After entering 1891, the people of Paris had no comfortable life. On the one hand, they were increasingly poor material life, while on the other hand, they were rising high prices, which made ordinary people suffer.

If the front line can continue to win, and spend a few days of hard life in a short period of time, everyone will recognize it. Unfortunately, the French army's luck seemed to have been exhausted in the last year, and there has been constant bad news since the beginning of the year.

With the loss of air supremacy, Paris has become unsafe. Especially after August, the Austrian air force has to come and take a walk around almost every day.

The hit rate of high-altitude bombing depends entirely on luck. The direct losses caused by enemy air strikes are not large, and the military threat to France is limited, but the bad impact it brings makes the Paris government miserable.

The more uncertain the things are, the more likely they are to cause panic. No matter how low the enemy air force hits, it will still kill people once they are caught up.

For the sake of life, except for the politicians who cannot escape, the slightly wealthy Parisians went to the countryside manor to take refuge.

The rich people ran away, and the economy in Paris naturally became depressed. If the war had not occupied a large amount of labor, the French government would have probably been worried about unemployment.

In the Palace of Versailles, Napoleon IV has moved out of the basement and returned to normal office. There is no other reason, it is not afraid of death.

Well, the truth is that after a long period of observation, Napoleon IV discovered that the enemy Air Force was deliberately avoiding the bombing of the palace. Even if it was an air strike against the palace, most of the intimidation elements were intimidating.

It’s right to think about it. If there is no deep hatred on the European continent, few people will generally kill the monarch.

Although the Bonaparte dynasty had some grudges with the Habsburg dynasty, it was not as good as the death. Franz, who cherished his feathers, naturally did not want to bear the bad reputation of regicide for this.

Without the instruction from above, the combat troops below naturally did not dare to act recklessly. Neither officer nor soldiers could bear the charge of regicide.

Under the protection of Napoleon IV, the Palace of Versailles and the surrounding areas were fortunately become a safe area. Even if it was air strikes, no one dared to throw bombs down.

When he heard the air defense alarm sounded, Napoleon IV walked out leisurely and looked up at the sky.

Looking at the flyer falling from the sky, Napoleon IV sighed. Sometimes he even wanted the enemy to throw bombs down and send him to see God in advance.

There is no way, the emperor was too tired. But the family responsibility made him unable to retreat, and no matter how much pressure he was under, he could only bear it. If he really died in the enemy's air strike, it would be a relief.

Not to mention anything else, at least the Bonaparte dynasty escaped unscrupulously. The dead are the easiest to gain sympathy, especially those who die tragically and miserable.

No matter how much the people below are trashing the blame, they will never let the crown prince take responsibility for it at a age. Even for political needs, Austria will support the Bonaparte dynasty to stabilize the situation.

He picked up a small piece of paper falling from the sky, with the title "Letter to the French People". Looking at the content of the accusation of the capitalists and the consortium, Napoleon IV was deeply touched.

Without the promotion of these interest groups, this continental war would not have broken out at all. At least Napoleon IV himself initially opposed this war.

But the individual cannot go against the general trend, France was forced to tie it to the chariot of capital and embarked on a path of no return.

It’s okay to provoke a war, but the key is that these guys are still losing their chains in the middle. They do everything they can to make huge profits, which not only affects the frontline operations, but also makes the people in the country complain.

If there were no such guys who were dragging their feet, France would not have lost so quickly even if she wanted to lose.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister and the others are here."

The maid's voice pulled Napoleon IV from his fantasy. The guy who pulled his back was in every country, not an isolated case of France. Now the problem has become prominent because France is about to be defeated.

"Take them here!"

Napoleon IV said lightly.

Since we confirmed that there is a safe area around the palace, the French government's office location has been moved here. It has facilitated communication between departments and even saved on telephone charges.

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Foreign Secretary Carrel Kadletz: "Your Majesty, the British have rejected our loan application and announced that future transactions must be paid first."

Allies do not exist. If it weren't for the fact that the post-war international situation still required France, the British would have been in trouble.

There was no insult to the point before, so it was not too late to take action now.

Since the war has been going on, France's foreign exchange reserves have long come to an end. Even the reserves of the out-of-the-box currencies have been mortgaged to the British and are now being placed in London.

The loan was cut off and the payment was required before delivery, which was clearly the rhythm of forcing France to death.

"What do the British want?"

Napoleon IV asked coldly, as if all this was expected and there was no slight disturbance.

Foreign Minister Carrel Kadletz: "The British have set their sights on our overseas colonies, mainly the Indochina Peninsula, and they are worried that these areas will fall into the hands of Austria after the war and threaten the security of the Indian region."

There is no love and hate for no reason in politics, only eternal interests. Seeing that France was about to be defeated, the British could not help but take advantage of the situation.

