Whether Prince Maximilian, who was invited by the constitutional monarchist forces representing the white people born in Mexico, to govern in Mexico, or Prince Zhu Yong, who was invited by the Juarez forces on behalf of Mexican Indians and mestizos, to govern in Mexico, choose one of the two options.

China explicitly rejected Maximilian unless he could repay the money first, and Britain and the United States opposed Zhu Yong without thinking, without any conditions.

The Anglo-American alliance has been maintained all these years, not mentioning that Britain is the largest importer of American cotton, not mentioning that the United States is the largest importer of British industrial products, not mentioning that the United States is the largest investor in Britain, just one point that the Americans speak English is enough to maintain a special relationship between Britain and the United States, no matter how anti-British the people are, the elite worldview is always British. The capitalists in New England were pro-British, the plantationers in the South were pro-British, and the anti-British were nothing more than poor Irish laborers, who probably didn't even have a vote in the United States.

The Anglo-American alliance did not need to be prepared, the preparation was that Britain began to make demands to Germany, according to the alliance treaty with Prussia that year, Britain asked Germany to express its position now, and in the event of a war between Britain and China, Germany was required to use all its manpower and material resources to support.

Bismarck was not going to fulfill his promises, and he had a good reason, that is, the British cut off military aid to Germany, which had been promised at 10 million pounds a year, but with the establishment of the Alliance, the war was delayed, and after Prussia defeated Austria, the British cut off aid, and they thought that Prussia did not need aid. When France was attacked, Britain gave aid again, and Britain gave a total of three years for a total of 30 million pounds.

If Germany did not fulfill its obligations, the alliance would be automatically nullified, and Germany's relations with Britain would not be so close in the future. With this alliance, Bismarck did not intend to fight for the British, but with this alliance treaty, Bismarck did not have to worry about Britain forming other anti-German alliances, but the French had been courting Britain to maintain this alliance, which would help to continue to isolate France.

As a result, Bismarck did not explicitly state that he would enter the war or be neutral, and his attitude was ambiguous, but he continued to express his hope that the Mexican question could be resolved peacefully.

He told the British that perhaps an object should be reconsidered, and that Maximilian could not get the support of China, so how about re-selecting a candidate for the king.

The British asked for candidates, and Bismarck made a proposal to Ferdinand II of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Ferdinand II, in fact, like Queen Isabella of Spain and the Carlos family of Mexico, was from the Spanish Bourbon family. Ferdinand II's father, Ferdinand I, was a Spanish prince himself, and his uncle was the king of Spain, so to speak, the same grandfather as Queen Isabella and Carlos.

The current King of the Two Sicilies, Ferdinand II, because of this relationship, has a certain say in the Spanish colonial issue, if Mexico cannot be handed over to Isabella, nor can it be handed over to Carlos, then Ferdinand II is the most qualified to inherit.

The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies is not a great power, and for several years it has been under pressure from the Savoy dynasty that is trying to unify Italy, and Ferdinand II went to Mexico, which will not make Mexico a sphere of influence of the European powers, nor will it fall to China. It can be said that he is a suitable candidate, but the problem is that the current candidate is not suitable or unsuitable, but cannot be accepted by China, and the Chinese arrogantly ignore the inheritance tradition of Europe and want to force a Chinese to be the king.

Britain and the United States said they had no objection to Ferdinand II getting the title of King of Mexico, but said it was their last replacement and that if that failed, they demanded that Germany take a stand immediately.

Bismarck agreed.

The reason why he proposed this candidate is that he carefully analyzed the current situation and believed that this is the only candidate that China can accept, and if this person is not acceptable to China, it means that China really has no sincerity and must forcibly install Chinese in Mexico. War is bound to happen, and Germany will only be able to show its attitude at that time. As for Bismarck's attitude, he believed that if there was no way to avoid it, Germany should enter the war, and maintaining relations with European powers was more important than maintaining relations with China, which was determined by geography, Germany offended China, China's powerful army could not threaten Germany, Germany offended Britain, but Britain's navy could blockade Germany. But there are limits to participation in the war, Germany will not be the main force, and it is enough to send some troops symbolically.

Bismarck then quickly approached the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and Ferdinand II was naturally willing to get a piece of territory, but was troubled by Mexico's heavy debt. He said that he would not accept the title of King of Mexico unless he did not pay his debts immediately, but slowly used Mexico's finances to pay them later. Bismarck made a guarantee to Ferdinand II, but made a request that caused Ferdinand II a headache, and he did not allow the other party to object.

At this time, Ferdinand II was in an awkward position in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and in 1845, when the European Revolution swept through Italy, in panic, he agreed to amend the constitution, but after the revolution subsided, he immediately dissolved the parliament, causing national unrest, and Ferdinand II had to announce his abdication. In the Austro-Prussian War, Italy chose against Austria, but the Austrian army defeated the Italian army in northern Italy, and Ferdinand II's royalist forces returned to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies with the support of Austria and bombarded the main cities of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies with artillery, earning themselves the notoriety of the "Bomb King".

During his reign, he was called the least popular person in Europe, with more than 40,000 prisoners imprisoned in Naples during his reign.

In fact, the rule of Ferdinand II had long been in jeopardy, and if it were not for the support of the great powers, the Kingdom of Italy would have gone south, even so, Garibaldi and other leaders of the Italian Unification Organization continued to push south. Ferdinand II's greatest supporter was Austria-Hungary, which at this time became increasingly dependent on Germany. With these relations, Ferdinand II could not refuse Bismarck's demands.

After completing the work of Ferdinand II, Bismarck approached China, proposed this candidate to the Chinese ambassador, and made it clear that this was his last mediation, and if it failed, Germany would no longer mediate the Mexican crisis, and all the consequences would be borne by China.

Sweet dates in one hand, knives and guns in the other, soft and hard.

This time, after the Chinese ambassador wanted to report to China, he agreed, because the dates given by Bismarck were indeed sweet enough.

Bismarck promised to give Sicily to the rule of European corporations!