Chapter 49, Peacekeeping Forces
On November 26, 1858, the Franco-Saharan conflict, triggered by the assassination, officially began negotiations.
As the victim of the host part-time job, French representative Auvergne said angrily: "I believe everyone knows what happened. His Majesty Napoleon III was assassinated by an evil organization.
The murderer is still at large. After the incident, France, who loves peace, immediately sent a note to the Kingdom of Sardinia.
As a result, the relationship between the Sardinian government and the evil organization was much deeper than we expected. Not only did we not capture the murderers, but we provided them with shelter and ignored France's kind advice.
Now we hereby declare that if the Sardinian government is unable to capture the murderer, we do not rule out the possibility of taking strong measures."
Auvergne is obviously not a simple person, he never asks for compensation, and he arrests the murderer and wins everyone's sympathy and support.
The threat of force only shows their tough attitude and never mentions the issue of cedeing land and reparations in the Kingdom of Sardinia, which is completely different from the previous private communication between the two countries.
Prime Minister Cafur has a headache, and his opponent is obviously a professional. Governments of all countries have basically the same position on punishing the murderer.
Cafur replied with a tough bullet: "Your Excellency Earl, the murderer has been arrested, and everyone has found out that this matter has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Sardinia."
This was discussed with the British in advance. The Sardinian government would never admit that it was related to this assassination. Only by refusing to die can we have the opportunity to overcome the current level.
Auvergne sneered and said, "Enough, at this time, you still have to argue. Do you really think France is easy to bully?
All four murderers are members of your country's radical organization. The organization aims to annex the entire Italian region, and the funding for activities is supported by your government. It doesn't matter if you tell me!"
Looking at Auvergne's murderous gaze, Cafur knew that the French were really angry this time. At this time, he could not admit that it had anything to do with this matter.
Cafur explained: "Old Earl, calm down. These four murderers have only joined the charcoal burning party, but they have been fired long ago because they are not good at acting and have even immigrated.
You can't say that you were once a member of the Charcoal Party and you were deemed to be an evil organization. As far as I know, His Majesty Napoleon III also joined the organization. Do you think His Majesty is also an evil member?"
Auvernie sarcastically said: "Nonsense, when did Your Majesty join this evil organization? He just heard that the organization is engaged in the slave trade and sells drugs.
I have just investigated this organization in depth. Unfortunately, the evidence that Your Majesty has been so lucky to have been collected was finally taken away by your government."
When it comes to being a scoundrel, who is afraid of whom? Engage in the slave trade and drug trafficking, these are not something Auvergne said randomly.
There are all kinds of birds in the forest. There are several slave traders and drug dealers in the Charcoal Burning Party. What's so strange about it?
Others dare not uncover this lid, Auvergne is not afraid of offending people. No matter how powerful the capitalists in the Kingdom of Sardinia are, they are not able to cause trouble in France.
At this time, Austrian representative Martic also spoke sarcastically: "Mr. Cafur, you seem to have something to say. It seems that your government is really willing to do anything to provoke a war between France and Austria!"
Cafur hurriedly explained: "Your Excellency, this is a misunderstanding. We have absolutely no intention to provoke relations between the two countries."
Although he also wanted to provoke the French-Austrian war, he could never say this. If he did it secretly, as long as everything was not discovered, it would be over once the matter was exposed to the surface.
Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Thomas was not saved. He had already greeted Cafur's whole family in his heart. Even if he was provoking relations between the two countries, he could not do so obviously.
This assassination is very obvious. No matter how much you blame, you can't get rid of the Austrians. Even if you change the topic, you can't stimulate the Austrians!
There was no one who was easy to bully for the great powers, and revenge would definitely be enough for the Sardinian government to drink a pot of it.
"Okay, things have happened. It's no need to talk about these irrelevant issues. Everyone should just talk about compensation!"
Auvergne sneered and said, "Mr. Thomas, let's open the problem first. Don't worry about compensation. Today we are to punish the murderer, not to compensate."
Martic cooperated: "We must not tolerate any evil organization dedicated to destroying the balance of Europe and provoking wars."
Thomas was stunned and asked back, "Your Excellency, what does it mean to provoke a war?"
Martic said seriously: "Just a few days ago, our Vienna police arrested several assassins who wanted to assassinate His Majesty the Great Franz, who also happened to be members of the organization.
By the way, they also joined French nationality. The purpose was to provoke conflicts between France and Austria, break the Vienna system, and realize the ambition of the Kingdom of Sardinia annexing the Italian region.
Of course, perhaps not just to annex Italy, their slogan was to rebuild the Roman Empire."
After hearing this explanation, everyone's faces changed drastically, and their eyes looked different when they looked at Cafol. I had seen those who were dying, but I had never seen anyone who could do such a thing.
Thomas asked incrediblely: "His Excellency Martic, are these true?"
Martic took out a document and said, "Of course, this is information from China, everyone can take a look.
There are detailed investigation results above, and everyone can verify the identities of these people. This assassination and the assassination that occurred in Paris were planned by the same group of people.
It is found that these people have been lurking in Vienna for more than half a year, and it is the Sardinian government who provides them with funding and sponsorship."
After hearing this news, Prime Minister Cafre almost fainted. He got it on the table and said that it was obvious that the evidence was conclusive. Even if it was not 100% true, it was still a high imitation.
In particular, accusing the Sardinian government of providing funds for the assassination was simply a life-threatening crime. This crime was confirmed, and there was no need to say anything. The Kingdom of Sardinia was destined to be destroyed.
