News of Sardinia's occupation of Lombardy reached France, causing shock in the provisional government.
The French supported the Sardinian kingdom and Austria to go to war, just to expel Austria from Italy and let Lombardy and Venice become independent, but they did not intend to let the Sardinian kingdom unify Italy.
Alphonse de Lamartine, the head of the provisional government, was in a bad mood ever since he received the news that the Sardinian kingdom had occupied Lombardy without blood.
After all, Austria is also one of the four major powers in the European continent. How dare you give up Lombardy
The correct method of operation is obviously to fight with the Sardinian army and lose both sides, and then unable to suppress the domestic rebellion, forced to abandon the Italian region, and the Sardinian kingdom also suffered heavy losses in the war and was unable to annex the Lombardy region.
The scripts they all wrote were changed at the very beginning. It's just that their group of screenwriters didn't have the right to change them back, so the investors kicked them out early.
"Your Excellency, the Austrian Ambassador, Mr. Mentenede, is here."
The attendant's voice sounded in his ears, and Alphonse came back to his senses and said, "Please come in."
After a routine of diplomatic greetings, Mentenede led the conversation to the point.
"Your Excellency, what do you think of the Italian issue?"
Alphonse smiled slightly, and the Austrians were willing to send representatives to negotiate with them, which was a good opportunity to increase French influence.
"Mr. Mentenede, every nation has the right to pursue national independence. I think it is a good choice to make Lombardy an independent state!"
Nate Ned is already scolding her mother, co-authoring this is not French territory, so don't you feel bad about it? Lombardy and Venice are tax-heavy places, and it is not easy for Austria to give up!
"Mr. President, I think this issue should be considered on a case-by-case basis, the Lombardy region is an integral part of the Austrian Empire, and we will not make any concessions on this issue.
Why don't we talk about other parts of Italy, such as the division of power in the Kingdom of Sardinia, we should have a common language in this regard! "
To carve up Italy, the French must be interested. Even if the interim government is busy with domestic struggles, they know that it is indispensable.
A unified Italy is not in the interests of Austria, nor is it in the interests of the French, the Mediterranean is too small to accommodate so many great powers.
If Austria is not willing to give up the Lombard region, then the war with the Kingdom of Sardinia will certainly continue.
The Austrian ambassador came to the door. Obviously, the partition of Italy was only for the exchange of interests with France, so that the French government gave up its support for the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Alphons didn't have many options. In the battle in Lombardy, he had already figured out that the two sides did not exchange fire at all, which means that the Austrian army did not suffer losses.
Unless there is foreign aid support, he does not think that the Kingdom of Sardinia can defeat Austria. The gap between the strengths of the two sides is too large, which cannot be made up by personal ability.
It is impossible for the provisional government to provide much support to the Kingdom of Sardinia now, and what benefits can be gained from supporting the Kingdom of Sardinia
It's true that France wants to take over Italy, but Alphonse doesn't have that ambition.
Although the Vienna system had collapsed, he had not forgotten the warning from the Russians, and the British were also watching.
"Mr. Mentenede, what do you think is a more reasonable division?" Alphonse asked with concern
Since the Austrians wanted to use the interests of the Sardinian Kingdom to bribe them, they should look at the bid first. As long as the price is right, it is not impossible to stab the Sardinian Kingdom in the back.
Anyway, at this time, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia have not yet formed an alliance. The two sides have only made a verbal agreement, and there is no pressure to betray.
"Austria gets Genoa and Turin, and France owns the rest. The two countries are allied to fight international pressure!"
After finishing speaking, Mentened picked up the pen and drew a line on the map, dividing the Sardinian kingdom into two. From the perspective of area, the two sides were divided equally.
Alphonse's face changed. He didn't expect that the Austrians had such a big appetite that they wanted to eat the Kingdom of Sardinia in one bite.
On the surface, France picked up a big bargain this time. Austria took on the battle with the main army of the Kingdom of Sardinia. The French just waited for the war to end, and sent troops to occupy it.
But in fact, this is not the case. The essence of the Sardinian kingdom is in Turin and Genoa, where industries of more than eight floors in the country are gathered.
If these two places fall into the hands of Austria, it will be difficult for France to retake them. In this era, France's military strength was not superior to Austria.
Alphonse said: "Mr. Mentenede, I'm afraid this will not work. The essence of the Sardinian kingdom..."
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Asking prices all over the sky, repaying the money on the ground.
Mentenede was ordered to hold back the French and prevent them from providing support to the Kingdom of Sardinia. As for the division of the Kingdom of Sardinia, it was just a pretense.
There are a lot of internal problems in Austria, and Franz will not expand externally until they are dealt with cleanly.
Moreover, if history had not changed, in June, the proletarian uprising in Paris broke out, and the French were overwhelmed and no longer had the strength to support the Kingdom of Sardinia.
After the suppression of the uprising, the French government changed again, and a new round of political struggle began. This political struggle will continue until the restoration of Napoleon III.
The so-called division of spheres of influence is now just an empty promise.
Alphonse is not stupid. He also knows that the partition of the Sardinian kingdom proposed by the Austrians may be problematic, but now the interim government urgently needs to make achievements to ease domestic conflicts.
The two sides can be said to hit it off, even if it is an empty check, as long as the French have the strength, they can also cash the check.
Any treaty that is beneficial to France is now the achievement of the provisional government, and it is good to divert domestic attention.
The two sides directly fought a protracted war, except for the partition of Italy. Alphons also needed Austrian recognition of the legitimacy of the Provisional Government and the abolition of the shackles imposed on France by the Vienna system.
These questions are all about conditions. In this era, the French were very isolated diplomatically, and the provisional government was in urgent need of world recognition.
The much-maligned July Dynasty actually did nothing wrong with diplomacy. Since the anti-French war, the French government has acted as the public enemy of Europe, and it is impossible not to pretend to be a grandson.
Naturally, the interim government couldn't be tough, just look at the reaction of the Russians. If there is money from the financier, all the gray animals will be killed in Paris.
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