At 9 a.m. on May 23, Xiao Jie arrived at the bank of the Berezina River under the **** of the guards. On the shore, a small boat was already waiting there. The heart of the river in the distance is the platform for the negotiations among the three countries.
Xiao Jie, Talleyrand and Six entered the boat, and the guards waited for them on the bank. The boat sailed slowly to the platform in the middle of the river under the control of the boatman. According to the agreement, the boat will return immediately after sending the negotiators to the platform in Hexin, and can only arrive at the platform to pick up the negotiators after the negotiation is over. Similarly, those participating in the negotiations cannot carry any weapons on their body. This is not to say that anyone will check, but I believe that no one will go back on what everyone promised.
The Berezina River flows from north to south and is a tributary of the Danube River. The river is not wide, only about 600 meters. In less than 10 minutes, Xiao Jie and his party arrived at Hexin's platform. Almost at the same moment, the Alexander side of Russia also arrived. Participating in the negotiations on the Russian side were Alexander, Makovsky, and an unknown young officer.
This was the first time Xiao Jie saw Alexander, and he couldn't help observing secretly. Generally speaking, Alexander is a very handsome man, about 30 years old, with a serious and proud face. There is also that kind of majesty, the majesty of the emperor. Makes one feel ashamed. Similarly, Alexander is also observing this "little boy" who has caused Russia to suffer repeatedly. In Russia, noble children like Xiao Jie's age are either still dawdling in the academy or molesting good women to cause trouble. This man has been able to command hundreds of thousands of people alone. Alexander was very envious of Napoleon having such an heir. This was the luck of France and the misfortune of Russia.
The people from the Prussian side will come a little later. Because they are stationed far away, they need to take a boat downriver for 10 kilometers. So it takes the most time. The Prussian delegation arrived only after Xiao Jie and Alexander sat down for 10 minutes. The one walking in the front was the Prussian King Friedrich William III with his chubby belly, followed by the Prussian Minister of Foreign Affairs Claude, and the last one was also a young military officer whom no one knew. It is estimated that they are acting as bodyguards like the young Russian officer.
Seeing Friedrich William III's arrival, the Russian side quickly stood up to greet him, even the Tsar was no exception. After all, both of them were of the same level. The French side was rather strange, only Talleyrand and Sixes stood up, while Xiao Jie sat on a chair with his eyes closed as if he had fallen asleep, as if he had nothing to do with himself.
Seeing Xiao Jie's appearance, Friedrich William III felt an unknown fire in his heart. From his point of view, he was a figure of the same generation as Napoleon, and even Napoleon would not dare to do this To him, but now this junior does not give him face like this, completely ignoring his existence, which makes him very angry. But he didn't dare to do anything to Xiao Jie, who said that the current Prussia is no longer the former Prussia, which was known as the number one army power in Europe. He is also very clear about his purpose of coming here, if he gets angry at Xiao Jie, it is estimated that Prussia will never exist again.
Therefore, Friedrich William III had no choice but to turn red and give Xiao Jie a hard look. But at this moment, Xiao Jie suddenly opened his eyes, just in time to see the angry gaze of Friedrich William III. Xiao Jie has always despised Friedrich William III. Friedrich William III was a very uninitiated monarch with soft ears and a strict wife. As for his wife, the Queen of Prussia Louisa is said to be obedient, and even this war against France was bewitched by Louisa, because the beautiful queen looked down on the French emperor Napoleon very much. In addition, Friedrich William III was still very arrogant, always immersed in the glory of his ancestors, and still believed that Prussia was the most powerful in Europe. As a result, he did not expect that when the two countries went to war, the situation of the war was completely beyond his expectations. There is no other way now. In order to prevent Prussia from being subjugated, I have to admit the "mistake" humbly and ask France for forgiveness.
"What? Is there anything dissatisfied with Friedrich William III? If that's the case, please go back. I didn't expect you to participate in this negotiation." Seeing Friedrich William With the eyes of the third world full of hatred, Xiao Jie said forcefully.
Friedrich Wilhelm III died like a frosted eggplant. At this time, Alexander quickly acted as a middleman to mediate the conflicts between the two parties. Originally, at the beginning, he still had the idea of watching a play, but he didn't expect Xiao Jie to drive him away directly. So he hurriedly stepped forward to stop it. After all, he and Friedrich William III are still allies.
