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    At 9:30 am on October 29th, the peace meeting will be held!  The main content of today's peace conference is still the negotiation with Britain!  Yesterday, China aggressively issued an ultimatum to the United Kingdom, forcing the United Kingdom to agree to the conditions proposed by China. Otherwise, it will march to London and completely close the door to negotiations!  Representatives from various countries are speculating, what choice will Britain make today, is it to surrender to China?  Just keep on resisting!  Of course, most countries believe that Britain will surrender!  After all, Britain no longer has the confidence to remain stubborn. If China is willing, it can easily destroy Britain, even if Germany blocks it!

    At 9:30 in the morning, the negotiations officially began!  Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang asked: "Your Excellency Prime Minister Asquith, can the British side give us a definite answer? Does the British accept or reject China's request?"

    Prime Minister Asquith looked pale, hesitated for a few seconds, and then said: "The British side accepts the conditions proposed by China! The British government agrees to cede the Channel Islands, Anglesey and the Isle of Man to China! The British government agrees to cede the Channel Islands, Anglesey and the Isle of Man to China!  The victorious group will pay three billion yuan in war reparations! At the same time, the UK is willing to accept arms restrictions and not establish a naval ocean fleet or air force. The army will maintain a scale of 100,000 people and will not possess heavy artillery, tanks or armored vehicles! As for the British shipyards  , sell them all to other countries, and no longer build large warships!"

    Prime Minister Asquith¡¯s answer surprised everyone, including the Chinese delegation!  No one expected that Britain would fully accept China's demands and be so submissive that it would omit the bargaining process.  There is a hint of weirdness in this!  Representatives from other countries are also talking about it!  Although everyone had guessed that Britain would surrender in the end, it was still beyond their expectations to do so simply.  However, they can also understand the British decision.  Given the two options of accepting harsh peace conditions or being destroyed, I'm afraid most people will choose to accept the conditions!  In this case, the country can still survive.

    People from the German delegation don¡¯t find this strange at all!  Last night, Germany and the United Kingdom officially signed a secret treaty, which can be regarded as a guarantee to the United Kingdom!  Under such circumstances, Britain will naturally not continue to be entangled.  For all countries, there is no benefit at all if the war continues. The earlier a treaty is signed, the earlier the focus can be shifted to developing the economy and restoring national strength!  Only when the country's strength is restored will there be a chance for revenge in the future!

    "Bang bang!" Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang clapped his hands twice, and then said with a smile: "Prime Minister Asquith, the British side made a very correct choice! Your correct choice prevented the outbreak of war! People around the world are  You should be thanked!¡±

    Prime Minister Aslis couldn¡¯t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. If possible, he would have liked to rush over and punch the gray-haired old man to the ground!  The reason why Britain agreed to the treaty proposed by China was completely forced!  Now the Chinese actually say such sarcastic remarks, which is simply an insult to Britain!  Of course, reason tells him not to be impulsive, otherwise it will not be of any benefit to Britain!

    Subsequently, the prime ministers of China, Germany and the United Kingdom signed a peace treaty, which stipulated that Britain would visit all overseas colonies and cede the Channel Islands, Anglesey and the Isle of Man to China.  The total amount of British war reparations was 3 billion Chinese dollars, of which China received 70% and Germany received 30%!  The UK will pay the first batch of 1.5 billion yuan in war reparations, and the remaining portion will be paid over ten years!  The British restricted armaments. The army retained a size of 100,000 men and did not possess heavy equipment such as heavy artillery, tanks, and armored vehicles.  The navy is not allowed to build warships with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons, aircraft carriers and submarines, and it is not allowed to establish an air force.  All British shipyards will be sold to other countries in exchange for funds to pay for this war reparations!

    Both China and Germany have promised to withdraw their troops from the UK in batches.  Once the United Kingdom pays the first batch of war reparations, the Chinese troops stationed in the United Kingdom will begin to withdraw their troops, and all Chinese troops will withdraw from the United Kingdom within one year!  As for when the German army will withdraw, or whether it will continue to be stationed in the UK, this is not what China cares about!  China is probably aware of the fact that Britain and Germany are good at wearing the same pair of trousers!  However, this is not something that China can stop!  What China has to do is to work hard to develop its national strength. When Britain and Germany are tied together and they are no longer China's opponents, China will no longer be afraid of any threats!

