Alfonso estimated that Iwakura was not very satisfied with the British and French side, and then he remembered that Spain was coming.

It's not that Britain looks down on them...... Even if there were, it was for Japan, and I would definitely not come for the delegation.

The main thing is that Britain is not aware of Japan's potential, and there is no essential difference between treating them and treating them with small Southeast Asian states.

Under these circumstances, Iwakura Gushi wanted to negotiate with Britain to cancel the unequal treaty, but naturally failed without suspense.

Moreover, the British culture was not recognized by the members of the delegation, and it was very good to erect a king and hold a parliament, but it did not conform to the national conditions of Japan, and the quality of the Japanese people was much lower than that of the United Kingdom, and there were no conditions for adopting a constitutional monarchy.

On April 20, Japan concluded its study tour in Switzerland and arrived in Rome on the same day, where it met with the Spanish side the next day.

Since Iwakura did not make another trip to Madrid out of avoidance, and Cruz was in St. Petersburg for a meeting, Alfonso only sent an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs named Negro to this time, who had received the Japanese when they first arrived.

Negro can now be regarded as the fourth-in-command of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it will not make Japan feel despised by it.

In fact, it would have been best to send a deputy prime minister in this case, but unfortunately Spain did not create this position.

Three days before the delegation's arrival in Rome, 10 days after the St. Petersburg Conference, France finally relented to Prussia and accepted an indemnity of 400 million francs.

The news spread as quickly as it could across the continent.

Since the concept of Germany and France, France has maintained a strong pressure on Germany, and now that the offensive and defensive trends have reversed, one can imagine how the Europeans will be shocked.

This is different from the previous surrender of taking three, taking three is a private act, and you know with your toes that the French will not be convinced.

The St. Petersburg Conference was a legitimate negotiation under the supervision of various countries.

Once the terms are signed here, there is basically no room for reversal.

Alfonso also knew about this, and it was not surprising that France was soft, but he originally thought that Prussia would reduce some reparations, but he did not expect that it would not be reduced.

This was the condition when Nasan surrendered, and as a result, more than 100,000 people died and hundreds of millions of pounds were spent, and in the end nothing changed.

It can be said that it is extremely insulting, and I don't know how the French feel now.

Historically, the reparations were 5 billion francs, but today they have been reduced to 400 million.

However, the proportion of war reparations in war losses is not large, and the scale of this Franco-Prussian War is much larger, and it is difficult to say whether it was lost or earned.

In this war, the French side directly used military spending of 3.5 billion francs, and the indirect damage and economic stagnation caused losses of up to 15 billion!

In comparison, the relief of Spain's £7 million debt is a small matter of no value.

In the later stages of the war, France played with its life, which naturally caused great trouble to Prussia.

But it's themselves who really hurt the most, and it's hurt a lot.

Fortunately, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and in 1870 the total annual income of France was nearly 1.4 billion francs, 1.5 times that of Prussia.

No matter how serious the loss is, it is nothing to lose this money, and the silver in the vault alone can be repaid, and there is no need to borrow money or sell war bonds.

This is not good news for Alfonso, not to mention the international implications, at least his idea of subscribing to French government bonds has failed.

Just as all the forces were digesting this change, Nasan had already taken the lead in reacting.

He had been enjoying half a month of family fun with Nathan in Valencia.

Nasan's original plan was to leave for England in half a month, and through speeches and socializing, he would see if he could go to Paris to participate in the referendum after the war with the support of Britain.

At the very least, try to hold a public office in France.

If it still doesn't work, he will apologize publicly, and take the initiative to announce his abdication and pass the throne to Nasi in advance.

Jeannasi led Bonaparte to find a new opportunity to enter France.

The original idea was to play well, but Nasan now sees a better opportunity.

The fact that the peace treaty has remained unchanged may be a testament to his farsightedness and strategic vision.

The chances are slim, but Nasan is willing to try.

Anyway, no matter how bad it is, it won't be worse than now.

He is still the emperor of France, but he has been temporarily banned from all political power, and he takes the initiative to return to France, as long as he is careful not to be assassinated by radicals, no one dares to touch him on the surface.

Therefore, after talking to Alfonso, Nasan led people towards Marseille without stopping.

It's not that he doesn't want to go to Paris, it's that Paris is still blocked by Prussia at this stage, and it's inconvenient to go.

When Nasan left Spain, Negro's meeting with Iwakura was over.

Negro spoke highly of Iwakura's enthusiasm.

Iwakura is a politician who is good at drilling camps in China, and he is both cunning and fickle, and even the positions of the reformers and the shogunists are forced out.

However, he is really ruthless.

Iwakura would send someone back to Japan early to promote the purchase of ironclad ships in his name.

Some Japanese goods such as porcelain, silk, and cloth could also be traded mainly in Spain.

In exchange, Spain needed to send someone to assist Japan in the issuance of the yen, and to allow Japan to purchase production lines and drawings for advanced equipment such as machine guns and hexagonal lathes.

The rest is not something that Iwakura can promise alone, the right minister.

However, he said that he could write a letter by hand and ask the country to send another person to negotiate with Spain.

To put it simply, Spain provides technology and personnel, and Japan gives back money.

Spain is of course inferior to Britain and France in terms of high-end technology, but Japan does not need to be much high-end, as long as the gap is not too big.

It is precisely because Spain is weaker than Britain and France that it attaches more importance to Japan's existence.

Coupled with the fact that Spain has a good attitude and is cheap, it is not surprising that Iwakura would make such a choice.

After a short meeting with Negro, the Japanese delegation quickly concluded its visit to "Italy".

It is really difficult to raise the interest of these people in a failed state that has been broken down.

The members of the delegation were all overthrown, and naturally had a pro-monarchical political stance, which was why they stayed in Britain, France, Belgium and Sweden for a short time.

It was the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a monarchy more powerful than Spain, that deserved a good look.

Alfonso was quite satisfied with the outcome of the talks, and with the endorsement of Iwakura as the right minister, the door to the Japanese market was opened.

At this time, Japan's GDP level is about 1/7-1/6 of that of Obichi, which is not small, and it is a considerable boost for Spain.

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