My Italian

Although the Bulgarians thought there was still time, with the arrival of the Ottoman delegation two days later, they immediately ran out of time as the Rome peace talks officially began.

The Ottomans were not given time to rest, and the day after their arrival in Rome, negotiations over the war began at the Quirinal Palace.

It's just that the situation of the Ottomans in this negotiation is even more difficult. Although there are still representatives of so many countries, compared with the London peace talks, not only the right to speak of Greece and Serbia has dropped, but also the influence that other powers can exert in this peace negotiation. , also decreased a lot.

All of this is due to the negative consequences of the Ottomans' refusal to sign the peace treaty, and now the Ottomans need to rely more on themselves.

It's just that the results of the battlefield made the Ottomans very unconfident. This is not after the negotiating parties are seated, the Italian Foreign Minister Barcona has come up with the conditions of winning one side. "Sayed Pasha, this is our condition, please take a look."

As the negotiator of the Ottoman side, Said Pasha, who was psychologically prepared after taking over as the Grand Vizier, did not refute after hearing the words from the Italian foreign minister, but silently took over the documents representing the conditions of the Italian side from the other side Read up.

This time, Italy’s conditions have increased a lot. In addition to the original requirement to cede Albania and the Ottoman North African territories to ensure the independence of Crete, it has also added a requirement that the Ottomans use Kosovo and the Dodecan Islands as punishment for delaying the war before the Ottomans.

After Said Pasha read the Italian conditions, Popkov, the Bulgarian foreign minister, came up with the Bulgarian conditions. "This is our country's request, please take a look at it."

Like the Italians, Bulgaria has also added a lot of conditions, the most critical of which is that Bulgaria this time strongly demanded that the entire Macedonia area be ceded to them as a punishment for the Ottomans' previous overturning of the London contract.

As for Greece and Serbia, the conditions in these two countries are the same as before, which has not changed. But then again, in the previous wars, they were more or less involved in it, and to say something shameless was considered a contribution to the victory of the war. And this time they fought again with Osman, they didn't even touch Mao, and they didn't have the conditions to touch porcelain, so they could only see that there was no way to do this kind of price increase.

Perhaps you have also discovered that in addition to Italy and Bulgaria, there is one country that has not put forward conditions. That's right, the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, which hated the Ottomans the most, didn't move. This is unscientific.

Nothing unscientific, Montenegro and no border with the Ottomans, it is not easy to divide the territory. Taking this into account, Italy, as the big brother, reluctantly helped Montenegro to gain major territory, at most cutting off part of its adjacent Albania region as compensation. In fact, Montenegro and Italy have already negotiated in private that the 1,400 square kilometers of territory in Lake Skadar, where Montenegro and Albania intersect, will serve as a reward for the Grand Duchy of Montenegro in this war.

Although this piece of land is not large, Montenegro is very happy, because most of its territory is mountainous, and the land around Lake Skadar is not a small grain-producing area, which is not a small attraction for the Grand Duchy of Montenegro. . Therefore, the second war bonus of the Grand Duchy of Montenegro against the Ottomans came from Italy.

Of course, Italy is not at a disadvantage. It has obtained more from the Ottomans, the Kosovo region and the Dodecan Islands, which are enough to satisfy Italy.

The only new clauses in the peace talks were Italy and Bulgaria, so the new Grand Vizier Said Pasha, who was the head of the Ottoman negotiator, quickly read it.

After reading the conditions of Italy and Bulgaria, Said Pasha put down the document and said. "We have seen your condition, and I have some doubts about it."

Having said that, Said Pasha said without waiting for others to ask. "I don't know what is the basis for your request for the Dodecan Islands and Macedonia?"

Said Pasha seemed to be talking nonsense, but there were people who were proficient in diplomacy, so how could he not understand the meaning of his words.

This is asking them what they use as a credential to claim the territory.

