Chapter 779: Turn Paris into the Iron Grale of France! (Please vote)

Under the dim light of the copper kerosene lamp in the study, Napoleon III's middle and index fingers held a yellowed letter - it was the letter written by Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph to Napoleon III during the Second Italian War of Independence. In this letter, the Austrian emperor begged France not to support Italian unification. In the letter, the Austrian emperor told Napoleon III with great care that a unified Italy would not benefit even a penny for France!

However, Napoleon III, who regarded himself as the "European national liberator" at that time, could not listen at all. At that time, he wanted to use Sardinia to weaken Austria, rather than just wanting to prove that he was very capable, and he was the shadow of Napoleon I in the world.

For this purpose, he imitated his uncle Napoleon I to conduct an imperial expedition and won a great victory in the Battle of Solferino. But what other meaning does this victory have besides proving that Napoleon III is "very powerful"?

Let Italy be one step closer to achieving complete unification? What are the benefits of a unified Italy to France? It seems that there is no such thing as well!

In Napoleon's study, Archbishop Doria, Duke Varevsky and Prince Napoleon all looked stunned. The three of them saw the German-style characters on the letter in Napoleon III. They could all recognize that it was the handwriting of the Austrian emperor!

Napoleon III's thoughts have been clearly placed there - it is never popular in Europe to fight alone, and the mainstream of Europe is to bully the less!

"Your Majesty, the railway mileage in Prussia has reached 11,000 kilometers last year, but our main line is stuck at 9,500 kilometers." Prince Napoleon unfolded the Western and Central European railway maps of 1864, and his fingers passed through the dense Prussian stations on the Rhine. "Their army only takes 18 hours from Berlin to Cologne, while we take a full day from Paris to Strasbourg."

The French emperor took a deep sip of the cigar, and the smoke blurred the portrait of Queen Eugenie on the wall: "Where is the steel?"

"The Beisemite Steelmaking Method made Prussia's iron production exceed 1.5 million tons last year, and the steel production exceeded 400,000 tons, which is much more than us..." The prince drew out the 1863 industrial report, "The phosphorus content of Lorraine iron ore is too high, and we need to spend a lot of time upgrading the steelmaking furnace to produce qualified steel, and our coal is not enough, so we need to import it from the UK."

Valevsky suddenly interrupted: "Population is also a problem. Although Prussia has only 20 million people, their population structure is younger and the growth rate is higher. Although we have 38 million people, the average age is relatively high and the population growth rate is slow." He opened the 1864 census of German states, "If the population of other German states is included, the Germans may have exceeded 40 million. Even if the 5 million Germans in Austria are deducted, the damn Germans will have 35 million!"

This is 35 million young and strong Germans vs 38 million elderly Frenchmen.

Archbishop Doria reminded Napoleon III: "The Russians will never forgive the Austrian emperor's betrayal in the Crimean War! Alexander II would rather watch Berlin unify Germany than the Holy Roman Empire reappear on earth. Of course, he would not want the tricolor flag of France to fly over Berlin!"

Valevsky's brows were twisted in a ball: "The British are even more sinister. They use us to stop Russia, and then they start to support Prussia to restrain our Prussia industry. The industry that can develop so rapidly is indispensable for British support!"

The French emperor sighed: "What about Austria? What about the British? There are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies in the world, right?"

"Franz Joseph's conditions were as always." The Archbishop put on silk glasses, "First, France withdrew its garrison from Rome; second, recognized Venice as the sphere of influence of Austria."

Prince Napoleon pounded the table: "Absurd! Without our army in Rome, Garibaldi's redshirts would rush into the Vatican tomorrow!"

Archbishop Doria whispered: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the crusaders in Macau? The Pope really has a division!"

Napoleon III pressed his forehead: "That was. It happened 10 years ago? Can they still fight?"

"This is not important," Doria smiled, "What's important is that the whole world knows that the Pope really has a division! We can let this division return from Asia and settle in Rome. And I will become the commander of this division!"

Archbishop Doria had an uncontrollable impulse when he thought that he might become a pope with soldiers.

"And Austria is our last hope!" Valevsky said, "Since we supported Italian reunification, we have a strong neighbor in southern Europe. Austria has been weakened too much. Once Austria is annexed by Prussia, a super German with more than 40 million people will appear!"

The French emperor suddenly murmured to himself: "The oath of the charcoal burning party back then..."

