Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

The French Provisional National Defense Government can be said to be the most reactionary in French history. They and Chang Kaishen's National Government are almost half-brothers.

They devoted all their talents to fighting for power and profit, suppressing the uprising of the French people, and did not hesitate to sign a traitorous agreement with Prussia for the sake of glory.

The people helped the national defense government because the French Empire surrendered, but the national defense government deceived their trust, and all the wealth was taken away by the national defense government.

On May [-], just five days after the Prussian bombardment of Paris, the national defense government once again sent Fabre to the Palace of Versailles. At this time, Fabre no longer talked about democracy. He pretended to be very decent, but in fact it was Kneeling clan.

Fabre: "I hope to be able to negotiate peace with Prussia. Things like ceding land and reparations... I think we can still negotiate."

Last night, Auguste and Tina discussed it. They felt that with the defense government playing this way, even if France joined the EU, it would be difficult for France to provide economic benefits to Prussia.

Because they were too reactionary, Auguste felt that these nobles were too outrageous. The National Defense Government was not the legitimate government of France at all, but a group of usurpers. Most French people began to support Napoleon III's return.

The prisoner of war camp plus the [-] French troops in Metz Fortress, a total of almost [-] troops, fighting back is just like playing games. It is very easy to overthrow a government with no public support like the national defense government.

But they have to bear the infamy, and this is also so that the people can overthrow this puppet government in the future.

Therefore, Tina's truce conditions are even more stringent.

First, France should compensate Prussia [-] billion francs for military expenses, [-] billion francs for Prussian economic damage caused by the war, and [-] billion francs for prisoners of war, for a total of [-] billion francs.

Second, the French territory east of the Seine River was occupied by Prussia, and the Prussian troops slowly withdrew based on the progress of repayment.

Third, France ceded Alsace-Lorraine and some colonies in North America and the Pacific to Prussia, and agreed never to extend its sphere of influence into the German region.

Fourth, this is a preliminary agreement with legal effect, signed by the Kingdom of Prussia and the French Provisional Government. The content of the treaty will be negotiated after France establishes a recognized formal regime and Prussia establishes the German Empire.

After Fabre saw this overlord clause, he felt incredible at first, and then felt helpless. He just wanted to preserve their reputation and status, so Fabre chose to sign this treaty.

The Versailles Armistice Agreement was officially signed, and this traitorous treaty was signed by the provisional government in Paris.

The war was over, and the battle for European hegemony between France and Germany ended with Prussia's complete victory.

But the siege was not over. Moltke did not order the lifting of the blockade of Paris, but the people of the national defense government could not be allowed to escape. They had finished selling their country and seeking glory, and the next thing was to turn on the street lights.

How can you leave without completing the process?

During the Franco-Prussian War, Prussia seized [-] billion francs in compensation from France, which was still based on the exchange rate of pounds. This money was to increase market confidence in Prussia. France could not even think about abolishing the gold standard and then printing waste paper to pay back the money.

The Prussian market is very different from the British market. Although Lillian shouted to abolish the gold standard, in fact it can only be regarded as overdraft. Britain has a good currency reputation, so it can overdraw its credit and overdraft currency.

As long as you don't print too many copies at once, it won't be a big problem, but Prussia is different. Prussia relies on the EU's monetary system to maintain its unstable currency credibility. In this era of the gold standard, August pretends that he still has With gold, bonds can also be redeemed to stabilize market confidence.

Then a large amount of foreign exchange resources were collected through foreign wars. In fact, it was because Prussia's foundation was so poor. It had no gold and had to issue currency, so it had to rely on credit. But Prussia did not have much credit back then and had high debt repayments.

France now provides Prussia with a large amount of foreign exchange reserves. Under the gold standard, this money is very valuable and can help Prussia rebuild the gold standard and completely stabilize market confidence.

In addition to the [-] francs that must be paid, France also has to pay Prussia the cost of garrisoning troops. In fact, Prussia’s actual profits from plundering French territory are difficult to estimate, and after occupying the Alsace-Lorraine region, Prussia began In order to carry out large-scale development of the resources here.

A large amount of iron ore and coal were transported to the Ruhr Industrial Zone. It was difficult for the French government to repay such a huge sum of money within three years. France is a typical environment where the country is poor and the people are rich. It cannot repay this huge sum of money in the short term. Coupled with the unpopularity of the national defense government, the sale of national debt will inevitably not go smoothly.

France's short-term bonds can still only be financed by the capital groups of Britain and Prussia, that is, the state-owned foundations of both parties. It is at this time that the capital groups organized by Auguste and Lilian came into play.

Because the money has to be repaid, if France cannot repay it, it can only use the means of industrial production to repay the debt. The British and Prussian capitalists can take advantage of this opportunity to make a lot of money, and the Prussian government can also receive a huge compensation.

France cannot default on the money it owes Britain and Prussia, so it must continue to borrow money and borrow new debts to repay old debts. The French people will suffer in the end from this nesting-doll-style risk transfer between Britain, France and Prussia.

All the reparations received by Prussia will be invested in economic construction and war bond repayment, as well as pensions for soldiers. The suffering of the French will last for a long time, and Prussia will completely replace France's position as the European hegemon.

In order to prevent France from starting its second struggle, Prussia made a final clause, waiting for the legal government in Paris to come to power before signing a complete government.

August didn't want to become a mortal enemy of France. If it was a compensation, then it would be okay. If the money was given, it would most likely hurt. Prussia would then support France in turn. No one would see the money, so they wouldn't mention it again. .

But cutting Alsace-Lorraine would turn France into its mortal enemy. If after unifying Greater Germany, there would be a war between France and Germany, there would be a high probability that Germany would win, but this is not really worth it. You don't know how strong France will become in the future.

What if France undergoes a historical turning point here? We must eliminate the possibility of threatening our empire.

After British and American capitalists heard about such a thing, they immediately rushed to Prussia to divide this huge sum of money.

And Tina can finally prepare for the Kaiser's coronation wholeheartedly.