Chapter 962

The Paris Revolution was a success, and as soon as the news of Napoleon IV's exile came out, a major political earthquake broke out on the European continent.

Anyone with a little political savvy knows that the emergence of a republican government at this time is a disastrous decision for France.

Controlling Paris and controlling France are two concepts. If there is no threat from foreign enemies, the revolutionary government can also take political means to unify the country, and then slowly purge the officialdom and the Bonapartists in the army.

Obviously, this is impossible, and the anti-French alliance will not give them time to integrate the country. In the face of the anti-French coalition's army of millions, the revolutionary government that only controlled Paris was powerless.

Strength is the basis of negotiation. Without enough strength, France's desire to preserve its vitality after the war is simply a nonsense.

In London, after receiving this sudden bad news, Prime Minister Gladstone was so angry that he overturned the table.

What happened to France, he couldn't care about it now, the key was that it was not the right time for the fall of the Bonaparte dynasty.

You must know that they have just reached a secret agreement with Napoleon IV not long ago to invest 18 million pounds to buy all the main ships of the French Navy.

I thought it was a great deal, but I didn't expect that the Bonaparte Dynasty would cease to exist before the ink was dry.

The Bonaparte dynasty was gone, and the previous secret covenant was naturally not fulfilled. Now is not the most arrogant era in Britain, even if the London government wants to force the revolutionary government to continue to perform the contract, it is not impossible to use the secret contract.

No way, the treaty contains too much content for the anti-French alliance. Once exposed, Britain would not be able to mingle in Europe.

If that's the case, then it's no big deal, just pretend that this secret contract doesn't exist. The problem is that you can't get your money back now.

It was originally thought that the French sold the warships to raise military funds to fight against Austria, and the London government paid the money so readily that they paid half of the cost even before delivery.

There is no need to say now, it is directly into a bad debt. Knowing that the money fell into the hands of Napoleon IV, the London government had no way to publicly recover it.

Not only can you not ask for debt, you must also find a way to cover the lid. If the rumors are leaked, not only will the plan to contemplate the French warships go bankrupt, but also political enemies will seize the handle of illegal operations.

According to regulations, such large-scale transactions must be approved by Congress. Obviously, this kind of secret deal is not suitable for discussion in Congress, and Gladstone's cabinet can only do it first.

Similar things have precedents in Britain. As long as it is successful, there is no blame. Sadly, Gladstone failed this time.

After calming down, Prime Minister Gladstone: "Immediately send to communicate with Napoleon IV and promise him: as long as the money is returned, we will support his restoration."

Foreign Secretary George explained helplessly: "It's useless, Prime Minister. We have already sent and contacted Napoleon IV. Now his state is very bad, and our people dare not irritate him too much.

To avoid accidents, our people had to talk to the French government in exile. Regrettably, they demanded that the treaty be continued, and immediately issued an order for the navy to hand over the warships.

Considering that the government in exile has lost control of the navy, such a sloppy order is not much better than waste paper, and we can only choose to refuse. "

No matter how desolate the emperor is, he is also the emperor. Seeing that Napoleon IV was on the verge of dying, the British representative who was about to ask for his guilt instantly became miserable.

Unable to determine whether it is a real disease or a fake disease, the British representative naturally dare not take the risk. For fear of accidentally provoking too much, Napoleon IV directly took the lunch box and was charged with killing the emperor.

Napoleon IV did not appear, and the French government in exile directly pretended to be confused. It is clear that they do not believe in the promise of the British government and are ready to swallow this huge sum of money directly.

Hearing this result, Gladstone gritted his teeth and asked, "Are they determined that we will not dare to retaliate? To know that there is no need to pay much to solve a government in exile."

Foreign Secretary George shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the French are really not worried now that we will do anything to them.

Although Napoleon IV was in exile, the foundation of the Bonaparte dynasty was not completely lost. Because of hatred, these people should now be regarded as the most staunch anti-Austrian faction in France, and Napoleon IV is their natural leader.

Whether it is the Orleans Dynasty or the Bourbon Dynasty, this time will not jump out of anti-Austria. Once the revolutionary government surrendered to the anti-French alliance, the anti-Austrian forces in France would all move towards them.

By solving them, the anti-Austrian forces in France will be disintegrated, which is equivalent to helping Austria a lot.

At this time, not only can we not take action against them, but we must also find ways to enhance their strength, and even support their restoration, lest there will be a single voice on the European continent.

In this respect, as long as the Bonaparte dynasty insisted on being anti-Austrian, the money remained in their hands. "

Knowing that he was cheated, not only could he not be able to take revenge, but he had to increase his support. Gladstone felt that the world had gone crazy.

However, this is the reality. For the national interests of Britain, the French government in exile must exist, or the French anti-Austrian elements cannot find an organization.

After pondering for a while, Prime Minister Gladstone reacted and said with emotion: "Napoleon IV is really a good trick! He cheated a huge sum of money from us without even revealing his face."