Negotiations began in such an atmosphere. As the host of the negotiations, Talleyrand welcomed the arrival of the two emperors (kings) on behalf of France at the beginning. In Xiao Jie's view, this is simply unnecessary.
Since the bullying was not very good, many unnecessary links were saved, and the negotiation directly entered the substantive stage. That is, the stage in which the victorious country blackmails the defeated country.
Talleyrand presented the French demands for an end to the war to Alexander and Friedrich William III respectively. This is the result of his preparation for nearly a month. According to Xiao Jie's intention, he doubled the bottom line given by Napoleon. As the saying goes, ask for a lot of money, and pay back the money when you land. As long as it's on Napoleon's bottom line, you can get as much as you can.
Alexander and Friedrich William III turned green when they saw Talleyrand's request. Among them, Alexander's peace treaty stated that Russia assumed all responsibilities for the war. France was a victim of this war, completely forced to fight. Therefore, Russia should compensate France 200 million francs for its military expenses. Recognize France's reasonable occupation of Poland and possess Poland's sovereignty, and Russia is not allowed to invade and occupy Poland within 20 years. At the same time, for the Russian territory occupied by France during the war, if Russia wants to take it back, it must redeem it with money. According to the valuation, Russia has to pay France 200 million francs for this, plus military compensation, Russia should pay France a total of 400 million francs. franc. After Russia fulfilled the peace treaty, all French troops withdrew from Russia. France and Russia signed the "Non-Aggression Pact", which is valid for 20 years. In addition, Russia has joined the continental blockade system since the treaty took effect, prohibiting all exchanges with Britain.
If it is said that the recognition of France's occupation of Poland and the signing of the "Non-Aggression Treaty" Alexander can barely accept it, but compensation and redemption of the land occupied by the French army are absolutely unacceptable to him. The former was due to Russia's defeat in the war, of which he had nothing to say. But the latter is nothing but naked blackmail, which he absolutely cannot agree to. Huge indemnities and ransoms will burden Russia with a heavy economic burden, and it will not be able to get rid of it for at least 20 years.
"Your Highness Andresi, this peace agreement is very harsh, and your country has no sincerity at all, so I refuse to sign this peace agreement." Alexander said angrily.
If the peace treaty with Russia is described harshly, then the peace treaty with Prussia does not know how to describe it. The hands of Friedrich William III holding the peace treaty were trembling, and it could be seen how angry he was. The peace treaty reads: This war is entirely caused by Prussia, so Prussia should bear all the responsibility for the war. In order to compensate for the loss of France, Prussia ceded the area from Cologne to Essen to France, and allowed Erfurt, Halle, Leipzig, Jena, Kassel, Gergen, Hannover and other places to separate from Prussia and establish independent country or city-state. 600 million francs in military compensation to France. Recognize France's occupation and sovereignty over Poland, and Poland must not be invaded within 20 years. The total number of troops must not exceed 100,000. Signed the "Non-Aggression Pact" with France, the treaty is valid for 20 years. Join the continental blockade system from the day the treaty takes effect.
Friedrich William III took a deep breath, and said in a trembling voice, "I'm sorry, but I cannot sign this extremely harsh peace agreement." Friedrich William III's face was pale , I was extremely angry. It can be seen from the treaty that France wants to turn Prussia into a second-rate country. The huge indemnity will make it difficult for Prussia to stand up. The limitation of the number of troops will make Prussia lose the chance of rising again. In addition, the most difficult thing for Friedrich William III to accept was the loss of territory. The area from Cologne to Essen was the most economically developed area in Prussia. The economic aggregate of this region accounts for almost forty percent of the total economic output of Prussia. If this area is lost, Prussia will sink from now on. Plus, plus other territorial losses, Prussia would lose half of its territory. This was absolutely unacceptable to Friedrich William III, who wholeheartedly wanted to unify Germany.
Glancing at Alexander and Friedrich William III, Xiao Jie said: "Let's end today's negotiation. I think you two should go back and think about it. It's not too late to give us an answer tomorrow. If you refuse Then we will have to meet on the battlefield." Xiao Jie said cruelly. After speaking, he took Talleyrand and Sixes and left, leaving Alexander and Friedrich William III in a daze.
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