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The effects of the end of World War I were far less tranquil than those in the East. The Western world has been boiling for more than a month. There was rejoicing in the victorious countries. At the same time, the defeated countries also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the war has caused pain on both sides.

The war is over, but a new round of political games has just begun. The French were the fastest, taking back Alsace and Lorraine. Expansion of the French territory. Britain was ready to divide the collapsed Austro-Hungarian Empire into several small states. In this way, the hidden dangers of the existence of Austria-Hungary could be completely eliminated. Moreover, Austria-Hungary, as the trigger of the First World War, deserved to be punished so severely.

This proposal was agreed to by several of the Entente powers. In addition, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has fallen, and there were several forces in the area where the Austro-Hungarian Empire was located, which was very turbulent. Dividing into several countries can also reduce conflict. Although Britain, France, and the United States have selfish intentions in this matter, they have also done a good thing.

The British also felt a little tricky about how to deal with Germany, the most formidable opponent of the First World War. The Weimar Republic, established under the auspices of Britain and France, showed an attitude of admitting mistakes to the satisfaction of all the Entente parties.

At 5 a.m. on November 1, 1918, at the station of Retón in the forest of Compiègne, northeast of Paris. A German delegation headed by the Foreign Minister boarded the train of the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, Marshal Foch, and signed the armistice treaty of World War I. The armistice treaty was very harsh, and it included: the withdrawal of German troops from the territories occupied in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg in this war within 14 days, as well as the Alsace-Lorraine region occupied in the Franco-Prussian War; handed over to the coalition forces the German territories west of the Rhine, as well as 30 km east of the Rhine, within a month; handed over 234 cruisers, combat ships, destroyers, submarines, all air force aircraft, 500 artillery pieces and a large number of guns and ammunition; Germany handed over $31.68 billion in war reparations (Germany could not afford that much, and later cut it again and again to become $714 million), Germany had to hand over 5,000 locomotives, 150,000 wagons, and 5,000 trucks, and Germany had to hand over all of its colonies (during World War II, Germany had no colonies)......

In total, Germany lost a third of its territory, a tenth of its population (part of these people later became ardent supporters of the Nazis).

The war is over, how can we share the fruits of these victories? The Entente agreed to convene a conference on the division of spoils at the Palace of Versailles in Paris, France, on January 5, 1919. At the same time, it is also to establish a new world system. All the allies of the Entente were invited, and China, as a member of the Entente, was naturally invited.

Britain and France are still controversial about the invitation to China. After all, China really did not contribute much to the First World War, and the promised food and materials did not set sail in China at all, except for the disconnection from Germany to the satisfaction of Britain and France, other aspects did not help the war in any way. However, the small and medium-sized countries within the Entente countries tried their best to ask for China to participate. Small countries also have their own agendas. A new situation in the world is about to take shape, and the three giants of the Entente, Britain, France, and the United States, are so strong that they almost monopolize the authority of the Entente, and it is difficult for the remaining small countries to confront each other. Although China is a newly independent country, it has defeated Japan's army, and the Japanese army has defeated the German army. What's more, the boiling Chinese battleship incident that spread some time ago made Western countries dare not ignore China, a rapidly rising new power.

If we count according to the time when the Beiyang government declared war on Germany, China can be regarded as a relatively early participant. However, civil strife and infighting broke out in China, and it was naturally impossible to talk about the strength of support for the Entente. There was no official dispatch of even the promised laborers, but Britain, France and other countries recruited some in the East. The total number of people is only thirty or forty thousand, which is only half of the original time and space. After the establishment of the Beijing government, it has always been hesitant about the war with the West, and has easily refused to express its position. If Feng Yong hadn't finally made a quick decision, severed diplomatic relations with Germany, and explicitly joined the Entente, I am afraid that the situation facing China would be dangerous now. Not to mention being invited to the Paris Peace Conference. …,

The Chinese Government still attaches great importance to this meeting. China sent a delegation headed by Vice President Feng Delin. Originally, it was the head of state that was invited. But the situation in China is somewhat special, everyone knows that Feng Shaoshuai is the master of this country, but Feng Shaoshuai is not the first person in this country in name. If Western countries invite Li Yuanhong, the president of the Republic of China, a puppet will be detrimental to the role of the Paris Peace Conference. Eventually, the Entente sent an invitation letter, which did not specify who was invited, but only categorized it as the Chinese leader in general.

