"This condition looks pretty good, at least half of Tunisia."

Carlo put down the telegram in his hand and opened his mouth to speak to the Prime Minister.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this time thanks to Bacona's hard work and His Majesty's accurate judgment of the situation, my country will not be able to get half of the Tunisian protection rights."

Antonio is not touting, but a true portrayal of his heart. Because it was unthinkable to let the French obediently offer half of Tunisia by virtue of judgment and some suggestive words, and let His Majesty do it.

However, in the face of the prime minister's praise, Carlo waved his hand. "Prime Minister, this matter is not successful, it can only be regarded as a little regret, it has been regarded as a good effort."

The Prime Minister may think that this is the king's humble words, but for Carlo, it is the truth, more precious than real gold. The famous Moroccan crisis, how could Carlo forget. Although this crisis was nothing in the previous life, it was a great event for Europe, because it represented the formation of two major camps in Europe, and the Entente and the Alliance were proclaimed.

In previous lives, many people knew about the Moroccan crisis, but not many people knew about it carefully, and Carlo still had a deep memory of this history because he debated with others. It is really because of this memory that Carlo made a bold plan based on the current situation and the current situation in Italy, that is, to use information asymmetry to deceive the French.

However, due to secrecy, only three people know the details of all the plans, that is, Carlo, the prime minister, and the foreign secretary. And the prime minister and the foreign secretary are a little confused about Carlo's whimsical plan.

If it weren't for the image of the king in these years, he would have the idea of finding a doctor for him. So it was a little reluctant at first, but as time went by, this unreliable plan actually got closer and closer to reality. It wasn't until the French were really willing to use Tunisian land as a condition to appease Italy that the two were really dumbfounded. That's why the prime minister looked at Carlo as if he were looking at God.

Carlo, who didn't know that he had played the image of a god stick in the minds of the two important ministers, sighed a little when he looked at this condition. The Frenchmen were so generous that they transferred the protection of southern Tunisia, which was separated from the province of Libya from Sfax to Gafsa, as a reward for Italy's refusal to use military means against France. It's a pity that this is the south, not the land of the north. ”

The reason for Carlo's sigh is that most of Tunisia's arable land is in the north, while the south is dominated by desert and mountainous terrain, and the few plots of arable land that are concentrated in the narrow coastal strip, which is not much better than the situation in Libya.

From an economic point of view, southern Tunisia occupies only 20% of Tunisia's economic territory. So on the surface, the French gave half of Tunisia's benefits to Italy, but in essence they gave up to 20%.

Don't think it's Italy at a loss, know how difficult it is in this day and age to get colonies from someone else, let alone the French.

Besides, Italy doesn't have to pay any cost, it's all for nothing, how much more can it be.

As for France, it would be a very good deal to be able to tie up Italy with a small part of Tunisian interests, at least to cut out all of Germany's allies, and even if there was a worst-case scenario, it would only be against Germany. Not to mention the support of the British on their side, at least the German government can think about it.

So after dealing with the Italians, France stopped being polite to the Germans, and argued with the arguments at the Madrid Conference. During this period, the two countries also made frequent moves. Germany began to call up reservists in June, and not to be outdone, France also began to mobilize its troops, and later sent additional troops to the German-French border.

The audacity of the French immediately provoked a serious response from Germany, which also sent their own troops to the border. For a time, on the German-French border, millions of troops from both sides gathered here, and it only took one spark to detonate the situation in Europe.

In the face of the tense situation between Germany and France, how can other countries sit still. Britain, Russia, Austria, Italy and other European countries have stepped forward to persuade the two countries, among which the British Empire, which is the heaviest weight, issued a clear warning, demanding that the two countries restrain their armies and avoid military conflict.

Of course, in addition to the overt warnings, the British Empire was also a master of secret diplomacy. He first warned Germany not to attack France at this time, or the British Empire would intervene with arms.

In the face of the warning of the British Empire, although the German monarchs at this time were willing to challenge its position, they were not fools and were willing to challenge Britain and France at the same time. So in the face of the warnings of the British Empire, no one in Germany would take it lightly. For this reason, Admiral Chancellor Tirpitz told the Kaiser and the government bluntly that the German Navy is not strong enough at present, and if war breaks out, then the German Navy will not be able to protect overseas interests.

The attitude of Field Marshal Tirpitz at this time represented the thoughts of many Germans, who were afraid of the huge navy of the British Empire.

These people were mainly overseas traders and colonial interests. Especially in the Philippine colonies, many German companies have invested in them. And now is the time when these investments are in the harvest period, which is why many people are raising objections. Money is a great thing, and no one is exempt.

By the way, Germany was now in the Philippines in the harvest period, and its net financial income reached a new high of 47 million marks in 1904, making it the only profitable German colony in the overseas colonies.

Of course, in addition to issuing a warning to the Germans, the French did not have to run, and were also privately warned by the British Empire not to provoke the Germans. If the conflict had been provoked by a provocation by the French, then the British Empire would have remained neutral.

Don't think that the British Empire can't see the minds of the French, and want to use the British Empire to solve the minds of the Germans, do you really think that civilized gentlemen can't see it?

The gentlemen of the British Empire had long seen what the French were thinking, so they warned the French not to think about dragging the British Empire into the water now.

Of course, it is not only the British Empire that has done it, but also several others, and Italy is no exception.