Vol 4 Chapter 159: Paris Peace Conference

During the Paris Peace Conference, Paris can be said to be a group of devil dances, and countries are inextricably linked, with endless means.
In just a few days, the Bulgarian delegation has contacted all the delegations, some of them are very happy to talk to, and some of them are glaring at each other, and the world is here!
On January 21, 1917, the Paris Peace Conference officially opened at the Palace of Versailles, and French President Poincaré took the opportunity to make a long speech.
Especially the sentence "born from injustice, let's die from shame!" The clean atmosphere of the peace conference was destroyed, and everyone knew that the French would not let the Germans go this time!
Constantine's face was also very embarrassing at this time. Although the strategy formulated by Bulgaria was to allow the French to expand in Europe, the French could not make the food so ugly, right?
Anyway, there must be a gentleman's demeanor. Even if you are dissatisfied with the Germans, don't say it now. You can wait to go back to the meeting to slaughter the Germans. You can be more acceptable if you raise it again!
Dissatisfaction returns to dissatisfaction, and no one has troubled the French for this little problem.
As the host, French Prime Minister Clemenceau was elected Chairman of the General Assembly as head of the French delegation.
Clemenceau said solemnly: "It's a nice day today! The ambitions of the Allied nations to provoke the World War have finally come to an end thanks to the joint efforts of all of us!
But the culprit is still impunity, and I propose to give the Confederate's brain, Germany, the most severe sanctions!
1. Explain all the troops of the German government;
2. Confiscate all German heavy weapons;
3. Demolition of German military installations and military enterprises;
4. Make Poland and Bavaria independent;
5. France withdraws Alsace and Lorraine, moves the border of France east to the Rhine, and merges the German provinces on the left bank of the Rhine into an independent country;
6. The Germans must pay the war compensation of 800 million gold marks;
7. Arrest all war criminals, and the Allies will form an international tribunal for trial;
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Constantine just sat quietly and didn't say anything against it, but the venue was already exploded, and delegations from various countries were already talking to each other and discussing.
There is no doubt that according to the French request, the German Empire is finished this time. One Germany, which was divided into four and also emptied its wallet, has no ability to threaten the French.
At the same time, the French's purpose of rebuilding European hegemony is also exposed.
There are no Americans who strongly oppose this time and space, and there is no American delegation in the venue. Even before the meeting, the three countries, Britain, France, and Bulgaria, had restricted their qualifications to participate in the meeting, which was limited to the members of the Allies.
Seeing no objection, Clemenceau set his sights on the British and Bulgarian delegations, as long as they did not object to the Germans this time.
Mettev, who was looking through the list of war criminals, suddenly said, "Mr. Krimen Sauyan, there is no problem in holding the war criminals accountable, but is the list above a bit too much?
According to international law, monarchs of various countries have immunity and we are not able to send the German emperor to court. Therefore, we recommend that the members of the royal family such as William II be removed from the list of war criminals, and only other people can be investigated! "
Clemenceau, who had thought that Bulgaria would oppose it, let go of his lingering heart. Obviously, the Bulgarians were showing their favor to them.
Of the many conditions proposed by the French, any one of them being rejected is troublesome for the French. Only war criminals can discuss it. Anyway, letting people go will not affect French interests.
Clemenceau responded with a smile: "The list of war criminals has only been drawn up by us, and everyone can continue to discuss and negotiate before finalizing it!"
Then Metev nodded with satisfaction, and the Bulgarian delegation fell silent again.
This caused British people to vomit blood and restrict the French from dominating Europe. It was not their family's business. I did not expect that the Bulgarians would let the French off.
Thinking of here the British counterpart Lloyd-George's face suddenly gloomy, have the Bulgarians and the French already reached a deal and want to join forces to divide the European Big 6?
This is the worst result. They must stop the French from dominating Europe anyway. So who is their ally now?
Russia? After giving up again, three Russian delegations gathered in Paris a few days ago, and the jokes that have been made are not over yet. They simply have no strength to stop the French.
