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As arranged by Prime Minister Bismarck, just after 8 a.m. on the 27th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom of Sweden-Norway issued its second diplomatic statement today.

"The Government of the United Kingdom of Sweden-Norway is closely following the recent possible breach of the Copenhagen Treaty in the Strait of Zealand, and the United Kingdom of Sweden-Norway once again reiterates that it will defend the integrity of the Copenhagen Treaty and strongly opposes any violation or attempt to undermine the Copenhagen Treaty by any country."

"As an important country in the Baltic Sea region, the maintenance of the security of the Baltic Sea is the maintenance of the national security of the United Kingdom of Sweden-Norway, so the United Kingdom of Sweden-Norway will be willing to participate in a formal investigation into the incident initiated by the Chancellor of the German Imperial Government, Mr. Bismarck."

"The United Kingdom of Sweden-Norway looks forward to Prime Minister Bismarck's visit to Stockholm as soon as possible for in-depth consultations on any relevant matters between the two countries."

The famous League of Germanic Justice finally took a small first step today.

Sweden was followed by a diplomatic statement not by the Russians, nor by Austrians, nor by the British or French, but by Italy, which had nothing to do with the diplomatic conflict at Christmas, or to be precise, by Speaker Francisco Crispi of the Italian Parliament.

This statement, in an extremely exaggerated tone, first praised the absolute advancement of the European monarchy, and then aimed its guns at France, claiming that the purpose of the Franco-Russian military alliance was not only against the good Germans, but that this group of sinister French republicans was preparing to take advantage of the opportunity of the 90th anniversary of the capture of the Bastille to plot to invade Italy!

Finally, directly at the end of this parliamentary statement, Speaker Christi directly shouted out his full support for the German-led new Viennese/Na alliance, and called on Germany to completely solve the cancer that hinders peace in Europe - France through armed intervention!

Completely ignoring the feelings of Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli, who is now in charge of the government of the Kingdom of Italy and is known for being pro-French, it seems that he does not care about the feelings of Prime Minister Bismarck now.

"Attacking Italy under the pretext of the ninetieth anniversary of the storming of the Bastille?! What kind of shitty shit excuse is this, is this guy Frank treating me like a fool who doesn't know what to do?! Sitting in his office in Schulenburg, Chancellor Bismarck, who was taking control of European diplomacy, angrily threw the statement from the Italian parliament into the trash.

Of course, no matter how ridiculous it may be to make this anti-French statement from a friend, especially from Speaker Crispie, Chancellor Bismarck can only curse and try to forget this stupid statement.

After all, this is his number one Italian fan, Mr. Crispie, how could Prime Minister Bismarck beat and scolded his fans, ran away, scolded away, and lost fans, who is this?!

Chancellor Bismarck has always been an unusually protective man of his own people.

Besides, in front of the most important diplomatic goal of opposing France, sometimes it is necessary for Mr. Crispi to open his big mouth to influence the will of the Italian government and the people.

Therefore, if this remark of his big fan was completely unthoughtful, Prime Minister Bismarck treated it as if it were air, and it did not happen.

Prime Minister Bismarck could pretend that nothing had happened, but Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli, who was on vacation in Lombardy, Pavia, could not, and after receiving this statement from Speaker Crispi that could kill Italy, the Prime Minister could only hurriedly get into a carriage and rush to the city of Milan, 40 kilometers away, in the name of the Royal Government of Italy, to urgently issue a remedial statement of the eternal friendship between France and Italy, regardless of his family who was on vacation with him.

Prime Minister Bismarck has no interest in paying attention to the bad things of the Italians, and the most important and most anticipated thing in the heart of the old prime minister is the diplomatic statements of Russia, Austria, Britain, and France.

The more you wait for something, the more it seems that what is long overdue.

Before the diplomatic statements of Russia, Austria, Britain and France were released, the diplomatic statements of the Kingdom of Denmark came out first.

"The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark solemnly declares that, after preliminary investigation by its own Government, it is now satisfied that the passage of the Imperial Russian Navy through the Straits of Zealand on the night of the 23rd of this month was lawful and authorized by the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark, and that there is no false accusation that the Kingdom of Denmark has violated its obligations under the Treaty of Copenhagen as alleged by other Governments."

