After the basic peace conditions with the French were negotiated, the rest were negotiations with French allies. The main allies who followed France to declare war on Britain were the main ones.

First, there are a type of countries that have territorial disputes with Britain, such as Spain, the Netherlands and the United States. First, Spain insists that the Gibraltar Fortress is an inalienable territory that Spain has been indivisible since ancient times. The Netherlands demanded that the British recognize the Netherlands' sovereignty over Cape Town.

Of course, Britain had to make concessions in these two issues. Gibraltar could not be controlled by the British, which was not only the meaning of Spain, but also the will of France. The French could not tolerate a British military base that controlled the exports of the Mediterranean, thus dividing the French coastline into two parts that were difficult to support each other.

As for the Netherlands, Cape Town was successfully conquered by the French and the Netherlands coalition forces not long ago. In this offensive operation, the coalition forces relied on rapid actions to conquer the fort with zero casualties, seized nearly 100 cannons, and liberated the people of Cape Town. Of course, there were no casualties in the British army in Cape Town. The last batch of British troops left on the ships of the French and the Netherlands before the French and the Netherlands launched the general attack. The French and the Netherlands were very professional. After collecting the money, they were indeed quickly and safely sent to Maputo, the Portuguese.

Since Cape Town has fallen, the British of course have no choice but to admit it.

If only these two issues were made, then the negotiations between them would be easy, but as the saying goes, the King of Hell is easy to see, and the little ghosts are difficult to deal with. These two countries actually asked Britain for more war reparations and colonies - neither the French made such a request.

The French naturally would not make such a request. The French are not short of money now, and after the British market is fully opened to France, the French can get more than compensation. Moreover, France voluntarily abandons the demand for war compensation, which also helps reduce the resentment of the British people towards France. In short, the French do not intend to exploit the British people themselves. They are more willing to let the British government do this, just like Austria. Although doing this will make the middlemen make a difference, it can also allow the French to advance and retreat freely in various political contradictions.

But it is different for countries like Spain and the Netherlands. Although the British market is also open to them in a comprehensive manner according to the principle of non-discrimination, they do not have the industrial power of the French, so the terms of the comprehensive open market do not have much benefit to them. So they insist that they will receive a war reparation, or a certain British colony.

So on this issue, the negotiations were at a deadlock. Finally, after the French agreed to provide a low-interest loan to the British government, the British finally agreed to provide war reparations to the two countries. Of course, the quantity was quite limited, because although these two countries joined the war, their efforts in the war were also very limited.

But negotiations with the United States are another matter. The Americans have occupied the place, of course, it is undoubtedly the United States. It is not very stressful for the British government to admit this. But as soon as the Americans spoke, they even asked for more war reparations than the Irish.

To be honest, the Irish people asked for a large amount of compensation. Although the British did not agree to pay so much, at least the British themselves thought it was understandable. After all, Britain had plundered Ireland for so many years and did so many good things in Ireland. Now that they are defeated, it is normal for the lion to speak out a little bit when they want to compensate. But why do those North American rebels want so much money? Of course, we British burned their cities, but that was because they first launched an aggressive war against us. Therefore, we were defeated and we could accept the land they occupied, but the compensation was paid? Why? Did you not sign an alliance treaty with the French?

Yes, there is no covenant between the United States and France, because the United States does not agree to open up the market unconditionally. So although the United States is also a participant in this war, or even an important participant, they are not an ally of France. So the French said that although they hope that Britain can reach a final peace agreement with the United States, the United States is not an ally of France, so they do not intend to interfere in this issue and interfere in the internal affairs of the United Nations rudely.

Regarding this attitude of France, Foreign Minister Simeone analyzed to the Prime Minister and the Prince in this way: "I don't think the French do not want us to make any concessions to the Americans, and they may not even want to see us reach a peaceful agreement with the United States. Because the existence of a United States that has not completely joined the French system is always a threat to Louisiana. So I think we don't need to make any concessions to the Americans at all, and maybe we should make more demands to the Americans."

"You mean?" asked the Liverpool Earl.

"Not only should we not pay war reparations to the Americans, we should even ask the United States to pay for the territory they occupied. Anyway, they are not allies of France, and the French have a clear attitude and will not support these rebels. So even if the negotiations with them fail, what can they do? Can they still cross the Atlantic Ocean and go on an expedition to Britain?" Foreign Minister Simeone replied.

"Will their navy destroy our routes to America? After all, our navy has suffered too much." asked the prince.

"If they dare, they can try it." Simeone said disdainfully, "Our colonies are also completely open to France, so if they attack this route, they are not only damaging our interests, but also directly damaging the interests of the French. So if they are brave enough, they can try it. This is not a bad thing for us. Therefore, His Royal Highness, we do not need to reach peace with the Americans at all. If we can get the understanding of the French, we can completely use a lion's asking price to completely destroy the negotiations with them, and even put the responsibility for the breakdown of the negotiations on the Americans."

"My friend, have you talked with Foreign Minister Talleyran about this?" asked the Liverpool Earl.

"Of course, Foreign Minister Talleyran said that France will not interfere in this matter - this is acquiescence. But if we want to put the blame on the Americans, it is not his responsibility. But he is willing to lead me to meet with Mr. Jerome Bonaparte, the supervisor of the Bank of Rome, and maybe he can have some solutions." Simeone replied.

So since the French conditions have been agreed, it is a foregone conclusion that the Catholic Church returns to England. It is just that on one issue, the two sides are in a deadlock, that is, when the new British king is crowned in the future, who will crown the king?

If it is still the Anglican Church, it will violate the promise of "not setting up a state religion", but if it is replaced by Catholicism, it does not seem to meet the requirements of this creed. Therefore, in the future, the British kings will only be crowned with other forms. As for what other forms are, everyone agrees to discuss them slowly in the future.

The last difficult peace talks were Ireland. There was naturally nothing to talk about in Britain's recognition of Ireland's independence. In addition, Ireland also made a large demand for war reparations to Britain. On this issue, the French's attitude was completely different from their attitude in peace talks between the United States and Britain. In the eyes of the French, Ireland was almost the most exemplary ally - its development potential is limited, no threat, but it is very capable of fighting and can serve as a knife or a knife for the French.

Therefore, the French were very supportive of the Irish demands. In this case, the UK could only compromise with Ireland and agreed to pay up to 500 million francs of compensation to Ireland. Of course, the British could not pay so much money at this time. However, as the saying goes, there is no itch if there are too many lice, and there is no worry if there are too many debts. Anyway, it is to pay in installments and borrow money from the Roman Bank.

Of course, with this loan, the entire UK's fiscal expenditure was basically controlled by the French. In this sense, the United Kingdom government is no longer an independent government, but has completely become the French agent in the UK.
Chapter completed!