German-Italian Peace Treaty (Second Update)

The peace talks originally scheduled for the following morning were canceled, making Crown Prince Karl and the other members of the Kingdom of Italy's delegation even more dissatisfied. But there was nothing they could do. After all, this was the German Empire's home ground.

German Emperor Oscar was meeting with Imperial Prime Minister Bernhard von Bülow and Foreign Minister von Kiderlen-Wachth. Though von Kiderlen-Wachth had dark circles under his eyes and looked somewhat exhausted, he was in exceptionally high spirits.

His secret talks with Italian Foreign Minister Paul Borselli the previous night had gone very smoothly, and agreement had already been reached on every point.

"Your Majesty, last night, Italian Foreign Minister Paul Borselli and I reached an agreement. Italy has accepted every condition put forward by the Empire. The peace treaty can be signed this afternoon," Wachth said.

"Excellent, very excellent. Though the gains we obtained from the Italians are not as great as those we obtained from the French, they are still quite considerable. They will greatly promote the Empire's future development," Oscar said.

Although Germany had extracted fifty-five billion Marks in war reparations from the French, twenty billion Marks was still a substantial sum. It would greatly promote the recovery and development of the German economy, as well as the development of the newly acquired territories and colonies. With these funds, Germany would become even stronger.

"Your Majesty, we now have sufficient funds to undertake large-scale infrastructure construction in Eastern Europe. Within five years at most, we will be able to gain complete control over Eastern Europe. With Eastern Europe's resources, the German Empire will grow even more powerful," Prime Minister Bülow said.

It should be known that, in order to win the war, the German Empire had begun making preparations long ago. The German government had