"Peace? Hehe! Liang Botao, the Imperial Minister to Switzerland, laughed. These Westerners, if they seek peace, they always like to pull a name, is it possible, can this make them save face? Now, the coalition of the Imperial Army and the Spanish Army is fighting in the south of France, constantly approaching the heart of France. The combined forces of the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army to the north were also driving away the French troops remaining in Belgium and were about to invade France from the north. In such a situation, it was already doomed for France to lose the war. If France did not want to be destroyed, then they had to pray to the Reich for peace.

"Your Excellency, peace will surely come to Europe, and I assure you that this day will not be long. Soon, the Imperial Army will advance to Paris, and when the time comes, when the Imperial Army captures Paris and captures the French Emperor, then the war will be over, and the French will be able to get the peace they have dreamed of! Minister Liang Botao smiled very happily.

"Hell!" Minister Loire scolded secretly, looking at Minister Liang Botao's bright smile, he couldn't wait to give him a slap. Minister Liang Botao's false claim that the Chinese* army would capture Paris and capture the French emperor was a complete shame for him. Of course, he also knew that if he dared to slap that slap, then this peace talks would probably be completely hopeless. Therefore, he could only suppress the anger in his heart.

"Your Excellency, France, is very sincere, and we really don't want to fight any more." Minister Loire said.

"I know that this is because if we continue to fight, France will definitely lose. So. You have no reason to keep fighting. Minister Liang Botao directly made it clear. If the French had gained the upper hand, they might not have been so anxious to end the war.

Minister Loire's face darkened. However, he did not refute Minister Liang Botao's words. France, it is indeed impossible to fight! If it is not a last resort. They certainly won't beg the Chinese so quietly. After all, the French Empire also has its own dignity. However, in order for the country and the nation to continue to exist, they had to beg for peace.

"Your Excellency, please be able to convey to your country our sincerity." Minister Loire continued. Even if he was angry, he could only continue to sit here until he got the reply he wanted. I can only suppress the anger in my heart.

"Well, Your Excellency, how much is France prepared to pay for this war?" Liang Botao asked. If France wanted to end the war, it would have to pay a substantial price, otherwise the Chinese Empire would certainly not agree.

"Your Excellency, stop the war now, for our two countries. All of them have great benefits, and we can reduce unnecessary casualties. In order to express France's apologies, we are willing to transfer the colonies on the Caribbean coast to the Chinese Empire unconditionally! Loire said quickly.

Minister Liang Botao smiled. Then he shook his head firmly. The French did have a number of colonies along the Caribbean coast, including French Guiana and a number of small islands in the Caribbean. But. It was simply a trivial interest, and if the empire wanted to let the French go with it. That's simply not possible.

"In addition, we are willing to colonize France in the northeastern United States. All transferred to China! Avar continued.

"That land already belongs to China!"

After the surrender of the United States, the Imperial Army had already entered the northeastern part of the United States, occupied there. That land was already under the de facto control of the Chinese Empire, and it was obviously impossible for the French to use it for trading again.

Avar's mouth opened, a little dumbfounded. Although the Chinese have occupied that land, from a legal point of view, it is still a French colony! In the original "London Treaty", the provisions were very clear. Of course, now that even the entire British Isles are under the blockade of the naval forces of the Chinese Empire, it is only a matter of time before the Chinese * Army takes London. The legal effect of the Treaty of London was also based on the guarantee provided by the powerful Britain, and even Britain no longer existed, and the Chinese naturally had no reason to abide by the treaty.

"Your Excellency, we are willing to provide the Chinese Empire with two and a half billion francs of war reparations for this war!" Alva said that 2.5 billion francs is equivalent to 100 million pounds. Even though it was state money, Alva still felt like his heart was bleeding after saying the figure.

"Two and a half billion francs? It's only 400 million Chinese dollars, which is too little. In addition, now that no one wants the franc in the international community, the Chinese Empire will not accept the franc as a war reparation. Liang Botao said.