"The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark strongly opposes any kind of investigation by another country against the Kingdom of Denmark without the permission of the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark, and such investigations are illegal and unjust to the Kingdom of Denmark."

"The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark hereby solemnly stresses that it will never accept the results of such illegal investigations, whether made by Naguni."

Looking at the Danish government's diplomatic statement in his hand, Prime Minister Bismarck just smiled and gave a comment.

"It's interesting!"

The Danes may have been happy to accept the investigation of the British, but they were not willing to accept the investigation of the Germans, and the cause of the Prussian-Danish War was that Prime Minister Bismarck had violated the London Protocol of 1852 under the pretext of King Christian IX of Denmark.

Now that the Germans are again claiming that the Kingdom of Denmark has violated the Treaty of Copenhagen, in the eyes of the Kingdom of Denmark, Bismarck, are you preparing for another German-Danish war?

However, accepting the investigation of the British government and at the same time refusing the investigation of the German government is also an excuse for the Germans to be mad, so after weighing it again, the Royal Danish government can only refuse to talk about it first, regardless of whose investigation it is.

It is indeed interesting that a small country dares to say no to the three big countries of Britain, Germany, and Russia, in the eyes of Prime Minister Bismarck.

Fortunately, the statements of the great powers did not make Chancellor Bismarck wait long, first of all, the diplomatic statements of the Russian Imperial Government, which soon came as promised.

"The Government of the Russian Empire has noticed that there have been a number of untruths about the Russian Empire that have recently been circulating in the governments and media of Europe, and that these falsehoods are based solely on the prejudice and ignorance of the great Russian Empire, and which do not stand up to the thinking of any wise man."

"At present, there is indeed a small military cooperation between the Russian Empire and the French Republic, but the original intention of this military cooperation is entirely for the purpose of maintaining peace in South America, and there is absolutely no possibility of any attempt against other European countries, especially the German Empire, the closest friend of the Russian Empire."

"It is absurd and ill-intentioned to portray military cooperation between Russia and France as directed against German friends!"

"The actions of the Imperial Russian Navy through the Straits of Zealand are completely justified and legal, and there is absolutely no violation of the Copenhagen Treaty!"

"The Russian Empire is convinced that all the actions of its navy can stand the test of history, and out of a responsible attitude towards the Baltic states, the Russian Imperial Government is willing to participate in the investigation of the incident organized by the German Imperial Government."

"Finally, the Government of the Russian Empire fully agrees with the proposal of the Government of the German Empire for the establishment of a new alliance for the maintenance of peace in Europe, and as the most important country that has been committed to the maintenance of peace on the European continent for the last hundred years, the Russian Empire is ready to form a new system of peace, together with any country whose noble purpose is to preserve the traditional values of Europe."

At this moment, when people outside Germany and Russia saw this diplomatic statement from Russia, they probably only had in their hearts that the two most courageous countries on the European continent seemed to have returned to the sweetest honeymoon between Prussia and Russia on the eve of the Franco-Prussian War.

And Chancellor Bismarck, with a hint of playfulness on his face, looked at the Russian diplomatic statement in his hand, and said that if he had changed his way to bind Austria-Hungary and the German Empire, Russia was not tying the Russian Empire to the German Empire.

The last sentence, in particular, will definitely make some of the Tory politicians in London's Fleet Street a little more suspicious of the German Empire.

The German Empire did not have the natural geographical advantages of island countries like the British Empire, and the isolation and non-alignment of land countries and the failure to establish the necessary strategic buffer zone meant that its national security was always affected by the changes of other countries.

So, now that the German Empire has decided to form an alliance, the risk of being suspicious of some Britons has long been calculated, and diplomacy is not only the art of compromise, but also the art of weighing risks and benefits.

In the unlikely event that Germany slipped into the camp of supporting Russia, in the face of the growing hostility of the European continent, Chancellor Bismarck wondered how the British would adjust their policy of isolation, how the-stirring diplomatic strategy would continue, and what attitude they would take towards the Germans.

Will you face British wrath or honey, or both?

Chancellor Bismarck sat in his chair, tapping his fingers slowly, again calculating all the possible reactions of the British, while the French, sitting in the Élysée Palace, were discussing the same problem.