Feng Yong doesn't go, Li Yuanhong is not suitable, only Feng Delin, who is the vice president, is the most suitable. Yu Gong, who is the vice president of the Republic of China, second only to the great president Li Yuanhong; Yu Private, he is Feng Yong's father, although he is not completely in power, but he is by no means a puppet. It is most fitting that he should attend Western meetings as the leader of the country. As for the specific negotiations, Chinese diplomats are in charge, and Feng Delin only represents the importance that China attaches to the meeting.

"Young Marshal, according to our intelligence, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to do anything at this Paris Peace Conference. Japanese Prime Minister Masashi Terauchi has already set off, and I am afraid that it will cause some obstacles for us. Li Jun's face was a little worried.

"That's for sure, as the saying goes, you get back as much as you give. We had little to contribute to the First World War, and we had no hope of benefiting from the Paris Peace Conference. The main reason why we attach importance to this conference is to make our China a good name. After all, this is the first world-class conference that our Beijing government has attended. Feng Yong smiled. For this kind of spoil-sharing meeting, China is just going to join in the fun. And took advantage of the situation to propose to recover the rights and interests of the Western powers in China. As for the outcome, it is not difficult to predict at all, it is simply not possible. However, Feng Yong was so calm, and the most important thing was that the German colonial issue that originally triggered the May Fourth Movement had already been resolved. Germany's influence in China has also been completely taken over by China, and even if the Paris Peace Conference transferred this land to the Japanese as a trophy, the little devils may not have the courage to take it. If the Japanese really go to war, he Feng Yong is not a vegetarian, anyway, he is now salivating over the gold mines and other resources in northern Korea. It's just that there is no excuse and fear of the Japanese navy. If you really want to start fighting, the Chinese Navy can't do it, but the Army is not ambiguous at all.

"But no matter what, this Paris peace conference may not be a good thing for us in China." Li Jun thought for a while and said. Britain, France, and the United States have already regarded the Paris Peace Conference as their own dirty meeting, and naturally they will not let other countries get involved.

"Haha! What is this, who has hostile intentions, even if it comes, we in China are still afraid. When I was just a small warlord in the Northeast, I was not afraid of a modern power like Japan, but now I occupy the whole country, and my strength is 100 times stronger, and there is nothing to be afraid of. Feng Yong smiled heroically.

"But if the Paris Peace Conference has little interest for us, that's not necessarily true. After all, the identity of our victorious nation is still very useful. We can find some breakthroughs in the defeated countries. Moreover, the amount of war loans nominally reparated by Germany was unusually large. As a member of the Entente, we also have a little bit in name. And it's absolutely impossible to get it. In this case, it is better to repair the Weimar Republic and buy advanced German technology and hire talents. I think our goodwill is still very attractive to the German government now. Feng Yong said confidently.

The fledgling Weimar Republic may have been respectful and responsive to Britain and France, but with the Paris Peace Conference over, this respect would quickly turn to hatred in the face of a sold-out Germany and a heavy debt yoke. And this hatred only deepens over time. Except for the declaration of war on Germany and the severance of the military-industrial alliance with Germany, China has not had a direct military conflict. As long as China is the first to show goodwill, I believe it will be able to win favor with Germany. And gather a lot of German talents. …,

Feng Yong did not hold out hope that the Entente ** team would be stationed in Germany, and Germany's advanced military industry would inevitably be the first to be mothballed; The details of warships and aircraft are not accessible to China, a marginalized country. However, the industrial base of the private sector is not among them. Moreover, in order to obtain war reparations, the Entente will definitely sell off these basic industrial industries of Germany on a large scale. And what China has to do is spend money to buy it and then restructure it in China. As a world-class industrial country and a top power in the West, Germany really wants to sell off its basic industries, which is enough to raise China's industry by several grades.

Therefore, except for 20 or so government officials, the 200-strong Chinese delegation was a procurement staff from various fields. At the same time, China's intelligence agencies in the West are operating to secretly obtain close technical information. Now Germany is in chaos, everything is clueless, and although the Entente wants to prevent the leakage of German advanced technology, it is impossible to do everything. Espionage organizations in various countries are on the move and want to get access to the most advanced technical information. In this case, Chinese intelligence officers are even more extraordinary. With the abundant financial support of the rear, he bought off an information officer in the Weimar Republic and obtained a lot of advanced technical information. In other areas, Chinese intelligence officers have gained. At least before the delegation arrived, China had already received a lot of advanced technology information. It's just that this is only a drop in the bucket compared to the benefits that China is about to gain.

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