The first update

Negotiations between Gochakov and Napoleon continued into the evening, and he could make his own decisions about the arms trade, but when it came to the commercial trade between the two countries, he had to report back to Tsar Alexander II and get permission from the other side. However, the two sides can also take the lead in finalizing some detailed issues.

Alexander II's reform of serfdom was to change the situation of a backward agricultural country and establish a modern industrialized state. Russian industry, especially heavy industry, has always been weak, and even if there are some excellent areas, the coverage rate is too low, as evidenced by the lack of guns and ammunition in the First World War.

Tsar Alexander II attached great importance to the development of the navy, and since 1870, the funding of the imperial Russian navy has increased year by year, and will rise by more than 5 million dollars after ten years, and the displacement of warships is also increasing.

However, even though the Tsar was determined to rebuild the imperial navy, he had to accept the fact that the Russian shipbuilding industry was very backward, 80% of the ships were purchased from foreign countries, and some domestic ships were built in the Caspian region, mainly because imported ships could not enter the Caspian Sea.

Although France's ability to build large warships was not comparable to that of the Armstrong shipyard, the Russian navy at this time was mainly pursuing a defensive naval war policy due to its own strength, so it was ready to purchase a large number of torpedo boats for service. France, of course, was more than willing to reciprocate by finalizing the deal of several million francs and supplying Russia with small torpedo boats at a favorable price.

Prime Minister Gochakov first sent a telegram to St. Petersburg, informing Tsar Alexander II of the intentions of the French. Alexander II, who was in dire need of a breakthrough in Western Europe, naturally did not let France miss the slightest opportunity, and in view of Russia's difficult finances at this time, he agreed to this business request. But he also stressed the need not to let the Germans know about their backroom dealings in advance.

The Tsar and the Prime Minister were of the same mind, they wanted most of all to maintain friendly relations with Germany and to benefit from the French, and the Tsar considered himself to be so seamless that he would not be aware of the secret trade agreement between them and the French until the two countries signed the London Straits Convention.

So Gochakov had no idea that four hours after Napoleon left the hotel, the contents of the secret conversation between France and Russia were on Bismarck's table. He skimmed through the content roughly, his face gloomy.

Germany automatically ignored the terms of commercial trade and focused on military trade between the two sides.

"France sells torpedo boats and Chasebo rifles, and it seems that relations between the two sides are good. The Crimean War also forbade the sale of any warships to the Russian Empire because of the ownership of the Black Sea, and now it has only been many years since the two countries sat shoulder to shoulder. ”

Bismarck looked at this information indifferently, not knowing that it was an intelligence secret that Napoleon had deliberately leaked to him. The aim was to make him suspicious of Russia's every move.

At this time, Russia and Germany had no direct contact, and even if Bismarck was dissatisfied with this information, he could only tolerate it for the time being. But Gochakov's impression in the mind of Prime Minister Bismarck was greatly diminished.

"Forget it, I'm not interested in a deal between France and Russia. Germany should still co-opt Austria-Hungary and Russia to form an anti-French alliance. This is nothing more than a little trick of the French. ”

He said to himself, tearing up all the information in his hand and throwing it into the trash. It's just that the sincerity of the tsar in my heart has been discounted. In the future, when Russia has a conflict with itself or its allies, it will definitely not hesitate to sell him.

The next day, everyone sat in the conference room and listened to the Russians talk endlessly. The British side was already dead-faced, because they had lost their last teammates in the Franco-Prussian War, so now he could only watch the Russian Prime Minister proudly declare Russia's sovereignty over the Black Sea, and most of the others looked impatient, because the outcome of this meeting was already well known, and they were sitting here just for the sake of formality.

Napoleon sat down near Bismarck, and while watching the Russian Prime Minister Gochakov's countenance, he said to Bismarck, "I know what you have done, and if you want to form a new anti-French alliance, you have to ask Paris if you can say yes." ”

It turned out that Paris was aware of the movements in Germany......

