Make France Great Again

After reading the letter written by the Governor of Algeria to Jerome Bonaparte, Ambassador Cowley suddenly felt an inexplicable dizziness. At this moment, he really didn't know how he should explain to Emperor Jerome Bonaparte.

He couldn't tell Emperor Jerome Bonaparte that everything was caused by the Kingdom of Morocco itself and had nothing to do with Britain!

Although the content in the letter is indeed caused by the Kingdom of Morocco's insistence, it must be said that they did not rely on the power of Britain to act recklessly.

Let alone Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte, even Ambassador Cowley himself was unwilling to believe it.

Worse still, Britain now looked to France for help.

This operation by the Kingdom of Morocco is simply pouring cold water on British-French relations.

Thinking of this, Ambassador Cowley wanted to beat up Sultan Abdur Rahman of the Kingdom of Morocco.

Why did you say you had nothing to do with France?

Just when Ambassador Cowley was thinking about how to explain to Jerome Bonaparte that these really had nothing to do with Britain, Jerome Bonaparte spoke to Ambassador Cowley again: "Mr. Ambassador, since You said that the British Kingdom was not involved in these things, so I want to ask you a question!"

"Your Majesty, tell me!" Ambassador Cowley responded hurriedly.

"If France is determined to punish the Kingdom of Morocco, will the Kingdom of Britain comply with the agreement signed between you and the Kingdom of Morocco and declare war on us!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Ambassador Cowley solemnly.

Ambassador Cowley instantly understood that all the preparations made by Emperor Jerome Bonaparte were all for this sentence.

Now there are two options before Ambassador Cowley. The first is to maintain asylum to the Kingdom of Morocco. In this case, Britain can only take a boat from the mainland to the Cape of Good Hope, and then train at the Cape of Good Hope for a period of time before heading to India.

This method takes a lot of time and money!

At the same time, the relationship between Britain and France may have twists and turns.

The second is to give up the asylum of the Kingdom of Morocco and agree to Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte's attack on the Kingdom of Morocco in exchange for faster time to the Cape of Good Hope.

After all, it’s faster to reach the Cape of Good Hope from the Mediterranean.

In this case, Britain would most likely lose its interest in the Kingdom of Morocco.

Because the French Empire is very likely to completely occupy the Kingdom of Morocco just like it did with Algeria.

Once the French Empire occupies the Kingdom of Morocco, all the privileges of the British Kingdom in the Kingdom of Morocco will be abolished.

The Kingdom of Morocco, under the control of the French Empire, would not allow the existence of British privileges.

After Ambassador Cowley briefly weighed the pros and cons of the two, he responded to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, Britain has not signed any military alliance agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco. We have a temporary agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco. Only trade deal!

Whatever the French Empire wants to do to the Kingdom of Morocco is the freedom of the French Empire!

As long as the French Empire can protect the interests of our country's businessmen in the Kingdom of Morocco when it takes action! "

In the end, Ambassador Cowley chose to protect India's interests, even if Britain might lose its interests in the Kingdom of Morocco and lose part of its control over the Mediterranean.

India is fundamental to the British Kingdom. Britain conducts a large part of its trade with India. The advantage of low tariffs on textiles from Britain is transferred to India, which destroys India's local textile industry.

The whole of India was flooded with products from Britain. The money Britain plundered from India through colonization was several times that of other colonies.

Losing the British kingdom in India was equivalent to losing a cow that could produce milk at any time.

Although it will not cause the Kingdom of Britain to die immediately, it will also greatly weaken the Kingdom of Britain.

Mediterranean hegemony is nothing compared to global hegemony.

"I can assure you that when the French Empire launches punitive actions against the Kingdom of Morocco, it will try its best to avoid affecting the merchants of the British Kingdom!" Since Ambassador Cowley chose to acquiesce in the French Empire's sale to the Kingdom of Morocco, then Jérôme. Bonaparte naturally reciprocated the favor and defended the way.

"Also! We hope that after the French Empire punishes the Kingdom of Morocco, it can demilitarize the northern part of the Kingdom of Morocco, especially the location near the Strait of Gibraltar!

This can effectively avoid unnecessary conflicts! "Ambassador Cowley once again put forward "suggestions" to Jerome Bonaparte tactfully.

Jérôme Bonaparte naturally understood what Ambassador Cowley meant by "unnecessary conflict."

He is nothing more than a French warship deployed in northern Morocco. In this case, the British army in Gibraltar will be in a dangerous situation.

Although there is no war between Britain and France now, precautions must be taken before it happens.

"Don't worry! There will be a proper way to deal with it in the northern part of the Kingdom of Morocco!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Ambassador Cowley with a smile, "After all, I myself don't want to see a conflict happen!"

