Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario. Weber hesitated, Austria-Hungary wanted to obtain a lot of wealth and territory from Italy, and completely remove the threat of the Kingdom of Italy to Austria-Hungary! However, if Italy becomes a mess, Austria-Hungary, as a neighboring country, will definitely be affected! And Austria-Hungary, as a European country, could not directly kill in Italy like China! In that case, the people of Austria-Hungary would certainly not be able to accept it! In the end, it is very likely that Austria-Hungary not only did not take advantage, but paid a lot of price! If it was when Austria-Hungary was strong, it was natural that these problems could be solved by force. But the problem now is that Austria-Hungary itself is already on the verge of collapse, and there is simply no extra energy to focus on Italy! You know, Italy is also a country with a population of tens of millions, and once Italy becomes chaotic, it is almost impossible for Austria-Hungary not to be affected!

"Your Excellency, are we going to reconsider the conditions we have proposed?" Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister Leopold. Feng. Count Belhidald vs. Mario. Chancellor Weber said. Obviously, he also thought that if such a problem arose, the situation of Austria-Hungary would be in danger! The internal contradictions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were already very strict, and they must not be able to get involved in Italy again!

"Prime Minister Holwig, Austria-Hungary can lower its demands a little. However, Italy wants to be forgiven, it is impossible! "Mario. Chancellor Webb's tone was somewhat relaxed. But the fact that Austria-Hungary wants to cut off a piece of fat on the Kingdom of Italy will not change!

German Prime Minister Holwig nodded, he also knew that the situation in Austria-Hungary was relatively bad at home, and the national contradictions were becoming more and more serious, and to overcome these crises, a lot of money was needed first. Obtaining war reparations from the Kingdom of Italy became the best way to do so.

"So, what about the Chinese side? Can you lower the requirements a bit? Prime Minister Holwig looked at the Chinese delegation. The greed of the Chinese is no less than that of Austria-Hungary, and even stricter than that of Austria-Hungary!

"Shall we first look at how much the Kingdom of Italy can afford? Otherwise, even if we made these demands, the Kingdom of Italy would not be able to accede to them, and it would be meaningless! German Foreign Minister Stresemanti said!

"Yes, let the Italian delegation in!" Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said. His previous request was also a lion's mouth, and he did not expect Italy to accept it in its entirety. Of course, if you can get as much benefit as possible, that's great!

Soon, Italian Prime Minister Giovanni. Giolitti and Foreign Minister Gabriele entered the room. It's just that both of them are a little pale, and it is clear that they also know that Italy will pay a heavy price! The current Kingdom of Italy is completely like meat on a chopping board, at the mercy of China, Germany and Italy! Although such a fate is difficult for them to accept, they can't resist it!

"Your Excellency Prime Minister Giolitti, Your Excellency Minister Gabriele, according to our deliberations, the Kingdom of Italy has made an unforgivable mistake in this war. Great damage to both the Allies and China! Therefore, the Kingdom of Italy must pay a terrible price for it! The districts of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino Alto Adige, Lombardy and Veneto in northern Italy will be ceded to Austria-Hungary as compensation! The southern Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia, as well as the southern regions of Calabria, Basiricata, and Puglia, will be ceded to China as compensation! Moreover, Italy will pay war reparations to China, Austria-Hungary and the Central Powers in the amount of five billion Chinese dollars! As the host, Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi presented a letter to Italian Prime Minister Giovanni. Giolitti and Foreign Minister Gabriele introduced!

Italian Prime Minister Giovanni. When Giolitti and Foreign Minister Gabriele heard the conditions put forward by China and Austria-Hungary, their mouths immediately opened wide, their eyes were round, their faces were pale, and they almost fainted!

"This ...... Was such a condition for the destruction of the Kingdom of Italy? The Kingdom of Italy could not afford and would not agree to such conditions! "Giovanni. Prime Minister Joliti roared angrily! Directly ceding almost half of Italy's territory, and also having to bear huge war reparations, this will directly lead the Kingdom of Italy to ruin! Although they had expected the unacceptable conditions of the victorious Congress, they still couldn't believe them after knowing these conditions!

"If the Kingdom of Italy does not accept these conditions, then we will have no choice but to destroy Italy outright! Now that Italy is under our military occupation, we have every strength to do so! "Chinese Defense Minister Marshal Jiang Xingguo threatened!

