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French Prime Minister Joseph. Cailliaud signed the peace treaty on behalf of the French government, which meant that France lost 60 percent of its homeland and all of its overseas colonies at the peace conference. In addition, they have to bear a huge war reparations of up to 3.5 billion Chinese dollars! Of course, the current French government simply cannot afford such a large amount of war reparations, and a large part of it is only paid for by the mines and machinery and equipment in France, and even the gold and foreign exchange reserves in the French banks! Moreover, the restrictions on armaments and the stationing of German troops in France have completely reduced France to a third-rate country, completely under the control of Germany, and there is no possibility of re-emerging!

After France signed the peace treaty, both China and Germany gained great benefits! In particular, Germany's huge war reparations plundered from France and the territories occupied in France's most economically developed northern region will give Germany a great boost! In addition, Germany and Austria-Hungary divided the remaining ships of the French Navy! Hundreds of light cruisers, destroyers, gunboats, patrol boats, and more! For these old warships, the Chinese side is not eye-catching, but the German Navy and the Austro-Hungarian Navy are not strong in the first place, so naturally they will not dislike these warships!

On the afternoon of October 26, representatives of China, Germany and Austria-Hungary held a closed-door meeting. The main content of this meeting was the distribution of France's overseas colonies. Before the World War, France had a large number of overseas colonies! Of course. Now these colonies have fallen into the hands of China and Germany. As for how to distribute these colonies, this is the problem that needs to be solved at this meeting!

"Everyone. France's overseas colonies, mainly in the Caribbean, Africa and Oceania in North America! Now, how these colonies should be distributed, that's what we need to think about! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said. On the conference table in front of them was a large map of the world, which already marked the location of the French colonies and which country was currently under their control. Now they're going to do it. It is in the form of a treaty to fix the distribution of these colonies!

"Prime Minister Ng Dinh Fong, France's overseas colonies are vast. But mainly in Africa, especially North Africa! It's just that now these colonies seem to have been controlled by China! The German government believes that these colonies should also be taken out, and we will distribute them together! German Chancellor Holwig said. The French colonies in Africa were the most extensive. But mainly desert areas. The only areas of abundance are probably West Africa, along the Mediterranean coast and in the Gulf of Guinea. It's just that the Mediterranean coast has fallen under the control of the squadron, and the vicinity of the Gulf of Guinea is under the control of Germany.

"Austria-Hungary also thinks that we should redistribute these colonies!" Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario. Webb said. Among the overseas colonies, Austria-Hungary did not grab a single one, and if it was occupied by whichever country it occupied, it belonged to whichever country it occupied. Then Austria-Hungary is undoubtedly the most at stake!

"Well, then we'll distribute the colonies in French Africa first!" Prime Minister Ng Dinh Phuong said!

French colonies in Africa include Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Central Africa, Chade, Gabon, Congo, and the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Algeria, Tunisia and Madagascar are all in the hands of the squadron. The other colonies all fell under the control of the German ** team. In terms of area. The two sides are almost comparable.

"The Chinese government believes that among the overseas colonies of France. Algeria, Tunisia, the island of Madagascar and Cameroon should be assigned to China! And Morocco, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali should be assigned to Austria-Hungary, and the rest should be occupied by Germany! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said! It's just that such a distribution will obviously not satisfy the German side!

"Austria-Hungary supports this plan!" Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario. Webb jumped out immediately! You know, in Africa, Austria-Hungary has not gained a single colony, and now China supports the allocation of these colonies to Austria-Hungary, which is a great thing! Morocco is located at the gateway to the Mediterranean Sea, and the importance of its location cannot be overstated. Benin and Côte d'Ivoire are also located in the Gulf of Guinea, which is also a fertile place. Only Mali is in the middle of the desert. However, if these colonies were to be divided, Austria-Hungary would be very satisfied!

"No! Morocco belongs to Germany! German Foreign Minister Stresemann said. The cause of this world war was the struggle between Germany and France over Morocco. Now that Germany has finally defeated France and dominated Morocco, there is no reason to hand over Morocco! In addition, all the colonies allocated by China to Austria-Hungary were occupied by Germany, which made the German side very dissatisfied!

"So, which colonies does the German government think Austria-Hungary should be assigned to?" Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario. Webb asked with a somewhat ugly face! This German contempt for Austria-Hungary made the representatives of Austria-Hungary very unhappy!

"The German government believes that Algeria and Tunisia should belong to Austria-Hungary! And the island of Madagascar belongs to China! The rest of the French colonies were taken over by Germany to make up for Germany's losses in this world war! German Chancellor Holwig said!

"It's impossible!" Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang and Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario. Webb said almost in unison!

Although Austria-Hungary also coveted Algeria and Tunisia, Austria-Hungary knew that it would be impossible to snatch North Africa from China's mouth! In addition, Austria-Hungary will also rely on China in the fight against Germany, and if it offends China on this issue, it will not benefit Austria-Hungary at all!

"China can abandon its claims to Cameroon! However, Italy's dense Libya needs to be transferred to China! In addition, the islands of Algeria and Madagascar also belong to China! On this issue, China will not budge! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said! He was very tough, so that the Chinese colonies in North Africa could be united.

"Austria-Hungary understands this and supports China's legitimate demands!" Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario. Webb said. In view of the strength of Germany, and the fact that the remaining French colonies were basically under German control, Austria-Hungary needed to befriend China in order to force Germany to hand over the colonies it had already occupied!

German Chancellor Holwig and Foreign Minister Stresemann glanced at each other, and they both saw helplessness in each other's eyes! The union of China and Austria-Hungary posed a great threat to Germany!

"Germany agreed to transfer Guinea, Mali and Niger, as well as Central Africa, to Austria-Hungary! The rest of the French colonies, on the other hand, belonged to Germany! The German Prime Minister said. Most of these colonies, with the exception of Guinea, are located in the desert, which is not very important!

"No! These colonies were barren deserts, and Austria-Hungary could not accept such distribution! "The Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Mario. Webb immediately refused!

Subsequently, the representatives of Austria-Hungary and Germany quarreled. Austria-Hungary wanted to get more and more fertile colonies, while Germany wanted to pay as little as possible! The two sides have been unable to reach an agreement for a long time!

"So be it! Germany transferred Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Central Africa to Austria-Hungary! The remaining French colonies belonged to Germany! Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi reminded!

German Prime Minister Holwig thought for a while, but still shook his head: "In this case, Germany's losses are still too great!" ”

"What if the Belgian colony of Congo was also transferred to Germany? In that case, it should be enough! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said!

Belgium is a small country, but it has a large colony in the heart of Africa! It's just that with the defeat of France, Belgium has also become history! Kaiser Wilhelm II directly declared that Germany had annexed Belgium, turning Belgium into a German state. Of course, at the moment the rest of the world has not yet recognized the annexation of Belgium by Germany! The Belgian colonies in Africa, although Germany believed that they were supposed to belong to Germany, were only worried about variables.

"Well, Germany agrees to this plan!" German Chancellor Holwig finally said!

After the colonies in French Africa are allocated, the Caribbean and Oceania are next! These areas were all small islands, and although the strategic location was good, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with its weak navy, did not have much demand for it. In addition, China supported Austria-Hungary in the partition of French Africa, so in the next meeting, Austria-Hungary also fully supported China! This gave China access to most of the islands in the Caribbean, as well as French Guiana in South America. In Oceania, Germany received New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna, while China received Clipperton Island and Vanuatu.

Subsequently, China, Germany and Austria-Hungary signed a treaty on the division of the French overseas colonies, which clarified the ownership of these colonies by the three countries!