The autumn wind rolls up the yellow leaves, bringing the joy of a good harvest. The European War, which had lasted for more than a year, was over, and it was time to reap the fruits of victory.

The Grand Hotel Vienna, which used to be unattainable, is now overcrowded. The surge in customers has caused a headache for Drost, the lobby manager.

Working in the most luxurious hotel in the world, and having daily contact with big names from all walks of life, Drost is also used to seeing strong winds and waves.

The Grand Hotel Vienna is not without its full capacity, and any big events and celebrations held in the past will be full.

Anyway, the hotel has its own rules, whoever books first will belong to whomever it is, and no one dares to make a fuss here.

This time was different, since the news of the peace conference in Vienna came out, the phone calls for reservations were flooded.

According to incomplete statistics, the people who have been confirmed to move in include seven kings, hundreds of nobles, and dozens of dignitaries from various countries.

There is no doubt that there could not be only one person attending the peace conference, and these big figures all came with delegations. I chose to stay at the Grand Hotel Vienna because of face.

Don't look at the price of the Grand Hotel Vienna seems to be unattainable, in fact, it is only for ordinary tycoons. The big guys stay, naturally not the same price.

This is also mutually beneficial, sky-high room rates, high-end service, set off everyone's noble identity, anyway, as long as you don't say it, no one knows about the discount; The stay of the great nobles has improved the level of the hotel.

Top nobles such as kings and grand dukes always stayed for free. Fortunately, in these years, the great nobles are more face-saving, and if they are left in the future, there may be a bunch of exiled monarchs running over to eat and drink.

When the big guys get together, the problem arises. Aristocrats are also human beings, and there are also contradictions with each other, and conflicts are inevitable.

That's it, nobles also want face, unless they drink too much, they can still maintain their cultivation under normal circumstances. If there is a conflict, it is not something that a hotel manager can intervene in.

Looking at the row of rankings, Drost was so worried that he was about to go bald. There's no way, there's not enough room to match your identity!

The big guys also want to save face, if the identity and treatment do not match, people will turn their faces every minute.

A headache is a headache, and the work still has to be done. If such a small thing can't be solved, Drost, the manager, will be the end.

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At the Royal Opera House in Vienna, the countries of the anti-French alliance gathered for a closed-door meeting. If nothing else, the spoils will be held before the delegations arrive.

As for the Vienna Peace Conference that followed, it was only a procedure to put the contents of the spoils conference into practice.

"Your Excellency the Marquis, the European War has just ended, isn't it appropriate to take out all the French warships for auction?"

Spanish Foreign Minister Behdad Salimi questioned. There is no way, who let the war in Europe end, and the war that belongs to Spain is not over!

As an old power, the pride of the Spaniards remained, despite its decline. It's okay to be a little wronged on the European continent, it's because of your own lack of strength. But the Japanese also came to do things, so I couldn't bear it.

In the past few months, the Philippine fleet has been almost completely wiped out, and even the Philippine Islands have been lost, but the Spanish government has not yet given in.

Naturally, it was the anti-French alliance that gave them confidence. As agreed beforehand, Austria gave a promise: after victory in the European War, Spain would receive part of the French fleet.

The warship that was said to be good suddenly became an auction, and Behdad Salimi naturally couldn't accept it. You know, the Spanish government is still waiting to get the warship and teach the Japanese a lesson!

Wessenberg smiled slightly, and immediately assured: "Your Excellency, please rest assured that Austria's prior commitment is still valid. There is no way to auction the warships of the French.

Everyone knows how large the French navy is. In the just-concluded European Continental War, Austria paid too much price to expand its navy in a short period of time.

We don't participate in the distribution, and everyone divides it up, and I'm afraid that the financial pressure on each country will be very great.

Moreover, the essence of the French Navy is only about 100 ironclad ships, and the remaining auxiliary warships can only be regarded as chicken ribs. If you don't bundle it, you won't find a buyer at all.

If you want to get a part of the warship, you can just get it from the auction. Don't worry too much about the price, we can operate in the dark.

Of course, if someone pays a sky-high price, everyone doesn't need to grab it. If the auction fails, we can sell you a batch of active warships at a low price afterwards. ”

Wessenberg did not keep it a secret, Austria really was not interested in the warships of the French. As for the news getting out, no one knows if the British don't believe it.

It's just a small problem, and if you pit the British, it's a profit, and it doesn't matter if you don't get it. It is really impossible to deal with it if it is sold as much as it wants, and it is a big deal to take over the warships of the French.

