Make France Great Again

Chapter 259 The Tsar in Action

Looking at Nicholas I on the throne, he waved his hand to dismiss the surrounding attendants. Karl Nesserlo, who cooperated tacitly, hurriedly came to Nicholas I's side. He bowed and bowed to the most noble Russian tsar in front of him. salute.

"Your Majesty, there is indeed good news!" Karl Neserrodie responded to Nicholas I.

"Oh? What is the news?" Nicholas I smiled and looked at Karl Nesserrodie with an interested expression.

Nicholas I believed that Karl Neserrode would never disappoint him, because those who disappoint him would only be dismissed.

"Your Majesty, this news came from France!" Karl Neserrodie responded to Nicholas I cautiously.

Karl Nesserrodie knew that France had been a "pain" to His Majesty the Tsar since 1830. It was here that a corner of the original orthodox principles collapsed [referring to the establishment of the Orleans Dynasty], let alone the one two years ago. The revolution that harmed the whole of Europe came from there.

After two revolutionary plagues, Tsar Nicholas I instinctively developed a rebellious mood towards revolution and rebellion.

If it were not for the wrong timing, Karl Neserrodie had every reason to believe that Tsar Nicholas I would not mind leading the soldiers of the Russian Empire into France like his brother, the Holy King Alexander.

It's just that whether the current Russian Imperial soldiers have the ability to invade France again, Karl Nesserrodie has always expressed doubts after assisting Hungary in the battle on the Danube River.

Sure enough, after hearing the "good news" from France, Nicholas I stopped smiling and his expression became solemn. He asked Karl Nesserrodie in a serious tone: "Nesserrodie, Are you sure the good news you mentioned came from France?"

"Your Majesty, I am convinced!" Karl Nesserrodie told Nicholas I in a firm tone about the news from the Russian Ambassador to France from Paris: "According to Vladimirovich's report, the President of the French Republic Jerome Bonaparte has basically controlled the spread of revolution in the Paris area, and at the same time they are actively seeking to reach some agreement with the Russian Empire."

"Jerome Bonaparte? That playboy's son?" Nicholas I mocked with a contemptuous expression on his lips.

"That's right! Your Majesty!" Karl Neserrodie responded to Nicholas I.

Nicholas I stood up from the throne and slowly walked down from the throne. He turned his back to Karl Neserrode and remained silent for a long time. Then he turned to Karl Neserrode and asked: "Neserrode, Empire Do you still have the ability to launch an expedition?"

Karl Nesserrodie instantly understood what Nicholas I meant, but Nicholas I still couldn't let go of the French Republic.

Regarding Nicholas I's "delusion", Karl Nesserrode could only tactfully dissuade him: "Your Majesty, our finances cannot support us to carry out a laborious expedition! Especially some time ago, our country also lent The Austrian Empire is about 8 million rubles..."

The Russian Empire in 1850 could be said to be an empire riddled with holes. It had no appearance of strength, but its interior had long been eroded by corrupt military aristocrats and bureaucrats.

In the wave of industrialization, the Russian Empire has been left far behind.

Today's Russian Empire is slightly less powerful than Britain, which has already completed its industrialization, and even the Austrian Empire, which has just started to industrialize.

Not to mention the tsar who was so happy with his success, the Russian Empire invaded the Danube Principality and helped the Austrian Empire suppress the revolution, which made the Russian Empire successfully shoulder nearly 10 million yuan in foreign debt and 8 million yuan in loans to Austria.

When the war machine loses its financial nourishment, it will only become a pile of empty shelves.

Based on what Karl Nesserrodie learned, less than two-thirds of Russian front-line troops are equipped with rifles. The rifles of many armies are still in the period when they defeated Napoleon. Only a few armies are equipped with them. Equipped with the same equipment as Britain and France.

Karl Nesserrodie knew these problems, and so did Paskevich, who commanded the Russian army to suppress the Hungarian revolution.

[Ivan Fedorovich Paskovich (1782-1856), Russian Field Marshal. Count Yerevan, Prince of Warsaw. 】

As for whether Nicholas I knew it or not, Karl Neserrode did not know.

"Money, money, money! Where has all my money gone!" Nicholas I couldn't help but angrily yelled at Karl Neserrodie: "As the monarch of a country, how can I be troubled by this damn money? ?"

Karl Nesserrode bowed his head and remained silent. Karl Nesserrode did not dare to speak nonsense on this issue.

