Make France Great Again

Chapter 338: Both kindness and power

Jerome Bonaparte feels a bit tricky when he thinks of "Quiet d'Orsay".

To be honest, he was not averse to exerting a tough attitude towards the Ottoman Empire and making it obey the leadership of France.

This was France's strategic goal throughout the 19th century, which was to weaken the Ottoman Empire's authority in the Balkans to a certain extent and prevent the Ottoman Empire from avalanche-like collapse.

Once the Ottoman Empire collapses, the Near and Middle East will completely turn into a hodgepodge. This ancient and decadent empire can be said to be a breakwater.

However, the "Port d'Orsay" group always wanted to bind the Holy Land to the fate of France, which made Jérôme Bonaparte very unhappy. Co-authoring France's strategic goals must serve the priests, right?

If this is the case, how will he, the emperor, carry out his work in the future?

France is not the only Holy Land, the Russian Empire is also among them.

Sooner or later, there will be a geopolitical reconciliation between France and Russia, and they cannot be offended to death like the Austrian Empire.

Jérôme Bonaparte would never allow religious issues to mess up France's diplomacy.

Thinking of this, Jérôme Bonaparte called Mokar again.

"Call Commissioner Montalembert!" Jérôme Bonaparte ordered Mokar.

After receiving orders from Jérôme Bonaparte, Mokar quickly went to Montalembert's home.

Fortunately, it didn't stop raining for long. The carriage quickly passed through the Champs Avenue, and the low-lying rainwater splashed in all directions under the squeeze of the wheels, forming small waves.

Since Montalembert's home is not far from the Tuileries Palace, and there are few pedestrians along the way, Mokar's speed is more than twice as fast as before.

Mokar, who originally took 8 minutes to arrive, arrived at Montalembert's home in less than 5 minutes, and stopped Montalembert as he was about to go out.

After hearing Jérôme Bonaparte's summons, Montalembert's expression showed a little surprise.

Jérôme Bonaparte has not come to look for him specifically for a long time.

"Let's go!" Montalembert straightened the corners of the wrinkled lichen and replied to Mokar.

Mokar and Montalembert arrived at the gate of the Tuileries Palace in a carriage.

While Mokar stayed where he was to settle the carriage, Montalembert came to Jérôme Bonaparte's office alone.

Montalembert, who entered the study, saw Jérôme Bonaparte standing under the portrait of Napoleon with his head raised and his hands behind his back. He quickly saluted Jérôme Bonaparte and said, "Your Majesty!"

"Count Montalembert!" Jerome Bonaparte turned around and looked at Montalembert expressionlessly, without any warmth in his words.

"I'm here!" Montalembert replied immediately.

"Can you tell me!" Jérôme Bonaparte's eyes were fixed on Montalembert's eyes, and he lowered his voice and said, "What exactly do you want to do!"

"We..." Montalembert couldn't help but swallowed. Of course he understood why Jerome Bonaparte was angry.

Although he does not belong to the same group as those guys from the "Port d'Orsay", the small group he belongs to still knows something about the actions of the "Port d'Orsay".

"Do you want to kidnap the entire country to serve you?" Jérôme Bonaparte snapped at Montalembert.

"No! We didn't!" Montalembert wanted to defend, but he found that he didn't seem to have any way to braid himself.

"I know that you have a lobbying group in the government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs! The reason why I leave you alone is to maintain the harmony of the entire class. If you use my attitude towards your harmonious coexistence to kidnap the empire, I am afraid that I Even if I promise you, Paris will not agree! Enough blood has been shed in Paris!" Jérôme Bonaparte reprimanded Montalembert in an absolutely stern manner, and then showed a meaningful smile: "I don't want to Bleed! If it’s not necessary.”

Jérôme Bonaparte's smile made Montalembert feel a chill that went deep into his spine.

The so-called not wanting to bleed is probably because they don’t want priests to be guillotined.

Of course there is another explanation. If the guillotine was really necessary, he would also send them to Napoleon without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, the Quai d'Orsay is a member of the extremists...and I..." Montalembert straightened his chest and said firmly to Jerome Bonaparte: "I advocate a gentle approach!"

Yes, it is a bit funny that Montalembert suddenly turned into a moderate under the background of the lobby group of an ultra-Catholic party such as "Port d'Orsay".

This is similar to how as long as you are left enough, then everyone is right in your eyes.

"I understand! Count Montalembert, please tell some people in the church not to overestimate your own power! Otherwise, you will die without knowing how you died!" Jerome Bonnet Bar replied coldly to Montalembert.

"I understand!" Count Montalembert nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Jérôme Bonaparte, who had basically ruled out the suspicion that Montalembert was the main promoter, showed a pleasant attitude.

After Montalembert left, Jérôme Bonaparte found De Ruys and Valette respectively.

After learning about De Luys's views on uniting public opinion (recently, ultra-Catholic calls for the Holy Land have become increasingly louder, and some republicans have also joined in the national advocacy), Jerome Bonaparte turned to think about whether Valette should be allowed to serve as ambassador to Constantinople in compliance with "popular opinion".

Valley/span After all, since the establishment of the Second Empire, Jérôme Bonaparte's prestige has been at a point where it is more or less than the top.

