Fox of France

The basic peace conditions have been negotiated with the French, and the rest is the negotiation with French allies. The allies who followed France to declare war on Britain mainly included this.

The first is a category of countries that have territorial disputes with the United Kingdom, such as Spain, the Netherlands and the United States. First of all, Spain insists that the fortress of Gibraltar is Spain's indivisible territory since ancient times. And the Netherlands asked the British to recognize the sovereignty of the Netherlands over Cape Town.

Of these two issues, Britain must of course make concessions. Gibraltar cannot be controlled by the British. This is not just the meaning of Spain, but the will of France. The French cannot tolerate having a British base controlling exports to the Mediterranean, thus dividing the French coastline into two parts that are difficult to support each other.

As for the Netherlands, not long ago, Cape Town was successfully captured by the French and Dutch forces. In this offensive operation, the coalition forces relied on swift and violent movements to conquer the fortress with zero casualties, seized nearly a hundred cannons, and liberated the people of Cape Town. Of course, the British troops in Cape Town had no casualties. The last group of British troops left in French and Dutch ships before the French and Dutch allied forces launched a general offensive. The French and Dutch are very professional ethics. After receiving the money, they were sent to the Portuguese Maputo quickly and safely.

Since Cape Town has fallen, of course the British can only admit it.

If there are only these two issues, then the negotiation between them is naturally easy to talk about, but as the saying goes, the king is easy to see, and the kid is difficult to deal with. These two countries actually demanded more war reparations from the United Kingdom and the colonial French did not make such a request.

The French would naturally not make such a request. The French are not short of money now, and after the British market is fully opened to France, the French can get more from this than compensation. Moreover, France's voluntary abandonment of the demand for war reparations also helped reduce the British people's resentment towards France. In short, the French do not intend to squeeze the British people themselves. They are more willing to let the British government do this, just like Austria did. Although doing this will make the middlemen make a difference, it can also allow the French to move forward and retreat freely in various political conflicts.

But it is different for countries like Spain and the Netherlands. Although the British market is fully open to them in accordance with the principle of non-discrimination, they do not have the industrial power of the French, so the full open market clause does not benefit them much. So they insisted that they should get a war reparation or a certain British colony.

So on this issue, the negotiations were at a deadlock. Finally, after the French agreed to provide a low-interest loan to the British government, the British finally agreed to provide a war reparation to the two countries. Of course, the number is quite limited, because although these two countries have joined the war, their power in the war is also very limited.

But negotiations with the United States are another matter. The place occupied by the Americans is undoubtedly American. To admit this, there is no pressure on the British government. But when the Americans spoke, they demanded more war reparations than the Irish.

To be honest, the Irish are asking for a large amount of compensation. Although the British do not agree to pay that much, at least the British themselves think it is understandable. After all, the British have plundered Ireland for so many years and have done so many good things in Ireland. After the war was defeated, it was normal for the lion to speak louder when people wanted compensation. But those North American rebels, why do they want so much money? Of course, we British burned their cities, but that was because they first launched a war of aggression against us. Therefore, the land they occupied, we have lost the battle, can be recognized, but the compensation? Why? Is it because you didn't sign an alliance treaty with the French?

Yes, there is no alliance between the United States and France, because the United States does not agree to unconditionally open markets to each other. Therefore, although the United States is also a participant or even an important participant in this war, they are not an ally of France. Therefore, the French said that although they hope that Britain can reach a final peace agreement with the United States, the United States is not an ally of France. Therefore, they do not intend to intervene in this issue and thus rudely interfere in the internal affairs of the United Nations.

Regarding this attitude of France, Foreign Minister Simeone analyzed the prime minister and the crown prince in this way: "I think the French do not want us to make any concessions to the Americans, and even they may not be willing to see us reach peace with the United States. Agreement. Because the existence of an American that has not fully joined the French system is always a threat to Louisiana. So I don’t think we need to make any concessions to the Americans at all, and perhaps we should also propose more to the Americans. Many requests."

"What do you mean?" asked the Earl of Liverpool.

"Not only should we not pay war reparations to the Americans, we should even ask the United States to pay for the territories they occupy. Anyway, they are not an ally of France, and the French have a clear attitude that they will not support these rebels. So. Even if the negotiation with them fails, what can they do? Can they still cross the Atlantic and expedition to Britain?" Foreign Minister Simeone replied.

"Will their navy disrupt our routes with the Americas? After all, our navy has suffered too much damage." The Prince Wang asked.

"If they dare, they can give it a try." Simeone said disdainfully. "Our colony is also completely open to France, so if they attack this route, it will not only harm our interests, but also It directly harms the interests of the French. So if they are courageous, they can try it. This is not a bad thing for us. So, your Royal Highness, we don’t need to reach peace with the Americans at all, if we can get the understanding of the French , We can use a lion’s big asking price to completely break the negotiation with them, and even put the blame for the breakdown of the negotiation on the Americans."

"My friend, did you talk to Foreign Minister Talleyrand about this matter?" asked the Earl of Liverpool.

"Of course, Foreign Minister Talleyrand said that France will not intervene in this matter. This is acquiescence. But if we want to put the blame on the Americans, it is not his responsibility. But he is willing to lead me to Rome Mr. Jerome Bonaparte, the supervisor of the bank, meet, maybe he can do something." Simeone replied.

