Chapter 588： Consumption is the main, interspersed as a supplement

After Albert and Jerome Bonaparte agreed to drag Franz Joseph into the water, Jerome Bonaparte said to Albert: "As soon as Nicholas I ordered his soldiers After attacking the Sevastopol fortress at all costs, there is only one thing we need to do, and that is to delay the defense of Sevastopol until winter! Let those Slavs also feel the cold of Crimea. , when they want to retreat, we will send troops to cut off their road to the hinterland of the Russian Empire! This is called closing the door and hitting the dog!"

After listening to Jérôme Bonaparte's description, Albert suddenly felt a surge of excitement.

Jérôme Bonaparte's combat plan of closing the door and fighting the dog is indeed much more reasonable than the opening of the second (Sweden) and third battlefields (Caucasus) discussed by the cabinet.

After all, Britain itself also had little manpower to splurge.

At present, the plan of a large army of more than 100,000 people drawn up by the British War Department is actually less than 40,000 people.

There is no way that these troops could afford to open up new fronts, at best to fill up the British army that was severely attrition in the Crimea peninsula.

You must know that Commander Raglan's message of replenishing his troops will be sent to London every two or three days. At present, the cabinet has been troubled by Commander Raglan.

Therefore, a few days ago in Palmerston, a cabinet meeting had to be held to discuss the issue of British troops. At that meeting, the Minister of War, the Duke of Newcastle's recruitment plan for mercenaries was unanimously approved by the cabinet ministers. , The Duke of Newcastle plans to recruit a group of German mercenaries in Germany, especially Hesse, to fight for the Kingdom of Britain.

They hope that the Hessian mercenaries they recruit will be as loyal and reliable as the Hessian mercenaries during the Napoleonic Wars!

However, everyone, including the Duke of Newcastle, did not realize that the era of Hessian mercenaries was over.

With the advancement of science and technology, Hessians who were originally impoverished can now go to work in wealthy areas such as Lai Yinland.

Just save up a ticket to the New World, and the Germans can leave the heavily involuted German region and go to their dream New World.

In the New World, they no longer have to be exploited by local princes, and those with a little more courage can even create a foundation in the New World.

With the option of the New World, few people are willing to serve as thugs in the Kingdom of Britain.

After all, the Kingdom of Britain treats its soldiers like animals... No, it should be said that it is not as good as treating animals. At least the animals need to eat and drink to be able to produce food. The food of those mercenaries is even better than that of the British. The regular army of the kingdom is even worse, as long as it eats undead food temporarily, it can become food for mercenaries and regular army.

It was precisely because the British kingdom itself could not recruit a suitable enough population to join the army, and Albert himself was a potential German nationalist (Albert's German national sentiment was in Britain's interests), so the recruitment of Palmerston was the same. It was unpleasant to serve as cannon fodder for the Hessians in Germany.

So Prince Albert immediately endorsed Jerome Bonaparte's attrition tactics. However, Prince Albert also hinted to Jerome Bonaparte that the royal family could not immediately express their support for France's opinion. France needed to put pressure on the British cabinet through Raglan, and then the royal family would assist.

"Invincible begins with the sacrifice of ancestors"

"Only in this way will our stubborn Palmerston change his opinion!" Prince Albert shrugged and responded to Jerome Bonaparte.

"I see!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and replied to Prince Albert.

"By the way! How do you appease Franz Joseph? It's not very pleasant to let anyone be used as a gunner!" Prince Albert asked Jerome Bonaparte.

"I think if our two countries provide a loan to the Austrian Empire, the Austrian Empire should look at the money and swallow it up!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Albert.

"Provide a loan?" Prince Albert asked Jerome Bonaparte suspiciously: "Are you sure that the Austrian Empire still has the ability to repay its debts?"

"There should be!" Jerome Bonaparte deliberately said to Prince Albert in an uncertain tone: "After all, the market of the Austrian Empire is not too small, and the ability to repay debts should still be there!"

"Although the territory of the Austrian Empire is large, their market is very small, and many people are tied to the land!" Albert was obviously not too concerned about investing in the Austrian Empire.

Who let the Habsburg kingdom entrap Britain because of debt problems during the Napoleonic Wars.

Today, the Austrian Empire still owes the Kingdom of Great Britain a large sum of money that has not been returned.

It can be said that the British government had a crisis of confidence in the Austrian imperial government.

