Temporary residence for Toulouse, a city in southern France, City Hall, French government.
In the conference room, all the Cabinet Ministers of French government gathered here. There is only one issue that everyone is discussing today, and that is that Ministry of Foreign Affairs President Theophile Delcasse has sent back Germany people's conditions in Telegram's situation. What everyone wants to discuss now is whether we should agree to the conditions of Germany people.
President Poincaré and Prime Minister Rene Viviani have already seen Telegram first. However, their expressions became very ugly. This allows those Cabinet Minister people to guess without even thinking that the conditions proposed by Germany people must be very harsh. Otherwise, their faces wouldn't look like that.
"Is everyone here? Then, the meeting will begin now." President Poincaré said.
Suddenly, there was silence in the conference room, everyone shut their mouths and stopped whispering.
"Everyone, there are five conditions put forward by Germany. Now, we will tell you these conditions. Then, everyone will discuss whether we should agree to Germany's conditions." President Poincaré said.
"The first article is about war reparations. The Germany people require us to compensate them 100 billion Mark in war reparations. After Ministry of Foreign Affairs long efforts, the war The compensation has been reduced to 55 billion Mark. The attitude of the Germany people is very firm and we will not be allowed to reduce it further," President Poincaré said.
"God! One hundred billion Mark? Germany people are crazy?"
"How could they be so frantic in asking for so much war reparations? Do they want to take away every last Franc of the entire French Republic?"
When the ministers learned the amount of war reparations, they immediately started shouting. Although, they could have guessed before that the amount of war compensation demanded by Germany would not be too small. However, I still didn't expect there to be so many? Even 55 billion Mark is an astronomical number. That is already equivalent to 68.75 billion Franc. Such a large amount of war reparations is simply to make France sell the iron! You know, even during Franco-Prussian War, war reparations were not so scary. The war reparations that the Germany people want now are already more than thirteen times the war reparations paid by France at the time of Franco-Prussian War.
"Your Excellency, we simply don't have that much money to pay Germany people. If it is two to three tens of billions, we can still consider it. However, France simply cannot afford this amount!" Secretary of the Treasury Alexander? Ribot said.
"Germany people are very aware of our overseas investments and assets. That's why they proposed this amount." Prime Minister Rene Viviani said.
"Asshole! How do Germany people know how much overseas investment we have? Are there spies of Germany people within the government?" Alexander? Ribot roared angrily. After all, this is undoubtedly a country's confidential information.
"Okay, it's useless to talk about this now. The Germany people have proposed so many war reparations, do we have to agree?" President Poincaré asked.
"If we pay so many war indemnities to Germany people, then we will have no money to stabilize the country and treat the wounds of the war." Alexander Ribbert said.
"If we don't agree to the Germany people's conditions, will the Germany people continue to attack?" Minister of War Alexander? Millerand asked.
President Poincaré nodded.
Seeing this situation, Alexander? Milleran suddenly stopped talking.
"The second condition is that the Germany people require us to transfer all overseas colonies to them." President Poincaré continued.
"Germany people have really good appetites! There are so many colonies in the Republic, and they actually want to take them all and leave nothing to the Empire? Do they have so many people to manage those colonies?" Minister of Colonies looked indignant.
If France transfers all its colonies to Germany. Then, I'm afraid he, Minister of Colonies, doesn't have to go down anymore. This is an obvious thing. There are no colonies anymore. What do we need Minister of Colonies for? Do you want to eat free rice?
"The Germany people have always coveted our colony. Of course, there are also the Britain people. That's why they launched a war. Unexpectedly, they won in the end. Next, the Germany people are about to become the most powerful colonial Empire in the world." First Sea Lord Victor Gagnur said.
"There is nothing we can do about it. Who allowed the Germany people to win the war? We were defeated and could only be slaughtered by the Germany people." Minister of War Alexander? Millerand said.
Although losing so many colonies was a heavy blow to France. However, if these colonies can be given up and peace can be won, the ministers still have no objection.
"The third condition is that Germany people require us to cede all territory north of the Loire River, including Paris, plus Corsica, to Germany!" President Poincaré continued.
"What? Germany people still want half of our territory?"
"Damn it, the Germany people clearly want to destroy France. If they are given half of the territory and still the most prosperous and developed half, is it necessary for France to continue to exist?"
"Fight! Fight to the end. Even if we can't defeat the Germany people, we can go into exile overseas. We still have so many colonies, and we can organize armies in the colonies to continue fighting against the Germany people."
Almost all Cabinet Minister were angry when they heard the news. They roared angrily and cursed the Germany people for their wolfish ambitions.
"The Germany people have made it very clear on this point. If we do not agree to their conditions, their troops will continue to attack. Even if we live in exile in the overseas colonies, we will continue to resist. The Germany people will continue to pursue us until all those overseas colonies are occupied. In addition, in order to obtain sufficient compensation, they will harvest massively in France. If French dares to express emotion, they will not hesitate to massacre. It is said that if it comes to that point, Germany people even plan to massacre two to three million French to make other French give up their resistance and let them slaughter." Prime Minister René Viviani said.
Suddenly, all the Cabinet Ministers shut up, and their fear could be clearly seen on everyone's faces. Germany people have actually made such a decision. They clearly want to push France to a dead end!