Chapter 96 Drink

Recently, Mr. Rouville was very distressed.

As the vice president of Mexico, he had to come to Vienna alone to seek help from the mysterious Archduke Franz Karl.

This also started with the Battle of Texas. General Jose Epura, as the general of the south of Mexico, stabbed Tasan Anna in the back and besieged Mexico City at a critical moment in the Mexican-American War.

Rouville habitually fled and abandoned the Mexican capital. After joining Tasan Anna in the north, he was denounced by Tasan Anna.

Because the French took the opportunity to refuse to pay the remaining amount for the purchase of Texas and claimed that it would only be handed over to the real ruler of Mexico.

The result was that the French bought the entire Texas for 33 million francs, and Tasan Anna had to admit defeat. After all, the civil war was not over yet, and it was not wise to offend the French again.

In fact, Tasan Anna's army was much stronger than Jose Epura's rebels. At first, they took Mexico City with great momentum, but soon the situation changed. That is, the rebels suddenly seemed to have opened their eyes and could predict the enemy's opportunities everywhere.

All of Tasan Anna's plans seemed to be in the hands of the rebels, so Tasan Anna lost a large number of troops, but this was not enough to bridge the gap between the two.

At this time, the Mexican Navy suddenly rebelled, blocked Mexico's sea routes, and at the same time transported a large amount of equipment and supplies to the rebels, turning the war situation to the disadvantage of Tasan Anna again.

After some investigation, all the contradictions pointed to the United States. It was the Americans who planned the rebellion of Epra, and it was the Americans who instigated the Mexican Navy, and it was the Americans who took advantage of the Mexican civil war to make a fortune.

The Americans are using the blood of Mexicans to fill the wounds caused by the economic crisis.

The Mexicans will definitely not sit back and watch their own demise. They continue to fight the rebels while asking for help from Europe.

At the same time as the Epra uprising, Britain, France and the United States severed diplomatic relations with Mexico. It is obvious that a strong Mexico is not in the interests of the three countries.

The only countries Tasan Anna can turn to for help are Spain and Austria. Although he led the Mexicans to drive the Spaniards away, it is not impossible to invite the suzerain back.

The Spanish regent queen was licentious but not absurd. She could accept Mexico's return to Spain and was willing to forgive Tasan Anna's treason, but she would not send a single soldier to Mexico.

Tasan Anna tore the letter from the queen involved in politics into pieces, so he thought of Archduke Franz Karl again.

In fact, the first person Tasan Anna thought of was Archduke Franz Karl, but he had to give up because of the weak naval power of the Austrian Empire.

But now he couldn't care so much about the desperate man. Vice President Ruvel came to Vienna alone on his orders to save Mexico from the water and fire.

In fact, Ruvel didn't have much nostalgia for the position of vice president. He should have been a messenger shuttling between battlefields. He became vice president only because his superior rewarded him with a bowl of rice.

This smuggling, which was a life-threatening experience, was just a return to his previous life for him.

It has been almost a month since Reuvel came to Vienna. He has met Prince Metternich and Count Korolov. Both of them have no interest in Mexico as an ally.

Reuvel proposed to use the silver mine belonging to the rebel family as collateral, which attracted the attention of Count Korolov. However, he was busy fighting with Prince Metternich and did not reply to Reuvel.

Of course, this is a gamble with one's life and reputation as a bet. If it fails, the outcome will be either being hit by a carriage or shot to death by the guards, or being taken away by the gendarmerie and interrogated.

But Reuvel was lucky. He was not beaten half to death by the guards and thrown to the gendarmerie.

Reuvel stopped the carriage and was about to shout when a cavalryman put a noose around his neck.

Franz Karl opened the window just as the two guards held him.

"Call him over."

The two guards carried Reuvel to Archduke Franz Karl.

"Your name is Ruvel?"

Ruvel's mouth was tied with a rope, and he could only open his eyes and nod.

"Can you drink?"

Ruvel was a little confused, but nodded.

"Great, my son said that someone from Ruvel would come to drink with me tonight. You really came." Franz Karl said to the guards, "Let him go."

Lord Somolet, the attendant of Archduke Franz Karl, asked in a low voice, "Are you sure?"

"Sure."

"Okay." Lord Somolet called two guards and asked them to search Ruvel's body carefully, even his hair, mouth and socks were not left out.

Ruvel entered the carriage and sat opposite Archduke Franz Karl. Lord Somolet also got on the carriage and sat next to Archduke Franz Karl. Then another strong guard without weapons sat next to Ruvel.

The strong guards and Lord Somolet stared at Ruvel with cold eyes, even reminding him of the negotiation with the Azteca.

But Ruvel soon calmed down, took a deep breath and was about to speak.

"What kind of wine do you want to drink?" Archduke Franz Karl said.

Ruvel scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I"

"Tequila! A Mexican friend gave it to me last time. You will definitely like it. It's cool and spicy, but a little bitter."

After saying that, Archduke Franz Karl poured a full cup for Ruvel.

"Archduke Franz Karl, I came here to ask for your help on behalf of President Tasan Anna. The Republic of Mexico has suffered a shameless betrayal. We need Austria's help."

Archduke Franz Karl drank the contents of the cup by himself, and poured himself a second cup. Seeing that Ruvel had not finished drinking, he seemed a little unhappy.

Ruvel had to drink the wine in the glass. This kind of wine has a high alcohol content, and it is usually not drunk like this, but seeing that Archduke Franz Karl did not seem to stop, Ruvel had to follow suit.

Archduke Franz Karl poured another glass for Ruvel, and then drank the wine in his glass.

After three consecutive drinks, a bottle of wine was empty. Three consecutive drinks made the soldier Ruvel a little unbearable. Moreover, he had been under great mental pressure recently and had not eaten well, so he got drunk very quickly.

Archduke Franz Karl took out the second bottle of wine and a whole ham to entertain Ruvel.

Ruvel didn't know how much he drank that night. When he got up, he found himself lying in a clean bedroom. His luggage and personal belongings were neatly placed in the corner. There was a list on the table pressed by a wine bottle.

"50,000 rifles, 50 4-pound cannons, 100 6-pound cannons, 70 8-pound cannons, 100,000 military uniforms, 20,000 pairs of military boots, and 600 tons of flour."

After reading it, Ruvel burst into tears and unscrewed the bottle of wine.

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