The meeting of the French cabinet that was being held in the Elysée Palace began with a unanimous disdain and contempt for the clamor of the Italian Crispi.

All the French present agreed with the view that sending troops to pinch the Italians to death now was no more troublesome than an armed outing in the spring.

"Charles, what do you mean by this diplomatic statement of the Russians?" French Interior Minister Charlie Lebel was looking at the latest Russian diplomatic statement in his hand, and he couldn't grasp the point that the Russians wanted to express, and couldn't help but ask Prime Minister Fresine.

After glancing at President Grevy, who was sitting on his left hand, Fresiné said helplessly, "In the name of inviting Russia to form a Franco-Russian military alliance, it was under the pretext of jointly sending troops to intervene in South America and help Peru and Bolivia to defend against the Chileans. ”

"The real consideration behind this excuse is, of course, to hope that after the Russian army has a substantial casualty conflict with German soldiers in South America, it will be convenient for us to turn the current Franco-Russian military alliance into a Franco-Russian alliance in the true sense."

"Now it seems that the Russians we were looking for to lobby Alexander II only accepted our francs, but did not get things done, and in this diplomatic statement the Russians openly told the Germans the essence of this military alliance between France and Russia."

Fresiné, who was in charge of the French Foreign Ministry, could only shake his head helplessly.

"Mr. Prime Minister, now the Russians are making this diplomatic statement, which is essentially a kind of retreat in the face of difficult circumstances, and even more so, a betrayal and betrayal of us without any sense of honor!" General Miribelle, the only French army chief of staff left in Paris, spoke loudly of dissatisfaction on behalf of the opinion of the French military leadership.

Since the establishment of the French Third Republic, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French military have become the strongholds of the French royalists, in other words, the remnants of the old French imperial aristocracy, gathered together in these two places.

There are many aristocratic diplomats in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this is because the current political systems of European countries are monarchies except France, so the French diplomats who deal with European monarchs must also be of aristocratic origin, otherwise the Quée d'Orsay sent a butcher's child on the streets of Paris to visit a certain monarchy, how can this identity be respected by the monarchs of other countries?

As for the reason why the French military is conservative, it is influenced by the worship of the great Napoleonic Emperor, coupled with the army's original special emphasis on the traditional style of rank and hierarchy within the army.

Although both of these are conservative royalist concentrations, their attitudes towards Russia are very different, and the French Foreign Ministry has always been an advocate of the alliance against Germany for the sake of France's national interests, and a large number of French aristocrats live in Russia, relying on this inextricable connection, so it has always regarded itself as a pro-Russian faction.

The French military, especially the army, is not, since the Napoleonic era, because of the anti-French alliance, France and Russia began to have hatred, and then Napoleon's defeat of Moscow, countless French people froze to death on Russian soil, and then in the Crimean War, the hatred accumulated by the merciless fighting between the two sides, and in the Franco-Prussian War, the Russians once again helped the Prussian army solve their worries, so the French army was defeated by Prussia, and the Russians also had to bear some responsibility.

Therefore, the French Army's antipathy to the Russians is about second only to Germany's antipathy on the list, so the French military has always been not optimistic about the Franco-Russian alliance advocated by the Foreign Ministry.

"General, politics is not the same as military, you can't simply use the army's set of ideas to measure diplomacy, there are diplomatic repetitions that are not as expected, this is a normal thing, and you must not use any friendship to evaluate!" Fresiné didn't like the tone of the military's questioning diplomatic strategy, so he couldn't help but knock it.

"Since you don't like the tone of the military, then I won't say anything, I'll see what your sleek diplomatic tone will be in the end!" General Miribele, who was unhappy in his heart, simply closed his mouth, raised his chin to look at the chandelier overhead, and put on a posture that had nothing to do with himself.

"Your Excellency, diplomacy may be a complicated art, but I don't care what kind of aristocratic atmosphere this art is filled with, and I don't want to know what profound meaning every word and gesture represents, I just want to know that this diplomatic statement from Russia has turned us around, and this government should give a clear explanation to the people of Paris and to all the people of France on this matter!"

The Minister of Justice of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Jules Théodor Joseph Cazotte, unceremoniously questioned the speech of Prime Minister Fresine, who in Paris has been stirred up by public opinion these days, on the rise of the so-called Franco-Russian alliance that will change the world.

