Make France Great Again

"I want to hear your opinion!"

Minister Russell smiled at Canning and asked his opinion in a calm but dignified tone.

Canning instantly realized that the former Prime Minister and now Foreign Secretary in front of him had his own ideas. The reason why he politely asked for his opinion was probably to add some persuasion when reporting to Lord Aberdeen. force.

Then Prime Minister Russell... No, it should be Minister Russell's attitude towards the French Empire that is the most crucial link!

Canning, who grasped the essence of the problem, carefully thought about Russell's attitude towards the French Empire during his tenure as prime minister. He firmly believed that a qualified politician would not change his governing philosophy because of his different position.

Guys who can become Prime Minister are often the most unreliable type of people!

Canning suddenly thought of a "grapevine" he heard from a public official.

During Russell's tenure as Prime Minister, Palmerston, then Foreign Secretary, had a meeting with the French envoy. After that meeting, the two sides seemed to have reached an agreement on certain aspects.

Maybe the rumors are true? What agreement did Minister Russell really have with France?

Canning had a vague judgment in his mind, and he had the mentality of giving it a try.

"Your Excellency, Minister, I personally believe that the reason why the Ottoman Empire issued such an order is based on the consideration of the French fleet!" Canning cautiously tried.

"Huh?" Minister Russell said "Hmm" with great interest, and then said: "You continue."

"As far as the power in the entire Mediterranean is concerned, the United Kingdom is the well-deserved number one!" Canning first boasted, and then continued: "Although the French fleet anchored in the port of Marseille is much weaker than ours, it is still A force that cannot be underestimated. I think that with the power of France’s own fleet, it is enough to destroy the fleets of the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire in the Black Sea!”

The number of the French Empire's fleets in the Mediterranean has indeed caused concern among some British Francophobes, but in general it cannot threaten Britain's maritime hegemony.

Canning was more wary than hostile to the maritime power of the French Empire.

When the strength of the French fleet is 70% of the fleet of the United Kingdom, and when there are qualified naval candidates, the United Kingdom will take the French navy seriously.

The United Kingdom is now fully capable of defeating the world's second (France) and third (Russia) combined forces at sea.

"What attitude do you think Britain should take in response to this ruling?" Russell asked Canning a tricky question, which should have been something Russell should think about.

"I think the best thing for the British Kingdom is to remain unchanged in the face of change!" Canning replied to Prime Minister Russell.

Translated, Britain does not need to do anything in this turn of events.

The corners of Russell's mouth raised slightly, and Canning's answer was exactly what Russell was thinking.

Even so, Minister Russell still wanted to ask Canning why he had such an idea.

"Your Excellency, Minister!" Canning shrugged. He pointed his index finger at the map of Europe hanging behind Russell and said: "The Russian Empire will never acquiesce in this kind of thing happening. They will definitely take action! Whether it is military level, or from a diplomatic level! Once they start taking action, the whole of Europe will take action! By that time, the United Kingdom will not be late to consider entering!"

"Very good!" Minister Russell applauded Canning's answer: "Mr. Canning, you are a qualified diplomatic ambassador! Britain is proud to have an ambassador like you!"

"You are exaggerating!" Canning still had a modest smile on his face.

"Can you please come in and write a report on what you just talked about?" Minister Russell asked Canning in a tone that seemed to be discussing, but was actually commanding.

"Of course!" Canning naturally had no right to refuse Russell's task.

"Okay! Mr. Canning, you must be very tired when you return to London by boat from Constantinople! I won't force you to stay here!" Minister Russell tactfully issued an expulsion order to Canning.

"Your Majesty, take care!"

Canning stood up and left the minister's office, leaving Russell alone in the office with his thoughts.

After a while, the Principal Permanent Secretary's own full-time secretary entered the room. They sat in their respective seats to help Foreign Minister Russell handle documents related to diplomacy.

There was only the sound of flipping through documents in the minister's office. After an unknown amount of time, Minister Russell, who was in a meditative state, asked again: "When will the Home Secretary come over!"

The permanent secretary and the full-time secretary stopped what they were doing at the same time, and they had some "communication" through their eyes. Finally, the full-time secretary stood up from his desk and reported to Minister Russell: "Your Excellency, there is nothing in the schedule of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meeting with the Home Secretary!"

"Then add it!" Minister Russell said to the full-time secretary in a tough manner.

