Chapter 157: , Sell teammates

Napoleon's victory in Italy shook the whole of Europe. It can be said that all the feudal rulers of Europe are shivering in front of France. Those countries that are still at war with France are all on pins and needles.
　　 After capturing the fortress of Mantua, Napoleon did not immediately march north to attack Vienna, but on the grounds that the army had gone through a great war and needed to rest. After leaving a part of the garrison, Napoleon returned to Milan with the army.
In Milan, General Napoleon listened to General Augereau’s attempt to smash the counter-revolutionary riots of the Milan aristocratic clique, and highly praised General Augereau’s bravery and firmness in the counterinsurgency struggle, and pointed out:
Those reactionary things, It must be knocked down, as if there is dust in the house, it must be cleaned!"
Upon learning that some aristocrats who participated in the rebellion had temporarily escaped justice because they had escaped to the reactionary countries opposed to the great French people, General Napoleon said angrily: "Where can they escape? Wherever they flee, they will not be able to escape justice!
At the same time, he warned those countries that secretly supported the insurgents not to think that the French people love peace and will tolerate such insults. The French people are kind, but never weak. Those who dare The reactionaries who offend the dignity and interests of the French people cannot escape the anger of the French people, no matter how far they go.
　　 Napoleon was not just talking about it. He immediately sent a note to the surrounding Duchy of Palma and the Republic of Venice, asking them to immediately give a reasonable explanation for the collusion with the rebels.
　　 The Principality of Palma and the Republic of Venice suddenly became a mess. To be honest, these two neutral countries are not goodwill neutrals to France. They have always shown more goodwill to Austria. This is also a natural thing, because they used to be under the eaves of Austria. But in the battle between the French and the Austrians, their various actions were indeed very consistent with the rules of a neutral country. As for some aristocrats in Milan who fled to them, in that era, it was not normal for Italian aristocrats to come from one city to another? How can it be said that they are secretly supporting these people?
　　 But they know that in this day and age, cannons make sense, and the French clearly have much more reason than them. So they can only quickly send someone to explain and make amends.
　　 "Damn it!" Napoleon said angrily when he saw the representatives of the two countries.
　　 "What do you mean by running now? You colluded with those insurgents, and now you ran here to pretend to be someone?" Augereau quickly said with an angry expression.
"Aaaaaah, our country is really fooled by them! This time, I made it clear for this purpose. They came to our country and said they were here to do business. I expected them They have committed a crime and escaped. Now these people have already gone elsewhere. We really can’t catch them and send them back to lead the crime, so we have to brazenly apologize to the general. In short, this incident It’s my country’s oversight, I’m sorry to General Bonaparte. Fortunately, France and the generals have always been generous and unwilling to care about with such a small country like us. We are also willing to make a certain amount of compensation to make up for the general’s losses. ."
　　 "However..." Napoleon said.
So these two countries paid compensation to Napoleon (note that it was Napoleon, not France, that is to say, the money is not accounted for) millions of florins. Napoleon’s reputation as a bully is among the various states of Italy. Almost can be used to scare the child to sleep.
　　 The money was sent directly to Joseph by Napoleon. Napoleon triumphantly wrote to Joseph, showing off his achievements to him, and said that you have made a lot of money after trading for so long? Look at your brother and me. After a few words, I made so much florin. So, when it comes to trading, now you seem to be inferior to me.
　　 After reading the letter, Joseph was said to be furious, and then he sent a letter back to Napoleon. Then Napoleon's adjutant found that General Napoleon had not slept well for several nights.
　　 "General, has something happened? You haven't slept much these days?" the adjutant asked.
"Oh, nothing." Napoleon said indifferently, "It's just a petty guy who worked out some very interesting math problems. You know, when I'm bored, I like to use math problems to exercise my thinking and relax. my own."
　　 Joseph sent some math problems to Napoleon. As soon as Napoleon opened the letter, he knew it was Joseph's revenge. But Napoleon, who had never believed in evil, smiled slightly: "Isn't it just a few math problems? Anyway, there is nothing wrong now, I will let you lose and convince yourself!" So he was consciously fooled.
　　 "Then General, these problems should have been solved, right?" the ignorant adjutant asked again.
