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Text Chapter 1,396 Reaching a Consensus

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    The Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Mario Weber, was a little hesitant. The Austro-Hungarian Empire hoped to obtain a large amount of wealth and territory from Italy and completely eliminate the threat from the Kingdom of Italy to the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  However, if Italy becomes a mess, the neighboring Austria-Hungary Empire will definitely be affected!  As a European country, the Austro-Hungarian Empire cannot directly go on a killing spree in Italy like China!  In that case, the people of the Austro-Hungarian Empire would definitely not be able to accept it!  In the end, it is very likely that the Austro-Hungarian Empire not only failed to take advantage, but also paid a lot of price!  If the Austro-Hungarian Empire was strong, it would naturally be possible to use force to solve these problems.  But the problem now is that the Austro-Hungarian Empire itself is on the verge of collapse, and there is no extra energy to focus on Italy!  You know, Italy is also a country with tens of millions of people. Once Italy becomes chaotic, it is almost impossible for the Austro-Hungarian Empire not to be affected!

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, should we reconsider the conditions proposed?" Count Leopold von Berchtold, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, said to Prime Minister Mario Weber.  Obviously, he also thought that if such a problem occurred, the situation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire would be in danger!  The internal conflicts in the Austro-Hungarian Empire are already very serious, and Italy must never be involved again!

    "Prime Minister Holweg, the Austro-Hungarian Empire can lower its demands. However, it is impossible for Italy to be forgiven!" Prime Minister Mario Weber's tone was a little loose.  But the fact that the Austro-Hungarian Empire hopes to cut off a piece of fat from the Kingdom of Italy will indeed not change!

    German Prime Minister Holweg nodded. He also knew that the domestic situation in the Austro-Hungarian Empire was relatively bad and the national conflicts were getting more and more serious. To survive these crises, a large amount of funds would first be needed.  Obtaining war reparations from the Kingdom of Italy has become the best way.

    "So, what about China? Can you lower your requirements?" Prime Minister Holweg looked at the Chinese delegation.  The Chinese people are no less greedy than the Austro-Hungarian Empire, or even more serious than the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

    "Should we first see how much price the Kingdom of Italy can bear? Otherwise, even if we make these demands, the Kingdom of Italy will not be able to agree, which would be meaningless!" German Foreign Minister Stresemann suggested!

    ¡°Okay, let the Italian delegation come in!¡± Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said.  The request he made before was also made in a big way, and he did not expect Italy to accept it in full.  Of course, if you can get as many benefits as possible, that would be the best!

    Soon, Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti and Foreign Minister Gabriele entered the conference room.  However, both of them were a little pale, and it was obvious that they also knew that Italy would pay a heavy price!  The current Kingdom of Italy is like meat on the chopping board, being slaughtered by China, Germany and Italy!  Although this fate is difficult for them to accept, they cannot resist!

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister Giolitti, Your Excellency Minister Gabriele, according to our discussions, the Kingdom of Italy made an unforgivable mistake in this war. It caused great harm to both the Allies and China! Therefore, the Kingdom of Italy must  Pay a heavy price for this! Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Lombardy and Veneto in northern Italy will be ceded to the Austro-Hungarian Empire as compensation! Sicily in southern Italy  , Sardinia and the southern regions of Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia will be ceded to China as compensation! Moreover, Italy will pay a total of five billion yuan to China, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Allies  war reparations!" As the host, Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi introduced to Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti and Foreign Minister Gabriele!

    After Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti and Foreign Minister Gabriele heard the conditions proposed by China and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, their mouths opened wide, their eyes widened, their faces turned pale, and they almost fainted!

    "Thisis this condition going to destroy the Kingdom of Italy? The Kingdom of Italy cannot bear it and will not agree to such conditions!" Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti roared angrily!  Directly ceding almost half of Italy's territory and having to bear huge war reparations will directly lead to the destruction of the Kingdom of Italy!  Although they had expected that the Victory Congress would impose unacceptable conditions, they still couldn't believe it after learning about these conditions!

