Chapter 965

The autumn wind rolls up the yellow leaves, bringing the joy of a bumper harvest. The continental war that lasted for more than a year is over, and it is time to reap the fruits of victory.

The Vienna Hotel, which was unattainable in the past, is now overcrowded. The sudden increase in the number of customers made Derost a headache as the lobby manager.

Working in the most luxurious hotel in the world, and getting in touch with big names from all walks of life every day, Drost is also used to seeing wind and waves.

The Vienna Hotel is not always full. In the past, any major events and celebrations would be full.

Anyway, the hotel has its own rules, whoever makes the reservation first belongs to whoever makes a reservation, and no one dares to make a fuss here.

This time is different. Since the news of a peace meeting in Vienna came out, the phone for reservations has been blown up.

According to incomplete statistics, seven kings, hundreds of great nobles, and dozens of dignitaries from various countries have been confirmed to be admitted.

Undoubtedly, it is impossible for only one person to participate in the peace meeting, and these big figures all came with delegations. Choose to stay at Vienna Hotel, naturally because of face.

Don't look at the price of Vienna Hotel seems to be unattainable, in fact, it is only for ordinary local tyrants. The big people stay, naturally not the same price.

This is also mutually beneficial. The sky-high room rates and high-end services set off everyone’s noble identity. Anyway, as long as they don’t say it, no one knows the discount; the stay of the aristocrats has improved the grade of the hotel.

Top nobles such as kings and grand dukes are always free. Fortunately, these days, the great nobles are more concerned about their face. If they leave it in later generations, there may be a bunch of exiled monarchs running over to eat and drink.

When big people get together, problems arise. Aristocrats are also human beings, and there are also contradictions with each other, and conflicts are inevitable.

That's all, the nobles are also shameful, unless they drink too much, they can still maintain their self-cultivation under normal circumstances. If there is a conflict, it is not a hotel management staff can intervene.

Looking at a row of ranking lists, Drost was so worried that he was about to go bald. There is no way, there are not enough rooms with matching identities!

Big people also want face. If the status and treatment don't match, they will turn their face in minutes.

A headache is a headache, but work still has to be done. If such a little thing can't be done, the manager of Drost will be at the end.

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At the Royal Opera House in Vienna, the countries of the anti-French alliance gathered together and began a closed-door meeting. If nothing else, this conference on sharing the spoils will end before the arrival of the delegations from various countries.

As for the next Vienna Peace Conference, it is just a procedure to implement the contents of the conference on the distribution of the spoils.

"Your Excellency, the European Continental War has just ended. Isn't it inappropriate to put all the French warships up for auction?"

Spanish Foreign Minister Behdad Salimi questioned. There is no way, who made the continental war over, the war that belongs to Spain is not over yet!

As a veteran power, although it has declined, the arrogance of the Spaniards still exists. It's okay to suffer a little grievance on the European continent, that's because of your own strength. But the Japanese also came to do things, so I couldn't bear it.

In the past few months, the Philippine fleet has been almost wiped out, and even the Philippine Islands have been lost, but the Spanish government has not surrendered.

It is naturally the anti-French alliance that gives them confidence. According to the prior agreement, Austria gave a promise: After the victory of the European War, Spain will get part of the French fleet.

The promised warship suddenly turned into an auction, and Behdad Salimi was naturally unacceptable. You know, the Spanish government is still waiting to teach the Japanese after getting the warship!

Wesenberg smiled and immediately assured: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency, Austria's prior commitment is still valid. There is no way to auction the French warships.

Everyone knows how huge the French Navy is. In the just-concluded European Continental War, Austria paid a heavy price, and there was no plan to expand the navy in a short period of time.

We do not participate in the distribution, and all are divided up by everyone. I am afraid that the financial pressure of various countries will be very large.

Moreover, the essence of the French navy is only the hundreds of ironclad ships, and the remaining auxiliary warships can only be regarded as tasteless. Without bundling, there would be no buyers at all.

If you want to get a part of the warships, just take it directly from the auction. Don't worry too much about the price, we can operate in the dark.

Of course, if someone offers a sky-high price, there is no need for everyone to grab it. If the auction fails, we will sell you a batch of active-duty warships at a low price afterwards. "

Wesenberg did not keep it secret, and Austria was indeed not interested in French warships. As for the news, no one knows whether the British believe it or not.

This is just a small problem. It's worth it to trick the British, and it doesn't matter if you don't. How much is sold is considered as much as it is, and it is really impossible to deal with it. It is a big deal to accept the French warships.