Advocating for France's ecclesiastical power in the Near East can indeed make him more loved by the French people. To be precise, he is loved by the clergy. At present, the grassroots of France are still in the hands of the huge clergy. It can be said that he is loved by the clergy. He gained the love of the people.

Therefore, regarding the clergy, Jérôme Bonaparte has always advocated using a combination of grace and power to win them over.

Previously, Montalembert was used to send a message to the clergy to ask them to be more honest. It was a favor to support Valette as ambassador to Constantinople to safeguard the interests of the Latin Church.

After some explanations, De Ruys assured Jérôme Bonaparte that he would personally control the Near East diplomacy and prevent Valette from taking any drastic action. Jérôme Bonaparte decided to change his thinking.

However, he had to give Valette a warning first.

Under the order of Jérôme Bonaparte, full-time secretary Vernia sent De Ruys out of the Tuileries Palace, and then notified Valette, who was waiting for summons in the guest room of the Tuileries Palace, to enter the study.

After Valette was invited into the study, Jérôme Bonaparte had a detailed discussion with Valette about the Near East. During this period, he also specifically emphasized that he should try his best to put pressure on the Ottoman Empire to favor France, but not to offend Russia too much. empire.

If war started while he was ambassador, he would bear full responsibility.

Upon seeing this, Valette could only agree to Jérôme Bonaparte, and the flames of war that were about to stir in his heart were also successfully extinguished by Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if you can send a fleet to Constantinople?" Valette cautiously tested Jérôme Bonaparte: "Only cannonballs can make them completely obey our orders!"

"You can try, but you need to wait for a while! Regarding the navy, I need to discuss it with Minister Dicko! You can go back and wait for the notice!" Jerome Bonaparte waved his hand and issued an order to expel guests.

After Valette left, Jérôme Bonaparte took a carriage to the office of Admiral Dicko.

Jérôme Bonaparte, who had just entered the office, was surprised to find that from some unknown time, there was an extra simple camp bed in Dicko's office.

"Your Majesty!" Dicko stood up quickly to greet Jerome Bonaparte.

"Are you going to treat the minister's office as your second home? Are you going to treat the warship as your second wife?" Jerome Bonaparte joked with a smile.

Dico also laughed heartily.

After the teasing was over, Jerome Bonaparte continued to say to Minister Dick: "Follow me, I have a gift for your Admiralty!"

Under Dico's doubtful eyes, Jérôme Bonaparte took him away from the Admiralty and came to an unpainted building not far from the Admiralty.

"Here is..." Dico looked at the building in front of him doubtfully.

"Go in!" Jérôme Bonaparte threw the key to Dicko.

After taking the key, Dico opened the door of the building. What looked like a rough house on the outside turned out to be something special inside. This is a leisure club that has been carefully decorated and laid out inside. The candles on the ceiling chandeliers and the gold curtains hanging on the windows all show the strong financial resources behind it. The library area, rest area, restaurant and entertainment area are all from the 19th century. Products are readily available.

"From today on, this place belongs to your Admiralty!" Jérôme Bonaparte explained to Dicko.

"Ah!" Dicko opened his mouth and looked at everything in front of him in surprise.

"To be precise, it's not just your departments!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Dicko, then came to the billiard table and asked, "Would you like to play a game?"

"I am very honored!" Dicko responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.

Jérôme Bonaparte threw one of the two billiard cues to Dicko, who took it and stroked it.

The white ball made of ivory was placed at the designated position by Jérôme Bonaparte, and then he used the strength and skill of his left and right hands to push the white ball out hard.

The small white ball smashed into the pile of other small balls like an arrow from the string, and the piles of small balls arranged in a triangle instantly scattered in all directions.

Several small balls were transferred into the net with the help of strong inertial force. Then Jérôme Bonaparte once again hit the small balls of other colors with white balls. The small balls entered the net hole under the combined effect of skill and force. among.

"How is the situation in the navy? When will your new warship be completed?" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Dicko while aiming at the ball.

"The steam gunboat construction has started and is about to be completed. It is expected to be completed next month! There are still some problems with the iron-clad warships. We are expected to make a breakthrough at the end of this year!" Dicko reported the current progress of the navy to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Okay!" Jerome Bonaparte slowly raised his head and said with a smile on his face: "You did a good job!"

"This is what we should do!" Dicko smiled modestly: "Good shot!"

Another billiard ball was hit by Jérôme Bonaparte's white ball and rolled into the hole. Looking for the bookstore www.zhaoshuyuan.com Jerome Bonaparte then asked: "Where is the Pacific Ocean? What's new? Any news? It’s been almost a year, so it should be here by now!”

"No news yet! However, I think if we don't encounter any problems along the way, we should be here!" Dicko responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Have the logistical problems in the Near East been solved?" Jérôme Bonaparte raised his billiard cue to observe the position of the billiard balls.

"In the event of a war, the Navy is fully capable of supporting the logistics of 150,000 people in the Balkans!" Dicko responded confidently.

"Very good! You really did not disappoint me!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction, and then continued: "One more thing, the new ambassador to Constantinople is about to leave. I hope The navy can use warships to escort him to Constantinople!”

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