What about the Austro-Hungarian Empire? The Austro-Hungarian Empire offended the Germans this time. Now they are anxious that Germany can't finish it directly. How can they give the Germans a chance to rise again?
After looking around, he can now only go on his own, otherwise the French's purpose will be achieved. At the behest of Lloyd-George, the British Foreign Secretary Gray spoke against: "Mr. Clemenceau, your country The conditions put forward are too harsh, and the Germans simply cannot do it!
First, once the German government disbands the army, the country will soon be in chaos. A chaotic Germany is not in everyone's interest.
Secondly, the German Empire is a unified country. We cannot separate them. This is very inhumane.
In the end, with the compensation of 8ooo billion marks, you just sold all the Germans and couldn't get this huge sum!
God teaches us to be generous, why not give the Germans a chance? "
Clemenceau said diametrically: "There is always a price to pay for doing something wrong, otherwise everyone else will follow suit?
Mr. Gray was worried that Germany would be in chaos. This was all a worry. As a friendly neighbor, the French army could help them maintain order for free.
In this way, they save military expenses and can also be used to improve people's livelihood!
As for worrying about the repayment ability of the Germans, don't worry, you can let them pay in installments, you can also use physical mortgages, and with the German economic strength, I believe they will be able to pay off their debts soon! "
Gray stared angrily, saying angrily: "Don't forget that we are here for peace, not for revenge! Now your country's request is completely to drive the Germans out of the way, please put away the faces of the invaders!"
Clemenceau sneered and said, "If you say that, who can compare with your country? Could your tens of millions of square kilometers of colonies fall from the sky?"
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Seeing the quarrel between Britain and France, the delegations of various countries directly looked at the joke. Constantine was a bit embarrassed. He became a peacemaker: "The two calm down first. The German issue is too controversial. It ’s great, let ’s calm down and think about it later. We will discuss it later. Now that the time is almost up, we ’ll fix it today!

Everyone naturally agreed with good intentions, and then everyone started diplomacy, but the results remained unchanged.
For a few days, the meeting was quarreled with Britain and France, and their younger brothers were waving flags. The chaotic venue was annoying, maybe everyone was tired.
On January 25th, Constantine proposed to temporarily shelve the German issue and deal with the Italian issue first, which was unanimously approved by everyone.
Or maybe everyone thinks that there are too many people, which delays the progress of the meeting. In the end, everyone decides to reduce the size of the meeting, that is, two people each from Britain, France and Bulgaria, one person from Russia, Japan, and Belgium.
The Italian issue is undoubtedly just a matter of safeguarding the three countries by Britain and France. In the end, the three countries simply closed their doors and negotiated on their own, excluding the representatives of the other three countries.
This conference is going to be much faster. As Italy is dominated by Bulgaria on the battlefield, Constantine first spoke on behalf of Bulgaria: "Let ’s start this time. Italy is one of the culprits of this war. , We propose to cede some of their territory, and then be divided by our three countries, and let them pay a war compensation! "
This requirement was expected by everyone, and it was not unsurprising that Europeans used to defeat the war and pay compensation.
After a pause, Constantine continued to say, "As the party that contributed the most in the Italian war, we demanded the Sarentina Peninsula and Sicily, and the Italians paid 300 million pounds in war compensation!"
Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, John Bull jumped out of opposition, and Lloyd-George objected: "Her Constantine, your request is too much. This has harmed the interests of the British Empire, and we cannot accept it!"
Constantine said with a smile: "Mr. George, don't worry, you may wish to put forward your own requirements, and everyone is discussing, to make everyone as satisfied as possible. If not, you can compensate in other places!"
Lloyd-George now feels disgusted as if he swallowed a fly. If he could discuss what you said earlier, he thought that Bulgaria would come out and compete with them in the Mediterranean?
Lloyd-George thought for a moment and said, "Well then, our British Empire demanded Sicily and Sardinia, and the Italians paid 1.5 billion pounds in war compensation!"
Purngale also said: "We the French Republic demanded the acquisition of Sardinia and the Principality of Milan, pushed the French-Italian border along the Ada River, and demanded that the Italians pay 2.5 billion pounds in war reparations!"
