Chapter 301

In accordance with the practice of the European continent, the next step is the negotiation link. In particular, the Vienna system was re-established again, and the French had to abide by this rule.

Since the French's diplomatic note was communicated, Cavour hurried to Paris to send gifts and public relations everywhere.

Still useless, French bureaucrats are not stupid, they know what money can and cannot be collected. Involved in the assassination of the emperor, it is better to participate less.

Foreign Minister Cleo said with a frown: "Prime Minister, the ceremony has been returned, and these people won't even let us in."

This is still relatively subtle, and what's more, the sugar coating is taken away, and the cannonball is shot back.

In other words, I took the gift, stuffed something into the gift box, and threw it out with great fanfare.

I hope they don't dream of doing things, these things will at best let them put out the fire, and less ammunition when clamoring for war.

There is no way, in order to let the emperor see everyone's loyalty, the slogan must be shouted. Even the anti-war factions are now clamoring to give the Kingdom of Sardinia some color.

Who made the investigation results show that someone helped the assassin and leaked the emperor's whereabouts, but this person has not been caught.

To avoid suspicion, no one dares to make this political mistake.

Cavour said helplessly: "I have no results here either. Napoleon III excused himself from his injuries, so I'm afraid this will be difficult to handle.

However, we have no choice. Since the French dare not accept it, they will give gifts to representatives of various countries. Don't save money at this time.

Feeding them, even if it's just a word for us at the meeting, is worth it. "

This is the most rubbish method, but also the most effective method. Now the Kingdom of Sardinia is unable to exchange interests with other countries, and it is even more impossible to influence the diplomacy of various countries.

In this context, the only option is to bribe the representatives of various countries. Now European governments are very angry at this assassination, and everyone does not want to see France continue to expand.

Including Cavour himself was very angry about the assassination, and he had no sympathy for these so-called patriots.

If possible, he doesn't mind killing those guys directly, he's done. For the French demand to punish the murderer, Cavour is not prepared to argue at all, as long as it does not expand.

He could not bear the demands of the French government alone to cede territory. Originally, the reunification of the Italian region was far away. Now if the land is ceded, there is really no hope.

Clio whispered: "Prime Minister, the French are also doing PR, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to compete with them.

The representative of Austria this time, Martic, is a Lombard, and he is the representative of the anti-Sacrament faction in the Vienna government. The Vienna government sent him as a representative, and I am afraid it has something to do with the law of law.

In this negotiation, the Austrians are afraid that they will not be able to count on it. Even we have to worry that France and Austria have reached an agreement to divide us up. "

Lombardy is in the Italian region, but Lombards do not equal Italians. To be precise, this is an independent nation, a branch of the Germanic nation, which originated in southern Sweden.

In the independence movement in 1848, the Lombards were divided, some people supported the Vienna government, and some people sided with the revolutionary party.

There is no doubt that Martic can hold a high position and must support the Habsburg dynasty. As one of the vested interests, he is naturally opposed to the unification of Italian regions.

In the last Aussie war, the invasion of the Sardinian army caused a disaster to his hometown. After the pain, hatred for the Sardinian kingdom became inevitable.

Facing such an opponent, Cavour also had a headache. If you want to fool around, you don't know where to start.

Talk about national unity in Italy? People do not consider themselves a member of the Italian nation at all, even if the cultural traditions of the Lombards are influenced by Italian culture.

This is of no use, and now the entire Lombard kingdom is de-Italizing and returning to the German cultural family.

After thinking for a while, Cavour said cautiously: "This information is very important, and we must notify the British immediately. Tonight, I will personally go to the British embassy to discuss countermeasures."

A Frenchman is dying, and another Austrian is really powerless. Apart from finding the British boss, Cavour is now helpless.

This is not because his personal ability is not strong, but because the enemy is too strong, and the Sardinian Kingdom is too weak, and he is not even qualified to talk on an equal footing.

Now the British want to protect the Kingdom of Sardinia, not only strategically, but also kidnapped by debt.

