Vienna Palace

Franz looked at the telegram sent to him by Napoleon III and said with a smile: "The French want to take action against the Kingdom of Sardinia. Now we have to fulfill our promises. What do you think we should do?"

The Minister of Home Affairs, Grand Duke Louis, proposed: "Your Majesty, the French are ambitious about the Italian region, and I am afraid that a Kingdom of Sardinia will not satisfy their appetites.

Once the French are allowed to penetrate into Italy, our national defense will be under great pressure, and for the sake of the security of the Lombardy region, we should stop this behavior."

Metternich opposed: "It's not that serious. The Vienna system has just been established. The French will not violate the treaty now. At most, they will take advantage of it and cannot swallow the Kingdom of Sardinia in one bite.

If the French really want to annex the Kingdom of Sardinia, then give it to them. Once the French take this step, a new anti-French alliance can be established again."

Prime Minister Felix sneered and said, "Yes, France is no longer France in Napoleon's era. Since Napoleon III had this ambition, we should fulfill them.

European countries have just relaxed their vigilance against the French, and now the French have jumped out again. Let us push them to stand higher."

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Strength determines the position. If Austria is not strong enough, it will naturally prevent the French from expanding and prevent them before they happen.

The situation is different now. Even if the French annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia, it is within the scope of Austria's tolerance.

A powerful Russia and a powerful France, in this case, it would be inconspicuous that another powerful Austria appeared on the European continent.

If they were not attracted by the attention of them, the growing Austria would soon become the target of public criticism.

In this case, pushing the French to make them fatter and fatter is more in line with Austria's interests.

Franz made the decision: "Tell the French that we will follow the agreement and support them in annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

However, they must find reasons that everyone can accept, and the Vienna system cannot be destroyed."

The Vienna system is Austria's national policy and will not change for at least ten years. In this case, France's annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia would be too eye-catching and would affect the stability of the Vienna system.

However, in order to attract firepower from the French, Franz didn't mind weakening the Vienna system. Anyway, this was only used to maintain the balance of the European continent, and its binding force on several major powers was limited.

As long as the problem of slow population growth cannot be solved, France will not be a major concern for Austria. Even if it annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia, it will cause a population surge in the short term, and it will not play any role.

The Sardinian Kingdom, which has become more fanatical, is difficult to rule. It is difficult to digest this area without decades of effort.

It was too late for the Habsburgs to operate these in Italy. The French held the Kingdom of Sardinia accountable. If they could not give Napoleon III an explanation, they would probably not give up.

On this issue, European countries will not support the Kingdom of Sardinia. Now the Sardinian government will hand over the activists and not give the French a reason to do it."

It is simple to say but difficult to do. The Charcoal Burning Party has a great influence in the Kingdom of Sardinia and has a very large influence among the people, so it is not so easy to move at all.

In the case of nationalism outbreak, the Sardinian people obviously couldn't calm down, and would not seriously consider which one is right or wrong, and would only choose to resist.

Under the pressure of public opinion, does the Sardinian government dare to attack the charcoal burning party? Or do they have the strength to attack the charcoal burning party?

Chancellor John Russell shook his head and said, "At present, this is no longer a solution to the problem by handing over a few scapegoats.

The French wanted the Kingdom of Sardinia to hand over the murderer, and the main purpose was to benefit, otherwise they would not have accused the Sardinian government of suspected planning of the conspiracy.

If the benefits given by the Sardinian government cannot satisfy them, this suspected can also become the real murderer. Once the French define the murderer as the Sardinian government, then war will inevitably be avoided."

The murderer must be handed over. If the French don’t breathe a sigh of relief, the matter will not be finished. Benefits are also indispensable. If the French don’t pay the price that satisfies the French, Napoleon III will not give up.

After all, it is the emperor of a country. If you are frightened, you have to cede land and pay compensation to make up for it. The specific cede land or compensation depends on the actual operation.

Granville thought for a while and said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs came forward to mediate this conflict, and first see what the French want.

It is best to bring the Austrians together and put pressure on the French. I believe the Vienna government does not want to see the French continue to expand its power."

The London government has never relaxed its vigilance against the French, and preventing the French from expanding is the British government's consistent national policy.

The century-old feud between Britain and France is not a joke. Don’t think that the French government is pro-British and there are fewer conflicts between the two sides. In fact, in overseas colonial activities, Britain and France are still one of the biggest competitors.
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