readx;?‘ What a whims! Mathilde listened to Napoleon IV's advice, and was left with a lament, 'Napoleon III had three illegitimate sons, each of whom was sober and good-looking, and could have become the monarch of France, but his only legitimate son was a fool...... Will the business of the Bonaparte family be ruined in his hands? ’

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, the situation is not so rosy. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Even if Britain loses half of its navy, the remaining navy is still a formidable force. And Britain has a population of 30 million, which is close to the population of France itself...... After the German Empire merged Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia, the total population exceeded 50 million! In 1876, Germany was expected to produce more than 1.2 million tonnes of steel, a full 200,000 tonnes more than the 1 million tonnes produced by France and Rome! ”

Mathilde crossed his fingers to his nephew to settle the score, although France controls a vast land and huge resources, but the strength of the country is not strong, not even comparable to Britain!

"You're not right!" Napoleon IV retorted with some unpleasantness, "There are 60 million people in France and the Roman Empire, 22 million in the Spanish Empire, 6 million in Portugal, 58 million in your Mexican Empire, at least 8 million in New France, 11 million in Brazil, at least 4 million in Argentina and Paraguay combined, and 1 million more on the Crete island of the Greek kings...... Even if Africa is not counted, the Roman Empire would have had a population of almost 165 million! As for steel, your Mexican Empire was able to produce at least 300,000 tons of steel in 1876. New France also has 100,000 tons of steel. So the Roman Empire had 1.4 million tons of steel. More than Germany. And the United States of America will also join the Roman Empire after the revival, so that our population will exceed 190 million or even 200 million, and the steel will reach more than 2.5 million tons! ”

After hearing Napoleon IV's arithmetic problems, Mathilde's brow furrowed even tighter.

With a population of 200 million, 2.5 million tons of steel, and vast and rich land, what is there not to be satisfied with? If the banner of the Roman Empire is not raised, the position of a white world leader is nine out of ten!

"We still need to be wary of other European powers joining forces against us. Just like it did more than seventy years ago. Mathilde reminded.

"No, there will be no such union." Napoleon IV laughed, "If the British still want to keep something, such as some possessions in North America, India, the Middle East and Africa, they can only ask for mercy from Rome." And if the Tsar wanted to keep his crown, he could only rely on the patronage of Augustus, of course, provided that he gave up the title of Eastern Rome and Constantinople. ”

"Asylum Russia?!" Mathilde almost exclaimed, "Your Majesty, this will cause us to break with the German Empire!" ”

"Break? How so? Napoleon IV said, "Rome did not intend to deprive Germany of everything that it had received from Russia." But their demands are too high and are beyond the bottom line that Rome can accept...... The eastern frontier of the Germans should not include too much Belarusian and Ukrainian lands. Let alone the use of Via and Estonia. ”

Indeed, there is no deprivation of everything! Mathilde thought to himself, 'But Germany will still be hostile to Rome because of this!' ’

"Your Majesty, should we compensate Germany?" "For example, to allow the complete reunification of Germany...... What about Austria, Bohemia, Moravia and Hungary to Germany? ”

"No, no!" Napoleon IV did not hesitate to object, "That's almost 20 million people and rich coal and iron ore resources. Germany, which had gained Austria, Bohemia and Moravia, was too strong. Considering that Germans are having children faster than we do, their population will reach 100 million or even 120 million by the end of the century! When the time comes, we'll be in big trouble! ”

"Then we will support Austria against Germany?" Mathilde made another suggestion. Support for the weaker between Austria and Prussia was central to France's previous foreign policy. But since Napoleon III, France has pursued a policy of co-opting Prussia in exchange for absolute security on its western frontiers, so that most of its energies could be devoted to overseas expansion.

"Of course, to support Austria, but Franz. Joseph had to give up the name of the Holy Roman Empire first...... There can only be one Rome and one Augustus in the whole world! Napoleon IV glanced at his aunt and said with a smile, "Of course, there can only be one Caesar!" So Franz. Joseph could no longer be called Caesar. ”

That's not a big deal. Mathilde thought to himself.

"In addition, the territory of the Habsburgs could only include Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, Moravia, and Wallachia."

"And what about Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Menegro, Croatia and Albania?"

"There will belong to the Roman Empire!"

After hearing this, Mathilde's heart secretly tightened. That's what scared her the most.

The Roman Empire will be hostile to Germany, Austria and England at the same time! Worse still, Russia doesn't necessarily appreciate it either. Because the area around Constantinople has long been the core territory of Russia, it has received attention and investment in the past ten years, and is now one of the three major political and economic centers of Russia comparable to Petersburg and Moscow.

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, you will offend all the European powers by doing so! Maybe Germany, Austria, England and Russia will unite against Rome! Your Majesty, are you ready to go to war with all their nations? ”

After listening to her words, Napoleon IV remained silent.

His Majesty had always thought that his aunt was very timid and afraid of war, so she liked to follow the butt of the strong and pick up ready-made. But how could the Roman Empire be afraid of war? A true Napoleon should love war!

After a moment of silence, Mathilde let out a long sigh and gave in to his nephew, Augustus of the future Roman Empire.

"Your Majesty, you must also know that a grand goal cannot be achieved at once, and although Rome is strong, it does not have the strength to start a war with Britain, Germany, Austria and Russia at the same time. So we should have the first and the last, and clean up our opponents one by one. Then, lowering her voice, she pondered, "First of all, Russia, who are now under siege by Germany, Austria, England, and Sweden, and the situation is very difficult. If Rome entered the war, Russia would surely be quickly defeated. Even if China supports them, it won't help! Moreover, we can use our participation in the war against Russia to gain recognition of the Roman Empire by Germany and Sweden, and at the same time persuade Austria to renounce the title of Holy Roman Empire once again. Moreover, we can also go to war against Russia in the name of opposing the 'Yellow Peril', and we can issue an ultimatum to Russia to abandon their alliance with China and return to the side of the white world! ”

"Are we going to declare war on the Ming Empire?" Napoleon IV asked hesitantly. It seems that he is not completely confused, and he still knows that there are behemoths in this world that the Roman Empire cannot provoke!

"There is no need to declare war on the Ming Empire." Mathilde said, "According to reliable sources, the Ming Dynasty will soon implement internal meditation, and the seriously ill Zhu Jishi will give way to the crown prince Zhu Guoxiong." In addition, a meeting of kings will be convened in Yingtian to discuss matters related to the establishment of the Great China Empire, which will be discussed by the kings of the so-called Wuhua Zhuxia, which means that Zhu Jishi will die soon...... At this time, the Ming Empire must want to win the war as soon as possible, rather than fighting endlessly. So they will not be enemies of us for the sake of Russia's life or death. ”

At this point, a sad look appeared on Mathilde's face. There is no doubt that Mathilde, who is the empress and does not have any marriage contract with Zhu Jishi, cannot be like a jade for Emperor Zhu. But Zhu Jishi is undoubtedly her favorite man, and not becoming Zhu Jishi's wife can be said to be her lifelong regret. (To be continued......)