When Napoleon said this, Bismarck directly picked out the topic.

"You're just a bunch of poor reservoir dogs, unwilling to make a comeback after losing the Franco-Prussian War?"

Bismarck did not look back, and sneered, "You are still trying to fight to the death, do you really think that this will be useful?" ”

"I don't know if it's useful or not, but it's never a bad thing not to offend people. Do you want to co-opt the Russians? We'll ...... too."

Before he could finish speaking, the room erupted in formulaic applause. At this time, Prime Minister Gochakov had just finished the last sentence, followed by the speech of British Prime Minister Gladstone, asking whether he agreed to amend the London Straits Convention.

With the exception of an inconsequential Turkey, everyone else nodded by default.

Prime Minister Gochakov triumphantly straightened his collar and smiled and nodded to his colleagues around him, his gaze sweeping over Napoleon with meaningful gratitude.

All of this was seen by Prime Minister Bismarck, the treaty was signed and revised very smoothly, and Russia almost bloodlessly took over the entire Black Sea, restoring its jurisdiction over the Black Sea in 1841.

After the meeting, Gochakov went to Chancellor Bismarck and conveyed to him Alexander II's desire for peaceful coexistence with Germany, and also hoped that the German Kaiser Wilhelm I would be able to have a face-to-face conversation with St. Petersburg.

Bismarck's attitude, on the other hand, seems impersonal.

"Oh, is it? I know, I'll tell King William when the time comes. Berlin very much welcomes His Majesty the Tsar's visit and hopes that the two countries will continue to maintain friendly relations and jointly safeguard the European order. I'm very busy right now, so if I don't have anything to do, I'll take my leave. "You

With that, Bismarck turned and left.

Prime Minister Gochakov wondered if Germany had always wanted to make peace with Russia. Why did Prime Minister Bismarck show an attitude like there was a gap between the two sides?

And Bismarck's lukewarm attitude also aroused Prime Minister Gochakov's disgust, his warmth and friendliness, but the other party's cold eyes, made him unconsciously connect him with Napoleon in his heart, and in his opinion, the performance between the two was simply a world apart.

"The attitude of the Germans is much more arrogant than that of the French," said Gochakov, "no wonder you have only now established a united state." ”

And Gochakov's words happened to be heard by Bismarck, and he ordered his assistants to translate them. The assistant hesitated, thought for a while, and finally expressed it in a more euphemistic way.

After Bismarck heard this, his heart was suddenly dissatisfied. He hated nothing more than anything but an unfirm wall-to-wall grass, and Tsar Alexander wanted to be a reliable ally of Germany at the same time?

He paused, and when he looked up, he saw Napoleon looking at him with a gloating look, as if mocking Bismarck's incompetence.

He turned to face Prime Minister Gochakov behind him, and ordered his interpreter to tell him exactly what he was going to say.

Bismarck couldn't help but erupt, and his sonorous voice attracted the foreign delegates in the entire room, and even Gladstone thought that he cast a puzzled look.

"Tell them that Germany now needs only reliable allies, not hypocritical enemies who don't match their faces. If Russia wants to make friends with Germany, it must first do a good self-reflection and don't put on a condescending posture! ”

After saying that, he left the dazed Gochakov and walked quickly to the outside of the conference room in a hurry.

Napoleon rarely saw such an angry look on the part of Prime Minister Bismarck, and it is estimated that he felt that he had been played lightly at this meeting. The Franco-German alliance, which had been intended to be negotiated in private, was also temporarily terminated.

France, as a "villain" fanning the flames, temporarily achieved its goal. However, this is only a personal feud between the two prime ministers, and one of them will be the first to apologize to end the repercussions of today's farce.

He walked up to Gochakov, patted the other man on the shoulder, signaling not to be angry.

Gochakov nodded, he looked at Bismarck, who was dazzling, and said disdainfully to the representatives around him, "This man is sick. ”

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