Originally, Pungale also wanted to fight the idea of ​​Sicily, but when he saw that the British and Bulgarians were fighting for each other, he decided to give up decisively.
Constantine said with a smile: "Mr. George seems to us that the dispute is not great, the contradiction between us lies in Sicily, and the dispute between President Pungale and you is Sardinia, then other proposals are counted Passed, we just need to discuss the ownership of these two islands! "
Pungalai immediately echoed: "Yes, the dispute between our three countries is the ownership of these two islands!"
Lloyd-George immediately responded. This was a ritual. The French and Bulgaria had reached an exchange of interests on the Italian issue and recognized each other's interests.
However, I am not willing to be so manipulated by others. If they continue to do so, they will have to make soy sauce this time, and immediately refuted: "No, although the Italians have made some mistakes, we cannot kill them with one stick. , Should give them a chance, we recommend keeping the Italians intact! "
Constantine said very dissatisfied: "Mr. George, your approach is typically detrimental to others. If we all dismantle each other like this, in the end, everyone will get nothing, and it will only benefit the onlookers!
Instead of cooperating with you, we have suffered heavy losses in this war and urgently need to make up for our vitality. If we do n’t take a fortune from the defeated country, there will be no chance later! "
Many times, when the window paper is broken, things become simpler. Constantine's meaning is very obvious. If the British want to continue to dismantle the station, everyone will take a shot, and no one wants to divide the loot after the war. And get enough benefits!
And also received French support, Lloyd-George knew that if he continued to oppose, it is estimated that Bulgarians will forcibly divide Italy with the French. Now the Mediterranean is still the land of the two countries, they can do it!
Lloyd-George figured it out, and now it's a good compromise. After all, Sicily and Sardinia are two pieces of fat, especially Sicily is in the center of the Mediterranean. After getting their hands, they are in the Mediterranean's crumbling hegemony. Can stabilize again.
But if you really want to get it, it is not so simple. After all, both the economic value and the strategic value of Sicily are very high. Without enough benefits, it is impossible to let the Bulgarians exchange!
"Well, we can recognize your interests, but the British Empire must acquire Sicily and Sardinia!" Lloyd George said without a doubt
Constantine said calmly: "Then Mr. George will bid, you know the value of Sicily, even the ten Sarentina peninsulas are not comparable!
If your country wants to get Sicily, you must pay enough compensation to Bulgaria, or we can share Sicily! "
How could Lloyd-George's face suddenly collapse and share Sicily? Bulgaria is so close to Sicily, if it is shared between the two countries, it is estimated that it will become Bulgaria in a few years!
But it is not so easy to compensate for the benefits. The value of Sicily is too great to allow them to let go.
Lloyd-George said tentatively: "All the Italian colonies belong to your country, including Ethiopian colonial rights!"
Constantine said with a smile: "If that is the case, it would be better to give us Sicily. How does your country get those areas, and our colony can choose any place in your country except the Asia Minor Peninsula?"
Lloyd-George rolled his eyes. The meaning is very obvious. The only value of the Bulgarian colony is the Asia Minor Peninsula. The rest of the country is a rotten land. If it is not for the British Empire, it is yours What? As long as he is not stupid, it is impossible to exchange with Bulgaria!
After thinking about it, Lloyd-George asked, "Mr. Constantine, let's just say, what do you want? If possible, I think we can still cooperate!"
This is Constantin's turn to be dumbfounded ~ EbookFREE.me ~ He was not ready. He was trying out today. I didn't expect the French to cooperate so well!
Bulgaria and France actually reached an agreement directly on the issue of Italy. This time the British did not budge, but what to exchange with the British is another problem!
John Niu will certainly disagree if the asking price is too high. If the asking price is too low and Bulgaria is too bad, I can't think of it for the time being.
Constantine thought about it and said, "I think this question, it will be better for our two countries to communicate slowly, and now it is better to finalize the Italian issue!"
Lloyd-George nodded, expressing acquiescence!
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