Chapter 1388: The Germans Attack
The main venue of the peace conference was placed in a large conference room in the Prime Minister's Office! Representatives of the countries participating in the world war, as well as the envoys of neutral countries in China, attended this peace conference! Of course, the envoys of neutral countries in China are just here to make soy sauce! And the representatives of the participating countries were completely divided into two camps, on one side were the representatives of the victorious countries who were beaming and ready to share the cake, and on the other side were the representatives of the defeated countries who were full of frustration and dejectedness! This peace conference, in essence, is completely a meeting of the victorious countries to distribute the victory cake and slaughter the defeated countries! The defeated country will not only suffer huge losses, but also a humiliating peace!
As the host, Emperor Wang Yuze attended the opening ceremony of the peace conference and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. Wang Yuze declared that the Beijing Peace Conference meant that the situation in the world had undergone a fundamental change, and that the world system dominated by Britain and France in the past had completely collapsed and been replaced by a world system dominated by China, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. Of course, there is no difference between these two world systems, both are the enslavement and plunder of the weak by the strong! It's just that the plundered country and the plundered country have changed!
In the end, Wang Yuze declared that world peace was not easy to come by, and after the establishment of the new world system, he hoped that there would be no more wars in the world and that peace would always be maintained! Of course, even he himself would not believe this! Although the world war is over, China has begun to prepare for the next big war again! Until China has no more opponents, and no country can threaten China!
After the speech, Wang Yuze left the Prime Minister's Office and returned to the palace! For him, his task has been completed, and the next specific affairs can be completed by the cabinet! The military will give strong support to the Cabinet, and that is enough! He believes that under the guarantee of absolute force, the cabinet can completely determine the benefits that China has already obtained! Guarantee that the interests of the empire will not be violated and damaged!
After the start of the peace conference, Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang, German Prime Minister Holwig, and Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario Brown. Webb spoke one after another! It's just that these speeches are almost just a formality!
After the opening ceremony of the peace conference, the representatives of the victorious powers met in a conference room in the Prime Minister's Office. According to the agenda of the peace conference, the victorious countries will first agree on the treatment of the defeated countries, and then negotiate with the defeated countries! Of course, that's more like a notification! Now that the victorious powers have achieved complete victory, the defeated countries are nothing more than meat on the board, to be slaughtered by the victorious powers! It's just that the victorious countries are not monolithic, the cake is so big, everyone wants a little more, and there is a huge contradiction in this! And how to reach an agreement in these contradictions will also be a headache for all countries!
The meeting was also attended by the Chinese Crown Prince Zirui, the German Crown Prince Wilhelm, and the Austria-Hungary Crown Prince Ferdinand. It's just that they didn't make any statement, they were more like spectators! The three of them were in the venue, and more often than not, they were chatting quietly and exchanging opinions with each other! The specific content of the negotiations was handed over to the person in charge of the government!
In addition to China, Germany, and Austria-Hungary, the victorious countries in this world war include the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Kingdom of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Romania, the Republic of Mexico, the Republic of Colombia, the Kingdom of Japan, the Kingdom of Korea, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Kingdom of Egypt! Of course, the latter countries are simply here to make soy sauce, which is almost negligible!
"Ladies and gentlemen, before negotiating with the defeated countries, we must first determine how much the defeated countries should pay for this world war! On this basis, we will distribute the interests of the victorious countries, and then we will have final negotiations with the defeated countries! Only in this way can the interests of all countries be guaranteed to the greatest extent, and at the same time, the time spent on this peace meeting can be minimized! As the host, Imperial Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said first!
"Germany has no opinion, we can settle it first, so it's faster!" German Prime Minister Holwig said!
"There is no objection from Austria-Hungary!" Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario. Webb also said.
In the case that the three major countries have already agreed, the other countries naturally have no opinion! The three great powers of China, Germany, and Austria are enough to represent the whole post-war world! All the other countries combined, they are no match for these three countries!
