"Empire only has these three conditions. If Kingdom of Spain is willing to accept it, then this conflict can be over. If Kingdom of Spain refuses, then, unfortunately, I It can only be said that this time the negotiation has broken down. All consequences will be borne by Kingdom of Spain!" After Wachth finished speaking, he looked at Ambassador American Ambassador and Spain.
American Ambassador frowned, Germany's request was beyond United States's expectations.
Ambassador Spain's face turned pale. In his opinion, Germany people are clearly like lions! But judging from the attitude of the Germany people, if they do not accept it, then the conflict will most likely evolve into a real war. In fact, the scale of the war may even expand. That would undoubtedly be a disaster for Kingdom of Spain.
Ambassador Spain had no choice but to look at American Ambassador for help, hoping that American Ambassador could help them find a solution.
"Ahem! Your Excellency Foreign Minister, your country's conditions seem to be too harsh. The dispute between Germany and Spain originated from Gibraltar and Spain. You can agree with Germany rents Gibraltar, so this conflict will be over! This is very beneficial to both Germany and Spain." American Ambassador said.
Wachth glanced at American Ambassador, and then said, "Leasing Gibraltar was a request made by the Empire before the conflict. However, Kingdom of Spain rejected the Empire's Demand without hesitation, making Empire lose face. Now that the conflict has broken out, is it possible to end the war by meeting Empire's previous demands?"
Obviously, what Wachth said is still a bandit theory. However, Germany now has an absolute advantage. If the Germany people do not agree to their conditions, the negotiations will break down and war will break out again. For Spain, such consequences will be unbearable.
"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, I need to ask the country for instructions on whether Gibraltar can be ceded to the German Empire. However, I think His Majesty the King will not agree to the last two items. One billion Mark for For Kingdom of Spain, it is an astronomical sum, and we simply cannot afford that much money. In addition, Balearic Islands is the inherent territory of Kingdom of Spain, and it is absolutely impossible for Kingdom of Spain to cede it," said Ambassador Spain.
After losing this war, the Spain people also knew very clearly that they would definitely not be able to protect Gibraltar. If Germany is nicer to talk to, Spain can continue to retain the sovereignty of Gibraltar, and then rent Gibraltar at a very low price. If Germany people have a tougher attitude, they will have to cede Gibraltar to Germany.
The Spain people don't feel bad about this. After all, for more than two hundred years, they have never really managed Gibraltar, nor have they obtained any benefits from it. Gibraltar has always been occupied by the Britain people as a military base. Now, it's just a matter of changing to Germany, no big deal.
However, the compensation of up to one billion Mark, and the Germany people's extortionate demands for Balearic Islands, this is what the Spain people cannot accept. After all, Spain's financial situation is not very good to begin with, and one billion Mark is enough to collapse their finances. And Balearic Islands is the homeland that Spain attaches great importance to, so it is naturally impossible to cede it.
Wahit shook his head. "During the conflict, the empire consumed a lot of ammunition and other war materials. The empire's casualties were also large, and these all need to be compensated. Therefore, one billion marks is not much. As for the Balearic Islands, they were once Occupied by the Roman Empire, the Vandals, the Byzantine Empire, the Arabs, and the Aragonese Empire. The Aragonese Empire originally governed the Balearic Islands as a vassal state of the Majorcan Empire. It was not integrated into the empire until 1344, and then the entire empire was annexed by Spain. At the beginning of the 18th century, it was occupied by the British. Became a Spanish province in 1833. Therefore, the Spanish rule did not last long and is not considered your inherent territory at all. Use those islands to make up for the empire's losses. Calming down the empire's anger is undoubtedly a very cost-effective thing. If the Kingdom of Spain persists, you will definitely pay extremely heavy losses. No country can challenge the majesty of the empire. Any person or country who dares to provoke the empire will pay a heavy price for it!"
"Two days! You only have two days to think about it. If Kingdom of Spain cannot accept the Empire's Conditions by then, then it means that the negotiations have broken down. And there will never be a chance to restart peace talks." After Wachth finished speaking, he left American Embassy directly. He did this not as if he was here to negotiate, but to inform the results.
Seeing Wachth leave, Ambassador Spain suddenly turned pale. He knew that Germany people were serious this time. If you reject the conditions of Germany, the consequences will probably be very serious.
American Ambassador also looked very ugly. Even when United States came to mediate, Germany people dared to put forward such harsh conditions. Obviously they did not take United States seriously!
"What should we do now?" Ambassador Spain asked with a sad face.
"Report it to the country!" American Ambassador said.
Germany people obviously don't take United States seriously, which makes United States useless on this issue. If Spain does not agree to Germany's request, then the Germany people may really expand the scale of the war and strengthen their offensive against Spain. When the time comes, Spain will not be able to withstand it.
"Okay, let's leave these problems to the country!" Ambassador Spain said.
There is absolutely nothing he can do about the tough attitude of the Germany people. The only thing that can be done may be to pray to God, praying that Spain can survive this crisis safely.
When Ambassador Spain sent the conditions proposed by Germany back to the country, Alfonso XIII's face turned green with anger.
"God! The appetite of the Germany people is too big! Not only do they want Gibraltar, but they also want us to compensate one billion Mark, and even ask us to cede all Balearic Islands to them! Are they treating us as a defeated country that can be slaughtered at will?" Alfonso XIII was very angry.
Kingdom of Spain and Military and Political Ministers all bowed their heads and remained silent. The conditions offered by German government were beyond their expectations. However, this is not incomprehensible. Germany is the world's most powerful country. Spain offended Germany and allowed itself to be exploited. This is as it should be.