If things go wrong, St. Petersburg will have to endure another bloody storm.

Nicholas I, who vented his anger at will, once again complained with his unrestrained thoughts: "Can't we find a way to borrow money from Britain? Just like we did before!"

The "original" mentioned by Nicholas I refers to the period of the Napoleonic Wars.

In order to win over the European powers to form an anti-French alliance, the Kingdom of Britain generously provided aid to various European countries, among which the Russian Empire was the country that provided the most aid to Britain.

"Your Majesty, the British Kingdom still has some misunderstandings with us!" Karl Neserrode responded euphemistically to Nicholas I: "Their subjects are unwilling to believe in the great Russian Empire, and their newspapers wantonly slander our empire. , so that their governments also have to be hostile to us in order to cater to public opinion!"

"What a bunch of ungrateful citizens!" Nicholas I could not help but curse the British people. He who brought the Russian imperial system into the British system did not understand what Britain was doing: "If they were under my rule , I must make them look good. Victoria is just a little girl after all. If she can have the same courage as me, the Kingdom of Britain will surely prosper in her hands."

"You're right!" Karl Nesserrodie echoed casually.

Although Karl Neserrodie understood the operation of the political system of the British Kingdom, he would not explain to Nicholas I that it was better for the tsar not to know some of the details.

Otherwise, it will be another political crisis in a more serious sense.

"Okay! What kind of agreement do you mean France and us agree on?" The tsar, who had gone around in a big circle, returned to the original topic again.

"Your Majesty, France has agreed to our expansion in the Near East and promised to support our demands in the Near East!" Karl Nesserrodie first reported to Nicholas I what Jerome Bonaparte had given the Russian Empire. conditions of.

"Great!" A smile appeared on Nicholas I's face, and he said proudly: "The heirs of the Bonaparte family still chose to bow to us!"

"That's all because Your Majesty led us!" Karl Neserrodie once again used his shameless spirit to praise Nicholas I, and then added without leaving any trace: "However, they hope that The empire can give them a small reward and support their expansion in the Rhineland!"

As soon as these words came out, the Tsar, who was originally smiling, suddenly became sullen. He looked at Karl Nesserrode with stern eyes and said: "How dare he negotiate terms with me!!! Heir of the Bonaparte family!" When did you become so bold?"

Karl Nesserrodie could only remind him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, he is now the President of the French Republic!"

"President?" Nicholas I couldn't help but smile: "A title that comes from the charity of an untouchable, the Bonaparte family actually regards it as a treasure."

"Your Majesty, France has always been an important country! Even if they were defeated by our army!" Karl Neserrodie once again said to Nicholas I in a humble manner.

"I know!" Nicholas I seemed a little impatient. He waved his hand and said: "You want to say that if the Russian Empire wants to rule Constantinople, it cannot do without the help of France, right?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Karl Neserrodie's words already showed his attitude.

"I will never satisfy my enemies with the land of our allies! Not even an inch of land!" Nicholas I had a decisive attitude. In his opinion, even if the King of Prussia showed some disrespect in 1848-1849, he still They were the "loyal" allies of Nicholas I as a whole, and it was necessary for Nicholas I to safeguard their interests.

"Your Majesty, according to the report from the Imperial Embassy in Britain, the Prussian Minister seems to be under orders to discuss an alliance with Britain!" Karl Nesserrodie once again reported the Prussian problem to Nicholas I.

Nicholas I's expression changed. He originally thought that King Frederick William IV of Prussia would be able to restrain himself, but he did not expect that he would choose to ask Britain for help.

Compared with Habsburg's submissiveness, Hohenzollern's attitude greatly annoyed Nicholas I.

There was even the idea of ​​completely replacing Prussia with Austria.

"Neserrodie, do you want to persuade me to agree to Jerome Bonaparte's suggestion?" Nicholas I asked Neserrodie.

"Your Majesty, my suggestion is that we neither agree nor object! If France has the ability to seize land from Prussia, then we can acquiesce in their actions!" Karl Nesserrodie to Nicholas I Suggested: "However, after that, they will probably become the focus of Europe! By that time, no one will care about the problem of Constantinople, and people will only recall the original fear of revolution!"

Karl Nesserrodie's method is to fight fear with fear. As long as France's hatred value is higher than that of the Russian Empire, no one will care about what the Russian Empire does in the Balkans.

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