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"Since he is so powerful, why did he go into exile?"

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"No, there is something wrong with the Paris Revolution. Bona

The Ba Dynasty is not so fragile, it is impossible to collapse so soon!

The troops stationed in Paris were the direct line of Napoleon IV. If they hadn't been transferred, the revolutionaries would not have succeeded at all.

It seems that we have all been tricked by him. The collapse of the Bonaparte dynasty itself was planned by Napoleon IV, and the current revolutionary government is just a scapegoat he prepared.

Oops, the European War is coming to an early end. Napoleon IV will not leave a chance for the revolutionary government, and the French army on the front line is going to have problems.

There is no time, we must negotiate immediately with the revolutionary government, before the French surrender..."

It is true that he was the most successful prime minister of the 18th century in Britain. With only a few clues, Gladstone analyzed the truth of the matter.

Knowing is knowing, Napoleon IV used a conspiracy. Knowing that it was a pit, everyone had to jump into it. Since the armed uprising was launched, the revolutionaries had no way out.

The responsibility for rashly going to war was left to the bourgeoisie, the responsibility for defeat fell to the revolutionary party, and the emperor Napoleon IV became a victim instead.

There is also a barely reasonable explanation to the people: the defeat is not because the emperor is incompetent, but mainly because there are too many traitors. The outbreak of internal and external troubles is really unbearable.

As soon as the cease-and-desist treaty is signed, the populace will target the revolutionary government that grovels and capitulates, thereby downplaying the responsibility of the previous government.

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In the face of the rolling tide of history, the power of the individual is insignificant. The Paris parliament was still arguing about the food issue, and the troops on the front line ran out of food first.

On October 19, 1891, on the third day when the French army ran out of food, the elderly Marshal Patrice McMahon publicly telegraphed and published "Your Conspiracy Has Succeeded."

The article recounted the bloody sacrifices made by the French troops on the front lines to defend their homeland and the country, and denounced the revolutionary government's plot to cut off the logistics of the troops in order to force them to surrender.

Immediately afterwards, the troops on the front line were ordered to lay down their weapons and surrender. It seems to have been agreed, and then the French commanders on the southern, western and central lines followed the trend and energized.

For a time, France was electrified, and almost every French general had to electrify the Paris revolutionary government before surrendering. It seems that if there is no electricity, it will not keep up with the times.

A black pot fell from the sky, directly smashing the confused Paris revolutionary government into complete confusion. "Cooperating with the enemy and betraying the country", they are indeed ready to do it, but the armistice negotiations have not yet started, what are they selling?

Explanation is useless, Napoleon IV painstakingly planted a mine, which has now detonated.

The military united its position and insisted that the revolutionary government colluded with the anti-French alliance, cut off the supply of food and grass to the front-line troops, and forced everyone to surrender to the enemy. The revolutionary government in Paris had no room for explanation.

It's not how influential the Bonaparte Dynasty was in the army. If it could control the army of the whole country, Napoleon IV would not have to go into exile.

In the final analysis, it is still for profit, and defeat always needs someone to be responsible. In particular, the military who lost the battle was the first to bear the brunt. It is conceivable that the generals who lost the battle will not have a better life after the war.

In order not to be sprayed to death by the spittle of the people, they, like Napoleon IV, need a scapegoat who takes responsibility. Just at this time, the revolutionary government of Paris came together.

Want to be the boss, no problem. The revolutionary government of Paris, with a few telegrams, nominally took over military power. As the old nature, it is about to take care of the food, and the responsibility of the Bonaparte Dynasty has now fallen to the revolutionary government.

Now that the mines are being laid, Napoleon IV will naturally not leave too many strategic materials in Paris, including the food materials stored along the way, which are also resold and transported away.

When the Paris government took over, it was time to transport supplies to the front. The loaded goods were seized by the revolutionary army before they set off from Paris.

If they continue to send to the front, they will starve themselves. Needless to say, it was naturally requisitioned first. With this requisition, the black pot cannot be thrown away.

The inability to control the local government and the inability to raise enough food supplies to transport to the front line in a short period of time directly caused the frontline troops to run out of food.

It has happened, no matter how the revolutionary government in Paris explains it, the front-line troops are out of food because of them.

In chaos, the whole of France is in chaos. With the issuance of a telegram, the revolutionary government of Paris was pushed to the forefront.

Students and intellectuals who originally supported the revolution have now become hesitant. The aristocracy, peasants, and some workers who were originally opposed to the revolution are now even more disliked by the revolutionary government.

Even the capitalists who had just been released from prison and were about to usurp the fruits of the revolution stopped and chose to wait and see the situation first.

No way, the Anti-French Alliance has already called. The strategic location of Paris itself is bad, not only safe, but also close to the front. As soon as the troops on the front surrendered, Paris was the new front.

At this time, if you enter the Central Committee, if you can't deal with the anti-French alliance, you will be asking for trouble.