"Your Excellency, the Kingdom of Italy is defeated and under your military occupation. But the Italian people will not give in! Our people will fight to the end, even if there is only one man left in the end! Italian Foreign Minister Gabriele gritted his teeth and said!

Marshal Jiang Xingguo's face turned dark and he was about to say something, but German Foreign Minister Stresemann spoke first!

"What, then, could the Kingdom of Italy accept? After all, the Kingdom of Italy has betrayed its allies this time, causing us great harm and losses, and we will definitely not let Italy go if we cannot satisfy our people! Stresemann said!

Giovanni. Prime Minister Giolitti hesitated for a moment, and then said: "This war is indeed Italy's mistake, we have recognized our mistake, and we are willing to compensate the victorious country!" However, this compensation also needs to be within the scope of what we can afford! The Kingdom of Italy hoped that its territorial integrity would be maintained. In terms of war reparations, the Kingdom of Italy is willing to pay 200 million Chinese dollars to the victorious country as a compensation to the victorious country! ”

"Impossible! It's absolutely impossible! Austria-Hungary absolutely could not accept such conditions! "Giovanni. As soon as the conditions of Prime Minister Giolitti were proposed, they were strongly opposed by Austria-Hungary! The gap between such conditions and those proposed by Austria-Hungary is too great!

German Prime Minister Holwig also frowned, "Chancellor Jolliti, I'm afraid such conditions will not satisfy us!" ”

"Prime Minister Holwig, this is already the highest price that the Kingdom of Italy can afford!" Giovanni. Prime Minister Jolitti said with a sad face!

"Austria-Hungary can lower its demands a little, but the Kingdom of Italy can't go too far! We can do without Lombardy, and the total amount of war reparations can be reduced to four billion Chinese dollars! That's the bare minimum! "Mario. Chancellor Webb said!

Prime Minister Holwig looked at the Chinese side, and the meaning was obvious, and asked the Chinese side to lower its requirements a little!

"We can give up our territorial claims to the Puglia district! But the port of Taranto has to be ceded to us! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said! Taranto is a natural harbor in southern Italy, and if it can have this harbor, then the Chinese Navy can have an additional military base in the Mediterranean!

China and Austria-Hungary each lowered their requirements a little, but such conditions were still unacceptable to the Kingdom of Italy! The two sides are deadlocked on specific conditions, while the German side is playing a round and the two sides are matchmaking! The intention of the German side is also very obvious, that is, to make the Kingdom of Italy pay a little less price as much as possible, to preserve the strength of the Kingdom of Italy as much as possible, and to let the Kingdom of Italy re-emerge as soon as possible! The German side also believes that Germany's help to the Kingdom of Italy at the Peace Conference will make the Kingdom of Italy firmly stand on Germany's side in the future!

"Cedion of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto districts to Austria-Hungary and the payment of two billion Chinese dollars in war reparations! At the same time, limiting armaments and not allowing the possession of a navy and air force is the bottom line of Austria-Hungary, and if the Kingdom of Italy is not yet acceptable, then Austria-Hungary will solve the problem by force! "Mario. Chancellor Webb threatened! This is already the bottom line of Austria-Hungary.

"In that case, China will give in one step further, and we will only need Taranto and the surrounding 100 square kilometers of land, except for Sicily and Sardinia! We also agreed to reduce the war reparations to 2 billion Chinese dollars! This is also our final bottom line, if the Kingdom of Italy does not agree, then we will have to destroy the Kingdom of Italy! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang also threatened!

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, Giovanni. Giolitti continued to cry and beg for mercy, but neither China nor Austria-Hungary was moved!

Seeing this, the German side also knew that this was already the bottom line for China and Austria-Hungary, so it began to put pressure on Italy. Under pressure from China, Germany and Austria-Hungary at the same time, the Italian government had no choice but to nod and accept such conditions! This is also the best ending for Italy. Although a lot of territory was lost, it was much better than half of the territory being occupied by China and Austria-Hungary! As for the huge war reparations, Italy, although a little rubbish in combat effectiveness, is also a rich country. Although the war reparations of 1.5 billion Chinese dollars are large, they are not unacceptable! Italy tightens its belts for a few years, and maybe it will be able to pay it back! In addition, the Italian royal family, as the main person in charge of this defeat, should also bear a large part of the war reparations. At that time, the Italian government will be under much less pressure!