With the continuous defeat of the North Atlantic military especially on the battlefield, the currencies of the countries of the North Atlantic military alliance have also plummeted in the international market, and even the pound sterling, which was previously the main international currency, has fallen to the bottom, not to mention the franc, krona, ruble and dollar, as for the Portuguese escudo, the guilder and the Greek delamarck, it is no different from waste paper. On the contrary, the major currencies of the countries of the Asia-Europe Military Alliance, such as the Chinese dollar and the mark, have gradually been accepted by other countries. In particular, the Chinese Empire will become the world's number one power in this war, and the Chinese dollar will also have a tendency to replace the British pound as the main international currency.

"Your Excellency, we can negotiate again on specific conditions, as long as we can have a chance to negotiate!" Minister Loire said. Although the conditions of the Chinese Empire may be harsh, this is undoubtedly an opportunity for France. As long as the war can be negotiated to end the war, it will be very beneficial to France.

"Your Excellency, I will report back to the country. However, what kind of decision will be made in the country, this is not something that I can decide as a small minister! Minister Liang Botao said.

Loire nodded, of course he knew. His meeting with Minister Liang Botao was only to send a signal to the Chinese Empire.

Immediately after Loire left the Imperial Legation in Switzerland, Minister Liang Botao sent a telegram to China to report the incident to the Imperial Foreign Office.

The telegram was directly delivered to Wei Yuan, the Imperial Foreign Minister, and Wei Yuan was also stunned after reading the contents of the telegram.

"At this time, the French still think that we can forgive them, they are really naïve!" Wei Yuan said a little speechlessly. Now that the Empire has clearly gained the upper hand, it is only a matter of time before France is destroyed. How could it be possible to give up the opportunity to destroy France for the sake of the slightest benefit? After all, France is a big country, and if they are given the opportunity, who knows if it will cause any serious consequences for the empire in the future? Cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, this is the best way.

However, with such a major event, Wei Yuan obviously couldn't make a decision in person. Fortunately, the next day was the day of the pre-imperial meeting, and Wei Yuan planned to report this matter directly to the emperor at the pre-imperial meeting.

After the start of the war, the interval between Long Yufei's imperial meetings also became smaller. Before the outbreak of war, the Imperial Council was often held only once every half a month, and at other times, the ministers of the Cabinet were summoned individually, or the documents sent by the Cabinet were dealt with. After the outbreak of the war, cabinet meetings were held every three days.

At each meeting, new adjustments will be made according to the situation of the battle. However, with the decisive victory of the empire and the entire Eurasian military alliance on the battlefield, the North Atlantic military alliance is about to be completely destroyed, and the atmosphere at the cabinet meeting is no longer as solemn as before.

When this was over, Foreign Minister Wei Yuan raised the issue that the French wanted to negotiate with the Empire.

"Do the French want peace talks? Isn't it too late for them to negotiate peace at this time? "Marshal Niu Meng, who presided over the work of the General Staff, was the first to raise objections. After all, now that the Empire* army and the Spanish and Belgian allies are attacking well, perhaps in two months, Paris will be captured. The capture of a capital is undoubtedly a high honor for the soldiers of the Empire. Of course, the Empire* military will not be willing to let go of this opportunity.

Long Yufei nodded, if France is destroyed directly, then the empire and its allies will undoubtedly be able to get more benefits. On the contrary, the benefits of peace talks with the French will be greatly reduced.

"What about the Cabinet? What do you think should be done with France? Long Yufei asked. The attitude of the military is important, but again, the opinion of the cabinet cannot be ignored.

However, this time, the opinions of the cabinet are not unanimous. Some cabinet ministers thought that it would be possible to negotiate with the French, so that the losses of the troops could be reduced. On the other hand, it is also possible to re-establish an ally in Western Europe, which will be very effective in containing the Kingdom of Prussia and the future German Empire.

However, there are also some ministers who believe that at this time, the empire really should not stop attacking, and in this case, it is undoubtedly a return to the mountains. After all, France is not an ordinary small country, and in their history, it has always existed as a great power. Unless it is the complete destruction of France, it is almost impossible to truly control France. Adopting the strategy of supporting France will only raise a white-eyed wolf. On the contrary, small countries such as the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Belgium are undoubtedly better controlled.

Emperor Long Yufei was also a little undecided about how to deal with France. Fortunately, he didn't need to come up with ideas soon. (To be continued......)

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