In the middle of the night, after a lavish court ball, most of the guests invited by Empress Eugénie dispersed, except for Napoleon I's illegitimate son, the French Foreign Minister Duke Vallewski, and Mathilde's brother, who continued to talk with Napoleon III and his wife in a small lavishly decorated reception room. In a sense, that's what they came to the Tuileries for.

Napoleon III didn't attend the ball just now, he had too much to do. His empire was expanding rapidly, in contrast to the historical wall, so he now has the support of the hero-worshipping French people. But this support was also a kind of pressure, and Napoleon III had to continue to win victories for France, to accomplish great things that his uncle had not been able to accomplish, so that he could continue to win support and support.

After an afternoon of personal consultations with representatives of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Napoleon III belatedly returned to the Tuileries Palace.

Immediately after the arrival of the Emperor of France, nay, the coronated Emperor of France and the Roman Emperor Napoleon III, national events became the new theme of the evening.

"Alexander, I heard that the situation in Poland has been a bit chaotic recently, and there is a high probability of an uprising, do you want to be the king of the Poles?" Napoleon III took a glass of wine from the Empress and asked Duke Walewski with a smile, "This is my uncle's wish, and I think the Polish people will welcome you as a king." ”

"Poland? I think we should focus on Prussia now. Duke Valewski replied with a frown, "The situation in Germany is very tense right now. War is on the horizon! ”

Napoleon III just smiled. Then he asked very sternly: "Pay attention to Prussia...... And then what? What should I do? ”

"陛xià. You should find a way to prevent the unification of Germany! ”。“ A united Germany would pose a great threat to France and the Roman Empire, and we must nip it in the bud. ”

This has been the national policy of France for hundreds of years, and they have always tried in every possible way to obstruct the unification of Germany, and every French person does not want to see a unified and powerful Germany, and Napoleon III is certainly no exception.

"It's just that I don't have enough strength to stop the unification of Germany now......" Napoleon III sighed, as if with a little helplessness. Although the French and Roman empires seem so powerful, they are only seemingly powerful, and I have not yet integrated this huge world empire, and it is only the military power of France that maintains this empire now. Joseph, you yourself are a general, you should know how tight the military power of the French Empire has been, right? ”。 Although the military power of the French Empire is strong, there are too many places where troops need to be used! The first is the new big 6, and the division of the United States is the basis for the Mexican Empire to survive and expand. If the elite of the French army were to be transferred back home from the North American battlefield now, it would probably not be able to sustain the Confederate States of America. Once the United States is reunited. Whether Mathilde's Mexican Empire could survive is a question mark, let alone expand into South America!

Contrarily. Once the plot to divide the United States succeeded, with the Confederate States of America and the Kingdom of California blocking the United States of America or the British Empire, the French Empire would be able to continue to expand into South America through the shell of the Mexican Empire, and it would also be able to use the Black African Empire to extract benefits from Africa. If we take into account the special friendship of France and Spain, Portugal and Turkey, it seems only a matter of time before Britain becomes the world hegemon.

Secondly, France and the Roman Empire, the country that Napoleon I dreamed of, is now on the eve of its birth, and the union of France and Italy will be the real rebirth of the Roman Empire! Considering that Spain was ruled by the Bourbon dynasty, which also originated in France, at some point in the future, it may be possible to marry the Bonapartist and Bourbon dynasty and bring Spain into the scope of the new Roman Empire, and then find an opportunity to attack Turkey and recover all the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire...... A great Roman empire around the Mediterranean was completely resurrected. What a great undertaking it would be! The Bonapartes would create an empire like no other.

However, there are still many people in Italy who do not realize how much glory and benefits a union with France will bring to them, and they are still dreaming of an "Italian nation-state". And the kingdoms of Sardinia and the Two Sicilies are also trying their best to maintain a ** status, refusing to submit to Napoleon III, the "Roman Emperor"! Therefore, France must maintain a strong military presence in Italy in order to reason with the Italians in peace and calm when necessary......

After a moment of silence, Napoleon III shook his head and said: "Now 150,000 French 6th Army is fighting in North America, 10,000 French 6th Army is deployed in Italy, another 50,000 are in North Africa, and 10,000 are scattered in other overseas colonies of France, and the Foreign Legion has also been given to Mathilde. The French 6th Army remained on the ground with less than 150,000 men, and half of them were new recruits in training...... When they are trained, they will also go to North America. ”

Then, "Joseph, how many forces do you say we can mobilize now to fight Prussia?" ”

"Your Majesty, France has a population of more than 30 million, and Italy has a population of more than 20 million." "And Prussia has a population of only 18oo thousand!" And in terms of weaponry, we also have a huge advantage, we have rifles and machine guns that shoot metal fixed ammunition, and rifled rear-loading cannons. Perhaps we can unite with Austria and completely destroy the hope of German reunification after a decisive battle! ”

, Napoleon III was silent...... Not to mention the more than 20 million people in Italy, 30 million French people alone should be able to provide 3oo troops! Even if only half of that number were actually recruited, France would have 1.5 million troops available. After deducting the troops that have been used in the Americas and will be used in the Americas, 1.2 million people can still be used. Austria and Hungary, on the other hand, are estimated to be able to dispatch 800,000 troops. As for Prussia, the mobilization of a million people is probably also the limit. Two million people against one million people seems to be a sure win. That is, France did not have to withdraw its forces from the Americas, but it could also defeat Prussia in a decisive battle.

But the question is...... Which side will Britain and Russia stand on? And most crucially, Austria was much more hostile to France than to Prussia! The country has fallen to this point only because France stabbed it in the back while it was fighting Russia!

"No, I don't believe in the Austrians, not at all!" Napoleon III shook his head, was silent for a moment, and then accentuated his tone, "In fact, I ruined the Austrian Empire, and it was I who brought this once great power to the point of falling apart. I think every Austrian hates me more than he hates Prussia! If I were to intervene in the war between Austria and Prussia, perhaps Prussia would come to some kind of agreement with Austria on a peaceful partition and then join forces against France. And...... Britain and Russia would almost certainly be on the opposite side of France, and France would then be plunged into a great crisis. France is standing at a crossroads, one step forward is a world empire, and one wrong step can be doomed. It is time to be cautious not to get involved in the war hastily. Of course, preventive mobilization is still necessary, and I think we should call up 150,000 new recruits to cope with the expansion of Prussia. At the same time, defensive lines should be built in Lorraine and Alsace, as in the North American theater. Of course, we should also use diplomatic good offices, and we can bring Britain together to try to defuse tensions between Germany and Poland. ”

Hearing the words of Napoleon III, several people present, including Empress Eugenie, were stunned, Napoleon III once again mentioned Poland, why is this? (To be continued......)

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