Chapter 473 Napoleon III's Thoughts

When the news of the establishment of the Great French Empire spread, the whole of France was boiling. At this moment, the prestige of Napoleon III reached its peak, and it meant catching up with his uncle Napoleon.

From now on, Napoleon III is no longer the second generation who relied on his uncle's legacy, but the generation of the hero of France.

However, the "lord" is not in a good mood now, and the reaction of European countries is more intense than Napoleon III imagined. The Italian that has just been eaten may not be able to be digested.

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already laid down a lot of people. Although they have worked very hard, the news that came back is still not optimistic.

So far, no country in Europe has recognized the legitimacy of the "Great French Empire".

Jurisprudence, Napoleon III really couldn't find it. When the Bonaparte family was in Italy, they were just ordinary nobles, and they made a fortune quickly because of their uncle Napoleon.

If you can't find the legitimacy of the throne, it doesn't matter, you can also use the election to make up the money, and you can make do with it. Neither does the legitimacy of the empire, and yes, it is not that the jurisprudence is insufficient, but that it is completely absent.

Open the history book, Italy and France used to be a country in Roman times, no matter how shameless, Napoleon III was embarrassed to say that he was the heir of the Roman Empire.

Afterwards, the once prosperous Frankish kingdom once unified most of the two countries, and even included parts of Germany.

However, this empire was established by the Germans, and France has another name: the Kingdom of West Francia, but now the French are not buying it much.

In 843 AD, the "Verdun Agreement" legally divided France, Italy and Germany. The only connection between France and Italy is that they both belong to the Latin family.

This has no effect. Napoleon III dare not raise the banner of the Carolingian Empire, which means that Austria will soon turn against them.

Moreover, this banner is useless, it is estimated that most people do not remember this empire. People who know history will question the legitimacy of the emperor. Napoleon III has no right to inherit.

Originally, Europe recognized legal principles, and now it also involves interests, so naturally the "Great French Empire" will not be easily recognized.

Belgium and Switzerland, which were originally attracted by the French, are now approaching Austria involuntarily, apparently frightened by Napoleon III's food.

No way, place and place are also different. The popularity of the Italian region is too high, and the influence of occupying here will naturally not be small.

Looking at the response of Austria to the expansion of the Balkans, the response of the countries is much smaller, mainly because the Balkans is a small rural place in everyone's impression, while the Italian region is a bustling metropolis.

This impression is not wrong, the Balkans a decade ago was indeed a small rural place, and the local production level remained in the Middle Ages.

The wealthy areas are concentrated in the Constantinople generation. Since the economy is backward, and it is taken from the infidels, it cannot be regarded as an aggression.

In this regard, the overall situation of the European people is still good, and it is also politically correct to attack the abominable Ottoman Empire.

When expanding into the German region, the result was quite the opposite. If it weren't for the hot war in the Near East, Franz would have stopped decisively after winning the South German region, and Austria would not have been so easy to pass.

If there is a choice, Napoleon III also wants to cycle gradually and slowly to reduce the pressure on the outside world.

However, unlike Franz who can afford to be young and ageing, Napoleon III, who was born in 1808, is now 62 years old.

In later generations, this age may be the golden age of politicians, but in this era when the average French life expectancy is hovering around forty years old, it is already considered a long life.

Seeing his body getting worse day by day, Napoleon III had to think about paving the way for the next generation. He has many illegitimate children, but there is only one legitimate son, who was born in 1856 and is now 14 years old.

Obviously, at this age, it is impossible to control such a big empire. France's chariot has run far away, and it can't be pulled if it wants to.

Napoleon III thought he could handle it, but his young son had no choice.

Napoleon III was naturally aware of the hidden dangers of forcibly annexing the Italian region, but he still did it.

The great power desire of the French people is driving the chariot forward. It will be a matter of time before it continues to expand to the Italian region. From the moment of annexing the Kingdom of Sardinia, the chariot will not stop.

In particular, there are two successful examples in Austria and Prussia, which stimulated the ambitions of the French, and Napoleon III was only able to pull the chariot.

His body is not sure how long it can support. Once an accident occurs, the young son will obviously be unable to control the empire.

Instead of passively expanding when the time comes, it is better to take action now, at least with his own hands, and the success rate is even higher.

