The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

François did not want to accept these conditions of the Second Reich, but he did not dare to say no.

There were hundreds of thousands of German troops in the tower city, and if they refused, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, he found the people who never set the sun, and hoped that the people who did not set the sun would play their part and mediate for them.

When the sun never set, people saw that the Gauls took the initiative to soften and come to him, and their hearts were naturally very happy.

In addition, although they wanted to suppress Gaul, they did not want the Second Empire to take this opportunity to rise.

Therefore, Prime Minister Gladstone personally sent a telegram to Andrews, persuading him to reduce some of the demands for war reparations, so that Gaul could afford it, and if Gaul could not afford it, if the jar was broken, then the Second Reich would not only not receive reparations, but might even fall into the quagmire of war!

It is true that the French army has been defeated by the Germans, but the spirit of resistance of the Gauls is evident throughout Europe.

Since the eighteenth century, there have been more revolutions in Gaul than in any other country, and if they were to be oppressed so hard, the whole of Gaul would be armed.

The empire of the sun never sets is separated from Gaul by a strait, even if Gallic has a large number of troops, the impact on them is not great, as long as the strait of the sun never sets is blocked, the Gauls will not be able to swim at all.

However, the Second Empire bordered Gaul, and if Gallic exploded, the Second Empire would inevitably be affected.

In addition to this, the Sun Never Sets did not want to see Gaul lose their West African colonies, as they did not want to see the Second Empire have a large number of colonies overseas.

Once the Second Reich had overseas colonies, they would certainly develop a navy to protect their colonies, and the sun never set on them.

After receiving the telegram on which the sun never sets, Andrews thought for a moment, summoned Bismarck, and discussed the matter with him.

"It seems that we have tested the bottom line that the sun never sets, and they are really still wary of us, and they are full of vigilance about our possible external expansion!"

Bismarck sighed, they were asking for Gaul's colonies in West Africa in war reparations, not really wanting it here, but just taking the opportunity to test the reaction of Gaul and the sun never sets!

Now it seems that neither Gaul nor the sun sets take the colonies of West Africa very seriously, and will not let go easily.

If the Imperial side forcibly asks for it, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the two countries, which will have a very negative impact on the diplomatic strategy that they have built up with great difficulty.

Andrews was not a reckless man, and when he saw that something could not be done, he nodded and spoke:

"In that case, then delete this demand, but let the Gauls compensate in other ways!"

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"The sun never sets is right, Gaul is our land neighbor, and we can't change that reality unless we destroy it.

In that case, we will change our strategy and put the Gauls to the death, and greatly reduce their strength, so that the Gauls will not pose a threat to us. "

Now that the mortal feud between the Empire and Gaul has been settled, there is no possibility of resolving it.

Then it is necessary to prepare for the next war between the two sides, as long as the strength of Gaul is weakened to a certain extent, so that they will not recover before the next war, and the gap between them and the empire continues to widen, Gaul has nothing to worry about.

"Tell the negotiators that if the Gauls can't come up with cash, they can replace it with other things, such as their minerals, factories, factory machinery, skilled workers, and professors in universities, and we can accept it!"

"Besides, we can do without Gaul's colonies in West Africa, but they need to be compensated as well!"

After all, Gaul is an old industrial country, and they still have a lot of money.

The equipment of these factories could be used by the Second Reich itself, and by the way, it could also weaken the strength of Gaul, which was a double win.

As for skilled workers, high-level professors in universities, etc., these talent empires are also very lacking.

In terms of basic education, Gaul was ahead of the world, and the Academy of Sciences in Gaul gave birth to a large number of world-famous scientists, such as Lagrange, Laplace, Marie Curie, Descartes, etc.

In modern history, the Royal Academy of Sciences of Gaul has played an important role in the scientific community. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Compared with them, the Deyizhi Empire, which has a much thinner historical background, has accumulated more than a step in this regard.

Therefore, if they can get high-quality scientists from their side, it will be of great help to the development of science and technology in the empire.

Bismarck's eyes lit up when he heard Andrews's words.

The idea of using these things to pay war reparations was something he had never thought of before.

Not only him, but people of this era may not be able to think of this, after all, the scarcity and importance of talents were not known to all countries in the world until after World War II, when the two superpowers at that time, Eagle Sauce and Mao Xiong, openly grabbed people........ []

It is precisely because of the division of a large number of scientific and technological talents in the reserves of the Third Reich that the development of various technologies of Eagle Sauce and Mao Bear after the war will advance by leaps and bounds, and quickly open up the level with other countries.

This makes the old powers in Europe can no longer keep up with the pace of the times, and gradually fall behind in the competition and become supporting roles.

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At the negotiating table, when the representatives of the Second Reich announced the latest demands from their side, Gallic President François breathed a sigh of relief.

What he was most worried about before was that the other party bit the compensation amount to death and refused to give in.

The war reparations of five billion francs were too much for them to come up with.

Now the Hans had relented, and his hanging heart finally returned to his stomach.

As for the Second Reich's abandonment of their claims to their colonies in West Africa, this was an unexpected surprise.

President François had been mentally prepared to lose this place, but in the end he had a false alarm, and this feeling of loss and recovery also made him very happy.

As for the other demands of the Second Reich, the Gauls did not think they mattered.

Over the years, with the loss of Alsace and Lorraine, two important sources of coal and iron mines, their industrial development has been greatly affected.

In addition, the global market has tended to be saturated, and the 0.7 trade competition in various countries is very fierce.

As a result, many factories in Gaul had gone bankrupt.

The assets of these factories could not be sold, and they were worried that no one wanted them, but Hans offered to take them over, so they naturally welcomed them with both hands and feet.

President François readily agreed to all the demands of the Second Empire and, in the presence of the sunset, signed his name on the new contract.

After the peace treaty was signed, the sun never set was also very happy.

Their first mediation was successful, which brought them great international prestige.

And they not only succeeded in suppressing the Gauls, but also prevented the overexpansion of the Second Empire, achieving great diplomatic and strategic success!

However, the greatest beneficiary of this peace treaty was definitely the Second Empire!

It's just that neither country is aware of this at this time!