The Sun Never Sets In Spain - Chapter 201

Just when the French were still in a state of confusion and self-doubt, Nasan had successfully landed in Marseille.

When the city government learned that the emperor had entered quietly, the first reaction was to stop it, but the first thing they had to face was the large number of fans around the emperor.

And the Maasai really didn’t dare to take any drastic measures against their emperor, and finally had to report and acquiesce.

Knowing that the emperor is back and will give a speech in the public square, he basically went to everything he could.

As the largest port city in France, Marseille has an urban population of more than 200,000. Even if it was held in a hurry, the number of people at the scene reached tens of thousands.

The number is so large that it even lined up in the nearby streets.

Whether they wanted to know how the emperor surrendered, or cursed him, or remained loyal to Bonaparte, there was no shortage of reasons to meet the emperor.

According to Alfonso’s knowledge, Nasan stayed in Marseille for less than a day when he was expelled again by the special envoy who heard the news.

But time doesn’t mean anything, the purpose of taking three trips has been basically achieved.

Throughout France, there was a big debate about whether it was right or wrong to surrender Nasan.

The popularity was so high that it was even mentioned in Spanish newspapers.

Wanting to keep the throne through this is a lot of thought, but there is still hope to participate in the referendum and lose the election, and get a decent ending.

In addition to taking the three things, the negotiations in St. Petersburg are also coming to an end.

There have been many negotiations that have lasted for several months in history, but they were all preparatory work.

This time, the foreign ministers of various countries have gone, and it is impossible to spend there forever.

In the entire peace treaty, there is no such thing as war reparations except for the common law.

The most critical South German issue ended with each taking a step back.

After all, it has become a fact that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has conquered Bavaria, and it is impossible for Prussia to annex a sovereign country without actual control.

Not even Ying-Russian was on his side.

The combat effectiveness and potential that Prussia showed in this war has aroused everyone’s fear.

Britain and Russia are not yet ready to do anything about it, but if there is a chance to plant a nail in Germany, they are happy to do so.

Bismarck himself did not have much desire for South Germany. His main purpose was to ensure the interests of Prussia, and reunification of Germany was not an inevitable goal.

In exchange, Württemberg, Baden, Hesse-Darmstad, except Bavaria, would join the North German Confederation after the war.

As for Galicia, where the Austro-Hungarian Empire was occupied by Russia, Russia offered to buy it for 17 million pounds. Of course, it had to owe it first.

However, Austria-Hungary did not want to sell.

Under Aoying’s tough attitude, Russia promised to withdraw from here.

The cost of sending troops to Russia was borne by Prussia, and Prussia needed to pay Russia 3.5 million pounds for this.

Since Russia is desperate for money, and Prussia has emptied its treasury during the war, the money will first be repaid by Britain.

That is to say, Prussia now owes the UK an additional 3.5 million, which is the kind of interest.

For Russia, it is true that they mobilized a lot more troops than Spain, but they did not encounter any decent resistance in Galicia, and the fighting time was only a short week.

The 3.5 million pounds is enough for them to act like this three times.

This is a rare profitable war in military history, and it can almost be considered that Russia became a Prussian mercenary.

In addition to the economic interests, Russia’s denial of the outcome of the Crimean War was also widely recognized by all countries.

Coupled with his recent series of actions against the Balkans and Austria-Hungary, it is undoubtedly announcing that Russia has returned to the world stage, and the invisible benefits are difficult to measure.

In general, the biggest loser besides France is the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In order to fight this battle, Austria-Hungary spent nearly 30 million pounds alone, and the indirect losses were even more incalculable.

Moreover, the emperor also made concessions to Hungary, and his own prestige was also damaged. This is an impact on the foundation of the empire, which may last for decades.

The only thing that was exchanged was a pro-Austro-Hungarian Bavaria…and perhaps a bad breath, so that Prussia failed to do its fullest, retaining a small hope of a unified Germany in the future.

At this moment, the secret agreement between King Ludwig and Emperor Franz is not hidden from everyone.

Economically, Bavaria promised to use the Austro-Hungarian currency in the future, join the Austro-Hungarian customs union, and some trade concessions.

Politically, Bavaria reached a military alliance with Austria-Hungary and accepted the other’s garrison.

Unfortunately, in Alfonso’s view, these benefits are still not enough to make up for the losses.

If Austria-Hungary can take advantage of the situation to annex Bavaria, of course, it will make a lot of money, but Bavaria’s own wishes aside, the Hungarians will never agree.

It is impossible to exchange Hungary for Bavaria.

Today’s Hungary is no longer the small one-third of an acre, but the entire Trans-Letania, which was fed alive by Austria to become 1/2 of Austria-Hungary.

If I really want to replace it, I will either give up directly or fight a civil war. No matter what, it will be arterial bleeding. No one can make this determination.

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The St. Petersburg Conference has basically come to an end, and the foreign ministers of various countries, including Cruz, who has been playing soy sauce, are already on their way back.

On the other side, Alfonso was receiving an envoy from Brazil, an eminent court aristocrat with the title of earl.

Because he represented the Brazilian Emperor Pedro II, it was difficult for Alfonso to fake someone else’s hand.

The noble named Guterres, Alfonso thought he was here to buy a boat at first, but the other party quickly denied this idea.

Of course, Brazil is also very envious of Spain’s cheap ironclad ships, but they just ended the war of the Three Kingdoms Alliance a year ago, and they really have more than enough power.

It’s fine if you don’t buy it, and there is no righteousness in buying and selling.

The conversation between the two was pleasant at first, but Alfonso gradually felt a little uncomfortable.

The other party was expressing his dissatisfaction with Spain’s recent behavior, both overtly and covertly.

This is not difficult to understand. You must know that there are currently only two ironclads in Brazil.

If Spain sells it again, countries such as Argentina and Chile will soon have the strength to threaten him.

According to what Alfonso heard, the other party was not necessarily trying to prevent him from selling the boat, but only vaguely hoped that Spain would give more consideration to Brazil’s interests.

But Alfonso will not forget the independence war in previous years, and Brazil has a presence in many places.

The other party came to stir up such a mess again, it was an enemy rather than a friend.

Alfonso didn’t bother to make excuses with him anymore, and he dismissed him after just a few words.

It is only a small country with a population of 10 million, and the degree of industrialization is not high.

Paraguay, with a population of more than 300,000, can play for five years, but it is only because of its large territory that it has the name of “empire”, and it is also worthy of Spain’s scruples?