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Text Chapter 1,413 The End of the Peace Conference

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    In the first industrial revolution, steam engines began to be used on a large scale, which promoted the rapid development of world industry and made Britain quickly become the world's hegemon!  And coal, as the fuel for steam engines, has also become an important resource!  As time enters the 20th century, the second industrial revolution represented by the internal combustion engine begins, and the role of oil, a new energy source, becomes more and more important!  Without oil, cars in various countries would not be able to move, and the tanks and armored vehicles equipped in the army would become decorations!  In terms of the navy, although large-scale gas turbines are still under development, almost all ships of the Chinese Navy have converted coal-fired boilers into oil-fired boilers!  Oil-fired boilers are more efficient than coal-fired boilers, and battleships can also carry more fuel, greatly improving their endurance!  It can be said that oil has now become an important strategic material!  The world's oil production, before large-scale oil extraction began in the Middle East, mainly came from the United States.  With the defeat of the United States, the oil fields in the southern United States were also controlled by China!  In addition, China already controls the oil fields in the Middle East. It can be said that 80% of the world's production is under China's control!

    This is not a good thing for other countries, especially Germany!  Germany's army, navy and air force are consuming more and more oil.  But Germany itself does not produce oil. All the oil Germany needs must be imported from China!  Once China stops exporting oil to Germany, Germany's war potential will be greatly weakened!  Therefore, insightful people in Germany have long proposed that Germany must have its own oil fields. Only in this way will it not be choked by the Chinese!  However, finding your own oil field is not easy!  The known oil fields are basically under the control of China.  Although the Kingdom of Romania also has oil, its production is not large.  In addition, the oil fields in Baku, Russia, are now owned by the Ottoman Turkish Empire!  If Germany wants to have its own oil fields, it can only find ways in these aspects!

    When Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang proposed exchanging other colonies for Germany's colonies in the Pacific, German Prime Minister Hollweger immediately proposed Kuwait in exchange!  However, Prime Minister Holweg himself knows that China will never agree to this request!

    "Prime Minister Holweg, I have made it very clear. If Germany is willing, we can exchange colonies in Africa or America! The Middle East is not included in the exchange!" Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said expressionlessly!  Now, China's Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kingdom of Kuwait have become important producers of the oil China needs!  Every year, China imports a large amount of oil from the Middle East. No country has a better understanding of the importance of oil than China!  As early as a few years ago, China's expansion in the Middle East and its support for the establishment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia gave China a head start in its layout in the Middle East!  Now, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has become an ally of China, the Kingdom of Kuwait has become a protectorate of China, and Iraq, which originally belonged to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, has also become a colony of China. Together with Iran captured from the British, the entire Middle East has become a  China is under control!  The Chinese emperor once said that as long as the Middle East is in his hands, China can at least ensure its prosperity for hundreds of years to come.  This also makes China attach great importance to the Middle East. It is simply impossible for other countries to take the Middle East away from China!

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister Wu Tingfang, if this is the case, then our deal cannot proceed! The colonies in the Pacific are also very important to Germany, and our country will not agree to the exchange!" Prime Minister Holweg said!

    "Then, I can only say that I am very sorry!" Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said!  From this point of view, the only way to solve Germany's colonies in the Pacific is to use force!  Of course, this may be time-consuming and labor-intensive, but for the powerful China, it is not a big problem!

    "Next, the remaining British overseas colonies are in Africa! The British colonies in Minutes mainly include Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Gambia, Gold Coast, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyassa  Netherlands, Sierra Leone, Southern Rhodesia, British Somaliland, South Africa, South West Africa, Swaziland, Zanzibar and Uganda!" said Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang!  British colonies in Africa previously included Egypt and Sudan. However, with China's support, Egypt has become independent from the Ottoman Turkish Empire and has become one of China's important allies in North Africa, while Sudan is Egypt's  of occupied territory.  Naturally, these two colonies do not belong to this distribution!  Germany and Austria-Hungary also knew this, so they didn't ask any questions!

