Struggle in Russia - v3 Chapter 847 their own calculations

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The Peace Conference was supposed to take place in Paris in late February 1855, according to the agreement reached between Duke Alexander and France and Austria.

It's just that because of some problems with the Russian delegation's itinerary, the final meeting was postponed to March 5.

That day, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Dock d'Orsay in Paris was already full of people before the delegations from various countries arrived. From the Concorde Bridge to the Jena Road was so crowded with onlookers that the French had to dispatch cavalry and gendarmerie to maintain order, otherwise the carriages of foreign envoys would never even get close to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building.

The foreign delegations arrived gradually at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and the crowd automatically burst into cheers of "Long live the peace!" and "Long live the emperor!" whenever they stepped out of the carriage and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building.

Delegates gathered in the lavish ambassadors hall, dressed in sumptuous gowns. In this hall there is a large round table covered in green velvet, with twelve armchairs beside it. All around are the decorative arts of the French Second Empire. Scarlet satin curtains are hung from the walls. In the center of the hall are life-size portraits of Napoleon III and Queen Eugenie. as if to remind them that France has become great again and has become the arbiter of European politics

In addition to this, on a table next to the fireplace is a marble bust of Napiron I, who had been the least popular man in European diplomacy for more than four decades.

Napoleon III deliberately put his uncle's head here to remind the representatives of the participating countries that the Napoleon family has once again stood at the pinnacle of European power, and they are back!

For the French, the fact that the peace talks can be held in Paris has greatly enhanced their national pride, and once again earned France the respect of the whole of Europe. It's just that, in fact, there is still quite a lot of water here, because Russia and Austria were initially more willing to hold a peace conference in Vienna, but the United Kingdom strongly opposed it, because the British have been diplomatic efforts towards the Austrians since the outbreak of the Russo-Turkish War. There were doubts about its true purpose, so the British strongly opposed making Vienna the focal point of the whole of Europe once again.

And it's not a bad thing for the British to satisfy the French's self-esteem a little bit. Let the proud French eat some honey, and then they will naturally not be the opposite of them in the negotiations when they are satisfied.

In a sense, the peace conference held in Paris is more symbolic than practical. In fact, most of the issues in the negotiation have been almost resolved before, and only a few sensitive issues remain to be resolved.

It can be said that holding a peace conference in Paris is more like a political show of Napoleon III. After all, in the second half of 1855, the Paris World Exposition will be held soon. In just one year, Paris has become the focus of Europe twice. This is for Napoleon III. It's so important and so beautiful.

So many British people say that the only gain from this war is Napoleon III. The war has elevated him to a very high position, while other people and other countries, especially the United Kingdom, have gained nothing!

The British had reason to express dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction, because even if the Paris Peace Conference was held, they were still the biggest obstacle to ending the war, except for Alexander II.

The British have always taken a tough stance on Russia and are in no rush to end the war, after all they have failed to win a single battle in the past year or two, and there is no way to satisfy the sense of honor and the greatness of sacrifices and economic costs.

Inspired by belligerent sentiments, Palmerston insisted on tough conditions against Russia, and directly threatened that if Russia did not accept these conditions, Britain would continue to fight until Russia was completely defeated. And he also threatened to attack in the direction of the Baltic Sea.

It's just that, although Palmerston's mouth is tough, it looks like he is going to cut Russia into eight pieces, but in fact his toughness is constantly swaying from side to side. By January, he had basically abandoned his demands to liberate Wallachia and Moldavia, due to the strong opposition of the French, after all, it would obviously only be cheaper to free Wallachia and Moldavia from Russian control. Austrian.

And France and Austria have never been against each other, especially as France gradually supported the Sardinian dynasty to do things in the Apennine Peninsula, they needed to restrict Austria, rather than let Austria take the opportunity to grow bigger.

It didn't take long for Palmerston to realize that it was unrealistic to use a peace treaty to disarm Russia in the Black Sea region, such as the complete abandonment of the Black Sea Fleet. Instead, it is required to limit the size of the Black Sea Fleet in the form of a contract to prevent Russia from continuing to dominate the Black Sea.

He wrote to Clarendon at the end of February, emphasizing that Russia has no right to negotiate terms with the Allies headed by Britain and France~www.novelbuddy.com~ Now that Russia dares to oppose Britain's peace terms is an "unscrupulous" offense. The British conditions were that Russian warships and weapons would be completely withdrawn from the Black Sea area, while Russian troops had to "leave from all occupied Turkish territory". He also vowed to emphasize: "This is not intended to humiliate Russia ... it is only used to make Russia show and swear that it has sincerely abandoned its aggressive intentions."

Palmerston also specifically reminded Clarendon to beware of Count Orlov, head of the Russian delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, and his words were not usually blatant:

"I know Orlov too well. He looks civilized and polite, but his heart is full of Russian rudeness, arrogance and pride. He will bully others, but try his best not to show any traces... As long as he thinks there is a chance of success, he will definitely He's a half-civilized, half-savage cunning man who knows what to do with money!"

It's just that Palmerston's jumping up and down is not particularly good. The French are so disgusted by his behavior that Count Wallevsky simply described him as a "crazy animal".

Peace was a priority for the French, and as Wallewski and Duke Alexander came into close contact, they began to realize that if France and Russia could get in without even needing an alliance, Britain and Austria could be greatly restrained.

For the French, they need to reconcile with Russia as soon as possible, and then they can make arrangements for the future of Italy according to Napoleon III's plan. He thought he could help Piedmont retake Lombardy-Venecia from Austria, preferably by driving the Habsburg powers out of the Apennine.

In exchange, France can regain Savoy and Nice from Piedmont. If this goal is achieved, then basically France will return to the territory of Napoleon I, which will be a new achievement for Napoleon III. Consolidate his throne even more!

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