At this time, Cafur regretted it very much. If he knew that there were such talents in the Charcoal Burning Party, he would not let the government provide them with funding no matter what he said.
Although this organization is contributing to the unification of the Italian region, its ability to cause trouble is really terrible.
Assassinating the emperors of France and Austria, provoking wars between the two countries, and then unifying the Italian region. Such a genius idea is really not something that ordinary people can come up with.
Even if you dare to think, normal people dare not implement it. Once a little mistake occurs, it will kill people.
Now that we are at a loss, one of them has been arrested on both sides. Cafur now understands why the Vienna government's position has suddenly changed. Anyone who encounters such a thing will have to retaliate.
If they receive the message in advance, they can find a way to solve it. Now they are caught off guard and don’t give him a chance to act at all.
After reading the funds briefly, Thomas directly chose to shut up. At this time, he had to be prepared to welcome the anger of France and the Austrians. Obviously, the London government was not prepared for this.
If France and Austria mistakenly believe that this assassination was ordered by them, that would be the real big trouble.
Now the overall strength of the four major European countries is balanced, and no country can compete with one against two. Everyone must be cautious in diplomacy.
Even if the Russians won the Near East War, it would be Russia and Austria vs Britain and France. If the Russians fought Britain and France alone, the final result would be the same as in history.
Russian representative Ivanov, who has been playing soybean, suddenly spoke: "In view of the current complex situation, the Sardinian government has been involved in assassination cases, and it is no longer realistic to rely on them to arrest the murderer.
I suggest that everyone form a joint investigation team, temporarily take over the Kingdom of Sardinia, conduct a comprehensive inventory, and capture all the evil organization in one place."
Thomas's eyes lit up. This idea is good. International co-management is better than letting France and Austria divide it up. As for investigating the murderer, it is just a by the way.
He was also very interested in this possible mastermind behind this. If such a bold master did not catch him, Thomas was worried that he would come to them one day.
Thomas echoed: "Marquis Ivanov said it right. If this evil organization decides not to relax. If they don't catch them all, European peace will be threatened at any time."
The representatives of all countries present were smart people, and soon discovered the benefits of the joint investigation team, so they naturally responded.
As for the attitude of the Sardinian government, it was no longer important, and Cafur wanted to speak but stopped. At this time, he refused to enter the joint investigation team and was about to welcome the French-Austrian coalition forces.
Although the Vienna government was not interested in the Kingdom of Sardinia, they did not know that they had missed the last opportunity to preserve sovereignty in vain.
The only ones who have not made any statements are France and Austria. Martic looked indifferent and left the opportunity for performance to Auvergne.
"It is easy for the joint investigation team to enter the Kingdom of Sardinia, but given the role of the Sardinian government in this incident, we have reason to believe that they will commit destruction, destroy evidence, and even kill people to silence them.
In order to carry out the investigation smoothly, it is imperative to send troops into the Kingdom of Sardinia and cooperate with the investigation team's actions.
As the biggest victim, the French government is willing to send 80,000 troops into the Kingdom of Sardinia to ensure the smooth progress of the investigation.”
When the brute dagger is seen, it is easy to ask God to send God to God. Once the French army enters the Kingdom of Sardinia, it is not that easy to let them leave.
Martic said with great shame: "We have no objection. If we do not eradicate this evil organization, peace on the European continent will be forever threatened.
The Austrian government is willing to send three thousand troops into the Kingdom of Sardinia and cooperate with the investigation team to eradicate this evil organization."
One sends 80,000 troops and the other sends 3,000 troops. With such a huge gap, the fool also knows the attitudes of France and Austria.
If the Kingdom of Sardinia was divided, Austria would not have just launched such a few soldiers. Obviously, this means that the Vienna government is not interested in the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Everyone's eyes surrendered to Auvergne, and the 80,000 French troops occupied the Kingdom of Sardinia was almost enough. If it were not for the purpose of annexing the Kingdom of Sardinia, no one believed it.
Thomas objected: "Mr. Auvergne, you sent too many troops. You just want to ensure the smooth progress of the investigation, and there is no need to be so many.
Besides, with so many countries here, how can you let your family bear all their obligations?
Let's do this, our English government sent five thousand troops to cooperate with the work of the investigation team to ensure the stability of the Kingdom of Sardinia."
It’s not that Thomas doesn’t want to send more troops, but that the London government cannot bring out more troops now. Even if it can be used, it’s useless. Sending troops will cost money.
The French were in annexing the Kingdom of Sardinia. No matter how many troops were sent, they would have to recover their costs in the future. This time they sent troops to volunteer, fulfilling their international responsibilities, and checking and balancing the French.
Next, it became lively. All countries responded one after another, and all countries gathered together one thousand peacekeeping forces.
It fully demonstrated what the spirit of internationalism is. As for the issue of checks and balances between France, everyone gave face and left the opportunity to the British to perform.
His scalp was numb when he was stared, and Auvergne made a concession and directly reduced the number of troops sent by 30,000. The final result was no different.
With the last promise of the Russians, the coalition forces of various countries have only gathered up one thousand, and it is impossible to balance the French.
Everyone refused to do anything, and Thomas could do nothing.
This time, I sent troops to the army with my own dry food. Apart from gaining international reputation and gaining a sense of presence, it is simply not profitable.
If military checks and balances cannot be achieved, then it will be better to rely on political and diplomatic checks and balances. Thomas immediately made a decision - to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.
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