Napoleon's victory in Italy shook all of Europe. It can be said that the feudal rulers of all Europe are now trembling before France. Those countries that are still at war with France are even more on pins and needles.

After capturing the fortress of Mantua, Napoleon did not immediately move north to attack Vienna, but returned to Milan with a large army on the grounds that the army had experienced a major battle and needed to recuperate.

In Milan, General Napoleon, after listening to General Augereau's counter-revolutionary insurgency attempt to crush the Milan aristocracy, highly praised General Augereau for his courage and steadfastness in the counterinsurgency struggle, and pointed out: "Those reactionary things must be brought down, just as a house with dust must be cleaned!" ”

Upon learning that some of the nobles who had participated in the rebellion had escaped justice for a time because they had fled to the reactionary countries that had opposed the great French people, the Napoleonic general angrily said: "Where can they flee?" No matter where they flee, they will not escape justice! At the same time, he warned those countries that secretly supported the rebels not to think that the French people love peace and will tolerate such insults, the French people are kind but not weak, and those reactionaries who dare to offend the dignity and interests of the French people will not escape the anger of the French people, even if they run farther.

Napoleon did not just pay lip service, he immediately sent a note to the surrounding Duchy of Parma and the Republic of Venice, demanding that they immediately give a reasonable explanation for their collusion with the rebels.

The Duchy of Parma and the Republic of Venice were in chaos. To be honest, neither of these two neutrals was a benevolent neutral towards France, and all the time they had more goodwill towards Austria. This is also a natural thing, because they were previously under the roof of Austria. But in the battle between the French and the Austrians, their actions were indeed very much in line with the rules of the neutral countries. As for the fact that some of the nobles of Milan fled to them, in those days, it was not normal for the Italian nobles to run 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 make a lot more sense than they do. So they could only quickly send someone over to explain and make amends.

"Damn!" As soon as he saw the representatives of the two countries, Napoleon was very angry and said,

"What do you mean you're running now? You colluded with those rebels, and now you're here to pretend to be good people? Ogero quickly said with an angry look.

"Ahh This time, I made it clear for this purpose. They came to our country and said they were here to do business, and I knew that they had sinned and fled. Now these people have long since fled to other places, and we really can't catch them and send them back to confess, so we have to be cheeky and apologize to the general. In short, this matter is an oversight of our country, sorry General Bonaparte. Fortunately, France, and His Excellency the General, have always been generous and unwilling to deal with a small country like ours. We are also willing to make a certain amount of compensation to compensate for the loss of the general. ”

"And yet ......," said Napoleon.

So both countries paid millions of florins to Napoleon (note that, Napoleon, not France, that is, the money was not to be credited), and Napoleon's reputation as a bully could be used to scare children to sleep in almost every Italian state.

The money was sent directly to Joseph by Napoleon. Napoleon proudly wrote to Joseph, showing him off his victories, and saying, "You have made a lot of money after so long in trading?" You look at your brother and me, put a few words, and you have earned so many florins. So, when it comes to trading, you don't seem to be as good as me now.

When Joseph read the letter, he was said to be furious and sent a letter back to Napoleon. Then Napoleon's lieutenant found that the general had not slept well for several nights.

"General, is something wrong? You haven't slept much these days? The adjutant asked.

"Oh, nothing." Napoleon didn't care, "It's just a stingy guy who has come up with some very interesting math problems." You know, when I'm bored, I like to use math problems to exercise my mind and relax myself. ”

Joseph sent Napoleon several math problems. As soon as Napoleon opened the letter, he knew that it was Joseph's revenge. But Napoleon, who had always been unbelievers, smiled slightly: "Isn't it just a few math problems?" Anyway, it's nothing now, I'll let you lose your heart! So he realized that he had been deceived.

"So, General, these problems should have been solved, right?" The unfamiliar adjutant asked again.

"Oh, there's already some direction, and it should be resolved soon." Napoleon's eyes flashed.

