Chapter 725: Men Want to Fight

Pierre Giscard snorted and said, "And leather."

"Even if you peel off your skin, it's not worth 200 million francs!"

Pierre Giscard rolled his eyes at the old marshal and tilted his head before retorting.

"It's a loan, they just used Alaska as collateral."

"The Russians won't pay back the money?!"

"How do you know they won't pay back the money? Or are you all in collusion?"

Pierre Giscard's practice of turning the tables is very common in the business world, but Soult is a military man after all, and even though he is old and weak, he still has some blood in his blood.

"I'm going to kill you, the traitor, right now!"

Seeing that the old marshal was really angry, the onlookers immediately took the old marshal's gun away.

"Prime Minister, don't be angry. Mr. Giscard has a point. There are still several years to go. We can talk about it then."

"Yes! Mr. Giscard is the first to make the successful negotiations with the Russians!"

"Yes! Yes! This is a victory for France!"

"We won! We won! We won!"

The people around him said one thing after another. The traitor who spent 200 million to buy a freezer in Soult's mouth became a "hero" in everyone's mouth.

Soult could only throw the scepter in his hand to the ground and walk away, because there were too many Orleans financial capitalists in the cabinet at this time. They colluded with each other. Even if Guizot went to North America, he could not suppress the development of this group of people.

Soult could only go to King Louis Philippe, but the big money behind the Orleans faction had already informed the latter, and the former could only be frustrated.

Finally, under Soult's repeated requests, Pierre Giscard was only dismissed from office and did not suffer any substantial punishment.

Two hundred million francs seemed to be nothing to the July Monarchy, whose annual fiscal revenue was as high as 1.4 billion francs, but in fact, the French government's annual property expenditure was higher than its income.

Moreover, the deficit pressure was getting bigger and bigger. If it continued like this, the entire French government would have to work for those financial capitalists.

At this time, the French government could only continue to borrow 200 million francs, and the interest on the loan was higher than the interest France lent to the Russians.

In the end, the capitalists at the top of the dynasty won, and the Russians also won, but all these burdens were passed on to the country.

Soult could only sit in his office and sigh. Although he felt that the Orleansists were playing with fire, he also could not accept the Bonapartists who advocated war.

As for the orthodox who advocated traditional monarchy, they were even more of a joke in Soult's eyes, because the Great Revolution was not as simple as chopping off a few heads.

Some things cannot be killed once they appear, and some things can never come back once they die.

Louis Philippe actually felt that he had made a profit from this deal, and he was proud of his great achievements.

You have to know that Alaska is three times the size of France. Which king in history can compare with him in terms of civil and military achievements?

In fact, the French have never given up the fight for the Rhine region and the three southern German countries, but the German Confederation was too strong at that time, so he needed help.

And this obviously cannot be the British, after all, the British would not want any European country to become too strong.

Of course, it cannot be Prussia and Austria, because the Rhineland is the land of the former, and the latter is nominally the chairman of the German Confederation, so it still has some face.

As for countries like Sweden and Poland, they are not on the stage at all. Of course, if the Poles can really restore their country, that is another matter, but judging from their performance in the past few months, Louis Philippe feels that these people have limited energy.

Russia also has ambitions for the German region, and is very dissatisfied with what Austria has done in the Balkans, so it is the most suitable ally for France at this time.

In the Caucasus region, the new governor Paskevich did not rush to go deep into the mountains for a decisive battle, but adopted a step-by-step strategy.

Advance step by step with deep trench fortresses, resolutely fight a decisive battle, and then take the opportunity to send Cossack cavalry to carry out looting tasks.

The so-called looting mission is a barbaric tactic, similar to the three-light policy of the Japanese army during the Anti-Japanese War, but more primitive and barbaric.

The Governor of the Caucasus, Paskevich, authorized the Cossacks and soldiers who dared to go deep into the Caucasus Mountains to plunder freely.

They can plunder any hostile targets and kill all resisters at the same time. The targets of looting include property and the rebels themselves.

At first, Imam Shamil led his Chechen soldiers to resist tenaciously, won a lot of victories and did scare off some Cossacks.

But in front of the Russians who believed in the iron rod sweeping in the face of difficulties, increasing difficulties and doubling the iron rod. The heroic resistance of the Imam Khanate only added some fun to Paskevich.

The executioner who once suppressed the Warsaw Uprising asked for some new toys from Tsar Nicholas I before coming.

They were prisoners from Siberia and criminals from St. Petersburg, including thieves, hooligans, swindlers, gangsters, murderers, cultists, Decembrists, and ordinary people who took risks.

Paskevich trained these people, gave them weapons, and promised them a chance to redeem themselves.

"Go to fight! You scum! Go to kill! Go to destroy! Kill the enemies of Russia! Go to conquer! Go to enslave! Let their wives and daughters cry under your "moon praise"!.

remember! The winner will not only get honor, but also freedom! "

"Men want to fight!"

Although Paskiewicz's words were simple, they were very clear, targeted and provocative.

Then more criminal legions and Cossack cavalry entered the mountains. They were rampant and unscrupulous. Their fighting power was far stronger than ordinary gray animals, and their behavior was more animalistic.

The mountain people in the Caucasus suffered a devastating blow, the resisters were massacred, and the surrendered people became transport mules and horses, and slaves who were bullied.

Imam Shamir's letter for help did not receive a response, so this time he sent another group of people to Tripoli.

When the Chechens arrived in Tripoli on Ottoman ships, the Karamanli family was still ready to receive them as before.

Tripoli.

In 814 BC, the Phoenicians established a city here. Later, the Romans, Arabs, Spaniards, and Turks came here successively, leaving their colorful marks.

The city in this oasis is completely different from the deserts we saw along the way. The blue sea, blue sky, lush city, busy port, and exquisite buildings all make people forget to leave.

But as the representative of the Imam Khanate, Ibrahim and his men had no such leisurely mood at all. The steward of the Karamanli family received them warmly as usual.

The sumptuous food and fragrant wine, coupled with the leisurely sea breeze and the hard-working performers of the dancing musicians, made these people who come from a bitter cold place feel a bit unreal.