I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 1293 Peace and Post-War Order

The number of Native Americans in the Ohio-Kentucky region was already small, and they were later driven away in large numbers by Americans, leaving only 60,000 to 70,000 Native Americans in this area that is about one and a half times the size of Portugal.

So Joseph decided to keep the Americans who had migrated there—about 60,000 in total—as long as they were given enough farmland and taxes were reduced. In a decade or so, who would remember the United States of America?
The model for the Principality of Iroquois from then on was that French advisors helped the Native Americans manage the government and army, while immigrants from the United States provided technology, and together they built their beautiful homeland.

Although the population here is only a few hundred thousand, the unnatural death rate of Native Americans has dropped significantly thanks to measures to combat smallpox.

With their extraordinary fertility, the population of the Principality of Iroquois could increase to hundreds of thousands in just one or two generations, becoming a force to be reckoned with on the North American continent.

Moreover, it was the French who helped the Native Americans reclaim their homeland and facilitated their establishment of a nation, so the Principality of Iroquois was naturally a follower of France.

Major Thiebor lamented, "Now the Americans won't have the strength to advance westward for at least several years."

As he spoke, he opened the report Leotar had given him. Seeing the words "2300 enemy soldiers killed and 4700 captured," "12 cannons and more than 5200 flintlock muskets seized," and "more than 4 Protestants called upon to return to the Papacy," a smile spread across his face: "After I get back to my office, I will immediately report the situation in North America to the Palace of Versailles."

……

Pressburg, a city in west-central Austria.

The Holy Roman Emperor's Palace.

Ludwig Kobtzl, with a relieved expression, knocked on the door and entered, bowing to Franz II with his hand on his chest, saying, "Your Majesty, the French have finally agreed to make concessions."

He walked past Count Spielmann and other ministers, handing the emperor a stack of documents as if seeking credit: "This is the revised draft of the armistice agreement."

Yes, yesterday at noon the British Minister to Austria brought them news of the American defeat, and Franz II immediately sent the Foreign Minister to meet with Talleyrand.

In fact, Franz II had already prepared to surrender when Archduke Karl's main force was defeated, but he had been trying to use the situation in Louisiana to negotiate better terms for surrender. Now that all his bargaining chips were gone, he only wanted to end the defeat as quickly as possible.

Franz II took a deep breath, opened the armistice agreement, skipped the first two pages of platitudes, and went straight to the specific clauses—

[I. All Austrian troops in Passau, Bohemia, Pressburg, and other locations immediately laid down their arms and surrendered to the French army...]

Kobbutz Jr. glanced at the emperor and explained from the side, "Your Majesty, the French have agreed not to station troops in Erz and Linz."

"Furthermore, the French army will not enter Vienna, and the signing ceremony of the armistice agreement can be held in Merdelin."

"And General Wilmser's troops were allowed to return to Vienna, of course, after the agreement was signed."

Before Franz II could even show his delight, the Foreign Minister added, "However, we must dismantle the fortress at the Ore Pass..."

"That's settled then," Franz II nodded helplessly.

If they could avoid French control of the Ore Pass and save the capital, giving up those fortresses wouldn't be unacceptable.

Yes, Joseph simply wanted to open a door for Prussia to expand southward.

Franz II continued looking down.

[II. Austria paid France 7000 million florins, Baden 600 million florins, Venice...] The reparations were indeed paid in full, which made his eyelids twitch.

Kobbutzl quickly replied, "Your Majesty, at my insistence, Talleyrand has agreed to extend the repayment period to 15 years."

According to calculations by the French Ministry of Finance, Austria can only afford to contribute 1400 million francs per year at most; no matter how much pressure they are put on them, they won't be able to come up with any more money.

"Oh, and also, the French agreed to abolish the Seine-Rhine Agreement without requiring our country to open up its markets."

This time, the Austrian monarch and his officials all breathed a sigh of relief. It was precisely because of that trade agreement that a flood of French goods had entered Austria, causing the decline of their domestic industry and resulting in millions of florins flowing to France every year. Now, finally, they could get rid of that damned thing!
Only Metternich, standing in the back row, had a furrowed brow, as if he had thought of something bad.

Franz II's gaze moved downwards.

[III. Austria immediately withdrew from the anti-French coalition and pledged never again to enter into any form of military alliance with Britain, Russia, or El Salvador...]

……

[V. The Holy Roman Emperor will announce recognition of the newly established Duchy of Cologne and the Bishopric of Westphalia. He will also recognize the merger of the two County of Hesse into the new Duchy of Hesse…]

Kobtzel Jr. added, "Your Majesty, the French have promised to allow Archbishop Maximilian to return to Vienna."

"I understand," Franz II sighed in frustration. The empire's power could no longer influence North Germany; what difference would it make if they didn't acknowledge the events in Cologne and Hesse?

Count Colloredo, however, said from the side, “Your Majesty, the riots and divisions in Cologne were caused by the British insisting that Archbishop Friedrich control the diocese of Osnabrück. They should compensate our country for their losses.”

The Holy Roman Emperor nodded: "You shall be in charge of discussing this matter with the British."

The later articles of the armistice deal concerned postwar international diplomacy and Austria's return of occupied Polish territories.

When Franz II finally saw Article 9, "[The Holy Roman Emperor will declare recognition of the Treaty of Dresden...]", he impatiently threw the document on the table and asked Kobbutz the Younger:
"So, when will the agreement be signed?"

“Talleyrand requests it be on the 2nd of next month, Your Majesty.”

Franz II waved his hand at him: "Go ahead and make the arrangements. Fortunately, we don't have to do all this in Vienna..."

With everything settled, the Austrian ministers emerged from the Emperor's reception room one after another.

Metternich, however, returned to his temporary lodging with a heavy heart, immediately pulled out a large amount of data, and began to calculate.

into the night.

He looked at the data in front of him with a serious expression.

Although the abrogation of the Seine-Rhine Agreement means French goods will no longer flood the Austrian market, Austrian goods are likely to be blocked from the German region by tariff barriers due to the signing of the Stuttgart Trade Agreement. As for Italy, not only does it have a French-dominated common market, but given the current level of Italian animosity towards Austria, normal trade will be difficult.

“We must get more goods into the British and Russian markets to maintain the empire’s trade balance,” he muttered, frowning. “We need to sign a new trade agreement with the British.”

(End of this chapter)