If such a basin of cold water were poured on this fanatical crowd now, the 10th, 11th, and 12th arrondissements, which are mainly populated by ordinary Parisians, would definitely teach Paris a good lesson with the mode of violent protest.

At that time, will he, the minister from District 12, stand on the side of the voters in his constituency to protest, or will he stand on the side of the Fresine government to suppress?

"Mr. Kazot, diplomacy requires a great deal of patience and calm, and not to rush into a reaction and change just because things have changed at the slightest moment, and this statement by the Russians may only be intended to show a gesture, such as to win over the Germans, in order to add another ally to the Russians themselves in the next action against the British."

"Even if that happens, it's not the worst time for us."

Prime Minister Fresiné confronted Minister Cazotte, a French leftist who was extremely good at internal power struggles and was called the representative of the "new social class in France", and had to explain patiently and seriously.

"Isn't that the worst-case scenario?" French Finance Minister Pierre Magner interrupted in a bizarre tone.

"I have here this year's economic account, according to the tax situation of '78, the government budget for this year, approved by the parliament at the beginning of the year, is 25.7 billion francs, and the expenditure is that in order to maintain the military balance against Germany, the government's military appropriations have exceeded 5.7 billion francs, both openly and secretly; In addition, the government spent another 14.7 billion francs to meet the needs of public education, health, urban infrastructure and regional economic development funds; There is also the payment of interest on the government bonds issued by successive governments, amounting to 2.6 billion francs; The government invested in the establishment of the state-owned French railway company for the construction of the French railway network, with an initial investment of 1.7 billion francs; There is also a special financial subsidy of 2 billion francs for the southern agricultural provinces; In addition, in several western provinces that have been hit by floods this summer, the government has allocated 300 million francs for relief costs..."

"In addition to the above-mentioned government expenditures, in May of this year, the government paid another 2 billion francs in loans to the Russians, at the end of November another 300 million francs to the Russians, and if you add to this the 300 million francs just paid to the Germans in December, the Government of the Republic has happily paid another 2.6 billion francs."

"Finally, when we add in the salaries of government employees at all levels, the actual government expenditure adds up to 5.3 billion francs, which exceeds the budget set by the government at the beginning of the year." Minister Magna said with a sneering face.

"And the most unreasonable thing is that, in order to follow the New Economic Policy of the Germans, the German government is to provide a large number of cheap housing for German workers, some of our parliamentarians and gentlemen have actually demanded that the government also implement the policy of the Germans."

"I've counted that if this inexplicable demand for extra welfare housing is to be met, there will be a funding gap of 1.2 billion francs in the Paris area alone, and if this policy were to be implemented throughout France," Minister Magne shook his head sneeringly.

Without a healthy economic system and a fully open and transparent government funding model, France is not afraid of falling into the welfare trap if it tries to follow up on German-style social welfare?

"Pierre, we are an elected republican government, and the basic welfare of the workers and the inhabitants of the cities is the best interest of the republican government, and Henri and I are of the same opinion on this matter, and any opposition to this policy will lead to the downfall of this government!" Kazot warned with an unkind face.

The French left is absolutely not afraid for the sake of their own votes.

Henri Valloy, who was probably in charge of the construction of social housing in France in the future, and was known as Minister of Public Works until 1870 and now Minister of Transport, nodded vigorously to his fellow leftist ally Cazotte.

"Well, gentlemen, I don't mean to be offended, but I just want to say that if the present situation is not bad enough, then what will happen in the days to come?!" Minister Magna shrugged his shoulders.

"For the alliance between France and Russia, we have spent a lot of energy, and now it is not easy to form the pattern of the Franco-Russian alliance, is it now necessary to follow your wishes, just because this alliance costs money, so we have to simply let it go and let this alliance collapse on its own?!" Prime Minister Fresiné asked with some excitement.

"Without the Russians on the Eastern Front in Germany, who of you, who can guarantee me that France will definitely be able to defeat those Germans?!"

Under Fresine's aggressive gaze, General Miribel was the first to float the eyes of the chandelier that had fallen overhead to the window of the conference room, and then several other cabinet ministers were silent.

