Since modern times, the Qing Dynasty has signed a series of unequal treaties, such as the Treaty of Nanjing, which compensated several thousand taels of silver, and the Treaty of Shimonoseki, which compensated Japan 200 million taels of silver. The largest is The total compensation for the Xinchou Treaty was 980 million taels of silver, which can be said to be one of the dynasties that paid the most compensation in the history of China.

However, looking at the world, perhaps the Qing Dynasty did not pay the most compensation. There is a country that is hard to imagine. It paid more than 1 trillion in external compensation. The compensation has not been paid off until now. Even if the finances are tight now, Every year, a portion of the national revenue is used to repay war reparations. This country is Germany.

In our impression, Germany has always been a rich and powerful country, and the iron-blooded prime minister Bismarck was even more famous for his toughness. He even said this famous saying: "We Germans, who else but God?" We are not afraid either, but it is precisely because of the fear of God that we cherish and maintain peace. ?Not to mention the mustache who wrote the famous article "Mein Kampf". His name is even more well known. He made a famous saying: "No bread, no butter, just cannons!" ?.

So how did such a tough nation and country embark on the road of ceding territory and paying compensation? What's the reason for paying so much compensation all at once?

In fact, this is unexpected and reasonable. As the most dynamic country in Europe, Germany has always been one of the main forces in Europe. Under the leadership of Bismarck, after the reunification, Germany became the most powerful country in Europe, adding incomparable vitality to the German nation. National pride also fuels the nation's ambitions. However, precisely because of this, Germany, which is too powerful, often faces the unfavorable situation of one person challenging a group of people alone.

In World War I, Germany, which singled out a group of novices, could not withstand the tactics of a pack of wolves and was finally defeated. During World War II, Hitler absorbed a little bit of the painful experience and lessons from the next two battles. Before the war started, he signed a private treaty with the then-giant Soviet Union, and along the way unified most of Western Europe, the famous Macedonian Defense Line It was simply vulnerable to Hitler's attack.

However, it was precisely because of the smooth sailing in the early stage that Hitler misjudged his own strength. As he fought, he felt that he was now very strong and could accept fighting on two fronts, so he asked again. The Soviet Union went to war. This once again put Hitler, who was still at an advantage, into the embarrassing situation of fighting on two fronts. Although the "Führer"'s combat effectiveness was as extraordinary as ever, he was still defeated in the end.

So, although Germany is very strong, and although Germany was one of the initiators of the wars in both world wars, due to excessive pride, Germany, which failed twice, will naturally have to pay reparations for each war. All must be handed in in full. The total value of war reparations at that time was quite low and expensive. For example, according to the treaty after World War I, the German Communist Party needed to compensate 226 billion marks, and it needed to be paid in gold.

At that time, Germany was already in a poor economic situation, and it also suffered a defeat. All industries were severely damaged. So not many years later, when Hitler proposed to launch a war and refused to repay the money, the Germans below were very supportive of Hitler. Why support him? Because he really couldn't pay back the money, it would be best if Hitler could just let the debt go. That's why Hitler at that time was very popular with the German people.

In 1935, Hitler tore up the Treaty of Versailles, hoping to use war to cancel the war reparations. However, Germany ultimately failed in World War II, so the old and new accounts were settled together. In 1960, Germany signed agreements with other victorious countries to continue paying reparations. Many of these small countries benefited from Germany. Greece wants 115 million marks, and Belgium, the Netherlands, and other small countries that buy it alone also want reparations from Germany.

By the 1970s, Germany had already paid 1.4 billion marks in compensation to Poland. After signing the 2+4 treaty, Germany's compensation increased further? It needed to pay another 18 billion marks in compensation to the Soviet Union. With so much money, Germany, which was devastated by the war, naturally could not return it on time, so it had to postpone the repayment, so it had to pay high deferred interest.

By 1993, Germany had paid 90.493 billion marks in reparations, which also included a lot of machinery and equipment that Germany used to offset its debt. As for all the reparations for World War I, Germany was basically fully compensated on October 3, 2010, which took a full 92 years. However, this is only the reparations from World War I. There are also many reparations from World War II. Germany has not paid them back until now. In 2015, Greece, which was in economic crisis, pressed Germany for World War II reparations. I have to say that Germany is a courageous country, much better than another fascist invader.