It can't increase the combat power, but it's still okay to take it out to be scary. As long as you don't pull out and PK with the Royal Navy, there is no risk. The only downside is that it hurts a bit.

"The warship is just a small problem, you can deal with it whatever you want. Let's discuss how to deal with France!"

The one who spoke was the representative of France. As the biggest victim of this war, Belgium is now a piece of chicken feathers.

Not only the economic losses were heavy, but even the citizens were tossed away. At the moment, the Belgian government is busy calling on the exiled people to return to their homeland to rebuild their homes.

It's irrelevant.

If Belgium cannot get enough compensation from the French, it will be difficult for Belgium to rebuild its homeland.

Glancing at everyone, Wesenberg stood up, picked up the pen, walked to the map on the wall, and drew a curve directly on the French mainland.

"Let's talk about the territory first, the map is here, if anyone is interested, please circle it first. If there is no doubt, pass it, and discuss it later if there is any objection.

This is Austria's goal. We want to take back the homeland of Shinra, which was previously occupied by France, namely the Kingdom of Burgundy, the Duchy of Lorraine, and the province of Alsace. "

(Kingdom of Burgundy: present-day Franche-Comté)

In terms of territorial area, the above-mentioned areas add up to less than 50,000 square kilometers, less than one-tenth of the mainland of France.

The value can be calculated, not just the territory. Just look at the economy. Alsace and Burgundy are both important industrial and resource areas in France, and Lorraine is an important agricultural area.

Austria has acquired the above-mentioned areas, and France's industry has shrunk by a third, and its comprehensive national strength has dropped by at least a quarter.

Oscar Jimenez hesitated. From the standpoint of the Russian Empire, he naturally did not want Austria to continue to grow, but now was obviously not the time to intervene.

The Russian army is only playing soy sauce in this war, and its own right to speak is not high. Moreover, Austria did not eat alone. They brought together the four countries of Belgium, Switzerland, Saskatchewan, and West to divide up France.

Jumping out and being a villain at this time has no effect at all except to offend people.

Watching others draw circles on the map, Oscar Jimenez forcibly restrained his desires. There is no way, even if an enclave is allocated, the Russian Empire is not capable of operating.

Everyone's expansion direction is carried out along the local area, there is no conflict of interest between each other, and no one makes trouble, the scene is naturally harmonious.

"If there is no objection, then this will be used as a draft of post-war territorial disposal of France, and the specific details will be determined later."

Negotiating the distribution of spoils is a complicated task, which cannot be accomplished by one or two people. All countries come with teams.

All the people present are high-level executives from various countries. They need to respect their identity and finalize the general direction. The specific details of the negotiation and the exchange of interests are still carried out by the following people.

After a pause, Wesenberg looked up and saw everyone's complicated expressions. He didn't care what everyone thought, as long as no one objected.

"Now let's move on to the next topic - war reparations. In principle, we still respect the wishes of all countries, and determine their respective shares according to the actual situation, as well as the contributions and sacrifices everyone has made to the war.

Now to determine the total amount of indemnity, first count the war losses of various countries, I will start with the beginning.

In the past year, Austria fought a total of 742,300 people killed, 2,141,600 wounded, consumed 15.46 million tons of strategic materials and spent 6.698 billion Aegis in the war against France. The direct economic loss is as high as 18.6 billion Aegis, and the indirect economic loss is 56.4 billion Aegis..."

There must be water injection, and the Austrian loss statistics have not been completed. Where can accurate data come from?

Except for the casualties, it is not easy to fabricate, which is basically true, there is serious moisture in other data.

The only thing that everyone can be sure of is that, as the main force of this anti-French war, the price paid by Austria is certainly not small.

"Belgium lost a total of 200,000 soldiers in this war, more than 5 million people were displaced, and civilian casualties exceeded 500,000. The economic losses are even more incalculable. Preliminary estimates will not be less than 10 billion Aegis..."

Halfway through the conversation, the Belgian representative burst into tears involuntarily. There is no way, post-war Belgium is really miserable.

It can be said that once he returned to the primitive society, the city became a ruin, and the factories and mines of Yuhi are now grassy Yingfei.

Compared with the loss of more than 50 billion in the Austrian water-filled version, the loss of 10 billion in Belgium is the real deal.

It's not that they don't want to inject water, they really can't. The whole country is gone, the plate is only that big, and everyone knows how much loss they can have.

In view of the tragic experience of Belgium, everyone was willing to say something to comfort them, but they didn't know how to speak.