Chapter 1395: Harsh Conditions

"Phew!" The representatives of the victorious countries participating in the negotiations heard the words of Italian Prime Minister Mario Brown. After Weber and Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang's treatment of Italy, they all gasped! According to the establishment of China and Austria-Hungary, Italy not only had to cede a large part of its territory, but also had to bear huge war reparations. What is even more severe is that Italy's armaments will be limited, it will not be able to have an air force or a navy, and the army will only keep 50,000 men! In this case, Italy will undoubtedly fall from a European and even a world-class power to the third rate in an instant.

"Oh God! Italians are miserable this time! "The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Romania, Titu. Liviu. Majorescu couldn't help but exclaim! You must know that after the outbreak of the world war, Italy also became the focus of the Entente and the Central Powers. In the beginning, the Kingdom of Romania was inclined to join the Entente in the war. Fortunately, they did not express their position, but chose to continue to wait and see, until the battle situation became clear, and then announced that they would join the Allies, which also allowed them to participate in this peace meeting as the victorious nation today! Otherwise, they will have to become a defeated country like Italy! And judging from the attitude of China and Austria-Hungary towards Italy, if the Kingdom of Romania is also a defeated country, then the Kingdom of Romania will definitely be finished. This makes Titu. Liviu. Prime Minister Majorescu is very glad that the choice of the Kingdom of Romania now seems to be the right one!

"That's right, Italy's armaments must be limited! The navy and air force are offensive forces, and there is no need for the Kingdom of Italy to have them, and the retention of 50,000 troops is enough for Italy to maintain its rule! "The Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Mario. Webber immediately chimed in! The article proposed by the Chinese side to limit the armaments of the Kingdom of Italy was very much in the interests of Austria-Hungary! Once the Kingdom of Italy has no navy and air force, and only retains 50,000 troops, then Italy will not pose any threat to Austria-Hungary! The combat power of the Italian army is already very weak, and once the conflict breaks out between the two sides, Austria-Hungary can easily destroy Italy!

German Chancellor Holwig's face was gloomy, although Germany was also very dissatisfied with the betrayal of the Kingdom of Italy! However, Germany did not want the Kingdom of Italy to be weakened excessively! Germany and Italy do not share a border, and they need a country like Italy to contain Austria-Hungary! Although Austria-Hungary can be regarded as one of Germany's hardcore allies, now that Austria-Hungary and China are getting closer, this has aroused the vigilance of the German side! Therefore, it is very important for Germany to support a country in the south of Austria-Hungary! In addition, the Kingdom of Italy is also one of the old powers in Europe and even the world, and it is also very important to win over Italy, tie Italy to Germany's chariot, and deal with China together with Germany in Germany's future foreign strategy! If Italy is weakened excessively, even its armaments will be limited! That would be of little use to Germany. For the sake of its future strategy, Germany absolutely does not want to see Italy disposed of in this way!

"Ladies and gentlemen, are we being too harsh on Italy? It is very inappropriate for Italy, as a very important country in Europe and the world, to treat Italy with such harsh conditions! Although, the betrayal of Italy caused us great damage, the real loss was not great! Therefore, the German government believes that we can be tolerant of Italy and accept Italy as one of our members once again, which is very important for the stability of Europe and the world in the future! German Chancellor Holwig said!

"Chancellor Holwig, how can you have such an idea? Italy can only be our enemy, their capricious character, if they are forgiven, will certainly cause us great trouble in the future! Therefore, I believe that we cannot forgive Italy, we must deal with Italy severely! "The Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Mario. Webb said with some excitement! At this time, Germany still wants to forgive Italy, which is obviously uneasy and kind! This made the Austro-Hungarian side even more dissatisfied with Germany!

"Prime Minister Holwig, the Chinese side also hopes to be able to deal with the Kingdom of Italy strictly, which is also a warning to other countries! Since the covenant has been signed, it is necessary to keep the sacred covenant, and if you break the covenant, you will be dealt with harshly and pay a heavy price! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said in a deep voice! For China, Western time is strictly speaking, it is China's enemy, and if the strength of the Western countries can be weakened as much as possible, it will naturally be the best! China doesn't want to be the enemy of the entire Western world! Although at the current rate of China's development, even if the Western world unites, it may not be able to defeat China. However, if China wants to win, I am afraid it will not be so easy! What is even more serious is that China will definitely have to pay a heavier price to win, which is absolutely not allowed!

