Chapter 720： Arrive in Toulon

After the semaphore on behalf of Jerome Bonaparte loudly replied to the fleet of the Ottoman Empire, the Ottoman Empire once again replied to Jerome Bonaparte, saying that their sultan had considered the possibility of His Majesty the Emperor Jerome Bonaparte. He would not accept his invitation to go to Constantinople, so he specially prepared suitable gifts for His Majesty Jerome Bonaparte, hoping that His Majesty Jerome Bonaparte would accept a little favor from the Ottoman Empire.

"I don't want the gift! Please express my gratitude to your Sultan Abdullah on my behalf!" Jerome Bonaparte, who was standing on the bow of the ironclad, shouted at the opposite ship.

The opposite ship immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, if you don't accept the gift, I am afraid that our entire ship will be condemned by His Majesty the Sultan!

Please be sure to accept it! "

Seeing that Jerome Bonaparte could not dodge, he had to let the ships of the Ottoman Empire approach. When the two ships gradually approached, Jerome Bonaparte realized that the person in charge of commanding the ship was actually Ottoman. Mahmoud, Grand Marshal of the Imperial Navy.

Immediately afterwards, a small boat carrying Mahmoud and his entourage slowly slid from the Ottoman ship to the ironclad ship where Jerome Bonaparte was.

When Mahmood and others approached the ironclad ship, they put a few ropes from the ironclad ship. Mahmood grabbed the ropes and climbed on the side of the ship with the agility of his age. The gangway, stepped on the gangway to the deck of the ironclad ship.

And his entourage followed Mahmoud's footsteps and walked to the deck of the ironclad ship in turn.

Jerome Bonaparte walked slowly in front of Mahmoud, stretched out his hand to him with a smile and said, "Long time no see Mahmoud!"

"Your Majesty, it is my honor to be able to meet you here!" Mahmoud first bowed to Jerome Bonaparte to show his respect, and then extended his hand to reply.

"Okay! If you want to compliment, you don't need to say more!" Jerome Bonaparte hurriedly interrupted Mahmoud's flattery. He didn't want to waste too much time in this sea area.

After seeing that Jerome Bonaparte was reluctant to communicate too much, Mahmoud hurriedly took in his hand the emerald green box that one of his followers had tucked under his arm.

Is it emerald?

Jerome Bonaparte subconsciously thought that this box might be made of a single piece of jade. If this is the case, then the value of the contents in the box is at least several grades higher than this box.

"Fairy Wood"

Looking at Jerome Bonaparte, who was a little lost in front of him, General Mahmoud couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

In terms of national strength alone, the Ottoman Empire is indeed far inferior to the French Empire.

But in terms of background, the Bonaparte family is far worse than them.

"Her Majesty Jerome Bonaparte, this is a gift prepared by our Sultan for you and Her Royal Highness Queen Augusta!"

Mahmoud opened the emerald box, which contained two gems of different colors, one blood red and the other azure blue.

Judging from the quality of the gemstone, it cannot be said to be unparalleled in the world, but it can also be called rare.

At least in all the collections of Jerome Bonaparte, there is no such level.

Looking at the two gems in front of him, Jerome Bonaparte couldn't help but lose his mind.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to dedicate these two gems to you on behalf of His Majesty the Sultan! His Majesty said that only a monarch like you deserves such a gem!" Mahmoud's voice reached Jerome Bo Beside Naparte's ear, Jerome Bonaparte, who had regained his senses, hurriedly adjusted his state.

No matter how good a gem is, it is nothing but an accessory product of power.

The reason why Abdul is willing to dedicate the gem to him is simply to be like the European power center.

If one day he loses his power, then the role of donating gems to people will probably have to be played by him.

Thinking of this, most of Jerome Bonaparte's greed for gems dissipated.

He responded to Mahmoud sullenly: "This gem is too precious!"

"Compared to your friendship, any gem will pale in comparison!" Mahmoud hurriedly responded to Jerome Bonaparte.

The outstanding performance of the French Empire in the Crimean War shocked the monarchs and ministers of the Ottoman Empire.

Through this war, they clearly saw who is in charge of the whole of Europe.

Therefore, the Ottoman Empire decided to gradually move closer to the French Empire while maintaining friendly relations with the British Kingdom.

Two gems are nothing compared to the friendship of the French Empire.

Don't you see the Austrian Empire, which has been in a neutral state in the Crimean War. After this war, the Duchy of the Danube was acquired without a fight. Empire's sphere of influence.)

