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The Paris Revolution was successful and the news of Napoleon IV’s exile caused a major political earthquake on the European continent.

Anyone with a little bit of political savvy knows that the emergence of a republican government at this time is disastrous for the French decision.

Controlling Paris and controlling France are two concepts.If there is no threat from foreign enemies, the revolutionary government can also adopt political means to unify the country, and then slowly cleanse Bonapartists from the officialdom and the army.

Obviously, this is impossible, and the Anti-French Alliance will not leave them time to integrate the whole country.In the face of the millions of armies of the Anti-French Alliance, the revolutionary government that only controls Paris has no power.

Strength is the basis of negotiation. Without sufficient strength, France's desire to preserve vitality after the war is simply idiotic.

In London, after receiving this sudden bad news, Prime Minister Gladstone overturned the table with anger.

How about France, now he can't take care of it, the point is that it is not time for the destruction of the Bonaparte dynasty.

You must know that they had just reached a secret agreement with Napoleon IV to invest 18 million pounds to purchase all the capital ships of the French Navy.

I thought I picked up a big deal, but I didn't expect that the Bonaparte dynasty would no longer exist before the ink was dry.

The Bonaparte dynasty is gone, and naturally no one has fulfilled the previous secret agreement.This is not the most powerful era in Britain. Even if the London government wants to force the revolutionary government to continue to perform the contract, it is not impossible to use the secret contract as an argument.

No way, the treaty has too much content aimed at anti-French alliances.Once exposed, Britain can no longer mix in Europe.

If that's the case, then it's not a big deal, just treat it as if this secret agreement doesn't exist.The problem is that the money that was paid cannot be recovered now.

I originally thought that the French were selling warships to raise military expenses against Austria. The London government paid for it so easily that they paid half of the cost before delivery.

I don't have to say now, it's a bad debt.Knowing that the money fell into the hands of Napoleon IV, the London government has no way to publicly recover it.

Not only can't take a debt, but also must find a way to cover the lid.If anything goes wrong, not only will the plan for the French warship go bankrupt, it will also allow political opponents to seize the handle of illegal operations.

According to regulations, such large transactions must be approved by Congress.Obviously, this kind of secret transaction is not suitable for discussion in Congress, and Gladstone's cabinet can only be cut first and then played.

Similar things, there are precedents in Britain.As long as it is successful, it will not be blamed.Unfortunately, Gladstone failed this time.

After calming down, Prime Minister Gladstone said: "Immediately send someone to communicate with Napoleon IV and promise him: As long as the money is returned, we will support his restoration."

Foreign Secretary George explained helplessly: "It's useless, Prime Minister. We have already sent someone to contact Napoleon IV. Now his condition is very bad, and our people dare not irritate him too much.

To avoid accidents, our people can only talk to the French government in exile.Regrettably, they demanded that the treaty continue to be fulfilled, and immediately issued an order for the Navy to hand over the warship.

Considering that the government in exile has lost control of the navy, this kind of hasty order is not much stronger than waste paper, we can only choose to refuse."

The emperor who is downright is also the emperor.Seeing that Napoleon IV was almost dying, the British representative who was planning to start an inquiry was instantly dumbfounded.

It is impossible to determine whether it is a real illness or a fake illness. The British representative naturally dare not take risks.For fear of accidentally stimulating too much, Napoleon IV directly took the lunch box and charged the emperor to death.

Napoleon IV did not come forward, and the exiled French government directly pretended to be confused.It is clear that he does not believe the promise of the British government and is ready to swallow this huge sum of money directly.

Hearing this result, Gladstone gritted his teeth and asked: "Are they sure we dare not retaliate? You must know how much it does not cost to resolve a government in exile."

The Foreign Secretary George shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Your Excellency, the French really don't worry about us doing something against them.

Although Napoleon IV went into exile, the foundation of the Bonaparte dynasty was not lost.Because of hatred, these people should now be regarded as the most steadfast anti-Austrians in France, and Napoleon IV is their natural leader.

Whether it is the Orleans dynasty or the Bourbon dynasty, at this time will not jump out to oppose Austria.Once the revolutionary government surrenders to the anti-French alliance, the anti-Austrian forces in France will move closer to them.

Resolving them will disintegrate the anti-Austrian forces in France, which is equivalent to helping Austria a lot.

At this time, not only can we not attack them, but we must also find ways to enhance their strength, and even support their restoration, so as not to have a voice on the European continent.

In this respect, as long as the Bonaparte dynasty insists on opposing Austria, the money will remain in their hands."

Knowing that he had been scammed, not only was he unable to retaliate, but had to increase his efforts to support him, Gladstone felt that the world had gone crazy.

However, this is reality.For Britain’s national interest, the French government in exile must exist, otherwise the French anti-Austrians cannot find an organization.

After contemplating for a while, Prime Minister Gladstone reacted and said with emotion: "Napoleon IV is such a good method! Even without leaking, he cheated a huge sum of money from us."

