Chapter 412： the red-faced emperor

After everyone entered the castle, the castle was filled with all kinds of meals, and the internal high-level banquet also started in the form of a buffet.

Jerome Bonaparte raised his glass and poured champagne to share a drink with all the guests present, and then came to toast in front of the ambassadors of the Kingdom of Britain, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and the Kingdom of Sardinia in turn.

In addition to the Kingdom of Britain treating Jerome Bonaparte on an equal footing, the ambassadors of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Kingdom of Sardinia were extraordinarily humble, as if they were obedient to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Say hello to the Prime Minister of Cavour for me!" said Jerome Bonaparte toasting glasses with the Sardinian ambassador.

"I will definitely convey your news to His Excellency the Prime Minister!" The ambassador of the Kingdom of Sardinia responded to Jerome Bonaparte with a half-bow.

"Yeah!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded to the Sardinian ambassador.

During the whole banquet, Jerome Bonaparte toasted almost everyone in the banquet except the ambassador of the Russian Empire.

The banquet ended after nearly three hours, and the ambassadors and generals took the train back to Paris one after another.

Only Jerome Bonaparte and Rifat Pasha were left in the castle. Jerome Bonaparte stretched out his hand and invited Rifat Pasha to sit down: "Please sit!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Rifat Pasha showed a flattered expression on his face, and then sat beside Jerome Bonaparte. .

"Mr. Rifat, why did you come all the way from Ottoman to come here?" After seeing Rifat Pasha sitting down completely, Jerome Bonaparte asked Rifat in a clear and confused way. Pasha.

"Your Majesty, the reason why I traveled thousands of miles from the Ottoman Empire to Paris is to seek help from Paris!" Rifat Pasha said sincerely to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Ask for France's help?" Jerome Bonaparte shrugged his shoulders and said to Rifat Pasha, pretending to be surprised: "We France is a peace-loving country, and we don't want to provoke disputes for no reason! "

"If even Paris cannot uphold justice for a weak European country, then there is no country in the world who believes that Europe is at peace!" Rifat Pasha told Jerome Bonaparte without hesitation. The alarmist said: "Once the Russian Empire breaks out of the shackles of the Black Sea, then the entire Mediterranean Sea will become Russia's territory!"

Facing the Russian threat theory from Rifat Pasha's mouth, Jerome Bonaparte showed a rare "dignified" expression. After thinking for a long time, he said again: "It seems that the Russian Empire cannot be left alone!"

"That's right! The Russian Empire is the destroyer of the entire European order. The Ottoman Empire asked the French Empire to join hands with it to resist the Russian Empire!" Rifat Pasha replied sincerely.

"As a person, I support your opinion!" Jerome Bonaparte said in a tangled manner: "But for the monarch of a country, I must consider the interests of the entire French people."

"Your Majesty, to maintain the peace and stability of the Mediterranean Sea is to safeguard the interests of France!"

Rifat Pasha understood that Jérôme Bonaparte's previous series of nonsense nonsense were all for the purpose of asking for favors from the Ottoman Empire behind him.

Although it is said that this war of the Ottoman Empire was fought under the instigation of the French Empire, the Ottoman Empire itself has also reached a situation where it cannot be fought. It is appropriate to transform an internal conflict into an external war, so as to use the war to eliminate some of the resistance forces. An operation that the ruling class must consider.

"Mr. Rifat, my subjects don't understand the so-called peace in the Mediterranean! They only know who can lead them to gain, and they are willing to help whoever wins." Jerome Bonaparte casually told Li Fat Pasha said: "If France joins the war, it will inevitably cause a certain degree of loss of personnel and property. Who should bear these losses, and how can I appease those who trust me to say that the army is handed over to me? people.

Once the war reaches a stalemate, the cost per day is astronomical. You will never let me take a pile of French foreign debts and announce to the outside world that I have secured enough debts for each of you! "

Rifat's method of diverting contradictions did not achieve substantial results, and Jerome Bonaparte was still bitten to death and must be given certain benefits.

"Merciful Emperor, our Ottoman Empire will never forget that you and your country gave us selfless support and help when we were in danger!" Rifat Pasha respectfully said to Jerome Bonaparte: "The Ottoman Empire is not a country that doesn't give back, we will do everything we can to repay the French Empire."