China and Austria-Hungary strongly stated that they would deal with Italy strictly, and Germany could not stand alone! After all, the current Italy is mainly under the military occupation of China and Austria-Hungary, and the German Army does not have many troops deployed in Italy, and at this point, there is not much confidence! China and Austria-Hungary have clearly reached an agreement on the disposition of Italy, and it seems difficult for Germany to favor Italy!

"So, how much does China and Austria-Hungary have to pay for the Kingdom of Italy?" German Chancellor Holwig asked.

"Austria-Hungary believed that the regions of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Lombardy, and Veneto in northern Italy should be ceded to Austria-Hungary as compensation for the Italian invasion of Austria-Hungary in this war! In terms of war reparations, the Italian government should pay five billion Chinese dollars in war reparations to our three countries, of which Austria-Hungary should share 60 percent of these reparations, and Germany and China should each share 20 percent! As for the armaments of Austria-Hungary, as proposed by the Chinese side, it is not allowed to have a navy and air force, and only an army equipped with light weapons can be retained! "The Prime Minister of Austria-Hungary, Mario. Webb said!

"Oh God! Mario. Chancellor Weber, is Austria-Hungary going to destroy Italy completely? Chancellor Holwig asked in disbelief! The conditions put forward by Austria-Hungary for the Kingdom of Italy were too harsh! They only had to annex most of the territory of northern Italy, especially Lombardy and Veneto, which were the richest regions of Italy, and if they were annexed by Austria-Hungary, Italy would be greatly weakened! In addition, the Italian government will not be able to repay the war reparations of 5 billion Chinese dollars at all, and if interest is added, I am afraid that it will have to be repaid for 200 years! Not to mention, the Chinese side has not yet made a request!

The representatives of the other victorious countries present at the talks also exclaimed. In their opinion, the Italians are completely finished this time! Austria-Hungary is completely not leaving the Italians alive this time!

"Ahem! Mario. Chancellor Weber, Prime Minister Holwig, the Chinese side has not yet put forward our opinion! The Chinese side supported, in principle, the disposition plan proposed by Austria-Hungary! However, China needs to get Sicily and Sardinia in the Kingdom of Italy and Calabria, Basiricata, and Puglia in the south! As for the war reparations, no matter how much the Kingdom of Italy had to pay for this war, the Chinese side believed that China, as the country that mainly defeated the Kingdom of Italy, needed to receive 40 percent of the total war reparations! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said!

German Prime Minister Holwig was simply speechless, Austria-Hungary slaughtered the northern part of the Kingdom of Italy, and the Chinese cut off a large part of the southern part of the Kingdom of Italy, so that Italy has lost almost half of its territory! In addition, not to mention the outrageously high war reparations, Austria-Hungary wants to account for 60 percent, China also wants 40 percent, but what about Germany? Isn't there not a penny left?

"Gentlemen! Your conditions are too harsh for the Italian government to agree to! If Italy loses so much territory, then their government will definitely be overthrown! When the time comes, there will be a chaotic Italy left, which will greatly restrain our strength, not only will we not be able to obtain any wealth from Italy, but we will also need to invest a lot of energy to stabilize Italy, which is extremely uneconomical! Therefore, the German government believes that we should be as practical as possible when deciding on the plan for disposing of Italy! "Prime Minister Holwig complained! The asking price of China and Austria-Hungary is so cruel that as long as the Italians are not stupid, then they will not agree to such a treaty!

"The Chinese side doesn't care! If the Italians refuse to sign the treaty, then continue the military occupation! And, if the Italians dare to riot, we will make them pay a terrible price! Chinese Defense Minister Jiang Xingguo said coldly!

After hearing the words of Chinese Defense Minister Jiang Xingguo, everyone couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts! The Chinese have always been murderous in the occupied areas everywhere! If the locals obediently cooperate, then it's okay, if you dare to resist, I'm afraid you will really be killed in a river of blood! The Chinese have never treated foreigners as human beings!