Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"Of course it's good, because what was the biggest cake after the war? That is the plan for the reconstruction of the country! "

"How many railways, bridges, telegraph network channels and other Infrastructure need to be rebuilt? Don't you want to rebuild the cities and factories that were destroyed in the war? "

"Who should be responsible for such a big business deal?" Who will manage the bidding? Who should the National Bank's loan for reconstruction go to? Isn't that good? "

"Choose me and your interests will be guaranteed!" Yes, you will lose your noble title for a period of time in the beginning, but I can guarantee that as long as you support me, I won't let you lose the qualifications to be a noble! "

"I will make you richer than when you were in the Empire. The power of capital will stealthily control this country, and you will still be the best people!"

"What is the ideal of a rejuvenated empire? "As long as we have the power of capital, as long as we can indirectly control this empire, there will always be a chance in the future!"

"Don't hesitate, you all don't have any other candidates, and want to choose Trochu? Or choose the 26-man team? They have already failed, their prestige completely destroyed! "

"After repeated failures, the people will no longer believe in them. No more votes will be cast on them!"

"What other choice do you have? Who else could it be but me? Don't forget, I helped the Republic the night the empire collapsed. If it wasn't for me, the internal strife in the Congress would have destroyed the Interim Government that night! "

"Me! It was I, Thiers, who stabilized the hearts of men at the most critical moment, it was also me who saved the lives of countless councilors in the face of danger! That's why I have the support of the largest number of members of the National Assembly! "

"Who would have such prestige as me? Please tell me who else has it! "

"Heh heh, I saw a name in your eyes. Was it Gan Bida? I have to admit, Gan Bida has done a great job, he really did do a very beautiful job in the south! "

"Unfortunately, he has always been outside the centre of power. He has no foundation in Congress! It is very difficult for him to create an overwhelming advantage in the Congress, so Gan Bida can only be the prime minister, but absolutely not the president. There is a big difference! "

"More importantly, can Gan Bida guarantee the interests of your royalist party? You have to think this through carefully! "

They were both smart people, so they didn't need to talk anymore. royalist party finally joined Thiers's team at the end of 1870.

It was now the middle of December, and the fires in Paris were intermittent. It was not the kindness of both sides, but the fact that the snow that had fallen over the past few days had frozen the will to fight.

With the support of such a huge power like the royalist party, Thiers was extremely confident in the negotiations between the onlookers.

This was an extremely difficult negotiation. Bismark asked openly and directly for one billion francs for war reparations, and at the same time, Xiao Letian also came to join the fun, requesting France to provide six hundred million as compensation.

Representative Fa Fuer would never accept such a condition even if he was beaten to death. Both sides had engaged in arduous war of attrition, and many of the times, they were just like women haggling in the market.

Negotiations are always bickering, deadlock, cold war... There were even violent arguments, and violent clashes in which negotiating officials from both sides threw documents at each other.

The drama lasted from November until the end of December, and it was not until three days before Christmas that an agreement was finally reached. The French Interim Government agreed to pay Prussia 200 million francs in war reparations, while the Chinese received only 60 million francs.

Many Prussian and Chinese officials were very dissatisfied with the terms of the armistice, immediately filling the Versailles with protests.

However, Xiao Letian and Bismark calmed down, and did not refute him. Instead, they signed this provisional armistice with Representative Fa Fuer inside the Hall of Mirrors.

On the day the draft was signed, the Versailles was filled with killing intent. Other than Xiao Letian and Bismark, all the other military officers glared at him, and when Representative Fa Fuer's horse carriage stopped at the entrance of the palace, more than five hundred soldiers crowded around and silently demonstrated.

At the same time that the draft was signed, a small parade was organized in the garden of the Versailles. Over a thousand soldiers were performing in a formation with killing intent as they fired live bullets at the same time.

It was already the end of December. In such a cold weather, was still using his handkerchief to rub his forehead and shout non-stop. He was really afraid that the crazy Junker military aristocrats would rush in and start a war.

Bismark saw Fa Fuer's cowardice and said smilingly, "Respected Councilor, in Prussia and the Chinese race, no one would dare to disobey the orders of the Führer and I!"

"As long as we sign the military order, they will carry it out unconditionally. Please don't worry!"

Xiao Letian's interest did not seem to be interested in the contract at all. After signing his signature in haste, he stood up to look at the frescoes on the wall. He was too lazy to even give Fa Fuer a nice smile.

"The contract has been signed. The walls of Paris and all the Prism Castle will be handed over to us this afternoon... This year's Christmas, let us provide security! " Xiao Letian said coldly.

Fa Fuer and the secretary put away the draft armistice and stood up, "We will return to the city to rule over General Trochu … "However, we need supplies. The citizens of the city are starving. Please, you …"

Just then, Lao Maoqi suddenly raised his hand to stop him, "We will open up the railways and roads, allowing all the resources in France to enter the city, that's all, don't tell me you still expect us to give you food?"

"You should know that your compensation is not even enough to cover our military expenses! "Don't even think about giving in again!"

After making contact with a hard nail, Fa Fuer heaved a long sigh. "Then, please connect with the telegraph line first. At the very least, restore Paris and the complete set of the telegraph network Channel …"

Bismark nodded, "That's fine, I will give the order immediately! I hope the people of the French provinces have not forgotten you! "

Amidst the drills, the pale Fa Fuer returned to Paris. The big figures all stood by the windows and watched as Fa Fuer's carriage traveled further and further away, their expressions becoming more relaxed.

Marshal Steinmetz had just arrived at the Versailles ten days ago. Before this, he had been annihilating the resistance forces in the northwest of France. At this moment, there were no longer any large groups of French troops in the northwest of France.

The old marshal had not gone through the previous negotiations, so he was confused by the compensation. "Why is there only two hundred million yuan?" Why only two hundred million francs? "

"It's only eight million pounds, what's that supposed to be?"

Xiao Letian laughed, "That's not bad, 8 million pounds is enough for Prussia to build a dark blue navy that can be defended against. You must know that my Zhiyuan Warship's actual cost to build an experimental battleship is not more than 600,000 pounds, so it's not a problem for me to control the cost to mass produce it at a price of 400,000 to 500,000 gold coins in the future!"

"Eight million pounds, not enough? That's 50 million silver taels! The amount of Dragon Mark Silver Yuan that would be converted into Chinese is more than 70 million silver taels! "

Marshal Steinmetz frowned and said, "Not enough, not enough! "We Prussians spend more than that for this war. We can't do business with a loss!"