After the Australasian War, the economy of the Sardinian Kingdom collapsed, and it all depended on British capital to survive. The Sardinian government naturally borrowed and borrowed, and the current Sardinian kingdom can almost be said to be a semi-colonial of the British.

Tariffs, salt taxes, tobacco and alcohol taxes, railways, and ports were all mortgaged to the British. Once the Kingdom of Sardinia was over, the tens of millions of pounds lent by the British would all be lost.

Unless the London government is confident that France and Austria can repay the money, the British consortium will not tolerate the ruin of the Sardinian kingdom.

There is no doubt that neither Napoleon III nor Franz could be taken advantage of.

This is aggression, not inheritance. Only the heir has always inherited the debt, and no one has ever heard that the aggressor has to bear the debt.

Involving a huge sum of tens of millions of pounds, the face of the British is not good. To be precise, as long as interests are involved, the British are not good at face.

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On the other hand, Martic and the French Foreign Minister Auvergne had a good conversation. Under the premise that the Vienna government supports the annexation of the Sardinian kingdom by the French government, it is difficult for the two to negotiate.

In return, the French government promised to open several overseas colonial ports to supply the Austrian navy.

Previously, the Vienna government had reached an agreement with Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands, and with this agreement with the French, the Austrian Navy was able to enter any ocean in the world.

Strategically, this means that the Austrian naval globalization strategy has taken another step forward.

Of course, the French will gain even more. Now as long as Napoleon III can withstand the pressure of European countries, he can eat the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Then, the rebellion was slowly suppressed. Anyway, the French have rich experience in countermeasures, and if you communicate with the Italians, you may be able to spark new sparks.

It doesn't matter if you can't stand the pressure, at least the road to the British-French alliance is broken. The arrogant French can't always be the younger brother of the British.

Especially after damaging their core interests, no matter how pro-British Napoleon III is, the two countries will still confront each other politically and diplomatically.

In the British embassy in France, the current atmosphere is very strange.

In order to give a platform to the Kingdom of Sardinia, British Foreign Secretary Thomas came to attend the Paris conference in person, and he came ahead of time.

Thomas asked seriously: "Prime Minister Cavour, are you sure what you just said is true?"

He couldn't help being careless. If France and Austria reached an agreement to divide up the kingdom of Sardinia, they would be passive. There was nothing the London government could do except roar a few times.

The only way is to act in advance to destroy the Franco-Austrian alliance, or to unite with European countries to put pressure on the two countries to make concessions.

Either outcome is not what the London government wants to see. As for the Kingdom of Sardinia, their ending is very obvious, it is nothing more than a question of how much to lose.

If diplomacy fails, you will lose all your money; if you succeed in diplomacy, you will end up bleeding. It is impossible to assassinate the emperor without paying a price, and the French still have to give face.

"Mr. Thomas, how could I be joking about something like this," Cavour said with a sad face.

This is the worst case, and he doesn't want to see it, how could it be fabricated out of thin air? They didn't know the news that Vienna had captured the Charcoal assassins, otherwise the two would not have doubts about the Vienna government's actions.

Without this excuse, even if Franz wanted to calculate the French, it would not have been so smooth.

The voices in the Vienna government against condoning France are not small, and even Franz cannot ignore everyone's voices.

After the assassin was arrested, things changed. For political correctness, everyone stood on the opposite side of the Sardinian kingdom.

Thomas lingered for a few steps, then said: "There must have been a change in the Austrian government. Not long ago, our ambassador in Vienna received news that the voices in the Austrian government advocating limiting French expansion are still dominant.

With that old fox Metternich around, he couldn't have been unaware of the threat of letting France expand.

In the last Austro-Saharan war, Austria had the opportunity to annex the kingdom of Sardinia, and they all gave up. It is enough to prove that the Austrian government has no ambitions for you.

Now the Austrian government has not changed its boundaries at all, and none of the cabinet members have changed. The political position change cannot be so fast. "

Thomas's analysis is very thorough. It is impossible to change political positions at will, and this is also accompanied by the concept of governance. Under the stable structure of the Austrian government, it is even more impossible for things to change rapidly.