In Constantinople, a spoils conference is taking place in the headquarters of the coalition forces at this moment. Since the anti-Turkish alliance is composed of four countries, it is natural that the four countries will come together to share the spoils.

In this respect, the Viennese government is very careful about eating appearance, and in any case Greece and Montenegro are also victorious countries, and they still have their share of the spoils.

As the de facto leader of the anti-Turkish alliance, Austrian Foreign Minister Wessenberg was the first to speak: "With the joint efforts of everyone, we have finally won this war in the Near East.

Now that the war is over, it's time to distribute the spoils. In principle, we distribute the spoils of war according to the contribution of each country in the war.

If you have any special requirements, you can put them forward first, and we will give priority to those who can meet them. ”

"Prioritization" is not "priority gratification", which has already set the tone for the spoils sharing meeting. The meaning of Wessenberg is very obvious, there is no need to mention excessive demands, it is impossible to pass.

The Russian governor of Constantinople, Vtoriak, laughed: "The Black Sea straits are the gateway to the Russian Empire, and we hope to be able to obtain Ottoman territories on the coast of the Sea of Marmara. ”

The sale of land is the sale of land, and the spoils of war still have to be fought for. As long as the St. Petersburg negotiations do not come to an end, the Russian-Austrian territorial deal on the Asia Minor Peninsula will not be possible.

It's just that compared with the nervous representatives of Greece and Montenegro, Vtoriak is much more relaxed.

As a high-ranking member of the Russian Empire, Vtoriak knew how determined the tsarist government was to throw away this burden.

The negotiations are still deadlocked, and that is only for the sake of maximizing profits, and a deal is almost inevitable, otherwise the negotiator would not be him, the governor.

Greek Foreign Minister Nislav followed: "We want to get the Izmir region to house the Greeks in Ottoman territory." ”

The Vienna government's immigration plan is also to look at people's dishes, and those with background backgrounds are not on the first batch of migration lists, and they will only be packed and sent away after the background is determined to be left alone.

Although Greece was a little weaker, it was also one of the members of the anti-Turkish alliance, and the Greeks who survived in the Ottoman territory were not within the scope of migration for the time being.

Despite Nisslav's best restraint, Wessenberg was stunned by the Greek lion's wide opening.

Izmir is no short country and was the most prosperous port in the Ottoman Empire after the loss of Constantinople, and the country's largest city.

Located on the western coast of the Ottoman Sea, it is arguably the most elite region of the peninsula of Asia Minor, and even the capital Ankara was not prosperous here before the war.

The diplomatic work has been done for a long time, and Weisenberg is also well-informed, and his unhappy expression flashed away, still smiling, and set his eyes on the Montenegrin representative.

The Foreign Minister of the Principality of Montenegro, Nikolaas Cage, said with a blank face: "We have no claim to territory, we just want to be compensated financially. ”

Is there really no territorial claim?

The answer is: no!

The problem is that Montenegro is too weak to run an enclave at all. What they want is adjacent territories, and the problem is that those areas are Austria itself, who would dare to bring it up?

Peeking into the homeland of the Great Powers? This joke can't be messed around, revealing the slightest thought, it may lead to the destruction of the country.

Wesenberg nodded with satisfaction: "I understand everyone's request, except for Baron Nicolas Cage's request that can be clearly answered, everything else needs to be further discussed."

In this war, everyone seized a lot of property, and in principle, all of them belonged to their own people.

Since the Duchy of Montenegro has renounced its territorial claims, it is to compensate your country with a portion of the Austrian military's booty, and to give your country an active first-class battleship. ”

Nicolas Cage was already satisfied with the result. The strategic materials of this war were all from Austria, and the price paid by the Duchy of Montenegro was only two battalion casualties, and the real number of people killed in the battle was only 180 people.

The first-class battleship is not cheap, this thing is not available in the Principality of Montenegro, and the specific cost is Nicolas Cage does not know, but the Austrian foreign sales offer is as high as 1.15 million Aegis.

It's the age of the ocean, and everyone has a naval dream. For access to the sea, the Duchy of Montenegro has been fighting with the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years.

Unfortunately, the government's financial revenue is limited, and there is some money that can be invested in the navy, and the naval fleet is only a few sail warships to support the façade.

With this harvest, Nicolas Cage will be enough to return to China. As for the rest of the loot to be compensated, he had no more hope.

What can be realized has long been disposed of, and now all that is left is the kind of goods that are not easy to sell, and they are not worth anything at all.

After some thought, Nicolas Cage replied, "No problem, we are very happy with the compensation." ”

Verbal warfare, that doesn't exist. Diplomatic negotiations are sometimes cumbersome, and sometimes they are simple.

It is necessary to bargain all the time, which is based on the fact that the two sides are close in strength, have the ability to bargain, and the negotiation conditions are far apart.

