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Chapter 1706 Paris Peace Treaty
In the Louvre in Paris, Sun Chuanting, the Minister of Rites, Cardinal Mazarin, and the French Foreign Minister are negotiating the signing of the "Paris Peace Treaty".

Sun Chuanting's side wanted to withdraw from the French battlefield as soon as possible and march towards Northern Europe, while Mazaran wanted to regain control of Paris as soon as possible.The civilians in Paris are very dissatisfied with the occupation of their city, and their emotions may explode at any time.

"The King of Denmark has returned from London to the Danish Legion's garrison on the Jutland Peninsula to prepare for the counterattack against the Swedish army that invaded Denmark. Your lord ordered us to negotiate a treaty with France as soon as possible, and prepare to sail to Northern Europe to fight."

"The key is that the military master plans to return to the mainland. He thinks that defense is much easier than offense in the densely fortified European continent. Before our firearms undergo the next round of upgrading, he does not want to continue to invest a lot of manpower and material resources here. Europeans. So as long as we help the Danish king regain the lost land, the war can come to an end."

"Don't make the treaty too harsh before we upgrade our firearms, otherwise it will be counterproductive, and it will take several months and a lot of resources in France."

Before formally negotiating the terms with the French Cardinal and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sun Chuanting and the Minister of Rites took the lead in communicating. They first had to clarify the purpose of the peace talks.

The Cardinal led a group of French ministers to meet with the victors such as Sun Chuanting and Prince Rupert in the Louvre.

King Louis XIII fled to a city south of Paris. He joined Prince Condé and participated in this peace negotiation from a distance.He still has an army of tens of thousands in his hands who has not been captured. If the negotiation fails, he can continue to resist.

"First, France must disband the European Continental Alliance, and must not target our Holy Alliance, especially not intervene in the war between our Holy Alliance and other kingdoms."

"Secondly, France shall not expel our merchants and tourists temporarily residing in France, all parties shall conduct business and resume exchanges, and shall not set up excessive tariffs. Our ambassador has consular jurisdiction over all our citizens in France , that is, the embassy manages our citizens according to our laws."

"Third, compensate the Holy Alliance with 500 million livres as war indemnity, and artworks can be used to offset part of the indemnity."

"Fourth, recognize our occupation of the lowlands of Dunkirk."

"fifth……"

The Minister of Rites proposed the official content of the "Paris Peace Treaty".

Because of the frequent foreign wars in the past ten years, the Kyushu Army used strong ships and sharp guns to force the local people to sign treaties on commerce and diplomatic relations wherever they went. They are already very experienced in proposing treaties. , Garrison, consular jurisdiction, military access and other privileges depend on who the other party is.

Compared with when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, all countries wished to see the Ottoman Empire weakened. At this time, France still had many kingdoms to support it, and its lips were cold and its teeth were dead. Therefore, it was not required to cede land and garrison troops, but simply trade. Establishment of diplomatic relations plus compensation package.

Even though Sun Chuanting and others considered the treaty to be very favorable, it was an extremely humiliating contract in the eyes of the cardinal and the French minister.

France took the lead in initiating the establishment of the Continental Continental Union. If it announced its dissolution at this time, France would lose the hegemony it had just acquired.

"The important thing is to get them out of Paris as soon as possible. The occupation of Paris itself is a matter of embarrassment for us in France. If we don't sign such a contract, we will lose our prestige. As for revenge, we can bear it for the time being."

Cardinal Mazaran appeased the French ministers at this time and told them to learn to swallow their anger first.

He sent the content of this treaty to Louis XIII who was in exile, and asked Louis XIII and other important nobles to consider whether such a treaty should be signed to end the war.

"They will sign the Treaty of Paris? Such a condition is tantamount to a slap in the face to the proud French."

"Maybe Louis XIII will become angry and tear up the treaty and continue to resist."

The English and Scottish generals who followed them whispered during the negotiations between the two sides. They believed that the possibility of France signing the "Paris Peace Treaty" was unlikely.

Both parties in this negotiation will conduct internal negotiations on the content of the treaty. During their internal negotiations, no one knows the results of their internal negotiations.

After discussing with the nobles, Mazaran received an order from the king who was short of money and wanted to end the war quickly. He had to make the final decision of France.

"We are willing to sign the "Paris Peace Treaty". Another clause in the contract requires us, France, to recognize your possession of Dunkirk, but Dunkirk is the territory of the Spaniards. Our recognition is useless. You still need to negotiate with the Spaniards. Negotiate separately. Furthermore, after we France announced the dissolution of the European Continental Union, if the remaining countries still maintain the European Continental Union, it has nothing to do with France." Mazaran said.

"Yes." Sun Chuanting and other negotiators nodded.

Both parties signed and sealed the "Paris Peace Treaty" to confirm that the peace treaty came into force.

After the peace treaty was signed, messengers were sent from Paris to various places announcing that France would withdraw from the European Continental Union.

Such a betrayal disturbed Austria, the German princes, the Kingdom of Spain, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the United Provinces of the Netherlands, where the Holy Roman Emperor was located. They had not yet left the alliance, but they did not know what to do.

In particular, the Holy Alliance returned the occupied French territory, but it alone occupied Dunkirk, which had few inhabitants and was controlled by the Spaniards. Obviously, it regarded this place as their bridgehead in Europe.

"I hope we can meet again someday." Sun Chuanting and others were about to lead their troops out of Paris, and said goodbye to the archbishop in red.

"I don't want to see you again." The archbishop in red couldn't help it, bluntly saying that he didn't want to see the plague god.

The commander of the French fleet, Blazer, was returned as a prisoner. He saw the coalition forces led by Sun Chuanting and Prince Rupert leave, and said to Mazaran: "Your Excellency, the Treaty of Paris does not bring peace, it is just a truce."

"Patience, we must be patient. When all the kingdoms are bullied, within 20 years, the wave of rebellion against the Orientals will become more and more fierce. Even if there is no France, there will be other kingdoms standing up and shouting." Mazaran said.

(End of this chapter)