Although Austrian forces did not penetrate deep into the Indochina Peninsula, the German Federation occupied the Malay Peninsula. After the war, Germany was to merge, and it was inevitable that the power would extend to the Indochina Peninsula.

If the French Indochina Peninsula falls into Austria's hands, the South Ocean region will become the dominant Austrian family. At that time, India will be strategically surrounded by the Russian-Austrian alliance and will face great military pressure.

Napoleon IV sneered: "I know now that I am worried, why are you going to do it long ago? If it weren't for the British, we would have broken through the Rhine long ago, and it would not be the current situation."

Everyone bowed their heads, and no one was willing to argue with the emperor on this issue. Even everyone knows that Napoleon IV's words were biased.

The British pulled their backs and did affect the French army's operations, but that was not the fundamental reason why the French army could not win. In essence, it was still a huge gap in strength between the two sides.

If the French army really crossed the Rhine, it might be even worse to be defeated. At least, there are no guerrillas now, and the occupied areas are stable.

After pausing for a while, Napoleon IV added: "Forget it, it's useless to say more about things at this point. What price are the British going to pay?"

The European War was different from the French-Prussian War in original time and space. Austria had a strong enough navy, which destined that France was unable to protect its overseas colonies after the war.

Against this background, Napoleon IV did not mind selling it to the British. What made him unhappy was that the British were putting their wounds at this time.

Foreign Minister Carrel Kadrez: "Deduct some of our previous debts, plus a batch of material assistance. In terms of conversion, the total value is about 6 million pounds."

Hearing this number, Napoleon IV immediately slapped the table and asked, "Why don't they go and grab it?"

The French Indochina Peninsula covers an area of ​​nearly 740,000 square kilometers. The local land is fertile and rich in resources. It is a rare treasure land and can bring a lot of wealth to France every year.

In the past, not to mention a mere £6 million, even £60 million, people are rushing to take over such high-quality assets.

The situation is special now. There are few companies that dare to seize food from Austrian tiger mouths, but they will not be sold for 6 million pounds at a low price. You should know that the cost of the French government's opening of French Indochina is not only 6 million pounds.

However, even the British did not intend to pay cash for the £6 million, but instead had to deduct it.

With the current price, buying up to £3 million before the war was a loss for France.

Prime Minister Terence Bulkin reminded: "Your Majesty, we have no choice now. Even though we know that the British are blackmailing, we cannot refuse.

After all, these areas are better in the hands of the British than in the hands of Austria. Moreover, we need the support of the British in the following aftermath negotiations."

The most tragic thing in the world is that even though I know that someone is robbing me, I can only give it to me obediently.

Fortunately, after a series of social beatings, Napoleon IV's spirit has been smoothed out. If it were ten years ago, he could turn against the British directly.

"Tell the British that if you want to get these areas, you should show enough sincerity. Otherwise, we would rather leave Indochina to Austria than let them succeed."

Napoleon IV was also suffering from threatening his allies with his enemies. He inherited the great French Empire from his father, and in less than twenty years, he fell into such a field. This kind of mental gap is not something that ordinary people can bear.

Tracing the root cause is just because a wrong war was launched at the wrong point in time. Overall, Napoleon IV was still a qualified emperor, but unfortunately he lost everything in one mistake.

The Italian region is destined to be unable to be preserved; French Africa is also in a state of chaos, and the defenders of the Algerian region alone cannot last long; seeing that French Indochina will change hands, France's territory returned to 70 years ago overnight.

This is not all. Judging from the anti-French alliance, it is difficult for France to remain intact, and the final result may be worse than in 1815.

Prime Minister Terence Bulkin: "Your Majesty, rumors have spread in Paris in recent days, and those guys hiding underground have begun to feel lonely again.

If the situation continues to deteriorate, there may even be rebellion. The cabinet recommends strengthening public opinion control and cracking down on the guys who spread rumors."

It is not the first time that the government can control newspapers but it cannot control rumors; it can control news dissemination but it cannot stop flyers falling from the sky.

Without any hesitation, Napoleon IV handed over the small piece of paper in his hand: "Look, this is the Austrian letter of persuasion. What are you going to do?

There is also a cartoon on the back, where rich people are big fish and meat, ordinary people are bleeding and sacrificed on the front line, and they are hungry.

The above content is basically true and can easily resonate with ordinary people. Once used by those who are interested, a turmoil will be in front of you."

The truth is often the most heartbreaking. People can pretend to be confused without uncovering the lid. Once things are exposed to the sun, the situation will be completely different.

The people's patience is limited, especially when they are hungry, a Martian article can trigger a turmoil.

There are only two ways before everyone. Either stand with the capital consortium and share the anger from the people; or go with the flow and decisively pass the blame, take the opportunity to eradicate the domestic consortium forces, and then use their wealth to appease the people.
Chapter completed!