It is definitely not possible to take it slowly. If you really want to learn from Franz, you may not be able to annex Italy in 20 years. Napoleon III does not have that much time.

The Italian region is not so easy to digest, and it is even more difficult to forcibly annex it now. In the future, the main energy of France will be on digesting the Italian region.

During this period, there will definitely be a lot of trouble, but with the strength of France, it can still be suppressed. After experiencing setbacks, even activists will slowly calm down and think, and will no longer blindly provoke wars.

As long as France did not initiate a war on the European continent, then there would be no danger, which Napoleon III was very sure of.

The only one on the European continent that has the strength to threaten France is Austria. However, the geographical environment determines that whoever initiates the war between France and Austria will suffer.

Now that Austria has abandoned the Italian region, their strategic focus on the European continent will not be here.

As for Central Europe, Napoleon III has abandoned the original plan. After eating the Italian area, pay attention to attacking Belgium, Rhineland and other areas, I am afraid that you will be besieged again.

In any case, the Italians had no strong country and were easier to rule than the Germans in Central Europe.

Moreover, occupying the Italian region can also strengthen the right to speak in the Mediterranean Sea and consolidate the French rule over North Africa.

There are advantages and disadvantages, and the price is to fill the hatred of European countries. For a long time to come, France will be the least popular in the European world.

If the operation is not good, there may be an anti-French alliance. In order to avoid the worst situation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is naturally busy.

As soon as the Minister of Foreign Affairs Montero came over, Napoleon III asked with concern: "How is it, are the Austrians willing to help drag the British?"

Winning over Austria is the most important part of the French diplomacy. Without this main player, the rest of the European countries would be nothing to worry about.

The troublesome road roller is now busy farming. After one failure, the tsarist government seemed to have become transparent, with little involvement in European affairs.

Of course, too many creditors dare not face it, which is also a factor. The tsarist government is still not thick-skinned. At this time, it is trying to reduce its sense of existence, so as not to be charged for debts.

Originally, Spain's position was also very critical, but when they choked up their own people, their brains were turned into pigs' brains, and they didn't care about Italy at all.

The remaining European powers are Prussia, Poland, and the Nordic Commonwealth. These three countries have certain strength, but no one takes the lead, and they dare not come to do things.

Now Napoleon III is trying to win over Austria to contain the British, that is, to make European countries without leaders, so as to avoid the emergence of an anti-French alliance.

Foreign Secretary Montero happily replied: "The Vienna government has agreed to restrain the British to a limited extent, but if we want us to support their actions in the Middle East, they intend to take back the Holy Land.

Considering the importance of this event, our ambassador in Vienna has agreed to the Austrians' terms. "

The sphere of influence of the French has also spread to the Middle East, and Napoleon III also intends to send troops to recover the Holy Land to gain political prestige. It's just that I was too busy to do it in time.

Napoleon III immediately said: "Well done, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tried to incite the Vienna government to go to war against the Ottoman Empire.

If necessary, you can promise them that everyone will join hands with the interests of the Mediterranean. The Eastern Mediterranean region, including the Ottoman Empire, will belong to them, and the Western Mediterranean region will belong to us. Let the British eat shit!

They also sent people to donate money to the Organization of German Unification, incited these nationalists to make troubles, put pressure on the Vienna government, and lured them to the German Confederation. "

Anyone can write a bad check, and Napoleon III is no exception. Winning Austria to contain the British was just a test, and he did not expect Austria to really help contain the British.

Even if it promised to help now, maybe the Vienna government would change its mind in two days and want to join forces with Britain to do things. In the face of interests, all promises are unreliable.

Carving up the interests of the Mediterranean, in fact, since the French occupied the Italian region, has already created an established fact, nothing more than an additional Ottoman Empire.

However, the Ottoman Empire still needs Austria to fight on its own, and only the winner is eligible to share the spoils.

No matter how much benefit Austria can get, as long as it goes to war with the Ottoman Empire or annexes the German Confederation, Napoleon III will be at ease.

He didn't know that Franz had made up his mind to watch the play, otherwise he wouldn't be worried. Since they don't know, the best thing to do is to find something for Austria to do so that they don't get attention.

Montero nodded, this is not the best choice, but the safest choice. As long as the Austrians moved, the crisis in France ceased to exist.