After such a small episode as Andráhi, the atmosphere of the meeting suddenly became much more tense, and parliamentarians from all regions of Austria-Hungary sat down, ready to fight for the interests of their small country.

After Romagna, Venice and Lombardy were ceded away, the highest priority was to dispose of the remaining territories of Italy.

The economy of Central Italy is not much worse than that of Northern Italy, and for a long time it was an important trading center in the Mediterranean.

Also pending at this time are Marche, Tuscany and Umbria.

The economic strength of these regions is not weak, and Marche also has a rare plain of the Italian peninsula.

Austria-Hungary coveted it, but if it continued to expand southward, the empire's ethnic proportions would be completely out of control.

The annexation of Romagna alone is already dangerous, and if it does, the Italians will be close to or even surpass the Hungarians.

When the time comes, will it be necessary to form an unprecedented three-element empire?

Neither Austria nor Hungary would allow such a thing to happen.

Since it could not be annexed, Emperor Franz's idea was to establish a puppet state under his control.

At the Council of Vienna, which had the most legitimacy, all but Tuscany belonged to the Papal States.

So Boist recalled the results of his previous discussions with the Emperor and said:

"With regard to Central Italy, our plan is to rationally restructure it on the basis of the Vienna Conference.

The Grand Duchy of Tuscany will be re-established and Ferdinando IV will be the duke.

Umbria, which borders Rome, will be returned to the Papal States.

As for the Marche region, considering that His Majesty the Pope's main energy is spent on spreading the glory of the Lord, it is unlikely that he will be able to manage such a large territory.

I therefore propose the creation of a new, independent Duchy of Marche, which would be to be held by the Honorable Archduke Ludwig, brother of Emperor Franz.

Who is for and who is against? ”

The reaction of the congregation to these words was mixed, the most fierce of which was naturally the representative of the royal house of Savoy.

From the moment Boist uttered the phrase "Vienna Conference", their expressions became rather uncomfortable.

Although from the moment of the announcement of unconditional surrender, all Italians should be prepared to face a dark future.

But people always have illusions.

But the illusion will be shattered eventually, and Boist's plan is tantamount to making the Kingdom of Sardinia completely lose all the efforts since 1848.

And in exchange for French aid, Savoy and Nice were traded.

It is equivalent to saying that Sardinia's 20 years of rich country, strong army, and hard work have not only not made the country's territory bigger, but have also shrunk, how can there be such a reason in this world.

At this time, it is clear that there can be no more silence, and the Italian Foreign Minister, Baron Conrad, who has only been in power for two months, has decided to take his last shift:

"I ......"

However, as soon as he was about to speak, he was mercilessly interrupted by Boist, the old prime minister's tone was slow and calm, but the content was aggressive:

"Italy has surrendered unconditionally, and is not qualified to speak, and it is to send a message to you here.

Don't talk about Central Italy, even if it's Sardinia, your attitude doesn't matter! ”

The rest of the people who said it were dumbfounded, and it was common for diplomatic occasions to use a bit of tough rhetoric, but this kind of remark was a bit rude.

This is true of even unrelated people, let alone Baron Conrad and Sir Centrow, who are directly attacked.

The two of them immediately had a rush of blood in their hearts.

Sir Centlow didn't say a word, just brushed his sleeves and left, judging from the attitude of the Prime Minister, staying here any longer would be nothing more than humiliation.

Conrad originally wanted to leave, but seeing that Centro was gone, and thinking about King Vittorio's high hopes for him, he hesitated for a while and sat back.

Boist gave Conrad a calm look and ignored him.

Whether it is tough or peaceful, it is a diplomatic tool, and there is no need to be too polite to a loser like Italy.

He turned his head to look at Alfonso: "Your Majesty, I wonder if you are satisfied with this plan?" ”

At this time, Alfonso was chatting with Emperor Franz next to him, the emperor of this period, his life was still relatively happy, and he had not yet become the later Heavenly Evil Lone Star.

Although his political ability was mediocre, the Habsburg system gave him a fairly good level of communication, at least Alfonso had a good conversation with him.

Emperor Franz is now just turning 40 years old, and they have found that they share a wide range of hobbies in Rudolph, Gisela, horse racing and fishing.

Hearing the words suddenly turn to his side, Alfonso was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the other party was asking himself to vote on the issue of the Duchy of Marche.

The Papal States are now Spain's sphere of influence, and there is no Papal State represented here, so Spain's opinion represents the opinion of the Papal States.

Although there were Andrew and others next to him, he still asked the king to come intuitively.

Alfonso thought about it, in fact, he wanted to propose the establishment of the Republic of Marche, so that he could project influence later.

But since it is a Habsburg title, it is still forgotten.

Moreover, Franz's younger brother, Archduke Ludwig, was notoriously vindictive and irascible, so there was no need to provoke him over a trivial matter.

At the moment, he nodded directly and said: "Spain has no opinion." ”

Seeing this, Boist was very satisfied, and Spain was very cooperative, so the meeting would probably go more smoothly.

South Italy will be discussed at the end, because in the whole of Naples, only Abruzzo is relatively stable, and the rest of the country is a mess, and the Habsburgs are not very interested in it.

It is still necessary to solve the problem of Sardinia first.

As a kingdom that has unified Italy, it is also the most mature and economically powerful kingdom in Italy.

The Sardinians would not willingly be vassals of others.

None of the parties had the idea of annexing it.

So how to weaken Sardinia as much as possible and prevent the occurrence of the Fourth Italian War of Independence became a top priority.

Sardinia was already pitiful, but in the eyes of Austria-Hungary it was not pitiful enough, and if it weren't for this guy, they wouldn't have had to fight this war in the first place.

"Duke of Gramont, is France interested in Cuneo and Sampere?" Boist asked, pointing to a map of Italy on the wall.

The place he was referring to were two small cities in Sardinia, close to France.

Baron Conrad has already collapsed a little, don't look at the two cities are very close to France, but to cut them, France's territory will expand eastward by at least 2,000 square kilometers, accounting for 3% of the entire kingdom's area.

Fortunately, the Duke of Gramont thought about it, shook his head and rejected the proposal, two small towns are just two small towns, and at this time France itself is still in turmoil, and it is useless to take it.

On the contrary, if you don't take it, you won't make enemies with the Italians, and it will be good for entering the market of the small Italian state in the future.

It can also improve the international image of the French as aggressive.

In fact, Boist did not have any good intentions in ceding land to his old rival, but not against the French, but against the Italians.

He was there to prevent the Franco-Italian reunite.

As long as the surrounding countries are at enmity with Sardinia, there is no possibility of unification of Italy unless Napoleon is reborn.

Seeing that Gramon refused, Boist did not force it, and there were many ways to divide Sardinia, you know, the full name of Sardinian was the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia......