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In the first industrial revolution, the steam engine began to be applied on a large scale, which promoted the rapid development of the world's industry, and also made Britain quickly become the world hegemon! And coal, which is used as fuel for steam engines, has also become an important resource! As time enters the twentieth century, the second industrial revolution represented by the internal combustion engine has begun, and the role of petroleum as a new energy source has become more and more important! Without oil, the cars of various countries will not be able to move, and the tanks and armored vehicles equipped in the armies will become decorations! On the naval side, although large gas turbines are still under development, almost all ships of the Chinese Navy have converted coal-fired boilers into oil-fired boilers! Oil-fired boilers are more efficient than coal-fired boilers, and battleships can also carry more fuel, which greatly improves endurance! It can be said that now oil has become an important strategic material! The world's oil production, before the large-scale exploitation of oil in the Middle East, came mainly from the United States. With the defeat of the United States, the oil fields in the southern part of the United States are also controlled by China! Coupled with the fact that China has already controlled the oil fields in the Middle East, it can be said that 80% of the world's production is under China's control!

This is not a good thing for other countries, especially Germany! Germany's army, navy and air force are also consuming more and more oil. But Germany itself does not produce oil, and all the oil that Germany needs has to be imported from China! Once China stopped exporting oil to Germany, Germany's war potential would be greatly weakened! Therefore, people of insight in Germany have long proposed that Germany must have its own oil fields. That's the only way. so as not to be choked by the Chinese! But. It's easier said than done to find your own oil field! The known oil fields have largely fallen under China's control. Although the Kingdom of Romania also had oil, it was not produced in large quantities. In addition, the oil fields of Baku, Russia, are now owned by the Ottoman Turkish Empire! If Germany wants to have its own oil fields, it can only find a way in these areas!

When Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang proposed to exchange other colonies for German colonies in the Pacific, German Chancellor Holwig immediately offered Kuwait in exchange! It's just that Chancellor Holwig himself knows it. The Chinese side will never agree to this request!

"Chancellor Holwig, I have made it very clear that if Germany wishes, we can exchange it for colonies in Africa or the Americas! The Middle East is not among the exchanges! Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said expressionlessly! Now, China's Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Kuwait have become important producers of oil that China needs! Every year, China imports a large amount of oil from the Middle East, and no country can compare with China's understanding of the importance of oil! As early as a few years ago, China's expansion in the Middle East and its support for the establishment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia made China's layout in the Middle East a pioneer! Right now. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia became an ally of China, and the Kingdom of Kuwait became a protectorate of China. And Iraq, which originally belonged to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, has also become a colony of China, plus Iran, which was taken from the British, and the entire Middle East is already under the control of China! The Chinese emperor once said that as long as the Middle East is in his hands, he can at least guarantee China's strength for the next hundred years. This also makes China attach great importance to the Middle East, and it is simply impossible for other countries to take away the Middle East from China!

"Your Excellency Prime Minister Ng Dinh Fong, since this is the case, then we cannot carry out this deal! The colonies in the Pacific are also very important to Germany, and our country will not agree to exchange them! Chancellor Holwig said!

"Well, all I can say is a pity!" Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said! In this way, the only way to solve the German colonies in the Pacific is to use the means of force! Of course, this may be time-consuming and labor-intensive, but for powerful China, it is not too much of a problem!

"Next, there is still the African part of Britain's overseas colonies! British colonies in the minutes mainly include Basutoland, Bechuana, Gambia, Gold Coast, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Sierra Leone, Southern Rhodesia, British Somaliland, South Africa, South West Africa, Eswatini, Zanzibar and Uganda! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said! Britain's colonies in Africa previously included Egypt and Sudan, but with the support of China, Egypt had become independent from the Ottoman Turkish Empire and became one of China's important allies in North Africa, while Sudan was an occupation area of Egypt. Naturally, these two colonies are not part of this allocation! Germany and Austria-Hungary were also aware of this, so no questions were raised!

