OOC: Note: I shall give monies to build industry in Colombia after the war is over.
OOC: I hope he also realises that he isn't going to win, and that he will have to get through the worlds 2 most powerful navies.
This. Also, alliances on a wide scale will be banned after this war. I will reopen them near the dawn of the new century.
I think that'd be a very bad idea. For one because it'd make no sense, but also because it's utterly un-enforcable.
We thank the Qing for their words, and wonder if they are inclined to offer the Heavenly Kingdom a peace in the near future?