(Chapter 1 arrives, there will be chapter 1 later)
The peace talks with Austria and Russia were completed on May 17, which gave Xiao Jie one day to deal with the Prussian issue. Now Prussia is completely under the control of the French army, but there are still many guerrillas. They attacked the French army's transportation lines and garrisons, which caused a lot of trouble for the French army.
"Your Majesty, I just got the news that several travel teams attempted to attack Berlin yesterday, but they were defeated by our troops stationed in Berlin." Du Geer reported to Xiao Jiehui.
"What? They dared to attack Berlin. It seems that the partisans in Prussia are getting more and more rampant. Order the French 1st Army and 2nd Army to station in Prussia after they withdraw from Poland. Replenishment and rest, on the other hand, is to severely attack those resistance forces in Prussia." Xiao Jie said seriously. Now the resistance forces in Prussia are getting more and more serious, and they have reached the point where they have to be wiped out.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I will give Marshal Davout an order." Dougal replied.
After this war, the area controlled by France was much larger than before the war broke out, and the entire German region and Poland became French ruled areas. Now, Xiao Jie is thinking about how to firmly control these areas in the hands of France and become a French power, instead of defeating them time and time again like in the Napoleon era, while the other side resisted time and time again. The national power has been consumed on this.
"Send someone to invite Lord Gregor and Lord Otov." Xiao Jie said to the guards. Now he has to discuss with them how to solve Prussia.
After a while, Gregor and Otov came to Xiao Jie. "Your Majesty, we are already making preparations, and we will be able to leave for Paris the day after tomorrow, that is, on the 19th." Gregory reported to Xiao Jiehui.
Xiao Jie nodded, indicating that he already knew, and then said: "I came to you today to ask for your opinions. At the meeting with Francis I on the 14th, Friedrich William III and I agreed to meet At the end of the peace talks, we will have a negotiation with them to properly resolve the Prussian issue."
"Then how are you going to deal with Prussia? Do you sign a peace treaty with them like Austria did, and then let Friedrich William III restore the country, or annex Prussia directly? Anyway, Prussia is completely under our control, You can do whatever you want," Gregory replied. However, it can still be seen from his eyes that he is very much in favor of the annexation of Prussia.
Xiao Jie frowned, because in his opinion, if France annexed Prussia with great fanfare, then the resistance movement of the Prussians would become more intense. In that case, not only would France not gain any benefits from Prussia, but would still be here Xiao Jie is naturally unwilling to do this kind of loss-making business that consumes a lot of national power. "If we annex Prussia, then we will face endless resistance from the Prussians. In that case, our energies will be tied to Prussia, which is not in our country's interests at all, so annexation of Prussia will not work. "Xiao Jie said lightly.
"Then what should we do? We can't just return Prussia to Friedrich William III, can we? You must know that Prussia is our mortal enemy, and that will undoubtedly leave us with a strong enemy." Gerry Goo persuaded.
"I'm not a fool, why should I cultivate an enemy for myself?" Xiao Jie said depressingly. What Gregor said just now was completely doubting his wisdom, which made him feel very uncomfortable. In fact, this is no wonder to Gregor, who told Xiao Jie to pay such a large amount of "prostitution" this morning? Gregor subconsciously regarded Xiao Jie as a prodigal son. In order to avoid the same thing from happening again, he had to remind him aloud.
"Andresi, shouldn't it be another attempt to blackmail Prussia? You must know that their wealth has been removed by us, and the current economy is on the verge of collapse. If we ask them for a large amount If the military indemnity is paid, it is likely to cause Prussia's economy to collapse, and Prussia will be in turmoil, which is not in our long-term interests." Ottofer also reminded.
"That's right, I'm going to blackmail Prussia, but I won't let their economy collapse. It's going to be 'a long stream'. Therefore, I decided to ask Friedrich William III to pay us 2 billion Francs, you only need to pay 200 million francs per year, and then the interest is 10%. I believe that Friedrich William III will not refuse our request. Although 200,000 is a lot, but 200 million per year, they The finances are still acceptable." Xiao Jie said with an evil smile.
