Vol 4 Chapter 163: , The Big Three Conference

The wrangling between the Russians and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is still going on. There is no way that the amount of funds involved is too large. Neither party is willing to let go. The three countries of Britain, France and Bulgaria are coordinated. Everyone has different positions, and it is impossible to force either party to make concessions. .
On October 30, 1917, the Paris Peace Conference once again opened negotiations on the German issue. French Prime Minister Clemenceau once again reiterated his opinions on the handling of Germany. The three essential contents remained unchanged. which is:
1. Disarm the Germans and prohibit the possession of an army;
2. Dismember Germany and divide it into four, including France taking back Alsace and Lorraine, moving the border of France east to the Rhine, and merging the German provinces on the left bank of the Rhine into an independent country;
3. The German government must pay 800 million gold marks in war reparations.
The other requirements of the French can also be said to serve these three items, but these three items are precisely what the British cannot agree to, and the meeting fell into a stalemate at the beginning.
Not only is Britain and France stuck in a stalemate, other countries are also stuck in a stalemate due to conflicts of interest, such as the Far East!
There is no way. There are too many countries claiming compensation from Germany, and there will naturally be many conflicts of interest. Some are conflicts in core interests. If you want to sacrifice the interests of the Germans, everyone supports each other's requirements and exchanges interests. It doesn't work. Great powers and small countries are never equal!
Constantine knew that going on like this would not be a solution. Everyone is a national brain, and it is impossible to stay at the Paris Peace Conference all the time. There are still things in China that need them to go back to deal with? If it really lasts a few months, no one will feel bad!
So I negotiated with Lloyd George and Poincaré:
It’s better to collect the requirements of each country. Let’s go down and discuss it. Let them talk about the results. Otherwise, when will it be a mess? !"
There is no doubt that this is a complete excuse. Just like this, the nine-member committee no longer exists, and it becomes a six-member committee composed of three countries.
As a veteran imperialism, no one will oppose any proposal that is in line with their own interests. Anyway, the three countries have the same position, which is enough to suppress all opposition!
Now the three big bosses have decided to leave them alone. As the host of the meeting, French Prime Minister Clemenceau will naturally announce this resolution.
"Be quiet, everyone. Because there are too many delegates participating in the conference, everyone is arguing as a group now. In order to improve the efficiency of the conference, the presidium of the conference has decided: the representatives of each country will organize their respective requirements into documents and submit them to the presidium. Get it to the conference for discussion!"
Well, everyone knows that the reason for this is to kick Japan, Belgium, and the Russian Empire out of the decision-making groups. Otherwise, the nine-member committee is deliberating, not the presidium!
Regardless of how everyone talks, the three giants have already formed anyway, and if you want to get a share of this peace meeting, you must abide by the rules set by the three giants!
But not everyone intends to succumb. For example, the head of the Russian delegation Sassonov raised an objection: "Protest, as one of the founding countries of the Allied Powers, our Russian Empire is eligible to join the Presidium!"
Lloyd George smiled and said: "Of course, as one of the founding countries of the Allied Powers, the Russian Empire is eligible to join the Presidium, but now there are three Russian Empire delegations in Paris!"
Sasonov complained: "They are all traitors to the party and cannot serve as a delegation of the Russian Empire!"
After speaking, he decisively chose to shut up. Obviously, on this issue, it is not everyone who recognizes which government is legal and which delegation can represent the Russian Empire. If they cause trouble to Britain and France, and people do not recognize the legitimacy of the Nicholas II government, they will be caught blind!
Lloyd-George decisively dealt with the Russians. Unexpectedly, the Japanese came out again, and the Japanese Xiang Saiyuanji Gongwang jumped out again, and saw him angrily say: "I represent the big ~ Japan ~ Ben ~ Empire strongly Protest! This has seriously damaged our national interests. As an important member of the Allies, we have made important contributions to this world war. We must become a member of the presidium!"
Poincaré thought for a while and said, "Sorry, what are the important contributions your country has made? Why don't I know?"
The general's Xiyuanji jumped with anger, and before he could refute it, Constantine made another knife: "Mr. Xiyuanji Gongwang, the important contribution you mentioned should not be invading the land of allies. Let the alliance black out. ?
Recently, your country’s actions are very unethical. This has seriously tarnished the image of our Allied Powers. I personally suggest that you should try to stay back. This is not the Far East! "
There is nothing surprising. Because of the Russo-Japanese War, the relationship between Bulgaria and the Japanese has not been very good. Even if it eases later, everyone still has not been able to become friends. Naturally, Constantine does not need to save him face!
As for the consequences of offending the Japanese? The answer is no consequence! Under the principle of unanimous positions of the three countries, the current Japanese government can only bear it!
After the two monkeys that jumped out first were suppressed, naturally there were no chickens. The effect of killing the monkeys and cursing the chickens was not so great. The delegations of various countries chose to pretend to be grandchildren.
Of course, this is because there is no American leading brother. In history, the Americans have done a lot of things to make the British and French colonial empires very vigorous!
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At the beginning of the giant meeting, the Paris Peace Conference entered the core stage. The British said cautiously: "Considering the actual situation of the Germans, we believe that it is not necessary to dismember Germany; and they should also be given a certain amount of troops to maintain. Social order; at the same time, the amount of compensation for the Germans should be within the range they can bear!"
French President Poincaré immediately retorted:
Tolerance to a country like Germany that undermines world peace is a crime! If we can’t severely deal with the Germans and set an example for latecomers, then the future New challengers will continue to emerge!"
Constantine waved his hand to prevent the two people from continuing their dispute, and said: "Two of us, let's break up the issues and discuss them. Let's discuss them one by one, and strive to reach a consensus as soon as possible.
