Make France Great Again

Chapter 981: Ceding Savoy?

Latest website: Seeing Cavour being shocked and speechless for a long time, Victor Inmanuel II opened his mouth again and asked Cavour in a slightly solemn tone.

"Prime Minister Cavour, what do you think we should do now?"

After hearing Victor Emmanuel II's inquiry, Cavour frowned after coming back to his senses, and responded to Victor Emmanuel II firmly, "Your Majesty, we must not restrict freedom. communist system and restrictions on the press in Sardinia!

Once this is done, the alliance between the Kingdom and the liberals will no longer exist, and it will become extremely difficult for the Kingdom of Sardinia to unify the Apennine Peninsula! "

For Cavour, the unification of Sardinia can only be possible if the Kingdom of Sardinia unites with the liberals and nationalists in Italy and makes liberalism and nationalism agree with the laws promulgated by Sardinia. .

Otherwise, even if the Kingdom of Sardinia takes over Lombardy and Venice, it will end up like the Austrian Empire.

Not to mention, the Kingdom of Sardinia is not the only country that can unify the Apennines.

The Kingdom of Sardinia is stronger than other kingdoms and principalities. They have reached an agreement with Italian liberals. Not only will those Italian liberals not become a stumbling block to Sardinia like other countries, but they can become Sardinia's With the help of the Kingdom of Dinnia.

After giving up this obvious advantage, the Kingdom of Sardinia is not much different from the Kingdom of Naples and the Papal States.

"But!" Victor Manuel II responded to Cavour worriedly: "If we reject the French Empire's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will they take action against us?"

Vidocques Emmanuel II was worried that the French Empire would sever ties with the Kingdom of Sardinia. If the Kingdom of Sardinia wanted to unify Italy, it could only cling to the thigh of Jerome Bonaparte.

Having angered Jerome Bonaparte, the unification of Italy would become elusive.

"Your Majesty, I know!" Cavour responded in a dejected tone, and then said with firm eyes, "However, even so, we still cannot give up restricting domestic liberals and nationalists."

Although Cavour repeatedly emphasized that liberals should not be given up, Vidocq Emmanuel II did not think so.

Victor Emmanuel II was obviously more focused on clinging to France than on forming an alliance with liberals.

"Prime Minister Cavour, I ask you what you should do now!" Victor Emmanuel II asked Cavour with a hint of anger, "Instead of hearing you repeat it again and again, we must not give up fighting with those damn murderers. The alliance of kings!

I know the liberal alliance is important, but so is the French Empire.

If we lose the protection of the French Empire, the Austrian Empire may attack us without any scruples.

What will we do then? Who can we rely on! "

Vidocq Inmanuel II told Cavour a cruel reality, that is, the Kingdom of Sardinia's alliance with liberalism and its alliance with the French Empire have now become two conflicting choices! ….

Under such circumstances, whatever choice Cavour made would be detrimental to them.

"Your Majesty, I think we must make Emperor Jerome Bonaparte realize that only by forming an alliance with us to fight against the Austrian Empire can we maximize the interests of the French Empire!" Cavour said to Victor Inman Newell II solemnly replied that he chose the third path between suppressing liberals and antagonizing the French Empire. "Only in this way will he give up suppressing liberalism, and at the same time he will not alienate himself over this issue." France!

"What are you going to do?" Victor Emmanuel II asked next, and then he thought of something. He widened his eyes and responded to Cavour, "You don't want to satisfy the French Empire. Let’s demand it!”

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that this is the only way to satisfy the French Empire." Cavour sighed, then puffed up his chest and said to Victor Emmanuel II.

"It's a cession

Savoy, Nice, or cede Sardinia, or choose a member of the Bonaparte family for my daughter and marry her! "Victor Yin Manuel II said to Cavour with a slightly depressed tone.

"Your Majesty, Emperor Jerome Bonaparte already has a wife, and his son is only about 4 years old now!

Not old enough for marriage yet! "Cavour reminded Victor Immanuel II.

"So the only way is to cede the land!" Victor Immanuel II felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart.

Unexpectedly, he would one day sell his land for glory.

“Your Majesty, I don’t want to give the land of the Kingdom of Sardinia to the French either!

Right now, we can only choose this method! "Cavour showed a wry smile and said to Victor Immanuel II.