"If the Germans cannot be defeated now, then why should they actively provoke a Franco-German war, is it not good to maintain a Franco-German peace situation?" Among the cabinet members present, Magner, the only Minister of Finance who was not intimidated by Fresine's momentum, continued to ask questions.

It was like a drop of water falling into an oil pot, and the whole venue exploded in an instant.

Some objected, saying that this was a submission to the sworn enemy feud, which was seriously inconsistent with the life values of pride and self-esteem that the French have always adhered to.

Those who are in favor of it feel that an appropriate relaxation of relations between the two countries can promote economic development, trade exchanges, and the progress of France's industrial science and technology.

Of course, there are also those who are noncommittal, such as President Grevy.

As President Grevy, who held the final executive decisions in the French Third Republic, he was naturally well versed in balancing cabinet members.

After tapping the table a few times to silence the boiling room, President Grevi spoke in his usual slow tone.

"Of all the monarchies bordering us, the most powerful, the least friendly to the Republic, and the hitherto occupying our land, is the German Reich, so our foreign policy must be done in every possible way for the sake of the national security and national interests of the Republic."

"Therefore, there is no doubt that the formation of a Franco-Russian alliance will be our long-term diplomatic strategy!"

With that, President Grevi nodded to his ally Fresine.

"However, this long-term foreign policy of the alliance with Russia does not mean that everything the government of the republic does must be carried out in accordance with the will of the Russians without principle. Circus trainers also need to combine whips and candy to train a qualified bear, so it's time to find a way to teach this pesky bear a lesson. ”

President Grevi gestured to Attorney General Cazo to express his support for his views.

"It's normal for government spending to run deficits, because every time the government puts forward a bill to parliament to increase government spending by raising taxes, it will always be vetoed by parliamentarians, and parliament is never willing to give the government enough money to do what the government wants, so as long as the French economy is healthy, having a proper deficit is not a serious problem."

"The French bankers and the people are willing to buy government bonds, which shows that our government's credit is good, and the interest on government bonds is an important economic source for a large number of French people to maintain their living standards, and the private funds accumulated through national bonds just meet the needs of the government to do something big, so this is a reciprocal policy, and we need to adhere to it."

"Of course, the healthy development of the French economy is also inseparable from a peaceful environment, if a certain level of mutual trust can be achieved with Germany, for example, if it wants to join this new alliance advocated by Bismarck....."

"Your Excellency, the alliance initiated by Chancellor Bismarck is probably directed against .....us," Fresiné said with some anxiety.

"Charles, no matter what the Germans think, after all, the purpose of this new alliance is to maintain the so-called peace in Europe, and we only need to use this excuse to maintain peace on the European continent, first contact the Germans, and then ease Franco-German relations through diplomatic means, on the one hand, to create a peaceful environment for the domestic economy, and on the other hand, to let the Russians know that they should not always blackmail us with Franco-German relations."

President Grevi glanced at Fresine and continued slowly.

"Just like someone just said, before waving the long sword in his hand and slashing at the enemy, he always folds his arms and twists his body to accumulate strength, and the temporary Franco-German peace is just so that we can better fight the Germans."

Hearing President Grevy's analogy, Frésine couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, knowing that the seat under his ass was going to change again, and it must be replaced by a guy who is friendly to Germany.

"Franco-German friendship is nothing but a smoke that obscures the republic's reconquest of Alsace and Lorraine, and if these two regions do not return to the hands of the republic, we will have to prepare for war against Germany all the time, even if it is not today, it will be tomorrow, and we must not abandon this belief in recovering the land because we are inferior to the Germans now."

President Grevi looked at Treasury Secretary Magna and said earnestly word for word.

Under strong pressure, Magna could only bow his head and silently express his approval.

"Your Excellency, if peace can be negotiated with Germany, can a similar expression be made with Britain?" Transport Minister Valloy asked cautiously,

After glancing at the expressionless President Grevy, Vloi hurriedly explained, "This is a little inspiration from the Russians, since the Russians may use us to make overtures to Germany, then can't we also use the Russians to show goodwill to Britain?" ”

"For example, to follow the diplomatic statements of the Russians, and also to declare that the military alliance between France and Russia is not directed against the British?"