"The specific distribution scheme is as follows: Gambia, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and Nigeria are allocated to Austria-Hungary! Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Southern Rhodesia and Southwest Africa were assigned to Germany, and the remaining colonies belonged to China! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said!

"Not small, Germany absolutely does not agree with this distribution plan!" As soon as Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang's words were finished, German Chancellor Holwig expressed his opposition! Although Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Southern Rhodesia, and South-West Africa were all large territories and could be integrated with the German colonies in East Africa, Germany was still very dissatisfied with this! The main reason is that the Chinese swallowed South Africa in one bite!

"Austria-Hungary also has a little objection to this distribution plan! South Africa was undoubtedly the most important part of the British colonies in Africa, and Austria-Hungary hoped to gain some benefits in South Africa! "The Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Mario. Webb said too! South Africa's gold reserves, accounting for about half of the world's total, are an important source of gold for the UK! Based on pre-World War gold production, Britain could get more than 200 tons of gold from South Africa every year, which was worth hundreds of millions of dollars! In addition, with the addition of diamonds and other gems and minerals mined from South Africa, Britain promised to obtain about 200 million Chinese dollars a year from South Africa! This is definitely enough wealth to make most countries in the world blush, even Germany and Austria-Hungary!

Although, both Germany and Austria-Hungary received a rich report in this world war! The war reparations received are more than one billion Chinese dollars, but if you can get a share of the benefits in South Africa, this undoubtedly means that you can get a fixed income every year! Therefore, neither country wants China to annex South Africa alone!

"So, what about the opinion of your two countries?" Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang asked! Immediately after the outbreak of the war against Great Britain and the superiority of the Chinese Navy in the Indian Ocean, China sent combat troops to South Africa. So far, China has completely controlled South Africa! Of course, the Boers who had been friendly with China before originally wanted to take the opportunity to stand on their own, but they found that this time the Chinese had completely changed, not only refusing their demands, but also brutally suppressing those Boers who broke out into riots! These Boers finally understood that in the face of gold, there was no difference between the Chinese and the British at all!

After the capture of South Africa, the Chinese troops in South Africa ransacked all the gold mines in South Africa and the banks opened by the British in South Africa, and the gold alone was more than 300 tons, plus other precious stones, with a total value of more than 200 million Chinese dollars! Therefore, for the rich South Africa, of course, China is also unwilling to let go!

"Germany believes that since South Africa is one of the most important British colonies, it should be divided equally between our three countries! And not by any one country alone! German Chancellor Holwig said!

Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario. Webb nodded his head again and again!

"Deuce? So, how do you distribute it? You must know that the distribution of gold mines in South Africa is concentrated in one place, and it cannot be evenly distributed! Wu Tingfang said.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister Ng Dinh Phuong, I will build yì, our three countries simply jointly administer South Africa and station a certain number of troops in South Africa! And then, the benefits of South Africa will also be divided between our three countries! "Mario. Weber Premier Builder!

That's a good idea, but which country deserves more?

After more than an hour of arguing, there was finally a result! South Africa was jointly administered by China, Germany and Austria-Hungary, with a special management committee and an official from each of the three parties! In addition, each of the three countries stationed an infantry division in South Africa, which was responsible for the security and stability of South Africa, as well as supervising the mining of minerals in South Africa, and so on! In the end, South Africa received 45 percent for China, 30 percent for Germany, and 25 percent for Austria-Hungary! When the three countries signed the agreement, this time the overseas colonies of Britain came to a successful end!

In the evening of the same day, the Chinese Emperor Wang Yuze once again held a dinner to celebrate the end of this peace meeting! At the dinner, Emperor Wang Yuze delivered an enthusiastic speech, declaring that peace is not easy to come by, and all countries should cherish this hard-won peace!

Although, at this time, the representatives of the defeated countries were dripping blood in their hearts, and the victorious countries also had a lot of contradictions because of the uneven distribution of interests! However, on the surface, everyone is smiling, as if all the contradictions do not exist, and the world has restored peace! After the conclusion of the negotiations with the members of the five Entente countries, this peace conference is basically over, and the rest is only a few details of negotiations! (To be continued......)