"Your Majesty!" the Archbishop interrupted, "The Italians have never appreciated you! Cafur laughed at you as a 'crown speculator' in Turin, and Garibaldi even secretly supported the French republican!"

Valevsky reminded the emperor: "In 1859, we could have completely defeated Austria, but it was your sudden truce that interrupted the Italian unification process. The Italians will no longer be grateful to you!"

"Okay! I am the Emperor of France first, and I am also a Napoleon!" Napoleon III was determined, "Article, if you go to Vienna and contact the Emperor of Austria, you will say that I want to sign a treaty with him to jointly defend against Prussian aggression! The condition is to recognize that Venice will always belong to Austria!"

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor!" Archbishop Doria took the task without saying a word.

"Duke," Napoleon III said to Valevsky, "you find a way to contact Bismarck."

"With Bismarck?" Varevsky was stunned.

"Yes!" Napoleon III said with a shrewd look on his face, "I want to prevent Prussia from becoming bigger and threaten France's hegemony, and at the same time, I want to prevent Austria from using our alliance to expand and annex Prussia. It will be a super empire with a population of nearly 60 million!"

When the crowd dispersed, the emperor sat alone in front of the mirror. The glass reflected countless shaking Napoleons - some wore Roman crowns, some were in front of the Waterloo army, and some were on small islands. He remembered his uncle's warning: "Europe cannot accommodate two emperors."

At the same time, in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Embassy on St. Honore Street, the flames of the kerosene lamps swayed slightly in the glass cover, illuminating the four eastern holes. Hu Wansheng's fingertips gently tapped the sandalwood table, the rhythm was like the prelude of a war drum. Feng Xiuying was playing with a red gold pocket watch - it was a wedding gift given to her and Hu Wansheng by Luo Yaoguo. The cover was a statue of the Heavenly King, and the cover was engraved with the words "The World of Great Harmony".

Weng Tongjue had a pair of Western glasses on his nose, but his eyes behind the lens were always staring at the European revolutionary situation on the wall. In the corner, Feng Yunshan's other adopted daughter, Rinko, the Countess of Temple Mountain, sat quietly and quietly with a copy of "The True Contract".

"The situation in Europe is clear." Ma Baocai's voice was low and hoarse. He opened a secret letter. The fire-painted seal on the letter paper was the dragon emblem of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. "The teacher's instructions are very clear--European wars and revolutions are inevitable, and our mission is to turn France into red."

This secret letter is an order, and whoever conveys it will be the person in charge of this "Red Law Operation"!

"Red France?" Rinko raised her eyebrows, "What the King of Wu means"

"France will definitely lose the war with Prussia." Ma Baocai put away Luo Yaoguo's letter, "and the workers' leaders of European countries will gather in London recently in order to form a party, work together and seek great achievements together."

Rinko frowned slightly: "Planning together for great cause? Do they have that ability?"

"Ability can be cultivated." Hu Wansheng said, "Nicholas and Zhao Si can teach black slaves to fight, and we can also help French workers master combat skills. In fact, the people of Paris have never lacked the spirit of struggle!"

Paris is the oldest oldest area!

Weng Tongjue pushed his glasses: "But it is not enough to rely on spirit alone."

"So we have to give them weapons." Ma Bao took out a list from his briefcase. "This is what the French workers need, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will do everything possible to provide."

Hu Wansheng took the list and took a look: "Iron Wire, shovel, sugar, rubber, American oil and fertilizer?"

"His Royal Highness Yu, do you know how to use these things? Each one can be bought and sold legally, but as long as it is used properly, the people of Paris cannonballs will be the best warrior in the world." Ma Baocai's voice echoed in everyone's ears like a nightmare. "When the German shells landed on the streets of Paris, they will find that they crashed into a "steel grey"!"

"Iron Gle?" Weng Tongjue was a little confused. "Gle sounds like Russian, what does it mean?"

"I don't know," said Ma Baocai, "this is what my mentor told me in person. I just repeat it to you in detail! My mentor said that our mission is to turn Paris into the Steel Grale of France in the future!"

Outside the window, the bells of Notre Dame rang twelve times in the middle of the night. Hu Wansheng looked at the Seine River outside the window, and the lights of the Duille Palace reflected on the water. In a trance, he seemed to see the brilliant palace burning in blood and fire.

"Remember," Ma Baocai's voice was as cold as steel. "Our goal is not to help Prussia defeat France, nor to help France defeat Prussia. Our goal is to make this war a fuse for the revolution and help the working people of France seize the world."
Chapter completed!