Make France Great Again

Facing Franz Joseph's serious inquiry, Jerome Bonaparte also put away his cynical expression and turned to look at Franz Joseph with a serious face.

Franz Joseph knew that Jerome Bonaparte was starting to get serious.

"Franz, we can work together to set a trap for the Kingdom of Prussia!" Jerome Bonaparte solemnly responded to Franz Joseph.

"Working together to set a trap?" Franz Joseph muttered, and couldn't help but think about it in his mind.

He recalled what Count Bauer had said to him after he returned to Vienna from Paris. (Before Count Bauer left, Jérôme Bonaparte asked Count Bauer if he was willing to strike hard at the Kingdom of Prussia.)

So, Franz Joseph asked Jerome Bonaparte: "What are you going to do?"

"There is an old saying, if you want to destroy it first, you must first make it crazy!" Jerome Bonaparte said slowly to Franz Joseph, "If you want to sanction the Kingdom of Prussia, you must first make it crazy in the Kingdom of Britain." Act without interference.

Once the British Kingdom chooses to intervene, all actions will become a bubble.

Because the British Kingdom will never allow a country that can resist Fao and maintain the balance of Europe to disappear. "

"But how can we prevent the Kingdom of Britain from interfering?" Franz Joseph asked Jerome Bonaparte.

“First we must lure the Kingdom of Prussia to destroy the balance within the German region, and then lure it into declaring war!

At that time, our two countries can use the power of thunder to completely wipe out Prussia! "Jerome Bonaparte replied to Franz Joseph, "In that case, the British Kingdom can only choose to recognize the established facts. "

"How to induce the Kingdom of Prussia to disrupt the balance?" Franz Joseph asked again.

"With the development of the Kingdom of Prussia, they will naturally be dissatisfied with their situation within Germany!" Jerome Bonaparte explained unhurriedly, "The new Junkers in the Inland area will complain about the horizontal situation. The Kingdom of Hanover, which straddled the two Prussian lands, became an obstacle for them to make money. The Junker military nobles in the east also needed military exploits.

In this case, all it takes is the right person on stage! They will choose to take revenge on you just like they did at Omimutz in 1851!

As long as the war between the two sides starts, France can join the war in the name of protecting the Kingdom of Württemberg!

Help the Austrian Empire defeat the Kingdom of Prussia! "

Franz Joseph was silent for a moment. He still didn't believe Jerome Bonaparte's words, because in his opinion, defeating the Kingdom of Prussia and destroying the balance of the German region seemed to have no benefit to France.

Isn't he afraid that the Austrian Empire will become a strong enemy of the French Empire after the war with the Kingdom of Prussia?

Jerome Bonaparte seemed to have already known the confusion in Franz Joseph's heart. He smiled and said to Franz Joseph: "Franz, let me ask you a question, are you willing to give up the current status of the Austrian Empire?" Some areas will then be merged into Germany!”

"No! I won't do that!" Franz Joseph responded decisively to Jerome Bonaparte.

"That's good!" Jerome Bonaparte spread his hands and said to Franz Joseph, "As long as the Austrian Empire does not give up the territories of Hungary and the Apennine Peninsula, you will never be able to fully integrate with Germany.

And my bottom line is that as long as there is no regime in Germany that can control all Germans, it will be fine.

Of course, if possible, some territory in the Laiyinlan region can also be given appropriately.

Franz, I told you that the purpose of the French Empire was not to monopolize power in Europe!

Times no longer allow us to monopolize Europe, because we hope that the Austrian Empire can help the French Empire manage Europe together.

As long as the Austrian Empire is willing, the entire Eastern Europe, Southern Europe and half of Italy will be your sphere of influence!

The vassal states in Germany will be the best buffer zone for our two countries! "

Jérôme Bonaparte's words really moved Franz Joseph's heart. As the Habsburg Emperor, he understood that the position of the Austrian Empire was never the European hegemon. As long as they could have a place in Europe, it was enough. .

Now that a large force like Jérôme Bonaparte was tempting him, he was really excited.

"What should I do when I come to Inland?" Franz Joseph asked Jerome Bonaparte.

"We only need to come to Inland to defend Alsace-Lorraine. The rest can be decided by you!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to Franz Joseph.

"Let me think about it!" Franz Joseph responded to Jerome Bonaparte reservedly.