“Of course that’s perfect!

Ambassador Cowley smiled and replied.

After the deal between the two parties was concluded, Jerome Bonaparte enthusiastically asked Ambassador Cowley how many people Britain was prepared to send across France!

Ambassador Cowley told Jerome Bonaparte that they were preparing to send troops across French territory to the Cape of Good Hope in early July.

I hope Jérôme Bonaparte can provide as much logistical support as possible for them to go to Marseille!

"Don't worry!" Jérôme Bonaparte patted his chest and said to Ambassador Cowley: "We will do our best to ensure your logistics along the way!"

"Thank you very much!" Ambassador Cowley once again expressed his gratitude to Jérôme Bonaparte.

Immediately afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte and Ambassador Cowley talked with each other for a while, and then Ambassador Cowley left.

Now looking at the figure of Ambassador Cowley leaving in a carriage from the window sill, Jerome Bonaparte's expression also became solemn.

So, he called Basilio again and ordered him to call the Minister of State Guizo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs De Luyins, the Minister of War Vaillant, and the Chief of the General Staff Niel as quickly as possible.

This lineup is simply a miniature version of the imperial meeting.

After hearing a series of names, Basilio immediately realized that Jérôme Bonaparte might be making big moves. He hurriedly responded "Yes" and left the study.

Shortly after Basilio left, Jerome Bonaparte also left the study.

Then, led by the servants of the Tuileries Palace, Jérôme Bonaparte arrived at a room in the Tuileries Palace specially used for meetings.

Sitting on the round table, he closed his eyes and waited quietly for the arrival of the ministers. Twenty minutes later, the first "guest" appeared.

He is Minister of State François Guizot, a diplomatic "master" who is "as famous" as Metternich.

Of course, the equivalence here is just because the two of them have the same name as villains in The Communist Manifesto.

It is actually inappropriate to put Metternich and Gizuo together!

The former was a brilliant foreign minister in the Napoleonic era and the chief architect of the Austrian imperial government in the post-Napoleonic era, while the latter was just a foreign minister with relatively outstanding abilities.

The reason why Jizuo can stand out is not only his personal ability, but also his opinions.

Ji Zuo demanded that the monarch should participate in politics and not just rule without governing.

Compared with Thiers, this view is simply two extremes.

When Thiers was prime minister, King Louis Philippe's presence was basically covered up by Thiers, which made Louis Philippe feel uncomfortable.

After all, Louis Philippe himself was a slightly ambitious monarch.

Therefore, Quizuo was able to serve as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Orleans.

Of course, although Kizuo's achievements in the diplomatic field are not as good as Metternich's, he is still above the average level among diplomats.

And his ability in the field of education is much stronger than his ability in the field of diplomacy.

"Your Majesty!" Guizo, who entered the room and saw Jerome Bonaparte, quickly bowed to Jerome Bonaparte and said.

"Minister Jizuo, come on!" Jérôme Bonaparte opened his eyes, nodded slightly, then extended his right hand to invite Jizuo: "Sit next to me!"

Quizuo walked slowly to Jérôme Bonaparte and sat down.

After a while, Foreign Minister De Luyins appeared in the meeting room. When he entered the meeting room, he greeted Jérôme Bonaparte and Guizot in turn.

"Sit down!" Jérôme Bonaparte pointed to the position of his left hand and said to De Luyins.

De Luyins took the first seat on the left hand side of Jérôme Bonaparte.

Immediately afterwards, War Minister Wayan and Chief of General Staff Niel came for a joint duel, and Jérôme Bonaparte asked them to sit opposite him.

After everyone arrived, Jerome Bonaparte told everyone present about the previous conversation between himself and Ambassador Cowley, and then asked them for their opinions.

Secretary of State Kizuo was the first to analyze and said, "Based on the fact that Ambassador Cowley gave up the Kingdom of Morocco in exchange for passage rights and French support, I conclude that the situation of the British Kingdom in India may not be clear!

However, Britain has a great chance of suppressing the Indian rebellion!

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De Luyins, who was sitting aside, also agreed with Minister of State Keith's views. He also did not think that Britain would lose the fertile land of India.

It's just that it may take a longer time to suppress the rebellion. As far as De Luyins' current position is concerned, he certainly hopes that India can become the second Spain (referring to Napoleon's expedition to Spain).

Since India is destined to be suppressed, De Luyins believes that there is no need to consider it.

So, De Luyins asked about the Kingdom of Morocco: "Your Majesty, the agreement between Ambassador Cowley and you should be just a verbal agreement, right?"

"How could such a thing be written down in black and white?"