"Jerome Bonaparte? The younger brother of Napoleon? Very good! Very good! You did a great job! We are now in need of a relationship with the Bonaparte family, even if not for this. In many things, we all need to establish a relationship with them." said the Earl of Liverpool.

"Our previous kindness to Minister Talleyrand has been rewarded." Simeone replied, "I think we should continue to express some kindness to Minister Talleyrand."

"You're right, it's not a problem. His help deserves more goodwill from us."

So the peace talks between the British and Americans naturally fell through. The British are not even unwilling to send even deputy minister-level officials to negotiate with the Americans, but just let some low-level civil servants who have just entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deal with the Americans, by the way, train them some basic skills as diplomats, For example, nonsense that ignores the facts, such as a car's nonsense that hasn't said anything for several hours. Anyway, the people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs say that they can't see it, they just can't see it.

So until France and his allies reached a peace agreement with the British, the United States and the United Kingdom were still at war in theory, but the British “grandly” announced that they could, before being attacked by the United States, Actively maintain a "unilateral ceasefire." And their statement has also been praised by the French and the whole of Europe. They all said that this shows the British people's sincerity for peace.

Of course, this statement of the French is not without reasons. One of the reasons is that the United Kingdom borrowed a commercial loan from the Bank of Rome using tariffs as collateral.

In addition, in the French Alliance, countries that have declared war on Britain include the Rhine Alliance, the Republic of Northern Italy, the Austrian Empire, and the Papal States. Negotiations with them were relatively simple, because although they declared war on Britain, most of the time they just declared war, and there was no real war.

Of course, these countries will not refuse the opportunity to make a fortune, so they have also demanded cedes of land and compensation. But they also all know that their leader, France, does not want to delay the peace talks too much. So although their yelling sounds were not small, in the end, they only got a little money and they were quite satisfied. They did nothing anyway.

Only the Papal States are a little troublesome, because they have a requirement to spread orthodox Catholicism in Britain. The Anglican Church in the UK is very resistant to this. All Protestants hate Catholicism. After all, the foundation of Protestantism is to deny Catholicism. Among all Protestants, the Anglican Church is the most opposed to Catholicism. As for the reason, it wasn't because of the hatred between Henry VIII and Bloody Mary. But because the Anglican Church is so much like Catholicism. Compared with the authentic Protestants such as Lutheran and Calvinism, they are obviously different from Catholicism, so the flocks attracted by them are generally not attracted by Catholicism. However, the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church are too similar. The difference between them is basically not clear to scholars who are not professionally studying religion. These two religions are the most hostile.

But the arms can’t twist the thighs. The French are filial sons of God. In the peace agreement with the United Kingdom, an important requirement is that the United Kingdom must abolish the state religion, adopt a policy of religious freedom, allow other denominations to preach freely in the United Kingdom, and freely establish churches, etc. facility. Fortunately, according to the previous agreement between France and the Papal States, the Catholic French Church will not preach abroad, so what they need to face is the authentic Catholicism. Just considering that the United Kingdom has no money now, the Anglicans will naturally receive less funding. More importantly, those rich donors in the United Kingdom today, in order to preserve their status, who don’t want to have a relationship with the French, the Pope Although the Catholic Church in China seems a little different from the Catholic Church in France, their relationship with France is obviously closer than the relationship between the Anglican Church and France. Therefore, it is really difficult to say which donors who used to donate money to the Anglican Church, which side they will stand now.

So now that the terms of France have been agreed, it is a foregone conclusion that Catholicism will return to England. It is only on one issue that the two sides have reached a deadlock, that is, when the new British king is crowned in the future, who will crown the king?

If it were still the Anglican Church, it would violate the promise of "no state religion", but if it were changed to Catholicism, it seemed that it did not meet the requirements of this creed. Therefore, the future coronation of the British king can only take other forms. As for what the other forms are, everyone agrees to discuss them later.

The last difficult object of peace talks is Ireland. UU reading www.uukanshu. com Britain recognizes the independence of Ireland, which is naturally nothing to talk about. In addition, Ireland has also filed a large demand for war indemnities with Britain. On this issue, the attitude of the French is completely different from their attitude in the peace talks between the United States and Britain. In the eyes of the French, Ireland is almost the most exemplary ally. It has limited development potential and has no threat, but it is very capable of fighting and can be a knife or a shield against the French.

So the French are very supportive of the demands of the Irish. Under such circumstances, the UK can only compromise with Ireland and agree to pay as much as 500 million francs in compensation to Ireland. Of course, it is difficult for the British to pay so much money at once. But as the saying goes, if there are more lice, it is not itchy, and if there are more debts, you will not worry. Anyway, it was paid in installments and another borrowed money from Bank of Rome.

Of course, relying on this sum of loans, the entire British fiscal expenditures are basically controlled by the French. In this sense, the current United Kingdom government is no longer an independent government. , But completely reduced to the French agent in Britain.

After solving the problems with the Irish, various obstacles were removed in the negotiations. Finally, Foreign Minister Simeone, on behalf of the British government, signed the name on the peace treaty with France and its allies. So peace returned to Europe again. Of course, peace has not been fully realized, and the war has left a little tail. The British and Americans are still in a state of war, but who cares about them?