    "The specific distribution plan is as follows: The Gambia, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and Nigeria are allocated to the Austro-Hungarian Empire! Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Southern Rhodesia and Southwest Africa are allocated to Germany, and the remaining colonies belong to China!"  Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said!

    &nbsp"No, Germany absolutely disagrees with this distribution plan!" As soon as Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang finished speaking, German Prime Minister Hollweger expressed his opposition!  Although Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Southern Rhodesia and Southwest Africa are large territories and can be integrated with Germany's colonies in East Africa, Germany is still very dissatisfied with this!  The main reason is that the Chinese swallowed up South Africa in one go!

    "The Austro-Hungarian Empire also has some objections to this distribution plan! South Africa is undoubtedly the most important of the British colonies in Africa, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire hopes to obtain certain benefits in South Africa!" Mario Weber, Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, also said  !  South Africa's gold reserves account for about half of the world's and is an important source of gold for the UK!  Based on the gold production before the World War, Britain could obtain more than two hundred tons of gold from South Africa every year, which is a wealth worth hundreds of millions of dollars!  In addition, plus the diamonds and other gems and minerals mined from South Africa, the UK is promised to obtain about 200 million yuan in wealth from South Africa every year!  This is definitely a fortune that would make most countries in the world jealous, even Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

    Although, both Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire received rich rewards from this world war!  The war compensation received exceeds one billion Chinese dollars, but if you can get a share of the benefits in South Africa, this will undoubtedly mean that you can get a fixed income every year!  Therefore, neither country wants China to monopolize South Africa!

    "So, what are the opinions of your two countries?" Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang asked!  After the war against Britain broke out, and after the Chinese navy gained dominance in the Indian Ocean, China immediately dispatched combat troops to South Africa.  So far, China has completely controlled South Africa!  Of course, the Boers who had good relations with China before originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to become independent. However, they found that the Chinese had completely changed this time.  People launched a brutal suppression!  These Boers finally understood that in front of gold, there is no difference between the Chinese and the British!

    After capturing South Africa, Chinese troops in South Africa looted all the gold mines in South Africa and all the banks opened by the British in South Africa. The gold obtained alone amounted to more than 300 tons. Including other gems, the total price exceeded 200 million yuan.  Yuan!  Therefore, China is certainly unwilling to let go of the rich South Africa!

    "Germany believes that since South Africa is one of the most important British colonies, it should be divided equally among the three countries! It should not be owned by any one country alone!" German Prime Minister Holweg said!

    Mario Weber, Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, also nodded repeatedly!

    "Equally divided? So, how to distribute it? You know, the distribution of gold mines in South Africa is concentrated in one place, and it cannot be distributed equally!" Wu Tingfang said.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister Wu Tingfang, I suggest that our three countries simply jointly manage South Africa and station a certain amount of troops in South Africa! Then, the benefits of South Africa will be distributed among our three countries!" Prime Minister Mario Weber suggested!

    This is a good idea, but which country should get more?

    After more than an hour of debate, there was finally a result!  South Africa is jointly managed by China, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A special management committee is established, with one official from each of the three parties in charge!  Moreover, each of the three countries stationed an infantry division in South Africa, responsible for South Africa's security and stability, supervising South Africa's mineral mining, etc.!  The final distribution of South Africa's income was that China received 45%, Germany received 30%, and Austria-Hungary received 25%!  When the three countries signed the agreement, this time the British overseas colonies came to a successful end!

    That night, the Chinese Emperor Wang Yuze once again held a dinner to celebrate the end of this peace conference!  At the dinner, Emperor Wang Yuze delivered a passionate speech, declaring that peace is hard-won and all countries should cherish this hard-won peace!

    Although, the representatives of the defeated countries were bleeding at this time, and the victorious countries also had many conflicts due to the uneven distribution of interests!  However, on the surface, everyone is smiling, as if all the contradictions do not exist and the world has returned to peace!  After concluding the negotiations with the member states of the five Allied Powers, this time the peace conference is generally over, and what is left is just some detailed negotiations!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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