Make France Great Again

Jerome Bonaparte exchanged pleasantries with Cavour for a while, and then quickly got to the point.

Cavour sincerely begged Jerome Bonaparte to give Sardinia a hand for the sake of the friendship between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia for many years.

If Jerome Bonaparte can help the Kingdom of Sardinia, then all members of the Kingdom of Sardinia will definitely follow the lead of France.

Facing Cavour's request, Jerome Bonaparte resolutely refused.

After all, Jerome Bonaparte still prefers to allow the Austrian Empire to punish the Kingdom of Sardinia on the premise that there are not enough interests to tempt France.

Suppressing Sardinia's ambition to unify Italy has always been Jerome Bonaparte's stated goal.

Therefore, Jerome Bonaparte said to Cavour in a slightly apologetic tone, "Count Cavour, I am really sorry!

Both the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Austrian Empire are the most important allies of the French Empire. The French Empire deeply regrets this conflict... We will uphold the principle of neutrality and call on both parties to sit at the negotiating table to resolve differences peacefully ! "

After listening to Jerome Bonaparte's diplomatic speech, Cavour couldn't help feeling panicked.

The attitude of the French Empire is obviously ready to abandon the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the so-called neutrality is nothing but connivance to the ambitions of the Austrian Empire.

However, even though Cavour already knew that the heart of the French Empire was towards the Austrian Empire, he still wanted to try to bring the French Empire back.

No one knows better than Cavour that the whole of Europe can help the Kingdom of Sardinia with and only the French Empire.

The essence of the Kingdom of Britain is nothing more than a group of businessmen. If the Austrian Empire did not threaten their lifeline, that group of people would not work hard for the Kingdom of Sardinia.

"Your Majesty, I can understand your country's position in this conflict!" Cavour said to Jérôme Bonaparte as calmly as possible.

"Count Cavour, as long as you can understand!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to Cavour with a smile, and then said nonsense to Cavour, "If the Kingdom of Sardinia faces If it is not the Austrian Empire, but other countries, then the French Empire will certainly not sit idly by the Kingdom of Sardinia.

And yet the Austrian Empire... hmmm! You should be very clear about the price of a military confrontation between two great powers. At present, there is no plan for a full-scale war in the country...The bankers in our country have invested a lot of money in the Austrian Empire..."

"Your Majesty, I understand!" Cavour responded thoughtfully to Jerome Bonaparte again, "The Kingdom of Sardinia will not make it difficult for the French Empire!"

"However, don't worry!" Jerome Bonaparte then assured Cavour, "If the Austrian Empire launches a war with the intention of completely annexing the Kingdom of Sardinia, then we will definitely choose to restrain them!"

Cavour's eyes lit up when he heard Jérôme Bonaparte's response, and he hurriedly said, "I'm afraid that the Austrian Empire will force the Kingdom of Sardinia to cede the land after the war is over!

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"Count Cavour!" Jerome Bonaparte expressed some hesitation, and he spread his hands and replied to Cavour, "It depends on the area of ​​land ceded by the Austrian Empire to your country and the compensation method of the Austrian Empire." Eucalyptus!

If these are within a reasonable range, then we have no reason to restrict them. "

Cavour's original hope was shattered again, and the restraint Jerome Bonaparte said would only take effect after the Austrian Empire completely wiped out the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Moreover, the strength of the restraint is uncertain, and it is not good to make a fuss, just like in 1849, it is only a few words of verbal condemnation.

In other words, as long as the Austrian Empire does not completely border the French Empire, the French Empire will not care about the life and death of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Cavour thought to himself.

At this moment, Cavour did not know that Jérôme Bonaparte had communicated with the Austrian Empire in advance. This time, the Austrian Empire could only demand war compensation from the Kingdom of Sardinia, and any act of ceding land would suffer to the bounds of France.

After all, Jerome Bonaparte only wanted to weaken the Kingdom of Sardinia to be only a little higher than other states, and did not want to completely eliminate the Kingdom of Sardinia.

In addition to telling Augusta, Richard Metternich, and the core personnel of the Austrian Empire, these Jerome Bonapartes.

Even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country did not fully disclose it, so Cavour naturally did not know anything.

It was precisely because Cavour did not know Jerome Bonaparte's true thoughts that he believed that Jerome Bonaparte was determined to sell the Kingdom of Sardinia in order to maintain the same The intention of the Austrian Empire.

