Chapter 834 The Future of Peace
Camperen swallowed nervously again and picked up the document tremblingly.
After he looked at it one by one, a surprise flashed in his panicked eyes, but it soon turned into solemnity.
He handed the pages in his hand to the speaker Dandels next to him, and the latter also showed disbelief on his face.
There are only four outlines of the armistice conditions:
First, the Netherlands tried all war criminals involved in the invasion of Wallonia. The trial process requires full supervision by French judges.
Second, the Netherlands needs to compensate for the losses caused by the invasion of Wallonia. The rough amount is 700,000 guild.
Third, the Netherlands declared permanent neutrality. The High Court will legislate to oversee the state's neutrality and rule on any politician who dares to undermine neutrality.
Fourth, the Dutch Parliament's management of the Netherlands was obviously a failure, which proved that the nobles were indispensable in national management. The Dutch Parliament will increase the "noble seats" by 35%, and seats can only be obtained by hereditary aristocrats who have been passed down for more than six generations.
Dandels looked at Joseph carefully and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, is these all the terms?"
"That's right, that's all."
Dandels looked at each other with several Dutch politicians, and his expressions were much more relaxed.
To be honest, this condition is so relaxed that it is not like a "surrender agreement", but it is more like an ordinary diplomatic negotiation.
For example, in terms of war reparations.
Before coming here, the Dutch Parliament was preparing to pay 6 million Dutch guilds, or 75 million francs to appease the French. Even at the extreme case, it can be added to 8 million guilds, or 100 million francs.
The Netherlands has a developed financial industry, with many colonies in the Far East and North America, and controls the estuary of the Rhine trade. Although the country is small, it is very wealthy. It can be obtained by struggling 100 million francs.
But the French actually only cost 8.7 million francs!
This is probably just the real military expenditure of the French army. It's so "magnanimous".
Look at the "permanent neutrality" clause later.
After this crushing defeat, the Netherlands hoped to stay away from the war.
Originally, Canberon and others were worried that France would force the Netherlands to declare war on Britain, Pub and Austria, but they did not expect that they would just demand neutrality.
As for this, they all wanted to pray sincerely for the French prince.
However, for the addition of "noble seats" to the parliament, Kamperen and Dandels both showed bitterness on their faces.
They were all from the Patriot Party. They started an uprising and drove away William V before they robbed the regime. Now they naturally don’t want to let the nobles come back.
When Dutch Foreign Minister Branzen, who was sitting on the left, saw this, came over and whispered: "Mr. Prime Minister, in fact, it is not a bad thing to let the nobles participate in politics in the current situation."
"Oh? Tell me your reasons."
"First of all, the nobles have been secretly organizing rebellions in The Hague. This time our country was defeated, and they are likely to launch a coup while the people are dissatisfied. It is better to invite them to join the parliament directly. . The country can be prevented from falling into turmoil."
Branzen said this, his voice was lower:
"Secondly, in the next few years or even more than a decade, the country and parliament will be They will all go through a difficult period..."
Camperen nodded slightly. After experiencing this defeat, the Patriot Party will definitely bear great criticism. At the same time, major countries such as Britain, France, Pu'ao will also knead the weak Netherlands back and forth.
He thought, "You mean, let the nobles share the pressure of parliament?"
"Yes." Brandzen nodded and whispered, "I even think that this request from the French is correct. We are beneficial or not. Anyway, we control 65% of the seats, and the nobles can't make any trouble." If Joseph heard his words, he would probably laugh out loud.
How do these lawyers and journalists from the Patriot Party think that they can suppress the wealthy and have run aristocratic family in the Netherlands for hundreds of years?
The reason why Joseph joined this was to put the Dutch Parliament in internal friction.
The hereditary nobles were previously driven out of the center of state power by the Patriot Party and hated these liberals to the core. After re-engagement of power, they would inevitably try their best to fight against them.
The Patriot Party has the advantages of the support of the people and the advantages of the nobles in terms of wealth and influence. If these two sides are bitten, the Netherlands will not be able to do anything in the future.
Camperen and others muttered for a while, and they all felt that it was not unacceptable to let the nobles enter the parliament.
After the unification of opinions, Kampelun looked at Joseph tentatively and said: "Dear Prince, Your Highness, if our country accepts these conditions, will your country withdraw its troops immediately?" >
Joseph nodded calmly: "All troops withdraw from the Netherlands within one month. "Oh, by the way, the armistice agreement will be signed in public in Amsterdam, and anyone can go and watch it. ”
Camperen said without hesitation: “Of course, of course this is OK. ”
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in one book, one bar, one bar!
Only half an hour later, this talk that determined the future fate of the Netherlands It's over.
When Canberon came, he prepared a lot of negotiation words, but basically nothing was used, and he followed the rhythm of the French prince.
Joseph looked at the backs of several Dutch politicians leaving, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He did not forget the fact that he helped the Dutch Patriots defeat William V but was stabbed by the Dutch.
He will not do anything to repay evil with kindness.
On the contrary, his principle is to revenge if you have any revenge and you have to pay it back twice as much!
The surrender conditions he gave to Canberon were all just pretending. After all, after the war, the Rhineland and Northern Italy would begin to integrate regions such as the Rhineland and Northern Italy, and it was necessary to establish a good international image for France.
Napoleon ignored this and formed the inherent impression of France's extremely viciousness. When those small countries saw that France had a strong military strength, they could only bow their heads. When France's national strength declined slightly, they immediately jumped out to oppose France.
Entering international politics not only requires force deterrence, but also creates a circle of interests and a sense of political and economic security for other countries so that others can follow France steadily.
As for the price the Dutch had to pay, it was naturally collected by the Flemish Republic.
France will draw a clear line with the Republic of Flemish at the first time. After all, the hatred between Flemish and Wallonia is well known to the world, and now Wallonia has been incorporated into France.
If the Flemish people want to obtain the capital of founding the country, they must stand up and be this evil man.
The Dutch Parliament seemed to be afraid that France would repent, and passed the armistice clause proposed by Joseph with extremely high efficiency, and even prepared the compensation of 8.7 million francs directly.
A week later, the French-Holland Armistice Agreement was officially signed in the Dam Square in front of Amsterdam City Hall.
Joseph did not attend the ceremony for the world to see, but handed it to Seguel and Lefevre.
In the center of the dam square, Seguer first gave an passionate "peace speech" in front of three or four thousand Dutch citizens.
He exclaimed that some Dutch conspirators tried to undermine the friendship between France and the Netherlands, but the benevolent French king decided to leave the past and lead the two countries to a peaceful future.
(This chapter ends)