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

    "Your Excellency, Marshal, although the Kingdom of Italy has been defeated and is under your military occupation. However,The Italian people will not surrender!  Our people will fight to the end, even if only one person is left in the end!  "Italian Foreign Minister Gabriele said through gritted teeth!

    Marshal Jiang Xingguo¡¯s face darkened and he was about to say something, but German Foreign Minister Stresemann spoke first!

    "So, what conditions can the Kingdom of Italy accept? After all, the Kingdom of Italy betrayed its allies this time, causing us great harm and losses. If we cannot satisfy our people, we will never let Italy go.  Yes!" Stresemann said!

    Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti hesitated for a moment, and then said: "This war is indeed Italy's fault. We have realized our mistake and are willing to compensate the victorious country! However, this compensation also needs to be paid to us.  Within what it can afford! The Kingdom of Italy hopes to maintain its territorial integrity. In terms of war reparations, the Kingdom of Italy is willing to pay the victorious country 200 million yuan to show compensation to the victorious country!"

    "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Such conditions are absolutely unacceptable to the Austro-Hungarian Empire!" As soon as Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti put forward the conditions, he was strongly opposed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  Such conditions are really far different from those proposed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

    German Prime Minister Holweg also frowned, "Prime Minister Giolitti, I'm afraid we won't be satisfied with such conditions!"

    ¡°Prime Minister Holweg, this is already the highest price the Kingdom of Italy can bear!¡± Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti said with a sad face!

    "The Austro-Hungarian Empire can lower its demands, but the Kingdom of Italy cannot go too far! We can do away with the Lombardy District, and the total war reparations can be reduced to 4 billion yuan! This is the minimum!" Mario  .Prime Minister Weber said!

    Prime Minister Hollweg looked at China, with an obvious intention, asking China to lower its requirements!

    ¡°We can give up our territorial claim to Puglia! However, the port of Taranto must be ceded to us!¡± Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said!  Taranto is a natural port in southern Italy. If it can have this port, the Chinese Navy can have one more military base on the Mediterranean!

    China and the Austro-Hungarian Empire have lowered their requirements slightly, but such conditions are still unacceptable to the Kingdom of Italy!  The two sides were in a stalemate on the specific conditions, but the German side tried to smooth things over and bring the two sides together!  Germany's intention is also very obvious, that is, to make the Kingdom of Italy pay as little as possible, to preserve the strength of the Kingdom of Italy as much as possible, and to allow the Kingdom of Italy to rise again as quickly as possible!  Germany also believes that Germany's help to the Kingdom of Italy at the peace conference will make the Kingdom of Italy stand firmly on Germany's side in the future!

    "Cede Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and pay a war indemnity of two billion Chinese dollars! At the same time, limit armaments and prohibit the possession of a navy and air force. This is the bottom line of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  , if the Kingdom of Italy still cannot accept it, then the Austro-Hungarian Empire will use force to solve the problem!" Prime Minister Mario Weber threatened!  This is already the bottom line of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

    "In this case, China will make another concession. In addition to Sicily and Sardinia, we only want Taranto and the surrounding 100 square kilometers of land! We also agree to reduce the war compensation to 2 billion yuan! This  It is also our final bottom line. If the Kingdom of Italy does not agree, then we will have no choice but to destroy the Kingdom of Italy!" Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang also threatened!

    The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, Giovanni Giolitti, continues to cry and beg for mercy, but China and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are unmoved!

    Seeing this situation, Germany also knew that this was the bottom line for China and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, so it began to put pressure on Italy.  Under pressure from China, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire 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 the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  As for the huge war reparations, although Italy's combat effectiveness is a bit rubbish, it is also a rich country.  Although the war compensation of 1.5 billion yuan is large, it is not unacceptable!  If Italy tightens its belt for a few years, it may be able to repay it!  In addition, the Italian royal family, as the main person responsible for this defeat, should also bear a large part of the war compensation.  By then, the pressure on the Italian government will be much less!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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