Chapter 805 "Turin Agreement"

Chapter 806 "Turin Agreement"

A strange light suddenly flashed in Amedeo III's eyes, and he even licked his lips subconsciously.

The Papal States almost did not exist before the rise of the Carolingian Dynasty. The Papal States were established by relying on the lands snatched from the Italian states by Pepin the Dwarf and Charlemagne of the Carolingian Dynasty.

So all Italians are concerned about the land occupied by the Papal States.

This is also the reason why the Roman Catholic Church has always had little control over the Italian states around it, but can affect Spain, Austria and other countries far away.

No wonder Amedeo III was so excited. You know, the area of ​​the Papal States is larger than two Sardinias.

If Sardinia could bite off a piece of the Papal States, it would be full to death.

More importantly, Sardinia and the Papal States are not bordering each other at present.

This means that if Sardinia wants to go to the Papal States, it must first occupy part of the territory of Parma or Venice.

The words of the French Foreign Minister indicate that France will turn a blind eye to such behavior!

Sardinia's military power is not worth mentioning in front of France and Austria, but looking at the entire Italian peninsula, only the Two Sicilies can compete with it.

Even Venice is far from being Sardinia's opponent, not to mention small countries like Parma.

Amedeo III is a very ambitious king. It should be said that his family has always been ambitious since his ancestor, the Duke of Savoy. In history, it was King Carlo Alberto of Sardinia who finally unified the Italian peninsula through various political speculations more than half a century later.

There is a good opportunity to reach out to the hinterland of Italy. How could Amedeo III not be tempted?

In comparison, the land of Savoy is nothing at all.

Originally, Savoy was separated by the Alps, which was very inconvenient to manage. And because it is close to France, the French population there is increasing, and it will definitely be more difficult to manage in the future.

It is better to give it to France in exchange for other benefits as much as possible.

Besides, there are French troops stationed in Savoy now, so he can't come back even if he wants to.

Amedeo III turned his head to look at Talleyrand: "So, what do you think about this?"

The latter sat upright and nodded: "His Majesty the King did authorize me to sign an agreement with you, which will include the ownership of Cham and understanding of certain military actions in Sardinia."

Amedeo III nodded, still hesitantly said: "Or, can we wait until General Dimopin occupies Mantua before talking?"

Talleyrand smiled: "Excuse me, you can't wait until you are already starving before you start planting wheat.

"Now is your only chance to show friendship. Otherwise, you should be able to imagine how General Dimopin will mobilize his troops after defeating the Austrians. "

Amadeo III was silent for a few seconds, and finally raised his head and took a deep breath, and said to Talleyrand:

"Perhaps, we can discuss the details..."

The next morning, Talleyrand and the Count of Provence quietly left the Turin Palace.

The latter was carrying the newly signed French-Sardinian "Turin Agreement".

According to the agreement, Sardinia recognizes France's sovereignty over Savoy and the east of Monaco, including the Catibona Pass.

At the same time, Sardinia will end all hostile actions against France, end any support for the Austrian army, and provide the necessary supplies for the French Dimopin Corps.

France will compensate Sardinia with the province of Chame in the northwest of Lombardy, support Sardinia's claim to the territory of the Papal States, etc.

The Count of Provence looked much more relaxed than when he came, and whispered to Talleyrand: "I didn't expect things to be resolved so quickly."

The latter said very calmly: "This is the inevitable result of political diplomacy, Count. "

In fact, he said so, but he was also very surprised.

Savoy is the home of the Sardinian royal family. When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that Amedeo III would definitely hand it over, he didn't quite believe it.

Who knew that the King of Sardinia actually agreed to it, and didn't even put forward other conditions.

He couldn't help but secretly admire: His Royal Highness's control of the international political situation is more than one level higher than his own. I really don't know how he accurately analyzed the diplomatic direction of Sardinia?

Of course, Joseph didn't rely on analysis. He just knew that Sardinia ceded Savoy and the territory east of Nice to France during the reign of Napoleon III in exchange for France's support for their military operations against Lombardy and Venice.

Sardinia has great ambitions to unify Italy. Faced with similar conditions in history, they will most likely accept them.

But according to Joseph's plan , he did not intend to let Sardinia unify Italy as it did in history.

After the unification of Italy, the national strength will rank fourth or fifth in Europe, which will have a considerable influence on the European continent.

From the geopolitical perspective of France, it is more advantageous to have a bunch of weaker small countries at the doorstep.

Small countries do not have the strength to challenge France in terms of politics, economy, industry, and market.

As long as France can defeat Austria, the Italian peninsula will become France's back garden.

No mistake, one song, one post, one content, one look!

To achieve this goal, at least two of Parma, Modena, Genoa, Venice and other countries must be preserved.

Among them, the king of Parma is named Bourbon, and he has no ambitions. He is the one that Joseph is most satisfied with.

Modena is also more pro-French. If he is more motivated, he can also support it.

Tuscany and the Papal States controlled by the Habsburg family will be used as "cakes" to be divided up by everyone.

As for the Two Sicilies in the south, it is currently the most powerful state in Italy. As long as it does not commit suicide, it should be difficult to be annexed by other countries.

In this case, there will be at least 4 countries on the Italian peninsula, plus the Roman Catholic Church, which is fragmented enough.

Talleyrand closed the carriage door for the Count of Provence and bowed to say: "I wish you a good mood along the way."

The latter glanced at Talleyrand's carriage and said in surprise: "Why don't you go back with me?"

"I was going back to Paris." Talleyrand said, "but His Royal Highness the Dauphin gave me some new diplomatic work yesterday.

"I think the battle in Alexandria may end soon, so I might as well wait here for a while. "

He will then go to Parma and other countries to start planning the future political map of the Italian peninsula.

...

Italy.

The north bank of the Po River.

Pavia.

Napoleon, wearing a brand new cavalry uniform, was smiling as he led Brigadier General Carnot, who was sent by the General Staff, through two rows of neatly lined soldiers and welcomed him into the tent to the sound of military music.

Brigadier General Carnot took off his hat and handed it to his attendant, then took out a stack of documents and shook them at Napoleon: "Colonel Bonaparte, I have some orders from the General Staff to read to you."