As for why he only asked about the Dodecan Islands and Macedonia, this was also his strategy. The Ottomans lost even their **** in this war, so some territory was bound to be lost. The Ottomans in other regions are beyond the reach of the Ottomans, only the Dodecan Islands and Macedonia are extremely important to the Ottomans. The Dodecanese were able to directly threaten their core territory, the Asia Minor Peninsula, which was very important to the Ottomans. As for the Macedonian region, it was the Ottomans' strategy. This war brought the Ottomans back to Asia, which made the Ottomans very unwilling. In this case, it is natural to have the necessary mines to create a chance to return.

In this case, there is no better option than Macedonia. Everyone knows that this is a hornet's nest, and the Ottomans want to make a fuss out of it, which can't be better.

Facing the question of Said Pasha, Bakona and Popkov quickly gave an answer.

"Our country is about liberating the natives from your country."

There is nothing wrong with what Bakona said. Although the Greek residents of the Dodecan Islands may not be willing, do their opinions matter?

Greece didn't dare to mention it at all, they couldn't even do anything about Crete. As for the Ottomans, who let them lose so badly!

"Macedonia has historically been our country's territory. In addition, most of the people in the region are Chinese, so it should be assigned to our country, and this is also our unanimous request."

When Popkov said this, he turned his attention to Italian allies, which was recognized by the Italian delegation headed by Italian Prime Minister De Pretis. In some respects, Bulgaria's request is more reasonable than Italy's, but in diplomatic negotiations, reasonableness and legality cannot be the main basis.

No, as soon as Stambolov's voice fell, he immediately aroused opposition.

"My Excellency Popkov, I disagree. Macedonia also has Chinese people, and Macedonia is also our country's territory in history. According to your statement, then Macedonia should also belong to our country."

The speaker was the Greek Foreign Minister Mavros, and his words also attracted the approval of the Serbian Foreign Minister Jeremiah.

"Your Excellency Mavros is right. The Macedonian region also has people from our country, and it once belonged to our country in history. According to His Excellency Popkov's words, this region should also have a share of our country."

In the face of the obstruction of the two countries, this is also within the scope of Bulgaria's consideration. After all, the three countries all have ambitions for the Macedonia region, who can not know each other.

So after hearing the objections of the two countries, Prime Minister Stambolov, who is in charge of the Bulgarian negotiations, must stand up.

"The two of you may have forgotten that in this war, our country contributed more. The **** battle of nearly 300,000 Bulgarian troops and the help of Italy and Montenegro's allies allowed the Macedonian people to get rid of the Ottoman oppression. What contributions did the two countries have? Opinion on Macedonia."

Although there were Ottomans present, the Bulgarian Bismarck did not consider the feelings of the Ottomans in his words. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

For such a situation, the Ottomans were not angry either, because they knew who the Bulgarian Prime Minister was targeting, and they were just accidentally implicated, and it was more a contest between Bulgaria and Sehi. Then look at the confrontation between the three countries, it will be more beneficial to Ottoman. And according to the Ottomans' understanding of the three countries, the Sehi two countries will never yield to the Bulgarians on the Macedonian issue.

Sure enough, even the blatant threat of force from the Bulgarian Bismarck still did not make the two countries back down.

I saw Greek Prime Minister Trikupis said with a mocking expression. "Your Excellency Stambolov, do you think that your country's force alone can make us submit? I'm afraid you will disappoint your country. The three million Greek soldiers and civilians will never accept any oppression."

Before Terry Kupis, the Prime Minister of Greece, finished speaking, Prime Minister Grujic of Serbia also said coldly. "The same is true of the three million soldiers and civilians in our country, who will never accept any oppression."

Seeing that the negotiation on the Macedonian issue suddenly appeared in the peace talks venue, Italian Prime Minister De Pretis, as the host, stood up.

"Three, this is a peace negotiation with Ottoman, not a negotiation on the Macedonian issue. If you want to talk about Macedonia, then I can open a separate conference room for the three."

Depretis' remarks suppressed the atmosphere of the venue again. All the three countries need to give face to the host, Italy, and these words gave the three people who had gradually become riding a tiger a step down.

"Now let's continue!"

After taking a look at the Prime Minister of the Three Kingdoms, Depretis was on the real target, the Ottoman representative said. "His Excellency Said Pasha, what is your country's opinion on our conditions?"