Now I first declare Bulgaria’s position. On the German issue, we are only interested in war reparations. Let me show my cards directly. Bulgaria gets a compensation amount of no less than 12% of the total compensation. Other issues are easy to discuss. ! "
Obviously Constantine did not play the cards according to the routine, which directly diverted the attention of both parties, and first began to discuss the distribution ratio of war reparations!
This is also the amount of German compensation is too large. If you add up the total amount that the countries want, it is estimated that it is over 100 billion pounds. Then let alone the Germans, all countries in the world are tied to this period. Together, I can't come up with 100 billion pounds!
Seeing that Bulgaria had revealed the compensation ratio, although they felt that it was too high, they still did not directly object, but were thinking about how much this ratio should be reported. If there is less, you will suffer. If there is more, others can't accept it, and continue to fight!
French President Poincaré took the lead and said: "The French Republic is the main force in this battle against Germany. We want the Germans to pay 61% of the compensation!"
Britain worked together-George also said tit-for-tat: "The British Empire also made an indelible contribution to the German War, so we demand 50% of the Germans' war compensation!"
Constantine rubbed his forehead, and the ratio required by the three countries of light, Britain, France and Bulgaria reached 123%. He knew this problem was in trouble.
However, Constantine still had to say patiently: "You two, can you see if the ratio of compensation is going down a bit? You can choose to get compensation elsewhere. There are more than a dozen delegations from other countries waiting outside. Why should we leave them ten points too?"
Lloyd-George thought for a while and said: "We have all the German naval ships, and the compensation ratio can be reduced by ten points!"
Poincaré hesitated and said, "If you can agree to dismember Germany, we can lower the compensation ratio by 13 points!"
Constantine shook his head secretly. This condition is still far away. He has to be a peacemaker again, saying: "As for the two requirements, we all agree on the choice, but please show your sincerity, otherwise Our Christmas is going to be at the meeting!"
Well, all agree in principle, but in fact it's bullshit. Now the French people's request is very obvious, as long as they agree to dismember the Germans, everything is easy to discuss!
While the British wanted to obtain the German navy, the two countries did not oppose France, but compensation is definitely indispensable. As long as the benefits are sufficient, there is nothing that cannot be discussed.
Lloyd-George pondered for a moment, and finally said: "We can reduce the compensation by another three percentage points, but the German navy must go to the British Empire!"
Constantine said decisively: "There is no problem with the British Empire receiving 37% of the compensation amount!"
Poincaré saw that the two countries had reached an agreement, which was about to depress the price of France, he hesitated and said: "We can also give up three points, but there is no room for negotiation on the dismemberment of Germany! "
Constantine thought for a while. Now that Britain and France have made concessions on the issue of indemnity, he waved his hand and said: "Well, the French Republic received 45 percent of the Germans' war indemnities. Now there are seven points of payment. They are allocated, and if there is not enough, even if they are unlucky!"
Obviously this is not the bottom line of Britain and France, but what does it have to do with him? Could it be expected that Bulgaria would fail to argue with Britain and France for the benefit of other countries?
Both Lloyd-George and Poincaré set their sights on him, and Constantine understood that they meant that Bulgaria had taken too much and must be lowered.
Constantine smiled slightly and said: "Let's give a point to the Russians. As one of the four-nation agreement, if the allocated share is too low, everyone's face will not look good!"
The two rolled their eyes. If they really care about food, why not let the Russians get involved? It's just that, let alone eleven o'clock, Bulgaria can get six points is the limit. This is a clear three-nation alliance to carve up most of the compensation share of the Russians!
Mao Xiong is the absolute main force in this world war. If it weren't for them to deny themselves, the offensive in the East season attracted German troops. Whether Britain and France can hold on on the Western Front is a question mark!
With their contribution, taking 25 or 6 points of post-war indemnity is not a problem at all. The premise is that the Russian Empire in its heyday, now it is almost enough to get a fraction!
Of course, these are minor issues, and it is not worth mentioning. Everyone has participated in the sharing of the spoils, and there is no such thing as who is cleaner than anyone!
Lloyd-George took the lead to say: "It is too much to dismember Germany. To split a whole country into four small countries, our British Empire cannot agree!"
Poincaré made an expression that a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, and said, "Anyway, we are going to dismember Germany!"
Seeing that the two were about to start tearing up again ~EbookFREE.me~ Constantine had to become a peacemaker again, and he persuaded: "Regarding the German question raised by President Poincaré, let’s look at it separately. Right!
Let’s start with the first one. The French government is asking for Lorraine and Alsace. I think everyone can discuss this issue. What do you think, Mr. George? "
Lloyd-George thought for a while and said: "The dispute between France and Germany over the border between Lorraine and Alsace has yet to be considered. For a long time, the most populous people in these two regions are the Germans. We cannot make such arbitrary decisions. !"
This is simply to say again: Puengale quickly make a price, as long as the price is right, these sites are yours!
Of course, in Constantine's words just now, there is also a meaning in this respect, everyone is a great power, as long as the interests are right, there is nothing that cannot be traded!
Poincaré thought for a while and said, "Well, Mr. George, the German navy and Sardinia are yours, but our eastern border must be moved to the Rhine; Mr. Constantine, on behalf of the French Republic, I recognize your country’s succession. The entire legacy of the Ottoman Empire, and some colonial military ports are used by your navy. How about the two?"
Constantine replied without hesitation: "Deal!"
Lloyd-George frowned, but considering that there is not much territory, it is okay to weaken the Germans, so he said: "We can admit that your country has annexed parts of the territory west of the Rhine, but the eastern provinces of the Rhine are not. Able to be independent!"
Poincaré hesitated and said: "Well, we can abandon our plan to establish the Rhine Republic, but the national security of France must be guaranteed, so it is imperative to split Germany!"
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