The new French and Roman Empire's ambassador to the Ming Dynasty, Jules. Monsieur Ballmy, as he stepped out of his carriage, stepped on the white snowflake-covered grass outside Fort Maria, and the shiny French leather boots were suddenly stained with snowflakes. www.biquge.info He looked at the gloomy sky of Nanjing in winter, and the palace with a very French style, and smiled proudly in his heart. The friendship between France and the Eastern Empire is really long-standing, since the Bourbon Dynasty has been a friend of the Qing Empire, and the Bonaparte Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty have been even closer. The current Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the ruler of the Eastern world, and a lover of French culture and women, with the assistance of this Oriental Emperor, France's dream of becoming the world's hegemon will probably come true soon, right?

Now the war between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America has come to a point where victory and defeat will soon be decided. Although the forces of the United States of America regained their original capital, Washington, D.C., the Confederates won a massive battle at Gettysburg, annihilating more than 150,000 Union troops! The doors to Philadelphia, New York, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland were also opened, and the big cities of the Federation were now empty! The latest news is that the Union Army, which has regained Washington, does not dare to continue the offensive and is desperately moving towards Gettysburg, seemingly wanting to capture the main force of the Union Army for a decisive battle...... However, the situation on the part of the Union has been fully opened, and if nothing else, they should be able to force the Federation to negotiate peace soon.

And Poland in Europe has just broken out in a large-scale and very strange armed uprising. The scale is of course because of the large number of Poles who participated in the uprising, and the weapons and equipment were quite sophisticated. Now half of Warsaw is already in the hands of the Poles. Say weird because...... There were actually quite a few Russians among the participants in this Polish uprising! The Russian revolutionaries, with the Russian "Land and Freedom Society" at its core, colluded with the Polish Red Party, which opposed Russian rule. Moreover, the leaders of both sides joined an organization called the International Workingmen's Association. Something like that. It's incredible!

Now the whole world is in turmoil. It's changing at an unprecedented rate. France and the Ming Dynasty, in this critical period, should be more consistent.

Emperor Daming's Imperial Study, Weng Tongyi, had been waiting for him at the door for a long time, and when he saw Boldemy's arrival, he greeted him with a smile on his face, and said in fluent but somewhat unpronounced French: "Mr. Ambassador, His Majesty the Emperor has been waiting for you for a long time, and Maria will also attend the reception." Please follow me. Baldelmi smiled faintly and followed him in. My heart is still spinning my mind. Armistice negotiations on the North American battlefield may soon begin, and the survival and size of the Kingdom of California may become the focus of negotiations...... The Ming Empire needs the support of France on this issue!

On the question of the Polish Revolution, France needed the support of the Ming Empire. If the Polish revolution had been extinguished by the tsar in a few months, then relations between Prussia and Russia would not have been irreparable - Wilhelm I and Bismarck were not Joseph. Franz, they are all politicians like human spirits, maybe at the same time as reaching an agreement with France, they will sell the Poles to the tsar with their backhands!

The revolution of the Poles was, in fact, a dangerous move to expose their strength. Even if they take temporary control of Warsaw, they will face a counteroffensive by countless Russian troops armed to the teeth. At this time. France needed the Ming Empire for military action in the East...... Once Poland is really independent, the tsar will never forgive Prussia! When the time came, Little Germany, led by Prussia, could only honestly follow France.

Zhu Jishi was with his beloved concubine Maria at this time. Clementina discussed the Civil War—according to the latest information they now have, the Coalition Legion of the North, which had won a great victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, had withdrawn from Gettysburg, Harrisburg, and Chambersburg, and a force of more than 280,000 men had begun to cross the Alabachian Mountains in preparation for a breakthrough into the Great Lakes. And Jérôme. Peel's other 250,000-strong Mississippi Regiment is now approaching the Great Lakes, and if nothing else, a Battle of the Great Lakes will break out in February or March. If the Coalition wins again, they will be able to take control of the industrial center of the Federation, and the Federation will have to make peace and admit defeat. So it's time to think about what kind of peace the Mexican Empire is going to offer...... The territory and sovereignty of the Kingdom of California should be the first thing that needs to be guaranteed! The second is the issue of war reparations, 1 billion pounds is a lion's mouth, and if you can get 500 million pounds in compensation, you will be satisfied. In this way, the military expenses paid by the Ming Dynasty, France, Mexico and the allied countries for this war can be regarded as settled.

At this moment, the door was gently pushed open, and Weng Tongyi stood at the door and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Ambassador Boldemi has arrived. ”

Zhu Jishi immediately stopped talking to Maria and ordered, "Please let him in, I've been waiting for a while." ”

Ballmi straightened his clothes, then took the credentials that he was about to submit from the secretary who had come with him—the credentials of France and the Roman Empire—and officially announced the merger of France and Italy to the Ming Dynasty! Although a unified Italian nation has not yet emerged, the Italian national consciousness has long been born, and they have their own language, Italian, as well as their own culture and traditions. The French wanted to assimilate the Italians, and it was unlikely that they would complete the task......

"Well, France and the Roman Empire...... It's great that we've finally come to this point, and Maria and I are happy for the people of France and Italy, and we wish the French and the Roman Empire eternal prosperity. Zhu Jishi took the national letter and looked at it, and put it directly on the desk. Of course, the Ming Empire had no opinion on the merger of France and Italy.

"On behalf of the people of France and the Roman Empire, I thank His Majesty the Emperor for his blessings, and at the same time wish the Ming Empire eternal prosperity......," he said with a few more high-sounding polite words, and then the conversation changed and went straight to the point. "His Majesty the Emperor must have heard about the January Revolution in Poland, right?"

Zhu Jishi nodded. "The Polish people have made up their last determination to defend their freedom with their blood and lives!" The Emperor of France and Rome hoped that His Majesty the Emperor would stand with the Polish people! ”

Zhu Jishi nodded noncommittally, in fact, he had already decided to support the Polish people's independence struggle with the threat of war - of course, not because of any good impression of the Great **, but in order to weaken Russia, Russia is the number one mortal enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and we must seize every opportunity to weaken it! But when to make a move, we still have to think seriously, at least until the Polish revolutionaries take Warsaw, right?

In addition, the question of the Polish revolution was a bit complicated, involving the International Workingmen's Association led by Marx and Bakunin, and the party that directly led the Polish revolution was called the Red Party, which sounded a bit like a proletarian revolution! Well, the proletarian revolution is the revolution, but Mrs. Alaedley sent the news that representatives of the Chinese working class had attended the inaugural meeting of the International Workingmen's Association...... That's worrying!

Seeing that Zhu Jishi seemed to be a little hesitant, Ballmi thought that the other party wanted to talk about the conditions, and hurriedly smiled: "His Majesty the French and Roman Emperors believe that France and Rome should be consistent on a series of issues, including the Polish question and the North American armistice negotiations. Our Emperor is also very pleased with the current state of the Kingdom of California. In a way, this country is a symbol of the unity of the Bonaparte and Juming dynasties! (To be continued.) )