We must understand that although Venice was one of the main battlefields of the last Anti-French Alliance, its more prosperous areas such as the City of Venice and Treviso were untouched by the flames of war.
Furthermore, the main forces that fought in Northern Italy were the Austrian Army, with the Russian Army merely passing through a few times, yet France demanded 12 million francs in reparations for Venice.
Count Saigul continued with an arrogant demeanor: "Pay Milan 4 million francs in war indemnities..."
The Milan Foreign Minister felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this.
In the last war, the Russian Army never set foot on Milanese soil, merely ambushing a few Milanese caravans within Switzerland, and killed over 20 Milan soldiers in combat.
Demanding 4 million just for this was indeed a bit too harsh.
Saigul then read out the largest compensation: "Pay our country 32 million francs in war indemnities."