Hearing this, President Grevi looked inquiringly at Prime Minister Fresiné, but Fresiné turned his gaze to General Miribele, who also belonged to the conservative camp, and General Miribele's eyes did not take his eyes off the sparrow that was desperately chirping outside the window, and that look seemed to have discovered a new species of sparrow for the French biological community.

After half a ring, the rather sad Fresiné finally nodded slightly, suggesting that President Grevi could swallow back the big words he had said the day before yesterday that the so-called Franco-Russian alliance could change the pattern of Europe.

"If this group of leftist politicians on the street is an expert who has the courage to fight and tear each other down, then the conservatives who belong to the same right as themselves are also a group of incorrigible loose sand." Fresinene gritted his teeth and cursed to himself.

President Grevi nodded to Minister Valloi.

A hot current surged into Minister Valloy's heart, in the previous cabinet meeting, there had never been a leftist cabinet member's diplomatic proposal to get the president's approval, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has always been the stronghold of French conservatives, and today, a civilian on the streets of Paris, can actually put forward a diplomatic plan to the elite of French society, which has never been thought of by himself!

"Your Excellency the President, if you go any further, simply drive the fleet of Tsarist Russia out of Brest now!" Valloy, who had the courage to go up, said loudly.

"Shut up! You idiot who doesn't know diplomacy! Fresine slapped the table, slammed the ground, and stood up with a face full of anger.

"Bastard, do you want Germany to start a war against us at once?!" General Miribele's gaze twitched back from the sparrow, like an eagle staring at the foolish sparrow of Valloy.

And President Grevy's already dark face is even more gloomy.

"Ahem, gentlemen, since this is a plenary cabinet meeting, according to the rules of the meeting, anything can be put forward for public discussion, Henry's idea may be a bit problematic, but this is also a cabinet member's suggestion." Cazot stepped up to support his leftist comrades.

"Suggestion? That's at least a good idea, and this suggestion stinks like shit! Fresine retorted.

"It seems that in this matter of diplomacy, in addition to the fact that soldiers should not participate, it is also necessary to stipulate that fools cannot participate!" General Miribel glanced at Cazotte and finally took the side of the conservatives and endorsed Fresine.

Cazot took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart, maybe the children on the streets of Paris don't know any diplomatic etiquette, don't know any complicated European family history, but this does not mean that the children of the poor are stupid and cannot express their opinions on diplomacy.

"Gentlemen, even if Mr. Valloy's idea is not executable, after all, he gave us a diplomatic idea, we can't expel the Russian fleet, then we can't expel the Russian Mr. Galtman either!"

Lepp-Galtman, the propaganda representative of the Executive Committee of the Russian Narodnaya Volya, sent to Britain and France to promote the political policies pursued by the Narodnaya Volnad, the propaganda mouthpiece of the Narodnaya Narodnik abroad, has always been the biggest thorn in the side of the Tsar and the Russian government, especially Galtman, who has also participated in many assassinations against the Tsar.

During the previous Franco-Russian honeymoon, the French Ministry of the Interior arrested Galtman at the request of the Russian government, and when it was preparing to be repatriated to the Russians, it was strongly protested by the leftists in France.

Today, Interior Minister Kazot's proposal to refuse to repatriate Galtman is, on the one hand, a lesson for the Russians, and on the other hand, a way to ease the pressure of the left and public opinion in the country.

As soon as these words came out, the conference room immediately fell silent, and everyone had to admit that the method that this street politician said was indeed a very measured way to teach the Russians a lesson.

Under the pretense of the opinion of French public opinion, he slapped the Russian tsar and the government hard, which not only breathed a sigh of relief, but also made the Russians unable to grasp their own handles.

Who made France a democratic republic, and under the system of separation of powers, the French government cannot interfere with the decisions of the courts, and what could be a more perfect excuse?

In addition to admiration in his heart, Flacey also turned a blind eye to Minister Valloy, who once again made his personal suggestion.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the construction plan of the SNCF this year, the French railways will be increased by 13,000 kilometers in the next ten years, of which there will be a shortage of 6,000 locomotives (note 1). Minister Valloy said cautiously.

For a moment, all the eyes cast on Minister Valloi were nothing but admiration and kindness.

Note 1: According to the railway data of the French, from 1880 to 1890, the mileage of the French railways actually increased by 11,000 kilometers, but 6,000 locomotives were added, most of which were imported from Britain.