Iron Dynasty

Chapter 1183

The Austrian royal palace.

The place was now filled with armed Chinese soldiers. This Vienna Conference would be held here. When the sun had just risen, the members of the Vienna Convention Organization had already arrived, and at the same time, the representatives of the defeated countries also arrived. Compared to the triumph of the victorious countries, the representatives of the defeated countries looked a little dejected.

At eight o'clock, Xiao Ming's motorcade appeared on time outside the Austrian royal palace. Getting out of the car, Xiao Ming and the Empire's officials walked into the royal palace together. The members of the other countries followed behind and came to the conference room for the negotiations. At this time, the conference room was already ready, and a table more than ten meters long was filled with fruits and desserts.

Entering the room, the representatives of each country sat down in their respective seats in order. The defeated countries and the victorious countries sat on opposite sides. Everyone was seated, and their eyes turned to Xiao Ming. They were all very clear that the protagonist of this conference was the Emperor of the Chinese Empire, and this emperor's decisions would affect the direction of Europe. Xiao Ming noticed the gazes of the crowd. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. This time, both the victorious and defeated countries had sent their highest leaders. This meant that this conference would be able to solve the problem quickly and decisively.

At this time, he gestured to Tang Wenjie. Tang Wenjie understood and stood up. He handed the prepared documents to the representatives of each country one by one. The documents contained the main topics of this conference. Receiving the documents, the representatives of each country eagerly began to read them. The members of the victorious countries were overjoyed with the contents of the documents, while the representatives of the defeated countries looked on with solemn faces.

When everyone had an understanding of the documents, Xiao Ming slowly said, "I believe everyone has seen the contents of the documents. In that case, I will not beat around the bush. As the victorious countries, we have the right to deal with the defeated countries. As the defeated countries, you need to compensate for your crimes." As Xiao Ming's words fell, a thunderous applause suddenly erupted in the conference room. The members of the victorious countries all had smiles on their faces because Xiao Ming's words were domineering enough.

In fact, for them, empty words about morality and righteousness were all false. The only reason they were able to sit here with their heads held high and face the defeated countries today was because they had defeated them through war. If the St. Petersburg Convention Organization had won, then today they would be the ones being asked for compensation. The British representative who came to Vienna this time was Murphy. Just as he had guessed before he came, this Emperor of the Eastern Empire was indeed a very tough person. Dealing with such a person required caution, and meaningless anger would only enrage this powerful person, and the result would also be extremely tragic. So after Xiao Ming concisely stated his thoughts, he did not speak and remained silent.

The other defeated countries also had the same attitude. This time, they had finally become smart. Through this war, they had learned the gap between themselves and the Chinese Empire. They had not come here with the intention of arguing about anything. Instead, they were prepared to be judged. Their only hope was that this emperor would show them some mercy.

The expressions of the defeated countries' representatives were seen by Xiao Ming. Just as he had thought, the St. Petersburg Convention Organization had truly been defeated by the Empire. If that was the case, this Vienna Conference would be simple. At this time, he had someone spread a huge map of Europe on the conference table. The representatives of the victorious countries all stood up when they saw the map, their eyes fixed on the land they were demanding. The locations of the land had already been marked on this map. The representatives of the defeated countries also looked at the map, and they all sighed when they saw the territories that had been circled. However, they were more astonished because they found that the ceded land was only the disputed land. Their traditional historical territories had not been partitioned, which made them feel a little confused.

"This is the land that you need to cede to the victorious countries. Do you have any opinions?" Xiao Ming asked. The representatives of the defeated countries all shook their heads. If they were destined to lose a part of their territory, they would rather it be this disputed territory.

Xiao Ming nodded. Last night, he had already communicated with the representatives of the victorious countries. It was not that the victorious countries only wanted this part of the disputed territory. It was that he had vetoed the other victorious countries' demands for more territory. The reason was simple. He did not want other major powers to rise up again in Europe after he had weakened the traditional powers like Britain. This was the Empire's balance of power policy in Europe. If the European members of the Vienna Convention Organization no longer needed the Empire's protection, then the Vienna Convention Organization would have no reason to exist. So he could not completely destroy all the defeated countries. He had to leave them a breath of life so that they could be revived at any time he wanted. And the reason he used to persuade the victorious countries was that he did not want the conflict in Europe to intensify.

With the war having reached this point, countries like Austria also did not want to continue fighting. After all, a large part of the Empire's military supplies during the war were borne by them, and the war had also destroyed many of their cities. Because of this reason, they decided to stop while they were ahead. The defeated countries had no opinion, so the victorious countries were naturally overjoyed. They all signed the documents to confirm the ceded land. The Chinese Empire also had its own demands for land. They formally acknowledged the Chinese Empire's occupation of the world's colonies. And they demanded that Spain cede Gibraltar as a naval port for the Chinese Empire in Europe. They also demanded that France, Britain, Prussia, and Tsarist Russia each cede a port city to be a garrison for the Chinese Empire.

After the discussion on territory was over, Xiao Ming then brought up the issue of war reparations. He demanded that the defeated countries compensate the Chinese Empire with a total of 8 billion gold dragons, to be paid off in ten years in installments. Including the demands of the other victorious countries, the total amount of compensation from the defeated countries reached 9.6 billion gold dragons. This amount shocked the defeated countries. A single gold dragon weighed 1.5 grams, and 100 million gold dragons was equivalent to 150 tons of gold. 9.6 billion gold dragons was equivalent to more than 10,000 tons of gold. Even if this amount was shared among five countries, it would be a heavy burden. They even doubted if they could afford to pay it. But the judgment was merciless, and they had to carry out this resolution whether they wanted to or not.

After the issue of compensation was settled, Xiao Ming explained the rest of the contents. He demanded that the defeated countries were not allowed to produce or research offensive weapons, including tanks, airplanes, and warships. They could only retain a self-defense force in their territory and were not allowed to form an offensive army. In terms of economy, he demanded that the defeated countries open their markets to the Empire, allow the Empire to open banks in their territory, recognize the circulation of the Imperial Dragon Coin, and recognize it as the world currency. From now on, all international trade would be settled in Imperial Dragon Coins.

Xiao Ming's decision was no longer just aimed at the defeated countries, but at all countries. But now that the Chinese Empire was the world's leader, who would dare to say no?

Published: 2025-08-16T01:13:01.000+00:00Last Edited: 2026-03-22T17:31:12.000+00:00URL: ReadNovelFull.comcaleredhair/posts/id-c1183-136475553