3234 Mutual threats
From ancient times to the present, war reimbursements have not been a simple military expenditure reimbursement list, which is a humiliating fine with a serious punishment function.
If you are a loser, you will not only reimburse my military expenses and compensate me for all my property losses, but also pay a high fine, so that you can know how serious the consequences of starting a war are.
It is also extremely threatening, so that other countries around the world can see it. I am not easy to mess with. Don’t think I am easy to bully. If you want to act roughly at me, you have to think about the consequences. Once you lose, it will be a pain that you cannot bear.
Military expenses, compensation for property losses, punitive fines... These are not enough. Another important point is the redemption of the prisoners!
Sedang and Metz surrendered a total of more than 300,000 French troops. Then in the Battle of East Frisia, although the Chinese and Prussian coalition forces ended in the end, the surrendered generals of the French Navy at that time handed over the sword to Xiang Ying.
In other words, the prisoners of the Battle of East Frisia belonged to the Chinese in legal sense. Most of these people were imprisoned in William's military port for hard work, and there were more than 30,000 of these prisoners.
In total, there are about 350,000 prisoners of war in the hands of the enemy in France. What should we do with the fate of these people?
Bisme looked at Thier coldly, "Mr. President, please remember that if you cannot solve these prisoners of war problems, then your ruling foundation will not be stable!"
"Thirty-five thousand prisoners of war, that is 350,000 French families. If you offended these people, you still want to be re-elected? Do you still want votes?"
Tier'er's face was pale and could not say a word. He never expected that the enemy did not count the redemption cost of prisoners of war, but had to calculate it separately.
Trox, Favre, how did you negotiate? This is simply a big hole. You have not involved the key issues at all. Is this going to make me take the blame?
In fact, we can't blame Trox and Favre. The situation at that time was so bad that they had no room for bargaining. Being able to bargained was already the limit of their ability.
"You...how many do you want..." Thier said this and felt his heart bleeding.
Xiao Letian and Besmai looked at each other, and then the head of state dipped a little tea with his little finger and wrote a number on the table. After reading it, Tier stood up, just like there was a spring under his butt.
"God! You are going to hell! It's impossible, absolutely impossible..." The president was spinning around the room like a trapped beast, and the number scared him to his face.
Not only the president, but even the translation he brought was stupid. The pen in his hand kept shaking, and the handwriting under the tip was sloppy like a spider crawling.
Thier's reaction was expected. Bismai and Xiao Lotte watched his performance quietly without saying a word!
"You have no sincerity to negotiate. Such a compensation amount will collapse the whole of France. The National Assembly will not agree. They will completely tear me apart, impeach me, and drive me off!"
"No French president dares to agree to such a condition. You just want to fight the war..."
"Then fight! Then fight! France will not allow such blackmail... As long as I announce this condition to the public, it will arouse the common hatred of the people of France, and the whole French people will do everything they can to fight you!"
"The war will not stop, and your blackmail will definitely not succeed!"
The hysterical president yelled for more than ten minutes, but Bismai and Xiao Letian were not angry at all, so they watched him perform quietly. When the president shouted that he was tired and leaned against the window and gasped, Bismai spoke again.
"I'm done? Then I'll continue to talk about our conditions... The compensation is this number and it must not be changed. What I'm talking about below is cede land!"
"In order to punish France's aggression and protect the border security of our Germany for the next hundred years... the two provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, you must ced to Germany..."
"And also your colony, Annan, please ced to the Chinese. This is also a condition of punishment for France..."
With a muffled bang, before Bisme was finished speaking, Thier's fist hit the windowsill, and a muffled sound interrupted the iron-blooded Prime Minister's speech.
"This is nothing to be discussed! Even if you kill me, I will not agree to your conditions, because this is impossible! I can only say goodbye regretfully..."
After saying that, the president took a step and walked out. At this time, Xiao Letian stood up with a smile, "Wait, wait a little longer... Your Excellency the President, isn't this the negotiation? It's interesting to bargain, why bother to turn against each other..."
"Harvest? There must be a bottom line! If you open such astronomical numbers, you will also cede my land in France. If I agree, I will be the eternal sinner of France!"
Xiao Letian smiled badly, "I am sorry... Mr. President... Do you still care about the crime? Before the war began, I secretly communicated with Prussia and the Chinese. How much funding did you get to support us?"
"What's going on with the 250,000 francs lost by Imperial Bank? What's going on with the dead Henry? Don't you know how you came to power?"
"Right is really a good thing. It can actually make people choose to forget, but the people are not that forgetful. If you want to break up, then please push open this door, and I will never stop it..."
"If you still want to talk, sit back!"
Thier sat back on the sofa like a deflated ball, his legs were weak and his eyes were a little flustered, but this guy was really a hero. The panic disappeared completely in just over a dozen seconds, and replaced by absolute calmness.
"I didn't expect the head of state to be proficient in the negotiations of the underworld? He is really a leader from the grassroots. No wonder he can rise so rapidly in Asia... I admire him, admire him!"
"Okay, since you have already said it, then be honest! I bet you dare not announce it to the public because it will not do any good for you two if you destroy me!"
"I, Tier, is alone, and only dies of this life. So what if I dedicate it to France, even if I bear the eternal crimes on my back!"
"But the exposure of all conspiracies will surely anger the people of France... Let's continue fighting then! I want to see how long this war will last!"
"I don't care, I don't believe it, you don't care!"
The negotiations suddenly reached a mutual threat. Xiao Letian was happy and said that this was still a bachelor!
Chapter completed!