"Do you know that if you do this, you may be assassinated by some ultra-nationalists, and your life will be in danger!" Victor Yin-Manuel said to Cavour with a solemn expression.

"Your Majesty, I know!" Cavour said to Victor Emmanuel II calmly, "I was prepared to die before I became prime minister!"

"Which piece of land are you going to cede?" Victor Immanuel II asked Cavour.

"Your Majesty, I am ready to cede all three pieces of land to France!" Cavour replied to Victor Emmanuel II.

"What!" Victor Manuel II raised his voice, and then pointed at Cavour with a slightly trembling finger, "You are planning to destroy Savoyard, Nice, and Sardinia all at once. To France!"

"Your Majesty, this is not a one-time thing!" Cavour replied dully, "We can give one of these three territories to France first, and the remaining two will be used in France to help us defeat the Austrian Empire. After that, give it to them!

If three pieces of land were exchanged for the entire Apennine Peninsula, I don’t think anyone would be willing to refuse! "

"This..." Victor Emmanuel II thought for a moment and then said to Cavour: "How can you guarantee that Jerome Bonaparte will definitely help us Sardinia after receiving the territory? Ya.”….

"I can't guarantee it!" Cavour spread his hands and said frankly to Victor Immanuel II, "If France is not willing to be an enemy of the Austrian Empire, then the territory we gave to France will be lost. Return!

However, I will try my best to get Emperor Jerome Bonaparte to make an agreement with me!

To ensure that the French Empire would not go back on its word. "

"Will Jerome Bonaparte choose to sign an agreement with us?" Victor Emmanuel II asked Cavour again.

"I can't guarantee this either!" Cavour shook his head again and said to Victor Immanuel II.

At this moment, Victor Emmanuel II's emotions finally broke out. He pointed at Cavour and rebuked, "Prime Minister Cavour, you couldn't guarantee anything just now. How can I believe that you can promote the French Empire?" Help Sardinia and unify Italy!"

"Your Majesty, we all know very well! Whether the Kingdom of Sardinia can be unified has nothing to do with our army or domestic politics.

What matters is whether any country is willing to support our reunification!

Cavour said earnestly to Victor Emmanuel II, "Only Britain and France in the whole of Europe can help us resist the attack of the Austrian Empire and expel the Austrian Empire from Lombardy and Venice, and the Kingdom of Britain Another maritime power, they themselves are outside the European continent!

Therefore, the only one we can rely on is the French Empire! "

From 1848 to 1849, Britain moved left and right to mediate, which is really fresh in Gavori's memory.

This also made Cavour confirm that Britain could only add to the scenery and not provide help in times of need.

Although Cavour discussed many things with the British Kingdom, he never expected the British Kingdom to help them unify.

The only one who can help them is Flan

Western Empire.

"Cavour, it's up to you!" Victor Immanuel II responded to Cavour with a complicated expression.

"Your Majesty!" A smile appeared on Garford's lips, and he hurriedly begged Victor Emmanuel II to allow him to go to Paris to visit Jérôme Bonaparte in person.

Because Cavour believed that this matter could only be useful if he discussed it personally with Jérôme Bonaparte, he had to go to Paris.

Victor Emmanuel II sighed and said to Cavour, "Okay! Cavour! Do you need anything else?"

Cavour told Victor Immanuel II that he hoped that Victor Immanuel II could give him some of the collections collected by the Turin Palace, preferably higher-end collections.

Cavour needed the collection to bribe those who could sway the emperor's will.

There was a trace of reluctance in Victor Manuel II's eyes. The collection of the Turin Palace was already very rare.

If this continues, the Turin Palace may become impoverished.

"Okay! Just do as you say!"

Although Victor Emmanuel II was deeply reluctant to part with him, he still chose to send someone to bring Cavour into the collection room.

Cavour did find some exquisite carvings in the collection of Victor Immanuel II.

Under the witness of his attendants, Cavour collected the collection one by one.

After Cavour left, Victor Emmanuel II asked his attendants: the number and types of collections that Cavour had taken away from the collection.

The attendant honestly told Victor Immanuel II the types and quantities.

"Damn Cavour! Damn the old Frenchman!" Vidocq Emmanuel II complained in a low voice.

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