain, the Duke of Valencia.

It's just that the appetite of the Kingdom of Spain seems to be too great, and they swallow the south of France in one bite. Almost a third of France's territory has been eaten!

The Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Belgium were silent on this request of the Kingdom of Spain. However, the Kingdom of Prussia was already clamoring. If such a French territory is swallowed by the Kingdom of Spain, on the one hand, France will be extremely weakened, and the Kingdom of Spain will be even stronger. At that time, the Kingdom of Prussia would have to face an even more powerful Kingdom of Spain, which the Kingdom of Prussia did not want to see.

"No! The Kingdom of Spain demanded too much. The Kingdom of Prussia was absolutely not in a position to accede to the demands of the Kingdom of Spain. At most, the cession of the Aguichar region and the South-Pyrenees region to the Kingdom of Spain is enough! "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said.

This is not proportional to the price paid by the Kingdom of Spain. The Kingdom of Spain deserves the territories we have requested! The Spanish Prime Minister, the Duke of Valencia, did not back down at all. This was in the fundamental interests of the Kingdom of Spain, even if God stood before him.

The delegations of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Prussia had a heated quarrel. It's just that the differences between the two sides are too great to reach an agreement at all. At this time, the Chinese Empire, which had not spoken, had to come forward.

"The Chinese Empire considered it reasonable for the Kingdom of Spain to acquire the Aquitaine, the South - Pyrenees, the Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the Riviera-Côte d'Azur in the south of France. As for Poitou-Charente and Limousin, you can leave it to the French! Lin Zihao said.

Even if they leave Poitou-Charente and Limousin behind, the Spaniards have gained a lot. At least this increased the area of the Kingdom of Spain by more than 150,000 square kilometers. This is the territory of the northern Pyrenees, which the Spaniards have always dreamed of! With these territories, the Kingdom of Spain was able to use this as a springboard to further advance into the European continent.

Duke of Valencia and Jose. Morality. The Count of Salamanca exchanged a few words in a low voice, and finally agreed.

"Well, the Kingdom of Spain accepts the construction of the Chinese Empire!" Said the Duke of Valencia. He was very satisfied to be able to get these regions. This was undoubtedly a great victory for the Kingdom of Spain.

Although the Kingdom of Prussia was willing to oppose it, it could not stand alone, so it had to allow the Kingdom of Spain to slaughter the French.

The Kingdom of Spain was followed by the Kingdom of Belgium. In this war, the Kingdom of Belgium paid a heavy price. Most of their land has fallen, and both the army and the population have suffered heavy casualties. Before the war began, the Kingdom of Belgium had a population of 4.5 million. However, a year later, it is estimated that only about three million people remain.

The Kingdom of Belgium is targeting the territories and populations of northern France, and if it can absorb and absorb these territories and populations, the Kingdom of Belgium will soon be able to regain its strength, even stronger than before. (To be continued......)

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