No matter how many scheming and calculations the emperor in front of him secretly hides, in any case, he is the only existence that the Ottoman Empire can rely on, even if Jerome Bonaparte's mouth has already appeared naked "hegemonism" Words, Rifat Pasha is still full of gratitude for the help of the French Empire.

There are only naked interests between countries, and all relations that go against interests will eventually be terminated by greater interests.

However, gratitude is grateful. The so-called "do your best" report is just to talk about it. The Enqian Empire will undoubtedly reciprocate the French Empire, but no matter how the Ottoman Empire reports to France, it will not put its most fundamental interests. cede out.

"Since you and your sultan have said that they will do everything they can to repay me, then I hope that the French Empire can gain the power to spread the teachings in the Ottoman provinces of Tunisia, North Africa, Egypt, and the Middle East, as well as some commercial priorities. Right!" Jerome Bonaparte said as he climbed up the pole that Rifat Pasha handed over, and he opened his mouth wide.

Possessing missionary rights over the territories of the Ottoman Empire meant that France was able to smoothly enter and exit the Ottoman Empire's lands in North Africa and the Middle East, by means of sand infiltration and control over these areas.

The commercial priority can allow French capital to penetrate into Tunisia (at this time Tunisia has been penetrated by the capital of Britain and France, Tunisia's largest bond country is still France) and Libya, so as to control the North African economy.

As long as the economic lifeline of the North African region is in the hands of the French Empire, then the entire North African region is the possession of France.

As for Egypt, Jerome Bonaparte was not ready to take that area from the very beginning.

Jerome Bonaparte understood that once he captured Egypt, it meant that he was challenging Britain's interests in the Mediterranean Sea, and Britain would do everything in its power to stop it, even threatening war.

It is an unwise choice to rashly become an enemy of Britain without completely pacifying Germany.

Egypt can only be used as a means for Jerome Bonaparte to handle Britain for a period of time in the future. As long as the British Kingdom does not want to lose Egypt, then it must negotiate with France.

Rifat Pasha, just as Jerome Bonaparte had expected, politely rejected Jerome Bonaparte's proposal after listening to Jerome Bonaparte's conditions, and carried out the kingdom of Britain The flag: "My gracious majesty, I am happy to agree to all the conditions you put forward, but I am afraid that these conditions will not be recognized by the British Kingdom. The Austrian Empire does not want to see the British Kingdom and the Austrian Empire, both of which are friendly to the Ottoman Empire. nations are hostile to each other.”

The conditions proposed by Jerome Bonaparte are tantamount to dedicating the entire North Africa and the Middle East to the control of France. Even if the Ottoman Empire has agreed to the conditions proposed by Jerome Bonaparte, the British Kingdom will not promise.

Although it is said that the current Ottoman Empire has begun to move towards France due to the influence of the Russian Empire, the entire Ottoman Empire is still dominated by factions that are close to the Kingdom of Britain.

After all, the current British Empire is an empire where the sun never sets. Although the French Empire is powerful in the army, in terms of overall strength, it is still far behind the British Empire.

Naturally, you should also hold a thicker and stronger thigh when hugging your thighs.

"Okay!" After hearing Rifat Pasha lift the "big flag" of Britain, Jerome Bonaparte relaxed: "These conditions are indeed a bit harsh for the Ottoman Empire!"

Then, Jerome Bonaparte stretched out a finger and said solemnly: "I need your country to promise me a condition!"

"Your Majesty Please speak!" Rifat Pasha responded to Jerome Bonaparte.

"I hope the Ottoman Empire can provide material assistance to the expeditionary force that is about to go to your country!" Jerome Bonaparte put forward a condition that could not be simpler, which made Rifat Pasha suddenly feel to some surprise.

"Of course! The Ottoman Empire will definitely support the logistics of the French Empire!" Rifat Pasha confidently said to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Are you sure?" Jerome Bonaparte gave Rifat a suspicious look, and added: "We are going to dispatch 150,000 expeditionary troops to the Ottoman Empire to help the Ottoman Empire! I believe that the British Kingdom will also dispatch ten thousand troops. There are more than 10,000 troops. In this case, the number of coalition troops has reached nearly 300,000. Can the Ottoman Empire really afford the logistics of 300,000 troops?

The materials needed by the imperial army in battle are not at the same level as your army... I have no other meaning here! "

"We..." Rifat Pasha swallowed. He found that he seemed to have overestimated the ability of the Ottoman Empire, so he could only bite the bullet and said, "We cannot fully guarantee the logistics of the expedition!"