The Kingdom of Sweden picked up a big bargain after the war was about to end and obtained the Grand Duchy of Finland.

And they also won the right of the Crimean Khanate with the help of the French Empire. Although the Crimea Peninsula is a chicken rib for the Ottoman Empire, it is better than nothing.

Facing Mahmoud's praise, Jerome Bonaparte also showed a complacent smile on his face.

Through this operation of cutting the flesh of the Russian Empire, the French Empire has initially established its prestige to dominate the whole of Europe.

The most important thing about being the eldest is to be able to take care of every little brother as much as possible in the distribution of benefits, and not to think about pulling everything into your own bowl.

There is only one result of wanting everything, and that is getting nothing.

Jerome Bonaparte has been reminding himself not to make the same mistakes his uncle made.

The Bourbon Dynasty in Spain was obviously a French iron, but it was forced to turn against it.

It is obvious that the Inland region may be controlled by annexation or support of satellite countries, and as a result, he supports his father (Prince Monfort as the king of Westphalia), who can do nothing and waste the first place. material.

In short, Jérôme Bonaparte decided to maintain the mentality of "one superpower, many strong" as far as possible in the European continent when it comes to dividing up the interests.

In this way, not only will France not be in a situation of being hostile to everyone, but it will also be able to expand its influence in Europe as much as possible.

"Okay! I'll replace your gift from Augusta's subordinate!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded, and then ordered his entourage, the gem subordinate: "By the way, don't forget to attend the conference held in three months' time. Peace Conference!"

"Your Majesty, we will definitely attend on time!" Marshal Mahmoud replied to Jerome Bonaparte.

Afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte chatted with Marshal Mahmoud for a while, and Marshal Mahmoud took advantage of this opportunity to put forward to Jerome Bonaparte that he hoped to purchase the Russian Empire through the French Empire. warship.

In Mahmoud's words, the Russian Empire is destined to demilitarize the Black Sea region anyway, and their ships in the port of Odessa would be sold to them at a low price rather than sinking directly.

After Jerome Bonaparte listened to Mahmoud's words, he nodded as well. He told Mahmoud that he would definitely help the Ottoman government to mediate, so that they could buy it into the hands of Alexander II at a suitable price. surviving fleet.

After finishing the conversation, Mahmoud saluted Jerome Bonaparte and disembarked. Jerome Bonaparte also gave the order to continue to move forward to the Ironclad Friendship.

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Time flies, the sun and the moon are like shuttles.

In the blink of an eye, Jerome Bonaparte has been drifting at sea for more than a week. During this more than a week, Jerome Bonaparte has done the most every day except to communicate with the soldiers in the ironclad ship. One of the things that happened was watching the calm sea with Virnia and Richard Metternich.

"Richard, I swear this will be my last time on a ship!

"Jérôme Bonaparte, who was looking at the sea, gritted his teeth.

For Jerome Bonaparte, UU reading www.uukanshu. com The first time at sea was a novel experience, and the second time at sea was a torture.

"Your Majesty, please be patient! We will soon arrive in Toulon!" Richard Metternich hurriedly comforted Jerome Bonaparte.

To be honest, these two voyages at sea also caused Richard Metternich to have a feeling of resistance to taking a boat, so much so that Richard Metternich made a decision, "If you can take the train, you will never take the train. ship" determination!

"Hey!" Jerome Bonaparte sighed again, and then returned to the cabin alone.

Another day passed, and the fleet finally arrived at the port of Toulon. At this time, it was just dawn, and a thin mist shrouded the sky over the port of Toulon, making the city and ships looming in the fog.

The lookout in the port of Toulon, after seeing the fleet looming in the mist in the distance, immediately signaled that a ship was about to enter the port.

The officers who received the signal also reported the news to their superiors. After layers of reporting, the news report was reported in the hands of Minister Dicko, the supreme commander of the Toulon Naval Port.

After hearing the report, Minister Dicko immediately realized that His Majesty Emperor Jerome Bonaparte should be in the fleet, so the fleet sent from Crimea and Constantinople left the Bosphorus Strait As a calculation based on the time node, the arrival time of the ship where Jerome Bonaparte is located is probably around this time.

"Quick! Prepare the carriage!" Minister Dick ordered to prepare the carriage, and then rode the horse to the Toulon City Hall.

After the mayor of Toulon received the news of the arrival of Minister Dicko, he hurriedly ran out of the office to meet the upcoming Minister Dicko.

Minister Dicko, who just met, quickly gave an order to the mayor of Toulon: "Quickly organize manpower and go to the military port to meet you!"