If you can't increase your combat effectiveness, it's still okay to take it out and be scary. As long as you don't pull out and PK the Royal Navy, there is no risk. The only drawback is that it hurts a little money.

"The warship is just a small problem, you can deal with it whatever you want, let's discuss how to deal with France!"

It was the French representative who spoke, and as the biggest victim of this war, Belgium is now a piece of chicken feathers.

Not only did the economy suffer heavy losses, but even the people were tossed away. At this moment, the Belgian government is busy calling on the exiled people to return to China to rebuild their homes, and it really can't care about the warships without warships.

If they could not get enough compensation from the French, it would be difficult for Belgium to rebuild their homeland.

Glancing at the crowd, Wesenberg stood up, picked up his pen and walked to the map on the wall, drawing a curve directly on the French mainland.

"Let's talk about the territory first, the map is here, and if anyone is interested, they should circle it themselves. If there is no doubt, it will be passed, and if there is any objection, it will be discussed later.

This is Austria's goal, to recover the kingdom of Burgundy, the Duchy of Lorraine, and the province of Alsace, which were previously occupied by France. ”

(Kingdom of Burgundy: present-day Franche-Comté)

In terms of territorial area, the total area is less than 50,000 square kilometers, less than one-tenth of the size of France itself.

calculable value, you can't just look at the territory. Just look at the economy, Alsace and the Kingdom of Burgundy are both important industrial and resource areas in France, and Lorraine is an important agricultural area.

Austria obtained the above-mentioned areas, and France's industry directly shrank by one-third, and the overall national strength fell by at least a quarter.

Oscar Jimenez was speechless, and from the position of the Russian Empire, he naturally did not want Austria to continue to grow, but now was clearly not the time to intervene.

The Russian army is only playing soy sauce in this war, and its own voice is not high. Moreover, Austria did not eat alone, and the people pulled the four countries of Belgium, Sweden, Saxona, and Spain to carve up France together.

At this time, jumping out and being a wicked person has no effect at all except for being able to offend people.

Watching the others circle the map, Oscar Jimenez forced himself to resist his desires. There is no way, even if an enclave is allocated, the Russian Empire is not capable of operating.

Everyone's expansion direction is carried out along the local area, there is no conflict of interest between each other, and no one makes trouble, and the scene is naturally harmonious.

"If there is no objection, then this will be a draft of the post-war territorial disposition of France, and the specific details will be determined later."

Negotiation on the sharing of spoils is a complex task, which cannot be completed by one or two people, and countries come with teams.

Everyone present is a high-level member of various countries, so they must respect their identities and finalize the general direction. The specific details of the negotiation and exchange of interests are still carried out by the people below.

After a pause, Wessenberg looked up and saw the complicated expressions of the crowd. He doesn't care what the crowd thinks, as long as no one objects.

"Now to the next item – war reparations. As a matter of principle, it is necessary to respect the wishes of each country and determine its share according to the actual situation and the sacrifices they have made to the war.

Now to determine the total amount of reparations, I will first count the war losses of various countries, and I will start with the beginning.

In the past year, Austria has lost a total of 742,300 casualties and 2,141,600 wounded in the war against France, consumed 15,460,000 tons of strategic materials, and spent 6,698 million Aegis on the war. The direct economic loss is as high as 18.6 billion Aegis, and the indirect economic loss is 56.4 billion Aegis ......"

The water injection must be there, and the Austrian damage statistics have not been completed, so where can there be any accurate data?

Except for the fact that the casualties are not easy to fabricate and are basically true, there is serious moisture in the other data.

The only thing everyone can be sure of is that Austria, as the main force in this anti-French war, will certainly pay a lot of price.

"Belgium has lost a total of 200,000 soldiers in this war, more than 5 million people have been displaced, more than 500,000 civilian casualties have been lost, and the economic losses cannot be counted, and the preliminary estimate will not be less than 10 billion Aegis ......"

Halfway through the words, the Belgian delegate burst into tears. There is no way, post-war Belgium is really miserable.

It can be said that once it returned to the primitive society, the city became a ruin, and the factories and mines at sunset were now grass and warblers.

Compared with the loss of more than 50 billion in the Austrian water-injected version, then the loss of 10 billion in Belgium is genuine.

It's not that they don't want to inject water, they just can't. The whole country is gone, the plate is so big, how much loss can be made, everyone knows in their hearts.

In view of the tragic situation in Belgium, everyone has the heart to say comfort, but they do not know how to speak.