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"If he is so powerful, why is he in exile?"

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"No, there is a problem with the Paris Revolution. The Bonaparte dynasty is not so fragile, it is impossible to collapse so soon!

The troops stationed in Paris are the direct line of Napoleon IV. If they had not been transferred, the Revolutionaries would have never succeeded.

It seems that we are all tricked by him. The collapse of the Bonaparte dynasty itself was planned by Napoleon IV. The current revolutionary government is just a scapegoat he prepared.

Oops, the European War is about to end early.Napoleon IV will not leave a chance for the revolutionary government, and the French army on the front line will have a problem.

There is no time. We must immediately negotiate with the revolutionary government to finalize it before the French surrender..."

It is true that he was Britain's most successful prime minister in the eighteenth century. Only through some clues, Gladstone analyzed the truth of the matter.

You know, you know, Napoleon IV used a maniac.Knowing that it was a pit, everyone had to jump into it. From the start of an armed uprising, the Revolutionaries had no way out.

The responsibility for the reckless war was thrown on to the bourgeoisie, the responsibility for defeat was thrown on the Revolutionary Party, and the Emperor Napoleon IV became a victim instead.

There is also a reluctant explanation to the people: defeat is not because the emperor is incompetent, but because there are too many traitors.Internal and external troubles erupted together, and it really couldn't be brought along.

As soon as the cessation treaty is signed, the people will target the servile and surrendered revolutionary government, thereby downplaying the responsibility of the previous government.

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In the face of the rolling waves of history, the power of individuals is small.The Paris parliament was still arguing over the food issue, and the front-line troops had run out of food first.

On October 19, 1891, on the third day of the French army's food shortage, the elderly Marshal Patrice McMahon publicly energized and published "Your Conspiracy Succeeded."

The article tells of the bloody sacrifices made by the front-line French army to protect their homes and the country, and denounced the revolutionary government for cooperating with the enemy and betraying the country.

Immediately afterwards, the frontline troops were ordered to lay down their weapons and surrender.It seemed that it was agreed, and the French commanders on the southern, western, and central regions followed suit and energized the announcement.

For a while, France was electrified. Before surrendering, almost every French general had to electrify the revolutionary government of Paris.It seems that if there is no electricity, you will not be able to keep up with the times.

A scapegoat fell from the sky and directly smashed the confused Parisian revolutionary government into a complete bewilderment."Collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country", they are indeed ready to do it, but the armistice negotiations have not yet started. What are they selling?

The explanation is useless. Napoleon IV painstakingly planted the mine, which has now detonated.

The military united its position and insisted that the revolutionary government colluded with the anti-French alliance, cut off the supply of food and grass for the frontline troops, and forced everyone to surrender to the enemy.The revolutionary government of Paris had no room for explanation.

It wasn't the Bonaparte dynasty's influence in the army. If it were to control the nation's army, Napoleon IV would not have to go into exile.

In the final analysis, it is for the benefit. Defeat always requires someone to be responsible.Especially the defeated military is the first to bear the brunt. It can be imagined that these defeated generals will not have a better life after the war.

In order not to be sprayed to death by the people's saliva, they, like Napoleon IV, need a scapegoat to take responsibility.At exactly this time, the revolutionary government of Paris got together.

I want to be the boss, no problem.The Revolutionary Government of Paris, with a few telegrams, contracted military power in name.As an old nature, it is time to take care of the food. The original responsibility of the Bonaparte dynasty now falls on the revolutionary government.

Since all the mines are being buried, Napoleon IV will naturally not leave too many strategic materials in Paris, including food materials stored along the way, but also reselling and transporting away.

When the Paris government took over power, it happened to be the time to supply the frontline transportation.Trucks and trucks of goods were seized by the revolutionary army before they left Paris.

If they continue to send to the front line, they themselves will be hungry.Needless to say, it was naturally expropriated first.This expropriation can't be shaken away.

The inability to control the local government and the inability to raise enough food and supplies to the frontline in a short period of time directly caused the frontline troops to run out of food.

It has already happened. No matter how the Revolutionary Government of Paris explained, the food shortage of the frontline troops was caused by them.

It's messed up, the whole of France is messed up.With the power-ups sent out, the revolutionary government of Paris was pushed to the forefront.

The students and intellectuals who originally supported the revolution have now become hesitant.The nobles, peasants, and some workers who originally opposed the revolution are now even more displeased by the revolutionary government.

Even the capitalists who had just been released from prison and were preparing to usurp the fruits of the revolution stopped and chose to wait and see the situation first.

No way, the anti-French alliance has come over.Paris’s strategic location is inherently terrible, not only insecure, but also close to the frontline.Once the troops on the front line surrendered, Paris was the new front line.

If you are in charge of the Central Committee at this time, if you can't deal with the anti-French alliance, you are asking for trouble.