In order to ensure the future of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Victor Immanuel II gritted his teeth and said humbly to Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Sardinia knows that the French Empire is facing this problem. It's hard to make a choice!

But we still implore the French Empire to see that the Kingdom of Sardinia and the French Empire once fought together, and give us a helping hand!

If the Kingdom of Sardinia can escape the disaster this time, then we are willing to do our best to help the French Empire restore its "natural borders"! "

After Cavour finished speaking, his heart felt extremely empty as if something had been sucked out of it.

He knew that once Jerome Bonaparte agreed to this condition, Cavour's name would definitely be placed on the pillar of shame in Italy.

And Jerome Bonaparte, who was sitting opposite him, also showed an expression of disbelief, thinking: Oh God! What did this fellow Cavour just say? As long as I help them this time, they will help us restore the "natural boundaries", am I hallucinating!

Seeing that Jérôme Bonaparte did not answer for a long time, Cavour's heart became heavier. He began to wonder if his own conditions could not attract Jerome Bonaparte.

You must know that the conditions that Cavour just proposed were originally the conditions for him to attract the French Empire to enter the Apennine Peninsula to fight the Austrian Empire.

Now, it is used to beg Jerome Bonaparte to save Sardinia.

After a while, Jerome Bonaparte swallowed subconsciously and said, "Count Cavour, can you repeat what you just said!"

After Earl Cavour heard Jerome Bonaparte's reply, hope was rekindled in his desperate heart. Now it seems that Emperor Jerome Bonaparte still can't forget Richelieu's original idea of ​​France. borders.

"Your Majesty! If the French Empire is willing to help the Kingdom of Sardinia, then the Kingdom of Sardinia will also give convenience to the French Empire on the issue of natural boundaries!" This time Cavour did not choose to directly confront Jerome Powell. Naparte promised, but chose to hint at Jerome Bonaparte.

He hoped to use this hint to drive the French Empire to charge for the Kingdom of Sardinia, and then use flexible diplomacy to retain Savoyon after the war.

After all, verbal agreements have little legal significance.

However, Cavour's petty thinking has no effect at all in front of Jerome Bonaparte. Jerome Bonaparte, who understands this period of history, is too familiar with Cavour's tricks.

Didn't it mean that he wanted to prostitute the French Empire for nothing by means of hints, and then turned his face and refused to admit it.

Both "historical" Cavour and Bismarck used this method, both of whom played tricks on Jerome Bonaparte's cousin, Louis Bonaparte.

Of course, the final result is that Cavour still lost, and he lost on his own strength.

"Count Cavour!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Cavour with a smile on his face, "What do you mean by convenience? Could it be that you plan to gift Savoyon and Nice to France? "

Jerome Bonaparte's blunt speech made Cavour's face stiff, so he nodded and responded, "Your Majesty, as long as the people of Savoyon and Nice agree to join France!

The Kingdom of Sardinia has no reason to hinder the yearning of the people of these two places for a better life! "

"I think the Austrian Empire is indeed a bit aggressive on this issue!" Jerome Bonaparte quickly changed his attitude towards the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Even if the Austrian Empire punished the Kingdom of Sardinia, the non-interference of the French Empire was a good deal from the beginning.

If it is possible to win Savoyon and Nice without compromising the existing political balance in Italy, then why not.

Of course, the consequences of doing so may make the Austrian Empire unhappy, and at the same time make the Kingdom of Britain wary.

"Your Majesty, you are right!" Cavour understands that the emperor's balance has begun to move towards the Kingdom of Sardinia~www.NovelMTL.com~ The bullying of the Kingdom of Sardinia by the Austrian Empire has already damaged the image of a great country.

Any country should say no to this behavior! "

"How about it!" Jerome Bonaparte pretended to ponder for a moment, and then responded to Cavour, "We will return to Paris immediately and ask Richard Metternich personally."

"Your Majesty, your help to the Kingdom of Sardinia! We will never forget it!" Cavour responded to Jerome Bonaparte overjoyed.

Just when Cavour thought that Jérôme Bonaparte would go to war with the Austrian Empire for Savoyon and Nice, Jerome Bonaparte's next words made Cavour feel uneasy again up.

"However, I am not omnipotent! If the Austrian Empire insists on launching an attack on the Kingdom of Sardinia, then I am also powerless!

Of course, I can assure you that the French Empire will do its best to protect the Savoyon royal family's rule over Sardinia! "Jerome Bonaparte spread his hands and responded to Cavour.