"The conditions seem pretty good. I can get at least half of Tunisia."
Carlo put down the telegram in his hand and spoke to the Prime Minister.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this time, thanks to Bacona's hard work and His Majesty's accurate judgment of the situation, our country can obtain half of Tunisia's protection rights without any effort."
Antonio is not flattering, but a true portrayal of his heart. Because just relying on judgment and some suggestive words, he asked the French to obediently offer half of Tunisia. This is really something that is unthinkable. Let His Majesty just like this
It's done.
It is true that regarding the negotiations with France, he, the Prime Minister, did not intervene at all. He mainly relied on the Foreign Minister and the Kingdom.
However, in the face of the Prime Minister's praise, Carlo waved his hand and said. "Prime Minister, this matter cannot be considered a success. It can only be regarded as a slight regret. I have tried my best."
Perhaps the Prime Minister will think that these are humble words from the king, but for Carlo, these are true words, true words that are worth more than real gold. How could Carlo forget the famous Moroccan crisis? Although this crisis happened in his previous life
It's nothing, but it is a huge event for Europe, because it represents the formation of two major camps in Europe, and the Entente camp and the Alliance camp were established.
In his previous life, many people knew about the Moroccan crisis, but not many people had a detailed understanding of it. However, Carlo still had a deep memory of this period of history because he argued with others. It was also because of this memory that he became stuck.
Combining the current situation and the current situation in Italy, Luo made a bold plan, which was to use information asymmetry to deceive the French.
However, considering the confidentiality, only three people knew the details of the plan, namely Carlo, the Prime Minister, and the Foreign Secretary. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary were a little unsure of Carlo's whimsical plan.
If it weren't for the king's wise and mighty image over the years, I would have thought of finding a doctor for him. So I was a little reluctant at first, but as time went by, this unreliable plan actually got closer and closer to reality.
.It wasn't until the French were really willing to use Tunisian land as a condition to appease Italy that the two of them were really dumbfounded. That's why the Prime Minister looked at Carlo like he was looking at God.
Carlo, who didn't know that he played the role of a sage figure in the minds of the two important ministers, looked at this condition and sighed. "These French people are really generous. They moved Sfax, which is separated from the Libyan province, to Gaff."
Tunisia in the south of the Saline Line, as a reward for Italy not to use military means against France, the protection rights of the land were transferred to Italy. It is a pity that this is the land of the south, not the north."
The reason why Carlo sighs is that most of Tunisia's arable land is in the north, while the south is dominated by desert and mountainous terrain. The few arable lands are concentrated in the narrow coastal strip, which is not much better than the situation in Libya.
From an economic point of view, the size of southern Tunisia only accounts for 20% of Tunisia's economic territory. So on the surface, the French gave half of Tunisia's interests to Italy, but in fact they only gave 20% at most.
Don’t think that this is Italy’s disadvantage. You must know that in this era, it is very difficult to obtain colonies from others, let alone the French who refuse to let go.
Besides, Italy didn’t pay any cost. This was a completely free benefit. How much higher could the demand be? Gu Xiao
As for France, being able to tie up Italy with a small share of Tunisian interests is also a very cost-effective deal. At least it can cut out all Germany's allies. Even if there is a worst-case scenario, it will only deal with Germany. Let alone itself.
There is also support from the British here, which at least makes the German government think about it.
Therefore, after taking care of the Italians, France no longer was polite to the Germans and argued with the rationale at the Madrid Conference. During this period, the two countries also took frequent actions. Germany began to recruit reserve forces in June, and France was not to be outdone.
, also began to mobilize its troops, and then sent additional troops to the German-French border.
The French's bold move immediately triggered a serious response from Germany, which also sent its own troops to the border. For a time, millions of troops from both sides gathered on the German-French border. It only took a spark to defeat them.
It can detonate the situation in Europe.
Faced with the tense situation between Germany and France, how could other countries sit still? Britain, Russia, Austria, Italy and other European countries stepped forward to persuade the two countries. Among them, the British Empire, which was the most important, issued a clear warning.
, requiring the two countries to restrain their armies and prevent military conflicts from breaking out.
Of course, in addition to explicit warnings, the British Empire was also a master of secret diplomacy. He first warned Germany and asked it not to launch an attack on France at this time, otherwise the British Empire would carry out armed intervention.
Faced with the warning from the British Empire, although the German monarchs and ministers at this time were determined to challenge their status, they were not fools and were willing to challenge Britain and France at the same time. Therefore, faced with the warning from the British Empire, no one in Germany would regard it as a
For this reason, Navy Minister Tirpitz bluntly told the Kaiser and the government that the German Navy currently does not have enough strength. If a war breaks out, the German Navy will not be able to protect overseas interests.
The attitude of Marshal Tirpitz represented the thoughts of many Germans at this time. They were afraid of the huge navy of the British Empire.
These people are mainly overseas traders and colonial interests. Especially in the Philippine colony, many German companies have invested here. And now is the time when these investments have entered the harvest period, so many people
Raise objections. Money moves people's hearts, and no one is exempt.
One more thing, Germany has now entered the harvest period in the Philippines, and its net financial income reached a new high of 47 million marks in 1904, becoming Germany's only profitable overseas colony.
Of course, in addition to warning the Germans, the French had no choice but to run away. They were also privately warned by the British Empire and asked not to provoke the Germans. If the conflict was caused by provocation by the French, the British Empire would remain neutral.
Don't think that the British Empire can't see the French people's thoughts and wants to use the British Empire to solve the German people's thoughts. Do you really think that civilized gentlemen can't see it?
The gentlemen of the British Empire had long seen what the French were thinking, so they warned the French not to think about dragging the British Empire into trouble now.
Of course, it was not just the British Empire that took action. Other countries also needed to take action, and Italy was no exception.
