Make France Great Again

After the semaphore on behalf of Jerome Bonaparte loudly replied to the Ottoman Empire's fleet, the Ottoman Empire once again replied to Jerome Bonaparte, saying that their Sultan considered that His Majesty the Emperor Jerome Bonaparte might He would not accept his invitation to go to Constantinople, so he specially prepared suitable gifts for His Majesty Jerome Bonaparte, hoping that His Majesty Jerome Bonaparte would accept some of the Ottoman Empire's wishes.

"I don't want any gifts! Could you please express my gratitude to your Abdel Sultan for me!" Jérôme Bonaparte, standing on the bow of the ironclad ship, shouted at the ship opposite.

The ship on the opposite side immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, if you don't accept the gift, I'm afraid the entire ship will have to be punished by His Majesty the Sultan!"

Please be sure to accept it! "

Seeing no excuse, Jérôme Bonaparte had no choice but to let the Ottoman Empire ship approach. When the two ships gradually approached, Jerome Bonaparte discovered that the person in charge of commanding the ship turned out to be the Ottoman Empire. Mahmoud, Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy.

Immediately afterwards, a small boat carrying Mahmoud and his entourage slowly slid from the Ottoman ship to the ironclad ship where Jérôme Bonaparte was.

When Mahmoud and others approached the ironclad, several ropes were lowered from the ironclad. Mahmoud grabbed the rope and climbed onto the side of the ship with agility that was not expected for his age. Go up the gangway and walk to the deck of the ironclad ship.

And his entourage followed Mahmoud's footsteps and stepped onto the deck of the ironclad ship.

Jérôme Bonaparte walked slowly up to Mahmoud, stretched out his hand with a smile and said to him: "Long time no see, Mahmoud!"

"Your Majesty, it is an honor to see you here!" Mahmoud first bowed to Jerome Bonaparte to show respect, and then extended his hand and replied.

"Okay! No need to say more about compliments!" Jérôme Bonaparte quickly interrupted Mahmoud's flattery. He didn't want to waste too much time in this sea area.

After Mahmoud saw that Jerome Bonaparte was unwilling to communicate too much, he quickly took the green box held by one of the attendants under his arm.

Is it jade?

Jérôme Bonaparte subconsciously thought that this box might be made of a whole piece of jade. If so, then the value of the things in the box would be at least several levels higher than this box.

Looking at Jérôme Bonaparte who was slightly absent-minded in front of him, Marshal Mahmoud could not help but reveal a smile.

In terms of national strength alone, the Ottoman Empire was indeed far inferior to the French Empire.

But in terms of background, the Bonaparte family is far behind them.

"Dear His Majesty Jérôme Bonaparte, this is a gift prepared by our Sultan for you and His Royal Highness Queen Augusta!"

Mahmoud opened the emerald box. Inside the box were two gems of different colors, one of which was blood red and the other azure.

Judging from the quality of the gemstone, it cannot be said to be unique in the world, but it can also be said to be rare.

At least among all the collections of Jérôme Bonaparte, they are not of that level.

Looking at the two gems in front of him, Jérôme Bonaparte couldn't help but feel lost.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to present these two gems to you on behalf of His Majesty the Sultan! His Majesty the Sultan said that only a monarch like you deserves to own such gems!" Mahmoud's voice reached Jérôme Bo. In Napart's ear, Jérôme Bonaparte, who had come back to his senses, quickly adjusted his state.

No matter how good the gems are, they are nothing more than an accessory product of power.

The reason why Abdul was willing to dedicate the gem to him was just to get closer to the center of European power.

If one day he loses his power, then he may have to play the role of offering gems to people.

Thinking of this, most of Jérôme Bonaparte's greed for gems dissipated.

He responded to Mahmoud calmly: "This gem is too precious!"

"Compared with your friendship, any gem will become eclipsed!" Mahmoud responded quickly to Jerome Bonaparte.

The outstanding performance of the French Empire in the Crimean War shocked the Ottoman Empire's monarchs and ministers.

Through this war, they clearly saw who had the final say in the entire Europe.

Therefore, the Ottoman Empire decided to gradually move closer to the French Empire while maintaining friendly relations with the Kingdom of Britain.

Two gems were nothing compared to the friendship of the French Empire.

Didn’t you see that the Austrian Empire, which had been neutral in the Crimean War, acquired the Danube Principality without any blood after the war (the Ottoman Empire didn’t know it yet, but the Polish Principality (or Kingdom) was about to become Austria. The empire’s sphere of influence.)