"We can designate loans to specific areas!" Jerome Bonaparte hurriedly responded to Albert: "For example: railways and infrastructure! No country can give up the construction of these two items. And maintenance! We just need to get off the field at the right time, then not only will we not have an accident, but we can also make a lot of money!"

"You mean railway speculation?" Prince Albert immediately understood what Jerome Bonaparte meant.

"That's right!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and replied to Prince Albert.

"This is indeed a good project!" Prince Albert thought for a moment, then raised his head again and responded to Jerome Bonaparte: "It depends on the situation! If Franz Joseph really resisted If so, then we'll tell him about the loan!"

Afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte and Prince Albert discussed the issues of Sweden, Denmark (Germany in preparation) and the Apennine Peninsula. After exchanging views, they agreed that Sweden, Denmark, and the Apennine issue Better to maintain the status quo.

Finally, Prince Albert got up to return to the Louvre, and Jerome Bonaparte also got up and sent Prince Albert out of the Elysee Palace.

When Jerome Bonaparte, who watched Prince Albert's car drive away from the Elysee Palace, was about to take the carriage back to the Tuin-leuri Palace, Mocarr appeared in front of Jerome Bonaparte and greeted Jerome Bonaparte. Bonaparte reported: "Your Majesty, M. Cavour of Sardinia came to look for you while you were talking to Prince Albert!"

"Cavour?" Jerome Bonaparte was stunned for a few seconds, then said with a headache: "What does he want to do?"

Although it is said that Jerome Bonaparte is not going to help Cavour unify the Apennine Peninsula, it does not mean that Jerome Bonaparte does not want Sardinia, this little brother!

The existence of Sardinia can be said to be a nail that Jerome Bonaparte buried in the Apennine. The purpose is to warn the Austrian Empire not to think about confronting France, otherwise Sardinia will lead France into the Apennine and sweep the entire Apennine Peninsula.

How to use Sardinia without being bound by Sardinia is indeed a problem.

Especially in the face of a talent like Cavour who is proficient in both foreign and domestic affairs.

Had Cavour not been in Sardinia, his stage might have been wider than it is now.

"Where is Cavour now?" Jerome Bonaparte asked Mocard.

"Mr. Cavour said that he is now waiting for your summons in Princess Mathilde's mansion!" Mercury said to Jerome Bonaparte.

"My sister!" Jerome Bonaparte shook his head and sighed again. "Forget it, I won't go back! Let's take advantage of this time to meet our guests from afar! Go, go to my sister's mansion. !"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Mokar hurriedly responded.

The carriage took Jerome Bonaparte to Mathilde's mansion.

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Jerome Bonaparte, who got off the car in front of the mansion, went straight to the gate of the mansion and knocked gently on the door.

"Who?" The mansion's maid's voice came from outside the door.

"Open the door, I am an admirer of Princess Mathilde!" Jerome Bonaparte said to the door with a shrill voice.

"You are late, the princess is holding a salon!" The maid in the door responded to Jerome Bonaparte.

"I don't care! I just want to see the princess!" Jerome Bonaparte continued to raise his voice in a funny voice. UU reading

"Why are you so ignorant of etiquette!" The maid's voice got closer and closer, and the door opened: "I'm not afraid to tell you... Your Majesty!"

Only then did the angry maid realize that the person standing outside was none other than Jerome Bonaparte. The original anger immediately turned into fear.

OMG! What did I just do!

"Shh!" Jerome Bonaparte made a silent gesture, and then asked the maid, "Mr. Cavour is inside now!"

"Yes!" The maid nodded hurriedly in response.

The maid can be said to have a fresh memory of the fat and somewhat excessive gentleman.

"Then you take me to a room with no one, and then go and tell my sister quietly that I want to meet Cavour and ask her to call him out! Do you understand?" Bonaparte instructed the maid word by word.

The maid nodded, and then took Jerome Bonaparte to a room with no one: "Your Majesty, wait here for a moment!"

Immediately, the maid left Jerome Bonaparte's room and went to the room where Princess Mathilde was.

At this moment, the gentlemen and ladies around Princess Mathilde were quietly listening to Princess Mathilde's comments on Paris literature, and the voice of the maid pushing the door caught everyone's attention.

"What happened?" Princess Mathilde stopped and asked the maid.

The maid came to Princess Mathilde's side, leaned into Princess Mathilde's ear and told Princess Mathilde what Jerome Bonaparte told her.

"Everyone, please wait a moment!" Princess Mathilde paused the ongoing book review, then turned her eyes to Cavour: "Mr. Cavour, can you come out with me!"