"What did you say?"

When Carlo returned to his residence, he did not expect to encounter such news while waiting for the next ceremony of the new German emperor to ascend the throne.

Facing his own king, who suddenly stood up with an incredulous expression, Foreign Minister Bakona, who was the deputy of the delegation, felt a little ashamed.

This time he brought the news that the Germans wanted to re-sign a treaty of friendship and commerce with Italy. The reason is that when it was signed, Germany did not take into account the extra colonies in Italy, and the Germans hoped that the ports of the Italian colonies would also give German ships the same treatment, no matter what type of ships.

From here, it can be seen that the Germans mainly looked at the Italian colony of Lanfang. For this colony in Southeast Asia, the Germans just want to say that the Italians really took shit luck and were able to take advantage of the loophole between Lanfang and the Netherlands and snatch it with a kick.

Looking at its location, the Spice Islands have been famous since the Age of Discovery, and the industrious Chinese in the area have made this land a constant source of wealth for Italian creators.

There were even lower-level military and political officials who declared that Germany should have a colony worthy of itself in Southeast Asia. Although these people do not say it explicitly, they are referring to the Spice Islands in neighboring Netherlands.

Of course, in addition to the abundance of local products, its location is also valued by Germany. Because this is the last stop before going from Europe to the Far East, which is also a very important dumping ground for Germany at the moment.

Since the Franco-Prussian War, the Qing Dynasty has been a little fan of Germany, and machines and weapons from Germany have been continuously transported from Hamburg to the Far East. However, due to time and trade reasons, Germany could not divide a colony from the Qing Dynasty. Especially after the Sino-French War, it was even more difficult to get colonies from them, which made the Germans lack a sense of presence in the region.

At the end of the day, there is a lack of military force and the means to deter others.

In the past, it was a method, because the German navy was too weak to radiate here. But now that has changed with the Italian seizure of Lanfang.

Especially this time, when Italy wants to buy German patents and technologies, the German government thinks that it is time.

Of course, the Germans selectively forgot the many costs that Italy had paid for the capture of Lanfang. They saw only the thief eating meat, but not the thief being beaten.

Of course, the Germans also knew that it was impossible to get Italy to agree to their terms without paying a huge price. Don't you see how precious the countries are to the colonies now, and don't even think about it if you don't want to give great benefits, even if God himself talks about it.

Prime Minister Bismarck, who was a good politician, certainly would not have done such an unwise thing.

And this time, in order to get Italy to agree, he made a fuss about tariffs, and he also knew that Italy had hit the market for German industrial products, which made it difficult for its factories to survive. So this time, we plan to raise the tariff between the two countries from 18% to 20%. In addition, the German government can step in to facilitate negotiations between Italy and companies.

Of course, this is only a preliminary condition, and if the Italians feel that they are still too bad, they can sit down and talk slowly.

When Carlo had listened to Foreign Secretary Bacona's terms, he fell silent. This is not that he agrees with Bismarck's conditions, but that there is a faint warning in his words. To facilitate negotiations, is it about success or failure?

"It seems that the iron-blooded prime minister has decided to eat us this time."

After pondering for a while, Carlo opened his mouth to express his judgment, and several ministers present faced Carlo's words, their eyes and noses and noses looked at their hearts, as if they were settled.

Of course, he knew why these ministers didn't speak, because this matter was not very glorious, so in order to avoid possible troubles in the future, it was more wrong to say more, less to say less, and not to say nothing.

Unfortunately, Carlo didn't understand their minds, or rather wasn't happy with their attitude.

"Your Excellency, tell us what you think of the Germans' request this time."

Well, Carlo began to name them one by one, and the first one to be called was the Minister of Industry.

Faced with Carlo's name, Stam secretly screamed bitterly, but then spoke. "Your Majesty, I think that the conditions of the Germans are not at all in the interests of our country, but given the relationship with their allies, I think it is appropriate to sit down and talk."

Okay, don't look at the righteous words of the Minister of Industry in front of him, but the core meaning is to talk to the Germans, in layman's terms, buddy, this price is too low, you need to add money.

With the Secretary of Industry to demonstrate, it will be much easier for others. As Carlo called them one by one, they all spoke righteous words like the possession of the Minister of Industry, but in the end the meaning of the words was still talked.

Carlo has nothing more to say about his cabinet ministers. Of course, he also meant to talk about it, because Italy could not do without Germany as an ally at the moment. In any case, Italy has more to gain from an alliance with Germany than Germany.

With Germany as an ally, Italy was no longer an orphan in Europe. At the same time, when there is a dispute with other countries, it will no longer be left alone.

Of course, no matter how important these are, they are not as important as the next step in the Ottoman War.

In any case, the war against the Ottomans was a major event affecting the situation in Europe, and Carlo had to be cautious, cautious, and cautious.

Didn't you see the just-concluded Bulgarian crisis, which almost made Germany, Austria and Russia turn their faces on the spot, which is one of the reasons why Russia only sent the crown prince.

It was because Bulgaria, secretly instigated by Austria-Hungary, annexed the region of Eastern Rumilia, which led to the enragment of Russia, because it kept Bulgaria out of its control. Angered, Russia turned to Seville, wanting to show Bulgaria a little color, so that it would know that it was going to be cleaned up, and the Serbian War (1885-86) broke out.

However, it is a pity that the Sevillans, who acted as horses this time, were no match for the Bulgarians at all, and failed to live up to the expectations of the big brother.

After the Bulgarians won, Austria and Britain, which supported it behind it, immediately came out to stand up for it, so that Russia could only swallow this bitter fruit.

Of course, the Bulgarians did not achieve the basic unification of the country smoothly, and the Bulgarians had a different king, and the losses were not small.

Of course, Italy is not a small country like Bulgaria that can only become a pawn, although Italy is a little weaker, but it can barely become a chess player.

Therefore, if you want to become a chess player, support from Germany is also indispensable.

Carlo understood this, and casually said the same. "Let's talk about it."

I'm in a good mood