"Yes!" the full-time secretary asked cautiously: "I don't know when you want to meet with the Minister of the Interior!"

"Now! Immediately!" Minister Russell emphasized in a bad tone.

"I'll make arrangements for you right now!" Seeing this, the full-time secretary didn't dare to delay at all, and quickly left the Foreign Minister's office.

The Chief Permanent Secretary compiled the documents nervously, fearing that Minister Russell would be angry if he was not careful.

This period still belonged to the era of the aristocracy, and the power of civil servants had not reached its peak, so they had to crawl carefully at the feet of the aristocratic ministers and obey their orders.

About half an hour later, the full-time secretary returned to the Foreign Minister's office and reported to Russell: "Your Excellency, the Home Secretary, Lord Palmerston, will be here soon!"

Minister Russell nodded slightly and waited for Palmerston's arrival.

Ten minutes later, the door of the minister's office rang again, and the full-time secretary near the door quickly stood up and opened the door.

Lord Palmerston, the Home Secretary, was standing outside the door.

"Your Excellency!" the full-time secretary saluted Palmerston respectfully.

Facing the full-time secretary without a title, Palmerston just nodded slightly.

Russell, who was sitting on the minister's chair, also stood up to greet Palmerston when he saw him.

Palmerston and Russell, once "enemies", now live in harmony in the cabinet of a third party.

"Let's go! Go into the back room and talk!" Russell invited Palmerston to go into the back room to talk.

Before the two entered the back room, Russell specifically ordered the principal permanent secretary and full-time secretary to leave the minister's office.

After watching the permanent secretary and full-time secretary closing the office door, Russell and Palmerston entered the back room and closed the door.

Sitting on the black velvet cushion sofa, Russell first opened the cigar box placed on the table, took out a cigar and handed it to Palmerston, and then lit the cigar for him.

Then he took out another cigar and lit it for himself. After a while, the whole room became hazy like a "wonderland".

Palmerston and Russell began to talk about the Ottoman Empire.

"I think you should be very clear about the Ottoman Empire! I won't go into too much detail!" Minister Russell said to Palmerston.

"I have almost understood the general situation! His Majesty Napoleon III of the French Empire is really restless at all!" There was a hint of sarcasm in Palmerston's words. As someone who supports uniting with France, he expressed his feelings towards Jerome Poe. Nabal didn't have a good impression, and certainly didn't mean any harm.

It's just that France's action did make Palmerston a little unhappy.

"That's right!" Russell nodded empathetically and said, "The emperor has been advocating peace in Europe, but now it seems that he is the most unpeaceful person!"

Palmerston took a puff of his cigar, then exhaled a puff of smoke wantonly: "Now the situation is very clear. The Russian Empire will never let this matter go unchecked! They will definitely take action!"

"I think so too!" Minister Russell nodded again in agreement with Palmerston's point of view: "It's just that whether the Russian Empire will use military means or make a fuss about diplomacy!"

"I think he is very likely to have a two-pronged approach! He will not only make a fuss about the military, but also force the Ottoman Empire diplomatically, and at the same time win over the United Kingdom!" Palmerston replied to Minister Russell.

Then, there was a trace of disdain on Palmerston's lips: "Our Prime Minister is a guy who is close to the Russian Empire! There is no guarantee that the Kingdom of Britain will reach any agreement with the Russian Empire!"

"That's right!" Minister Russell sighed with emotion: "Except for a small number of ministers in the entire cabinet, most of them are ministers close to the Russian Empire! Not to mention them, even those guys outside Downing Street are like this !”

By those guys outside Downing Street, Russell meant public opinion in London.

After the establishment of the French Empire, British public opinion always had a certain degree of hostility towards the French Empire. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com In order to control the French Empire, they were even willing to compromise with the Russian Empire.

Only after Palmerston and Russell saw clearly the threat that the Russian Empire posed to Britain's interests in the Near East did they choose to join forces with the French Empire to fight against the Russian Empire.

"In the final analysis, our Prime Minister is not a qualified politician at all! He will only sway according to the swing of public opinion!" Palmerston continued to mock Lord Aberdeen without reservation.

"Now one of us is the Foreign Secretary and the other is the Home Secretary. We have no decision-making ability at all about the country's policies. All power is concentrated around Aberdeen and his allies!" Russell tried to seek another solution with Palmerston. alliance.

"Yes! We must do something for Britain!"

Palmerston also left no trace in expressing the Union's wishes.

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