"Of course!" Jerome Bonaparte replied to Franz Joseph with a smile. He did not believe that Franz Joseph would not be tempted by this condition.

Even if he is not moved, Jerome Bonaparte still has other options.

For example, if some iron-blooded prime minister is put in power, as long as he takes the position of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia, there is no fear that the Kingdom of Prussia will not provoke a war.

At that time, Jérôme Bonaparte only needs to quickly intervene in the conflict to ensure his own best interests.

By that time, even if the Austrian Empire can maintain its position in Germany, their Italian territory may be finished.

Shortly after Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph ended their conversation, Maximilian appeared in front of them and asked, "What are you talking about?"

"Nothing, just a casual chat!" Jerome Bonaparte said perfunctorily to Maximilian.

"That's right! It's just a casual chat!" Franz Joseph also said perfunctorily.

Later, Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph went to the dance floor to dance at the invitation of the lady.

The dance lasted until the early hours of the morning before it ended. Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph returned to their respective rooms to rest.

Jerome Bonaparte, who was lying on the bed, soon fell into a dream, while Franz Joseph in the other room was tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Elizabeth Yin, who was sleeping next to Franz Joseph, curiously asked Franz Joseph what happened to prevent him from sleeping.

Franz Joseph just said perfunctorily, "Nothing, I just can't sleep!"

Elizabeth Yin had no choice but to stop asking, and Franz Joseph fell asleep in a haze.

In his dream, Franz Joseph "saw" himself on the Apennine battlefield, leading the Austrian army to fight.

Opposite him was a group of troops wearing blue, white and red military uniforms. Yes, they were the French army.

Under the French army's offensive like a tide, Franz Joseph quickly fell into defeat.

The Four Corners Fortress became their only stronghold in the Apennines, just when Franz Joseph despaired of the Apennine Peninsula.

News came from France on the other side that their emperor Napoleon III was willing to negotiate peace with Franz Joseph.

Napoleon III? Could it be Jérôme Bonaparte?

In the dream, Franz Joseph felt humiliated, but he still agreed to the peace talks.

When Franz Joseph agreed on "peace talks" with the French Emperor, he suddenly discovered that the French Emperor on the other side was not Jerome Bonaparte, but a guy older than Napoleon III.

At the most critical moment, Franz Joseph woke up.

He opened his eyes and gasped, making a "whoosh" sound.

Elizabeth Yin, who was sleeping next to Franz Joseph, asked Franz Joseph with concern if he had a nightmare.

Franz Joseph responded to Elizabeth Yin calmly, "No! It's nothing!"

The next morning, the three monarchs Maximilian, Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph went hunting outside Warsaw again.

During this period, Franz Joseph secretly looked at Jerome Bonaparte many times, but found that Jerome Bonaparte was very different from the emperor in his dream.

"Franz, what's wrong with you? Why are you absent-minded?" Jerome Bonaparte asked Franz Joseph in a low voice while aiming his shotgun at the prey in the distance and pulling the trigger.

"No...nothing!" Franz Joseph shook his head and replied to Jerome Bonaparte.

After the hunting, Jérôme Bonaparte and others had a picnic nearby as usual.

This time Maximilian used the Kingdom of Poland's insufficient armaments as an excuse and asked the French Empire and the Austrian Empire to help them.

In the end, Maximilian purchased 100,000 MTL1842 (modified) and 30,000 Migne rifles from Jerome Bonaparte's warehouse at a 20% discount, and also purchased some rifle production lines.

Franz Joseph also gave Maximilian 5,000 Lorenz rifles as a friendly gift.

Of course, the money Maximilian spent on purchasing rifles and production lines was also loaned to them by Jérôme Bonaparte.

Maximilian's actions were equivalent to stabilizing the market in the French Empire.

In the next few days, Maximilian used various reasons to invite Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph out to talk.

Jérôme Bonaparte and Franz Joseph were also happy to go. After several conversations, the three parties of France, Poland and Austria basically reached an agreement on the issue of jointly curbing the westward expansion of the Russian Empire.

However, in terms of whether to establish a military alliance to prevent expansion, Franz Joseph and Jerome Bonaparte believed that there was no need to reiterate the intention to contain Russia by establishing a military alliance, because this would cause Russia to have a stress reaction.

Under the common opposition of Franz Joseph and Jerome Bonaparte, Maximilian gave up his willingness to sign a military alliance.