"Your Majesty, the Imperial Ambassadors to Switzerland report that the French and Italian Ambassadors to Switzerland have successively offered to enter into peace talks with the Empire. It seems that the effect after the victory of the naval battle has begun to show. Imperial Foreign Minister von Kidelen Vacht said.

"It's no wonder. Originally, they had pinned their hopes on the naval battle, and now, in the naval battle, they lost completely. In such a situation, of course, they could not hold on. Qin Tian smiled and nodded.

It can be said that Germany is only one step away from winning the final victory in this battle. Although, the British are still stubbornly resisting. But France and Italy, on the other hand, do not have straits to protect them. The mighty German Army could destroy them at any time. In order to keep their country, they could only beg Germany for mercy. And Germany, at last, can reap the benefits of this war.

"Your Majesty, if the Empire is not prepared to destroy France and Italy, I think it is time to make peace with them." Prime Minister Bernhardt von Bülllow said.

"Well, then let's prepare to make peace with them. Let the representatives of the French and Italians come to Berlin! Since it is asking for mercy, there must be a begging for mercy. Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Prime Minister Bilow and Foreign Minister Vahit both nodded their heads.

"In this peace talks with France and Italy, I hope to get as much out of them as possible. You know, in order to win this war, the empire has paid a huge price. The military spending alone has exhausted all of our accumulation over the years. Even the government is already in debt. Now that we have won the war, it is natural that they will have to pay for everything. Qin Tian said.

In order to win this war, Germany has been preparing for it for a long time. To this end, the army underwent a large-scale rearmament. It is equipped with a large number of advanced weapons, especially automatic weapons and artillery. This gives the various units of the army more powerful firepower. Needless to say, the Navy has a large number of new battleships and battle cruisers, as well as aircraft carriers, which are piled up with money. In the war, the strong combat effectiveness of the German army was mainly manifested in its strong firepower. This, of course, allowed the Germans to win the battle at a relatively small cost. But in the same way, the consumption of logistics materials is also very amazing. At the end of the day, these are all things that cost money.

In war, a lot of resources are tilted towards war. This has not only affected people's lives, but also limited the supply of many shortages. For example, gasoline and so on. At the same time, the country's economy has been adversely affected. If the war dragged on, it would have a very negative impact on the German economy.

Fortunately, the war is not over yet. However, there was no doubt that Germany won the war. In addition, it is possible to heal the wounds of the war by blackmailing the defeated country, restore the country's economy, and ensure that the war can continue.

Last time, in order to withdraw from the war, Russia paid Germany war reparations of up to 20 billion marks. All payments were made with gold and other precious metals. This has led to a windfall in Germany, and the financial pressure has been greatly eased. This time, the French and Italians couldn't hold it anymore and took the initiative to send it to the door. This is undoubtedly another good opportunity for Germany.

"Yes, Your Majesty. But what is our bottom line in peace talks with the French and Italians? Vahit asked.

Qin Tian thought for a moment, and then said: "When negotiating with the French, our bottom line mainly has the following points. First, war reparations must not be less than 50 billion marks. Second, all of France's overseas colonies were to be transferred to the Empire. Third, France properness was to cede large territories to the Empire, for example, with the Loire River as the boundary, with the Reich in the north and France in the south. Fourth, France's military strength must be limited, it must not have an air force, its navy must not have a displacement of more than 5,000 tons, it must not have submarines and aircraft carriers, the size of its army must be limited to less than 100,000 men, the number of police must not exceed the total strength of the army, and so on. For the rest, you can do it! ”

When Qin Tian said all these conditions, Bilo and Vahit were already dumbfounded. They never imagined that Qin Tian would put forward such harsh conditions for France. You know, this is much harsher than they imagined!

"Your Majesty, will the French agree to such conditions? If you agree, it will be no different from the death of the country! Prime Minister Bilow said.

As much as 50 billion marks of war reparations, which is already twenty times the annual revenue of Germany! You know, last year's German fiscal revenue was only 2.4 billion marks!

Let's not talk about whether the French are willing to pay so much war reparations, and even if they do, do they have that much money? Both Prime Minister Bilow and Wahit were seriously skeptical about this.

"Don't worry, the French will say yes. If they refuse, then our army will occupy all of France. When the time comes, they will also have to be slaughtered by us. Five tens of billions of marks, although an astronomical amount, is nothing to the French. You know, the French investment in all parts of the world is probably as high as hundreds of billions of francs, which is converted into 80 billion marks. Otherwise, why would they be called the usury empire? Qin Tian said.

"As for the colonies and territories, the French will certainly not easily agree. But, let's not forget, now the empire has an absolute advantage. They are nothing more than meat on the board, to be slaughtered by the Empire. If they refuse, then the empire will perish on them. So, they don't have a choice. The overseas colonies of the French were the source and market of raw materials that the empire desperately needed. The north of France is the most industrially developed place in France. If the Empire is able to absorb and digest this territory, then the Empire's industrial strength will be further enhanced. As for limiting the military power of the French, it was for the sake of the security of the Empire. The Empire's domination of France in this way will inevitably make them resentful. How could the empire be reassured if their military strength was not restricted? Qin Tian continued.

Bilo and Vahit both nodded, they saw that what Qin Tian said was very reasonable, so they planned to give it a try. Anyway, as Qin Tian said, the empire had an absolute advantage in this negotiation, and they had to agree to the empire's conditions.