Now that Austria has offered more than the Duchy of Montenegro expected, there is naturally no need to bargain.

As the negotiations were entering the next stage, the voice of the guard outside the door sounded: "Your Excellency the Governor, St. Petersburg urgently telegraphed. ”

"Bring it in!" Governor Vtoriac said

After receiving the telegram, Vatoriac did not shy away from it and looked through it directly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think this negotiation can be over."

After speaking, Vatoriak handed the telegram directly to Wessenberg, with the title "Agreement between Russia and Austria on the Disposition of Ottoman Territory".

Russia and Austria have signed treaties, and the tsarist government has already sold all the post-war benefits, and it will be of no value to talk about it any longer.

As for the Greeks, naturally ignored by Vatoriac.

Anyway, the interests belonging to the Russian Empire have been obtained, and the Greeks want a piece of the pie from Asia Minor, so go to the Austrians and ask for it, it's none of his business.

After a quick glance at the documents, Wesenberg said slowly: "There is really no need to negotiate, since the treaty has been signed, then we will fulfill the content of the treaty." ”

Wesenberg didn't think the Russians were going to play any game of fake telegrams, and the treaty didn't need to be re-signed anyway, so there was no point in deceiving him except to ask for trouble.

The treaty reads as follows:

1. The Russian Empire renounced its territorial claims to the Ottoman Empire and supported Austria's annexation of the Ottoman Empire, in return, the Vienna government needed to compensate the Tsarist government with 68 million Aegis in cash;

2. The Russian Empire promised to resettle the population in the Ottoman Empire, and the Vienna government was required to pay 125 million Aegis for the resettlement (guaranteed to be resettled in the territory 1,000 kilometers away from Austria)

3. The Vienna government promised that the Austrian Navy would not establish a port in the Black Sea, and that warships with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons must first seek the consent of the Russian side when entering the Black Sea;

4. Russia and Austria will join forces to strike at ......

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After circulating the contents of the treaty, Nislav was embarrassed. Originally, he thought that when there was a dispute between Russia and Austria and he needed the support of Greece, he would take the opportunity to make a profit.

Reality told Nislav that he was thinking too much, and that everyone had done it themselves behind closed doors, and he didn't even mean to ask them.

Not counting the war funds, just to pay the Russians, the Austrians would have to pay 193 million Aegis. If the war expenses are added, the Vienna government will have to pay at least 400 million Aegis.

The Austrians paid such a big price, why did Greece get a piece of the pie from Asia Minor?

Perhaps aware of this, Wesenberg added: "Sir Nisslav, in view of your country's performance in this war, I propose that you be compensated by reference to the Montenegrin standard.

As for the Izmir region, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts in the future, I think it would be better for Your Excellency to give up. ”

Hearing this "suggestion", a cold sweat broke out on Nislav's forehead. Where there is deliberation, it is clear that the result is being announced.

The scene suddenly became awkward, and Nislav did not know how to reply.

Rejection of Weissenberg's "proposal"?

It's good to think about it, even if Izmir is given to Greece, now Nislav will not dare to accept it. Otherwise, a conflict broke out later, and he would be responsible for it.

But after agreeing, Nislav was not reconciled, and he didn't fight for it, so how could he go back?

Seeing that the negotiations were about to reach an impasse, the governor of Vtoriac, as the host, came out and said: "The question of the two Izmirs might as well be put on hold for a while."

The Ottoman Empire has fallen, and now it is necessary for us to send a proclamation to the outside world to warn the villains who are making trouble behind their backs. ”

On this issue, the positions of the four countries of the anti-Turkish alliance are all the same, and they do not have a good impression of the British who are making small moves behind the scenes.

Austrian Foreign Minister Wessenberg chimed in: "Your Excellency's proposal is very constructive. We should indeed warn the villains who are making trouble behind their backs, lest they continue to do some disgusting rotten things without knowing what to do. ”

The two bosses said yes, and Nislav and Nicolas Cage naturally didn't have an opinion.

Shouting threats to the British from afar, imagining it is exciting, this is something that European countries want to do, but dare not do.

If it weren't for the banner of the anti-Turkish alliance, and Russia and Austria rushing to carry mines in front, they would not dare to participate in such a face-showing thing.

Soon a sternly worded proclamation was born, which was jointly signed by the representatives of Russia, Austria and Greece, with the title directly titled "Anti-Turkish Alliance Four-Power Pact."

1. From now on, the evil Ottoman Empire will fall;

2. For the sake of world peace and stability, the Anti-Turkish League will continue to fight against the remnants of the Ottoman Empire throughout the world;

3. Any act of harboring or shielding the remnants of the Ottomans will be regarded as a challenge to the anti-Turkish alliance, and once discovered, the anti-Turkish alliance will take extraordinary measures to crack down, including means of war;

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