Fox of France

"Mr. Special Envoy, what do you mean by win-win?" Selim III asked with great interest. Obviously, because he is far away from France, his understanding of win-win is still in the era when the French and Osman, who was still at the peak, fought side by side many years ago.

"You take back the real right to rule in the Barbary area, and get the right to send officials there and collect taxes. As for us, France, we will get one or two ports there, as well as the right to mine minerals in these areas." Saint-Méran He replied, "Your Majesty, you know that those pashas in Barbary today mainly rely on piracy for their income. Piracy has gradually become obsolete nowadays. Because the navies of European countries are no longer comparable to what they used to be. The fleet of the Barbary pirates no longer has the ability to fight head-on with the European navy. This business will become more and more difficult for them to continue. In fact, according to the information we have obtained, their economic situation is not good.

Your Majesty, it is unsustainable to make a fortune from robbery. To achieve sustainable development, you can only rely on normal trade. North Africa is so vast, there must be a lot of minerals, through this kind of trade, both of us can get more benefits.

Your Majesty, in this plan, you only need to order that the pashas from various Barbary countries come to meet His Majesty. If they come to see you, you can just find some problems-these guys don’t know how many problems they have over the years, among other things, the owed contribution to your country is a ready-made problem, isn’t it? You can then detain them, strip them of their pasha titles, and send new pashas loyal to you to regain control of the Barbary region. And we will also provide you with various assistance, including fighting alongside your army.

Of course, I figured these pashas would never come. Their disobedience has long been known to passers-by. At this time, Your Majesty, you can order them to be deprived of their pasha titles and attack them. As His Majesty's ally, our country will naturally stand on His Majesty's side and help His Majesty defeat the rebellion. And these rebellious territories can also be used by His Majesty to reward his truly trusted subjects.

I believe His Majesty has already seen that the whole world has been changing and developing rapidly over the years. In contrast, with all due respect, the great Turkey no longer has the prestige it once had. Since His Majesty took the throne, he has been working hard to seek reform. We, France, as Turkey's traditional ally, also hope to see Turkey get back on its feet again. But with all due respect, the forces in your country that do not support or even oppose your reforms are quite strong. You also need new feats, new territories, new official positions and wealth to encourage and attract more people to be loyal to you and support your reforms. "

In the original history, Sultan Selim III saw the decline of Turkey, so he tried to reform the Turkish system. As a result, because his reform touched the interests of many people, it eventually led to the rebellion of the Turkish Sultan's pro-corps, and was Deposed, and became the only sultan who "died by the sword" in Turkish history.

When the rebellion was launched, the conservatives naturally took the opportunity to kill the reformers. Then, the reformers outside Istanbul quit and came back with the army, and then killed the conservatives again. to chop. After this chaotic war, Turkey suffered serious losses. It also became weaker and weaker, and even developed to the point where it was hung and beaten by the subordinate Pasha.

For such a major issue, Sultan Selim III certainly couldn't agree immediately, and he still needed to discuss it with his subordinates. However, Saint-Méran felt that the Turks would support this plan, and at most they would just wrestle with the French on the distribution of benefits, but in general, if you ask them if they support it, then they will definitely support it.

Don't think that the supreme sultan really represents the interests of the entire green world. No one else has such representation. Even Sultan Selim III did not say that he represented the entire green world as he claimed, and even he could not even represent the entire Turkey. He can only represent the group of people around him in Turkey.

For both the Sudan itself and the reformers around Sudan, they need more interests to unite their own people and strengthen their own strength in order to overwhelm those opponents. As the leader of this group, if Sultan Selim III chooses to give up in the face of such interests, it will only make his subordinates alienated.

And the French are actually not in a hurry, because it is definitely not impossible to fight before the Olympics. After all, France has established an "Olympic ceasefire" rule by itself, and it cannot be ruined by itself first. After all, at this time, the people who ruled France did not understand the king. Moreover, France has not yet declined to the point where it needs to sell its soft power for money.

