Phew...cough cough cough...
Bismarck was completely defeated by Xiao Letian's shamelessness. He choked on the cigar smoke and coughed, "You are too greedy! Do you think I have no IQ?"
"The north of Hue is basically a barbaric land that has not been managed by Western forces. It is a place that the French are too lazy to claim. It is the territory of the Nguyen royal family, and they have always lived according to the traditions of the Middle Ages..."
"Of course the richest place is south of Hue, but you just want to leave all of them? Stop dreaming. It's impossible. There's no such reason..."
"Hey, hey, hey... Why are you so impatient?" Xiao Letian rubbed his hands and said with a smile, "Do you want to make a deal? Let's make a counter-offer. How do you think we can divide it..."
The French colonies in Annan will definitely not be saved. The Chinese and Prussians will definitely carve up France's colonies in the world. I don't dare to say that they will all be taken away, but they cannot leave many.
It is worth mentioning that Bismarck was not a colonial madman, but a very rational politician. In the time and space without Xiao Letian, Bismarck would not have even wanted a French overseas colony after the war.
What Bismarck wants is your native France, Alsace and Lorraine!
This is the excellence of mature politicians. Bismarck understands that the amount of food you eat should match your digestion capacity, and he also understands that taking too big a step can damage your eggs.
Bismarck always walks steadily and eats what can be digested in front of its eyes firmly into its mouth, and then digests it and officially becomes its own flesh and blood, unlike the Japanese who are small and violent, with short-sightedness, big eyes and small belly. .
Bismarck knew very well that it would take a long time for Prussia's navy to develop. Without the protection of a strong navy, having too many overseas colonies would only be a burden.
So what Bismarck wants is a large amount of war reparations and European land bordering Germany!
In real history, when Bismarck put forward a price for the cession of Alsace and Lorraine, the wife of the French emperor, Empress Eugenie, who was taking political asylum in England, humbly wrote a letter to the iron-blooded prime minister.
In the letter, the queen asked Bismarck to show her favor in a pleading tone. The queen even proposed to use the two colonies of Annan and French India in exchange for Alsace and Lorraine.
However, Bismarck did not expect to be fooled at all. He rejected the Queen's proposal and insisted on ceding the two northeastern provinces of France!
Pragmatic, so pragmatic! The pragmatic spirit, or conservative spirit, of the Germans is most vividly reflected here.
In contrast, Japan in Asia, the first country in Asia to enter industrialization, failed in the end and simply let itself die. These short-legged people have no strategic mind at all.
Throughout the entire process of Japan's rise, the only person who understood it was Ito Hirobumi. He was the only one who understood that occupation and digestion were completely different things.
After the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1894, Japan acquired North Korea and Taiwan. At that time, all Ito Hirobumi's energy was to manage these two newly acquired lands.
He suppressed the military's imminent ambitions and forcibly promoted Japanese culture in the newly occupied areas. Both writing and living customs began to be forcibly promoted, and even the styles of buildings began to be unified.
Arishi even said that after Ito Hirobumi was assassinated, he made a will before his death. He asked his successor to swear not to launch any aggressive war within a hundred years, but to completely manage North Korea and Taiwan first.
One hundred years is enough time for the aborigines in those two lands to forget their own languages and writings, as well as their past clothes and folk customs. One hundred years is enough time for them to recognize the fact that they are Japanese.
Digest it properly and let those two pieces of land truly become the muscles and bones of Japan instead of dragging fat!
Until then, Japan can launch a new war!
But unfortunately, his successor could not suppress the crazy Bushido spirit at all. What happened later proved the country's violence. They ate like gluttons and finally burst their bellies.
At the end of World War II, the land occupied by Japan was unimaginably vast. That was the ambition of the Japanese for thousands of years!
But what's the use? It's just that the map looks good. All the occupied lands cannot be effectively ruled. On the contrary, Japan has consumed the vitality accumulated over the past century.
After the United States entered the war, Japan finally returned to the territory before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894!
A hundred years is a great spring and autumn dream!
Xiao Letian understands politicians like Bismarck very well. Extremely pragmatic politicians are actually very easy to deal with because they are not arrogant and because they know where their strengths and weaknesses are.
What Prussia lacks right now is a large navy. If France's Asian colonies want to run well, they must rely on the strength of the Chinese.
Therefore, Xiao Letian can bargain boldly with Bismarck. The Vietnamese royal family probably never imagined that their future national destiny would be decided by two men who did not know each other at all and had never even been to Vietnam.
And how ridiculous the scene of this decision was. In the dark night, two politicians smoked cigars and whispered like thieves in the night wind. Ten steps away, there were ring-clad Guardsmen guarding the two of them vigilantly.
After half an hour of bargaining, the two finally reached a consensus. Prussia and the Chinese used Nha Trang in Vietnam as the dividing line, with the south under the control of the Chinese and the more barren north under the rule of Prussia.
Of course Cam Ranh Bay belongs to Xiao Letian, but Bismarck also got Da Nang, which is also a very good port. In the future, the German navy will also have a foothold in Asia.
In addition, Saigon and Hanoi, the two largest cities in Vietnam, are defined as free cities. Both parties can operate as they wish, with rights and responsibilities shared!
At this point, Vietnam has been carved up and there will be no chance for it to stand up again!
When the partition came to an end, Xiao Letian said shamelessly, "Do you want the French power in Siam? If you don't want it, I can take it away..."
Bismarck frowned, "Siam is now divided between Britain and France. If you accept the French colony, you will have to face the pressure of the British alone..."
"You have such a big appetite, be careful not to laugh back at you! Don't underestimate the British's ambition to control, they are always keeping an eye on you!"
Xiao Letian's lips curled up, "You just need to recognize my rights in the end. As for how to deal with the British, I still have a sense of proportion!"
The Kingdom of Siam is now under the rule of Emperor Chulalongkorn the Great. This king was a reformist, but he was also a cesser. Under his rule, the country of Laos that originally belonged to Siam was ceded by the French.
In addition, he ceded land to the British in four provinces on the Malay Peninsula. It was this step-by-step land cession and compensation that barely maintained the integrity of the Siamese regime.
Such a king is not difficult to deal with, and Xiao Letian's appetite is not big. All he wants is the four to five hundred square kilometers of land where the Kra Isthmus is located.
With the halo of victory in the Franco-Prussian War, the British would not be so angry over hundreds of square kilometers of land!