"What if Friedrich William III disagrees?" Gregor asked worriedly. After all, Xiao Jie's conditions were too much. If Friedrich William III disagreed, that was Pretty normal thing.
"Now Prussia is completely in our hands, and he can't help but disagree." Otov also said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I think this alone is far from enough. I think we should further weaken Prussia's strength, such as territory and military. Otherwise, if Prussia recovers its strength, then our country must be the first to deal with it." Du Geer thought for a while and suggested to Xiao Jie.
Nodding his head, Xiao Jie accepted Dugel's suggestion, thought for a while and said: "Well, we can split part of Prussia's territory to form a separate country, or a subsidiary country of our country. At the same time, restrict Prussia military forces, and minimize their threat."
"I agree. In this case, Prussia's war potential will be greatly reduced." Gregor first agreed. Later, Ottove and Dougal also agreed.
Coming to the map, Xiao Jie carefully looked at the map of Prussia for a while, and then made a decision. "My plan is this. We will split almost half of the western part of Prussia into several small duchies, and only keep the eastern part of Prussia for Friedrich William III. In the western part of Prussia, we can establish the Duchy of Hamburg, Bremen The Principality, the Principality of Hanover, the Principality of Dortmund and the Principality of Eifel, as for the candidates for the Grand Duke, they will be selected from among those who have made great contributions in this war."
As soon as Xiao Jie finished his last sentence, Du Geer and the others immediately looked eagerly. According to the new regulations of the French Ministry of the Interior, the nobles have already canceled their fiefdoms, but now Xiao Jie has brought out several duchies, how can this make them not excited. Although they all belong to the category of high-ranking and powerful people in France now, the temptation of the country is still very great for them. For these, Xiao Jie sees them all. He needs this to inspire their fighting spirit, to show all French generals and officials that as long as they work hard to dedicate themselves to France, then they also have the opportunity to establish their own country. Of course, the premise is that the established country must be a vassal state of France.
"Your Majesty, how much should the Prussian army be controlled?" Dougal asked excitedly. This shows how much the impact just now had on him. As a veteran who followed Xiao Jie step by step, he I am very sure that this time the Principality will definitely have his share.
"Two legions. The 80,000 people of the two legions are enough for Friedrich William III." Xiao Jie said.
"The two legions are not many for our country, but for those newly established principalities, I am afraid they are also very powerful threats." Dugor frowned.
"Well, in order to ensure that Prussia is under our control, we stationed an army in Berlin, the number of which is set at about one infantry division. Another point is that no Prussian troops are allowed to be stationed within 50 kilometers of Berlin. In this way If there is any trouble, we can hold Berlin in our hands~www.mtlnovel.com~Xiao Jie said after thinking for a while.
After hearing Xiao Jie's plan, Dougal's eyes lit up. They all knew that if Friedrich William III agreed to Xiao Jie's conditions, then Prussia would be completely in the hands of France from then on, and there would be no chance of turning back. But can Friedrich William III object? He obviously doesn't have that qualification anymore.
"Your Majesty, perhaps we should also require officers from our country to serve as middle and lower-level officers in the Prussian army. We are also responsible for the training of the Prussian army. In this way, our rule in Prussia will be more stable. Even when we need to attack When we are in other countries, we can also pull the Prussian army into our chariot." Dougal suggested again.
Everyone realized the viciousness of Dugor's strategy. If that were the case, Prussia would become a toothless tiger and would no longer pose any threat to France.
"There is also the military expense of the garrison, which must also be borne by Prussia. Compared with our army stationed in Prussia to protect them, it is natural for them to solve the military expense and logistical supplies." Ottof said suddenly at last.
Everyone gave him a blank look. He really deserved to be a Jew, and he didn't even let this go.