　　 "Oh, there are already some directions. It should be solved soon." Napoleon's eyes flashed.
　　 Napoleon's victory also made the Spaniard feel quite pressured. The Spaniards also have some interests in Italy. Now, with Napoleon’s victory, almost all of Italy has closed the door to Spain-even the so-called "neutral countries". Nowadays no one believes that the Spaniards have the power to protect themselves, so everyone scrambled to fall to France.
　　 If only the interests in Italy are lost, Spain is not unbearable through gritted teeth. But now, the bigger problem is that Spain does not see any hope of victory in this war.
　　 Napoleon's brutal victory in Italy made the entire anti-French alliance feel extremely desperate. Fortunately for the British, because the strait has a strong and reliable navy, at least it is not difficult to protect itself. But Spain is different. It borders France!
　　 Spain’s navy is somewhat more powerful, but the Spanish army is really true. Even the Spanish army doesn’t think it can compare to Austria. Before they could use the Pyrenees to comfort me. They felt that although their army was not very good, relying on the terrain advantages of the Pyrenees, they could still block a possible French invasion.
　　 But after seeing Napoleon's performance in Italy, this confidence immediately vanished. Compared with the steep Alps, the Pyrenees is much lower. If the Alps can't stop the French, the Pyrenees will definitely protect Spain.
　　 In addition, in the struggle for overseas colonies, the Spanish and the British had some conflicts, so Spain, with the same surname, Bourbon, actually hinted to France that it was willing to achieve peace based on equality and mutual respect with France.
　　 At this time, Talleyrand, who had just returned to Paris from Italy, got himself the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs through the relationship with Ballas. After receiving the news, Talleyrand immediately realized that his opportunity had come.
　　 Talleyrand immediately got in touch with the Spaniards through these connections. On the one hand, he opened his mouth to the Spanish Lion, and offered high war reparations and a lot of compensation for overseas colonies. He told them that the Austrians were also communicating with him, and even offered to exchange the Rhineland for Lombardy. One side threatened that once France and Austria achieved peace, Spain would need to pay more to achieve peace with France.
　　 Talleyrand’s conditions were obviously too harsh, and the Spanish found it difficult to accept. But the prospect of war is so bleak, but it also prevents the Spaniards from rejecting Talleyrand directly. Because it is really possible that Austria will withdraw from the war. The Spaniards knew that the Austrians had already asked the British for more financial assistance and claimed that if the British did not immediately come up with a sum of money to support it, Austria would have to negotiate a peace with the French alone.
　　 During this time, an economic crisis also occurred in the UK. This crisis is not too serious compared to the later major crises that swept the world, but it also made the British have no strong ability to pay for the time being.
　　If everything is normal in Italy, then you can borrow some money from banks in Italy. But in today’s situation, the Italian banks dare not lend money to the British or Austrians anymore~EbookFREE.me~ So when Talleyrand threatened that the Austrians were ready to achieve peace with France , The Spaniards are very convinced.
　　Since everyone is ready to sell teammates, of course they will be the first to sell teammates. It's just the French, to be exact, Talleyrand is asking too much. The Spanish envoy said that if peace can be achieved in accordance with this condition. It is not peace, but Spain's defeat. Talleyrand immediately sneered: "Does Spain still think that it has not been defeated at this time?"
However, Talleyrand still gave the Spanish a way out. He hinted to the Spanish envoy that as long as the Spanish can give him enough money, he is willing to help the Spanish to gain the sympathy and understanding of some important people and see if they can help Spain. People strive for better conditions for peace.
　　 The Spanish gave the money, but no one knows how much. In short, Talleyrand is a very credible person. After getting the money, it didn't take long before his tone changed. Soon he told the Spaniards that he had won a peace plan for the Spaniards that neither cedes territories nor reparations-that is, the Kingdom of Spain announced an alliance with France. The two countries have become allies that help each other and jointly maintain peace in Europe and the world.
　　 The Spaniard was dumbfounded, and after thinking about it carefully, he found that the plan seemed to be fine. Anyway, he is ready to sell his teammates, right? Then just sell it more thoroughly. So the two sides hit it off. By early July, Spain and France reached an agreement. Spain announced its withdrawal from the anti-French alliance and its alliance with France to jointly maintain peace and order in Europe.