"So, the defeated countries are Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States, which country do we start with?" Wu Tingfang asked. Among the five defeated countries, they have all been militarily occupied by the victorious countries, especially the United States, which has already been dealt with, and in fact, the only defeated countries to deal with are Britain, France, Italy, and Russia! These four countries are also under military occupation by various countries, and they only need to be forced to accept it after the victorious countries have divided the cake!
"Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, let's start with the United States! The United States is the first country to be destroyed, so deal with the United States first! German Chancellor Holwigti said! It's just that his mention made everyone a little surprised!
"Your Excellency Prime Minister Holwig, hasn't the United States already dealt with it? On this issue, we have reached an agreement! Does the U.S. issue need to be revisited? Wu Tingfang frowned. This request from the Germans was somewhat difficult to accept! The German-American Grand Duchy of Germania, supported by the Germans, has already been established, what else is there to say! Originally, the Chinese side only wanted to formally sign a treaty with the United States at this peace conference, so as to determine the interests of all parties in the United States in the form of a treaty! However, this sudden mention of the Germans surprised the Chinese side a little, but more vigilant!
The United States has been divided between China, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Mexico, in addition to China and Mexico directly annexed part of the territory of the United States, in the German-Americans and Austro-Hungarian Americans have also established their own states, and the remaining United States territory has been established by the Republican Party, the Democratic Party and the black groups in the United States, the Federal United States, the Democratic United States and the Free United States. The price that these three countries will pay has also been determined before, and this time they only need to sign the treaty finally formed at the peace conference!
"Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, our three countries have indeed reached a preliminary agreement on the United States issue! However, the German government believes that in some specific divisions German interests have been harmed! For example, the German-American Grand Duchy of Germania is too small, and we demand that the territory of the Grand Duchy of Germany be expanded! In addition, Germany also has the right to receive a part of the war reparations paid by the United States, not entirely by China! German Chancellor Holwig said!
Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang, Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi, and military representative Defense Minister Jiang Xingguo all looked a little ugly, and they now understood that although the Germans had succumbed to the competition for the peace conference, they wanted to make trouble for China in the peace conference!
"Chancellor Holwig, does the German government mean to reverse the agreement we reached to deal with the United States?" Wu Tingfang asked coldly!
"Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, the German government does not want to overturn the original agreement, but only hopes that the agreement will be amended to protect Germany's interests!" Chancellor Holwig insisted!
China's crown prince Wang Zirui, who had not spoken, also frowned and glanced at Crown Prince William next to him. However, as if he didn't know anything, Crown Prince William focused on the cup of tea he applied for, as if there was a magical world inside! Wang Zirui has long known that this peace meeting may not be so easy. But I didn't expect that on the first day of the peace conference, the Germans began to attack!
"In this war against the United States, China can be said to have completed the war against the United States alone! Except for the Republic of Mexico and the Republic of Colombia, which assisted China on the battlefield, the entire battlefield was dominated by the troops sent by China and the Kingdom of Japan and Korea! Germany did not send a single soldier to the American battlefield! Therefore, the Chinese side believes that the previous treatment of the United States is already very reasonable! The demands of the German side are unreasonable! Chinese Defense Minister Jiang Xingguo said in a deep voice! It was China that destroyed the United States, and the Germans did not contribute at all, giving them several states for the German-Americans to establish the Grand Duchy of Germania, which was already worthy of them! As a result, the Germans are not satisfied, it is simply too shameless!
"Your Excellency Jiang Xingguo, although Germany did not directly fight against the United States, Germany's operations in Europe also contained the other countries of the Entente, so that they had no way to reinforce the United States, which also supported the American battlefield in a certain way! In addition, after the start of the world war, the United States also transported a large amount of war materials to other countries of the Entente countries and supported the operations of other Allied countries, which also caused great trouble for Germany! Therefore, the Chinese side believes that Germany did not contribute to the American battlefield, which is not true! German Foreign Minister Stresemann retorted!
"But we have already given Germany enough benefits in the United States!" Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said!
"The German government believes that this is not enough compared to the price paid by Germany!" German Chancellor Holwig insisted!