Preparations for the Olympic Games are still progressing in an orderly manner. The main venue is now basically completed, and some sub-venues are also being finished. French sports teams have also begun adaptive training in some venues.

And with Napoleon, Pauline is arguing with Napoleon.

"What? You want to participate in the Olympics? You can't, you can't!" Napoleon shook his head like a rattle, "Pauline, can you be normal? Since ancient times, only men can participate in this Olympic Games, and women are even eligible to watch it." None, now we have... oh, it's all Joseph, this bastard, it's all this bastard, you're spoiled!"

While viciously cursing the bastard Joseph, Napoleon once again firmly stated his position: "In short, Paulina, this matter is not negotiable, not at all!"

"Napoleon, don't come out and talk nonsense if you don't read much! In the ancient Olympic Games, there were women participating!" Polina also stood up without showing any weakness, and put on a hat of ignorance and skills. Napoleon's head.

"Damn it!" said Napoleon, "there was a women's race in the ancient Olympic Games, but how many decent women can you find to compete with you? Do you want to run with a group of big women?"

"Hey, Napoleon, you even know this?" Polina said in a deliberately surprised voice, "Then don't you know that Siniska won the quartet race at the 96th Olympic Games?" Champion. I don’t think I’m any worse than Siniska, but my brother is not as enlightened as Siniska’s brother.”

Siniska is the younger sister of Agesilaus II, king of Sparta. In that Olympic Games, she disguised herself as a man to participate in the competition. The judges actually saw it, but everyone was afraid of him. My elder brother Agesilos II, so everyone said: "I didn't see anything, this is a man!"

Everyone originally thought that with so many contestants, Princess Siniska was just one of them, and most of them would not win the championship. After she finishes the competition, she will naturally go home, and then there will be nothing else, how good you say. However, who knew that this year's Greek men were not good enough, and Princess Siniska actually won the championship. Later, the Greeks erected a statue of the Spartan princess, and carved a line of words on the base: "I, Sieniska, once won the championship in the chariot race by driving a violent horse, people Here is a statue of me to prove that I am the only woman in all of Greece to win the championship, and I am worthy of people's praise!"

Napoleon naturally knew this story. Seeing Paulina mentioning this matter, Napoleon couldn't find anything to say for a while, so he asked:

"You also want to participate in the equestrian competition?"

"Hmm!" Polina felt that there was something to be said for this matter, so she couldn't help but point her fingers, "Speed ​​horses, obstacle races, pistols, rifles, flying saucers. I'm sure I can get more than Princess Siniska." champion!"

Napoleon's face darkened, he thought for a long time, and then he came up with the last trick - the method of throwing the pot away: "It's useless for me to agree to this matter, you have to go to Joseph, if he has no objection, then I have no objection either. "

"Okay!" Polina slapped her palm with her fist, "I'll go find Joseph right away!"

Watching Polina leave, Napoleon immediately ordered the adjutant with an angry face: "Call me Lucien, he dared to blame me!"

The same argument arose with Joseph that night.

"Paulina, I'm not going to have the last word with you, I'll just say one thing." Joseph frowned and said, "How old are you? Your sister is going to be a mother! My mother asks me every day, when will you Get married, hell, she wants to find you a husband from one of my students or assistants. Well, what you look like now..."

"What's wrong with me?"

"Oh, I won't tell you so much. In short, there is still about a year between now and the official start of the Olympic Games. If you can find yourself a husband within this year, and he has no objections, then I will I have no opinion. Otherwise, don't even think about it."

"Joseph, you are unreasonable!"

"What's wrong with me being unreasonable! Let me tell you, don't quarrel with me, hurry up and find a husband for yourself, won't this problem be solved? Hurry up, don't waste time. "

"Hmph!" Polina turned and left angrily.

"Hello, Paulina!" Joseph called from behind.

"What?" Polina turned, fully expecting that Joseph might have changed his mind.

"That..." Joseph paused, and then said, "Paulina, there are two more points that you must pay attention to. First, your husband, he must be a man; second, mother does not want to see us There is a divorce in the family."