Old Peter looked at Louis XV and raised his eyebrows. He did not expect that the French King would give up his interests so decisively.
Liu Zheng was also quite surprised that Louis XV would be so cheerful.
Now everyone knows that Long Yan's science and technology are advanced, and the energy they want is likely to be very important.
This is true for their own countries.
Louis XV looked at Liu Zheng expressionlessly: "We agree to Long Yan's request, but Long Yan wants to open the Panama Canal and Suez Canal."
Liu Zheng smiled lightly and responded: "Okay."
Liu Zheng looked at British Prime Minister Peter Sr. Seeing that the other party was thinking about his future interests, he was not in a hurry. He just said: "The Panama Canal will be expanded soon. I have prepared an agreement and hope that all countries will participate."
This sentence was ambiguous, but it gave old Pete endless reverie.
It also gives others endless room for fantasy. This sentence is too tempting.
The Panama Canal connects the two oceans. If they can participate, Long Yan is likely to give them the right to pass.
The temptation to sail quickly across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans was fatal to Britain.
Old Pete's breathing was rapid, and the worry in his heart suddenly dropped a lot.
There is no need for him to give up present interests for a resource whose future use is uncertain.
"Okay, this is the power that Long Yan should enjoy. We can give up the ownership of American oil."
Liu Zheng smiled and said: "Britain will be eligible to join the expansion of the Panama Canal and will have the inalienable right and shares to pass through the Panama Canal."
Old Pete nodded slightly, his wrinkled face squeezed like a flower.
British colonial areas are now spread all over the world. If they can quickly cross the two oceans, their strength will make great progress.
Resources will be transported to the island of England faster, which will save them a lot of money and time.
And the price paid is just a small oil benefit.
As long as coal is in hand, that will be enough for Britain.
But old Pete didn't know that he would regret this decision to the point of wanting to commit suicide in the future.
Louis XV also had a keen eye, and the transportation benefits of the Panama Canal were more important to them.
Now that the French colonies have lost transportation, the Panama Canal is almost their lifeline.
He could never see Britain becoming a beneficiary of the Panama Canal.
Louis XV hurriedly said: "We in France are willing to provide more benefits in exchange for permanent access to the Panama Canal."
Liu Zheng looked at Louis XV, wondering if this French king was still on the right track.
That's fine, it saves him a lot of talking.
Liu Zheng said straight to the point: "The Indians need a piece of land. The French colonial area in America is so large, I don't think they will be stingy."
Hearing this, Louis XV's expression changed again and again.
France's colonial area in North America has shrunk sharply due to the content of today's contract.
They lost the most important area of New Zealand, the Canadian area, and only the west coast of the Americas remained.
Although the area is large, for France, which has lost a large number of colonies, it would be extremely painful to give up any part of it.
After some consideration, Louis XV said helplessly: "We will give the Indians a living area, and I think Prime Minister Pitt will not refuse this."
"After all, Britain also occupied many Indian settlements in America."
He looked at Old Prime Minister Pete and saw that his face was ashen.
Old Pete had a cold face. He knew he was trying to pull him into trouble, but he couldn't refuse.
Louis XV was explaining a fact. He looked at Liu Zheng and already knew what the other party was thinking from his silent attitude.
Old Pete could only say helplessly: "We will discuss the result, and the Indians will own their land."
Liu Zheng nodded with satisfaction. The war in Europe, America and other regions had finally come to an end.
France ceded large tracts of land in exchange for peace, and more importantly, obtained rights to the Panama Canal.
Britain also made a similar decision out of similar considerations.
But in comparison, Britain has gained greater benefits.
Prussia and Austria, on the other hand, were fighting for their national destiny for a hundred years on the European battlefield. In the end, both countries suffered losses. I am afraid that for a long time, neither country will be able to start a dispute.
Although Tsarist Russia withdrew from the fighting, the losses of the war made their already insufficient treasury even worse.
However, Peter III's defection also directly caused turmoil in the top levels of the Russian government. Everything was not yet stable after the new emperor's coronation.
Other countries suffered losses in this war, but failed to gain any benefit.
Perhaps the biggest beneficiary of this war is Long Yan.
Although Long Yan mobilized millions of troops and dozens of supply ships, he did not pay a high price whether in the battles on the European continent or in other regions.
But they achieved very important results, and Long Yan's power in America expanded rapidly.
The construction of the Panama Canal directly affected France and Britain.
More importantly, Liu Zheng now has ownership of North American oil.
After finally determining that oil was the last missing piece of territory for internal combustion engines, Liu Zheng was planning on oil.
This liquid gold will eventually replace coal and become the new industrial blood.
The birth of the internal combustion engine directly subverted the steam engine.
After all, internal combustion engines have the ability to work more efficiently and quickly than steam engines.
Moreover, internal combustion engines are much smaller than steam engines. After all, internal combustion engines can produce engines for epoch-making inventions such as cars, airplanes, and tanks.
A steam engine is completely unable to do these things.
There are vastly different working modes between the two, which means that the internal combustion engine is destined to be even more outstanding.
Now, Long Yan is just around the corner to invent the internal combustion engine. After large-scale oil exploration, the fuel system of the internal combustion engine is solved, and its application will soon be available.
And all of this, the information asymmetry, and the gap in science and technology have made the two countries, France and Britain, complacent because they have obtained permanent rights to the Panama Canal.
There was simply no realization of the importance of oil in the future.
Liu Zheng chuckled, and the meeting came to an end.
The participating countries all signed their names on this contract that they were quite satisfied with.
They all feel that they have not lost in this war, nor do they feel that there is any winner.
The meeting ended, and just as Liu Zheng was about to leave, a familiar person blocked his way.
"Mr. Victor, why did you stop me?"
Victor looked at the young man who once needed his help to leave Austria. He felt as if a five-flavor bottle had been knocked over. He couldn't understand the meaning. He finally sighed, looked up at Liu Zheng, and sighed: "There's someone here again." Want to see you."
"I wonder if Mr. Liu Sheng is willing to follow me to meet someone."