Napoleon's victory also put the Spaniards under pressure. The Spaniards also had some interests in Italy, and now with Napoleon's victory, almost all of Italy has closed its doors to Spain – even the so-called "neutral countries". Now no one believed that the Spaniards had the power to defend themselves, so everyone rushed to France.

If it was only in Italy that its interests were lost, it would not be intolerable for Spain to grit its teeth, but now, the bigger problem is that Spain does not see any hope of victory in this war.

Napoleon's devastating victory in Italy made the entire anti-French coalition feel extremely hopeless. The British were okay, because the Strait blocked already a strong and reliable navy, at least it had no difficulty in protecting itself. But Spain is different. It's bordering France!

The Spanish navy still has some strength, but the Spanish army is really, and even the Spanish army itself does not think that it can compare with Austria. Before, they could comfort themselves with the Pyrenees, feeling that although their army was not very good, they could still resist a possible invasion by the French by relying on the terrain of the Pyrenees.

But after seeing Napoleon's performance in Italy, that confidence was immediately shattered. Compared to the steep Alps, the Pyrenees are much lower, and if even the Alps can't stop the French, the Pyrenees will definitely protect Spain.

In addition, in the struggle for overseas colonies, the Spaniards had some conflicts with the British, so Spain, who also had the surname Bourbon, hinted to France through some channels that they were 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 foreign minister through Ballas's connections, and after receiving this news, Talleyrand immediately realized that his opportunity had come.

Talleyrand immediately made contact with the Spaniards through these connections. On the one hand, he opened his mouth to the Spaniards, offering a large war reparation, as well as a large amount of compensation for overseas colonies. He told them that the Austrians were also communicating with him and even offered to exchange the Rhine region for Lombardy. On the one hand, he threatened that once France and Austria made peace, Spain would have to pay more to make peace with France.

Talleyrand's conditions were apparently too harsh for the Spaniards to accept. But the prospect of war was so unoptimistic that the Spaniards could not just reject Talleyrand. Because Austria may really be out of the war. The Spaniards knew that the Austrians had already made more demands for economic aid from the British, and claimed that if the British did not come up with a sum of money at once, Austria would have to negotiate peace with the French alone.

During this time, there was also an economic crisis in the UK. This crisis was not very serious compared to the great crises that swept the world later, but it also made the British have no strong ability to pay for the time being.

If everything is normal in Italy, then some money can be borrowed from the banks on the Italian side. But in today's circumstances, the Italian banks simply do not dare to lend money to the British or Austrians. So, when Talleyrand threatened that the Austrians were ready to make peace with France, the Spaniards were very convinced.

Since everyone is ready to sell their teammates, of course they must be the first to sell their teammates. It's just that the French, to be exact, Talleyrand are asking too much. The Spanish emissary said that if peace was to be achieved on this condition. It would not be a peace, but the defeat of Spain. Talleyrand immediately retorted: "Could it be that at this time, Spain still thinks that it has not been defeated? ”

However, Talleyrand still gave the Spaniards a way out, and he hinted to the Spanish envoys that he was willing to help the Spaniards to gain the sympathy and understanding of some important people if they could give him enough money, and see if he could get better peace conditions for the Spaniards.

The Spaniards gave money, and no one knows how much it was given. In short, Talleyrand is a man of great credibility. After getting the money, it didn't take long for his tone to change. He soon told the Spaniards that he had secured a peace plan for the Spaniards that would require neither land nor reparations—the Kingdom of Spain had declared an alliance with France. The two countries have become allies who help each other and jointly maintain peace in Europe and the world.

The Spaniards were dumbfounded, but when they thought about it, they realized that there really was nothing wrong with the plan. Anyway, you're ready to sell your teammates, aren't you? Then it's better to sell it more thoroughly. So the two sides hit it off. By the beginning of July, Spain and France had reached an agreement. Spain announced its withdrawal from the anti-French alliance and formed an alliance with France to jointly maintain peace and order in Europe.