The Kingdom of Sweden even picked up a big bargain after the war was about to end and obtained the Grand Duchy of Finland.

And they also obtained the rights of the Crimean Khanate with the help of the French Empire. Although the Crimean Peninsula was a piece of cake for the Ottoman Empire, it was better than nothing.

Faced with Mahmoud's praise, Jérôme Bonaparte also showed a proud smile on his face.

Through this action of cutting the flesh of the Russian Empire, the French Empire has initially established its prestige in dominating the entire Europe.

The most important thing about being the boss is to be able to take care of every little brother as much as possible in terms of profit distribution, and not just think about scooping everything into your own bowl.

Wanting everything has only one result, and that is getting nothing.

Jérôme Bonaparte kept reminding himself not to make the same mistakes his uncle had made.

Spain's Bourbon dynasty was clearly a die-hard supporter of France, but they were forced to rebel.

It is obvious that the Rhineland could be controlled through annexation or supporting satellite countries, but in the end, it supported his father (Prince Montfort as King of Westphalia) who was unable to do anything and wasted the first place. .

In short, Jérôme Bonaparte decided to maintain the mentality of "one superpower, many powers" on the European continent as much as possible when it comes to dividing interests.

In this way, not only will France not be in a situation where everyone is hostile, but it will also be able to expand its influence as much as possible in Europe.

"Okay! I will give you your gift instead of Augusta!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded, and then ordered his entourage to give the gem: "By the way, don't forget to attend the event held in three months' time. Peace Conference!”

"Your Majesty, we will definitely attend on time!" Marshal Mahmoud replied to Jérôme Bonaparte.

Later, Jerome Bonaparte chatted with Generalissimo Mahmoud for a few words. Generalissimo Mahmoud took this opportunity to propose to Jerome Bonaparte that he could purchase the Russian Empire through the French Empire. warship.

In Mahmoud's words, the Russian Empire is destined to demilitarize the Black Sea region anyway. Instead of sinking their ships in the Odessa port directly, it is better to sell them at a low price.

After Jerome Bonaparte listened to Mahmud's words, he also nodded. He told Mahmud that he would definitely help the Ottoman Empire government to mediate and try to let them buy Alexander II's only hand at a suitable price. surviving fleet.

After finishing the conversation, Mahmoud saluted Jérôme Bonaparte and then disembarked. Jerome Bonaparte also gave the order to the ironclad Friendship to continue moving forward.

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Time flies, the sun and the moon fly by.

In the blink of an eye, Jérôme Bonaparte has been drifting at sea for more than a week. During this more than a week, Jérôme Bonaparte did the most every day besides communicating with soldiers in the ironclad ship. One thing he did most was to look at the calm sea with Vernia and Richard Metternich.

"Richard, I swear this will be the last time I ride on a ship!!" Jerome Bonaparte said through gritted teeth while looking at the sea.

For Jérôme Bonaparte, the first time at sea was a novel experience, but the second time at sea was a kind of torture.

"Your Majesty, please be patient! We will soon arrive in Toulon!" Richard Metternich quickly comforted Jerome Bonaparte.

To be honest, these two wanderings at sea also gave Richard Metternich a feeling of resistance to taking a boat, so much so that Richard Metternich made up his mind "I will never take a train if I can." ship” determination!

"Hey!" Jerome Bonaparte sighed again, and then returned to the cabin alone.

Another day passed, and the fleet finally arrived at the Toulon military port. It was just dawning, and thin fog shrouded the sky above the Toulon port, making the city and ships looming in the fog.

After seeing the fleet looming in the mist in the distance, the lookout at the port of Toulon immediately sent a signal to indicate that a ship was about to enter the port. Find Shuyuan www. zhaoshuyuan.com

The officer who received the signal also reported the news to his superiors. After various reports, the news report was handed over to the highest official of Toulon Military Port, Minister Dick.

After hearing the report, Minister Dick immediately realized that Emperor Jerome Bonaparte should be in the fleet, so the fleet sent from Crimea and Constantinople sailed away from the Bosporus As a calculation based on time points, the arrival time of Jérôme Bonaparte's ship was roughly around this time.

"Quick! Prepare the carriage!" Minister Dick ordered the carriage to be prepared, and then rode the horse to the Toulon City Hall.

After receiving the news of the arrival of Minister Dicko, the mayor of Toulon hurriedly ran out of the office to greet Minister Dicko.

Minister Dicko, who had just met, quickly issued an order to the mayor of Toulon: "Quickly organize people and go to the military port to greet him!"

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