    After the signing of the peace treaty with Britain, this means that this peace conference has achieved a complete success!  Next, there are some detailed issues that require further discussion!  Of course, Britain's overseas colonies have not yet been distributed, and China, Austria-Hungary and Germany will hold special distribution meetings next. Of course,Perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe it as a spoils-sharing meeting!

    So far, all five members of the Allied Powers have signed the peace treaty.  The victorious group gained huge benefits from this peace conference!  Of course, China's benefits are undoubtedly the most generous, Germany's benefits are second only to China, and Austria-Hungary ranks third!  However, during the process of benefit distribution this time, conflicts also broke out between the victorious countries!  For example, the contradiction between China and Germany, the contradiction between Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the contradiction between China and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, etc.!  Although these contradictions have not intensified yet, they do exist!  I don¡¯t know when it will break out for some specific reasons!  In addition, this peace conference was, in essence, a barbaric plunder by the victorious country against the defeated country.  Although the defeated countries were forced to sign the peace treaty due to the threat of force from the victorious countries, this made the conflict between them and the victorious countries even greater!  These have planted the seeds for the next war to break out!  Of course, we don¡¯t know what the outcome of the next war will be!  But what is certain is that other countries will try their best to ensure that they are still on the winning side in this battle.  The tragic experience of the defeated country this time also gave other countries enough vigilance!

    As usual, that afternoon, representatives from China, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire sat together.  On the afternoon of this day, the allocation of Britain's overseas colonies will be made!  Before the war began, Britain was the largest colonial power in the world, known as the Empire on which the sun never sets!  Everyone has already been coveting the British overseas colonies!  However, most of these colonies are now under China's control. It may not be easy for China to hand over these colonies!

    "Everyone, Britain has signed the peace treaty! In principle, this peace conference has been successfully concluded! The only remaining work is to urge the defeated countries to implement the peace treaty! Before that, we need  Distribute the British overseas colonies! The British overseas colonies are marked on the map, and we will distribute them based on these colonies!" Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said with a smile on his face!

    However, after taking a quick look at the map, the faces of the representatives of Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were a little unhappy.  Especially the German representative, his face already looked a little gloomy!

    "Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, does Britain only have so many overseas colonies?" German Prime Minister Hollweger asked with a dark face.

    The British colonies marked on the world map in front of you are only the African part!  As for the British colonies in Asia, Oceania and North America, none of them are marked.  There is no doubt that these colonies have been swallowed up by China, and from now on, China is not prepared to hand over these colonies!  You know, India in Asia, Australia and New Zealand in Oceania, and Canada in North America are the most important British colonies, but now China has swallowed them all and is not prepared to give them to Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  Make them feel unacceptable!

    "Mr. Holweg, do you have any questions?" Wu Tingfang asked knowingly.

    "Why are there no India, Australia, New Zealand and Canada among the colonies allocated this time? These are all British overseas colonies!" Prime Minister Holweg asked with some enthusiasm!

    "Before, these were indeed British colonies! But, no longer, they have become Chinese territory! Among them, Canada has been merged into China's Icefield Province! Australia and New Zealand have been merged into China's Australia Province! As for  India, China currently only controls the northern part of the Indian peninsula, and these areas have become China's Ganges and Indus provinces! Therefore, these areas are no longer included in this distribution!" Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang took it for granted.  Look!

    The representatives of Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire stared at Wu Tingfang with wide eyes and disbelief!  Without the permission of Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, China directly annexed these areas. Isn't this kind of behavior too ugly?

    "Your Excellency Wu Tingfang! China has annexed these areas without authorization without the permission of Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This is wrong!" Prime Minister Hollweger said angrily!

    Prime Minister Wu Tingfang's face also darkened, and then he said: "These areas were conquered by the Chinese army alone, and they should belong to China! It is completely reasonable for China to annex these areas!" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, novels are better  Update faster!)
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